Here’s a blog Angel wrote about her experience coming out to participate in the Frag Dolls Casting Call!  If you haven’t already, check out the second episode and find out why she’s such an awesome candidate.

I play with Dolls Day 1

Recently I took a trip to San Fransisco to as a part of the Frag Dolls Casting Call.  We were quaintly nicknamed “The Elite 8.” Words can’t express the nervousness that settled in the pit of my stomach. I was going to meet 6 girls (frag dolls) who I have been looking up to for a long time, AND I was going to meet the other 7 girls who made the casting call.

I got ready for the flight, checking and rechecking my list of stuff to pack.  I never seem to remember to pack essentials like phone chargers and toothpaste.  I knew it would be rough because I had a lot of stuff to do the day before, pack, get to bed at a decent hour, and then get up at 3 AM for my flight.

So I set my bag by the door and made sure everything was going to go as smoothly as it possibly could in the morning.  I tried to take my mind off of it all… so I played some Halo 2 for a few hours and went to bed… Key word:  BED.  Notice no mention of sleep.

I tossed and turned.  Then tossed and turned around the other direction.  I kept thinking about what it was going to be like in San Fran.  What were we going to do?  What would the Frag Dolls be like?  Am I digging myself into a hole here? Can I live up to being a Frag Doll?  Next thing I knew it was 3 AM.  Time to get up.

Getting out of bed was no simple task.  I dragged my butt into the shower and got ready to fly.  I’ll sleep on the plane, I thought as I drove the hour and a half ride to Orlando.  When I arrived at the airport, I went through the security check and my bag broke, causing me to drag it through security long enough to want to kick the dumb thing.  Finally, I got on my plane and started my way to California.

“I’ll sleep on the plane”.... yeah right.  This would have been true if they didn’t play Harry Potter.  I sat there bright eyed and cheery watching the movie… Thinking, “Maybe I can sleep when I get there.” I was the first girl to get there so I thought that I MIGHT be able to get in a few hours before everyone else showed up.

My plane landed and I called Morgan (Rhoulette) who was with Ashley (Jinx) to come pick me up.  I thought I was going to throw up when they pulled around the pick up lane to get me out of the rainy weather.  All that went away as soon as I got into the car.  My head was mush and I wasn’t really sure if I was making any sense when I rambled on about whatever it was we talked about.  Both those girls made all my worries go away in an instant!  We hung out for a few hours- going to the store to get some snacks, went to a burger joint, and had a “princess meeting” that involved nail polish and discussions about hair color.  (Although we are gamers- we ARE girls too- keep that in mind!)

Eventually, Jinx and Rhoulette dropped me off at the hotel where I got settled in, took a shower, and played some Mario Kart.  Sleep was not an option- Too much to look forward to.

Eventually all the other “Elite 8” girls showed up.  As they arrived we hugged, introduced ourselves, and IMMEDIATELY started gabbing.  I knew from the second I met them that this was going to be an AWESOME weekend… They were all so great in every aspect.  We went downstairs and met the other frag dolls in the lobby.  All of my admiration’s of the frag dolls were not misplaced.  These women are everything they claim to be and more.  Beautiful, intelligent, and above all the sweetest group of women I have ever met.  We went out for some pizza and went back to the hotel.  Of course, there was a lot more going on back at the hotel, but I was so tired I zonked out as soon as we got back from dinner.