I have been terribly obsessed with getting a dollfie, now that I know what they are. I came across some dollfie sites some time ago but I didn't know what they were or how much 67900 yen was. Well, now I know that's about $679, and even on eBay they're going for unbelievable amounts. I just can't fathom spending that kind of money on a doll.
So I'm distracting myself, sitting on my hands, in effect, by giving my other dolls some much-needed tlc. I decided what I desired most from a dollfie was interactiveness, however, I spent about 1/4 of that cost on each of my present dolls, but till now have been afraid to do much with them for fear of destroying their value.
Reading this Women of Influence book is causing me to remember another of my great childhood loves -- "The Miracle Worker," the story of Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller. It was Anne Sullivan I really loved, and still love -- it always made me heartsick to think of her sacrifice, devoting every waking minute to another human being, with almost no life left to herself, until she died in old age, and Helen Keller required another translator. But God -- she must have known it -- that's the best way to live -- it is to have every moment of your life swallowed in supreme goodness and satisfaction. No wonder I loved her, and no longer do I feel sorry for her -- I envy her. I thought of her today perhaps because when I was around eight or nine I grew aware that she and I shared the same initials "AS." Today is the first day that I am Amanda Monteleone at work, and I have written my initials "AM" dozens of times already. It's strange, but the satisfaction of...