Story Change

I found angels and demons a little cliche considering the many stories doll owners make up for their dolls. I'm going for something dramatic, but not blown out of proportion. Therefore, I'm making a story change. Here's the current summary:

This is the story of Sawada, Nozomi (沢田 のぞみ). He was born to a Japanese father and an Irish mother. His parents separated when he was very young, because his father was caught up in an affair with another woman. A few years passed, and Nozomi witnessed the most scarring event of his life. After coming home from elementary school one day, he was the first to find his mother hanging from the ceiling. Due to the trauma, Nozomi was sent to America to live with his maternal grandparents.

While he is content living with his grandparents, Nozomi vows to avenge his mother, whom he had been very attached to. He blames his mother's suicide on his father. When he learns that his father had two other children, Nozomi goes back to Japan as an American exchange student in order to find out who they are. He plans to ruin his father's life by using his half-siblings. While in Japan, he uses the name Thackery Riordan, the name his mother chose for him after she left his father.

During his stay there, he becomes best friends with a punky boy in his class. He also becomes close friends with his best friend's younger sister, and even begins to harbor some feelings for her. Together, the three of them are almost inseparable, as if they were real siblings...

What Thackery did not anticipate is that his friends are his half-siblings. He does not know yet, but when he finds out, will he be able to follow through with his original plans?

That's the basic gist at least. I don't think my blog entries will be about this story, it's just made to help me get grasp of their potential characters. Anyway, it's a little more believable than divine intervention and super mafias.

Sincerely,

Nobody ♥

Chocolate

Haven't been here in a while... but I thought I'd update this blog with some new photos of Sakuri-kun. There were some very nice shots, even though I'm still using my Pentax snapshot Optio. Can you believe I took these pictures in the master bathroom? Good grief. But the light quality turned out rather well.

And by the way, that chocolate rose is a little over a year old. I got it last year on Valentine's Day. Somehow, I just couldn't bring myself to eat it... until recently. Huh.

Disclaimer: NOTHING WAS HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS PHOTO SHOOT - except for me, who inadvertently ate the stale chocolate rose from last year and had slight food poisoning afterwards.






I hope you like the little oekaki at the end - even though it does look a little painful for the poor thing.

Sincerely,

Nobody ♥

Ps. This entry is dedicated to my parents, because today is their 25th Wedding Anniversary! I'd like to wish them well here. So Mom and Dad, this little romantic entry is for you both. Love you guys!

Pastel Afternoons

Yes! Thackery now has a new set of clothes, and I think he looks hot. And I'm not a dolliphile or anything, just so you know.

But if he were a human guy, I would find him very, very smexy. Check out the tight khakis on those legs. He can't even sit in them! But lying down is better for his leg joints and stringing anyway.






There's Sakuri's peaceful afternoon for you. Moving on now.

His clothes are from Volks' Tenshi no Sumika (USA store.) Also, it was pretty ironic seeing their model Tsukasa modeling for the outfit too. Their doll clothes are exactly like mini-human clothes - including zippers, pockets, hats, shoes, and all - so that's why the clothes that Volks sells for super dollfies will cost about the same as regular human clothes. That goes for pretty much everything else too. It's really quite awesome.

And technically, he should not be wearing these clothes just yet since the outfit is actually his birthday present, coming up October 29.

Judging his glare in the sixth photo though, I believe I am more excited about it than he is.

Sincerely,

Nobody ♥

Ps. The first four pictures are my favorites for this shoot. What's yours?

Image Tweaking

I thought I'd experiment with some special features in my camera. The first one is my favorite. :)

Sincerely,

Nobody ♥

Shadows at Sunset

"Shadows at Sunset" is a song from the Romantic Impressions Suite composed by Martha Mier. The person playing the song is yours truly.

Sincerely,

Nobody ♥

Sweet Light

No Sakuri-kun, but I did get several decent shots of twilight at my house. Pictures can't beat actually being there to enjoy the Sweet Light, but they can tell you that there was a magic transcending those last few moments of a dying sun.

Sincerely,

Nobody ♥

Back to School

*Benkyo, benkyo, benkyo...

Really, that's all I seem to be doing lately. But Tsuka-pyon is a pro at distracting me when I become inhumanly engrossed with my work. Here are some super clear pictures I took of him not too long ago with my snapshot camera. Damn it, I really need a (digital) SLR to do the boy more justice.

Still, the first picture is my favorite out of the whole batch.

Sincerely,

Nobody ♥

*Benkyo - "study" in Japanese.