The Lazy Blogger

But if anyone on my F-list was thinking of going to Tokyo for GW Dolpa, according to the Big Sight website it is April 30, 2011 this year. I've noticed some people seem to think GW is the first week in May rather than the correct time period of 4/29-5/5.

And Happy Valentine's Day! I tried making heart shaped calzones. Pictures will be upcoming.

I will no longer be attending Volks events, visiting their stores or buying their products new (once I finish paying off my Yos from Tokyo Dolpa) because I am extremely disappointed in the company's behavior towards me. I'm not going to go into details, but suffice it to say I do have very good reasons and this decision saddens me but I feel like is the only one I could make. I am also extremely disappointed by the other FDQ volunteers. If you are one of them, I think if you examine your decisions you will know why. I'm not going to be saying any more on this subject because I'd like to move past it and I don't wish to discuss it. I feel like I've already spent more energy on it than it deserves.

In happy news, I survived my Japan trip and had a wonderful time! This was a big deal to me because I was very worried about my abilities to actually manage to get around and do things as I've been quite inactive now for months. I did have to change plans a few days (I still get motion sick on the train, so Matsumoto was out and got hit with pouring rain the day I wanted to go to Nara) but overall for me the trip was a huge success. Mostly, I got to see my friends, particularly dilettantka and chocolate_chip who I truly appreciate taking so much time out of their lives and schedules to hang out with me and go to wacky places I wanted to eat. I also loved getting to see hinoai, akaisakura, and jougetsu. I wish I could have see misspaulette and triplepunch but so things goes. I also got see Aya-san! This was really lovely because it made me feel like she wants to see me outside of the whole doujinshika circle milieu. I'm really hoping we can get together when she comes to the US, even if it involves me trying to do things with a newborn, at least the weather will be better!

Among the things I did get to do was karaoke 3x! This was one of the things very high on my list as well, since I know it will be much harder to do in the future if I go back to Japan with a baby. I still can't believe how well my hotel reservations worked out. I paid on average 7000 yen a night for my single hotel rooms in Kyoto and Tokyo. My Kyoto room was the most convenient (aka a 5 minute walk from Kyoto Station, nearly all of it underground so rain could be avoided) My Tokyo rooms were the nicest, a huge nearly queen size bed with lots of pillows, mattress pad, and non-Gundam bathrooms! For about the first week I kept track of how much money I spent in Japan this trip. I have the receipts still but hands down I spent the most on: tea (much of it gifts), transportation, and food. The amount spent on everything else pales in comparison. I did make sure to eat well in Japan and made it to: Loving Hut, Pure Cafe, Eat More Greens, DevaDeva, Chien Fu, Nataraj, Proverbs, and Sunshine Cafe. I feel bad I didn't get to go to anywhere 2x, but still so many favorites and I rarely make it to Chien Fu! I also got Mexican at the Mexican place in Osaka and went to Dean and Deluca. And even more wonderful, other than the plane trip to and from Japan and one morning when my vitamin set me off, no puking!!!!!!!!!!

I had a pregnancy moment, where I was convinced I had left my conditioner in Tokyo and was heartbroken as I did not have it to use in Kyoto when the entire time it was sitting in my bathroom at home.

I am also finally showing! I now look pregnant, which is just so happy. Not only do I look pregnant but my daughter kicks more all the time!

I am glad to be home and I missed my husband terribly., thank goodness for Skype! My only true sadness is CT is actually more hot and humid than Tokyo was o_O; Luckily, I have central air.

Does anyone on my flist have any idea how much a SD-17 weighs? My package coming from Volks is coming in at 13 pounds which seems a little heavy for just a SD-17 (and if that is what they weigh oh MY!) I'm wondering if it could possibly be 2 dolls since I am expecting a FCS and I thought SD-13 boys were only like 5 or so pounds.

So.....

I might be going on the Volks Kobe Cruise, would anyone here be interested in me putting in for Cecile's eye for them? I'm only asking whatever I pay (which is like $55+shipping and fees if you want to use non personal PayPal)

It's like 2003, that is all I can say.

So I think I am going to skip out on the Tenshi no Sato event. I've been thinking about it and thinking about it and when it comes right down to it, dreading it. Yeah I could maybe get something there, but it will involve waking up at some awful hour and standing in line for hours, which is just really not overly appealing.

I'm not arguing Volks needs to change its practices. These methods work in Japan, in fact the Japanese almost seem to enjoy waiting in line to try to get something. Since arriving here on Thurs night I've seen people: waiting in line for a restaurant to open, waiting in line to buy some sort of sweet potato product in Tokyo Station, waiting in line for I think movie tickets and this does not even include line waiting for HaruComi or any of the circles there or any of the Pachinko Parlors I am sure people are waiting for.

But see with Haru, or SCC or even a Comiket, I know if I get up early enough in the morning chances are really high I *WILL* actually get what I want. I might wait in line for hours for something to start and then wait in line for a big circle once the event has started, but my chances of actually getting something are pretty high. I will be rewarded. This is not true at a Volks event. I never draw a good lottery # and instead I will spend hours waiting in line for naught except aggravation. Do I like the bamboo wings, yes, yes I do. Do I like them enough to wait 2-3 hours in line for maybe a chance to buy? My answer is a little less strong.

It also doesn't help that I will be getting up early to stand in a long line on Sunday.

Volks can keep their lottery practices and not revealing how large a release will be, and I have the option to not play.

I think I am going to take it.

So it's time for a relatively fast LJ entry before I sit and try to draw a circle cut so I can apply for Haru in March >>;;

( Wait I thought the drawing was at 8 )

( So who wants to be a doujinshika )

( And then I sat naked in a pool of hot herbal tea )

Sorry it has been so long since I posted. Most of my days seem to consist of going out early in the morning and coming back late in the evening. Warning, spoilers for any series I am watching below. This post is long, babbly and full of a mix of real life, doll and anime hijinks. You've been warned.

( Summary of my trip aka why I hate my credit card )

Today is my day to relax, go to the PO and maybe see if I see any sakura. They've only just started to come out I've noticed from the train. It's quite exciting because while I expect I will miss the main part of it, I will get to see something hopefully!

OMG!!!!!!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was picked in the lottery for the One-Off SD-13 Sunlight boy from Tenshi no Sato!!!!

My jaw has dropped.

Here is his promotional picture. He is even NICER in real life.

Expect lots of sales posts. ^^;;