so. i'm posting lots? haha nope.

So this is like my second apology post, but I literally have posted one video since I made that blog post. I'm clearly super active, right? Nope. Because I suck at keeping deadlines for myself. However, I have posted a lot(comparatively) on my Instagram! You can find me over there @agrandomness

https://instagram.com/agrandomness/

I'm now out of school for the summer, so I should probably be able to post a lot more frequently! I'd also like to thank you all for 560 subscribers! That's amazing, especially considering how inactive I've been, and I hope that number continues to rise!

Thank you guys!

~Sarah~

updates!

So, uh hi there. REALLY long time no post! Anyways, this is just a quick update to say that I will be posting on this blog more often. At least once a month, probably more like every other week on Saturday or Sunday. I will also be putting up more YouTube videos on my account, AGRandomness, and on my Instagram, agrandomness. I should also be posting an all my dolls page on this blog as well.

Also, 555 subscribers is freaking AWESOME.

~ Sarah :)

ps like my new header? ;)

Let's Play the Predicting Game!

Hey guys it's SARAH!!

Lol. Hopefully you guys can now see why I named myself AGRandomness instead of my other name i was considering, AGAwesomeness.  Anyways, to business, Lord Business, that is. (anybody else seen The Lego Movie?)

So, I, and a LOT of other people in the AG blog & YouTube wonderland have speculated about a renewal of the MAG line, because of this: It seems to be that every 2 years, AG makes a new meet outfit for the MAGs, starting in 1996 or 1998(depends on how you look at it), and it has steadily changed since. But as for the renewal, I've(and a good amount of other people) predicted that the MAG line may get a new name, new format, and InnerstarU might be shut down(because InnerstarU is really tied into the MAG theme/line thing). I think this will happen because AG has changed the line's name every 4 years, from American Girl Today changed to Just Like You in 2006, then Just Like You was changed to My American Girl in 2010. I know, less evidence than the outfit-changing one, but still, I think(and hope) that my predictions are correct.
Also, a new format means that they might have a new system for organizing/creating the dolls themselves. For example, the My Twinn website has some thing like this, but their dolls' faces kinda freak me out....

You can see more on the website, mytwinn.com
Anyways, I hope that American Girl will use a customization format like this one to let people literally make their dolls online as one of the changes to the MAG line, because that would be AWESOME. They could maybe have dolls that you can get in store, and then maybe the dolls you customize online could be sent to the store.....
Notice all the MAYBES here, because it is really, really unlikely that AG will start this custom system thing like My Twinn, because AG is a much larger company than My Twinn, and it would be really complicated for AG to start customizing like 70% of the dolls they make daily. But anyhooo(hehehe), at the very least, I think we will get an new meet outfit, and i hope it will be better than the current meet outfit for MAGs, because I am using some serious restraint to keep myself from buying MAG #46!

Also, THANK YOU GUYS SO SO SO SO SO MUCH FOR 226 SUBSCRIBERS!!!!!!!!!!!
That is fantastical and awesomeness and like REALLY REALLY AMAZINGLY SHOCKING because it happened like WAY fast and I didn't think that I would get this many subscribers SO quickly, and honestly, I thought I was just going to be a little hermit channel with like 2 subscribers. But obviously, that didn't happen, and here I am about 6 1/2 months later with 226 SUBSCRIBERS! It is AMAZING!!!!!!!

UPDATE 5/3/14:
I just noticed that on the AG website that like A TON of MAG stuff(and a few other items) is 25% or even 50% off! I think this is kind of confirming my theory about the MAG renewal, because over half of the books and TONS of the clothes and furniture are on sale! I will miss some of it, like the Sweet School Dress and Weekend Fun Outfit, which will miss because I am saving up for MAG #46 for when the MAG line is renewed. It's all kinda old, but not really old(most of it has been out for less than 2 years, and some of it less than 1), so I think this isn't just part of the normal circulation of retiring, and I hope that this will be the first of many iNtErEsTiNg changes to the MAG line!

