hello and welcome to my site. i'm elly, aka soapbubbleseal.
my interests include lolita fashion, early 2000s electronics and gaming, and japanese collector dolls and model kits.
i created this website to document my interests and activities ^^ thank you for reading!
latest news
2025/05/12 - new diary entry
typed out some thoughts on the current state of participation in online hobby communities. i added a couple of moots/cool site banners to my front page as well. i added lissa explains, a coding tutorial site that's been around since 1997. as it's an excellent resource for newbies, especially if you want that retro look for your site. this is actually the site i used to learn to code as a kid using the original geocities. and on the topic of very nostalgic sites, i added runo dollmaker, a fun crafting resource that's also been around for nearly three decades. this is another nostalgic site that i found as a kid. i also added my friend jenn, and the doujin circle that she runs.
links and banners
feel free to link me, but please download and reupload the banner of your choice rather than hotlinking. thank you. you'll just need to change the filename and domain on the provided code.
news archive
2025/05/10 - new diary entry
as promised, a much more fun and lighthearted diary entry than last time. this one's mostly about hobbies and figures! also added a page 2 to my archived news/updates, as the front page was getting uncontrollably long.
2025/05/08 - mainpage update and minor layout adjustment
added some links to other people's sites, increased spacing on nav menu, some other minor updates. i also wrote a diary entry last night but tbh it's personal topic and kind of a bummer lol.
2025/05/05 - updated lolita wardrobe page
i shuffled my wardrobe a bit lately-- deleted several items i put up for sale, and added a few that i bought.
2025/04/30 - created cool buildings page
i created a gallery with brief writeups of aesthetically pleasing (to me anyway) buildings i've seen on my outings. will continue to update as i see more.
2025/04/27 - updated diary page
finally wrote up a blog post for the past couple weeks!
2025/04/23 - updated game collection page
added some recent thrifts. also udpated lolita wardrobe page to remove some items i put up for sale.
2025/04/17 - updated lolita coordinate page
added the coord that i wore on an outing to yokohama station/yokohama pokemon center today 
2025/04/15 - updated gaming
finished adding my current collection of physical games, including a few GC and PSP games i picked up at the thrift today. i'm really excited about doshin the giant 
2025/04/13 - updated gaming
finally starting to make use of this page, by cataloging my game software. god help me when i get to DS games....
2025/04/12 - updated lolita spotlights
i answered the '100 questions for lolitas' that have been going around for years. also updated my lolita wardrobe page to add the romantic symphony skirt i bought at AP yokohama today!
2025/04/11 - updated diary
new blog post. i've also been making minor adjustments to the layout and front page lately.
2025/04/01 - updated lolita wardrobe page
once again i have succumbed to my weakness for old school meta velvet..... 
added a capelet i bought. i'm also in the process of adding some graphics and tweaking a few page designs.
2025/03/31 - updated front page
added a banner for "angel buggy," the pet taxi service i found in my area that i will eventually use for the cats' vet visits. they have the cutest site i've ever seen in my life, and i found this link banner on a waybacked version of their site. i'm starting to add links to sites/mutuals i enjoy as well-- long overdue tbh.
2025/03/29 - updated diary
it's been another week~
edit: updated lolita wardrobe page as well, somehow i'd forgotten to catalog my parasols entirely??
2025/03/26 - updated lolita wardrobe page
updated high-res images for a lot of hair accessories, added two hair accessories that i already had but somehow missed documenting.
2025/03/24 - updated lolita wardrobe page
i was able to buy meta hospitality doll blouse for a pretty reasonable price this morning! i'm still kind of in shock, haha.
2025/03/23 - added lolita coordinates page
added a page where i can post about my lolita coords when there's not really enough to write about it for a full blog post.
2025/03/22 - updated diary
new diary entry up! this one's kinda long, i did a lot this week.
2025/03/18 - updated lolita wardrobe page
deleting several items that i listed for sale on mercari. i'm really excited to start selling on there, as i haven't had the best experience on lacemarket (honestly, i'm too old and mean to hold newbie buyers' hand when they don't understand things like brand measurements or the online buying process 
sellers aren't expected to jump through hoops like that for every sale here)
2025/03/16 - updated lolita wardrobe page
added black jewelry jelly socks i just bought on mercari! edit: the same seller just listed the white ones, so i bought those too lol
2025/03/14 - updated diary
added my first diary entry, all about my first week in japan. i also updated lolita wardrobe page to add a couple of items i've picked up so far.
