Goodbye :(

So this is my last post for a while, because I have camp. Don’t miss me too much. :P

 

And I’m on generation 6 of the Timbersons so far(Almost 4, posting wise :P), and I haven’t wanted to try another challenge yet… until I saw the Rainbow Legacy Challenge thing. I don’t know. Themes just sound fun. And redoing the house every generation, and having themed clothes and hair and stuff for each generation. I’d only change the colors involved, so it’s not Yellow/Orange/Red/Violet-Purple/Blue/Turquoise/Green/Lime/Black/White.

But I shouldn’t even considering starting another Sims project yet, because of camp, then a few more Timberson generations, and knowing my luck, school will come around by then. :( And 1 AP level class(Which is ~college level) and 3 Honors classes sounds fuuuun. And plenty of time for Simming. Right?

And in other news…

I’ve seriously met people who want their own home country to lose just because their background/ethnic homeland lost in the World Cup. It’s like, chill. Just because you lost your hopes doesn’t mean you could kill everyone else’s. And throwing the F-bomb around just because your team lost is not cool. At all.

So the end.

Should I be excited?

The following was supposed to be posted Wednesday, but due to posting troubles, it’s getting posted today.

So today, I went to Best Buy, and I bought an MP3 charger and Ambitions. The Charger was supposed to cost around 30 dollars, but was 40 and Ambitions costed 40, but thanks to a Gift Card, I saved like 10 dollars. :D But you know those annoying reward program stuff? They didn’t work. >:| Best Buy Customer Service will definitely be hearing from me.

So when I came home, I told my Mom, and she told me to just return Ambitions and buy it online from Barnes and Noble, using Gift Cards. So I did, and it said I should be getting it in 3 to 5 business days… but it’s coming tomorrow(The 24th)! :o Is it good? Did EA rip us off? Should I have wait longer?

And I’m not sure if I said this already, but my camp-anxiety-thing isn’t going away. Or getting better. :( Tips?

Mixed Emotions

So, I tried uploading a post last night, but it didn’t work. :( It’s all ‘Bleh it’s not working try again’ to me and stuff, so I’m just trying every few minutes to see if it’ll ever work. :/

 

Buut, I found a new place to read my legacies. :) It’s the LiveJournal Sims 3 Legacy Community-ish thing. And ugh, I wish I could make those fancy picture stuff. I don’t want to download GIMP, a free Photoshop-esque program, on this laptop, because I know with all the brushes and everything I’d be making, I’d waste the space and memory and junk on this. So, there’s Picnik? I don’t wanna become one of those ‘Oh look at me I’m so deep I filtered this picture 200 times and added a caption and a border’ people, but seeing as I (kind of) have experience with graphic arts(banner making, anyway), I might know when to stop with the effects. But to me, Picnik scream ‘unprofessional preteen mallrat emo-wannabe who shops at Hot Topic and  thinks using ‘;)’ is the equivalent of being in a relationship’. If you are not from the United States, or a high schooler, then you probably won’t know what I’m talking about, but to translate: Annoying, whiny, attention seeking brats. That’s a good majority of high schoolers with Picnik accounts, anyway.

And camp is getting closer. :o I’m still nervous.

More Sim Videos

Here are some more Sim music videos that I found online. This time’s theme is… television theme songs and stuff!

The Friends theme song, Sims 2 style. Last night I found a really good one, but I can’t seem to find it anymore, so here’s the next best one. :)

The Nanny theme song.

Thank you for being a friend! Golden Girls theme song here. :P

Family Matters Sims 2 version. I also <3 this show.

The Cosby show. I haven’t seen it in a while, so I’m not sure if it’s accurate or not. D:

The Brady Bunch theme song. It wouldn’t be a sitcom list without it. :P

And I’m probably gonna get these songs stuck in your head for the rest of the day. Have fun. ;)

Words can not describe how happy I am right now

Yay, finals are over and tomorrow school ends. [: And I caught up a lot on Simming today. Like in game. :P So expect me to post a lot until Sunday, because I have camp then.

