davidd's A Doll A Day 2019

[davidd]

Also I like Darling's chainsaw

Since Darling acquired the chainsaw she rarely allows it out of her sight. 

Love it! We all need more weirdos in our lives.

We do? 

The Wonderful Weirdos group shot is great, and I particularly like the out-take with Kenna.

I'm afraid Kenna has made it a priority in her life to harass poor ol' Dr. Evil.

Hey! Yours is better than mine! Not fair!

Not better, just different. Your Weirdo Circus is a class act. My Weirdo Circus has chainsaw juggling and trained skunks.

I read a very sobering article about the illusion of retiring in Paradise... about how a lot of retirees end up leaving the islands because the cost of care for the elderly is so high.  The numbers, although not backed up by a source, were horrifying

It's not just the cost of elder care, it's the cost of living, period. Hawaii is one of the few states in the U.S. that is losing population (although the numbers are very, very small). Perhaps ironically, considering that I moved from Hawaii to Utah, Utah is one of the fastest growing states in the U.S.
(Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/201.../38918791/ )

I may have mentioned before, I have known several people who moved to Hawaii, were initially happy there, and yet ended up leaving within a few years, usually due to the cost of living, although some also grew "homesick" for the Mainland. I had zero homesickness for the Mainland, but the rising cost of living and other job-related stresses were taking much of the joy out of Hawaii life.

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I was feeling even less inspired today than neon_jellyfish, so for the second day in a row I have more or less (and rather poorly) copied her photo:

10 September – Pullip EOS – Moderately Filtered

10 September – Pullip EOS – Heavily Filtered

Yes, I finally caved in and bought... or re-bought... a Pullip EOS. I briefly owned one back when they were originally released, in 2010 or so, but I ended up... seriously, this is true... donating her as a prize for an online photo contest. Recently, I finally replaced her. She arrived several weeks ago, and after considering trying to sell her... because, y'know, EOS doesn't come cheap anymore... I decided today, after seeing neon_jellyfish's Doll A Day post, to open the box and let her out.

As you can see in this photo, I have not yet taken off her hair net, but I can already tell that her hair is dry and frizzy. I recall reading back when EOS was released that the wig is not of particularly good quality. I have also read that her costume is fragile, and one of the metal rivets on one of the "pleather" uniform straps fell off straight away. Of course, that could have been a result of age as much as a quality issue.

Most concerning, however, is that her eyes seem to have dulled during the nearly ten years she has spent in her box. Is there a way to restore the gloss to Pullip eyes? Or should my other girls be afraid... very afraid... that they could possibly end up as eye donors?

I shall need to put some time in to de-netting and brushing out EOS's hair. The way her hair frames her face (as in neon's pic today) is a significant element in her look.