Plum Sims

Custom Content... for Real Life?!

2009-08-18T02:10:35Z

Since I got laid off I have been dying of boredom. I'll spare you too much detail since this is supposed to be a Sims blog and most people are following me to read my legacy or see my CC, not to hear my whining, but... ugh. So bored.

Husband lost his job too (company went under), so we're both dying of boredom over here. I have chosen to resolve this in two ways: (1) attempt to plan an adventure, either move very far away or at least visit (yay for savings! screw kids!); (2) craft, craft, CRAFT. Well, and play Sims, but that's a duh.

I've been posting my experimental crafts and baking projects on deviantART.

by ~instantpudding on deviant ART

And, well, I can't keep all this crap I've been crafting, and I'm getting pretty poor, so I opened an etsy store. So far I just put up a few keychains as kind of a trial run.

And, lastly, I've created a blog to chronicle my successes and failures as a young woman struggling to find her place in the world. *dramatic swoon*

So, outside of Simming, that's what I've been up to. But for the rest of the day I will alternate between Simming and making things out of polymer clay while I watch Jon & Kate Plus 8.

Life in the SV - Chapter 11

2009-08-08T02:43:10Z

The last time I updated this legacy was exactly a month ago today. I've been extremely busy and happy lately. This whole "work hard, earn money" thing that society tells you is important is just not my bag, baby. I think I'm gonna become a beatnik artist or something. One who plays with virtual dollies in her spare time, obviously.

Previously on Life in SV: All three boys are now teens who can hardly get a girl to look their way. But, most importantly, new house!

Warnings: There's some nips in this one. NIPS, I SAY!

Older:
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8
Chapter 9 | Chapter 10

If I were to request one object for TS3 at this point, it would be a large aquarium. I'm trying desperately
to refrain from putting a fish bowl on every surface. Tiny shark? Tiny clown fish? Tiny blow fish? Tiny robot fish??
I CAN HARDLY TAKE THE CUTENESS ANYMORE!

Anyway, one of the first things I had the family do was sit around the fire pit. I have no idea how Saye
ended up in her bathing suit. o.O

They refused to sit there for more than two Sim-minutes though. Family time really is not their bag.

I did get a big enough table that they can have family breakfasts though. Yay!

Jermaine loves the new house. He finally got a LTW! Living in the Lap of Luxery ($172,000 net worth)

Having to start the garden over kind of sucks, but I like having Stiles garden while Saye paints near him in their fancy beach-view yard.

I also like having Stiles fish close to home. I don't remember at what point it happened, but currently in my game he's
level ten in guitar, fishing, and gardening. That's hawt.

I figured out why Saye showed up in her bathing suit randomly! The little bastards had been sneaking next door
and hopping in the neighbor's decorative pool in their front yard. WTF!

I don't know what's up with Stiles, but he's been rolling a wish to bone Saye every day lately.

Doing it in Dwight's bed is not appropriate, dammit! I need to watch the old people better.

It always amuses me when I catch them playing in the tub. :}

One of the reasons I haven't updated in a long time is that I've been working on replacing the paintings in the game.
This is my first test of the mod (which is 34% complete) and BAM! It works.

The boys continue to have trouble finding girls who actually seem to like them. Jermaine hits on girls
by talking about insects? IDGI

And Dwight... isn't even trying. All he cares about is chess and washing his hands.

So I sent the grown-ups out...

...and let the chilluns throw a party. Jermaine had been wishing to throw a formal party for awhile.

The main activity for the first hour or so seemed to be taunting the fat chick. That's pretty damn messed up!
Seriously like half the guests were booing her!

Bret, however, had other things in mind. Dun dun DUN.

Jermaine's a smart guy, he's sticking with the easy chick.

But it's Dwight who's the motherfuckin' pimp. He is workin' it with the help of his trusty chess set.

Meanwhile, the adults are enjoying their date.

And Jermaine seems to finally be getting somewhere (maybe?) when...

Oh FFS.

NONONO, GET BACK YOU IDIOTS!

I was seriously kind of freaking out when Dwight walked over to the fire.

But then I remembered that Dwight is a fucking PIMP.

...Mostly.

So everyone started leaving right after the fire, said they had a blast, and the party got a top score.

Bret had a great time, at least. ;)

Ehm, uh... the next morning was a little awkward. Look how badly Dwight doesn't want to be sitting
in the middle of these two. xD

Thankfully Dwight found something else to do. DAMN FUCKING FIREPLACE I HATE YOU.

You beat the sparkles outta that bitch, Saye! I <3 u.

This guy, who showed up to my party uninvited again, was still there the next day so at least Dwight had a chess buddy.

Then, suddenly, the walls pop down.

Oh no you don't, you get your ass out of the bathroom before you age up! *moveobjectson*

Why so serious, Saye? Now you can be one of those inappropriately old rock star chicks who grinds young pop stars for publicity.

...Or not. :/

I know, I know, I'm not a fan either.

This was one of her default outfits. WIN! xD
Also notice she's a pink blondie again. No gray for Saye! I did make it a duller blonde though.

...What are you doing in my bush?! Go home!

He stayed another night. The party ended like 30 hours ago, dammit!

Dammit, Stiles, what you are doing is inappropriate in several ways.

With them being pretty damn rich now, I bought them a Prius. In 'phantom pearl,' which was the color
I was gonna get my Prius in, until my husband convinced me we could only afford a Corolla. Bah.

Saye retired and Stiles was there, being all supportive.

And then the madness began.

Okay, Mortimer, you can have an autograph if you promise to never come near Saye again. D:

The boys spent the day at the park across the street.

Tosha showed up to hang out with Jermaine, so Dwight slid on out of there.

Sha Sha came to see Dwight, but she aged up. D:
I find her cute and highly amusing, so I used Awesomemod to "enable pedophilia" but it didn't go well.
And every time I did a romantic interaction I had to have Pedobear stare back at me. So mean!

I'm still undecided on what to do about Sha Sha. I like her, dammit!

When my husband is old, I hope he does yard work in his underwear every morning. I find it charming.

I just like the expressions Dwight makes while playing chess. *shrug*

Still trying to get the boys to develop some meaningful relationships, I invited Jermaine's three best friends over: Rochelle, Salvador, and Joey.

Rochelle and Salvador both aged up so they went off together to flirt in the garden. Bah.

Dwight's pimp luck continues, as he gets his first kiss from the first girl he really goes for.

Bret predicts good things in Dwight's future. Dwight predicts that Bret needs to get his own damn girlfriend.

That is not helping, Bret. Yikes.

Dwight: "Party at the cemetery, bitches!"

I love Saturday nights at the cemetery.

So do Jermaine and Tosha, apparently.

Bret goes exploring.

And is, of course, attacked by [fire breathing?] bears.

Jermaine and Tosha give it a shot...

...and have much better luck.
That's just wrong. And kinda hot? I dunno, it was epically hot in Legend of the Seeker at least.

And then Jermaine just totally ditched Tosha in there. She didn't come out until like an hour later.

Oh, Saye. <3

2009-08-01T03:34:34Z

I finished the Gameplay Guide for paintings on the Wiki about five minutes ago. The last section I needed to do was the Still-Lifes section, and Saye helped! She made all the example still-lifes. Something about that makes me giggly.

I'm falling back into old habits of creating and testing and fiddling more than actually playing the game, but at least I'm having fun either way. I think I'm putting off playing 'cause Saye is an elder now and I don't want her to die! I've never played a Sim to their death before. xP

Still Here

2009-07-26T00:07:09Z

It's been almost three weeks since I updated my legacy?? I seriously thought it was like one and a half. Hopefully I'll have time to update today then.

My real reason for posting was that I wanted to advertise that we can make hairs now! Woo! HP just posted up her tutorial on how to make hair for TS3, along side of Delphy releasing his hair-helping-making tool. You can find the tutorial (with the links to all needed tools) here.

I avoided making TS2 hair because it looked hard, and TS3 hair is even harder, but I'm going to at least look at it and give it a shot. They said pattern making was hard too, but it's really not all that bad.

I'm curious, what hairs would you like to see most converted to TS3? I'm looking at Raon mostly. HP is doing Nouk hairs with her permission. There were some Helga and Rose hairs I really liked, and even some Peggy ones. And it's always funny to see Peggy threaten legal action when she has no ground to stand on.

There are still patterns I want to make though! And make-up and facemasks and clothes! ARGH! That's it, I'm opening up a paysite so I can play computer games all time. Sorry, that's the way the cookie crumbles. *starts collecting blinkies for her own page of sparkle*

I <3 CC & Injustice!

2009-07-19T23:32:40Z

So apparently Delphy figured out how to make non-replacement hairs for TS3 and HP already uploaded two that she converted from TS2. Yay! My Sim dudes can have curly hair!

Also, Peggy apparently used their research to make her own hairs... and did the absolute minimum to get the hairs to work so that the coding is all screwed up in ways that I don't really get. I guess her hairs won't work without the store hairs she cloned them from? And she used Wes' plug-in for Milkshape, which explicitly states that it may not be used for profit. What a jerk.