Update

Don’t worry, I’m still here. :P And finals are really horrible. I hate how my parents are all ‘you’ve been sitting down for 20 seconds straight go back to work’ and stuff. I came home yesterday ~ 1 PM(or 13:00 for you military time users) and I told my parents ‘Just to let you know, I’m not even going to bother touching my books today for Monday’s finals’. That, combined with the fact that I got hit in the head by a basketball at full speed by some senior(I assume) @rsehole earlier that day, meant I had a headache, and studying about Spanish verbs and Mao Zedong wouldn’t really help. Besides, if I’d study Friday and if the exams are MORE than 2 days later, why the fudge would that help? And when I told my parents that, they said ‘Well, study everyday’. Not just 'Oh, I’ll just rewrite my notes and read my study guide’ studying, but hardcore, solitary confinement(When you’re a twin, doing homework in the same room can start a lot of off topicness.) studying. And when I objected(Mom, Dad. I’m a teenager! I need to have FUN! I need to go out! Especially on a weekend so close to summer, right after finals!) the response I got? It was more or less…

“Well, we’re going out to dinner later, then tomorrow you either have youth group or going to the movies with Dad, and Sunday, you have a Church picnic”.

… I told them that that was unfair, and we always come home from the (annual) picnic pissed off, and then I asked them why we can’t just study Sunday instead of going there.

“Well, it’ll be fun. You never know what could happen.”

Um, Mom, Dad, are we talking about the same thing here? It’s going to be like this

1. 5 year olds act annoying because they can’t all go in the bouncy castle thing at once.
2. My brother and I just go in a corner.
3. My Mom ‘casually’ comes and ‘hints’ at telling us to eat. (We’re picky eaters, and the food there isn’t the best. :X)
4. We hang out with friends/people our age, my Mom or Grandma comes again, ‘hinting’ at us to play in the games being hosted, such as musical chairs, ice cream eating contests, and so on. Embarrassing, right?
5. My parents complain about how shy/quiet my brother and I are, and the one time we do something mildly ‘bad’ (Going on a rather large Church roof, which was flat or taking a walk with friends from #4 and getting yelled at by a Thwoman telling us to ‘get off her property’), they act like we’re from juvie(juvenile delinquent) or something.

So ugh. I am going to study today, but I wanna skip the picnic and possibly youth group. And then when my school ends Tuesday, I leave for camp the following Sunday. And when I return, I have a buttload of summer reading (1 AP assignment with like 3 books; 1 honors assignment, and 2 regular books), and last summer, my Mom got mad at me for taking Sundays off from Summer reading( If you read Great Expectations 2 hours a day, 6 days a week for a month, one day a week is NOT a crime!).

So to sum up this post…

• My parents are forcing me to study, even though I will.
• They want me to skip going to the mall and stuff to go to youth group or Church.
• The picnic ends up an epic failure anyway, yet my parents insist on going. Though to be fair, my brother and I won a lot of stuff at the Graduation-thing so not going would be rude.
• Studying something for 2 days in advance WILL NOT HELP ANYONE. Let me study hardcore closer to the exam, kthnx.
• This summer will be full of summer reading.

Ugh, sorry for making it so long. I hate making IRL themed posts because nobody likes reading them, but I needed to say this.

A mini-break

So, with finals starting Wednesday for me, I have to study my butt off until next Monday, the 21st. I have math the first day, so that’s probably the hardest topic for me, so once I get that over with, I might have time for a quick post.

And in the Timbersons, let’s just say I’m ahead from what I’m posting. :x And that some elder Sims seriously clog up my houses because they get like +6000 points for everything they do, and they all are like ~250 days old. I play in long mode(Or whatever the second longest option was called xD), but seriously, I hate how long it takes for one empty slot in the house.

