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I have been lagging so badly with the incoming dolls. Ginger has been waiting weeks to get a photoshoot done. Travel, school, weather, it's just one thing after another. Ah well, life is like that.
This is my first Ginger. Ever since the first one was released, I wanted to have one of the sculpt, but I did not want the set. It took me a second to order this one. I did, however, split the set and part with the accessories. I rarely do dioramas, and as great as the pieces were, they were better off somewhere they would be loved.
Now for the doll. She is just lovely. I love, love, love that deep red shade of her hair. I could do with a different hairstyle, but I still think it's pretty and suits her well. She has a more mature look than her first incarnation, which gives her more of a frenemy vibe IMO.
Her clothes are well made, but I do not like the top. So she will be redressed soon, I think. Her accessories are simple and cute. The earrings broke as soon as I took them out, and IT promised a replacement, so that's that.
Overall, I really like her. My favorite part of her is the hair. That color is just amazing! This is a nice sculpt and IT will sell a lot if they make them.
Welcome Ladies to your last panel before we begin the finale!
Today I am here with our judges,
Lian Sun: www.flickr.com/photos/bratzzebra/sets/72157644651639852/
Past contestant in TMI, Model and Frenemy of Me [Ruby]!
And Bella Smith: www.flickr.com/photos/bratzrlife13/sets/72157642710766255/
Top Model, Competition Host, TV Personality and Model.
There has been an update to the prizes! The prizes in all, include…
Cover of MOOD Magazine + 6 page spread
3 Year Contract with QX Model Management
Cover of Poise and Poise Beauty
Cover of THAT Magazine
Cover of WOAH Magazine
And they will receive a makeover [Reroot]
The challenge this week was for you girls to be put in mud and look sexy.
Let’s begin scoring!
Charlotte: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/21836089308/in/photos...
Ruby: 9/10
Lian: 9/10
Bella: 9/10
Fan Vote: 6/10
Mali: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/21997741706/in/photos...
Ruby: 9/10
Lian: 10/10
Bella: 9/10
Fan Vote: 8.6/10
Kyle www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/22033821741/in/photos...
Ruby: 9/10
Lian: 8/10
Bella: 8/10
Fan Vote: 7/10
Amber: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/21836092938/in/photos...
Ruby: 8/10
Lian: 10/10
Bella: 10/10
Fan Vote: 8.8/10
We will now go and add up the scores, then will be back with the call-out!
We’re back, and here is the call-out. Top photo this week and the first girl in the finale is…
1. Amber: 36.8/40
Congratulations Amber, you are in the finale. Here’s the rest of the girls:
2. Mali: 36.8/40
BOTTOM TWO:
Charlotte & Kyle
This week is so close. All of you girls really pushed yourselves to get a good picture. There is only one single point that decides who will be in the finale. That girl, that is carrying on into the finale is…
CHARLOTTE! Charlotte, this means you have made it to the finale! Congratulations.
Kyle, it sucks that you are going home but you just need to bring your energy EVERY week. You were one of the only girls here that have had any modelling experience, so it’s sad to see you go but I am sure we will see you in the future.
Girls, you are our top 3 and in our finale! You are going to need to bring your everything this coming week as 3 will become 1 winner… Good luck ladies!
Keep those votes coming in! We’ll see you all back for the next week, make sure to vote.
xox
-Ruby
1. My Ethnicity: I'm very, very white.
2. My fave drink: Milk. (Specifically, milk from a cow. Goat milk is too salty.) It goes with everything, it's a great palate cleanser, and it cuts down spicy food better than water! Osteoporosis will have no place in my life, thank you.
3. My fave song: "Darn That Dream", sung by Sarah Vaughan: youtu.be/5ikqkQLty2k Sarah Vaughan is my goddess.
4. Fave subject in school: ART.
5. What would you name your children: Boys: Allan, Merlin, possibly Digory or Peter. Girls: Dorothy, Tasha, Alice. For ages I wanted to name a son Kyle, but then I dated a guy named Kyle who broke my heart into little bitty pieces, so.
6. Your fave sport: I loved playing baseball/softball as a kid, but I haven't played in years. (Or any other sport, for that matter.) My favorite sport to watch is football.
7. Your fave book: For children, "The Enchanted Castle" by E. Nesbit is one of the most magical (and sometimes terrifying) books I've ever read. For adults, "Don Quixote".
8. Your fave color: It changes every few years, but right now I'm seriously into the blue-green range of colors. Teal, aqua, aquamarine, cyan, robin's egg blue, and so on and so forth.
9. Your fave animal: Hedgehogs and tigers. Can't pick one. :^)
10. Your fave perfume: Poppy by Coach. I don't know if they make it any more...I got a bottle a few years ago as a birthday present. It's pretty awesome; flowery without smelling like an old lady.
11. Fave Holiday: I was a Christmas baby (my middle name is Noelle, after all), so it'll always be Christmas. But of course I love Halloween too.
12. Did l have a good childhood: It was part AMAZING and part WHAT THE HECK I HAD NO IDEA THAT THAT WASN'T NORMAL.
13. Have I ever been out of the country: I've been to Canada a handful of times. The Vancouver aquarium is ~amazing~
14. Do you speak any other languages: Nada. Ha, I kill me.
15. Do you have any siblings: An older sister named Stefanie. She is my greatest frenemy.
16. Your fave store: Barnes & Noble, pretty much, especially since they started selling toys. :^D They have books and coffee in the same place, what's not to love?
17. Fave restaurant: I am *so* not picky about restaurants...if they've got sushi or pasta I'm good.
18. Did l like school: It's about 50-50. I love learning, but I hate the grind of studying.
19. Fave youtubers? mst3kforever is probably my fave; I watch and re-watch his Let's Plays all. The. Time. Right now I'm going through "Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis" for the second time. Other than him, I like MyFroggyStuff (awesome crafting tutorials for making doll stuff!), TheJokerBlogs (FREAKING AMAZING Batman fan series, though it hasn't updated in more than a year, alas), and PoopPoopFart (beautiful music, despite the name. He mostly does covers, and does a lot of video game music, which is how I discovered him. I recommend his classical guitar quartet version of Eleanor Rigby). I also used to be a big fan of Pogo, AKA Nick Bertke, but his sudden fame seems to have turned him into an asshole. :^\ Or maybe he was always an asshole and it just wasn't apparent before now.
20. Fave movie: UGH. This is the hardest question ever for a movie buff like me. I'm gonna go with "The Wizard of Oz", "The Invisible Man", "Metropolis", "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang", and "Sans Soleil" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans_Soleil).
21. Fave show: Mystery Science Theater 3000! Twang.
22. PC or Mac: I've used PCs my whole life, but for six months I had to use Macs in school for my digital photography classes, and I quite liked them.
23. Do l have any pets: A toy poodle puppy named Bailey! Right now she's sleeping next to me, in her crate.
24. How tall am l: I am 5'4, exactly.
25. What kind of phone do l use: iPhone 5.
I was thinking of making a story but since I've been busy I just decided to take a snap of the two lovely girls I have
This morning's southbound CN A490 featured a very unique lash-up consisting of CP 8737 in new CPKC paint and BNSF 5354 in the Heritage 2 paint scheme. Passing on the main is CN 3820 and CN 3822 leading a northbound mixed freight. As far as I could tell, no fights broke out as the power for these two competing railroads passed each other!
See these trains in-action: youtu.be/9E8Iul8jSiY
I went home that night and didn't sleep a wink. I got on tracing and tracking all communications between Marlowe and Warren. Most of it was financial records for repairs on Warren's suit. Most disturbingly, I found out that Warren had hired Marlowe to carry out a hit on Bruce Wayne! Apparently he had failed miserably to do so undercover, and Warren was well... disappointed to say the least. He said he was gonna whack Marlowe if he didn't redeem himself. Anyhow apparently tomorrow night of all fucking nights, Warren's whole crew, Marlowe included was supposed to launch a siege on Wayne Manor. Of all places to take out the Bat himself, they track him to his cave! Ha! Like that'll work!
