Check, one, two... Is this thing on?

Hola, dear readers! So from the beginning I told myself I would never let Voicething become a blog about a blog (that's what The Sequel is for -- woo-hoo!). And then a few days ago I posted a survey asking some general questions about you and your thoughts on Voicething. I don't think it's possible to do something more "blog about a blog". But I really wanted to get some feedback from you all, just to see how things are going, so to speak. Under the cover of anonymity people tend to be a lot more honest. I got more responses than I expected (you gals and guys can totally feel God's light shining on you right now, can't you?), and it really was informative. For starters, I was pleased to find that you skew older than I had thought. It's nice to share my thoughts on our favorite dolls with people around my age. Plus, it makes me feel less like a weirdo! The other thing is, hello to you, male readers! There are more of you than I thought! In M.G. Lord's fantastic and thorough book Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll, she said something along the lines of, paraphrasing, "Being a man who collects dolls is brave. You face constant scrutiny, judgement, and even scorn." I can't find my copy of the book right now (of course), but the quote is somewhere in that vicinity. So I have to give a special shout out to my fellow, uh, fellows! It ain't always easy, huh? But we persevere, in the name of gorgeous hair and stunning clothes! (Heh.)

One thing that especially came through loud and clear is you guys would love a Monster High podcast! I'm honestly kind of shocked there isn't one yet. I love podcasts and have always thought about doing one. The thing is, I don't want to do it alone. I've heard solo-host podcasts and they can be a bit... ponderous. It's much better to have someone to bounce off of. I'm one of those people who really hates their speaking voice, like, really. But I've come this far with the whole MH thing so why stop now, right? If anyone is interested in doing one with me, I'm up for hearing your thoughts. I'll go ahead and say I'd prefer someone a tad older, say, 20 and over. Some knowledge of and passion for MH would be a big plus, obviously. If interested, hit me up at voicethingmh@gmail.com.

The response to Deja View has been very positive, and a lot of you would like to see it more often. Originally I had decided a doll had to be at least two years old to be "Viewed", but I may stretch that out a little, just to give myself a little more wiggle room in dolls I can cover. I love doing them anyway so they'll definitely be sticking around! Beyond that, the majority of you like the new look of the blog. Most reservations about the update lay more with the blurry banner pic. I took my own advice and went for something a bit "less is more"; I think it's a big improvement over the other banner. Plus it's Ghoulia! She's so cool.

Other than that, it seems we share a few interests beyond dolls! Several of you also visit That Guy With The Glasses, How Stuff Works, and Cracked. The old standbys of Flickr and Facebook were a given.

I really want to thank all of you who participated in the survey. The feedback is genuinely appreciated, I can't say that enough! With that, let's exit on Ghoulia. This is an older pic but I don't believe I've posted it on the blog yet. If it is a repeat, sorry about that. But hey, at least it's Ghoulia! Plus it's from the same session as the new banner!

Til next time!