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hello and welcome to my site. i'm elly, aka soapbubbleseal. thank you for visiting!

i'm a married adult in my 30s, living in japan. i created this little corner of the internet to document my interests and activities, incuding lolita fashion, 2000s electronics & gaming, japanese collector dolls & model kits, and more.

web rating equivalent to CERO C, 15+
pages may occasionally include suggestive visual art, strong language and sensitive topics in writing. outlinks may be nsfw.



latest news

2025/09/24- first toys and figures update in a long time!
i recently customized a busou shinki figure by repainting a used junk body. check it out
also, a bit of news outside of my site, my friend jenn's doujin circle got this lovely writeup over at gamesline.


resources & other sites i enjoy
runo doll - enchanted cloth dollmakingangel buggy hired car service for pets
lolibrary contributor angelic pretty
Lissa Explains it All

cool neocity-ers
neocities platform 2000s dream vault allyrat world ancient crypt angels are mathematical bad graphics ghost
blackberry sodapop cloud cover confetti cake demuresoft ditto dan dollz revival
faescape frump zone frutiger aero archive hello kitty minigun ita-toys jenn raye
key's klubhouse maph's millennium futurism mew heart miela583 - what video game did i play yesterday? mouseling Mutterbutter
n-has-a-site oopsie doodle ordained motion oyasumimi scene mime seashrine
shapeless whistle sweetheart memory tmtyl strawberry reverie tsumugsfish yesterweb

webrings
Gen Lissa Webring previous random next a yellow rectangle with the words 'I'm generation Lissa' in pink and purple. to the left and right are double arrows in pink, and to the top right is a purple question mark part of SEGA love!part of SEGA love! no ai webring previous random next a bluegreen rectangle showing the words the NO AI webring, with NO AI being written by a fountain pen, all in the style of 16 bit Windows 95 icons. to either side are two equally Windows-95-style cursors pointing left and right, softly bouncing up and down. in between it all is a small black question mark


my link resource

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. banner filenames are changed regularly to prevent hotlink.

news archive

2025/09/21- updated lolita wardrobe
added a bunch of stuff i bought, deleted a bunch more that i sold. also updated my bug profiles page, everyone please give a warm welcome to db cooper and db cooper's wife!

2025/09/08- new outfit on my lolita coordinates page
wore my meta gobelin skirt out last night •⩊•

2025/09/05- new diary entry
first actual longform blog post in a while! also updated lolita wardrobe page to shorten the intro text and link to my 100 lolita questions interview.
added a new link to the cool neocity-ers section, and created a new banner option in case people want to link me.


2025/09/01- updated lolita wardrobe page
the usual, deleted some stuff i put up for sale and added some stuff i bought, took higher res photos of some of the pieces with old crusty shop pics.
also updated pet bugs profile page to memorialize a few more of my bugs who passed from old age (╥﹏╥)


2025/08/24- new outfit on my lolita coordinates page
posted the coord i wore to ap yokohama tonight. my little haul of accessories is over in the microblog

2025/08/18- updated lolita wardrobe page
removed items put up for sale, added a recent purchase, the usual. also updated microblog with my impression of monster hunter wilds after playing for a bit. also updated stationery page with some airou envelopes!


2025/08/13- updated lolita wardrobe page
removed a bag i had to retire due to vinyl deterioration, goodbye btssb 2012 pearlescent blue heart ribbon bag also removed some items i decided to sell, and added a few recent purchases.


2025/08/13- updated monster hunter irl events page
added pics and a short video from my recent trip to the monster hunter sakaba! also updated lolita wardrobe page with higher resolution photos of some items.


2025/08/10- updated lolita wardrobe
added angelic pretty twinkle mermaid fullset (black colorway) that i purchased today. i'm so excited about it (๑>◡<๑)


2025/08/09- new outfit on my lolita coordinates page
posted what i wore to the craft shop earlier today (*ฅ́˘ฅ̀*) also updated lolita wardrobe to add the twinkle mermaid headbow & cross ribbon blouse i bought recently, remove a blouse i'm selling, and replace several low res old shop photos with nicer ones i took myself.


2025/08/07- new lolita spotlights post
posted the second half of my online lolita fashion thrifting guide. happy shopping! also updated lolita wardrobe page to remove some stuff i plan to sell, and add some recent things i acquired.


2025/08/04- new lolita spotlights post
starting a multi-part guide on how to bargain shop for lolita and build your wardrobe.


2025/08/03- new outfit on my lolita coordinates page
posted the outfit i wore to angelic pretty yokohama yesterday. also updated lolita wardrobe page to add the items i bought while there (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)


2025/08/02- updated lolita wardrobe page
added a cutsew i bought, and a couple of items i've had for a while but had missed including in the page. also updated gaming page with a couple games i got at bookoff the other day.


news archive, page 2


background derived from: my laboratory sozai page (colors modified)
blinkies from: blinkies cafe
wind chimes from: katsu's gif animation
add'l graphics (other than ones i made) are from: fool lovers and gifcities