So, until next post and video, have a nice life!!

(: Sarah :)

PS: I'll have a review of mini Isabelle up by Sunday(5/3)!
PPS: Is this font to hard for you guys to read? I can change it if it is.
PPPS: MAG stuff is selling out soon(Hiking Outfit? Pet Bath Set? Sold Out!), so if you want any of it, BUY IT NOW!! ;)

UPDATE 6-24-14: I now disagree with everything that I said here because of BeForever, and I still haven't posted that review of mini Isabelle. :P

Over 100 SUBSCRIBERS!!!!!! YES!!

OH MY GOSH!!!!!!! 115 SUBSCRIBERS!!!!!!!!

*faints*

*wakes up and sees computer screen*

*faints again*

*wakes up and manages to sit upright*

so....................... anyways THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!! That was a really good birthday present; to wake up and see I had broke 100, in fact 101, overnight!!! And now it is a week later, with 115, and yes, I am going to make a video!!! I was going to do it last weekend, but I was lazy, so well, this weekend I am for sure going to make a stopmotion.

lazy me: noooooooo

productive me: yes. AND NO EXCUSES

me as a whole: ok then. it will be fun!

Yeah, so I love (in a friend way) you all, unless you are a creepy stalker, because you guys are the best ever!! Also, a shoutout to agdollstv2 because she is my first subscriber at all EVER so <3 <3 <3 to you agdollstv2, and to ALL of you no matter if you are my first subscriber, my 22nd subscriber, my 115th subscriber, or my future subscriber!! When i first started my channel on October 17, 2013, I didn't expect that I would reach 100, or even 23 (when i beat my brother's channel in subs) so quickly!!

I remember when I posted my first big video: GOTY 2014 ISABELLE With Photos!!. I was shocked when I checked my channel 2 hours later, and it had 25 views, and the next day 100 views, and now here I am, with my own Isabelle (Baliey) and 3,073 views, with 115 subs and 7,880 total views!! I even have views from many, many places that I have never been before, 78 different countries, and 76 of them I have not been to (I wish I have, though). I can't believe that I have this many subs in such a short time.

In conclusion, I love you all in a friend way, and THANKS SO MUCH!!!!


( : Sarah : )

American Girl's Feburary Release!

So, unless you have been living under a rock the past few days, you will have noticed that American Girl has released a bunch of new stuff- even for the Historical Characters! Don't worry if you have, because last year I totally missed the release that they did around this time of year. :) Also, all of this is my opinion, and I OWN NONE of the pictures.

Let's begin with the My American Girl section.

This set is the Dining Table and Accessories, which I LOVE. Although I think the chair covers and spinny thing in the middle shouldn't be sold separately, it is still really cute and I think the chair cover pattern is awesome.

While this, Rainy Day Outfit for Dolls, is cute, American Girl could have been more creative because there was a set like this a few years back, and then there's also McKenna's set. Both are retired, but fairly recent.

Yes!! Finally, a blue dress that doesn't have any frills or lace on it! This is the Double Bow Dress for Dolls. I'm probably not going to get it, but I am thrilled it's not pink or overly girly. For me, the best thing about this release for the MAG dolls is that I think AG is finally learning about using blue and other colors rather than pink & purple all the time.

Welcome to an American Girl that does Easter. While I know Easter is less commercial than Halloween and Christmas, it is still a big holiday that pretty much all kids in America get a week off for, so making the Egg Decorating Set is a good move for AG. Besides, this set is adorable!

Me when I first saw this: Aww, come on! Could they have been less creative if they tried?? I feel like this is the 3rd or 4th swim set that's pink. I like the actual swimsuit, but the Floral Swim Outfit & Swim Gear is almost identical to several other sets.

This is the Happy Birthday Outfit for dolls. It is..... ok. I would probably like it a lot more if it didn't have "happy birthday" written on the skirt, because it would be way more versatile. I've heard that there was a b-day outfit back in 2004 but that was like 10 years ago, and the majority of the people who like AG now didn't know it existed in 2004 or 2005 or something.

