North Carolina is Scary

I'm spending Christmas with friends in North Carolina.  I met a weird chick at the house here who has the most cross-eyed expression I've ever seen.  Kind of gives me the creeps.  I may be googly-eyed, but at least I'm not cross-eyed like Saucy here.  And what kind of name is Saucy?  And look at her puffy cheeks.  Somebody ought to tell her about the Atkins diet.

LadyBird House Rules!

You've got to check out these new outfits from LadyBird House.  I heart all of her clothes, but especially the skully dresses.  You know how partial I am to skullies.

LadyBird House is awesome.  They have lots of adorable Blythe clothes for sale on etsy; you've just got to have some of these in your closet.

Blythecon 2012

I'm already getting excited about this year's Blythecon.  Blythecon 2012 is going to be held August 5 in Dallas, Texas at the Gaylord Texan Hotel and Convention Center.  Check their website for more details.  I will definitely be there, and I expect to see a lot of pals there as well.  Put it on your calendar NOW.

Life's a Beach

Sun, sand, and a sassy Saffy... what more could anyone ask for?

Kennedy Pearl's Fourth

I had a fabulous Fourth of July!  I especially enjoyed showing off my new patriotic outfit.  Very red, white, and blue.  I can even re-use it for le quatorze juillet.  Oh la la!

Kennedy Pearl Goes to Hong Kong

I just got back from Hong Kong where I did lots and lots of shopping.  I'm so excited about my new clothes and my new friend, Connie Lai, at C.C. Toys.  Connie's shop is on the third floor of the King Wah Centre in Kowloon, and you can meet lots of other Blythes there.  Some of the girls are modeling clothes and some are waiting on relocation orders; they're all very beautiful and interesting in their own unique ways.  It was so hard to choose from all the clothing Connie had for sale.  She even had sofas that you could buy there, although I wasn't sure if we had room for something like that in the luggage.  I bought several new outfits including one for the Fourth of July (which I will get to wear soon) and one for Chinese New Years (which I won't get to wear for a while).  I even got a Victorian outfit with a beautiful dress that has a cameo on the collar (not sure when the appropriate time to wear that might be).

Here I am at C.C. Toys, standing in front of a wall of girls waiting to find out where their new homes are going to be.  I remember what those days were like, full of anticipatory excitement and wonder.  If you look closely, you can see another Saffy right behind me.  Isn't she gorgeous?

Here I'm standing in front of the models, primping in their beautiful costumes and outfits for my benefit.  One of the girls is wearing the Victorian outfit that I bought.  I wonder which one of us is going to look better in it (I'm pretty sure it's going to be me.).

As soon as I got back to the hotel, I couldn't resist trying on at least one of my new outfits.  I decided to model the Chinese New Years dress.

Here I am in the Chinese New Years dress and jacket, standing in front of the window in our hotel room.  We had an awesome view; Hong Kong is basically mountains surrounded by water and so has some breathtaking scenery.  My Chinese New Years outfit also has matching hair bows and a purse.  Am I not going to be the cutest little Chinese girl at next year's Chinese New Years' party?  And yes, I was born in China, so even though I'm blonde, I'm technically Chinese.

Although we had a great time in Hong Kong, it's nice to be home again.  If you're ever in Hong Kong, be sure to pay a visit to Connie Lai and her girls (And you might even want to think about letting the Saffy Blythe girl come live with you, because as everyone knows, Saffys are awesome.).

Kennedy Pearl and the Swan

I found a small pond today where a giant swan lived.  The swan was very friendly and we talked about all kinds of things.

He even invited me to crawl up onto his back which I did.  It took me a while to get up there, but it was really worth the effort.

After I got myself situated, we set off across the pond.

There were ducks at the pond who stared at us. I reminded them that it's rude to stare, so they pretended to preen and chase bugs instead.

We finished our tour of the pond and I slid down.  Just so you know, getting off a swan is much easier than getting on.

After I climbed down, the swan told me that his name was Zeus and I decided I'd better leave before anything creepy happened.  If he'd told me his name beforehand, there wouldn't have been a pond ride, that's for sure.  But maybe I'm being paranoid.  Anyway, I enjoyed the ride, but I hightailed it out of there just the same.

Froggy friends

Okay, I have to admit that I thought the frogs traveling with me would be a huge pain in my arse, but miracle of miracles, it hasn't turned out that way at all.  They've been rather fun to have around and they've actually had some great ideas lately.  We've had lots of fun seeing the sites and playing games and such.  So, anyway, this blog post is dedicated to friendship, and specifically my friendship with Lani and Pali, the Wonder Frogs.

And so Pali doesn't feel left out, here's one of the three of us.

Who would've thought that hanging out with frogs could be so much fun?  We have a busy week ahead of us with a wine tasting, tours of the French concession and the Jewish ghetto, a museum tour, and a seminar on Chinese tea.  We're all looking forward to the events, but it's even more exciting to get to do these things with good friends.

Making Friends

Today's pics are of me making some friends in Shanghai.  My new friends don't say a whole lot, or even move around, but they seem pretty cool.  I actually prefer the quiet type.  Prevents me from having to listen to a lot of inane blather which is what most people spout anyway.  So... without further ado....

My new friend gives me a boost.

This is my friend whom I've dubbed Scooter.  I don't know his actual name because he doesn't seem to talk.  Which, as I've said before, is not necessarily a bad thing, but it might be nice to at least know his name.  Anyway, Scooter is very friendly and lets me sit on his trunk, which I like very much.  As a short person, I appreciate getting a lift every now and then.  It gives me a whole new view of things.  

I also made another friend.  He doesn't say much either, but I was able to find out that his name is Fu.  Check him out.  

I was just taking a break when I realized I was leaning on someone's foot.

Fu is huge!  I thought I was just leaning against a post or something, but then I looked up.....

Whoa, that's one big dude.

Yikes!  I was leaning against a massive paw that belonged to an even more massive and horribly frightening creature.  As it turns out, Fu is very gentle (unless you mess with the stuff he's guarding), and I get the idea that he would have a great sense of humor if he would only say something.  I was too scared to ask for a lift fom Fu, but I bet I could see the whole world from his shoulders.  

So, these are my two new friends.  I didn't realize I'd meet such huge creatures in a country full of small folk, but it's a nice change.  Variety is the spice of life, or so they say, and god knows I like things spicy. 

So, I'm off to meet new people (or creatures) and maybe get some spicy food while I'm at it.  As they say around here, "Zai jian."  In other words, sayonara.