tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89710013055032043922024-03-04T21:33:48.390-08:00...Lost in Lalaland...DIY, Fashion, Inspiration and LifeAshley Dollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624361869796919484noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971001305503204392.post-58292398326930693142012-09-28T01:50:00.000-07:002012-09-28T01:50:42.578-07:00Want It: BCBG Quilted Toggle Belt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I saw this baby while randomly browsing through <i>Family Circle</i> at work...Yes, <i>Family Circle</i>! What a sexy belt. I think I'd wear it with something like this so it can stand out:</div>
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<li><span style="font-size: medium;">Women's size 30 (or Junior's 9)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">Retail $45</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">Style "The Ritz"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">Distressed look</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">Extra wide beltloops</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: medium;">Inseam is 2" (very short)</span></li>
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Ashley Dollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624361869796919484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971001305503204392.post-13328268419205740382012-08-14T05:28:00.002-07:002012-08-14T05:28:53.086-07:00Fashion Inspiration - "Blade Runner"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My other post about the movie Blade Runner is popular, so I thought I'd do another one, but more fashion-focused. <br />
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<b>Rachel</b> has kind of a glamorous 1940's goth thing going.</div>
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<b>Pris </b>has a punk-y style.</div>
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I used a whole bottle of Rit Dye in a 10 gallon bucket. I made the mistake of doing this in my bathtub and the black dye splashed all over the white porcelain... Luckily I had some bleach on hand.<br />
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I ended up not doing the pink dress because I didn't think I had enough dye. And I was right--my stuff wasn't as black as I thought it would be. (Then again, it could be the type of fabric that is causing this.) In fact, the green shorts came out a really ugly dark green color! Everything else looks pretty good. Yes, the buttons on the sweater are still seafoam, but I think it looks cool.<br />
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I really think the best method for dyeing is the washing machine. Even though I haven't used this method yet. The reason why I didn't do it this way is because I use communal washers and I didn't want to be responsible for accidentally f***ing up anybody's clothes...Bad karma, you know.<br />
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I ended up doing my hair after that--darker and browner than usual. I'm not photogenic at all--I tend to make weird faces--so I'll just post an internet pic of someone else with the same color...<br />
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Even though my favorite red is this...</div>
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But I'm trying to look like this again. Boyfriend likes it. ;-)</div>
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I use the Joico Vero K-Pak color system. Professional coloring at home can be a bit tricky, but it's worth it. There are abundant YouTube videos and forums where you can learn how to do it. These are the colors I used:</div>
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A multi-talented woman!<br />
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These were all created by Holly of<a href="http://www.alittlestranger.com/wordpress/about/" target="_blank"> A Little Stranger</a>. All of her stuff is really awesome and cute, and I encourage you to visit her blog.</div>Ashley Dollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624361869796919484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971001305503204392.post-70007370541653715952012-08-09T01:10:00.000-07:002012-08-09T01:12:50.123-07:00Music For DIY-ing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://thecoolhunter.net/">TheCoolHunter.net</a> has a great <a href="http://www.thecoolhunter.net/article/detail/2102/weekend-playlist-11" target="_blank">Weekend Playlist</a> to help you chill out. I think it would be great to listen to while doing a project!<br />
I really like this one...</div>
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TheCoolHunter.net is a great site in general if you're interested in art, architecture, technology, and that kind of stuff.<br />
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Something this blog hasn't touched on is my views of gender. To put it plainly, I absolutely detest the dominate culture's limiting binary views on sex and gender. For example: your chromosomes are XX, so you have to wear a dress; your chromosomes are XY, so you have to play sports--blah, blah, blah. And what about those of us who have <i>both </i><a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001669.htm" target="_blank">XX and XY chromosomes</a>? Or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klinefelter's_syndromehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klinefelter's_syndrome" target="_blank">XXY chromosomes</a>? Do you see how silly it becomes? It's a <i>gigantic</i> can o' worms...<br />