The next day, I snooped on Warren's phone-line for the better part of the light hours. He was sure as hell making some grand plans for his raid on Wayne Manor! RPG's, SMG's by the boatload, and hell, even a bloody construction vehicle! Once I got what I needed, I suited up and covertly headed to Wayne Manor, It was 5:15 PM now, and Warren wasn't due to attack until 10:00. Bruce and I would need all the time we could get to prepare.
I snuck in through a vent that led into Bruce's office. I yell-whisper at him from inside.
"Bruce! Bruce! Hey, Bruce!"
He whirls around in his chair and glares at me.
"Zulu? What. Are you. Doing here?"
"Uh... yeah. I'd be more comfortable talking in the errmm... basement?"
"*Sigh* I'll open the bookshelf."
Bruce removes a number of books in a special sequence, and the shelf slides open, revealing the entrance to a sturdy looking freight elevator. I climb in, and Bruce closes the shelf back up. We don't for the whole ride.
When we finally reach the famed Batcave, Bruce speaks.
"Excuse me for a moment."
He taps the glass in front of a black and grey suit, and the glass slides down. He steps inside, and the glass fades to black. Now that is fucking awesome.
He steps back out after three minutes in the iconic suit, cowl under his arm.
"So, Ariadne, what brings you here?"
"Jacob Marlowe and Warren White. They're in cahoots, they're looking to kill you."
"What? Do explain."
I fill Bruce in on the situation. He remains stone-faced throughout my explaining. I can tell he's nervous though. I know that look in a man's eye when he's going to face the uncertain, possibly even death. He stares at me, and speaks.
"Look, Ariadne. I appreciate you informing me of this, but... I think I can handle this myself."
"What makes you so sure? Maybe Marlowe WILL bag the bounty of a lifetime. Maybe even YOU the famed Batman... need a little extra help?"
"Maybe I do, and maybe I don't. Ariadne, you know I disapprove of your methods-"
"-But the results are mighty fine, Bruce."
"Th-that IS true. But I don't work with killers. This team up? Out of the question."
"What if you're hurt? I don't Little Robin Red Breast running around here, nor do I see his lady friend. Bruce... as of right now, it looks like you're gonna have to put up with me."
"Leave. Robin. Out of this. I think you're a fine person, Ariadne it's just... I don't want you getting hurt-"
He's annoying me now. I whip my hood off and chuck my mask at the ground out of frustration. The mask's wood click-clacks on the floor.
"What, so you can keep shagging the woman who fucking TAUGHT me to kill? Christ, Bruce. I got through that time in Brazil unscathed, and that was a few years ago. I think we can handle this together, alright? Hmm?"
"God dammit. Fine. But don't expect me to need you to help me frequently."
"Oh, I don't! Just wanted to help an old frenemy!"
"We have until ten?"
"Yes."
"We better be ready, even for street level thugs. We should spar for a while before the siege."
"I've heard worse ideas. Let's go!"
Bruce leads me to the Cave's boxing gym. We spar for about two hours, and spend the rest of the time checking radar. That's when we hear the front door explode.
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-PHOTO by: Albert Michael/startraksphoto.com
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Sometimes, you find pictures you just don't remember taking. You're flipping through your photo directory, marveling at how many snaps were essentially a failure -- only one success out of 10, maybe two if you're lucky. You find maybe a few that you'd missed, snaps that with a little processing might look nice enough to post.
And then, then you come upon a photo of a die cast metal John Deere tractor dwarfed by what must surely be a mutant rooster.
I don't remember taking this picture. Mind you, I know I own both the tractor and the chicken in question. I see them even now.
I guess I was testing the camera out? Or maybe I was psychically driven to this point by the powerful mind-magnet of the giant rooster?
What is the rooster's purpose, here? Is the rooster marrying the tractor? Is the tractor female, or will this be a marriage that can only be consecrated in Canada or one of those states were we don't legislatively hate gay people?
Are the rooster and tractor going to have children? Little ractors? Or troosters? Or John Chickens?
Maybe they're plotting something.
Maybe they're frenemies.
I just don't know.
But I know they've worked their way into my heart, and hopefully will work their way into yours. Because I think they deserve their own TV show, and I'm going to write it.
BOX DATE: 1998
MANUFACTURER: Mattel
PERSONAL FUN FACT written by my sister: These items came with our Becky we found boxed in 2015. I forgot our first Becky ever had sunglasses! I reckon they broke early on. We both always played with the bag and the plaid shirt. Shelly liked the tom boy look of the shirt and I was obsessed with anything that came with Becky. Likewise, Shelly liked the bag for its versatility and usable size and, while I appreciated those things, I mostly liked that it came with Becky. The jeans and tank were favored too. While more plain than the jacket, they were versatile for this reason. I used her sneakers often, as her large feet didn't fit a wide range of shes. I mostly played with the wheelchair. Our childhood doll's wheelchair is DEFINITELY not the one in this photo--I still vividly recall the day I broke the arms when playing with it! I often kept the broken chair in her bedroom and said it was her "spare chair" or used it on Christine (Pet Doctor Barbie) who was a "frenemy" of Becky's at school, when they were on the school's wheel chair racing team together. (I decided that should be a thing...?) I'm very fortunate to have found a new girl with an intact wheelchair! I'm glad we got the items featured here with our boxed doll in 2015--it is nice to see these items again...what they looked like prior to years of play. I use the yearbooks (from both dolls) in photos all the time. The camera was a piece I used a lot as a kid. I decided that Becky's two hobbies were photography and wheelchair racing, though I sometimes made her pursue art too.
Welcome Ladies to your 3rd panel for this cycle!
Today I am here with our judges,
Lian Sun: www.flickr.com/photos/bratzzebra/sets/72157644651639852/
Past contestant in TMI, Model and Frenemy of Me [Ruby]!
And Bella Smith: www.flickr.com/photos/bratzrlife13/sets/72157642710766255/
Top Model, Competition Host, TV Personality and Model.
As you know, these are your prizes...
Cover of MOOD Magazine + 6 page spread
3 Year Contract with QX Model Management
Cover of Poise and Poise Beauty
Cover of THAT Magazine
And they will receive a makeover [Reroot]
This week you girls were photographed in a funky 3D shoot, and had to try not to get lost in the effects.
Let’s begin scoring!
Peyton: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/16482215884/
Ruby: 6/10
Lian: 5/10
Bella: 6/10
Fan Vote: 5/10
Charlotte: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/16918448609/in/photos...
Ruby: 8/10
Lian: 10/10
Bella: 10/10
Fan Vote: 9.5/10
Taylor: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/16484506463/in/photos...
Ruby: 7/10
Lian: 6/10
Bella: 9/10
Fan Vote: 7.8/10
Rocky: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/17103133702/in/photos...
Ruby: 8/10
Lian: 7/10
Bella: 8/10
Fan Vote: 6.9/10
Juni: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/16916865438/in/photos...
Ruby: 6/10
Lian: 8/10
Bella: 8/10
Fan Vote: 6/10
Amber D: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/16918449499/in/photos...
Ruby: 6/10
Lian: 5/10
Bella: 7/10
Fan Vote: 6.3/10
Montana: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/16482216204/in/photos...
Lian: 9/10
Bella: 8/10
Fan Vote: 7.5/10
Mali: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/17103984691/in/photos...
Ruby: 7/10
Lian: 8/10
Bella: 9/10
Fan Vote: 7.8/10
Maria: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/17078689896/in/photos...