From Wes H: "But it isn't right. I spent a *lot* of time getting these developed (with some help from my friends), and wrote the spec that is on the wiki for anyone. And I have been very clear about the terms of use. I shouldn't care, but it is irritating that she is leveraging my free tool for her profit."

So don't buy Peggy stuff! It's crap quality, illegal, and immoral. And evil. Don't forget about the evil.

~~I will gladly post her pay hairs here later if anyone really wants them. I don't have time to upload them right now though; I'm gonna be late for dinner after reading this crap!~~ If you want the pay hairs anyway, they're already in The Booty.

I'm hiding again.

2009-07-18T07:34:13Z

Social activity is draining. I guess Summer is in full swing because people just keep wanting to do things. Yesterday it was the fair, tomorrow it's Sea World and a party. I skipped a play and a party today so I can just be alone. Husband said one of the guys from AFI was just hanging out at the small venue he saw a show at today, so I'm kind of sad I missed that though. Maybe I should just shut my pie hole though; I don't want to sound like a gloomypants. Today was a good day to just sit and relax in my favorite pajama pants.

I spent a good chunk of the day making a Guide to Paintings in The Sims 3 Wiki page. Did most (maybe all?) of the fact-finding myself so it should be accurate. Any feedback would be appreciated, by the way. Make sure I didn't word something awkwardly or some such... though I can't imagine too many people are really interested in studying up on that much game detail. xD

I've also continued working on my replacements for all 1580 paintings in the game. I'm almost 20% of the way done with phase II (of III)! At this rate it should be done in... two weeks? I guess it's a good thing I find repetitive tasks relaxing.

But, alas, I am two episodes behind on Weeds, and so today will end with me catching up. Keeping my fingers crossed that I get to see Mary-Louise Parker's boobies again!

MY EYES!

2009-07-15T10:31:52Z

I spent way too much time making patterns today. Ran into some issues, some didn't turn out well, made a couple of errors. Eyes now are sleepy. And I didn't get to work on my painting replacement mod like I wanted to. And now I have plans related to having a social life for up to the next five days.

Animals

More TS2 Conversions

The only one that wasn't a request was the chickens and strawberries one.

Also, I put for the TS2 conversion set that "some are under wood and some are under masonry," knowing it was obvious, but they rejected it and made me say it. xD

ATTN: Artists

2009-07-09T02:38:08Z

iTo be brief, I'm working on a set of replacements for the paintings in TS3. The ones that the little Simmies do themselves on the easel.

This means I need lots of paintings! If you are an artist and would like to perhaps see people's Sims painting your work, then, uh... gimmie some art! Must be painted, though digital painting is fine (no pencil drawings, markers, flat digital art, etc...). Again, it needs to look painted. It's an easel, after all.

You also have to agree in your head that you're not going to be sore at me if I don't put your art at the level you think it deserves! A lot of the art I've collected already is really good, so even good works are getting pretty low levels. Frankly, I need more stuff to put at a low level, so don't feel like 'omg I'm so not good enough snarf snarf.'

Also, this set ain't gonna be done particularly soon. It's a lot of work!

x-posted to simply_sims3 and simsthree

I'm still lawling xD

2009-07-08T08:21:25Z

I just typed "help" into the cheat window to get a list of cheats, and the description for the "destroyallhumans" cheat is Poison their asses with poisonous gasses!

Did that come with the game? Please tell me it came with the game.

Life in the SV - Chapter 10

2009-07-07T08:40:31Z

So today I told myself, "Self, I know you had a long and exhausting 4th of July, but you have been playing your legacy house for two days straight... Don't you think you should upload some of these pictures before you get too far ahead?" And, thusly, I responded, "Self, shut the fuck up." But, alas, I would not leave myself alone! So here's a really long update, covering yesterday and most of today.

Previously on Life in SV: Stiles retired and Saye bought the theater. Bret is an epic dork, Jermaine isn't and he knows it, and Dwight is... Dwight. Also, there is a distinct lack of female teens in this town.

Warnings: Meh.

Older:
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8
Chapter 9

So this kid's parents let him wander around town at all hours of the night, yet he still stops to do his homework?
No children actually like this exist in the entire world.

It was after curfew so he rode his bike over to the theater so he would be within range of Saye.
I guess she's parenting him through the rain gutter? xD

So I pause and hit save before getting up to do some stuff. When I get back not only has my game unpaused itself, but Stiles has gone to visit Boyd.

...Who dies on the spot. Well that's depressing!

Peace out, good buddy. May you be haunted by salads no longer.

Aww, his best friend died and now he's sad. I'm having difficulty finding humor in this situation. ;_____;

It's okay, Stiles, you still have your rockin' belt buckle and aviator shades. You can make all the new friends you want with those.

Meanwhile, Saye is kicking ass at busking. She made $1500 in one sitting! Even Stiles hasn't made that much at once before!

Right as she hit level ten this chick peed herself. You know you've truly mastered your art when other people
are unable to pull themselves away from your glory long enough to use the toilet.

So Saye made bunches of money and I was sending her home when I saw it...

A ladybug! I didn't know you could catch those! SQUEE!

Yay! Saye got it! She's my hero! *sings a heroic song*

Shit, Saye, don't squeeze it!!

Wait, wait... that's not The Bus of Impenatrible Darkness. Apparently, now that Saye is a motherfuckin' Rock Star, she is carted around
in The Limo of Unfathomable Pinkness. I don't see how that's more rock'n'roll than a BIG BLACK BUS, but I'm not complainin'.

Back to the trainwreck that is the boys' lovelives (lovelifes?), Bret has stooped to picking up girls in chatrooms. The only person he finds, unfortunately, is Christopher Steel. D:

I tried to get Jermaine and Saye to actually talk to each other, since Mom and Pop spend way too much time perfecting their art, but Jermaine walked away from her to exercise.
Saye was not impressed. Teenagers.

Early the next morning, Stiles got up with the sun to run out to his good buddy, Mister Sprinkler.

But, wait! Stiles! What is that hideous thing behind you??
Ca-ching! I'm a fan of free money.

Is it weird that I find this romantic?

So I have Dwight call some little girls over to play with.

The first one turned out to not be a little girl anymore. Also kind of a ho.

The second one was even worse! Goddammit, Sha Sha! It's bad enough you have a retarded name, do you have to be a bitch too?

Someone tell me what the golden jellyfish means. They keep talking about it!

The only other girl Dwight knew wouldn't come over, so he called over Able Sw0rd to hang out.
And I'm suddenly glad I didn't breed with Cycl0n3.

You would think this would be a good day for Bret and Jermaine, having two pretty teen girls over. They were bitches though.

Luicia came over though, so Bret got a chance to show off his manly skillz.

During this time, Stiles was fishing at the beach when I saw sand crabs! More bugs I didn't know you could get!
And I still can't get them, apparently. Stiles! D:

AHAHAHAHA! It crawled up his pants! xD

He also caught a box with a Mysterious Mr. Gnome in it!!! I named him Simon.

And and and he caught a tiny jellyfish, who has melted my heart. Cnidaria love! His name is Robby.

All of these new acquisitions worry Captain Underpants over here.

I wanted Dwight to make a new friend, so I invited over Pauline Wan and Hank Goddard's kid.
Not only did Dwight refuse to put on clothes, he immediately pretended to puke on the kid.

He invited Abel over too, and so the three of them spent the next few hours playing tag.

The older boys worked on perfecting their art. Something about them hanging out warms my heart. <3

I wanted the boys to widen their social circle, so I had them throw a pool party after Jermaine got off work.
He knows I invited all the teenage girls he and Bret have met at school recently, and you can see that he approves. xD

And the first guy to show up was the one teenager that I did not invite! I hate that family!

Then this guy showed up and I was suddenly quite upset that Saye never had a girl. D:

The party was okay. No one would talk to Bret, of course. xD

And their chaperone was not so on-the-ball. But, hey, teenagers suck so whatever.

I think Simon had a party of his own while we were out!

The next day began with Dwight renewing his obsession with that damn romance novel. You've already read it twice, buddy!

Jermaine asked out one of the girls from the party.

Jermaine finally hit it off with a girl! I know to the reader he's only been a teen since the last chapter,
but for me it feels like forever!

And then...
Jermaine: "You're kidding..."

Stiles: Yayayay! The paaaaaark!

Jermaine's a trooper though, at least when it comes to gettin' some.

His persistence paid off! First kiss!

Okay, okay, don't make me dunk you in that pond.

Don't get too big of a head, though, Jermaine--two can play at that game.

Oh, wait, no they can't. xD

Later, Jermaine met with his new lady friend at the other park.

He tried, oh how he tried.
Note to teen female readers: If ever a guy looks at you like that, do not fall for it! He's thinking about your boobs!

She wasn't in the mood to make out with him, so he played some tunes, which surely put her in the mood. Too late though, ho!

Jermaine: "Women!"

Oh no you don't, Dwight! I have taken that book away from you enough times!
I'm also just now noticing new levels of wrong in this picture. xD

So apparently Simon got it into his head that he wanted to visit my non-magical gnome, but I guess the sunlight hit him?
I dunno. He didn't seem to have made it out to his little friend. :(

Fucking mailmen! What the hell is this about now??

