Naty Chabanenko in Exit fall/winter 2009.

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Since, the theme for this month is music, I was curious to know what instruments work well with lolita and what don't.

For me, I see 5 particular instruments that work well:
1. Violin
2. Flute
3. Piano
4. Harp
5. Clarinet

The five instruments that don't work (in my opinion):
1. Sousaphone (it's just too big and would mess with the lace)
2. Tuba
3. Baritone Saxophone (I play this, and the thing is 3x bigger then an Alto Saxophone..I don't think it would work =/)

4.Timpani

5. Double Bass (or String Bass, same instrument different name)

What's your 5 best/worst instruments that can or can't work with lolita?

(Edit: I mean instruments that are easy or hard to play if you were going to have a concert or something. I'm in a school band so I've seen a lot of clothing that will never work when playing an instrument. i.e. bulging boobs when wearing a low-cut shirt and playing saxophone)

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- none are bases (unless stated)
- i'd love suggestions on icon themes
- comments are love, nominations too
- no hotlinking, please credit
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All these shots were taken in beautiful WI, which everyone makes fun of.. but is actually wonderful D: <3

..Ten shots behind the cut!

( { The scenery is evergreen } )

This poupee left me this short message at poupee cafe (I think, everything's in japanese there, so i don't really know xD):
10分前
The online translator says it's "10 minutes ago".. Is that correct?
'Cause it isn't making absolutely any sense to me... lol Ten minutes ago what?
Lol, I'm so dumb...

I just got a good amount of Bodyline stuff today, so I thought I'd do a review!
(Fake-Cut to my blog!)

Any Rima fans out there?( Read more... )

Recently the sales community has faced a rash of scammers and irresponsible sellers. Some of these sellers are new to the community, some of them are veterans with respectable reputations. Unfortunately, in business, your reputation is only as good as your first screw-up and even the most solid sellers have shown poor judgment. As an ex-moderator and someone who lived through MabetGate I've dealt with plenty of situations in which people with great reputations have proven themselves less than trustworthy or responsible. [Yes that isn't the best link, but alas, all relevant LJ posts in that matter have been purged or suspended.]

So with that in mind here are a few disclaimers for this post:
( Just To Be Clear... Disclaimers! )

On September 24, 2009, I placed an order to HMHM through a group order that mariko_senpai was running on egl_group_order. I paid the day of the order, and later increased my order to include some Rocking Horse shoes after mariko_senpai PMed me with an offer. I ordered from her service based on reputation, clarity of presentation, and the promptness of her responses. I expected the orders to take at least a month since I ordered a custom-sized item and I have had experience with large group orders before. But the length of time was not a concern for me.

On October 22, 2009 I received an email from mariko_senpai with others from the group order. The full text is below, but in her email she informed us that her business associate in China was withholding goods from her because of a payment dispute. I found the email to be a bit personal for my tastes, but I decided that it was probably made in good faith because she had a good reputation as a seller. I was also aware that she was having a problem previous to her email because on October 20, 2009 she emailed the moderation team with her concerns. The team banned him based on her emails and I agreed privately with the decision.

( First Email From One Day In Paradise )

On October 29, 2009, clobbao sent the moderation team some emails concerning his ban. In these emails he included some public posts that mariko_senpai made on a forum, flaming him.

( Mariko_senpai Starts A Flame War )

The gist of their dispute appears to be money. clobbao feels that mariko_senpai is not paying him enough for his work. mariko_senpai clearly started the fight and in a very unprofessional manner. I read the forum posts and after deliberating over the matter, I sent mariko_senpai a private email as follows on October 30, 2009:

( My email to mariko_senpai about her behavior as a seller #1 )

mariko_senpai responded to this email asking if I wanted a personal call from her. At this time she also sent her business associate my contact info asking him to update me personally. I didn't have the time to respond to her before she sent out the second email as well as a private response to my email on October 31, 2009:

( Second Email From One Day In Paradise and Private Response )

I will admit that I found this email a little passive-aggressive and I was also displeased with the fact that she'd clearly antagonized clobbao in public and now it appeared that she was covering her tracks. As the only one of her customers who had a complete picture, I sent her another email clarifying my position:

( My email to mariko_senpai about her behavior as a seller #2 and her response )

On November 4, 2009 she sent out the following email to the group:

( Third Email From One Day In Paradise--also Why Bother Posting All This? )

Augh, sorry, I normally don't make posts like this, but this message has me confused enough to make me do so.

So, I received this message:

かわいいね!!

よかったらプペ友なってください。

今、えもじつかえなくて

そっけない感じになってごめんなさい・

Now, from what Google tells me, she says something is cute and that we should be friends, but that something is making me feel unfriendly? Does she mean that I seem unfriendly, or that something has made me feel bad, or what? And what should I say back? :|

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( +3 big textures packs )

Lets have a raffle!

A great way to earn ribbons and have some fun the more people join!

I will choose the number with a random number generator and post a screen cap so no one thinks I'm being unfair.
And everyone else who entered and didn't win has to comment on the winners item within 48 hours- this is an honor system, so please be fair!
Plus I will give 10 comments to the winner!

Time Limit: 1 Hour 30 Minutes@ 02:00pm New York time
If you post after 1 Hour 30 minutes you are not considered a participant.
Schedule: Sun, Tues, Thur: 12:00pm Tokyo time- Mon, Wed: 02:00pm New York time

To participate:
*Post a Link to you’re an item in your closet. Please post legal items only.
*Make sure to include your number in the subject line in chronological order so we don't have repeats
* Reply to your comment with 'Done' when you finish commenting the winner

So lets have some fun!

Congratulations #15 Teapartyroyale!

Hi there!
I've seen many poupée fanarts recently... If anyone fancy drawing something in this topic, but don't really know what check this meme I've found on Deviantart:
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s211/lemoncofffee/poupee/poupeememeblankcopy.jpg
By the way here is mine: a bit crappy and I got bored for the end, but erm...anyways:
http://barbusz.deviantart.com/art/Poupee-girl-Art-Meme-135575672

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