Absolut Star Wars

Ice sculpture from the Lucasfilm Comic Con party.

The Amazing Disappearing Pullip Lady

Been meaning to comment about this. The first official day of Comic Con, whist Tikistitch was wandering to and fro with igrrl and Kittybert, still reeling from the effects the World's Nastiest Migraine Headache, we stumbled upon a small display of our beloved Pullip dolls. These included Rovam, the pirrrrrate; the upcoming ram girl, whose name escapes us; and the Ai and Aki twins; as well as some minis.



The Jun Planning lady, who we took to be Japanese, was extremely sweet, and provided us with the above catalog/Pullip Poetry volume. She also administered a short survey regarding two shelves full of prototype Pullip dolls, which we weren't supposed to photograph. She proudly explained that Jun Planning now has a headquarters in the U.S., and that Pullips for the American market are in the offing. The shelves full of "forbidden" dolls were potentials for U.S. customers.

The consensus of our threesome of doll fanatics, and Tania and KB can correct me if they'd like, was that the proto Pullips dolls looked, to a one, exactly like Bleeding Edge goth dolls. In other words, nothing like the Pullips we know and love, and just one more instance of goth-sploitation. We tried to explain our concerns to Nice Pullip Lady, and we wrote a couple of sentences saying the same on our copy of the survey.

Oddly, during the later days of the con, when the ice pick had finally dislodged itself from our aching cranium, we searched the Con floor numerous times for Nice Pullip Lady, hoping to sneak some forbidden photographs. (Naughty Tikistitch!) Unfortunately, like a vision from a waking dream, she had somehow disappeared.

What we didn't find at Comic Con

Difficult as it is to believe, Tikistitch was actually not buying stuff for the few weeks before Comic Con.

It's like going to a party. You know you shouldn't eat dinner. "There will be *FOOD* there!" And then you arrive. And it's soggy taco chips and a type of soda you don't like.

We honestly thought, what with the premiere of Stitch Has a Glitch, a Dizzney booth, and 32 acres of toy dealers, we'd actually find something upon which to exercise the credit card.



This is a Yujin Stitchie eraser.

It comes from this set....

( sorry, it's under the cut )

Mr. Tikistitch's Fortress of Cerealitude

Last week, we had darned near gotten our dining room table all cleared of memorabilia.

Then, Mr. Tikistitch got a package from Spain....



( And thus.... )