And for the World Cup, I have no specific team to root for at the moment, but I guess America? And I really hope the loud annoying people at my school won’t be all ‘YAY WOO MY COUNTRY IS WINNING! YOUR COUNTRY SUCKS [explicit stuff here] FROM MY COUNTRY.’ Seriously, it’s like what, the fourth day, and people are already ‘Country 1 SCORED PAYBACK TIME Country 2 D:<’ or whatever. I can’t exactly watch too much of the World Cup, because of 1) Finals, 2) My parents record a lot of soap operas on television, so it’s rare that I could watch without having to worry about who’s recording what, and 3) I’m going to camp from the 27th to the 4th. I’m just using Yahoo to tell me who’s winning and stuff. :]

So, good bye for now.

Expansion Pack Rumors

Ambitions has barely been out for two weeks, and people are already complaining wondering what the next expansion pack will be. I mean, I love to guess and speculate that stuff too(I use to practically live in the Ideas and Feedback board!), but I at least wait until I understand the current expansion pack or have it.

So, the topic started out with…

After Dark? Well, that sounds…

Actually, Hatbox, I was thinking more of…

… what Theposhofviolet said.

Oh, look! Kelly_Blake agrees with me, too!

Yeah, After Dark sounds more like an edgy romance expansion. Not like taking it slow and steady, but affairs, cheating, and stuff that would make even Maury cringe. But yeah, you get the idea. Fill in the blanks with your own imagination.

But at least we can all safely agree on one thing!

And to be honest, I don’t see why everyone’s all “OHEMGEE I LOVE EA WHAT’S THE NEXT EXPANSION PACK!? <3”. I thought most people agreed that they’d try to boycott EA after Ambitions. I don’t know if I’d keep that promise, though. I’d buy a game depending on my opinion on it, not some people’s opinions over the Internet, as cruel as it sounds.

And remember this post from Kelle’s blog? I tried… and let’s just say the people on The Sims 3 page are rude.

“Bye! Have fun living life without the Sims! You’ll be back!”. Seriously? What the heck?

Woah

So. following Tuesday's post...

 

And then…

! My reaction was literally “:O”. I can’t believe my blog got mentioned on VidKid’s blog and  The Mare’s Nest! Yes, I realize that fame isn’t the only reason for blogging, and I blog for enjoyment, not fame(Alone, anyway. :P Just kidding, of course), but being mentioned on either of those two blogs is a major motivation, to me, anyway. So thank you, Vidkid20, and the Mare’s Trio(Is that what they’re called? Or just The Mares?).

And I have to do homework now, so bye.

I GOT A REPLY!!!!!

Remember this post from a while back? Guess what? I started finding sites to complain to about EA, and I actually got a reply from one!

I’m not sure how clear the quality of the picture is, but basically, they told me “We suggest that you search for other “gripe sites” on the internet, where dissatisfied customers of EA post their complaints. You will reach many more people that way and your voice can be heard.”

They even said they have received other similar complaints! THAT MEANS SOMEONE MIGHT BE LISTENING AND HELP IS ON IT’S WAY! :D

Or this is just a computer generated email, but I doubt it, because of the typo.

So, I googled “gripe sites” and I found this. Have fun with it. ;D

So remember, keep sending those emails, and tell others about this.

 

On a side note, I’ve fallen victim to those animal rubber bands popping all over the US. I won’t buy one(5 dollars for themed rubber bands in a recession!? Yeah, right!), but if I’m offered one, I won’t refuse. :P

Get Well Soon!

So, my brother, Shiny Shinx, is sick… so I made him a card in MSPaint.

Get well soon, SS!

 

Oh, and with finals coming up… I probably won’t be available as much. Finals start next Wednesday, but I have LOTS of assignments coming up, too. So, um, see you in two-ish weeks/and or the weekend?

New URL!

In order to make things less confusing, I decided to change the blog URL to match the site’s name, so now, it’s http://www.talesfromatwin.blogspot.com. Please update it if you bookmarked the old link, or something. Thank you for your cooperation!

 

Side note, I also kind of changed the background, and added a self-sim profile picture.

A Random Thought

Today, I was eating breakfast. I was thinking about the Sims. If you’re playing a legacy and you’re a couple generations into the family, and you stop buying stuff, where does the town generate money from? I’m sure it can’t just be from taxes. The other residents also don’t buy stuff, to my knowledge. And who DOES get the money when you buy furniture? The town you’re playing in? Or is it divided up?