Oh, I get it, the mailcarrier union is pro-llama and they have heard of my stance on the issue.
Well FUCK LLAMAS and FUCK MAILCARRIERS!

Bret picked Simon up and it made him happy. xD

I did my you-draw-'em-in-and-I'll-pick-'em-off routine with Stiles signing autographs and Saye busking, and of course
I showed up and totally fangirled out all over Stiles.

And Saye can finally hold autograph sessions too, so they switched!
Saye: "That's right! 'Cause I'm the fuckin' Rock Star!!"

Keep tellin' yourself that, babe.
Crowd: "Oh em gee, is that Stiles??" *gives monies*

So Saye, Stiles, and Bret are at the theater (Bret went there to see Sha Sha).

Oh, hey, and Pauline's there. And old. And well-dressed for the first time in her life.

Jermaine is out with Tosha, hoping she's easier than the last girl he hit on. (BTW, the answer was no.)

And Dwight is...

...Oh shit. I'm a horrible person.

Sparkle booty!

Now this is an Edward Cullen! xD

Anyway, so after his makeover, I present to you...

...Teen Dwight! Genius, easily impressed, neurotic... daredevil.

The first thing he did was run outside and greet this old lady.
Dwight: "You want to come inside?"

Dwight: "Are you kidding me?? You have got to be covered in germs! Look at this crazy bitch!"

I love this. xD

Go inside Dwight!

You must experience EXTREME CHESS PRACTICE!!

Bret came over and challenged him. Jermaine feels this may get ugly; they're both logic level five.

Don't play favorites, you bastard!

Dwight wins! And the crowd... claps with lukewarm enthusiasm 'cause it's not like anyone expected Bret to win anything ever.

This is Dwight.

After an EXTREME SLEEP, he maneuvers himself out of bed in a way that makes his bed at the same time in his EXTREME BUNNY SLIPPERS.
I did not alter his pajamas; these are the ones he aged up with. I swear it.

Jermaine is still hanging out with a new girl each day, seeing if he can find one ~~who'll put out~~ he clicks with.
I would do the same with Bret but Luicia is the only girl who'll talk to him.

He found out she ("she" being Rochelle Steel) was ~~easy~~ flirty, which pleased him.

But then Dwight came home so she left.
Dwight: "Sorry, bro."

Now that is what a money tree should look like. The little bags are much cuter.

Hey, what's Stiles doing?

Wh-where are you guys going?

OH SNAP YOU'RE GOING TO YOUR NEW HOUSE ON THE BEACH. *dance*

Next time on Life in the SV: I spent a lot of time decorating this house. It is glorious.

You know your Sim is really a loser when...

2009-07-07T03:46:28Z

Bret finally gets his first kiss and the game glitches so I have to reset. Figures.

CC To-Dos

2009-07-06T21:50:45Z

I'm making a list to remind myself of the next few CC items I want to make, including some requests I said I would fill. Yes, I am taking requests as long as they're specific and I like them too. ;)

Patterns:
Skelanimals
Cram Cream
Bees
Knits
Elephant
Rustic Wood Flooring in Pine
"Walk the Plank" Wood Flooring
Slimming Oak Parquet
"Sid's Cement" Flooring
Discrete Concrete
"Shadow Grey" Stucco
Comforters for boys

Shirts:
Snakes & Suits ampersand
Tuxedo T
Batman

Tattoos:
Figure out how to make a showerproof tattoo
Buddha

Mods:
Painting replacement set (in progress)

But, for now, playing my legacy family! I played them all day yesterday too. I should probably update later today before I get too far ahead of myself.

23 Unique Patterns (32 patterns total)

2009-07-04T01:38:19Z

All four of my pattern sets are up at MTS! I didn't think sets three or four would be up yet, but the mods are really on the ball today.

I don't know if it's really even necessary to post it here; I tend to assume that every avid Simmer just happens to check MTS ever day. But I want to, dammit! I am proud of me!

------- SET 1 --------------- SET 2 --------------- SET 3 --------------- SET 4 -------

SET 1: 7 TS2 FLOORS -> TS3 PATTERNS

LINK

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

SET 2: MY HIDEOUT ~ 5 PATTERNS I FREAKING LIKE

LINK

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

SET 3: SORRY, LITTLE SISTER ~ 6 PATTERNS FOR MY BABY SISTER

LINK

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

SET 4: CUTE PATROL ~ 5 PATTERNS OF EPIC CUTENESS

LINK

Life in the SV - Chapter 9

2009-07-03T05:28:49Z

Notes:

I haven't played in a few days 'cause I been makin' patterns. I think I'm getting pretty decent at it! I finished four sets and submitted the first two to MTS yesterday, so they should be up in a couple of days. If you'd like a sneak peak here's the first set [pic 1/pic 2] and the second set [pic 1/pic 2].

Chapters 5, 6, and 7 ran out of bandwidth a few days ago. I had my fingers crossed that Photobucket would be nice and reset the bandwidth on July 1st, but, alas, no dice. So I manually went and put them all back up. Sorry to those who I made wait!

I shortened the title. Isn't it so fucking hip? Doesn't it make you feel young just looking at it?? /cleverfail

Previously on Life in SV: Dwight became a child, Jermaine remained a child, Bret became a fish-faced teenager, and Saye became a pop icon. That's... pretty much it. *shrug*

Warnings: Language and saggy old man titties.

Older:
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8

Jermaine has been amassing an army of butterflies.

Every time I forget to give Saye and Stiles some action that leads them towards their LTW (have 50k for Stiles and master guitar skill for Saye) they sneak off and try to snorgle.

Dwight's neuroses is finally starting to really manifest. He and that sink are like BFF.

And Bret, the artistic virtuoso perfectionist, paints like a five-year-old in his underwear.
And somehow sells these paintings for like $100-$300. No complaints here.

He's still a friendless loser though.

I very rarely let them do non-money-making activities, yet the second I leave them alone...
For a neurotic this kid hates wearing clothes.

So, anyway, Saye and Stiles go to the cemetery at least a couple of times a week after Saye gets off work.

Which means the kids can run and play and do whatever they want around town at all hours! Yay!

That's right, I sent Jermaine all around town collecting things worth money on his birthday and let him age up alone.
This is what neglect looks like.

And this is what a real heir candidate looks like! Don't worry Jermaine bb, I'll take care of you. You just keep bringin' me those stones
and I'll take gooood care of you.

...

*cough*

Anyway, to review:

This is Jermaine.

This is Bret.

This is Dwight.

One more time? Okay.

This is Jermaine.

*snort*

This is Bret.

This is Dwight.

And this is Stiles. lolololol

I randomly gave Jermaine the snob trait. Being all fucking perfect it seemed to suit him.
Yet I told him to go to the gym with his brother and pop, and he ran there! I've never had a Sim not take a bike/cab/limo/Bus of Impenitrable Darkness.

Bret will not be shown up! See him way back there trying to catch up!
Bret: "Get back here, you dick!"

I already showed the pic of Jermaine at the gym, but Stiles doing his old man aerobics...

xD
I dunno, I just think it's funny. Maybe I'm not such a good person.
There weren't enough exercise machines available, so Bret just went back home to paint. *shrug*

Also, there appear to be no sexy teen girls in this town (and the pedo in me is super sad about it, 4rlz), so...

I had Mister non-Athletic Athlete jog door to door looking for womenz!

Hi Agnes! You're what FAIL looks like!

No under-aged booty at the Single Moms' house either.

Next house was... Sekemoto? Dude did not appreciate Jermaine's line of questioning.

Meanwhile, Bret is trying to get Dwight to go with him to the cemetery. I'm pretty sure Dwight gave him the finger
when I wasn't looking, and went back inside to read.

Shit, it's the fuzz! Book it, Jermaine!

Cockblocker.
Also, was the siren really necessary, buddy?

Meanwhile, Bret is fine and dandy in my favorite place.

Uhm, wow, Bret, that's pretty fucking rude.

The next day I saw this little old lady driving around like this and I lol'd. Really, EA? Really?
She reminds me of the little old lady that side-swiped me at two miles and hour a few months ago. In front of six cops. I <3'd her.

It's a Saturday, so everyone has the day off!

Except Jermaine! He's a receptionist at the day spa, which I think suits his snob-ass perfectly.

Dwight spent the day collecting stuff. Seriously, like all day. He donated a bunch of butterflies.
Including Edward, Bella, and Jacob. ;_____; I'm so close to Stiles' LTW!!!

Dwight does not trust Morgana.
Dwight: No one's boobs are that perky after two kids. *narrowy eyes*

And then he promptly sat on the fountain to read some more of his romance novel. He was seriously
like obsessed with that book for awhile. Look how intense he is!

Stiles helped that officey place with their accounting ('cause he's so good at numbers? wtf) and then saw Boyd across the street.
'Sup Boyd!! They spent the rest of the day together being MANLY MEN.

When I got back to the house, Christopher Steel was just staring at Bret. o.O

Bret: "Go away, creepster! You are interrupting my art!"

