Estel Freesia’s end, Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na, 夜明け前より瑠璃色な
Alright, so I finally made it to the new cast on the PS2 port version Estel Freesia. What can I say about her? Estel is quite a tsundere, more than Natsuki (especially after I started her Moonlight Cradle arc) and definitely a tough nut to crack! I am going to try a slightly different approach and compact her story a bit more, Feena's story was way too long and I probably had way too much details in the last writeup.
Adopt a Dollfie Dream Sasara Contest Details
A few weeks ago I announced that I will be holding an Adopt a Sasara Contest and I have spent the last couple of weeks trying decide on a contest format that is fair and have the ability to incorporate my own opinion as well as public opinion and finally, to test the contestants' knowledge about Sasara! I have actually decided on the contest format some time ago but since we are drawing close to December, I think it's best to get the contest started, the intent is of course to have Sasara arrive at her new home before Christmas.
![Dollfie Dream Kusugawa Sasara 久寿川 ささら Contest]()
The Thirteenth Dollfie Dream Daughter’s Arrival ~Kuze Kiriha~
It has been a long wait since I have won the bloodiest auction battle I have ever participated in order to win the right to bring one of the rarest Dollfie Dream Kuze Kiriha 紅瀬桐葉 home, released at Kyoto 5 of 2008, but her appearances in Yahoo Japan Auction is considerably more rare than Dollfie Dream before her such as Feena Fam Earthlight and Estel Freesia, Dollfie Dream that released along with her, such as Erika Sendo; and Dollfie Dream that released after her, such as Saber, Asuka Langley Soryu and Rei Ayanami.
Dollfie Dream Daughters Grand Glorious Gathering Sixteen Daughters Version
A few days ago, I welcomed my Sixteenth Dollfie Dream Daughter DD娃娃 人偶 Matou Sakura to my family; and I had Saber, Rin and Ecchi Lion came out to gave Sakura a warm welcome; but that was not all that I had in mind! The number sixteenth daughter also mark the completion of a Platoon!! Since such a significant milestone cannot be ignored or overlooked.... so I have decided to summon all of my daughters together for a full family portrait (it's been a while since I did the last family photo)! This special event is also know as Dollfie Dream Daughters Grand Glorious Gathering, DDDGGG for short!
![Dollfie Dream Daughters Class of 2010
Top: Volks Dollfie Dream Dynamite DD娃娃 人偶 Escalayer エスカレイヤー, Kusugawa Sasara 久寿川 ささら, Tohsaka Rin 遠坂 凛, Matou Sakura 間桐 桜, Saber セイバー, Feena Fam Earthlight フィーナ·ファム·アーシュライト, Sendo Erika 千堂瑛里華.
Middle: Takamachi Nanoha 高町 なのは, Asuka Langley Soryu 惣流・アスカ・ラングレー, Ogata Rina 緒方里奈, Kuze Kiriha 紅瀬桐葉, Morikawa Yuki 森川由綺, Airi アイリ, Fate T. Harlaown フェイト・T（テスタロッサ）・ハラオウン
Bottom: Estel Freesia エステル·フリージア, Natsuki ナツキ]()
Japan Trip Report Arrival and Day 1
How I managed to tour Japan in 3 Days and 4 Nights while hitting all the hot spots like Odaiba Gundam, Evangelion 2.0 You can (not) advance, Kamen Rider Decade Movie - All Riders vs. Dai Shocker with shopping in Akihabara! My assistant Pretty Fräulein Asuka-chan will guide you through all that.