Lian: 8/10
Bella: 10/10
Fan Vote: 6.3/10
Haydin: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/17104651905/in/photos...
Lian: 10/10
Bella: 9/10
Fan Vote: 8/10
Kyle www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/16917095620/in/photos...
Lian: 7/10
Bella: 9/10
Fan Vote: 8/10
Baux: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/17104652435/in/photos...
Ruby: 9/10
Lian: 6/10
Bella: 8/10
Fan Vote: 7.8/10
Lilly: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/17103135222/in/photos...
Lian: 8/10
Bella: 7/10
Fan Vote: 8.3/10
Amber J: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/17103987061/in/photos...
Lian: 6/10
Bella: 6/10
Fan Vote: 7.3/10
We will now go and add up the scores, then will be back with a call-out!
We are back, and here is the call-out. Top photo this week goes too...
1. Charlotte: 37.5/40
Congratulations! Here’s the rest:
2. Montana: 34.5/40
3. Haydin: 33/40
4. Kyle: 32/40
5. Mali: 31.8/40
6. Maria: 31.3/40
7. Baux: 30.8/40
8. Rocky: 29.9/40
9. Taylor: 29.8/40
10. Lilly: 28.3/40
11. Juni: 28/40
12. Amber J: 25.8/40
BOTTOM TWO:
Amber D & Peyton
Both of your photos were very mediocre and boring. I am very disappointed that you didn’t bring it this week. How ever one of your photos was not as boring as the other...
The girl still in the running is...
Amber D: 24.3/40 Congratulations you are still in the running to become The Aspiring model.
ELIMINATED: Peyton - 22/40 You had a good run, but you were not enough to continue in the running for the title. I’m sorry but you must leave immediately.
Keep the votes coming in, we’ll see you all back for the next week.
xox
-Ruby
Welcome Ladies to your 11th panel for this cycle, where at the end of this we will have our top four!
Today I am here with our judges,
Lian Sun: www.flickr.com/photos/bratzzebra/sets/72157644651639852/
Past contestant in TMI, Model and Frenemy of Me [Ruby]!
And Bella Smith: www.flickr.com/photos/bratzrlife13/sets/72157642710766255/
Top Model, Competition Host, TV Personality and Model.
As you know, these are your prizes...
Cover of MOOD Magazine + 6 page spread
3 Year Contract with QX Model Management
Cover of Poise and Poise Beauty
Cover of THAT Magazine
And they will receive a makeover [Reroot]
For this week, you girls were asked to pose for nike and give off the look of a confident, athletic girl.
Let the scoring, begin!
Charlotte: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/21902622112/in/photos...
Ruby: 7/10
Lian: 7/10
Bella: 8/10
Fan Vote: 6.75/10
Mali: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/21291912224/in/photos...
Ruby: 9/10
Lian: 7/10
Bella: 6/10
Fan Vote: 7.1/10
Haydin: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/21902634112/in/photos...
Ruby: 8/10
Lian: 7/10
Bella: 6/10
Fan Vote: 5.2/10
Kyle www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/21726844598/in/photos...
Ruby: 8/10
Lian: 6/10
Bella: 7/10
Fan Vote: 7.5/10
Amber: www.flickr.com/photos/129951153@N02/21726816408/in/photos...
Ruby: 9/10
Lian: 5/10
Bella: 8/10
Fan Vote: 6.5/10
We will now go and add up the scores, then will be back with the call-out!
We’re back, and here is the call-out. Top photo this week goes too...
1. Mali: 29.1/40
Congratulations Mali! Big step from bottom two last week. Here’s the rest of the girls:
2. Charlotte: 28.75/40
3. Kyle: 28.5/40
BOTTOM TWO:
Amber & Haydin
One of you girls actually has the same over-all score as Kyle, but as you girls know when that occurs we put the girl with the higher fan-vote first. So, that girl with the higher score and who is still in the running is…
AMBER Congratulations Amber, you are one step closer to the top three for the finale.
I am so sorry Haydin, it is terrible to see you go but your journey to become The Aspiring model ends here. You were so close, just remember that!
This week, we had a crazy amount of scores from the viewers and it was great! Thank you all so much… Keep those votes coming in! We’ll see you all back for the next week, make sure to vote.
xox
-Ruby
Seen side-by-side at Steamtown Carnforth were the two top-link locomotives whose respective abilities were tested in the locomotive exchanges of 1925. 4472 Flying Scotsman and 4079 Pendennis Castle represented the best in British locomotive design, and 4472’s designer H.N. Gresley was curious to see how his design compared with the Great Western’s Castle Class locomotives of similar power. Representatives of the two types ran on one another’s metals, Pendennis Castle generally being deemed the better performer in terms of time keeping and coal/water economy. Paying heed of the lessons learned, Gresley upgraded his LNER A1 Pacific class with revised valve gear and boiler pressure, thereby creating a highly effective locomotive class.
At the date of this photograph, 4079 Pendennis Castle was making her final UK appearances before shipment to Australia, where she spent some 30 years prior to a return to the UK. She was joined Down Under in 1988-90 by 4472 Flying Scotsman, which toured Australia as part of the country’s bicentennial celebrations.
May 1977
Zorki 4 camera
Agfa CT18 film.
Mesmo com todas as raras/limitadas, acho que a Sfoglia (a minha em particular, óbvio), é minha Pullip favorita.
Chega a ser engraçado... Foi a única Pullip que comprei por uma razão besta, pensei em vender assim que chegou em casa, e rosa é uma das minhas menos favoritas cores. Mas funciona tão bem pra ela...
Tem gente que diz que ela tem cara de má, mas eu não vejo assim... A Aya eu acho que é mais malvada que ela, mas também gosto da Aya.
Amanhã chega uma "frenemy" dela em casa, espero gostar tanto quanto gosto dela.
Reading English books(also Japanese books, too). Reading is always good for my English practice. Look at these girlie books that my husband got in the states! I asked him to get some girlie books so he had to wait in line with these :P poor hubby, but thanks!
今年は本をたくさん読むぞ。通勤電車ではいつも寝てしまうけど、英語の本も日本語の本も読むようにしよう。勉強になるし♪
Here's a picture of Penny Proud her messy beastie Dijonay Jones and in LaCienega Boulevardez's case her messy frenemy.
I'm happy we finally got those based on the characters from The Proud Family made by the Fresh Dolls
Hopefully we could get dolls based on Maya Michael and maybe possibly even Zoey and Bebe and Cece???
I have been lagging so badly with the incoming dolls. Ginger has been waiting weeks to get a photoshoot done. Travel, school, weather, it's just one thing after another. Ah well, life is like that.
This is my first Ginger. Ever since the first one was released, I wanted to have one of the sculpt, but I did not want the set. It took me a second to order this one. I did, however, split the set and part with the accessories. I rarely do dioramas, and as great as the pieces were, they were better off somewhere they would be loved.
Now for the doll. She is just lovely. I love, love, love that deep red shade of her hair. I could do with a different hairstyle, but I still think it's pretty and suits her well. She has a more mature look than her first incarnation, which gives her more of a frenemy vibe IMO.
Her clothes are well made, but I do not like the top. So she will be redressed soon, I think. Her accessories are simple and cute. The earrings broke as soon as I took them out, and IT promised a replacement, so that's that.
Overall, I really like her. My favorite part of her is the hair. That color is just amazing! This is a nice sculpt and IT will sell a lot if they make them.
Ten years ago today Doctor Who returned to our TV screens. Ten years and eight series later we’ve had four new incarnations of the Doctor, plus one hidden incarnation retconned in between the 8th and 9th Doctors, and many new companions plus a female incarnation of the Doctor’s frenemy the Master. Times had changed and the show changed with it but at its core Doctor Who is still a family show about a great spirit of adventure…
The only remaining LP570-4 on KL roads at the moment; WUF7 is still in repairs as far as I know.