He did not take the hint. *cry*

Stiles is so close to his LTW he can taste it! It doesn't taste good though. Have you ever tasted money? Ew.
Saye is too! There's not much of her in this update 'cause she just plays guitar all day. In this pic she's almost half-way through
guitar level nine!! Eee!!

You know, I have so many cute little girl patterns. What's up with all these boys?? I only let Saye eat apples for Jermaine! *sigh*

Meeeeeemories....

Also, this tree is not green! I smell something fishy...

Alright, who forgot to tip the mailwomenz on Easter? She didn't even give me any mail, she just kicked my gnome and ran away!

Saye and Stiles are getting weirder. They autonomously wanted to 'kiss', but for some reason had to sneak out behind the house to do it. o.O
Then Stiles went to eat while Saye talked to Pauline on the phone. What happened to all the snorgling??

Later, Saye the Pop Icon is busking for a few measly bucks while Dwight tries to get his homework done and a cop
pees herself. I wonder if this is how Madonna's kids live.

The reason I'm having Saye hang out outside of the theater is... wait for it... wait for it...

Sha-blam! Stiles got paid $2,335 and that put him over $50,000 for his LTW!

He was so happy he walked right back in and retired.

And then he sneezed.
Not much of a partier, this one.

Saye knows how to celebrate though.

The next day the two both wake up horny (both wishing for woo hoo) so Stiles makes the bed and Saye stinks up the place.
They've been married too long.

Now that's the look of a satisfied man.

Since Stiles is retired, I get to play with him aaaaaall day now! And that means he can take care of the damn garden, dammit.

Saye's got better things to do. Like spending their life savings to buy the whole fucking theater. Cha-ching!
Get the kids each their own rooms? Fuck that. I want a theater named after myself, dammit.

Jermaine and Bret have not made any new friends at school, but Jermaine still has his best friend at least.

As a tour guide in Alaska told me "There may be slim pickin's but the pickin's ain't slim." xD

Naw, it's mostly that fucked up jaw I'm worried about. The rest of her features are nice.

Since Stiles is retired I'm content to let him do pretty much whatever he wants. TS3 Sims tend to take pretty good care of themselves...

...Even senile ones.

Next time: Saye had better get her LTW so she can do something other than play guitar or I'm going to be annoyed.

And, no, Saye, air guitar does not count as "something other than guitar."

Life in Sunset Valley - Chapter 8

2009-06-24T22:49:26Z

Signing up for a new Photobucket account, the security image is "BURNS her." Something fails so I do it again and it's "get divorced." WTF?! Photobucket, you're an asshole.

Previously on Life in SV: Stiles became an elder, topped his career track as a hit movie composer, and met a drama llama of ghost. Saye reached level eight of her career as a lead guitarist, Jermaine became a child, and the whole family discovered the joys of the cemetery.

Warnings: Probably just language. Maybe other things.

Older:
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7

We start the day off with another shining example of parenting: the boys must have supervision at home, but it's
perfectly acceptable for them to run down to the public pool and play drowning games with strangers. Fabulous.

Whatever. Stiles is still less than halfway to his $50k lifetime wish so we've got busking to do.

Okay, Stiles' limo was pretty sweet, but Saye gets a Bus of Impenetrable Darkness to drive her around?! Win!

Her busking is cut short when I see Pauline standing there with... her son??
This, for some reason, is exciting to me. More than it is for Pauline, apparently.
Her son disappeared before Saye could meet him though.

Warning to those who breed with Cycl0n3 in their legacies: this is what he looks like as an old man. Eww. Not dashing at all.

Not dashing like Dearest Stiles.

...Who is now a partial owner of the theater. Woo! Way to make great progress towards your LTW and then
invest your entire savings with no idea as to whether or not it'll pay off!

Stiles toasted to this new venture by playing for his boys.

While Saye preferred to play for the dead. They tip well, you know.

I just wanted to prove that these two still like each other.

And while they're not looking, off go the boys!

Little trouble makers and their synchronized "hrmmm"ing.

Saye got an opportunity to join a grill-off at the park, and right when we got there Dwight made one last tard-face...

...and then aged into super-dork. Also at this time, Saye finished grilling her tofu dogs just in time for the grill-a-thon to end.
Thanks for the waste of time, whores!

So now all three boys played tag in the park, while Stiles busked and Saye played on the swings.

But, alas, it was getting late, and so the family borded the Bus of Impenetrable Darkness...

...and went to the cemetery as a whole family for the first time. Awww.

It didn't last long before Bret ran his chicken-ass home though. I saw him run past us and was like "hey budday, chill the fuck out,"
but he dinnae listen.

The next day Dwight continued his tradition of inappropriate pajamas. At least there's no polka dot socks this time.

I gave him a haircut. Something to better portray his neuroses. It looks like he cut it himself!
Dwight: "If your intention is to minimize scalp infestation, the only logical thing to do is give the pests less cover in
which to hide. I would simply shave it off entirely, but Mother for some reason sees fit to keep the razors out of my reach."

Saye, after hiding all the sharp objects from Dwight, tends her garden. She now not only has the basics of apples, grapes, tomatoes
and lettuce, but she now has onions, potatoes, limes, and... I think that's it. There are three plants that are still unknown in that garden.

She went pee afterward, and apparently peeing gave her some sort of wicked idea, so I hit record...

Totally autonomous. What a bitch of a mother. xD

And Jermaine doesn't even turn around. He's just like "GAH! Fucking Mom..."

If you can't tell by the balloons, I'm throwing Bret a birthday party.
Jermaine's best friend was already a teen, and for some reason she brought pancakes.

I had Bret taking a nap in his parents' bed, and these two literally ran in to stare at Bret. I guess they wanted
to sneak in one last pedo-moment on the poor kid. I like Jermaine staring them down on his way out of the lavatory too.

Am I the only one who has people crash her parties?? I know I did not invite Malcom Landgraab.

I showed up to the party, but just before the cake I ran my ass home.
Ever the gracious guest. xD

Anyway, Bret ages up to teen...

Another example of the birthday-beast sucking up all the attention until everyone else is bored with them and starts leaving. xD

Anyway, Bret came out pretty nice. He has this freaky fish-lip thing going on.
...Okay, he's hideous, but I find him charming in his dorkery.

In order to save money, I downsized the house. knocked down the entire upper floor and squeezed the boys back into
one room. I'm stingy like that.

The next morning the boys are up and playing while the teenager remains in his dark corner, desperately trying
to cling to his tenth hour of sleep. Typical.

He's so... artistic. ...Yeah.

BTW, Stiles got a certificate in the mail for mastering the guitar skill, which is Saye's LTW. Hooray! I think...

He's also had an opportunity for quite some time to convince Hank that logic is good, so I sent him
to track down Hank at the park.

He did a little too good of a job finding him. Hank's reaction made me lawl. xD

Saye made job level nine!! She's a pop icon, which apparently comes with awesome sunglasses to wear at 12:30am.

Because the sun never sets in Cool Town.

And that's as far as I've played (again), so now I'mma play some more! I want to get Stiles' LTW today, dammit! Then I'm gonna spend that money like mad!

Life in Sunset Valley - Chapter 7

2009-06-20T01:33:36Z

This unemployment thing... I just have way too much time on my hands.

Previously on Life in SV: Saye and Stiles were elbow deep in poopies. Dwight and Jermaine are still toddlers, but Bret is a kid now. Hurrah! Also, my self-Sim moved in across the street.

Warnings: Probably just language. Maybe other things.

Older:
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6

Now that Bret's a child things are way easier. Even though children can hardly do shit.
You can't help the baby at all? Really? Can't hand it a fucking bottle? Can't tell the babysitter "Hey, my brothers are starving to death could
you hand them a fucking bottle?" Really?

Well at least these two are content.

The next day I got a notice saying I forgot to pay my bills and the repo man was coming.

Stiles ran out in his chonies to pay the bills...

...but he was too late. D:

OH FINE TAKE THE KIDS' FAVORITE TOY YOU DICK.

I figured, since Stiles is going to age up soon, he should make some old-man friends, so I sent him over to Boyd's house.
He had his Saladfingers problem taken care of too. Good for him.

I also noticed that Boyd was growing onions, which I had not yet found seeds for so, of course... I stole them.

When I checked back at the house Bret was reading a pregnancy book. Oookay...

I looked around town to see if there were kids for him to play with (since nerd-face hadn't made a single friend at school).
I didn't find any kids but I did find...

...Mortimer suffering an identity crisis of some sort...

...and my self-Sim, sitting alone on the beach, making unattractive faces for hours.

Since there was nothing to do in town, it was obviously time for Bret to visit...

...The Cemetery. ARE YOU SCARED YET?

There were no ghosts so he went around collecting a billion and five rocks.

Curfew rolled around, but I wanted to see a damn ghost! So I sent Saye to help Bret with his homework on top of someone's grave.

And that's how Stiles ended up aging up without his dear wife with him. I kinda made myself sad.

This is kinda how I imagine the "DEATH BY SPARKLE" scene in New Moon. Ridiculous. xD

Did all that glorious sparkling hurt your back? Poor old man Stiles.

I couldn't let Stiles be an elder with two toddlers. That's just oogie.

Unfortunately he pissed his pants before Jermaine could age up. Dude your peemeter was like a 5th of the way full!
Old man bladder issues 4real.

