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I'm a bit worried about my co-worker.

I brought in four tiny plastic babies today and hid them in various places around the office. She's found two of them (three is in a plant pot, and I forget where four is).

We've worked together for 35+ years. I am the only other person here today. My cube is done in cartoon posters and plastic dinosaurs. She can't figure out who's doing it.

Richmond bear enjoys the flight to Minneapolis. It's good that one of us did.

(Awesome Nicholas and Danny keychains made by mechturtle, who is awesome.)

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DJ Domo-kun is kicking out some bangin' tunes. Or something.

Watch Your Cat Play
With new BOLT Automatic Laser Toy Voted Best New Cat Product of 2009

"Play!" Zoot! "Play, you little bastard!" Zoot! ZootzootMEEEEOWCH! Zoot! "Ahahahahahaaaaaaaa!"

I finally figured out that the antiques store where I tripped over the crossbow* is a five-minute walk from our new building. Yay!

Found some awesome late-60s doll props (record player, TV, suitcase). Laughed at certain sellers' inability to date the most basic items (Yes, Barbie says 1966 on her neck. This does not mean that's when she was made, you dumb cluck.). Was horrified by Jerry Springer. It was sort of like being at my sister's house, except nobody was playing Michael McDonald albums. Thank Christ.

Also, the sidewalk cement outside the store has dog footprints in it. Labrador size. That will never not be funny.


_{*There's an entry for it somewhere, but I couldn't tell you when. Somebody decided the floor was a good place to display a crossbow. A crossbow. Sadly, it wasn't arrowed up, or the noise I made would have been THUNKCLANGOWJESUSsffflangTHOCKonggggggg, instead of just THUNKCLANGOWJESUS.}

Not technically a Christmas toy, Doris is a sock doll I finished...um...New Years-ish? She's 4 or 5 socks, plastic safety eyes, a flaming orange bridal applique up one leg, some pompoms, and a strip of fake fur. Oh, and buttons. Several of her parts are from the amazing Stupid Sock Creatures book -- find it on Amazon, or visit stupidcreatures.com and take a gander at the gallery.



Doris, Pointy Dog (by Uglydoll, added collar and badge) and Sharkey. They live on the sofa. ( details )

Christmas toy spam begins. First, for tawg, here's Puppet Nicholas:



He lives in the umbrella stand with Clown Puppet now.

What would you see if you Googled "anatomically correct sock monkey"?