Unbelievably True Tales of a Landlocked Mermaid

Sure hope Josephine’s parents taught her never to open the...

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:48:44 -0400

Sure hope Josephine’s parents taught her never to open the door to strangers…

Bah. Game crashed, Hewitt save corrupted, so starting over. We...

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:57:53 -0400

Bah. Game crashed, Hewitt save corrupted, so starting over. We have the technology; we can rebuild them.

Like father, like daughter. Bonehilda, as usual, is of no help....

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:07:00 -0400

Like father, like daughter. Bonehilda, as usual, is of no help.

Deborah does ever-so-slightly better in the picture department....

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:24:00 -0400

Deborah does ever-so-slightly better in the picture department. Maybe it’s because she got an Imaginary Friend, Peanut, and her sister didn’t?

Deborah: Peanut, want to actually sit down or something?

Peanut: Nope, I’m good. Standing behind you, watching you. Allllways watching you….

Deborah: :sigh:

Heather made it to teen, despite lack of photographic...

Wed, 01 May 2013 09:48:15 -0400

Heather made it to teen, despite lack of photographic documentation. Her LTW is to max out three skills. First up: writing.

Third picture was a surprise - Tarik Burb, story progression second child of John and Jennifer (and no, no idea why he’s blond; throwback to Grandma Tiffany, maybe?) called Heather, asking for a date.

Heather: Look, I’m flattered that you want to date me, but I’m a teen and you’re a young adult. The timing isn’t right.

Heather: Ok, Mom, let me get this straight. You have a camera. You’re maxed on your painting...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:25:49 -0400

Heather: Ok, Mom, let me get this straight. You have a camera. You’re maxed on your painting skill, and you still don’t have pictures of me plastered everywhere?

Jacqueline: Umm…

Group hug?

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:47:18 -0400

Group hug?

Deborah gets desperate enough to hit up Voohan for a bedtime story, since her parents are busy, big...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:21:25 -0400

Deborah gets desperate enough to hit up Voohan for a bedtime story, since her parents are busy, big sister is snoozing and Bonehilda has lost all interest in anyone over the age of toddler.

Unfortunately, Voohan is more interested in that stunning new gate. Exhausted children pale in comparison to ironwork.

Deborah: Forget it, I’ll go put myself to bed. Again.

Matthew and Jacqueline are probably my favorite Sims I’ve...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:37:45 -0400

Matthew and Jacqueline are probably my favorite Sims I’ve created from scratch; I’ve had them in S2, now in S3. One would think I’d remember to take pictures of their kids now and again, but this version, I’ve been remarkably remiss.

Heather, top, sneaks onto Jacqueline’s laptop to practice writing, (okay, probably playing computer games, but her goal is to max out 3 skills, so she could be practicing) while Deborah (bottom) is addicted to the dressup box. She’s about 50/50 on choosing prince or princess, but leave her alone for a second and she’ll be presiding over the royal court forever.

Jacqueline takes one step closer to reaching artistic genius. Matthew: How’s the art therapy...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:17:20 -0400

Jacqueline takes one step closer to reaching artistic genius.

Matthew: How’s the art therapy coming along? Helping you get over that alien abduction thing?

Jacqueline: Grrr. It’s not art therapy.

Matthew: Hey, would you look at that. Did you know we had kids?

Jacqueline: :sigh:

Jacqueline gave me this look when I dragged her latest...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:48:35 -0400

Jacqueline gave me this look when I dragged her latest masterpiece from the easel. Yeah, I can see why she was concerned what would happen to this.

Matthew and Jacqueline got a low rating on the love tester....

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:19:28 -0400

Matthew and Jacqueline got a low rating on the love tester. Weird, because they’re very affectionate when left on their own.

Later, Matthew wonders if the love tester might do well gutted and turned into some sort of cabinet…

While Matthew’s Mrs, Jacqueline, was busy potty training...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:31:17 -0400

While Matthew’s Mrs, Jacqueline, was busy potty training their toddler inside, this happened. Alien’s name is Voohan Thobanob. Best alien name in game yet.

Voohan: Well, I had a nice time.Want to do this again?

Matthew: Not a chance.

Voohan: Kids today. :heh heh heh:

Matthew: Little help here? Bonehilda: Nah, Boss, you got...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:46:07 -0400

Matthew: Little help here?

Bonehilda: Nah, Boss, you got this.

Matthew: Remind me why I hired you again?

No idea why this fire started. All Matthew had was leftover...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:15:39 -0400

No idea why this fire started. All Matthew had was leftover chili con carne; he didn’t even cook.

Bonehilda is no help at all.

Momentarily distracted from my Morley Legacy, I decided to...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:01:16 -0400

Momentarily distracted from my Morley Legacy, I decided to recreate a favorite S2 family and plop them in Eltham’s Drift. Which then led to hunting down/recreating favorite premades to serve as townies.

While playing my family, the camera suddenly whisked all the way over to a community lot where a fire blazed. RIP, Angela Pleasant.

Now :Lilith walks around town in a feathery strapless bathing suit/leotard as her everyday outfit. I have to assume there’s some connection there.

Heading out the door, so Michonne spam for now. She has the...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:41:00 -0400

Heading out the door, so Michonne spam for now. She has the independent trait, so is often doing stuff on her own without the hew-mon servants. Hunting, playing, befriending strays, sleeping on the newspaper, eating cake off the floor. You know, cat things.

Morley Legacy 1.3

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:48:35 -0400

Plans for a day trip fell through at the last minute, so that means Morley Legacy updates.

Emanuelle figured she’d strike while the iron was hot and knock off her social requirements for the week in one evening. Invite Sterling over for a date, then throw a party once the date was over. They ended up engaged before the first guest arrived.

Normally, one would think that this could turn the planned feast party into a wedding party (because what better way for a social butterfly to get to know people *and* stock her fridge?) but as usual, Sims have other ideas. Emanuelle only invited adults, but apparently somebody couldn’t get a sitter.

Random Kid: I am the king of this party!

Emanuelle: I don’t remember inviting you. Sterling, Do you know him? Sterling?

Sterling: Reading here. Shush.

Morley Legacy 1.2

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:14:03 -0400

Emanuelle heads back to the library to check out the online dating scene. (Mr. Married Mortimer had a profile, too, ahem.

We’ll assume he’s been too busy with the food stand to take it down.) Her best match, Sterling, just so happens to be sitting across from her at the next desk.

Emanuelle: Hello, big boy.

Sterling: Um, do I know you?

Emanuelle: You will, soon, and very, very well.

Sterling: :ulp:

Morley Legacy 1.0

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:55:00 -0400

Since a cat person without a cat is something nobody wants to see, meet Michonne. Genius, hyper, independent, slightly cynical about this Sim who’s taking care of her. In short, a cat.

On with the story. Emanuelle and Michonne move into Eltham’s Drift, ready to take on the world. Michonne explores their new home while Emanuelle gets down to business. Off to the library to check the job listings, and then to the festival grounds to check out the local talent.

She gets there exactly at closing, in time for food merchant Mortimer Goth to get off work.

Emanuelle: Hey.

Mortimer: :nothing:

Emanuelle: I’m new in town. I need a husband who wants four kids. Interested?

Mortimer: I’m already married.

Emanuelle: Seeing as how we’re eating snowcones on the same bench…

Mortimer: Still married.

Emanuelle: This is going to be harder than I thought.