urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:talvi_hikari Life Behind Plastic Eyes The Life and Times of an American Girl Doll Talvi_Hikari 2008-11-15T03:29:24Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:talvi_hikari:864 A New Home 2008-11-15T02:28:07Z 2008-11-15T03:29:24Z Almost Easy -- Avenged Sevenfold Mommy Nat dragged me to work with her today.&nbsp; Well, I suppose she didn't &quot;drag&quot; me. &nbsp;I&nbsp;hopped into the backpack willingly.&nbsp; And now she's given me the laptop to use while she folds sheets.&nbsp; Poor Nat.&nbsp; Working at a crummy motel.&nbsp; I suppose there are worse things she could be doing...<br /><br />I&nbsp;don't suppose I've properly introduced myself, have I?&nbsp; My name is Talvi Hikari.&nbsp; I'm half Finnish and half Japanese.&nbsp; I was born in Kyoto, Japan, but moved to Tokyo to an orphanage after my birth mother and father passed away.&nbsp; I don't remember either of them at all, so it's not very sad for me to talk about them.&nbsp; Mommy Nat is the first Mom I've ever really known, and I love her with all my heart.&nbsp; Technically, of course, I'm a Just-Like-You American Girl Doll (Mommy says I'm a #30, but that the number isn't important because my name is Talvi.)&nbsp; I'm permanently stuck in the realm of thirteen, just starting my teenage years.&nbsp; Mommy Nat says I'm grown up for a thirteen year old. &nbsp;I like to think that myself.<br /><br />I'm an only doll right now, though I know Mommy wants to get me a sister soon.&nbsp; (Though she says my sister will look COMPLETELY&nbsp;different than me.)&nbsp; I don't have an actual bedroom or anything like that, and Mommy says I probably won't have my own room for a few months, though she is trying to make a space for me in the bedroom she shares with Daddy Ben. &nbsp;Right now, I sleep with Mommy Nat and Daddy Ben in their bed, but that's because I&nbsp;don't have a bed of my own!<br /><br />And it sounds like&nbsp;Mommy Nat's almost done with the laundry load she was working on.&nbsp; I suppose I'll need to give her back the laptop.&nbsp; &gt;.&lt;'&nbsp; Oh well.&nbsp; For a human, Mommy Nat's about as good as they come.&nbsp; She's going to play with my hair some more tonight when we get home from her work.&nbsp; Tomorrow, we won't have much time to play because she and Daddy Ben are going to completely clean the apartment.&nbsp; (Which means I should get my space!)<br /><br />Sincerest Wishes,<br /><br />~Talvi urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:talvi_hikari:556 Testing, 1-2-3 2008-11-09T03:25:32Z 2008-11-09T03:25:59Z This is just a test to see how the livejournal page works.&nbsp; Thank you for your patience.