2025/03/04 - updated lolita wardrobe page
i'm sooooo normal about jewelry jelly 
i picked up the special set JSK and some hair accessories from a lacemarket seller veeery last minute. i leave for japan tomorrow morning, so my husband is going to have to receive that package and send it to me. but jewelry jelly is worth it......
i'm really excited to get my hands on the special set JSK! it was the last main piece i wanted from this series, and it seems pretty hard to come by. i don't usually go for black colorways of sweet prints tbh, but i already had the socks from this set, and i can't recall even seeing any other colorways of this jsk for sale in my time as a lolita.
i'd also say that i'm at the point where i have a one-in-one-out policy on main pieces. 90 feels like a lot already, and for the moment, there's nothing i want to get rid of. so i'd say my closet is now full, with the exception of some incredibly obscure late 00s solid AP pieces (if i could ever find those anyway).
2025/02/26 - updated lolita wardrobe page
removed a bunch of sold items, cleaned up file names, and added a super cute handmade skirt i bought on rakuma recently.
i have my one-way flight to japan in a week! i've packed up my lolita wardrobe, really looking forward to wearing it when the weather warms back up. it was way too cold for that in january bc i didn't bring any of my velvet pieces ;__; i see a lot of alt fashion ppl hanging around at the big station in my city, that's gonna be me soon too haha.
2025/02/17 - updated lolita wardrobe page
added AP rider's parka! i'm so happy i found it... funnily enough, this is the second time that i've been able to snag one of the items i said i still wanted in my old wishlist spotlight page, since writing it.
2025/02/13 - updated stationery page
added some newly scanned stationery! angelic pretty and alba rosa letter sets, and some egg branded memo journal pages.
2025/02/11 - updated lolita wardrobe page
i finally got the horoscope twin star kittens otks, i've been looking for them since october 2022! i took a bunch of photos for lolibrary today before packing up the remainder of my wardrobe for my final move, so i also updated the pics for those items here as well. that's my last batch of photos in this hallway of this house... i'm not sure if i'll be annoyed by my future garment photo backgrounds being different from now on, but we'll see heheh.
2025/02/04 - updated lolita wardrobe page
added a couple things i bought, and deleted items i sold/plan to sell. i'm back in the US for a few weeks to tie up loose ends, and packing the remainder of my lolita wardrobe is helping me to decide to sell more items.
i'm glad i can just take them to closet child soon instead of dealing with the hassle of selling online ε-(´∀｀; ) i'm sure it'll be less money, but it's worth it to never deal with lacemarket buyers again lol
2025/01/30 - updated lolita wardrobe page
finally added a couple of secondhand items i got recently! i made my first few purchases on my very own yahoo auctions/fril/mercari accounts this month! kinda exciting after like 2 decades of going through shopping services. i also finallyyy got my hands on the roco-pigmins cardigan, after searching for months and even have a previous purchase fall through.
2025/01/02 - updated homepage
my sweet friend strawberryreverie made two icons for me, i love them and ofc had to run over here to put them up immediately (๑>◡<๑)
sorry for the lack of updates btw! i have been really busy here in japan, setting up and organizing my house. but so far i also had time to go to an aquarium, an arcade, do some thrifting, go to a doll show, and get my hair done (touching up the chemical relaxer on my bangs/roots). i'm considering adding a diary page here, so i can share what's been going on. i used to put that sort of thing on my instagram stories, but i guess i don't really enjoy using instagram much anymore tbh.
later this week, i'm going to a museum, and next week i'll be going to my favorite aquarium on my birthday. there's an illumination at the nearby botanical garden, so i'll hit that up after nightfall as well.
2025/01/02 - updated lolita wardrobe page
happy new year, everyone! hope you had a restful holiday. i'm leaving to go set up my house in japan in a matter of days; i'm anxious but also really looking forward to it!
i bought one last lolita piece before moving, a late 90s btssb skirt i'd had my eye on for a while. the seller finally dropped the price, and my shopping service gave me a big coupon for new years, so i pounced on it heheh. this will be the first lolita item i'm having sent to my new house! pretty cool. i also ordered a secondhand alba rosa sweater for everyday wear, and an alba rosa couch cushion that'll go to the house as well.
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