"Click faster! CLICK FASTER!" Kit chanted.
I clicked the link.
Suddenly, YouTube filled the page. It was a video by AG2Elizabeths. Elizabeth was walking around with her chin up because she felt proud that her name was in the username.
I sighed.
A video started. I looked at the title and gasped.
"Um, Elizabeth?" I squeaked. She stopped her little graceful walk in its tracks and slowly made her way to the group of sisters crowded around the laptop.
Felicity was making a choking sound. "It can't be.."
Kirsten was looking at Felicity with round, sad eyes. She seemed far away, even though she was standing next to us.
The video kept playing.
To make it worse, the video has sad music playing in the background.
Oh god.
"... Its true, AG confirmed it!" The video was saying, in bold white letters on black. "Felicity and Elizabeth will be RETIRING THIS YEAR!!!"
That was all it took for Elizabeth to burst into tears.
I paused the video and turned to see all my sisters in a big group hug around Lissie & Liz. Lissie still hadn't said anything. She was standing, frozen, in the middle of the hug. Liz was apparently milking it, she was crying and hugging everyone in turn.
But she still was actually sad, of course.
Lissie moved away from the crowd of sisters, and walked up to me, who was still at the front of the laptop.
"Um, Nali?" Lissie whispered. A gave her a brief hug and said, "Yes?".
"Can you click that link?" She said softly. You could hear the pain she was trying to fight in her voice.
I looked to where she was pointing. Below the video, in the description box, was a link to the AG website, which apparently confirmed the facts of the video to be true.
I nodded and clicked the link cautiously.
A new page opened.
There it was.
That sickly little heart that they use everytime they retire a doll, to make it look more "friendly". Yeah, right.
"Soon, we'll say farewell to Felicity" it said.
-Sonali
Friday, August 27, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
New Sights (and not the good type)
Grace looked around, satisfied. We sat, frozen, as if time stopped, until Grace's steps faded and no one was around.
Suddenly the room was full of movement.
"Get me off of this STUPID SHELF!" Erin was wiggling around, trying to get a better measure of the length between the shelf to the floor. I sighed. Kit looked sorry not to be living by the candy cabinet anymore. As for Ruthie and Chrissa, I just think they were sad.
"... AND ERIN DOES NOT LIKE WHITE FIBERBOARD!" Erin was finishing.
I looked at her, wondering what she had been talking about.
She stuck out her tongue and glanced down.
".. Holy rubber ducks." She blew a whistle.
I joined her and looked down from the shelf edge.
"Oh my god."
The sight was horrific. We were on a shelf, the top shelf (which I guess is a bonus, since we had started off on the bottom one, but Grace couldn't see our "pretty faces" so she moved us up to the top). The TOP SHELF. Thats a long way down. How were we going to get down to do all our nightly stuff while Grace was asleep? Daaang.
Kirsten, Julia, Elizabeth & Felicity were all chillaxing in the doll furniture, which had been reduced to the huge three-in-one bed, Kirsten's bed, and Kit's desk and chair. It had all been moved to where Grace's old desk had been, and now a desk was located where our ROOM was. Our DOLL ROOM. The desk was made of white fiberboard - which I guess explains what Erin was talking about. It was 4 organizational cubes put together to form two sides. Plus a top. Boom bam, and there's a desk.
Naturally, the newest 5 dolls got put on the shelf, and oldest 4 dolls are with the mini doll room. Eventually we'll switch, and then again, and so on and on.
I'm not feeling happy.
-Sonali
Suddenly the room was full of movement.
"Get me off of this STUPID SHELF!" Erin was wiggling around, trying to get a better measure of the length between the shelf to the floor. I sighed. Kit looked sorry not to be living by the candy cabinet anymore. As for Ruthie and Chrissa, I just think they were sad.
"... AND ERIN DOES NOT LIKE WHITE FIBERBOARD!" Erin was finishing.
I looked at her, wondering what she had been talking about.
She stuck out her tongue and glanced down.
".. Holy rubber ducks." She blew a whistle.
I joined her and looked down from the shelf edge.
"Oh my god."
The sight was horrific. We were on a shelf, the top shelf (which I guess is a bonus, since we had started off on the bottom one, but Grace couldn't see our "pretty faces" so she moved us up to the top). The TOP SHELF. Thats a long way down. How were we going to get down to do all our nightly stuff while Grace was asleep? Daaang.
