In which Kayla is not some creeper who buys dolls

...Right?
One of the problems with working at Saver's is that I get to see all of the merchandise. Now, as an employee, I get a pretty hefty discount. However, the only things that I have bought with this discount are two naked dolls (The problem with Saver's is that people seem to always donate their dolls without any clothes on... Weird right? You don't want the doll, but you want the clothes??? I mean, show some decency, people. The dolls that come with clothes get bought quicker...) I wonder what the cashiers think about me. I'll probably have to buy some clothes or something soon.
Anyway, I didn't mean to get two dolls (They were both bought at separate times, so this is two instances they can hold against me) The first doll was an old Winx club doll, I think. I'm not sure. Anyway, I got that one because I've been wanting to do a customization on a doll for a while now, and Saver's is a good place to get the bodies, because that way you're not buying a completely new doll just to take it apart and do things to it. You can get dolls in pretty good condition. So, this doll looked perfect for something I had in mind, so I got her. I will be posting a blog later on(Prolly next week) About the process I've gone through to change her and make clothes, ect.
Then, the other day, There was a Draculaura doll!!! In really nice condition. Her hair's a little messy, she doesn't have any clothes, and she's missing a finger, but besides that, she's perfect! Her joints all work nicely too. Now, this happened to be the one day that I didn't bring my wallet to work. Genius, right? Well, our car is in the shop (Some distracted teen rear-ended my mom) and I can't drive Chris's car on account that I can't drive stick yet, so I had to be dropped off at work. So, seeing as I didn't need my wallet, I left it at home to make my purse lighter. And of course, that would be the day that Draculaura showed up. I had been keeping my eyes open in hope that any monster high doll would come into the store, and I was ecstatic when it was Draculaura. If you didn't know, Draculaura is my absolute favorite!!!! Happy day. Until I realized that I didn't have the money to buy her. Oops. My mom was nice and we drove back there later so I could buy her. Now, I have two dolls that need to be fixed up. Oh fun for me!

Also, something that I've been having for lunch lately that is Really Good:
Kayla's really good lunch recipe:
One piece of toast bread (Or normal bread. We just have a special bread that tastes really good as toast)
Lunchmeat-I use applewood smoked ham.
Cheese-Again, you can use what you want, but I've discovered that Muenster cheese tastes particularly good with Applewood smoked ham.
Honey mustard-You can make your own by mixing dijon mustard with honey

First, layer two slices of lunchmeat with a slice of cheese on the bread. (I fold them fancy, and then put the cheese on top.)
Broil in a toaster oven or in a regular oven on the broil setting. I've found three minutes on high works good.
Drizzle the honey mustard on top. Eat warm.

Also, has anyone tried jicama? It's sooo good. 

Love and Sparkles,
Kayla

The hidden dangers of Frozen Yogurt

You know you have a problem when you have more Menchie's spoons than real spoons....
it's not my fault they look soooooooo cute.

Anyway, I came home with Menchies one day ( If you don't know, Menchie's is the abso-freaking-lutely most cutest frozen yogurt shop... It's sooo colorful, and there are chalkboards to draw on while you eat... it's the best. Plus, everything is really nicely labeled, with allergy information and whether or not it's kosher clearly marked. Isn't that nice?) with some fro yo, and my mother looked at me and said,
   "I'd better give you the smileage card. I have a feeling you might be going there a lot."
Well no, it can be a little expensive if you're not careful, and there's no better way to pack on the calories then frozen dairy products. But the problem is...
 It's MENCHIES.
  When I get off work, I'm hot, tired, and usually hungry. This is especially problematic when my shift ends in the middle of the afternoon. I have just spent the day hearing little children asking their mothers for Menchie's after they finish shopping, seeing happy people walking past the store with Menchie's bowls of frozen yogurt. And then, when I exit the store, I look both ways before I cross the street, and then...
 There it is. The bright, colorful, cute menchie's store is right there in my peripheral vision.
Menchie's couldn't pay for better subliminal messaging.

The question is, will I be able to survive a summer of seeing Menchie's every day (Well, almost every day...) and not buying it all the time? The good thing is that usually my wallet is stronger than my stomach, but only time will tell..

