July 3rd, 2009: In which Galadriel frets about impending doom, Tonner Edward descends further into crazy, and I coach The Littlest Edward on Talking to Girls.

"So... I thought... I would come over and... try to talk to you... I mean... if you don't mind... you don't look like... someone who necessarily wants to talk to people--I mean--not that you're unapproachable, I mean, although obviously--I have--a hard time approaching you--or--I wouldn't be acting like such an idiot MISS CLEO I CAN'T DO THIS!"

Featuring

• Galadriel
• Tonner Edward
• Ellowyne Wilde(s)
• The Littlest Bella
• The Littlest Edward

Notes

• The genesis of the entire entry is the scene in the Twilight movie where Edward first introduces himself to Bella. I think the very careful articulation is meant to sound like he's sort of holding his breath or unsure if he can control himself, but I've always joked that it sounds like he sat up with Alice the night before while she rehearsed him on what to say: "NO! NO BABBLING! JUST SAY 'HELLO! MY NAME IS EDWARD CULLEN!' " You plug The Littlest Edward into that scenario (with Story!Me in the Alice slot, I guess), and... it doesn't turn out so well.

• The "mosaic" is actually the "patchwork" Photoshop filter. You see more of TLE's "artwork" in The Confession.

• The Bella standup is courtesy of batwrangler on LJ, and let me tell you, I've been keeping it secret since before they even released the actual figure for just this occasion. The candle is holding down an unfolded paperclip that worked as a stand on a hard surface, but didn't quite work on a carpet.

• Not only is Tonner Edward lurking behind the laundry basket in one picture (actually, you can just see his head in the picture before that as well), his eavesdropping pays off in One Is the Littlest Number.

• Not all of the dolls call Story!Me "Miss Cleo"--just The Littlest Edward, Tonner Edward, and Lyra. With Tonner Edward, it's supposed to sound more courtly than filial.

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See also

• Dolls

• The Secret Life of Dolls