This is the Birthday Accessories, and they are so cute! I'm not really sure why the tiara is there if this is for kids 8+, but from what I can tell, the earrings are the 'gift'. All in all, a cute set.

Overall, this was a very cute release in the My American Girl part. Now, for the Historical Characters!

Honestly, I think AG could've put a lot more effort into all of the hairstyling sets. Kit's Hairstyling Set is really cute and actually looks accurate, but I feel that this should be part of an outfit or a store exclusive or something. It's just so small. Caroline's Hairstyling Set is a bit better than Kit's, but again, I feel like they could have made it into a bigger set with a mirror and more hair accessories. Addy's Hairstyling Set is alright, but again small. Rebecca's Hairstyling Set and Julie's Hairstyling Set are the most complete, because they actually have hair tools.

Now for the Special Editions, and I will have an overview of all of them after I get through each specific one.

I definitely like this set, Special Edition Rebecca's School Play Set. The dress and costume are beautiful and the makeup and stuff is so cute. On the website, it says that the butterfly "wings" fold back to be a dress train.

This, Special Edition Jingle Dress of Today, is nice, but did Kaya really need another dress from today? Not really. I wish they could have made an outfit that you would find a Native American of her time wearing. I know they had maybe 2 outfits in that time, but there's got to be something else that AG can do to make Kaya an outfit from her time.

I think that this set, Special Edition Julie's Dance Set is absolutely adorable. Although it's probably a little more late 70's, it's close enough for this purpose. The disco ball and poster are nice touches too, and I love the macramé belt.

This set, Special Edition Kit's Candy-Making Set, is pretty but really, really annoys me because it isn't historically accurate at all. The chocolate bunnies part is fairly accurate, but the dress? Kit's time is 1934, in the middle of the Great Depression. Kit's family could have had the chocolate mold and basket already, and the chocolate itself isn't that expensive, but the dress is just ridiculous. It looks very expensive and in her stories, Kit hates the color pink! The shoes look kind of like an afterthought as well.



And now about the Special Editions. Why, AG, why are they special?? Why must they be $64?!? WHY, WHY, WHY?????? I think $38-44 would have been reasonable for Kaya's and Rebecca's, and I think $40-50 would have been reasonable for Kit's and Julie's, based off of what I can see online. But on to the more pressing question: why are they special?? I can't answer that with confidence, but I have a couple of guesses. Guess #1: All of the Historical Characters with special edition sets are getting retired.
*collective gasp*
Yes, retired. The two reasons I think this are when Molly (and I think Felicity, too) got a special edition thing, she got retired. Also, there is the 'Be Forever' thing. If you don't know what Be Forever is, then go to dolldiaries.com and search Be Forever. There is a post with some Be Forever links in it. So, if you don't know, go search that, but anyways, with the new Be Forever coming this year, AG might retire more than one Historical Character at a time. And because of the past Molly thing, Kaya, Rebecca, Julie+ Ivy, and Kit+ Ruthie might be the ones to go. Thankfully, this is the least likely guess, because I think Kit and Julie are the best selling Historical Characters and that would make this move completely illogical for AG's sales. Anyways, Guess #2: All of the Historical Characters that don't have special edition sets are getting retired.
*collective gasp*
That would mean that Caroline, Josefina, Marie-Grace, Cecile, and Addy would all be retired (presumably) at the launch of Be Forever. This is backed up by the fact that none of these dolls are best-sellers and also Be Forever, which everybody is assuming is going to bring big changes to the Historical Characters section. Guess #3: AG is making the sets special edition for no reason other than to boost sales. Obviously, this is by far the best case scenario. Also none of these things could be true, I'm just guessing. :)

All in all, not a bad release! I like the fact that they finally put out new stuff for Historical Characters, and all of the MAG stuff is really cute too! What did you think of this new release, and what do you think of Special Edition?? Comment down below what you think! If you have read this far, THANKS A TON!!!!

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  (: Sarah :)