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I adjusted the colors to fit with the colors used in the book. In my mind, this is right before Max decides he wants to go home.


I got side-tracked before I could update for Halloween, so here are some of the photos I took. Better late than never.

Poor Domo. It took him a while to figure out why he wasn't getting any candy.




I hope everyone got lots of candy!

This Sunday, October 12, is a special day. One of my favorite cartoons is The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy -- mostly cuz I wanna be Mandy when I grow up. Well, CartoonNetwork has ended its run, to make way for other projects (some of which aren't nearly as good). But the man behind this modern marvel is back with another project:

Underfist! (Their motto? We don't give the bad guys a hand, we give them a FIST!!)

(artwork property of Maxwell Atoms.)

Do me a favor & watch it, will you? If not in support of me or its creator's genius, then cuz of the upcoming holiday (Halloween).

Really, the whole experience is more like "thanks for your money, sucker!" than anything else. Ok, here's the story:

On Sept 9, I placed an order on ToyWiz.com -- and in doing so, I was charged the entire amount. A few days later, I get an email saying that my order would be delayed 1-2 weeks due to an item being out of stock. (Complete with the prefunctory "We make every effort to prevent this sort of situation and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience to you. Please rest assured that we are making every effort to get your items to you as fast as possible.")

Funnily enough tho, the item was still in stock later that day, despite the email. So I sent an email back -- basically asking what sort of clownshoes operation they run as the item still shows as "being in-stock" (so it's able to be ordered) & that for a first-time customer, I'm not impressed (& there's no way I'll ever do business with them again).

Here's a quote from the responding email:

"I apologize for all the confusion and delays, we are under a certain amount of duress as a result of the coming holidays. While preparing for the expected influx of holiday orders our current customers suffered."

WTF?? I'm confused as to which holiday they (a US-based company) were referring. Rosh Hashana? Columbus Day?

Then, on Friday, I get an urgent email from them -- I need to contact them immediately. I do & I'm told that there's no way they'll be able to restock the item, so I'm out of luck. But would I care to find a replacement item? Hell no! I said that I wanted a refund. I was told "no problem" -- the refund would be processed immediately & I would be receiving an email with the shipping info.

As of this morning, no email. So I call about 10 minutes after their listed business hours -- no answer. I try again a few minutes later & the rep that answered (very nice, by the way) tried for several minutes to get her supervisor to pick up his line. She even became frustrated cuz she had no clue why he wouldn't answer.

Way to hide from your customer service issues, guys!!

About 30 minutes later, Steve (the supervisor) calls. He gives me the standard crap -- blah, blah, blah -- but pretty much sucks. Here was his solution for me: instead of placing my future order online, I'm supposed to call & speak to him. He'll do an inventory check before I'm charged & as a bonus, he'll even discount my next order 10%!!

He also told me that my tracking email prolly went to my Spam box -- is strange, cuz all the other emails showed up normally. All in all, complete waste of my time. But I wanted to warn others of this bad experience & I'd recommend avoiding them (ToyWiz.com) like the plague.

Anybody else have a similar experience?


EDIT: An update for those of you who are still contemplating this company. Stay away!! The package arrived today, but they screwed up my order (even more than I thought possible). I just got off the phone with Steve -- honestly, I think he's hating the fact that he came into work this morning. He promised me that this is not the way they do business, but he could not immediately verify the "in-stockness" of the missing item. Either he'll send it out (if they have it) or I'll be refunded yet again.

who was so excited for the second movie -- yet left the theater unfulfilled and slightly disappointed.



Here you can remember the past & dream for the future. I hope this makes you smile. :)

Deciding against the traditional two-week notice letter to her boss, Saya left this on his desk instead.

OK, all. The bf says that before I can get any more toys (of any kind), I need to get rid of some of the ones I have.

So please buy them so I can buy some more. :D If you have any questions, post here or email me (jennymacXOX at yahoo dot com). Paypal is accepted.

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In reading thru the blogs of my friends, I came across this post. To think that there is such a lack of creativity today in the world totally makes me sad.