Unfortunately, I did not have my camera with me when I saw this, so I had to use the gf's S95. Not the best of shots, I know... but this will simply have to do!
Hanging out with my buddy Cody was a blast.
It's been so long since we've seen each other & we always had planned to hang out more but I just never had the time with my busy career.
Very happy to have spent this summer evening with you bud!!
:^) p.s you smell funny
Pose by K&S
Taken at Erebos Harbor
Bought her in 2011, but to make a long story short, a "frenemy" stole her from me. She's been a bitter pill to look at ever since (as well as a harsh reminder that some "online doll friends" are just dishonest to the core).
So, after a sufficient period of mourning (for doll & faux-friends), I found an affordable one. She just arrived today. Her poor lashes didn't survive her long journey in an envelope - so need replacing, with new body & hair restyle ... then she'll be display ready.
From the underground steel cage fight matches at Silent Sam's, Heatblast prepares for combat!
Hex is a self-proclaimed "Master Magician" who desired to rule the world with his vast magic powers and lived in a large tower-like building.
Hex has a niece named Charmcaster who was mostly with or around him because her father Spellbinder was murdered by Addwaitya. He once possessed five magical, mystical charms called the Charms of Bezel, that gave him the immense powers and abilities of levitation, fire, reincarnation, lightning, and luck, in addition to his own spell-casting abilities.
After overcoming depression, Hex changed his ways and became a professor at Friedkin University, becoming his former archenemy's favorite teacher.
Appearance
In the Original Series, Hex had grey skin with black symbols on his shoulders. He wore a red and black dress and hood, and black pants that were torn beyond his knees. He also had black arm guards and long socks that didn't cover his heels or toes. His face was painted white and black to resemble a skull.
In Don't Drink the Water, he aged into an old man, looking skinny. Later in the end, he turned into a toddler. His eyes were green, and his face was not tattooed.
In Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, he had returned to his original age, and his look was mostly the same as before, though his clothes were fully red instead of black and red, and he had a hooded top cut down the middle of his torso. His face was whiter than before, making it look even more like a skull.
The black symbols on his arms were gone, replaced with bands on his biceps and forearms. He wore a red cape and long black tights that merged with his shoes. He also appeared to be more muscular than he was five years prior.
In Omniverse he loses his hood, revealing that Hex has black and curly hair. His face is closer in design to the Original Series compared to Alien Force. He wears a red jacket with a brooch on the white part of the cloth and black pants with black shoes. His hair is tied in a bun with a red headband.
Personality
Hex used to be power-hungry and would go to whatever lengths to increase his powers and mastery over magic. He was often seen as ruthless and arrogant. Clearly unprepared to be a parental figure, Hex acted very harshly and abusive toward Charmcaster during her teen years, always demanding she respect him and answer his demands with "yes, uncle".
However, there was a softer side to his personality, as he has admitted that despite his past treatment of her, he truly loves his niece dearly, and he has shown great respect toward his brother Spellbinder as well. This is due to his brother sacrificing himself so that Hex and Charmcaster could escape Legerdomain and Addwaitya.
Sometime after believing he had lost his niece, Hex abandoned his desire for power and dominance, instead finding a new joy in teaching others of the mystic world. As a professor, he has shown a more joyful side while becoming very popular, especially with the female students (particularly Gwen, ironically enough) and faculty (particularly Helena Xagliv, much to his dismay). He is also more open in his care for his niece, as seen where he openly expressed concern for Charmcaster due to her erratic behavior and later expressed a genuine desire to have her be a family with him again.
History
Hex was born and raised in Legerdomain. He tried to defeat Addwaitya for years, but remained unsuccessful.
In Lucky Girl, Hex attempted to steal an ancient spellbook known as the Archamada Book of Spells, dating back to the 16th century and containing powerful spells that, combined with the Charms of Bezel, would give the user unimaginable powers. However, the Charm of Luck fell into Gwen's possession during Hex's fight with XLR8, and she soon learned to utilize its power. Despite Hex's attempts to reclaim the Charm of Luck and the spellbook, he was eventually defeated by the Tennysons in a graveyard and arrested, while Gwen destroyed the Charms.
Hex returned in Tough Luck after his niece Charmcaster broke him out of prison. Together, they searched for the Keystone of Bezel, which he planned to use to recreate the other five Charms and multiply his power tenfold. Gwen got the Keystone and was soon attacked by the pair. Hex failed again due to both the Tennysons' interference and Charmcaster betraying him so she could take the Charms for herself (though she failed as well).
Hex then reappeared in Don't Drink the Water, having aged into an old man since his last appearance. Learning of the Fountain of Youth, he tracked it down and wanted to use it to become immortal. However, Ben, reduced to a toddler by the effects of the Fountain, used Heatblast to try and evaporate the Fountain when, due to being taunted by Gwen, he had a very bad tantrum and went supernova hot, allowing him to evaporate the water, which overexposed Hex to it and reduced him to an infant. Hex was last seen in Charmcaster's hands, where his niece enjoyed taunting him in his infant state.
Alien Force
Hex had seemingly made up with his niece, and now lived in a tall mansion where he kept all his books of magic, including the Archamada Book of Magic.
In Time Heals, Gwen infiltrated his home to steal the Archamada Book of Magic, and, despite Paradox's warning, used it to time travel to the past and stop Ben and Kevin from hacking the Omnitrix and preventing Kevin's mutation.
Hex made his reappearance in Enemy of My Frenemy, where he captured Gwen in a force bubble during her attempt at stealing another book and had her at his mercy. Gwen explained that she wanted to help Charmcaster who was in Legerdomain, and, concerned about Charmcaster, he let her out. Gwen wanted him to work with her to help Charmcaster because the last time she saw her was that she was fighting against Addwaitya. Hex said that while he loves his niece, he was not about to go on a "suicide mission". Hex let Gwen take the spellbook and whatever she needed if she left him in peace.
Hex then made an appearance in Night of the Living Nightmare as a dream character that attacked Ben due to Albedo and the Cassiopeian Dream Eater's effects on him.
Omniverse
Deciding it would be a more advantageous route, Hex became a teacher.
In Charm School, Hex appeared as a Professor at Friedkin University. Hex was revealed to be the magical artifacts and antiquities professor and Gwen's favorite teacher. Unaware that he had changed, Ben attacked him. Hex told him that he could only teach there because he gave every single one of his magical artifacts to the university. After hearing about his niece's return, he told Gwen and the others that her troubled past deeply damaged her, but that he knew that she is still good deep down and can be saved.
When he met Charmcaster, he offered her to stay with him and be a part of his life. However, Charmcaster double-crossed him and almost turned Hex into a totem in her quest to obtain his staff. However, all this happened in his library where he was practically invincible, forcing Charmcaster to retreat. Later, Charmcaster managed to fulfill her plans and sneak attacked him disguised as Xagliv, turning Hex into a totem and using his powers to find his staff. At the end of the episode, he, Charmcaster, and the other totems were sent back to Legerdomain by Gwen, who later inherited Hex's library.
In Third Time's a Charm, it was shown that Hex as a totem, when in Charmcaster's magical bag, was free to move and speak as normal except reduced in size. He had a very antagonistic relationship with Addwaitya and Darkstar inside the bag, since Addwaitya murdered his brother and Darkstar broke his niece's heart. Thanks to Ben and Gwen, Hex was ultimately freed from being a totem and was immediately greeted with a hug by Professor Xagliv, much to his dismay. Charmcaster, now a stone totem herself, was kept in his and Gwen's custody under the hope that she can get better someday.
