Tagged: Sisterhood of the World Blog Award

A couple of days ago I was tagged by Linda of Darkroom Dolls for the Sisterhood of the World Blog award, a question-answering tag that's been going around lately.  I always enjoy reading other people's answers, so I'm happy to join in on the fun.

But enough about that, let's answer some questions!

1. Do you collect anything other than dolls?

I do!  As anyone who's read more than a couple of posts here will know, I have an army of action figures and MiniMates around here.

The MiniMate army

2. Why did you start a doll blog?
I had been reading doll and figure blogs for about a year, but rarely commented (or if I did, it was anonymously) - I thought that starting a blog would be a more social way of joining the community.

3. Do you have one particular doll that is the favourite in your collection?
That's a tough one!  I'm not sure I could pick just one, but if I'm allowed a tie, I'd go for my two oldest BJDs - Volks Heath and Iplehouse Aaron:

Heath and Aaron

4. Your favourite doll accessory (American Girl or other)?

My favourite accessory actually is an AG one - it's Samantha's Desk.  That desk has been moving around with me even though Samantha herself was put into storage!

5. Do you know exactly how many dolls you have in your collection (you don't have to tell the number of course :-) )?

Honestly? No (*hangs head in shame*).  I know how many of a few types, but not of all of them together (plus I'm never sure where the doll/figure line sits).

6. Do you play any instruments and if so, what?

A bit of guitar.  I took the flute briefly in school, but I didn't go very far with it.

7. Where is your most favorite place you've ever been?
Another tough one!  Can I call it another tie?  My favourite place for active fun is Banff, and my favourite place for site-seeing and eating is Istanbul.

Lake Louise in Banff National Park: Reason #1 that I miss Alberta.

8. What is your most favorite thing about yourself?
My ability to pick cute pets!  Or maybe that's luck rather than a skill... ;)

9. Favourite book or movie?
I think we've established here that I'm the worst at picking single favourites, so I won't even try.  My three favourite movies are Lawrence of Arabia, The English Patient, and The Last Unicorn and my three favourite novels are All Quiet on the Western Front, In the Skin of the Lion, and The Quiet Violence of Dreams.

10. If you could design your own doll, how would it look like?
Just one?  Hmm, I think I could get close by crossing Granado's Mars with Amerai's Nick Chopper and then sticking him in a track suit.  Because if there's one thing I love, it's putting a fancy doll in sports clothes!


And that's it!  The final part of this assignment is tagging five more people, so here we go (as always, no pressure to do it if you're not interested or if you're tired of these things, and apologies if you've been tagged before and I just didn't notice):

Muff of  Hey, It's Muff
D7ana of A Philly Collector of Playscale Dolls and Action Figures
Musume of My Dolly Adventures
Xanadu of Xanadu Dolls
Sharon of Sharon in Spain

If you are interested in playing along (and this is for anyone else who enjoys these and wasn't tagged as well), the questions were:
1. Do you collect anything other than dolls?
2. Why did you start a doll blog?
3. Do you have one particular doll that is the favourite in your collection?
4. Your favourite doll accessory?
5. Do you know exactly how many dolls you have in your collection (you don't have to tell the number of course :-) )?
6. Do you play any instruments and if so, what?
7. Where is your most favourite place you've ever been?
8. What is your most favourite thing about yourself?
9. Favourite book or movie?
10. If you could design your own doll, how would it look like?

And that's it!  :)