Also, this has nothing to do with Menchie's (Or does it???) But fresh mango tastes soooo good. Yum. I am eating slices while typing this.

Just so you guys get to know what I deal with:

How could you say no to that face? That, my friends, is the face of a cold-hearteed (No pun intended) evil genius who knows how to get you to give him millions of dollars for his delicious yogurt....

Love and Sparkles,
Kayla

In which Kayla gets a job.

This title is reminiscent of one of my favorite books, Howl's Moving Castle. The titles all began like that: In which Howl dyes his hair, or something like that.

Any way, I got a job!!! Squeeee!! I work at Saver's, with a pretty hefty employee discount! I get to work mornings, which is perfect for me, and I get to spend the morning organizing things, also perfect for me! I knew my annoying attention to detail would come in handy one day

Rarity is so proud of me.

Also, have you ever noticed that is seems that the more you have to do in a day, the more time it seems you have? I know that sounds backwards, but I've noticed that the more I accomplish, the longer my day seems.

That is all I have for today, so Farewell!
Love and Sparkles,
Kayla
P.S I think that "Love and Sparkles" is working pretty well, and will probably stay unless I can think of something better.

For the Friendship of the Earth...I'll be of Service!

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Once upon a time...Kayla decided to draw the characters from Tokyo Mew Mew (Which is probably her favorite anime ever) as ponies (another one of her favorite things ever) and this is what came of it. She also decided to stop typing in third person.

So, here they are! My favorite mews as My Little Pony-or dare I say, Mew Little Pony- characters. :D Notice how I carefully made it so that none of their cutie marks are showing? That's because I didn't know what to make them.... I was just going to make it their mew mark, but I don't think that being a mew mew is their special talent....

Any way, this was especially fun to draw! I wanted to make it look like a scene from the last episode, so the background is based off of a screen shot I took from episode fifty.

Now, for explanations!
I decided that, as the leader, Ichigo- Strawberry Love, as I decided her pony name is- needed to be a unicorn. How else can you defeat evil with magical powers? Mint-or Mint Tea, from the prestigious Tea family- would of course be a pegasus. Lettuce- who currently doesn't have an official name, because I can't think of anything better than Lettuce Leaf- I decided would be an earth pony who turns into a sea pony when she transforms into a mew mew which makes her completely useless on land I'm so sorry. Pudding- same thing as Lettuce, any better ideas than Pudding Cup?- is definitely an earth pony. I mean, her element is Earth and everything. And finally, Zakuro- Pomegranate Rose-  didn't seem like she could be anything but a kickbutt unicorn (or an alicorn, but that would really fit Ichigo better, and we don't really need any more alicorns...) and then, voila! This wonderful picture happened from a silly little doodle of mew ponies!

Love and Sparkles,
Kayla

Wait, What?

Kayla's posting two things a day???
What is this world coming to?


I just wanted to take a moment and briefly talk about one-now two- of my many fascinations...
Children's toys, specifically, Monster High.

For those of you who do not know what that is, it is a line of girl's dolls done by mattel (makers of barbies) based off of a high school where the children of famous monsters go to learn. The toys themselves are pretty cool, made with ball joints like the japanese bjds, which I think are both beautiful and a little creepy, so it's perfect for a series of monster dolls!
To go along with the dolls, there is also a series of webisodes (they're on season three now, I'm so happy!) Each webisode is about three minutes long. On top of that, they've also made several movies, which are soo cute.
The episodes are pretty cliche, but what high school story isn't cliche? that's what makes it funny because it's true.
Another thing I like about monster high is that they promote being unique, and that you shouldn't be ashamed of your differences, that you should celebrate them.
Plus, I love that while the main focus is on the main ghouls ( aka "girls" in monster high talk. Did I mention that it's full of puns? it's the best) the show isn't afraid to have episodes based off of the minor characters. Also, the monsters are from different cultures too, and I like how natural it feels.
And, the main ghouls themselves are well done. Just like My Little Pony and Tokyo Mew Mew, I feel like I can see a little of myself in them. But my all time favorite is Draculara, because she is a short lolita vampire who is just soooo cute. And short. :D But the others are really fun too. And Frankie is so adorkable.