Kirsten, Julia, Elizabeth & Felicity were all chillaxing in the doll furniture, which had been reduced to the huge three-in-one bed, Kirsten's bed, and Kit's desk and chair. It had all been moved to where Grace's old desk had been, and now a desk was located where our ROOM was. Our DOLL ROOM. The desk was made of white fiberboard - which I guess explains what Erin was talking about. It was 4 organizational cubes put together to form two sides. Plus a top. Boom bam, and there's a desk.
Naturally, the newest 5 dolls got put on the shelf, and oldest 4 dolls are with the mini doll room. Eventually we'll switch, and then again, and so on and on.
I'm not feeling happy.
-Sonali
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
A Lot Can Happen In 7 Days
"Sonali, lets go back-to-school shopping!"
"No, Sonali, we have to work on your model poses!"
"Sonny! You promised that you would teach me how to blog!"
"Nali! We were gonna have a sleepover!
I stood in the middle of the room, like a hermit crab, bunched up inside. All of my sisters had different things to do with me, and I didn't have the energy to do it all. Kit wanted to use the blog, Ruthie wanted to go back-to-school shopping, Julia was going to help me with my model poses, and Chrissa was trying to get a very cheery sleepover in the art room organized.
One word:
Ugh.
Its as if they were trying to keep my mind off Bethie. When all I truly want to do is go to my room, bury my head in my pillow, and wallow.
So much has happened in one week.
I just got back from my overnight trip camping the other night. I shot my AGMA assignment there. It was hard. After the one night of camping, I pretty much just sat there while Grace had the rest of her trip. The assignment was "Favorite Outfits". I got to have a bit of fun with it.
Also, I started receiving real hate mail.
REAL hate mail.
From my best friend.
Or my.. my.. ex-best friend?
I can't think of it.
Annabeth ignored my past 3 emails, as well.
And Ruthie turned 13.
Eek.
-Sonali
"No, Sonali, we have to work on your model poses!"
"Sonny! You promised that you would teach me how to blog!"
"Nali! We were gonna have a sleepover!
I stood in the middle of the room, like a hermit crab, bunched up inside. All of my sisters had different things to do with me, and I didn't have the energy to do it all. Kit wanted to use the blog, Ruthie wanted to go back-to-school shopping, Julia was going to help me with my model poses, and Chrissa was trying to get a very cheery sleepover in the art room organized.
One word:
Ugh.
Its as if they were trying to keep my mind off Bethie. When all I truly want to do is go to my room, bury my head in my pillow, and wallow.
So much has happened in one week.
I just got back from my overnight trip camping the other night. I shot my AGMA assignment there. It was hard. After the one night of camping, I pretty much just sat there while Grace had the rest of her trip. The assignment was "Favorite Outfits". I got to have a bit of fun with it.
Also, I started receiving real hate mail.
REAL hate mail.
From my best friend.
Or my.. my.. ex-best friend?
I can't think of it.
Annabeth ignored my past 3 emails, as well.
And Ruthie turned 13.
Eek.
-Sonali
Monday, August 9, 2010
Summer's almost over?
Ruthie stood in front of all of us, holding the calendar in front of herself.
"Here we are now," Ruthie pointed to a circled date on the calendar from behind. It was today's date. "And here is the beginning of school." She flipped the page of the calendar and set her finger on another circled date. Her finger made a satisfying 'tap' sound against the firm paper.
Kit sat on the ouch in silence. We all turned towards her, waiting for her to calculate. Ruthie smiled gently.
"Thats only 32 days!" She claimed.
We all gasped.
32 days?
That was fast.
Wow.
Just..wow.
In 32 days, we'd be starting school again.
And me? I'd be starting Glee Club.
"Hello, anyone in there?" Julia poked my side again. "I called your name 5 times." She was sitting next to me on the sofa.
"Oh, sorry." I frowned. "I guess I zoned out."
"Anyway," She said.. "Do you wanna go school supply shopping with me?" A hopeful smile spread across her face.
"Sure!" I grinned. I loved to shop for school supplies. The smell of them, and the excitement that came with them, it was all fun. My stomach always tingles with butterflies of excitement when I shop for school supplies. Well, no, thats an understatement. The butterflies in my stomach are of excitement, yes, but also anxiety, worry, doubt, wonder. A lot of things.
But --
oops.
My butterflies just turned to sadness.
Because I remembered.
*flashback*
Sonali: *on the phone with Bethie* Beth, yknow what?
Beth: What?!
Sonali: We should fly to meet somewhere just to go back to school supply shopping together.
Beth: And pick out new clothes for school, too! OOH, and maybe some pipe cleaners so we can make our own Lady GaGa costumes!
Sonali: ...Um, maybe not that. But back-to-school clothes, for sure!
Beth: Promise?