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Anyways, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bornstein" target="_blank">Kate Bornstein</a> pretty much sums up how I feel. I've been reading some of her books:</div>
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And then I found this cheer online today, written by the <a href="http://radcheers.tripod.com/RC/id2.html" target="_blank">Radical Cheerleaders</a>:</div>
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Coming out Day Cheer: CU Boulder Campus Crusade for Queers</div>
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"Yo all you girlz; hey all you boyz,<br />
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Leave all the stereotypes bring on the toys.<br />
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Y'all ready for rhythm y'all ready for rhyme,<br />
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Come on everyone it's gender fuck time<br />
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Gender, gender, fuck it we say Life's more fun with gender play.<br />
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Gender, gender, it's not what's down there,<br />
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Assigning strict roles, that ain't fair.<br />
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Gender, gender, it's a fluid thing Fuck their rules we're celebrating.<br />
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The gender police, What assholes, Forcing us into gender roles.<br />
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Just boy or girl is what they are trying to sew, That silly binary has got to go.<br />
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If I wanna wear whitey -tighties with my dress, Who are you messing with my happiness? If I wanna wear high heals and I got a dick, Leave me alone, don't be a gender prick.<br />
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So I've got short hair and a big strap-on, You have no right saying its wrong.<br />
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Gender, gender, fuck it we say Life's more fun with gender play.<br />
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Gender, gender, it's not what's down there, Assigning strict roles, that ain't fair.<br />
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Gender, gender, it's a fluid thing Fuck their rules we're celebrating.<br />
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BUTCH FEMME FAG DYKE Be who you are dress how you like.<br />
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OVERALLS LIPSTICK PANTIES TIES Don't be the gender police in disguise. PRETTY CUTE HANDSOME TOO The secret is, JUST BE YOU<br />
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Gender, gender, fuck it we say Life's more fun with gender play.<br />
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Gender, gender, it's not what's down there, Assigning strict roles, that ain't fair.<br />
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Gender, gender, it's a fluid thing Fuck their rules we're celebrating.<br />
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I say fuck, you say gender FUCK, GENDER (2x)<br />
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I say gender, you say fuck GENDER, FUCK (2x)<br />
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I say gender, you say queer GENDER, QUEER (2x) what'd you say? QUEER!! Coming out Day Cheer: CU Boulder Campus Crusade for Queers <br />
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Yo all you girlz; hey all you boyz,<br />
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Leave all the stereotypes bring on the toys.<br />
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Y'all ready for rhythm y'all ready for rhyme,<br />
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Come on everyone it's gender fuck time<br />
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Gender, gender, fuck it we say Life's more fun with gender play.<br />
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Gender, gender, it's not what's down there,<br />
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Assigning strict roles, that ain't fair.<br />
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Gender, gender, it's a fluid thing Fuck their rules we're celebrating.<br />
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The gender police, What assholes, Forcing us into gender roles.<br />
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Just boy or girl is what they are trying to sew, That silly binary has got to go.<br />
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If I wanna wear whitey -tighties with my dress, Who are you messing with my happiness? If I wanna wear high heals and I got a dick, Leave me alone, don't be a gender prick.<br />
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So I've got short hair and a big strap-on, You have no right saying its wrong.<br />
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Gender, gender, fuck it we say Life's more fun with gender play.<br />