Poor Jermaine aged up with his mom and brother at the cemetery and his old dad going to wash the urine off himself...
At least Dwight was entertained.
And I bought Stiles the Steel Bladder lifetime reward so now he never pees ever.

Finally, after Bret already went to bed, one lone little girl appeared. A victim of drowning, she just stood there alone, dripping.
It was awesome.

The next day Jermaine did not miss the bus on his first day of school.
But a sweater and flip flops? Really hon?

Try not to look too excited, you might actually learn something.

Am I the only one concerned that the paper girl shows up well after all the other children are in school?

Stiles, always having been the strong quiet type, is clearly developing some kind of old man mental disorder.

See? Video proof!

He's still super serious about his job as conductor (level 9) though.

I like to send Bret and Jermaine out on the town unsupervised all day. They're into Boyhood Adventures.
Babysitter at home? Required. Adult supervision anywhere else? Completely optional.

This is what we in the biz call "parallel play." Can't they at least get some social points here??

Meanwhile, Saye is off to her first day as ~~janky ho~~ lead singer of her band.

These two stood there for hours and caught just a handful of minnows between them. FAIL!

STILES REACHED JOB LEVEL 10! He's now a hit movie composer.
He was so excited he could hardly render himself.

However, if he's going to have his LTW of having $50,000 granted he's going to have to do better than that.

It was getting late so he walked across the street to pick up his boys.

They are now driven everywhere by a limo, apparently. Fucking sweet.

Oh, and screw going home--family trip to the cemetery FTW!

Why didn't anyone tell me the cemetery was so glorious?? I feel like I'm at Disneyland's Haunted Mansion.
There's cool music when a ghost appears, fog, and the ghosts have cool ghosty voices.

I especially love this guy, who just drops dead like every hour.

Total drama llama.

The next day I found a bird. 'Sup bird?

I also found Saye wishing for some nookie.

I sent the kids to the park. Jermaine brought his best friend whose name escapes me. All I can think about
when I see this girl is where is her mother? Unkempt hair, overweight, sweatshorts and a T-shirt with dress shoes. Poor child.

Bret has yet to make a single friend. Though he and his brother, which I believe I forgot to mention, are both perfectionist virtuosos.

Yes, Old Man Stiles, your hot wife is still into you.

Jermaine and the Kimura child played tag all day while Bret playerd loner all day.

Then, of course, they went to the cemetery...

...where their game of tag was joined by an electric ghost.

It was awesome.

To review: the cemetery is awesome.

The next day I made Jermaine exercise because I had never made a Sim exercise before, and I was amused.

Stiles went to his spot at the park to make some more money. Now that he's a celebrity some Sims freak out at the sight of him.
Or at the smell, seeing how this chick isn't even looking at him.

Saye gained the ability to plant unknown seeds, so I built her a proper garden.

Bret sat on his bed and hummed to himself. Quite the impressive child there.

And Dwight pitched a bitchfit even though all his needs were green and he had two positive moodlets. Little asshole.

Since they were all occupied I decided to check in on... myself. This teenager and I were eyeing each other. o.O
I moved a couple of lots down into the awesomest house ever, by the way.

Then this old chick shows up, and totally looks me up and down with the "Mmmm-mm!".

Just so you know, if I end up going lesbo with an old lady this legacy is soooo over!

Anyway, Stiles held an autograph session outside of the theater. Crazy wrench lady, Bella Bachelor, and Holly Alto are all fans. Awesome.

Saye: "Good luck with that shit. I'll see you at home!"

But, no, you will take advantage of this crowd and make some extra bucks! I am a financial genius.

Electro-ghost is also a fan. Yay!

I showed up too! Though I did not ask for an autograph.

Meanwhile, all the kids are still up and it's like 1:00am. I am the shittiest parent. xD

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I tried to keep this one short 'cause I just couldn't think of any way to make it particularly entertaining, and if it's going to be dull then it'd better not be long too. My Sims are too happy; I need to start tormenting them more.

Next time: Even less child supervision! Bret becomes even more uncool! Family outings to the cemetery are the new 'hip' thing!

Life in Sunset Valley - Chapter 6

2009-06-17T00:40:22Z

1) Last week was my last week of work. Summer freedom!!
2) I've been making patterns. They suck though.
3) This week I had jury duty, but they dismissed me after four hours of pure torture yesterday. More freedom!
4) When I got home from jury duty and sat down to do this update, I discovered my computer had contracted the System Security virus. It is a whore. I don't know where I got it; I've only been downloading from MTS, TSR, and MATY lately. Dun dun DUN.

Whatever.

Previously on Life in SV: Saye and Stiles forgot about their own hopes, dreams, and sense of self as that terminal STD known as "parenthood" fell upon them. Also, Saye started a garden.

Warnings: Probably just language. Maybe other things.

Older:
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5

I try to make an effort to let them woohoo once in awhile without purposes of breeding. Otherwise I feel guilty.

Saye is still basically spending all of her time surrounded by poo. At least Bret's finally potty trained.

Toddler toilet animations are WIN!

Watch Bret make bears...

This is seriously all I do when I play this game anymore. Empty the toddler potty...

...change the larva... And so on. FOREVER.

Poor innocent little Bret, just enjoying the company of his little toy car while Jermaine plots against him.
He's so busy plotting that he doesn't even notice that you can't chew the mallet if it's not in your mouth.

He hardly even played it, just sat there chewing it and enjoying his own smell.

Stiles got home from work so I had Saye try a new interaction: Brag About Gardening Skill

Saye: "Who's got two thumbs and rocks at gardening? 'Dis bitch."

Stiles: "That's great, honey! You're so wonderful! I'm so proud of you! Yayayay! Wanna bone?"

Saye did not want to "bone." She spent the remainder of her evening trying to get Jermaine to quit fucking around and be a virtuoso already,
while Stiles sat down with Bret to explain how much he has caused their cost of living to go up.

Saye wished to hire a babysitter and Stiles wished to go out on the town so I made the call... and this ho showed up.
They seriously need to let us pick our own babysitters. I don't want my children to die!

Stiles needed more logic to advance in the music career so I sent him to Central Park and had him play chess with the nearest person.
FTR, I love the chess animations.

Then, of course, some busking. He made quite a bit if I recall correctly.

Bella aged up again. She's a damn good tipper too.

Now why oh why would two people go on a tour of their own work?

To get it on backstage, of course! Date successful!

Damn.
Oh well, sacrifices must be made. We'll miss you, Norman.

The next day I sent Stiles to the science center to donate something, and then he ditched me to go fishing in the back.
Reluctant to come home, hmmm??? I see how it is.

It's okay, Saye's got everything under control. Kind of.

Never forget to tell your spouse that you love them. Even if you think they know it, you still have to say it.
This tip brought to you by goddammit my husband went to the doctor yesterday and now I have to put ointment on his back for a week.

Another tip: an important part of taking care of your children is taking care of their mother.
Saye called a babysitter so she could take a "Me Day."

Stop 1: Guitar class. She hasn't been to work in forever. What is this, Canada??

Stop 2: Central Park for some sammich stealing.

Stop 3: A few feet away 'cause I never caught one of these kinds of butterflies before.

Stop 4: The science center to donate it.

Oh, and look who's here. It's Boyd Saladfingers!

Looks like someone finally noticed he's been walking around with salad on his hand for days.
The shame of it.

And stop 5: Art class 'cause Saye has been begging me to gain some art skill... basically forever.

In other news, Stiles got another promotion! I think he's career level eight now? He's the orchestra leader.

To reward them for their accomplishments I decided to buy them the items they've been begging for.
They used them this one night and haven't since. Typical.

Back to the mommy routine.

I think this is the babysitter on her way out? I don't remember.
Anyway, Dwight is a toddler now. Three toddlers. Fuck me.

No, seriously, fuck me. Bret immediately goes into pissy little bitch mode, Jermaine is apparently totally freaked out
by Dwight's transformation, and Dwight... seems to feel sympathy for the horror that is his parents' life right now.

Sidenote: Dwight's pajamas amuse me.

Since Saye had a day to herself I decided to give Stiles one. He bought himself a new composition...

...and the recipe for Saye's favorite food: fruit parfait. Someone sure is pleased with himself.

And then he basically spent the rest of the day doing this in various locations. Yup.

See?

Oh, and he caught a pretty pink and purple butterfly who I took home and named Edward Cullen.

Meanwhile, the boys shut the fuck up for a good amount of time so Saye could do Saye-ish things.

Oh, and just 'cause: FUCK LLAMAS.

Bret had four more days until he was supposed to age up, but I could not take it anymore.

CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

Bret: "Durr, Mommy, whut's going on?"
Nice.

Sparkle dance!

Okay, he's getting cuter. I approve.

First thing he did was grab a composition book and then stand in the kitchen and read the whole thing.
NERD!

I tried to get him a bed with decent energy stats, when I noticed it clips into the wall like three inches.
GOOD JOB, EA. THAT'S SOME QUALITY SHIT RIGHT THERE.

I also love how the cribs are all shaded and pretty...