Hex reappeared in The Most Dangerous Game Show, where the first round of Charles Zenith's game show was held in his library. Hex appeared in a puff of smoke to anyone who talks in the library, making a shushing noise at them when he did. When he did this to Jennifer Nocturne, she shushed him right back indignantly. Interestingly, Hex showed no concern that Charmcaster was present, which suggested the two had made up with one another again.
Powers and Abilities
Hex is a master magician that has vast magic powers at his disposal. These include levitation of himself and objects, mana manipulation, projecting energy blasts and forming shields, scrying (locating magical artifacts), transforming matter, controlling fire, earth, plants, and other elements, bringing inanimate objects to life, teleporting himself and others, summoning Rock Monsters, clairvoyance about timeline changes, and other magic powers.
In addition to his magical abilities, Hex is also very strong and agile and possesses knowledge of magical artifacts and rituals.
Equipment
Hex usually channels his powers through his staff, which can only be wielded by a "master magician".
Hex briefly possessed the Charms of Bezel before Gwen destroyed them.
Hex owns a library of magical books, which greatly enhances his magic to the point where it makes him (and anyone in possession of him while a totem) virtually unstoppable while in the library.
Weaknesses
Hex's arrogance was sometimes his own undoing, causing his defeats by giving others an opening.
He can be defeated by magicians more powerful or skilled than him such his niece and Addwaitya.
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
Ben 10
Sumo Slammers
Hex
2006, Bandai
Drogan Vykor
Faction: Lenfald
Species: Human
Profile: House Vykor is rich in history and honor, and poor in all else. Once the Vykors oversaw a rich, thriving port city, but the city burned in the Karth Rebellion, ages past. With the city in ruins, the harbor fell into disrepair and the survivors fled to the nearby safety of the High Wold, the nearby forest to the north. Drogan’s ancestor Markath Vykor oversaw the construction of a new holding on the fringes of the High Wold. Eventually, the humble settlement became grew and became prosperous once again, never reaching the heights of Port Vykor’s prosperity, but serving to keep its residents safe in the southern shadow of the Dragonscale Mountains.
For generations, House Vykor has served as Protector of the High Wold. Drogan Vykor is the current lord of this once great house, and strives to uphold his family’s honor, rule his lands fairly, and protect the people of Lenfald. His son vanished without a trace fifteen years past, and an aging Drogan finds himself the last of the Vykors.
**Also: Sworn Frenemy of Gottfried Kjeldsen. :D
BOX DATE: 1992
MANUFACTURER: Mattel
DOLLS IN LINE: Todd; Stacie
VARIATIONS: Blonde; African American
BODY TYPE: No date; bend & snap legs
HEAD MOLD: 1991 "Stacie"; pierced ears
PERSONAL FUN FACT written by my sister: I still remember like it was yesterday buying my first Party 'n Play Stacie (doll second from the left). Unlike the Bowling Party, Happy Meal, Polly Pocket, and Flashlight Fun dolls, this is not a Stacie that I knew existed prior to owning her or found iconic. Instead, this doll, my beloved Ginny, is what makes Party 'n Play Stacie iconic to me. I found her from sellers that Shelly and I called "The Case People" that we frequently bought dolls in cases from during summer 2003. She was wearing both her outfits layered over each other (just like she is in the photo) and with a pair of pink flower flats. The shoes sold her to me--because of Polly Pocket Stacie, I have a huge weakness for flats. I have quite a few Stacie flats now--but Ginny still is a huge novelty item to me just as she was when I first discovered her. I remember liking her so much that she took Kid Kore Katie's place in our doll family quite often. She and Katie always traded off and played as each other's friends. For me, this was unusual. Typically, if I didn't choose to play with my regular favorite as the main character, she didn't have a place because my "main character" often always had the same personality/interests even when I used a different doll. However, Katie and Ginny had such distinctive personalities that I could keep them both in the story. Another scenario this worked with was with Robin and Daphne (Pet Pals Skipper and Teen Time Courtney). However, that was different because...well, when I got Robin, Daffy got shafted as a minor character and her previous persona made her easy to make into a "frenemy" for the lovely Robin. Katie and Ginny actually traded off multiple times in the same summer--and every time we played with dolls since that summer--both staying in the story.
I remember making Ginny into dressing up and into reading. When it came to sports, she was a wimp--just like me. I still remember setting up her "bedroom" the first time I played with her. I threw as many Stacie outfit fragments I could pull together quickly onto her "bed" (a vinyl case I got some toy Dalmations in) to make it look like she was playing dress up. For some reason, this has always been one of my clearest memories of Ginny. She did, however, go skateboarding and participate in skate competitions like my other Stacie and Katie dolls. It was a cross between bowling teams and rival skating gangs--they competed in a group like they would in a bowling league, but they had at least one "enemy" group they fiercely competed with. Ginny was a bit of a liability in the skating group.
I got the doll on the far right when I was a teenager too. I call her Janine now. I think I bought her separately because the temptation to buy her was irresistible. Unlike my other three Party 'n Play dolls, she has saran hair, which I find really interesting--it's also much more manageable than the hair on my other girls. It also is a slightly darker blonde. Blonde kanekelon often looks white or gray; blonde saran is usually more yellow looking, which you can see on Janine. I admit that I took Janine for granted as a kid and didn't do much with her. I just called her, "The doll like Ginny."
The doll third from the left is also my third doll. I took a liking to her right away and decided to call her Janie. I got Janie in 2011 at an indoor/outdoor flea market from the lady we bought Shelly's Hollywood Hair Teresa from. While I had Janine for years (and she has the coolest hair), I always felt more for Janie--probably because she was just so ragged when I took her home. She's definitely not as nice as Ginny. Her hair is thinner.
The doll on the left is my newest. I got her off eBay in the lot where I got my second Party 'n Play Todd. Having a Ginny-look-alike that is just like new appealed to me greatly even though Ginny was so complete that I didn't really need her. She was a cool bonus item in a lot I mainly bought because my first Party 'n Play Todd needed the new one's spare outfit (and because the highly complete Happy Meal Whitney was so much nicer than my own). I named her Janelle. While Ginny was already quite complete, I did get some great new items with Janelle--the soccer ball, hat, and sneakers. I'm very lucky to have her.
Just a few years ago Peugeot was thinking of coming back to the American market. The economy was doing well, people were, ahem, still buying cars, and car companies were making money by actually selling cars (true story!). Since withdrawing from the US market in 1991 Peugeot maintained an office in New Jersey, ostensibly to facilitate the distribution of parts for remaining US Peugeots, but they've also kept an eye on coming back. In fact, since withdrawing in 1991 they have occasionally let its former dealers test the waters with new models, like the 406, which they've provided for customer test drives. Even as late as 2006 PSA was still making noises about a possible comeback, and a gaggle of new Peugeots would sometimes be spotted around NYC. However close they were to reintroducing its model range in the US, those plans have now been put on hold indefinitely, and with plenty of sobering reasons.
But wait, a couple of other companies who have been absent for decades have recently returned, Fiat and Alfa Romeo. So why not PSA? First let's look at Fiat. As of now its lineup in the US of A consists of one single model, which, let's face it, is not exactly taking the country by storm. Fiat's reentry into the US also didn't come about as a result of Turin suddenly deciding it wasn't selling enough cars elsewhere in the world. Rather, what made it possible was the purchase of a significant stake in a US automaker, which gave it access to a dealer network that would have been prohibitively expensive to set up from scratch. This occurred just as Chrysler was shutting down a sizable chunk of its dealerships, and going through a drastic reorganization, to put it mildly. Chrysler remains in a precarious situation, and there is no telling what the next few years will bring. Fiat and Alfa Romeo are special cases; Fiat bought its way in and took advantage of existing dealer infrastructure, and Alfa Romeo is "back" solely through extremely limited sales of the extremely exclusive and extremely expensive 8C.
