You Know You're a BJD Dork When...

when you can't stop thinking about dolls

 

You run home from the dollar store in delight because you found a perfectly scale tea set for your girls... and you are 26

 

You know when you're a dork when you didn't realize that bringing your NON-BJD friend to meet your BJD friends without orienting them may cause a culture shock....XD

Also when you aren't sure if the bag is a tripod bag or a doll bag

 

Going to the mall angry because all i want is to buy Doll things online...

 

Taking a doll to concerts because he's the reincarnation of your favourite composer

Coming up: Matthäus Passion by J.S. Bach 'from Scratch'! This means that the 'audience' sings

 

When you dont even own your first doll and you spend all your time looking for clothes for it (i've ordered her)
every shop i go into i look for stuff that could be suitable for her but i never find anything
thinking of all the clothes i will make her when she comes (my grandma has a room with 4 sewing machines and shelves of fabrics)

 

when you start talking and showin pictures of your dolls (mostly to people who dont know about bjds) as if you are talking about your kids/family.
i tend to do this alot at work when im talking to customers

 

when you shades your bjd from the sun/light so much, and care about their 'skin' more then your own

 

You have dreams about searching for dolly props and tiny things to buy and use for the dolls.

 

When you can't even glance through a fashion magazine without wishing half the clothes/shoes came in doll size.

When you talk about your dolls as if they were actual people. And ... according to some of my friends, I also apparently talk about the dolls on my wishlist as if I already have them.

When you can't go into a store(ANY store at all), without keeping your eye out for something doll sized.

 

When every time you find a character you like in a movie, anime, manga, or book, you think about how to make a doll of them (like, what sculpt you would use, how you would do the face up, how you would make the costume...)

 

I put my girl Joon together yesterday. I gave her an outfit, eyes, stockings and super awesome wig. I was so excited I couldn't sleep at night haha!!

 

You find yourself identifying the companies that sculpted real people. Friends, family, celebrities, total strangers. The two Persian hotties who work at my local bodega-- both Iplehouse jobs, complete with the Realskin resin & perfect 5-o'clock-shadow faceups. My 7-year-old niece is going through a kind of a Doll Chateau phase, because she's always pulling her face into weird widemouthed grimaces, and is rail-thin because she refuses to eat anything but mac & cheese. One of my favorite models in the Lip Service newsletter lately, pallid-blond and eerie-fey, he is totally Soom.

 

I already posted... but wanted to reiterate my previous point... just now i was looking at the photo stories (i am at jwork) and a co worker asked me if i liked dolls. When I showed her my doll and said "It was only $500" she looked at me like I was crazy.... "What do you mean only $500!!!"

 

Okay, that's hilarious.

 

Momiji2010 - SOOOOO true - I want to turn all sorts of characters into dollie cosplay LOL I find myself doing this not only w/anime, but w/live actors, singers, whatever LOL

JennieNemesis I think Iplehouse made a mini-mee of actress Shin Min Ah... & my Elfdoll Rita is a ringer for another Korean actress. So I guess I do this too

Today I found myself thrilled beyond words to find a set of perfectly 1/3 scale soda glasses - the guy behind the counter is used to me getting excited about such things & merely said he'd thought of me when they came in.

 

.....when you spend more money on doll clothes, than you would spend on your own.

 

spent hours on end looking through doll websites...

 

Whn you somehow manage to do most of your projects at school on your dolls

 

You casually announce 'I'm going to sand my next doll's face down' and your mother warns 'you better not go near my dolls!'

When you brandish re-stringing string at your disgruntled father, who tells you he's not going near it ever again.

When you tell your friends about your dolls and they get that tolerant expressions on their faces.

When you see a thread about Tom Hiddleston dolls and send the link to your friend, because maybe she'll get into BJDs too and you'll have someone to bug.

 

Well I work at Walmart, and when I get stuck putting up returns I always spend like fifteen minutes on the toy aisles checking to see if there's anything for my dolls.

 

When you are sitting in a restaurant discussing with your daughter whether I should take Taylor on a trip or leave her home in a dark room.....then notice a horrified look from a fellow patron who obviously thinks I am talking about a real child....

 

You get an email at work with a PDF attachment that is titled MSDS and get curious and a little excited only to find its a Material Safety Data Sheet for a product used for structural repairs to concrete.

 

you start finding stashes of museum putty (or other stickum) all over the house.

 

You don't even have your first doll home yet and your already looking at companions for him. (I had to talk myself out of it...FIVE times already.)

 

Lol I am the same! I have not even ordered my first doll yet (going to next month) and have already spent countless hours pouring over possible partners, which I cannot afford. XD

 

XD I had to talk myself out of a couple of tinies that I might've been able to afford but I wanna spend my current cash on my boy. Since he has nothing.

Not even shoes. XD;;

 

When you see an adorable toddler and the first thing that comes to mind is "oh what a cute YoSD..."

 

Well, of course I did it, taking Johann to the Matthäus Passion - From Scratch event!

During lunch break, we did some photoshooting at the orchestra section.

 

... when the only clean place in your house is reserved exclusively for your dolls

 

Found myself talking to the doll as I'm measuring her and fitting her for clothing. I'm sure a part of my brain expected her to reply as I was saying "let's just move your arm." So yeah expecting a reply makes me a dork.

 

You talk to your dolls...I never talk to my OT dolls but since getting Avalon I've been talking to him when I'm alone.

