davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2025

[davidd]

Wow, she’s actually standing in that position on her own!

But wait – are you allowed to buy stuff from China anymore??

Never did that well with instruments where you were doing one thing with one hand and something else with the other. Flute, sax, whistle are more my speed.

Yeah, I have found the S41 version of the TBLeague figure is the easiest to balance in a variety of poses. The 'seamless' figures with internal metal armatures a lot of fun... if you don't go overboard and end up with a dozen of 'em.

I'm honestly not sure what the situation is with China at the moment! It seems to change every few hours. I thought the idea was "reciprocal" (meaning: equal) tariffs. Then China responded with "retaliatory" (meaning: oh yeah, well, we'll show you, pal) tariffs. I assume the US will "reciprocate" in response to the "retaliatory" tariffs. I don't know if the tariffs apply to consumer goods purchased from sellers based in China (like via eBay or AliEx-press), or only to wholesale goods. Pretty much every little stinkin' thing in the US is made in China, so I really don't know what's going to happen.

And I'm so tired of "the media" making a big deal about cars. By the way they yammer about it, you would think that everybody goes out and buys a new car two or three times a year. There are a heck of a lot of other goods purchased from outside the US that we buy and use every day. Cars are not really part of the equation for most people. Or for most people I know, anyway. Maybe I travel in the wrong social and economic circles.

Musical instruments, yeah: doing separate things with each hand while trying to simultaneously look at two lines of notes on a page and translating those dots and squiggles and lines in to actions. That's a talent some people are born with and the rest of us... play whistles. Referee-style whistles, not fancy ones like slide whistles.

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5 April - A Doll A Day 2025:

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More Stuff I Don't Need (and more boxes I might never open)

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Arrived today:

Flagset FS-73038 Eternal Empire Eagle's Nest Guard Martina 1/6-scale figure

Arrived last week:

War Story WS015 Empire Commando 1/6-scale figure

What was I thinking? Why wasn't I thinking?