Now, my newest fascination is... Ever After High! Mattel is doing a monster high spin off line, only this time it's a high school where the children of fairy tale characters go to learn how to eventually replace their parents and live out the same story. Just like monster high, it's a little cliche, but it's fun to see how they fit all these different characters into the series (they even have the little dutch boy! No one usually even remembers the little dutch boy!) and, like monster high, it has a really good message, only this one is that you should follow your heart, and not what everyone expects you to do.
My favorite character is Maddie, who is the daughter of the Mad Hatter. She is the best! She's a lot like pinkie pie, and she's the only one who can hear the narrators. Plus, her pet is a grey mouse named Earl Grey. So cute!


My favorite thing about both lines are the outfits: amazing. With monster high, everything is bold, with each character having a unique style, ranging from lolita to rockabilly to steam punk! Each character's look is fresh and new, and very bold. And now, with ever after high, the designs are more lolita-esque, but the colors are very vintage feeling, and soo cute! My favorite design is probably Goldie lock's daughter. Her dress has little cameos of the three bears on it. And her Ipad is soo cute too!
And both series are full of puns. Got to love it! :D
Here's one of my favorite episodes (Jackson was included for once!) Although, it doesn't have Abby in it.. She's another favorite. Oh well. 

And here's the intro into the world of Ever After high! The only thing that bugs me is Apple's name. Couldn't they be more creative? Everyone elses' name is really cool (ASHlynn as CINDERella's daughter? That's good)

Wow, that was a long post! Enjoy!
Love and Sparkles,
Kayla

Do you know what this blog needs?

...More sparkles.

Anyway, I just had a hilariously wonderful idea for a fan fic, which is weird because I usually don't believe in fan fiction.

My idea was this "Magical Girl Academy"
It came to me when I told my little sister that I have decided to major in magical girls. She then asks me "What classes would you have to take to be a magical girl major?"
This spurred the idea of a school that specified in teaching girls how to become magical girls, and I thought it would be fun to write a fan fic with some of my favorite characters as the students.
Here are a list of classes:
Bishounen 101: How to pick the right guy.
The Proper use of Shoujo Sparkles
Fighting Monsters: the how, where, and when
The Science of Magical transformations: How to make a sequence of three minutes fit into a second
And various other classes.


You can return to your lives now.

Love and Sparkles!
Kayla

Ennui

Big fancy word of the day meaning "Boredom."
Sigh....
I'm sure I'm not the only one dealing with Summer boredom so I'll save you my problems. It just always seems like everyone is hanging out with everyone else and no one seems to invite me.  Which is fine, I guess. It's just that I've never really had a "Best Friend," so to speak. I've had a couple of really good friends that I consider "best friends," but when it comes down to the wire, they always have someone else who they consider their best friend. I'm used to it by now, and to tell the truth, I don't really open myself up to people the way your supposed to to get a best friend, so I guess it's kind of my fault.  It can get a little lonely though.
Also, still trying to find a job! I'm pretty hopeful about some of the places that I've applied, and I've had a couple of interviews, so cross your fingers for me!
 As a side note, I redesigned Princess Peach from Mario and totally made her from the Victorian Era. I plan on doing the same thing with Princess Daisy. Princess Rosalina, on the other hand, I plan to make from the Regency era, seeing as her dress design lends more to the elegant flowing dresses of Regency versus the elaborate bustle dresses of the Victorian.
I really love bustle dresses. As a child, I didn't understand them. I thought it was stupid to want a dress that makes your butt look bigger. That all changed when we went to a production of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" and the director had decided to give it a Victorian flair. Oh my goodness, those were some of the prettiest gowns I have ever seen. And thus began my lifelong affair with bustle gowns.
Any way, I will try to be more frequent for posts. And I'm sorry if the first paragraph makes me sound like a whiny teenager. It just felt good to type down my feelings. The problem is, I've had too much "me time" this summer, and I tend to dwell on unhappy thoughts. Pay them no mind.
(I'm trying to decide on a way to sign these, since my dear friend Mir1 has the cutest tag line... so how about...)

Love and Sparkles!
Kayla