...while the bedspreads are totally fat and look lame with most patterns. Even though the sheets are crazy shaded.

THERE IS A FLAW.
Totally forgot that Screaming Dwight would make for Pissy Bret.

And he would not get in bed with his dad. Someone has issues.

All of this, including me trying to desperately get him to at least 1/4 energy, made Bret miss his bus on his first day of school.

Thankfully he was able to pull a bike straight out of his ass. Where did you get that??

Anyway, Saye finally went back to work so I have to start getting a regular babysitter.
I want to keep this one.

She cleaned up the toys, fed and changed the toddlers, then helped Bret with his homwork.
All autonomously.

Obviously, the house needs expanding. Thankfully I saved up 6k.

I set Dwight outside. THAT'S WHAT YOU GET!

Ah, finally some peace.

SIDENOTE!

I saw someone else put their self-Sim in across the street from their legacy house. Call me a sheep, but I could not resist.

And that's as far as I've played. Until now 'cause I'm about to play more.

Crafty

2009-06-15T00:27:57Z

TS3 CC is barely getting underway and I'm already going overboard... I downloaded a bunch of patterns from TSR and one promptly borked my game so I had to use to 50/50 method to locate it. Also, a bunch of patterns I downloaded are in the "Misc" category when something named "leather" should probably be in the, oh let's say, the leather category. A bunch of them aren't tiled too, but you can't tell because TSR's "fancy" little Workshop auto-uploader does not give a tiled preview. Also, if you run these files through the Compressorizer they pop. The ones using Delphy's pattern packager compress fine, but TSR's can't handle the pressure, hurrr.

I did get some really cute patterns though. Two strawberry patterns! Woo! Strawberries are an obsession of mine.

Anyway, poor Saye and Stiles have been victims of my experimenting lately. I'll probably update their legacy tonight or tomorrow, but for most of today I've been downloading and *gasp* creating patterns. Still working on the finer points.

But now the for real anyway... I made a plumbbob! See, I end every school year with my math students by making them build a three dimensional solid out of cardboard, decorate it for several days, and then calculate the surface area and volume. I like to build one too, so this year I made a plumbbob.

It's made of twelve isoceles triangles, each with a base or 5.5 inches and a height of 10 inches. The height of each hexagonal pyramid is 9.75 inches. Calculate the surface area and volume! GO!

Uhm...

2009-06-13T20:02:30Z

Why is it than when I look for the download instructions for HP's new "no music effects" mod I get instructions for installing panties??

Basic Download and Install Instructions:

1. Purchase Panties

2. Extract from Package

3. Put around ankles and raise to waist

4. Check yourself out in a mirror and send pics to Delphy

Nononoooo!

P.S. Yay for no more music notes in my millions of pics of Saye and Stiles playing guitar!

Life in Sunset Valley - Chapter 5

2009-06-09T06:29:51Z

This is last night and tonight. Between trying to get the last four chapters back up and an all new John & Kate Plus 8 (where they actually almost spoke to each other) this one's on the short side (60-something images? Is that short?) but there's video too! Oooo, look at me and my fancy YouTubin'.

Previously on Life in SV: Sims 3 labor is lulzy, couch make-outs are cute, Stiles is a cleaning machine, and Saye is puking again.

Warnings: Probably just language. Maybe other things.

Older:
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4

Saye has not yet figured out where all this vomit is coming from, so she and Stiles take Bret to the park for some family time.
Bret has a positive moodlet here. He loves being left on the ground. Don't judge; you'll understand when you have kids.

This dude just sat there the whole time, watching the ants steal his picnic. I can't decide if he's thinking of ways to kill himself
("Ants at my picnic? Of course! Fuck my life. Doris was right to leave me.") or trying to communicate with them.

Someone finally figured out she's pregnant! And changed into a hideous ensemble. Where's my ladybug dress, dammit??

On their way home I noticed the first group of protesters I've seen. Their advocating BDSM rights, of course.

Well look who's learned to cook. Someone sure is getting fancy.

As soon as Stiles got home from work he started grooving. Luv u 2, bb.

Announcing pregnancy aaaaanndd...

Ee! He's excited! Could've done without the thumbs up at the end though. If my husband thumbs up after I tell him
I'm pregnant I will smack him.

At least he appreciates my decorating. You keep brining home the bucks and I'll keep spending them, stud!

You know what I love?? Good daddies.

What else do I love??

That, basically.

The next day I decided to work on Saye's non-Stilies relationships. I didn't want her to turn into a Bella.

After bitching about Morgana's son being a shitty musician Pauline sat down to show him how to suck less. xD

Every chick needs one friend that keeps her young and one friend who's right where she is in her life. You know what I mean, bitches??
Represent!

It was at this point I remembered...

...I sent Stiles to the park to play for tips and totally forgot about him! He's happy as a lark though, playing alone outside.

Busk, baby, busk. I need to get my husband into busking. It's so hot.
If you saw a guy on a corner with a drum kit banging away, would you toss him your change?

With one baby and another on the way, I called a babysitter so Saye and Stiles could just go out. She looks like a nice girl.

Or fucking not! At least she finally went inside after standing near the front door for several hours.

Okay, so Saye is pretty much the Busk Queen. All of their dates seem to turn out this way.

Say went into labor and everyone noticed but her. I lol'd.

This time she just ran straight to the hospital. I'm going to try that when I go into labor and see how far I get.

Catch up, dammit! I like the little "Be With Wife" icon.

As soon as Saye got home she charged me my $75 and ran before I could fire her ass. I BEST NOT SEE YOU AROUND TOWN!

Bret with his little brother, Jermaine.
I didn't get to pick either of his traits this time, but he came out as an artistic virtuoso.
I SMELL SIBLING RIVALRY A-BREWIN'.

Notable: This is the first time I ever let Stiles get away with using the stove and he did not burn the waffles. He is a god.

BTW, this is how you upgrade your toilet to be self-cleaning: you beat it into submission with a hammer.

I have made a video if you would like to see further illustration of this.

Check out super-mom all multi-tasking her ass off! Change 'em, feed 'em, snuggle 'em, and still find time to chat with Morgana. Nice.

Check out non-super-mom. All but drove away all Stiles' customers for hours.

Oh, save the drama and get a fucking apple.

Saye's making grilled cheese for her birthday party. This is pretty much how I am while making grilled cheese.
I don't like it so I only make it for my husband, and I burn it 60% of the time.

Cycl0n3: Let's get this party started!
It doesn't even start for another hour! WTF!

It turned out pretty sweet though. I don't even think I invited a couple of people that showed...

Cycl0n3: It's a good thing I showed up early so I could sit and read a fucking book by myself, hurrrr!
P.S. Check out Salad Fingers over there. Nice.

Morgana took care of the babies for Saye's birthday. I think I'm farting hearts for her officially now.

Stiles confessed his discomfort in crowds. Pauline, being an epic bitch, mocked him for it.

Saye. WANT. CAKE.

I love how excited everyone gets. I love it so much that...

Video summary for those who don't wish to watch: Saye blows out the candles, ponders for a moment, and then goes apeshit with excitement. Meanwhile, eveyone else gets bored and leaves. But, no, Saye isn't done freaking the fuck out yet!
Then she ages up to an adult.

It was also Bret's birthday. Renesmee, is that you?

He turned out okay in the cute department. I'm down with the Downs.

These two turned out more than okay in the cute department. AFFECTION!

Aaaaand Saye runs outside to puke this time. On herself, mostly. That's new.

I know everyone is posting toddlers doing this, but it still cracks me up.
Bret: No diaper changing for me!
He's "easily impressed" already, and we know how baby boys are so proud of their "creations."

Stiles gets up early and brings Bret and Jermaine up to green so Saye can get fully rested.

Ahhh, our little virtuoso.

Ta-DAA!
Hold your applause, please.

Look at that momma's boy. He's kinda cute in this shot, and you can see Saye's wrinkles.

Well look who got a fancy-pants new promotion! He joined the symphonic music career track. He wished it and so it has become reality.

Side note: Stiles refusing to use anything that's dirty amuses me.

Saye sneaks out back for some alone time when the kids are sleeping.

It's late at night and they're across town from each other, but they're still playing the same song. Try and tell me that's not romantic.

They needed a date, so I called a babysitter.
Look at that face! She'd better be more capable than the last one.

Well I'll be damned.

Aren't you supposed to make your food less on fire before you eat it??

I love the romance interactions!

Almost as much as the tummy interactions!

...Sorry, I can pretty much hear my uterus ticking at this point.

Stiles made a few bucks while Saye picked some apples for them for lunch.

Meanwhile, Jermaine becomes a toddler without fanfare.

This virtuoso is cuter than the other one.

So Saye and Stiles get home in the orange, both the kids are in the orange so, of course...

Now's a great time to go into labor! Just awesome. Your stink scared the baby right out of you.

First home delivery, btw.

'Sup, Dwight?
He came out a genius, and I clicked the random button to give him the neurotic trait. This should be good.

So this is basically Saye's life right now, and this is what I was doing right before I started typing this.

I also had her run outside to finally plant the seeds she's been collecting.
Check her out--she and the plants are becoming one.
It's a vegetarian thing, I think. You know how those weirdos are.

