I think a lot of people didn't like Colin Baker as the Doctor. I wonder how much of it was the writers and how much of it was him.

hmm, good point, Zen. could have been some of both.

i've also heard it said that the season-long multi-part story Trial of a Time Lord was like a meta for the show, that it was really the show on trial, not the Doctor.

*makes up some hot water foot tubs with epsom salts and dunks den'segs in before settling into my own tub*

Rerooting doll heads is a fucking pain in the ass.

yes...yes they are t_t i feel for you. i need to make a reroot tool actually...lol. i was rooting via a needle and knots. time consuming and painful

I got my reroot tool where I usually get saran or nylon doll hair: DollyHair.com

nods. you've shown me that site before. i need to get a job and settled in a permanent place before i can pick back up on my hobbies

Ah, okay. I wasn't sure.

oh no worries ^__^

This time of year gets crazy. and it doesn't help that half the time, I don't remember who I tell what.

i think the last one i did took me about 2 months, off and on. cause work and sleep and other commitments. now my hands hurt a lot, so if i were to do another...it would prolly be longer do to that.

A lot?
I've been practicing with an old Whitney doll someone gave a haircut, but so far I haven't even been able to get all original hair out. (A crochet needle probably isn't the best tool for the job either, but I didn't want to invest in fancy stuff before I can tell whether or not I will do this more than once.)

i use a pair of old tweezers. but it prolly helps if you soak the head in some boiling water for a few minutes to loosen the glue that is inside holding the old hair in.

I use needle-nose pliers or tweezers to yank the stubs and glue out.

And as for how many holes, it depends on the quality of doll. Higher-quality ones tend to have more hair and more holes in the head. Dollar store ones tend to have less hair, because of having fewer holes.

On average, if I reroot, it takes me close to 10 hours for a Monster High, Ever After High, Barbie, or similar sized doll. if I make a wig, it can take a bit longer, because of all the prep work I have to do before I can actually make the wig.