The First Baby
November 24th, 2004
After a couple "try for baby" woo-hoo sessions, I heard the tell-tale lullaby music, which means the Sim has gotten pregnant. Katrina had a relatively easy pregnancy. She vomited a few times the first day, and was hungry and sleepy the remaining two days. But she was never cranky. Since she was on maternity leave, I had her study a lot.
On the third day, in the afternoon, she went into labor. Joe stopped his exercises and came into the bedroom to watch her give birth. It was a boy! I named him "Atticus."
Girl Meets Boy
November 22nd, 2004
After seeing how much fun Jen was having with the Legacy Challenge, I just had to try my hand at it. For those of you who don't know, very quickly, the object of the game is to "make a family the 'strongest' it can be over ten generations." In this sense, "strongest" means having wealthy and happy Sims (i.e. have as many platinum-level aspirations as possible fulfilled throughout the generations).
I created a female knowledge Sim named "Katrina Keene." I can't remember her stats off the top of my head (and I'm too lazy to boot up my game, but if you want to know her exact stats let me know and I'll post them later). I do know she's a Virgo, and she's extremely neat and very serious as well. Knowledge Sims are my favorite because they are the easiest to keep happy. Just have them earn a skill point and one of their aspirations is fulfilled.
In accordance with the rules, I started Katrina out on an empty 5 x 5 lot (the largest lot available). That ate up a lot of Katrina's starting §20,000. As I remember, she had around §5,000 left to build a house and get some furniture. As you see in the above picture, I couldn't afford to panel the outside walls, nor could I carpet or paint the inside walls.
Busy, Busy, Busy
November 21st, 2004
Eep! I'm sorry, guys! I got a few emails wondering why I haven't updated. Well, I just haven't had as much freetime to play the game recently. And when I do have freetime I'm either playing Everquest 2 with my husband or playing with my Legacy Challenge family (I'll try to post something about them this week).
I hate to say it, but it's been fun playing the Sims without having to worry about a particular storyline. I guess I just needed a break from writing about my Sims…it was starting to feel more like a duty rather than being fun. In the future, maybe I'll have to make the stories less involved…and much shorter. I'm not sure yet; I'm just thinking outloud.
Why Food Poisoning Sucks
November 11th, 2004
Just the day before, Kim had been over at her friend Beau Broke's house. His mom Brandi wasn't the best housekeeper in the world and with a new little baby demanding her attention, Brandi had even less time to devote to her household chores. While visiting, Kim got hungry and grabbed a plate of pancakes that were sitting on the counter. She took the plate over to the Broke's small dining table and sat down to eat. She took a big bite and swallowed before she realized they didn't taste quite right.
When Kim woke up this morning her stomach hurt but she wanted to go to school anyway. It was cupcake decorating day in Home Ec and she didn't want to miss it. But, although she did her homework, took her morning bath and ate breakfast, by the time the bus pulled up to the curb Kim realized she still wasn't feeling well. She didn't care about cupcakes anymore. In fact, sll she wanted to do was curl up in a ball and wait to die. Surely she'd feel better then. Just then, sweat broke out on her forehead as her stomach roiled and a wave of nausea crashed over her. Bile burned the back of her throat.
Two Moons
November 11th, 2004
This isn't a story, just a picture I snapped of something interesting. The other day I was fooling around with camera angles while Clint Eastwood was doing his early morning exercises. I moved the camera as low as I could then angled it up at the night sky. Not only did I see two moons hovering over Pirate's Cove, but I saw a number of shooting stars (or maybe they were alien spaceships entering the atmosphere). Anyway, I had no idea that the Sims lived in a world of two moons. Did you?