Like how I talk to my dog.

 

I see absolutely nothing wrong with this I always do it when I'm fixing their hair!

 

Ahhh This happens all the time ><

 

You know you're a BJD dork when you take your dolls to places that are not for dollies (i.e. birthday party that's not your own, to a friend's house, etc.)

 

Blindfolded?! Now that's amazing.

I know I'm a BJD dork when I think that $300 for bjd dress is an amazing deal

 

Realizing that I go online and look at manga that is $10 or cosplay that is $100- $200 and being shocked at how expensive it is, and then looking at $300 dollar dolls and thinking, "hey, that's pretty cheap!"

 

When you don't want to go to class because you'd rather be doing dollie things.

Guilty of this right now -_-

 

When the people who come into your room see the naked doll covering his privates with another dolls detached head and exclaim how creepy that is and your response is: "Oh yeah I've been meaning to put the body blush and face up on." I'm sure their issues aren't with the artwork XD

 

When you've had recurring dreams about your doll arriving and waking up multiple times to be disappointed that it was only a dream. *lol* Seriously, last night I could barely sleep. >_>

 

When you stare at people because you like how they look or would think some of their features would be awesome for a doll you'd like to have. ouo; I hope they take it as a compliment...

 

...When your favorite thing is to admire other peoples doll photography and artistry.

 

Well, this year it may be two nice used cars now...

 

When anyone mentions the word Resin in any situation, you can only think of BJDs...

When everything you draw seems to turn into something new for your doll or a future doll...

When anybody mentions dolls you look at your friends who know about yours and burst out laughing!

Haha I'm a huge dork xD

 

Thank god I'm not the only one!

 

In speaking about your dolls you distinguish them by name so that the person you're talking to doesn't get confused only to get the response "You could have just said the doll. I don't know which is which" OTL Thanks for supporting my hobby mother.

 

When you have so many projects going at once, you forget which one you started first, and end it by who is still naked.

Whenever you watch a medieval or fantasy type movie or show you end up saying you have to make that outfit for x doll. (Out loud in a room of people who vaguely know about the dolls)

When you are so obsessed with a dolls backstory you actually write a book and get it printed to prove your doll isn't just from your imagination.

When you quit your job because you don't have enough time to work on doll clothes, and you know you can sell them someday because everyone buys more doll clothes than personal clothes.

When someone asks what you are doing now and you answer 'Nothing.' because you know they will think you're crazy if you say dolls.

When your friend asks if you can make her wedding dress because of a dress you made for a doll.

Truth! All of it.

 

When you spend more time, and money, on your dolls outfits then you do your own. >.<

When you keep up with Bjdcollectasy like it's CNN.

When you spend hours researching the eyelashes that would best compliment your dolls face.

 

haha you made my day!

to the question: watching hours of youtube box openings because you like to live vicariously through them (because my doll is stuck in customs )
and also checking posability reviews of dolls i don't intend to own..

 

... When your self-proclaimed 'new-age hippie-chick' best friend gives you a matched pair of gorgeous, dark amethyst crystal spheres (supposedly to help with insomnia, if you believe in that sort of thing-) and the *very first thing* you think is "Those are about 18mm, aren't they? I wonder how they'd look as eyes..."

 

When you hear about people and their spending habits and quantify money in terms of dolls. "If you make $100 a week, that's a Resinsoul SD in two weeks. Or a DollZone mini in three weeks. Oh! Or a Minifée in a little over a month! I need to get myself a job!"

And when you CONSTANTLY dream about dolls... I just woke up from a dream where someone gave me five or six RS minis. They were really lovely dolls, too! There was also the one where I got a BBB Apollo from the MP for $100, but he was a mini. I already had clothing and a wig for him, too, just laying around.

 

My husband and I started watching the new "Rozen Maiden" series, and as older Jun was making a doll from scratch, we both recognized the tools he was using and commented on that. Yeah....even worse, we joked about how Jun was going to get respiratory problems and skin rashes because he wasn't using a mask or gloves to sand the doll parts. Oi!

 

You know you're a BJD DORK when... you go clothes shopping for yourself and come home with clothing 10 sizes to big because you thought the fabric would work perfectly to make your dolls outfits.

 

When you go to a craft store, intent on an item for yourself, only to walk out with things for your dolls instead.

 

When you get hit in the head with a ball while holding your doll and the first thing you do is worry if your doll got hit, but thankfully she didnt but i was so scared for her

 

When your husband comes home from a long hot day at work with a sunburn and your response to his head/neck and lower arms having turned a different color than his torso (after chiding him for not wearing sunscreen and helping him with aloe) is "You look like a mismatched hybrid BJD!" (true story, this afternoon.)

 

Even non-bjd people start leaving links to BJDs on your Facebook wall!

Thinking of any bill in terms of how many dolls you could have bought.

Your mail carrier is starting to know you on a first name basis.

 

When gou start to think in depth about how you are essentially a really well-sculpted, sturdy, flexible bjd. Think about how cool it would be to have a doll that poses as well as you do!!

 

ahaha.... for me it's 'I have locking joints too! I can get stuck in a bend too!... only bjd joints unlock easier ><

 

When you go to the thrift store to get yourself a nice sweater and instead go 'if this were SD size this would make a great sweater for ---'
Now I'm torn between keeping the sweater for myself or cutting it up....I could just make a really nice sweater hat for myself and still be able to have plenty left for my doll.....