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Gender, gender, it's not what's down there, Assigning strict roles, that ain't fair.<br />
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Gender, gender, it's a fluid thing Fuck their rules we're celebrating.<br />
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BUTCH FEMME FAG DYKE Be who you are dress how you like.<br />
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OVERALLS LIPSTICK PANTIES TIES Don't be the gender police in disguise. PRETTY CUTE HANDSOME TOO The secret is, JUST BE YOU<br />
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Gender, gender, fuck it we say Life's more fun with gender play.<br />
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Gender, gender, it's not what's down there, Assigning strict roles, that ain't fair.<br />
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Gender, gender, it's a fluid thing Fuck their rules we're celebrating.<br />
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I say fuck, you say gender FUCK, GENDER (2x)<br />
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I say gender, you say fuck GENDER, FUCK (2x)<br />
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I say gender, you say queer GENDER, QUEER (2x) what'd you say? QUEER!! " <br />
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It made me smile. ;)<br />
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This book by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kurzweil" target="_blank">futurist Ray Kurzweil</a> is absolutely mind blowing! I mean, I think you have to be kind of a science geek to really get into it, but I'll tell you about it anyways... Kurzweil wrote this 652-page doorstop (harhar) to help us imagine the future, synthesizing our current technologies & predicting the developing ones, by explaining the practical applications.<br />
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A lot of the book is about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanotechnology" target="_blank">nanotechnology</a>, which for me is the totally trippy part. We are currently developing <i>microscopic robots </i>that mimic the functions of our <i>own</i> <i>body's cells</i>--<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_cells" target="_blank">blood cells</a>,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_polypeptide" target="_blank"> pancreatic cells</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_epithelium" target="_blank">respiratory cells</a>. Do you realize the implications of this kind of technology? No more diseases! Because the teeny tiny robots swimming around in your body will fix all that!<br />
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Kurzweil says, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissue_engineering" target="_blank">Nanoscale scaffolds</a> have been used to grow biological tissues such as skin. Future therapies could use these tiny scaffolds to grow any type of tissue needed for repairs inside the body" (242). ...Which theoretically means we'll be able to live forever! <br />
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At first, I thought <a href="http://www.toms.com/" target="_blank">TOMS</a> was just a gimmick to make white middle-class consumers feel good about buying an over-priced pair of shoes... But that was before I read about the creator of TOMS, <a href="http://www.toms.com/blakes-bio" target="_blank">Blake Mycoskie</a>. He's an <i>amazing</i> person, and I was so impressed by him that I read his book, <a href="http://www.startsomethingthatmatters.com/about/" target="_blank">"Start Something That Matters."</a> The book explains Blake's business model, which somewhat improves the <a href="http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/bcaplan/museum/marx2.htm" target="_blank">"evils" of capitalism</a>. His story made me inspired to do my own charitable business kind of thing--I re-opened <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/heartattackcouture" target="_blank">my Etsy shop</a> and decided to donate 50% of the sale price of each item to my chosen organization. <br />
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<a href="http://www.generatehope.org/" target="_blank">Generate Hope</a> is the organization that I chose because it's based in San Diego and it helps women who are <a href="http://youtu.be/2HuTyggKpLY" target="_blank">victims of sex-trafficking</a>, which is a cause I'm passionate about. I feel like, now knowing what the abused women go through, how could I <i>not</i> help prostitutes? It's something that pulls at my heart. <br />
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Now, I want to write a letter to Blake and buy TOMS for everyone I know. I want to spread his story to all who will listen! I would even love to work for TOMS, but I don't know what the chances of that are... What I am going to do is organize a <a href="http://www.onedaywithoutshoes.com/" target="_blank">"One Day Without Shoes"</a> group to promote his compassionate message.<br />
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All I need now is my own pair... Luckily, I dug up a Nordstrom's gift card that I had been saving for something special. My TOMS will arrive in the mail any day!<br />
