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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · 4d

More playing with my David doll. Going for that classic, lit in red look they used at the end of the movie. Pretty pleased, I must say.

#monsterhigh #lostboys #skullectordoll #dollphotography #monstober #fangtober

Three quarter face shot of a Lost Boys doll, looking screen left. The face is lit with a high powered light from the left, giving the doll very strong highlights and shadows.

Upper body shot of a Lost Boys doll, looking at the camera and extending it's right hand. It is strongly lit with red gel from screen left, making the lighting high contrast, monochromatic red.

Upper body shot of a Lost Boys doll, looking at the camera and extending it's right hand. It is strongly lit with red gel from upper screen right, making the lighting high contrast, monochromatic red.

Three quarter face shot of a Lost Boys doll, looking screen left. The same as the previous shot, only this time the whole thing is lit with red gel which softens the shadows, but makes everything monochrome red.

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · 4d

Unboxing my David doll, finally! I accidentally zoomed in while taking one of the shots, but I thought it looked neat, so while that version was unusable, I played around with it some more.

#monsterhigh #lostboys #skullectordoll #monstober #fangtober #dollphotography

Close up shot of a Lost Boys doll. She's still in the box and only visible from the waist up, although you can see most of her Chow Mein Purse.

Close up of a Lost Boys doll still in the box with a second, blurry image super imposed over the top.

Full body shot of a Lost Boys doll. It's still in the box. In the background you can see the box art of David's layer with broken surfboards, missing person posters, and lots of candles.

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · 4d

And of course I announce I'm doing the Monstober/Fangtober thing...and then forget to post here. For 22 days. FAIL! Anyway, I will be slowly catching this platform up...

Close up of a Morticia Addams doll in low light with a black, velvet background.

Full body shot of a Morticia Addams doll holding a rose and standing in front of a black, velvet background.

A very dimly lit, full body shot of a Morticia Addams doll holding a rose and standing in front of a black, velvet background.

Full body shot of a Morticia Addams doll holding a rose and standing in front of a black, velvet background. The lighting is very high contrast and coming from the doll's left, screen right.

Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · 4d

The day they manage to shove AI training down my throat at work is the day Skynet goes active. "Right then! You will now push shopping carts to the front of the store using AI!" There are days I love having a physical, 'unskilled' job.

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · 4d

Luuuuuuuuuuuucky! I envy you your bathtub!

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · 4d

...okay, yeah, that tracks.

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · 8d

My best guess is that it's an extremist reaction to people like my Dad who will cheerfully recite 'TRUE!History' that he learned from his social media that he clearly hasn't researched at all. Which doesn't make it okay, but with black and white thinking taking over... 🙄

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · 8d

Okay, NOTHING is better than bougie English hotels - at least not that I've found. Especially their bathtubs! It may only be a luxury for tall people, but a tub deep enough that you don't need to decide which body part is sticking out of the water? BLISS!

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · 8d

At least it didn't have ecoli? ...I know, very small favours...

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · 25d

Who's ready for Monstober/Fangtober 2025?

...not me...I am not ready...

But here we go anyway!

#monsterhigh #frankiestein #monstober2025 #fangtober2025 #dollphotography

Silhouette of Frankie Stein standing in front of a lightening disk. She's wearing a bikini and has short, bobbed hair, so it's a very slender shadow surrounded by bolts of bright blue electricity.

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · 26d

Dude, don't worry about us - GO ENJOY LONDON! I'll just be over here dying of envy and all! (Yes, I have been there. Yes, I want to go again...I just don't want to spend the money or deal with the 9 hour flight from Seattle. ...the parakeets at Kensington though....!)

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · 28d

I have been thoroughly INFORMED that not only can people from the US drive to Central America, we do it all of the time. Perfectly reasonable with an average amount of vacation time and pay.

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · Sep 22

FINGERS CROSSED 'CAUSE I WANT A COPY TOOOOO!

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · Sep 18

Yesterday we finally got to give my cousin's daughter her birthday presents. It's a good thing I saved HtbW for last! She opened it, read the back, flipped through it, and straight up said "Yeah, I'm out!" before going over and crashing on the sofa to read. I'm sure she finished by bedtime.

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · Sep 9

I generally do not like pink, so can someone please explain to me how rose gold is one of my favorite things ever?

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · Aug 26

Classic car convention? They happen from time to time... I always appreciate it when there's one in my area, just 'cause it's so rare and they're soooo pretty!

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · Aug 26

They are good hands! Attached to the most Harvey type Harvey to ever be annoyed at people! Seriously, this is peak Harvey right here.

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · Aug 15

The ones I love are the set of Europeans who think we should be able to teach ourselves True World History from Wikipedia, but are unable to look at a map and figure out that there are only two other countries we have a prayer of traveling to without a plane.

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · Aug 7

Pretty sure she will! She's an avid reader with a wide range of interests. ❤️

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · Aug 6

My cousin's daughter turns twelve in September. I'm giving her a copy of volume one.

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · Jul 22

Seriously, Tom, we're just trying to tell you that you really need to retire with all of the love in our hearts...and our fists. And claws. And maybe some teeth.

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · Jul 16

I mean, to be fair, Tom shouldn't be messing with Harvey's potential girlfriend. Harv's going through enough.

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · Jul 9

Ah, I missed it! Ah well. Happy Birthday on my birthday! ...6 years older than you...almost to the DAY! Woah.

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Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · Jul 5

Alternately, in Real Estate, an Open House is a day when a house for sale is open for potential buyers to just stop past and poke about. There are a couple of other businessy type meanings (like a school), but they're in the same vein.

Kashu Arashi @kashuarashi.bsky.social · Jul 5

PNW, we don't have a specific word for a graduation party outside of, well, "graduation party". Here an Open House is normally done when you move into a new house and open it up for your friends and family to come see your new digs. House Warming presents are common at this point.