Another reason has been the weak US dollar. (Avertissement! The following paragraph is très boring! You may skip to the end!). Economic conditions where the dollar is strong are not especially conducive to foreign companies selling a lot of products in the US, whereas a weak dollar contributes to favorable market conditions for foreign exporters. Throughout the latter half of the previous decade the US dollar has remained weak against the Euro, which meant that we ended up paying more for imports. The recent issues which the European Central Bank is going through has made it impossible to try to predict the performance of the Euro more than a few days into the future, with some commentators questioning the future of the Eurozone entirely in light of the Greek crisis. As a result, all the major European corporations are staying put and not investing in new ventures outside their immediate currency zone. The Euro has stayed very strong against the dollar for almost the entire decade, and it would take more than a few years of the opposite conditions to warrant a foreign automaker with zero production footprint in North America to export cars.
A related reason is that we're not exactly a booming car market. New car sales have declined over the past three years, and understandably so. Even when we do get back to 2008 levels, it won't change the long-term potential of the North American new car market - large jumps in car buying habits are a thing of the past. In fact, we've been lucky to keep the automakers and brands that we still do have. Peugeot, like many of its European frenemies, has been investing heavily in China and in partnership with Dongfeng motors has been making the Pug 207, 307, 408, and 508 models for the Chinese domestic market. Its not as huge a lineup as Buick's, which offers an almost unbelievable 8 models in the Chinese market compared to 3 in the US, but its set to grow as Peugeot seeks out more manufacturing partners like Chang'an Automobile and others.
Besides economic reasons, Peugeot right now does not have a lineup that is immediately suited to the US-market. Peugeot's model range right now is heavy on hatches with efficient engines, which makes it a little difficult to carve out a niche where it can eat into another automaker's market share. Until its departure in 1991, Peugeot had essentially clung to a one-model range in the form of the 505 until it went out of production in France, and with its departure US sales had dropped off a cliff. The question of which models would appeal most to US consumers is not a readily answerable one without some painful trial and error and months of market research. A smallish range of a hatch (207), sedan (508) and crossover (3008) might do the trick, and a smallish range it would have to be as costs of federalizing cars remain high. And where would Peugeots fit into market? As an alternative, once again, to Volvo, VW, or the not-quite-dead-yet Saab? Is there a space at all for a range of a handful of French cars from an automaker that most people are not particularly familiar with? Nobody knows.
All of these factors make it difficult and unlikely that Peugeot will seek to reenter the US-market in the near future. It was a different automotive landscape when Peugeot last sold cars in the US, one that has very little in common with today's market. So if you're pining for a brand new French car, buy a Mitsubishi Outlander as it's a Peugeot 4007 or a Citroen C-Crosser underneath. That's as close to a Peugeot as we're going to get for a long time.
BOX DATE: None
APPROXIMATE RELEASE DATE: 2000
MANUFACTURER: Kid Kore
BODY TYPE: 1992; twist 'n turn waist; flexible rubber legs
HEAD MOLD: 1990
PERSONAL FUN FACT written by my sister: Kid Kore Katie became the most iconic, memorable persona in our doll games. While usually portrayed by my "Princess" Katie, a blond haired, blue-eyed beauty that came with a poodle, THIS was what our first Katie looked like. There is some dispute as to how our first Katie like this came into the house. Eighteen years have elapsed since then and, sometimes, Shelly and I don't agree on the details. According to Shelly, she bought Katie out of boredom, thinking the little doll was cute and not having a lot of money. Shelly and I realized she was related to Jodi, who Shelly had a much older doll of from the very early 90s. We wound up interested in Kid Kore dolls and, shortly after Shelly bought a Katie exactly like this, bought our first My Big Sister Kelsey and Jodi dolls in the leopard outfits.
While I admit that Shelly's version is probable, before Shelly told me what she thought happened--that "Bumblebee" Katie was our FIRST store bought Kid Kore doll--I originally remembered it differently. What I recalled was this: We bought Kelsey and Jodi in the leopard outfits first, then we bought the ones in the cowgirl outfits. Shortly thereafter, Shelly bought "Bumblebee" Katie because, yes, she was bored and had a few bucks, upon realizing that she was supposed to be their sister. Either story could be what really happened. In any case, we no longer have our original Katie or any of our Kelseys or Jodis and, truthfully, I couldn't confidently say which of my remaining childhood Katie dolls is the oldest surviving. However, we agree on the following facts--a Katie exactly like this was definitely our very first Kid Kore Katie, Shelly was the original owner, Shelly played with her first, for a brief time, got bored, and transferred her to me. I believe, but can't say for sure, that, by the time we got our second Katie, she went straight to me.
This doll brings back a thousand memories. The earliest ones involve the early days of our Kid Kore phase--playing with our Kid Kore dolls out by the swing-set and slide. Then I remember Kelsey and Jonathon's wedding. The actual doll wedding? A blur. Maybe an hour long, probably much less. The preparation for the wedding? Hours. Days. We spend an eternity making fake food out of paper and decorations. We were "boycotting" Barbie at the time and didn't want to use our actual Barbie groceries. This small event shows how much things have changed, yet how they have not. Nowadays, we don't waste our time "boycotting" any doll. We buy what we like, if we can afford it, and we don't overthink it. In many ways, it feels more innocent and pure than it did back then. However, this summer, Shelly and I spent HOURS cutting food pictures from newspapers to make backdrops to use for doll photography. It is the same playful, creative nature--but always geared toward dolls--that hasn't altered. I would say this shows that I've kept the better part of who I used to be but actually become more childlike in terms of no longer overthinking dolls and just enjoying like an excited kid.
Katie also brings back memories of getting our Real Friends doll house for our Kid Kore family. Looking at this doll makes me visualize where we had the house set up in the basement and everything. It also makes me remember where in Shelly's room we were playing "Boardinghouse" with Shelly's old dollhouse. Because it was a house made for little figurines, not Barbies, the dolls couldn't stand well in it. However, the top floor was open. I remember, vividly, playing with my first "Bumblebee" Katie and my second one, who I believe was from a holiday set and wore a blue velvet dress. I remember dropping their laundry over the side of the house. I can't really remember the plot to "Boardinghouse"--if there was one--but I remember playing with Katie dolls.
