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i counted. i have 36 of the same plastic doctor dolls. they’re each about 30cm tall, and their heads come off. they’re incredibly handsome. some people ask me if they are barbie’s boyfriend, ken. actually, they’re emergency doctor dolls that i found at a fancy $1 store in kingston, the one with the big red sign (now closed, says my insider information).
the doctor dolls came in plastic packages. they were nonchalantly hanging from the shelf. i instantly fell in love with them. so i bought three doctor dolls as well as two nurse dolls (like this one). when i got home, i regretted not buying more. i thought they’d all be sold by the next day, since i was worried everyone might find them attractive. at the dollar store, once it’s gone, it’s gone.
so i went back right after work. there were still 5 dolls left! that still wasn’t enough, so i asked the clerk to look in the back. she found a whole box. i bought them all.
on the way home, i ran into an acquaintance, a medical student. i was carrying a big plastic bag full of those doctor dolls and i had to try to have a normal conversation with him. “how was school?”, etc. i tried not to draw attention to the dolls, but it was impossible — the bag was too big. he asked me, “what’s in the bag?” i told him, “these are the doctor dolls i bought at the dollar store. they were so handsome i had to buy them all.” he said, “that’s great”, but he was smiling nervously.
Tags: cheap, doctor, doll, dollar-store, handsome, heads, kingston, loud silence, memory, nurse







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April 25, 2006 at 4:54 am
jade
howdy there, yuka! i just wanna thank ya and hug ya for ur kind comment about my bday! u made my day :)
ps - whoa! excellent piece of work here babe! love this art…it looks so cute!
jade
jade
April 25, 2006 at 9:11 am
yukayamaguchi
you’re welcome! the cake seriously looks awesome!
April 25, 2006 at 5:02 pm
shanna ong
those are really nice shoes!!!
April 26, 2006 at 5:08 am
yukayamaguchi
i got those fab shoes (made in taiwan!) at value village even though they didn’t fit me.
i didn’t know what to do with them.
but now, you see, every object in the universe has its meaning.
April 28, 2006 at 8:37 pm
Watari Goro
夕香さん、
Very creative image and quite a story to go along with it! You should collect your blog stories and write a book. I bet it would sell very well. You’re very witty and your stories are very entertaining!
チョウリキショウライ!
五郎。
April 29, 2006 at 10:45 am
yukayamaguchi
wow thank you, goro-san. it’d be fun and fantastique. i like to laugh and i like when people laugh. life is short. laugh-a-lot + cry-a-lot= live 1000 years.