Dollfie Dream Saber X Buckingham Palace
How long has it been since I acquired the cloak for Saber? Hmm ever since Airi arrived? Yeah, I been wanting to do a Saber solo shoot out for that long, but laziness and procrastination delayed it for this long! Errr, not really, I was busy with other stuff and had the lighting setup packed away and didn't pull them back out until just recently. Anyway, I been wanting to do this shoot out with Saber standing in front of the Buckingham Palace and I have finally done it! I think I managed to pack a few pretty good shots in there, hopefully you would enjoy them as much as I did :D
![Dollfie Dream DD Saber セイバー]()
Feena’s normal end,Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na, 夜明け前より瑠璃色な
It's been almost two weeks since I started this Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na Visual Novel marathon run project which includes the original Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na Visual Novel (2005) August soft, Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na -Brighter than dawning blue- (2009) Aria soft and Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na -Moonlight Cradle- (2009) August soft, it's a massive undertaking that I have never attempted before. But after over a week worth of effort, I am finally getting close to the midway point. This project really started when I redecorated my room with three Feena fam Earthlight Dakimakuras and one bath towel, then all of a sudden I wondered about how much do I really know about her.
Dollfie Dream Asuka, Rin and Saber Photo Session
Been quiet for the past couple of days, but I finally started to feel better for the past day so I decided to catch this chance to go out with my Dollfie Daughters again. The main objective this time was to correct a few oversights I had in the last outing so I had to take DD Asuka アスカ and DD Rin 遠坂 凛 out again, but that would be a tad too dry just to keep taking photos of those two so I decided to take DD Saber out with me as well.
![Dollfie Dream DD Asuka アスカ]()
Dollfie Dream Dynamite Bunny Girls ~Happy Easter Photo Shoot~
Whether or not you believe in Easter, there is never too many of bunny girls or chocolate eggs... so, for the sake of more bunny girls and chocolate eggs; I have decided to have two of my Dollfie Dream cosplay as bunny girls for some sexy bunny girls theme photo, please enjoy~
![Dollfie Dream Escalayer エスカレイヤー Sasara 久寿川 ささらEaster Bunny Girls]()
Natsuki Takamizawa’s end, Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na, 夜明け前より瑠璃色な
I am just going to say it to get it off my chest, Natsuki Takamizawa (鷹見沢 菜月) deserves more attention than she is getting! Ok, while I don't think Natsuki is in the same league as Feena in terms of elegance and beauty, and she may just be a plain Jane next door neighborhood girl; but she is quite cute in her own rights, I don't understand why there hasn't been a single figure made of her yet.
Hikari Photo Studio Upgrade Part 2
Fine tuning white balance setting for indoor Dollfie Dream Photography with Nikon D5000, Nikon Camera Control Pro and Cowboy Studio Light Umbrella set
![DD 超昂天使エスカレイヤー, Rin 遠坂 凛, Asuka アスカ]()
ToHeart 2 PC version Kusugawa Sasara Part 1
Ever since the announcement of Dollfie Dream Sasara 久寿川 ささら by Volks a few days ago, I have assigned utmost priority to learn about Sasara's story. It's funny that I have been putting it off for more than a year, and I know I have been wanting to do it but the announcement of DD Sasara gave me the final nudge in the back I needed to start another visual novel marathon. I suppose this is my first Leaf game as well.
Dollfie Dream Daughter Erika’s Arrival and The August Four Photo Shoot
For the past month or so, I have been secretly working a large scale Dollfie Dream photo shoot to celebrate the arrival of my fifteenth Dollfie Dream daughter Erika and fourteenth daughter Estel (since Estel never did get a proper photo shoot of her own, partly because I knew I had Erika on the way
![Volks, Dollfie Dream, DD娃娃, 紅瀬桐葉, 千堂 瑛里華, フィーナ, エステル, 夜明け前より瑠璃色な, Fortune Arterial]()
Dollfie Dream Kiriha X Sasara with School Swimsuit Maid & He is My Master Maid set
It's been another intense camera action day as I have a lot on my agenda. The first order of business is to have two of my lovely daughters to try out the two of the most adorable maid dress set from Kyoto 7, Sasara School Swimsuit Maid and He is My Master Maid Dress set. There is no argument for who should wear the School Swimsuit Maid, but there was room for debate for the He is My Master Dress set, I finally decided to have Kiriha model for us, why Kiriha? Because she is my most pampered daughter! There will be some hints of yuri action here and there in this photo session, as I finally come to term to fulfill the promise I made way back to take some yuri photos for my daughters XD. Please enjoy~
![Dollfie Dream Kiriha 紅瀬桐葉, Sasara 久寿川 ささら]()
Dollfie Dream Family Photo + DD Gathering Update + OTACOOL
I originally planned to hold on to this group photo session before the Dollfie Dream Theater storyline has a chance to catch up and introduce the new character as a surprise element, but Volks USA has informed me yesterday that I have just hit the "surprise element" deadline >.>;;; Anyway, the long and short of it is that I have picked up a 2nd Sasara back in Hometown Nagoya 4 After Event party...