Well what the hell's with that face?? That's just rude, Saye.

Whatever, be a bitch. I'm going to bed.

I'm weeping. WEEPING.

2009-06-07T23:49:29Z

Argh!! Why does making custom patterns have to be so hard?? I have literally hundreds of awesome patterns I'd love to convert for the game but it's So. Fucking. Hard.

I'm giving myself one more hour to figure it out, then I'm going back to playing with Saye and Stiles.

Until then, I can only find comfort in RPattz.

Life in Sunset Valley - Chapter 4

2009-06-07T19:40:40Z

ETA: Bandwidth exceeded?? In one week? Crazy business. I guess I will look into, uh... something else? Multiple Photobucket accounts? I dunno. What do other people typically do to avoid this problem? Looking at other legacies and everyone seems to either use Photobucket of LJ pics, and I can't afford no LJ stuff.

ETA2: Fixed it all when I got home from work today. Please let me know if anything appears to be amiss.

Guess how I'm spending my lazy Sunday. Husband is next to me in similar garb playing COD5. It's very romantic, I assure you.

Previously on Life in SV: Saye got married to Stiles McGraw. No bastard children here! Woo hoo!(?)

Warnings: Probably just language. Maybe other things.

Older:
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3

First thing's first: Stiles is under my control now, which means his days of dressing like a blind man in the Sears clearance section are over.
I have a thing for rolled up sleeves. *shows off Forearm Fanclub badge*

Cooking Tip: Do not put a pancake on the stove and then leave to use the toilet. Your pancakes will not wait for you.

I thought the fireman was cute, so I asked him to hang out. He was pretty boring though.
Also, love that when Saye asked about his job a popup came up that said "Saye learned that Emmanuel is a firefighter!" I thought she was absent-minded, not retarded.

A Crumplebottom appears! Gotta catch 'em all.

Stiles is in absolute Heaven waiting for Saye to get off work. Outside, alone, and wearing a snappy ensemble.

Unfortunately, he sucks at fishing. And just about everything else.
Wasn't he supposed to be rich?? He came with five creativity skill points, $3000, and a book in his inventory.
Good thing he cleans.

Now that they're married, they can play in the park together! Squee!

Saye, however, is not feeling well. For some unknown reason. Ahem.

Saye: "Excuse me, I'm going to go vomit now. *smirk*"
Where's the panic?? When I have to puke and am a good ten yards from a toilet, I panic.

Saye's offering pleases the porcelain god.

Stiles walked over to the bathroom to wait for her to get out. So that he could kiss her before too much of the vomit stench wore off, I guess.

THE "OH EM GEE BABBY TIME" MUSIC IS GREAT.

I don't understand what a bear has to do with announcing a pregnancy. I don't think I want to know.

Stiles: "Oh, hey, that's pretty cool. Congratulations on me knocking you up."

Now, I know pregnancy can make you a little loopy, but I'm pretty sure a bowl is a very important tool for pancake-making.

I rarely let them cook because replacing the stove costs almost two days' pay, but look what we have here...

Eatable food! Insanity. And I'm pretty sure Saye gained 15 pounds while making it.

Saye's back get sore a lot, but then Stiles rolls a wish to massage her every time. Yay Stiles! You don't suck!

Playing pregnant Sims in TS2 almost made me want to get my tubes tied, but TS3 Sims just spend the entire time all happy! Yay!

No, Saye, you may not give birth to a yeti.

She sure is damn pleased with herself.

Being pregnant is exhausting.

Saye reads "Totally Preggers: An Expecting Mother's Tale" while she waited for Stiles to get off work.
This moment was made less romantic by the creepster with the hat.

As soon as he came outside she ran to him.
This moment was made less romantic by Saye's fascination with yetis.

When did these two get so cute?? It's enough to make me barf and squee at the same time. Which is difficult.

Saye thinks Stiles talking to the baby is hilarious.

Back at home, I did $5000 worth of redecorating and bought kid stuff. Immediately Saye goes to play with the toys.

Man, that belly snuck up on me!

Another trip to the park. Stiles still gets excited and runs into the park like a puppy whenever he gets there.

Both their skills are at level five, so they play for tips.

A creepster he may be, but at least that old guy's a good tipper. Maybe a little too good...

Saye didn't get any tips, so she gets a backrub.

Why, hello there.

The sound she made when she made this face made me lol. I wish I had it recorded.

Classic new father face.

Morgana, Pauline, and Stiles freak out while Saye bolts for the hospital. xD

Stiles ran to meet her in the cab, and when they got to the hospital this came up. I thought it was cute.

My first TS3 ~~larva~~ baby! His name is Bret. I got to choose both his personality traits: virtuoso and easily impressed.

Ah, the circle of life.

Saye snuggles the larva while Stiles gives Beeswax a viking funeral. RIP, buddy.

Something about an infant just lying in its crib, silently staring straight up is horrifying. I try not to look in the nursery.

While everyone in the house slept I looked around town. This does not look good.
Who put that there??

Next evening Saye took Bret to the park so she could play guitar. This lady stood there, staring at Bret... tossing a wrench and thinking about how hungry she is.
...Just when I thought the Staring Creepster Brigade couldn't get any more inappropriate.

Stiles got off work and ran right for Bret. I don't think he approves of his wife's parenting philosophies.

Ahh!! Run faster, Stiles! One of THEM is coming!

Safe and sound with Daddy.

Bret and Stiles stayed to watch Saye play her music. So passionate, so dedicated.

So lucrative.

Back at home, Bret finally went to sleep.

Cheek stroking! That can only lead to one thing...

...Embracing. Which can only lead to...

Lawl, she totally straight up asked Stiles if he wanted to bone. I like the direct approach. (P.S. I am in love with my re-design of their bedroom.)

Stiles isn't in the mood?? WTF!

You hurt her feelings, butthole!

If my husband has taught me one thing it's that persistence pays off! Or promising to clean the bathroom tomorrow, whichever.

Actually, Saye never has to make such promises since Stiles likes doing it. The fabulous weirdo.

Saye messed it up almost immediately though. Hurrah!

And that's when I saved the game and went to bed last night, so not even I know what happens next. They both rolled a wish to have another boy, which I guess is convenient since Saye has a pocket full of apples and I haven't even found any watermelon foods yet.

Life in Sunset Valley - Chapter 3

2009-06-07T10:24:54Z

ETA 08 June 2009: I had to change hosting for the images; please let me know if anything appears to be amiss.

Today is the first time I've gotten to sit down and play since I posted the second chapter. Every day, as soon as I've sat down, someone has insisted I go and pretend to be social. Today I said enough! Pajama pants and video games all day FTW! Also notable: The Hangovers awesomeness is awesome. If you are a grown-up go see it. (If you are not a grown-up, I do not feel comfortable recommending this movie, but put it on your to-do list for the future fo' sho'.)

Previously on Life in SV: Saye's got a boyfriend, Saye's got a boyfriend! Saye and Stiles sittin' in a tree... etc, etc.

Warnings: Probably just language. Maybe other things.

Older:
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2

Saye often heads across the street to Central Park right after work.
Tonight she spent her-post work hours catching fish, naming them, and then promptly selling them. Thanks for the $5, Stacey! I miss you!

Well look at you, sitting all fancy.
Show off.

As a reward for being such a fancy sitting lady, I bought Saye a new dresser.

They are not friends.

I also bought Saye a bike! Playing without money cheats is weird; I don't think I've ever done it before.

She's meeting Stiles at the science center.

Gorgeous view for a date if I ask me. Which I did.

Captain Nerd thinks Saye's choice of a date spot is odd. Go back to your science, Captain Nerd! We're canoodling!

I love the clueless look on Stiles' face.

Saye: Stiles, will you--
Stiles: Heeeeeey, what'cha got in your hands? Is it a candy?

Phew. From the look on his face before I thought he was gonna say no.
I love his squealing. :D

Good thing I think effeminate guys are cute.

Joy! Baby gorilla hug!

He's smitten.
She's got the "Oh Lord, what have I done?" face on.

Saye had to go to work.

Stiles was too busy being smitten to notice.

And then he sat down and read the paper for like five hours.

On my way over to the theater to look for Mortimer or Bella I heard neat noises, so I looked around to see that Alto dude all into his laptop.

Alto: That grind was sick! Bonus points!

Found Bella! Woot! She's a teen now.

And Mortimer's a young adult. I want to see them interact with each other though, dammit!

After work I had Saye go introduce herself to Bella. Just 'cause.

And then meet up with Pauline.

Just because you have commitment issues doesn't mean you don't have to be happy for your best friend's engagement, bitch!

Whatever. She's a total hobag anyway.

I discovered that Central Park has a billion trees full of free food! Glee!

And that's how Saye spent her day.

See? Apples. All day, then all night.

Apples.

Oh, and we worked on her wedding wardrobe. Legend of the Seeker, anyone?

Next day was wedding day. Saye's enthusiasm is contagious. Really now.

Etiquette tip: If you show up to someone's wedding just to read, drink, or chat on AIM, you are a dick.

Absent-mindedness. Lawl.