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I've heard that Blade Runner was "one of the best movies of the eighties"--a decade I am very disappointed to have missed--so I decided to watch it tonight. First, it was waaayyyy different that I expected! And not really in a good way...I chalk it up the sociocultural differences between now & 1982. <br />
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When I first saw Pris, I thought she was a transgender prostitute because she was walking on a dark street. What a dork. But when I Googled Daryl Hannah I found out she was in one of my favorite movies!<br />
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Very simple diy: There was a pair of white tennies hiding in my closet because I had spilled wax on them (don't ask...). Perhaps you can see the slight discoloration on the toe? Like many other crafters (and broke former college students) I couldn't just throw away a perfectly wearable pair of shoes. Finally, I brought them out, dug up some turquoise acrylic paint from my disastrous supply closet, and went to work. I had to use one of those makeup sponges because I didn't even have a damn paintbrush, but it worked out really well. For the stripes, I used regular old scotch tape. <br />
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And a tutorial I once saw that is very similar to this one: <br />
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<a href="http://stripesandsequins.com/2012/05/neon-tom.html" target="_blank">Stripes + Sequins's SaturDIY Neon Stripe TOMS</a></div>
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What really pushed me to get creative yesterday was this Lifehacker.com article: <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5914367/hacker-lifestyle-how-i-feel-satisfied-with-every-day" target="_blank">How I Feel Satisfied With Every Day</a>. The author's simple guide to happiness is to do 3 things every day: make money, get fit & make something cool. I already knew I needed to do those things, but the article reminded me of <i>why</i>--to be happy!<br />
</div>Ashley Dollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624361869796919484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971001305503204392.post-26398747101413050722012-02-18T15:01:00.004-08:002012-04-15T05:52:00.922-07:00Kill bill vol 2--SongI just used <a href="http://shz.am/t40235306" target="_blank">Shazam</a> to discover Tu MirĂ¡ by Lole Y Manuel.<br />
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Haven't seen it?<br />
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=FFFFFF&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=EF06B6&t=lostinlala-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=qf_sp_asin_til&asins=B000Q7Q2WM" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>Ashley Dollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624361869796919484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971001305503204392.post-67363356181378372812012-02-08T11:12:00.001-08:002012-04-15T05:57:43.468-07:00Watching "Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I fucking love it.<br />
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</div>Ashley Dollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624361869796919484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971001305503204392.post-36152569505481531402012-01-20T01:37:00.000-08:002012-01-20T01:37:05.356-08:00Beautiful fabric woven from spider silk!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This shit is crazy. <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/9fyqEO/news.discovery.com/earth/spider-silk-embroidery-121901.html/" target="_blank">View the slideshow.</a> Apparently, "spider silk is stronger than steel or Kevlar but not very flexible."</div>Ashley Dollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624361869796919484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971001305503204392.post-10463182270533846282012-01-20T00:24:00.000-08:002012-01-20T00:24:52.573-08:00Inform Yourself: SOPA & PIPA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Internet censoring that will affect us all.<br />
<a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2012/01/sopa-pipa-opponents.html" target="_blank">SOPA & PIPA opponents warn the bills are not dead yet--LA Times</a><br />
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<a href="http://anonops.blogspot.com/2012/01/internet-strikes-back-opmegaupload.html" target="_blank">The Internet Strikes Back</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/12/how-to-make-marshmallows.html" target="_blank">How To Make Marshmallows!</a><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VUUXHO9oVTx_STwrYtTTnQ-fNWIFU2tNQYPbhu_C6sBmix3ZBKBNBzqPXEB4dN9t5KYO5jEFJGAzNGbFqM3iTXWMxihOHn2VUfqB7pombnfZ6TQQHTZ5GrRUGhudCDbdpkY9_Q_MFlPH/s1600/IMG_1061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VUUXHO9oVTx_STwrYtTTnQ-fNWIFU2tNQYPbhu_C6sBmix3ZBKBNBzqPXEB4dN9t5KYO5jEFJGAzNGbFqM3iTXWMxihOHn2VUfqB7pombnfZ6TQQHTZ5GrRUGhudCDbdpkY9_Q_MFlPH/s320/IMG_1061.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The sign above the person's head says "joke teller".</div>Ashley Dollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624361869796919484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971001305503204392.post-36980230948201769902012-01-14T02:56:00.000-08:002012-01-14T02:56:01.112-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I have <i>really </i>been wanting a bag like this:<br />
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