That & the fact there are those who are completely OK with stealing -- even worse cuz they really have no reason (other than apparent greed) to do so.

Somebody needs to make this for me. (I think I'd prefer the plunger separate tho.)

(Photo courtesy of the auction listing.)

I don't know why I want this -- well, I do, but that's beside the point. He's got felty eyes & he's 14 inches tall when finished. I would so sleep with him at night.

If only the villagers could see his pink strawberry diary. I'm sure they'd understand him then.

I'm so happy that I've finally picked these 2 up! I kept missing them on HLJ (they were never in stock & now they're discontinued), but I was able to get them on eBay for the same price.

I'm not sure why I really wanted these ones since I don't watch the anime, but I don't care. They're mine now! :D

With the face he's making, you'd think he was the size of Godzilla. (He's only about an inch big -- just a mini.)

Honestly, I hate making resolutions because I very seldom ever keep (or stick to) them. In honor of that, I've come up with some fun ones that will inevitably make 2008 a happy(er) year:


1. Play with the dollfies & toys more often -- they've been neglected far too long.

2. Make time to take photos (the more the better) -- real life has overstepped its bounds a bit too much & robbed me of the joy of doing this.

3. Be online/accessible a lil more -- not doing so has kept me frustrated & alienated from some really great people.


OK, that's all I'm listing, but I think it's enough. Here's to a great new year!

~~ Cross-posted to my other blog as well ~~

I've been too busy with school to play with any of my toys lately, plus I've had some personal family drama going on -- which has totally sapped any desire to do anything other than sleep.

Hopefully during Christmas break I'll snap outta my funk. In the meantime, here are some photos I took awhile ago. (I have others, but I don't feel like messing with them.)



Moe, hurry up! You're making us miss out on serious candy!



Uh uh. This is as dressed up as I get for this dumb holiday. No way I'm gonna put on some stupid costume & beg for candy.


Later.....



Moe missed out. Oh, well. It just means more candy for us!

While I wonder about the darkened stripe across the eyes of all 3 girls, I still want these figures.

Can you say FUNGHI??

Plus.... the stands are hands! Teh awesomeness! :D

You know, the only reason I'm even posting about this and this is because I am an Art major. (So I'm an Art History major, but still... the point remains.) After reading everything, I just don't know what to say. It sort of makes me never want to show anything I've done artistically to anyone ever again.

Granted, I've never -- knock on wood -- had anything of mine stolen. That I know of, anyway. (I don't consider hotlinking my photos to even be remotely close -- even tho it made me angry.) And I wouldn't even consider myself to be in the same league with Rebekka either. But I am proud of what I do & I'm happy that I can amuse myself and my friends. And I know there's a lot more out there like me -- they're not in this for the profit.

Is it really so hard to come up with a good idea or to come up with an uncommon angle or outlook on your own? I mean, these huge companies hire people whose sole job is to do this stuff! I guess I'm depressed that schools are making such a big deal about plagiarizing papers & how wrong it is, yet (in the real world) no one cares. Not Flickr or Yahoo!, not these godless heathens who think ripping off actual creativity is the way to make a bigger profit, not anyone who has the power to make a difference.


(cross-posted to the other blog.)

Summer is almost here & in this city, it means tourists! Lots & lots of tourists. I saw my first one today.

I found him one day, sitting right in front of my door. He said he didn't have any friends & asked if he could stay.

I couldn't refuse cuz he was too cute.

Jenny will have to write:

I will stop collecting shiny things that I find on the ground

'What will you have to write on the chalk board?' at QuizGalaxy.com

OK, it's pretty much well-known that I suck at sewing & most other girlish crafting. I wish I didn't, but I'm a realist to know that no amount of practice will make it otherwise.

Please, someone, make me the center-y boy rooster with the red comb deal & stick some nerdy wire-rimmed glasses on him, will ya??

He so totally screams Chicken Little that I need to have him! (I'll get him his very own spoon & he will sing I am the champion! near my computer all day long.)