When I started getting more into Katie, not just as the third sister and LONG after the "Barbie Boycott" and general Kid Kore obsession were over, I had a lot more dolls and my little bumblebee was no longer played with as much. Shelly got me two Kid Kore Katies for Christmas when I was in eighth grade (I think, may have been seventh). I'd also found a couple secondhand, I believe. This Katie was shelved. However, I always nurtured a real soft spot for her. Therefore, when the "Princess" Katie permanently stole my affection and gained permanence in all our stories, my original Katie and one of the ones from Christmas became her two "frenemies." They were the girls she hung out with at school but they were a bad influence and encouraged Katie to do bad things. We joked, back then, about all Kid Kore dolls having the same names. So, Katie and her two besties were all called Katie but had different last names. My doll like this was Katie Kores and my Winterwonderland Katie was Katie Kids. (Creative much...) What about the other Katie I got for Christmas with Katie Kids? She's my only African American Katie and, to be honest, I liked her so much that I couldn't make her Katie's frenemy. Years later, I dubbed her "Holly" because I always thought of her that way. Those were my four favorite Katie dolls back in 2002--"Princess" Katie (the original before the arm broke), Katie Kids, Holly, and, of course, Katie Kores. So, why then, if I still have Holly, Katie Kids, and both "Princess" Katies, did my original little redhead disappear? By the time she starred almost daily as the mean girl in school (and she played the REAL mean girl's gullible friend--very ditzy, more misled than actually mean...Katie Kids got to be the real villain!), she had hair cut to her chin that was frizzy and matted and had discolorations all over her body. She was so far gone that, when it was time to pair down our collection as adults and throw away the really bad ones, she and Sun Jewel Kira were those dolls we WANTED to save, that we never would willingly have parted with, but couldn't save. Albeit, this was before we knew about the re-root. Truthfully, even with the flat iron, my first doll could not have been saved without a reroot--and if I'd known about the reroot? She'd still be here. Around 2012, my Katie collection--once massive--was under ten. Shelly told me that if I paired it down further, she'd give all my remaining girls re-roots because, honestly, Kid Kore dolls have very cheap hair and, at the time, she wasn't as skilled with a flat iron. I am SO glad Shelly learned how to flat iron so well. Every since she did, I have been trying to re-buy this doll. I remember a couple years ago, during my April vacation, being miserable, sick over my week off, and suddenly perking up as my hunt to find this doll led me to identifying some of my Katie clothes. That hunt, like so many others, was fruitless. However, sometimes we find things when we stop looking. It's not like I'd given up on finding her, she just hadn't been on my mind the day in question. I was looking to identify what looked like Kid Kore Kelsey outfit of sorts we'd unearthed in the "$6 Build-a-Bag" in fall 2018. Suddenly, among the eBay listings, I found the doll in the picture for "$20 or Best Offer." Shelly was in the bathroom. I yelled, "Shell!?" "What?" "How much would you let me spend on my first Katie?" "What?" She came into the room and I showed her the listing. She said to offer fifteen. The seller accepted instantly! (If I weren't broke, I'd have paid more than twenty for her in a heartbeat.) In days, I was opening a doll I had last seen in the box eighteen years earlier. While I was at work, Shelly flat-ironed Katie's hair so that she doesn't end up like our original. She also made her a cute hair clip with a bee on it! At the end of the day, do I regret that my original "Katie Kores" is not here? No, I think the best attitude to approach it with is the one Shelly has when people ask her if she's sorry that she gave up doll collecting for five years in her teens, "No because sometimes you appreciate something more when you don't have it for a while." It's true. I could not appreciate finding this Katie any more than I do. She may not be my childhood doll, but the journey I went on to find her, and my memories with my first doll, is something I wouldn't change.
Time is such a precious thing, something most of us take for granted. We walk around thinking that we have all the time in the world, when in fact, this is not the case.
Time is something that should be respected and cherished. Be grateful for the time you have with your loved ones. Do not put off what you can do today for tomorrow. If you feel strongly about something, do not let it be left unsaid. You never know if you will have a chance to express your feelings ever again.
Revere time and fear time. We do not know how much time we have in this world. As James Dean said, “Dream as if you’ll live forever; live as if you’ll die today.” Strive to live your life with little or no regrets. To accomplish this, time must be thought of as a force acting for and against us, a “frenemy” of sorts.
Cherish every moment of your life. Never take the time you have for granted. Do not hesitate to say what is on your mind. Most importantly, experience everything life has to offer you. Make it a point to live your life to the fullest.
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The Story:
Introducing Rayna's best "frenemy", Latina billionaire heiress, and top model, Alejandra Luna! The first trans model of the NU. Face agency, Alejandra will be the new hit of your collection, setting trends like no other doll ever has before with her ultra-edgy, high-fashion attitude!
We've been waiting for months for this new NuFace collection ... guessing it wasn't ready for the Dolly days last December ...
For a couple of years Jessy teased us about a Latin X new character for NU Face so this doll was expected by everyone who was collecting NF ... At some point he was talking about a Latina doll , so I was thinking already of a Trans character as why insisting at the beginning about the X (no genre) ... I think he talked about Latina (on a feminine body that is) because a lot of collectors were asking for a new male doll by Jessy and he can only add to his NF collection as FR males dolls are now Vaughn's Monarchs Hommes collection ...
So Luna is a magnificent surprise as she is absolutely gorgeous, her face has that masculine/feminine ambivalence we can see on human trans models ... I'm under her spell like many and I love her extravaganza (maybe except her little hat ... but I'm not a fan of hats in general except for vintage looks) ... I'm very happy to know we will get story cards for this collection and I'm looking forward to discovering more about her ... I really hope the NF club dolls this year will be additions to this collection ... fingers crossed ...
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Toronto, May 5, 2016 - Richard Gingras, senior director of news at Google, was in conversation with David Walmsley, editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail, to discuss the delicate symbiosis between the powerful tech company and the news media it aims to serve.
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoKsqu6COyo
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MOLEMAN'S EPIC RAP BATTLES!!!!!
PETER PARKER…
…VS…
…SETH BRUNDLE!!!!
BEGIN!
Peter Parker:
Thanks for the ride there, Uncle Ben; I shouldn't be long, so don't go far.
I'll get the scoop on Brundle, then earn cash enough for my own car,
'Cause when the Bugle wakes 'em up to this real-life Amazing Fantasy,
Our sales'll smash the Globe, and Triple-J will pay me handsomely!
Who am I? Just your friendly neighborhood rookie reporter,
Looking into you and your machine that breaks time-space's borders.
I trust you won't mind my swinging-by; I won't disrupt at all:
I'll be as harmless an observer as a fly upon your wall!
Seth Brundle:
Wait, who let you in?! Press can't yet be let to see my labor's fruits!
Boy, you're in Pleasantville no more; trespassers here will be rebuked!
Poor Peter Parker's but a pitiful, nearsighted little geek-clown;
When he comes into my parlor uninvited, he'll get beat-down!
Like your playdates with ol' Skip, I won't let you go unmolested.
Feel that tingling? That's your common sense saying: put this schtick to rest, kid!
You're erected by that redhead Watson chick; that much is plain,
But if you think she'll get with you, you've hit a different Mary Jane!
Peter Parker:
It's clear you don't get out much, sir, and though I didn't mean any trouble,
If a dick is what you choose to be here, brace for my rebuttal:
I can weave a tangled web of words to rival Walter Scott;
A natural at diss-selection who knows how to take a shot!
Seth Brundle:
Your style makes me want to vomit; I spit gold when my fly verses bloom:
Mind-blowing rhymes so sick, they'll make your head asplode like Scanners!
Be afraid, very afraid: I'll mess you up worse than my first baboon;
Leave you turned inside-outwards in a most grotesque of manners.
Peter Parker:
You may think you'll change the world, but I'll be having none of that crap:
I've seen transport-pods more practical in West Virginia transit!
As a Trekker, I'd suspect your tech's a clone-creating deathtrap!
To be backing it, Bartok must make Oscorp look soundly-managed.
Seth Brundle:
Sure, that ape became spaghetti, but my finished pods aren't deadly:
I'll bet you and Borans both an arm-and-leg; my bone saw's ready!
I'm the next big step for mankind, and with one small leap, I'll prove it,
So computer, start the countdown up, and Europe, cue the music!
Joey Tempest:
Ooooooooh, it's the final countdown…
This dude's teleporting…
The final countdown…
Uh-oh, there's a fly there!
It's the final countdown, final countdown, ooooooh-ooooooooh… now give me my check!
Computer: TELEPORT SEQUENCE SUCCESSFUL; FLY AND BRUNDLE FUSED TOGETHER.
Seth Brundle: Wait, a fly? Oh my: that may be cause for worry, but whatever;
It most likely matters not. I'm in one piece and feeling fine, too;
The far worse concern in bug-terms here's that spider right behind you!
Peter Parker:
Ouch! TheDingDangDoong spoke truthfully; that really does hurt brutally,
And yet, on top of all the pain, I feel sensations new to me:
Sixth sense, strength and agility straight out of some film trilogy!
Uncle Ben: Remember, though: with great power comes great responsibility!
Peter: Oh, drop the preachiness, and quit pretending you're my father!
