October 6, 2011
Accretionary Wedge #39: Dress Barbie Like a Geologist for Halloween
Posted by Evelyn Mervine
Paleontologist Barbie.
Anne Jefferson just posted a wonderful round-up of back-to-school posts for Accretionary Wedge #38.
I’m hosting Accretionary Wedge #39 here at Georneys. Several weeks ago I shared pictures of Paleontologist Barbie, which I acquired from ebay. Inspired by Paleontologist Barbie and in honor of Halloween, this month’s accretionary wedge is:
Dress Barbie as a geologist for Halloween! To participate in this month’s accretionary wedge, purchase a Barbie (I think they sell for about $10) or, better yet, acquire one from a friend, thrift shop, or garage sale. If you can’t manage to find a Barbie, any doll will do! Then, construct a geologist costume for Barbie. You can recycle bits and pieces of Barbie clothing or you can make new clothes using cloth, yarn, paper… anything really! If you want, you can also find or make some props for Barbie. For example, if you want to dress Barbie as a seismologist, make her a seismometer out of cardboard. Paleontologist Barbie already exists, but feel free to make another (perhaps more realistic?) Paleontologist Barbie if you want.
Here are some ideas for dressing up Barbie as a geologist:
-Paleontologist Barbie
-Geochemist Barbie
-Geophysicist Barbie
-Structural Geologist Barbie
-Hydrologist Barbie
-Volcanologist Barbie
-Marine Geologist Barbie
-Geobiologist Barbie
-Climate Scientist Barbie
-Meteorologist Barbie
-Museum Curator Barbie
-Mineralogist Barbie
-Gemologist Barbie
-Geology Professor Barbie
-Graduate Student Barbie
-Astronaut Barbie
-Planetary Scientist Barbie
I’m sure there are many other possible geo-themed Barbies! If you don’t feel like submitting a geologist Barbie, a scientist Barbie would be fine. For example, you could make an astronomer Barbie. If you prefer, you can also dress up Barbie’s friend Ken or any of the other Barbie characters. I look forward to seeing your creations! Please submit your entries by November 1st. You can submit an entry by posting a comment below with a link to your blog post.
I’m going to create my own geologist Barbie sometime in the next few days. I’ll post pictures once she’s ready!
Peggy Mervine said on October 6, 2011
love it!
Ron Schott said on October 6, 2011
I’m afraid I’m going to have to sit this one out.
Evelyn Mervine said on October 7, 2011
You could dress up Ken instead….
Gillian said on October 7, 2011
Oh YES!!!!!!!!!!
Maia said on October 7, 2011
Fun post
They’ve had at least one official astronaut Barbie over the years, but I’d love to see some of those others get made… So far I’ve done only one Barbie (lady umpire…equally difficult to find as scientists! http://flic.kr/p/8sEGSz), but I *have* created several planetary scientist Lego minifigs… http://flic.kr/s/aHsjqBDoLC
Lab Lemming said on October 7, 2011
Can we pop experimental petrologist barbie in a press and run her up to 40 kilobars?
Gillian said on October 7, 2011
You should see what happens when you try the acid test on her… I’ll clean it up later
Evelyn Mervine said on October 8, 2011
Sounds like a great idea, Lemming
Evelyn Mervine said on October 8, 2011
Volcanologist Barbie! (So I don’t forget)
http://reynardo.livejournal.com/474630.html
Wzrd1 said on October 9, 2011
I’ve rarely saw a geologist in shorts. The environment is SO unforgiving of such things…
Otherwise, TOTALLY cool!
CherryBombSim said on October 10, 2011
Glaciologist Barbie might be a good idea.
Jan said on October 22, 2011
Inspiration for halloween costume! Thanks! Will be hard to pull off shorts in the cold….but will be fun
Hollis said on October 30, 2011
Periglaciologist … Barbie? … no, Fred
http://plantsandrocks.blogspot.com/2011/10/periglaciologist-barbie-no-fred.html
Michael Klaas said on November 1, 2011
Here she is… Coastal Geohazard Assessor Barbie! http://uncoveredearth.com/2011/10/31/coastal-geohazards-assessor-barbie/
Ann said on November 1, 2011
Here’s mine http://annsmusingsongeologyotherthings.blogspot.com/2011/10/accretionary-wedge-39-dress-barbie-like.html
Dana Hunter said on November 2, 2011
Here we go: http://freethoughtblogs.com/entequilaesverdad/2011/11/02/geologist-barbie-dream-house-2/