I found these pictures of Emerald on my laptop several days ago. They've been on my computer since November last year and I completely forgot about them because they were taken 20 minutes before we ran out of the house to catch our plane to Paris. It was a good find.  See more pictures of her in Nude galleries. I hate to start a post off with a negative note, but May has been a rather ulucky and a challenging month for me and I can't wait for it to end already and bring me a change of fortunes.I've been experiencing a lot of casting problems with my tinted porcelain slip while being unable to order any more due to manufacturer's backlog. Their customer service has been getting worse by the month and I have almost no patience left. I'm running dangerously low even on white slip and hope every day that I'll be able to get some more before I go into my next phase of orders in July. It's a real possibility that I may have to wait until Christmas, seeing how things are going so far. The scary part is that  I only have enough slip left for maybe 10 dolls and then I'm in trouble. Just thinking about not having any porcelain for up to 6 months gives me anxiety attacks.The other unfortunate event that I've been dealing with is the last minute cancellation of my long awaited St. Petersburg trip/show. I was really looking forward to it and Chad and I have already got our tickets and had everything arranged, when I was refused Russian visa on the grounds of being a Russian. It's a long and frustrating story. Chad got a visa no problem though. Oh well, next year. I'm almost over it.And now I'm sick and falling behind schedule.Well, I guess that's enought ranting for now. Chad and I finally got a storage locker in our building today, which will give us more space to keep my work supplies. That was the best thing that happened this month. That, and another magazine cover feature for Enchanted Doll. I suppose things aren't so bad.