Sonali: I promise. :)
*end of flashback*
Bethie.
Oh, Bethie.
:(
-Sonali
"Here we are now," Ruthie pointed to a circled date on the calendar from behind. It was today's date. "And here is the beginning of school." She flipped the page of the calendar and set her finger on another circled date. Her finger made a satisfying 'tap' sound against the firm paper.
Kit sat on the ouch in silence. We all turned towards her, waiting for her to calculate. Ruthie smiled gently.
"Thats only 32 days!" She claimed.
We all gasped.
32 days?
That was fast.
Wow.
Just..wow.
In 32 days, we'd be starting school again.
And me? I'd be starting Glee Club.
"Hello, anyone in there?" Julia poked my side again. "I called your name 5 times." She was sitting next to me on the sofa.
"Oh, sorry." I frowned. "I guess I zoned out."
"Anyway," She said.. "Do you wanna go school supply shopping with me?" A hopeful smile spread across her face.
"Sure!" I grinned. I loved to shop for school supplies. The smell of them, and the excitement that came with them, it was all fun. My stomach always tingles with butterflies of excitement when I shop for school supplies. Well, no, thats an understatement. The butterflies in my stomach are of excitement, yes, but also anxiety, worry, doubt, wonder. A lot of things.
But --
oops.
My butterflies just turned to sadness.
Because I remembered.
*flashback*
Sonali: *on the phone with Bethie* Beth, yknow what?
Beth: What?!
Sonali: We should fly to meet somewhere just to go back to school supply shopping together.
Beth: And pick out new clothes for school, too! OOH, and maybe some pipe cleaners so we can make our own Lady GaGa costumes!
Sonali: ...Um, maybe not that. But back-to-school clothes, for sure!
Beth: Promise?
Sonali: I promise. :)
*end of flashback*
Bethie.
Oh, Bethie.
:(
-Sonali
Thursday, August 5, 2010
The Fact Is...
"Um.. we could play darts?" Felicity suggested.
"Too dull." Julia groaned.
"...Uh, how about Monopoly?" Elizabeth said.
"I hate Monopoly." Kit winced.
"Well, what about a lemonade stand?" Kirsten spoke.
"Too classic!" Erin said.
"Fine, fine, FINE! We could watch a movie?" Chrissa gasped, exasperated.
"I can't sit still through movies." Felicity and Kit said in unison.
We were all sitting there, sprawled out in the living room, in the sticky heat. It was a violent heat. Not the sort of heat you could enjoy, or sunbathe in. It was a cruel heat, a harsh warmth, the sort of heat that makes your hair stick together in strands and your layered tanktops melt into ONE tank top.
I know, ick.
And the worst thing is, all we could hear is laughs and squeals of delight from the festival down the road, which Grace had abandoned us to go to.
"We're just as important! Why can't we go, too?!" Chrissa shrieked.
"Because we AREN'T as important, Chris." Erin patted Chrissa's back.
"We should be just as important." Lissie growled.
I watched them all bicker and banter from my spot on the couch. My black-brown hair fell in stringy clumps all around my face. Cheeks flushed, I lay back and groaned.
We all fell silent as we let the reality of it all sink in.
The fact is, Erin was right.
-Sonali
"Too dull." Julia groaned.
"...Uh, how about Monopoly?" Elizabeth said.
"I hate Monopoly." Kit winced.
"Well, what about a lemonade stand?" Kirsten spoke.
"Too classic!" Erin said.
"Fine, fine, FINE! We could watch a movie?" Chrissa gasped, exasperated.
"I can't sit still through movies." Felicity and Kit said in unison.
We were all sitting there, sprawled out in the living room, in the sticky heat. It was a violent heat. Not the sort of heat you could enjoy, or sunbathe in. It was a cruel heat, a harsh warmth, the sort of heat that makes your hair stick together in strands and your layered tanktops melt into ONE tank top.
I know, ick.
And the worst thing is, all we could hear is laughs and squeals of delight from the festival down the road, which Grace had abandoned us to go to.
"We're just as important! Why can't we go, too?!" Chrissa shrieked.
"Because we AREN'T as important, Chris." Erin patted Chrissa's back.
"We should be just as important." Lissie growled.
I watched them all bicker and banter from my spot on the couch. My black-brown hair fell in stringy clumps all around my face. Cheeks flushed, I lay back and groaned.
We all fell silent as we let the reality of it all sink in.
The fact is, Erin was right.
-Sonali
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Hate On Me
"Choose a few sisters you would like to watch the movie with, Julia!" Grace cheered Jules on.