I'd be rich if all old Benny's lectures netted me a dollar.
As is, I'll use my new spidey-skills to further my finances;
Thus, I'm off to be a star, so: so long Seth, and goodbye glasses!
Seth Brundle:
That rad-spider's bite's made Parker think he's Superman, apparently;
My guess is: in a couple weeks, he'll be in chemotherapy.
As for myself, methinks I'll go hit up some drinking joint;
First, though, I'll grab my wallet, which, of course, I trust won't be pur-
Burglar: Yoink!
Brundle: Aaah, someone stop that man… no! Peter, why didn't you provide support?
You could have caught that thief just like the fly I earlier absorbed!
Peter Parker:
Well, why on Earth should I have helped you after all the crap you've said?
I fail to see how that's my problem!
(*GUNSHOT*)
Uncle Ben: Oh noes; I am dead.
Ganon: DIE!
Peter: NOOOOO; The only father that I've ever known's been killed!
I could have saved him; now, I have to spend my whole life with that guilt.
I pledge to heed his wisdom moving forward from this fateful night;
Need no Kenobi tricks to know to go home and rethink my life…
Seth Brundle:
Ha! You're too weak to even man up and go catch the guy who did this;
Now, next time you bump into him, they'll want you to show forgiveness.
Anyways, go mope for months on end at where your uncle's grave is;
I've got sugar to consume, and one hot date with Geena Davis!
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(SOME TIME LATER…)
Peter Parker:
Yo, I'm back with patriotic tights and my own hero-name;
The Spider-Man is what they call me, and web-slinging is my game!
It's not exactly public knowledge, but I figured you should know:
I've rose from tragedy, while… sheesh, you really have let yourself go!
Seth Brundle:
Oh, I'd say you're the one who's lost it, to consider that suit fetching!
This ain't lucha libre, Rikochet; go back to costume-sketching!
Think you're some red-white-blue widow? Boy, you're longlegs-level timid,
And I'll shatter you like windowpanes at an abortion clinic!
Peter Parker:
Wait a minute, you poor devil; I get why you're so disheveled:
You fused with that fly on some molecular-genetic level!
Now, that raises quite some questions here regarding mass-criteria,
If you didn't also get mixed-up with billions of bacteria!
Seth Brundle:
I make up in raw power what I may have lost in charm;
Can straight-up split a sucker open in a wrestling match of arms!
Unless you'll grow an extra four of those, comparing us is groundless.
Bring your frenemy Flint in; then, maybe we'll talk change-profoundness.
Peter Parker:
Your sheer arrogance is plain as my newspaper boss's spins;
"Help me! Help me!", you'll soon be squealing as this spider closes in!
I'm straight-Spectacular; Sensational! Your shambling isn't scaring me;
You're less a threat than Stockman, your own Ninja Turtles parody!
Seth Brundle:
Could you repeat that last part? I was tidying my museum:
A collection of vestigial souvenirs; you wanna see 'em?
I'm becoming something never seen before: a Brundlefly,
Who'll make you swallow his acidic disses; then, perhaps you'll die…
Peter Parker:
Yeah, it's quite clear your tale won't end with dreams of happy butterflies;
You'd have been better-off if that machine had left you vaporized!
You're too much fly for any guy; even The Offspring would agree!
My powers are a gift; you're cursed to die as a monstrosity!
Seth Brundle:
Well, if I'm but an insect woken from its dream of being a man,
Perhaps you'll help me to be truly human. See, I have a plan:
Though there may be no cure for my most Kafkaesque of transformations,
Your humanity-retaining genes shall be its mitigation;
Combination, Parker! Dive with me into the plasma-stream:
We'll be the insect Firestorm; a single-body super-team!
Peter: I'll never join you, freak!
Brundle: A pity; we'll do things the hard way, then.
Computer, instigate the sequence; Joey, sing that tune again!
Joey Tempest:
Ooooooooh, it's another countdown…
The Brundlefly's bonkers…
Another countdown…
Now Pete's in the pod-thing…
It's another countdown, 'nother countdown, ooooooh-ooooooooh… man, this is so fucked up!
(*Peter punches a hole through the telepod's glass door surface, shoots a webbing through it and onto a connective cable on the ground outside, and then reels it in violently, severing the cord. Noticing this act of sabotage as Peter proceeds to unlock and exit his now nonfunctional pod, Brundle attempts to take leave of the still-working pod holding him, but is a second too late and becomes fused with broken pieces of the apparatus itself. Emerging from a third telepod, the resultant hunk of twisted flesh mixed with chunks of metal then collapses onto the floor with a hideous, gurgling scream.*)
Brundle: Well… at least I still- (*Explodes for no apparent reason*)
(*Fade to black…*)
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(SEVERAL YEARS LATER…)
MOLEMAN'S EPIC RAP BATTLES!!!!!
SPIDER-MAN…
…VS…
…MARTIN BRUNDLE!!!!
BEGIN!
Spider-Man:
There ain't nobody like me but me, bar all business with the Jackal.
Ripping brutes new ones out on the streets, like:
Aleksei Sytsevich: I'm in the battle! *Ooomph!*
Spider-Man: I'll tackle any lab-freak and their every next of kin,
So do yourself a favor, stranger, and just turn yourself right in.
Martin Brundle:
Hello. My name is Martin Brundle. Insert Princess Bride quote here.
I'm not like other heirs to mantles of your foes of yesteryear:
Meet the most interesting insomniac this side of DC Pierson;
My genetic symbiosis makes for something truly fearsome!
Not the wretched wreck my dad was; I'm a monster on a mission,
With a tongue so sharp, call me the first true insect politician!
I drop verses rapidly as my progress through childhood;
Spit Venom, driving you more mad than any emo costume could!
No swatter's big enough to squash me; hell, I'll take on whole attack teams!
Here's a sadist choice: swap genes with me, or relive your wack dance scene?
Pumpkin-bombs can't match the terror I'll rain on your parade today,
With force enough to flush your itsy-bitsy bitch-ass straight-away!
Spider-Man:
So, seems "like dad, like son" is just the way the Brundle story goes;
To think: if only Seth had stuck to teleporting pantyhose.
I needn't Aunt May's prayers ensuring my deliverance from this evil:
I'm the cityscape's Tarzan; you're just a Disney-esque cheap sequel!
Yeah, you may come straight from your mom's worst nightmares, but honestly,
Compared to Carnage, Carl King and Kraven's craze, you're hardly scary.
You, Superior to me?! Doc Ock was less a wannabe,
So don't seek vengeance for your evil dad; look how that went for Harry.
Martin Brundle:
I made sure my father's tragedy would not run in our family;
Lived happily, bar comics, though things happened no less graphically!
Man, I got laid at five; that Melrose Place chick did the honors.
You've got less on me than what Sam Raimi did with "Lizard" Connors!
I concoct lyrics from scratch like pod props on my movie's set,
And constitute a force more Sinister than any crook sextet;
Your weak webs can't halt the pain-train I drive! This ain't no grand prix race,
Because this Martin Brundle has the speedy skills to win first place:
Watch me rampage relentlessly through a complex casually as a walk in the park,
Melting off my foes' faces as if they had gazed into the Covenant's Ark!
I'll put this born loser right out of his misery like that poor Golden Retriever;
Revel in wrecking you worse than Al-Qaeda tainted your twin towers teaser!
If a second lady-love's not something you're prepared to lose,
Then for the love of Lee, stop giving MJ cancer with your splooge!
I used to think you couldn't Turn Off folks worse than with your Broadway play,
But firing Garfield was a more disgraceful deal than One More Day.
WHO WON?
WHO'S NEXT?
I DECIDE!!!!
MOLEMAN'S EPIC RAP BATTLES!!!!!!!!!