Anyway, they totally get married. Stiles is, for some reason, thinking about the wedding the whole time while Saye is... not.

So, finally, almost through with chapter three and my legacy founder is just getting married.
I'm slow. D:

Thanks for getting the fuck up and paying attention to the goddamn wedding, peeps. Zelda even remembers to look happy. <3

Now, back to business.
Cycl0n3 is an ass.

You know you're at a low-budget wedding when the bride herself provides the entertainment.

Oh snap, Saye has been challenged!
Go away, wannabe!

Pauline gets in on the action too.
Fortunately Saye upstages both those hos.

Morgana and Pauline: This was the greatest most awesome party ever! *RUNS*
See that house? That's where they live anyway.
Dumbasses.

Saye got a new friend out of the evening though. I forget her name...

Stiles lives for being alone.
His traits are: Loner, Loves the Outdoors, Neat, Light Sleeper, Frugal
Favorites: Electronica, Mac & Cheese, White
Lifetime Wish: Be Rich ($50k)

Throwing parties is actually fun in TS3! No scrambling around trying to raise the party score.
Just be sure there's some food and entertainment and people are set.

Newlyweds!

And now we're finally caught up to what I played today, which means it'll be easier to remember what the purpose was of me taking each picture, which means the chapter will be less lame. 'Cause I have to admit that this one's pretty lame.

Life in Sunset Valley - Chapter 2

2009-06-02T03:53:22Z

ETA 08 June 2009: I had to change hosting for the images; please let me know if anything appears to be amiss.

I'm trying to keep these brief and frequent, but I think I'll make this one pretty long with the game officially releasing tomorrow. I'm excited! I want CC like NAO!!

Previously on Life in SV: Nothing really happened. But I enjoyed it so stfu.

Warnings: Language. Possible penis jokes--I don't know, we'll have to see where this train takes us. Some Barbie nudity too (censor patch, woo!). Goth spoilers if you're into that.

Older:
Chapter 1

As seen above, Saye finally made a friend. He cost $6!! The ones I get at Wal Mart cost ten goddamn cents. Husband never lets me get the six dollar ones...
Well, he would, but then he reminds me we could get sixty of the ten cent ones instead and I get all excited.
Anyway, its name is Beeswax. As in Beeswax, None of Yours Inc.

I am posting this for two reasons: (1) to give people more of a view of the default skintones, and (2) it makes me snicker.

So, as I think I mentioned before, one of my favorite features is being able to peruse around town while Saye is busy (at work, sleeping, showering, studying, etc). I went to the public pool to see if there were any hotties there and...

Just... oh my. Several kinds of wrong. Why do these creepy guys just hang by the pool staring at people?? WHY??

Saye is still a "music fan" at this point. How the hell is that a job?? I love all her co-workers all walking in and out of the theater in their matching "fan uniforms" too. xD

I like following Sims to work. If you get close you can hear what's going on; it's neat!

Random shot of the view from out front of Saye's work. Central park is pretty cool, and I can just walk right over after work and steal people's picnics.

That was all the pics I took of Saye's second day of life. Third day...

...starts with the shower breaking. I've always adored how Sims fix it mostly by banging the hell out of it with a wrench. It's always worked for me!

There are Landgrabs (spelling!!) everywhere. I mean I know they founded the town, but, damn, do they feel it's their duty to single-handedly keep it populated?
They seem well-liked around town. It's interesting to watch.

I'm posting too many pics of nothing, I know. This is just the kinds of stuff I look at while Saye's at work.

Finally we're making some real friends! Sims spend a lot of time in the pool looking worried.

MISTER MCFEELY SIGHTED ON THE PREMESIS! RUUUUNN!!! (Or prepare for hugging, depending on your feelings towards the McFeely.)

INVISIBLE HOT DOG!
Saye pretty much eats for free all the time. Lots of food just laying out around town. She isn't picky!

Okay, she's a little picky. I totally forgot about the vegetarian thing!!

Sorry, bb. I have failed you and your animal brethren.

I thought I saw Benjamin Button and got all excited. Turned out to be a Landgrab (I refuse to Google the spelling stfu).

Saye does not need a man to be fulfilled because she is a strong and independent woman, but she does need one to breed so I make her call up the cute guy at work.

He wasn't home! Look how non-ugly he is though. :D

There's just stuff lying all over the place around town Sims can pick up. I have a bunch of seeds in Saye's inventory.

This hurried dude is Cycl0n3 Sw0rd. I shit you not. He is a KING among men as far as I'm concerned.

While Saye was at work some stuff was going down outside. This chick passes out and these people just stare.

Until Mullety McHobo decides to choke?? WTF.

OH, BUT LOOK WHO IS THERE!!!

Mortimer Pissyface Goth! I SQUEE'D THEN AND I SQUEE AGAIN NOW!

Where does he run??

Right over to Bella! I had a moment. Tell me this moment is not cute and I will tell you how to die in a fire.

She's ignoring him to stare up at her mother and he gets all emo about it. He actually turned around an ran back to her, then pouted away when she continued to ignore him. xD

Bella's still talking to her mom. I guess Sunset Valley has this mafia-type family named Alto (were they in 1 or 2?). That's the matriarch in the background.
She spends most of her time thinking about children and then laughing evilly. It amuses me.

Lots of stuff happens while Sims are living their lives! It's kinda crazy.
But, remembering this is supposed to be a legacy, Saye got a promotion today! She's looking, uh, very... musical.

She tried calling the co-working cutie again. He said he was busy and to call back in an hour, which I guess is cool.
But then I called back in an hour and he said it was too late!
I had pretty much given up on him as a mate when...

He woke her up at 7:00am! Doesn't he realize we work until 10:00pm??
Saye is happy though.

Note: Saye has attempted to cook waffles twice now. She has burnt them both times. This time...

First fire! Took several days, so I guess that's pretty good.
The fire alarm went nuts and kind of scared some pee outta me.

How does Saye react?

"FEEEEED MEEEEEE!?!"

This is, notably, the first time in all of the game she has whined at me at all.

After her whine, she finally notices the five-foot flames goes all nutters.

Oh, nevermind, Saye. The fireman's not cute so you can cut the damsel in distress act.

"Clean this up when you're done. I'll be elsewhere, mmmm'kay?"

We're going to stick with PB&J for awhile. Stoves cost a couple day's wages. Even with the $195 the insurance company gave her!

What's that you say? Replace the stove? Click of a button, baby, click of a button. The "replace" feature is a win.

Oh, awesome. What a great day. Right after the fire, the shower breaks.

Thankfully, it got better!

Saye has a date at the beach!

With Stiles McGraw.
Be cool, Saye, be cool.

Okay, Saye, not that cool. Your boring the guy into alcoholism. It's not five o'clock yet, buddy!

My romaaaance doesn't have to have a moooooon in the sky, my romance doesn't neeeed a thing but yoooouuuu!

Stiles brought a picnic to the beach and laid it out!! How awesome is that??

Too bad he got right back up. xD

Last legacy I accidentally seduced a married guy. This time I had the opportunity to actually ask if he's single!
At which point I learn... Stiles is rich! WOO!

Romance interactions are awesome. Once they go into "flirty" mode they stay there on their own and do things autonomously. They even stay in a flirty position between interactions, instead of snapping back to neutral.

Lawl. We have a winner? This is an invitation to harvest sperm, right?
So Saye, being a hussy apparently, invites him back to her place.

At which point she learns another of his traits: he's a loner.

Though even loners enjoy booty!

Stiles thinks Saye is trashy?? I'll bet he doesn't hold it against her though... Muaha.

Bah, they were too tired. Stiles even said he wasn't in the mood.

I thought this was cute.
Notice I redecorated while they were sleeping. Using the style tool to recolor does not cost $15!!

Were they high last night or something?? He's rejecting her advances, and I should've taken pics but she kept sticking her tongue out at him!

Finally! I mean damn! It's been like a whole 20 hours since your date started, by Sims 2 standards you would be married by now.

I... I think this picture is cute.

Stiles thinks Saye is being "extremely irresistible."
Saye: "Wanna be my boyfriend??"
Stiles: "Mmmm-hmmm... *drool*"
Going steady!

Saye wished to play guitar in the park, causing me to learn that I could put her guitar in her inventory and play it anywhere. JOY!

I had her invite Stiles, who ran into the park like an excited puppy. xD

Cycl0n3 Sw0rd thinks Saye's grooves are crunchy. Shway.

The next day I had Saye do it again, and she got quite a crowd bobbing their heads! Total rockstar.

She got hungry, so she walked to the nearest picnic.
Saye: "Hi! We are friends now. Thanks for the sammich!"
Girl: "Sounds good to me."

Between work and practicing her guitar, Saye's young adulthood has been pretty busy. I'm considering chaning the Sims lifespan to "long" (Yes, you can change Sims' lifespans in the game settings! Woo!).

Either way, it's time to take the plunge before this legacy gets any staler. I mean, really, this is screenshot 133 and there is no woohoo yet!

You can select "woohoo" before they even get in bed, and they take care of the rest. Sex just got more convenient, baby!

Okay, I kind of preferred the fireworks.

Romance is dead.

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2009-06-02T01:40:05Z

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