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Dollfie Dream Airi ~ Infernal Tempter ~ Photo Shoot
It's been a few days since Airi arrived at my residence, and I have to admit that I have grown to like her more and more as each day gone by. So it's natural that I put together a photo shoot for her with a proper background~ I hope you enjoy these photos as much as I do :)
Dollfie Dream Kiriha at AnimeExpo 2010 in Los Angeles
I have always heard about how Anime Expo is one of the largest anime convention in North America but I have never once thought about going there myself in previous years. However, the convergence of various factors this year including the chance of meeting some of the friends I have made online at figure.fm, a trip to Volks USA and meeting Danny in person were enough to persuade me to make this journey. So, for this past weekend, I have picked my most pampered Dollfie Dream, DD娃娃 Kiriha Kuze 紅瀬桐葉 to accompany me to Anime Expo 2010 in Los Angeles!
![Dollfie Dream DD娃娃 Kiriha 紅瀬桐葉 at AnimeExpo 2010 in Los Angeles]()
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wow the Ikea thing make it 10x better
Thanks for stopping by superchan! This cable management product isn’t from Ikea, it’s just something I have on hand that works in this application.
Nicely cleaned up, looks much better now. ^^
I have several computers and their peripherals on my desk so yes, it’s a bundle of cables.
I manage some semblance of organization thanks to my desk table having a large horizontal metal bar between the legs (at the back) which is perfect to affix not only the power bricks but also all the wires using straps.
Ahh your desk sounds interesting, a metal tie down bar is another way to go about it. Thanks for sharing
Very neat management system. I thought Ikea sold this adapter that let you hook up 4 dioders into one so you can switch them all on and off at once and reduce the jumbo of wire mess. But this is a good solution as well.
I’m fine with my jumbo of wire under my “desk” as long as I don’t see it.
That cable manager is normally used in equipment rack in data center, you can almost see the rack mounting holes from some of the pictures. I am surprised how well it worked out myself. I am slowly working my way through cleaning up all the wire mess in my room.
I am not aware of any adapter other than the one that comes with the package. Yes, I can switch them on and off with that switch but I have a total of 7 packages of Ikea Dioders that I want to turn on and off with one power outlet. Actually, the job is not quite completed since the outlet I am using only has 6 positions.
Very nice solution! One challenge would be, I imagine, to remove or add an extra cable.
Thank you
This is being used as a cable slack storage system here more than anything else, if I had to remove a cable then I will have to unhinge the cover and carefully fish out the wire I need to pull out.
Ooohh~ this looks way too good! I don’t have a lot of cables in my room (just my computer and external HDs) but it sure looks messy, I need something like this! where did you get this lovely device, if it’s not too much bother to ask?
Ah, the cable manager, it’s something the company I work for make, so I can get them for free but it will be fairly expensive if purchased through the retail channel:
http://cableorganizer.com/panduit/patchlink-horizontal-cable-manager.html?src=froogle&CAWELAID=261926607
If you intend on doing something similar, I suggest you try to look for similar product that doesn’t cost an arm or a leg