"Uhm..." Julia thought deeply. "Kirsten!" She pointed. Kirsten jumped up with a grin. "Ruthie..Erin.." Julia added. "And.. Sonali!" She smiled.
I looked up from my sketch. Julia wanted me to watch her birthday movie with her?
Thats a ...
shocker.
You see, for the people who haven't been following my blog since eternity, Julia and I didn't start off ... beautifully. When I got here, Julia glared and hated and growled. Well, she didn't literally growl at me, but when she spoke to me it was as if she were growling. No more explaination needed.
But I was happy to do something cheery with a few of my sisters on my Saturday night. So I hopped up, grabbed a cream with pink accents nightgown and sprinted off to the couch with Grace, Grace's mom, Grace's brother, and Julia, Kirsten, Erin, and Ruthie. I guess it would be okay to say that I was happy.
We were watching Night At The Museum. Personally, I liked Jedidiah and the roman dude best. They were hilarious!
After the movie, Julia decided we should all hang around in her room. We pigged on dill pickle chips and cream soda. The conversation rolled along nicely until all of a sudden, Julia decided to chirp, "Anyone heard from Kristy lately?".
I gulped.
Dang, I hadn't thought about Kristy in a whiiiile.
Erin gulped louder.
My head whipped around to stare at her.
No way.
"Uhm..." Julia thought deeply. "Kirsten!" She pointed. Kirsten jumped up with a grin. "Ruthie..Erin.." Julia added. "And.. Sonali!" She smiled.
I looked up from my sketch. Julia wanted me to watch her birthday movie with her?
Thats a ...
shocker.
You see, for the people who haven't been following my blog since eternity, Julia and I didn't start off ... beautifully. When I got here, Julia glared and hated and growled. Well, she didn't literally growl at me, but when she spoke to me it was as if she were growling. No more explaination needed.
But I was happy to do something cheery with a few of my sisters on my Saturday night. So I hopped up, grabbed a cream with pink accents nightgown and sprinted off to the couch with Grace, Grace's mom, Grace's brother, and Julia, Kirsten, Erin, and Ruthie. I guess it would be okay to say that I was happy.
We were watching Night At The Museum. Personally, I liked Jedidiah and the roman dude best. They were hilarious!
After the movie, Julia decided we should all hang around in her room. We pigged on dill pickle chips and cream soda. The conversation rolled along nicely until all of a sudden, Julia decided to chirp, "Anyone heard from Kristy lately?".
I gulped.
Dang, I hadn't thought about Kristy in a whiiiile.
Erin gulped louder.
My head whipped around to stare at her.
No way.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
A Very Interesting Q&A With Megan
I just know the thoughts that are running through all of your puny little brains right now. "Who is Megan?", you are all wondering. Well, to answer your question, she is the most selfish, conceited, impossible Pullip -- ugh, Megan just slapped me and deleted half of that sentence. As I said, she is selfish - ouch, there's another slap.
She doesn't like people calling her Megan, though. She prefers Meg.
Q- "Why do you prefer people calling you Meg, instead of your birth name, Megan?" (insert a little eye-roll from me at my own very official-ness)
A- "The name Meg is short. And its sturdy. And strong. Just like me. I'm a strong little 12" doll.. you should know that before you mess with me."
Q- "What are your favorite things to do?" (another eye roll from me)
A- "Hmm.. lets say I'm REALLY adventurous. I can't keep my hands or my feet still, and I'm always getting my nose up into something I shouldn't."
Q- "Describe yourself." (okay, lets just say I make an eye roll at every one of these questions)
A- "Adventurous, obviously. Kind, and I love to make new friends.. my favorite singer is Ke$ha and I love comfortable, breezy clothing. My best friend is Celsiy."
Sonali's version of Meg: Meg loves to talk about herself, and she can't help but butt into everyone else's business. She goes around screaming Ke$ha songs all the time, and all she can talk about is the time when she met Ke$ha and had her pillow signed by her. She doesn't give a dang about anyone else's sorrow but her own, and when she DOES have sorrow she feels terrible for herself all the time until she gets over it.
Okay, I just got a major spanking for typing that out. ^^^ Who knew a doll with hands the size of a pebble could inflict pain so hard?!
(Meg screams in the background, "I TOLD YOU NOT TO MESS WITH ME!")
LAST QUESTION:
Q- "Grace posed you by a rose plant for your last few photos of your photoshoot earlier this evening. Do you think she was imposing that you were a prickly sort of person, by posing you next to thorns? Just think about it." A- *bloodcurdling scream*
"I'VE GOT YOU NOW!!!!"
Thanks for liste --- *shriek*
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