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An update of sorts
Aug. 10th, 2015 05:06 amToday's plans involve a trip out to Northwoods to see the Yankee Candle store and maybe I'll hit the Bath and Body Works, too just to see if there's any Halloween lurking there. Or, y'know, sniff the wine stuff. Because you never know.
I've been slacking on the AG updates and I apologize. There are two sales running currently and This Link will take you to the sale page. It should take you to the School Sale which gives you 20% off a lot of the new releases (like the new desk, the science fair set, and some of the new outfits from the last release) and on the left side you'll see a link for the clearance sale. Basically, anything you see on that part of the sale is going away.
There's also a Pinterest sneak peek wherein Maryellen's being given a school set. With alphabet flashcards. Which seems a bit young for her, even considering the fact that in the 50's they didn't expect you to already be reading books by the time you entered kindergarten. Honestly, when I first saw them, I thought less flashcards and more those posters teachers hung on walls, but for fourth grade it is a little young.
Also, her books are up for pre-order on Amazon and they're all pretty cheap, around $5 each, some of them less. I preordered the first two as the third is a Journey book and at the time I ordered the other two, it wasn't on sale. It is now, so I'm considering... BRB, reading the previews.
Okay, Maryellen sounds adorable, though I do wonder if two full books (or, y'know, the equivalent of six of the old kind) will render her more like Molly than people realize. If so, I am going to cackle so long and so loud that I'll be branded a witch for sure.
Which leads me to the fandom burnout. Even scaling waaaaaaaay back, I've hit that section where I just want to punch 90% of the active fandom. Even people I like, I want to tell to shut up more often than not. (Not you lovelies because I love you and even if you're part of the fandom, you're my circle of awesome so you're miles above it all.) Each board is tap dancing on my nerves in one way or another.
All I want is a place where we can discuss new shinies on the way, maybe learn some new stuff, or get inspired by other people being crafty and awesome. Is that too much to ask?
Yes. Yes it is.
So I'm basically scaled down to checking to see if there are sales, possibly if there's a leak of anything new coming our way, and then that's it.
I don't think I've ever been part of a fandom this long and found absolutely no new friends in it. :/ Which might also be part of the problem, really. Everyone else is seriously cliqued up and I'm just not fitting in anywhere. Sigh.
To counteract that and the whole real life drama, I've been lurking elsewhere and getting my Halloween fix because of course there's a board for that. :P Mostly I've been lurking in the candle/scent threads and peeking at the catalog ones, too, for ideas on which ones to request, but I haven't joined.
The top of my computer. I feel that's a pretty fair assessment of me. The rock looking thing is a gift from the Widget, the flowers are from MH, and I've added a second Toothless since then. Also, if you know the name of the Cherished Teddy, you'll know why she's so special. Besides the fact that teddies are awesome all on their own.
I also ordered some stuff from Crate and Barrel yesterday. Three cauldron bowls and a cat mug. They shipped it already, even. Woo!
Okay, I'm off to finish reading Maryellen's previews and then find something to eat for breakfast. Here's hoping everyone's Monday is a good one. :)
I've been slacking on the AG updates and I apologize. There are two sales running currently and This Link will take you to the sale page. It should take you to the School Sale which gives you 20% off a lot of the new releases (like the new desk, the science fair set, and some of the new outfits from the last release) and on the left side you'll see a link for the clearance sale. Basically, anything you see on that part of the sale is going away.
There's also a Pinterest sneak peek wherein Maryellen's being given a school set. With alphabet flashcards. Which seems a bit young for her, even considering the fact that in the 50's they didn't expect you to already be reading books by the time you entered kindergarten. Honestly, when I first saw them, I thought less flashcards and more those posters teachers hung on walls, but for fourth grade it is a little young.
Also, her books are up for pre-order on Amazon and they're all pretty cheap, around $5 each, some of them less. I preordered the first two as the third is a Journey book and at the time I ordered the other two, it wasn't on sale. It is now, so I'm considering... BRB, reading the previews.
Okay, Maryellen sounds adorable, though I do wonder if two full books (or, y'know, the equivalent of six of the old kind) will render her more like Molly than people realize. If so, I am going to cackle so long and so loud that I'll be branded a witch for sure.
Which leads me to the fandom burnout. Even scaling waaaaaaaay back, I've hit that section where I just want to punch 90% of the active fandom. Even people I like, I want to tell to shut up more often than not. (Not you lovelies because I love you and even if you're part of the fandom, you're my circle of awesome so you're miles above it all.) Each board is tap dancing on my nerves in one way or another.
All I want is a place where we can discuss new shinies on the way, maybe learn some new stuff, or get inspired by other people being crafty and awesome. Is that too much to ask?
Yes. Yes it is.
So I'm basically scaled down to checking to see if there are sales, possibly if there's a leak of anything new coming our way, and then that's it.
I don't think I've ever been part of a fandom this long and found absolutely no new friends in it. :/ Which might also be part of the problem, really. Everyone else is seriously cliqued up and I'm just not fitting in anywhere. Sigh.
To counteract that and the whole real life drama, I've been lurking elsewhere and getting my Halloween fix because of course there's a board for that. :P Mostly I've been lurking in the candle/scent threads and peeking at the catalog ones, too, for ideas on which ones to request, but I haven't joined.
The top of my computer. I feel that's a pretty fair assessment of me. The rock looking thing is a gift from the Widget, the flowers are from MH, and I've added a second Toothless since then. Also, if you know the name of the Cherished Teddy, you'll know why she's so special. Besides the fact that teddies are awesome all on their own.
I also ordered some stuff from Crate and Barrel yesterday. Three cauldron bowls and a cat mug. They shipped it already, even. Woo!
Okay, I'm off to finish reading Maryellen's previews and then find something to eat for breakfast. Here's hoping everyone's Monday is a good one. :)