And when I browse furniture websites for the Sims 3, like the Sims 3 Musketeers, why don’t I notice the patterns they use? And why do I always get the urge to give my Sims a home-makeover every time I watch HGTV?

Infidelity for Video Games

So today, I was just going through my bookmarks on Mozilla Firefox, and I noticed a category I haven’t clicked since August, the latest. “Zoo Tycoon 2”. I remember that game. The fun, custom content my brother and I found. The interesting exhibits we made. The adorable animals. The accomplishment after winning a tough challenge. Screaming “Not again! We don’t have room for that budget!” when the game announced a Thomson's Gazelle or Koala would be pregnant for the umpteenth time. Then, I wondered why I don’t play anymore(Especially after paying for the Ultimate Collection Edition which cost a lot for not having a constant flow of income). I looked across the room, and noticed the Sims 3 box, staring at me. And I remembered, I moved on. I realized I’ve done this to other video games too- anything Mario related, the Pokémon series, Zoo Tycoon 2, and who knows what else. The Sims 3 might just be another phase for me. I feel bad for kind of cheating on the video games. It’s not their fault I grew up. I always promised myself I’d return to them. Then, I just started changing my mind, because of other people. “People hate Mario spinoffs.” “Pokémon isn’t for 14 year olds.” “Zoo Tycoon 2 has a dead fanbase.” And I’d just forget about them. Yeah, I only buy one or two video games a year, especially in this economy, but I play a lot. Or do I? It feels like I just go into addiction for a video game, then 3 months later, it’s just collecting dust, lying in a corner with every other video game that thought they were the one.

Maybe I’m looking too deep into things. But it’s hard to play more than one video game at a time, especially if they’re open ended. And in the end, only one will be on your monitor or screen, and taking up your time. All others would be mistakes, because “This video game is totally the one'”. …Yeah, I really need to get out more.

 

So, my question for you, viewers, is Do you ever feel like you’re cheating or neglecting a former hobby/video game/show/etc.? What do you do to prevent that feeling of “I miss that game :<"”? Would this just me growing up, or having commitment issues?

So, um….

Yeah, Six Flags isn’t happening. :| Looks like I’m stuck home all day. *Hugs Sims 3 box case thing* Um, well, not exactly. I have homework. It’s just reading and everything else is optional. So, I don’t know what I’ll do today, so I’ll just follow whatever goes on. And I’ll probably watch Friends. I’m addicted to it now. :P

 

And in a desperate attempt to make this blog more Sims-ish…

We got the patch, but it took a while to work. And load. Seriously, I watched like half of a Friends episode(Which was around 15 to 20 minutes, but still). Then, there wasn’t even anything that new. Just new logos and queues and stuff. It looked to weirdly realistic. Like those random episodes of shows where it’s like a ‘perfect’ community, such as a private school, or a retirement/timeshare community, and so on. Basically, like this.  I haven’t even seen any of the new, promised Ambitions features being in it. :|

And do you know what I find terribly addicting? Dating shows. No, not ones with actual contestants, but ones with people that only last for one episode. Seriously. Every time my cousin(Who’s the younger sister of the ‘youth group’ sisters) and my brother watch TV together, 4 out of 5 times it’s a ‘dating’ show, like Baggage(Who has the worst secrets?), The X Effect(Are these two exes a Ross and Rachel?), Parental Control(Who has the worst boy/girlfriend), Room Raiders(Invade people’s personal privacy) and so on. I don’t care if the relationships won’t last. I don’t care if it’s obviously fake. It makes me realize that no matter how bad of a mood I’m in, stupid people looking for ‘love’ is hilarious. The end.

An update on last night

I got a 93 on my math test. (: My parents are okayish now so woo.

:(

No, I didn’t forget about the blog. I’ve just been really busy with schoolwork this week. And seeing as I told my parents about a math quiz…. yikes. I’m grounded. I’m not sure if this is just a weekday thing(Most of the time it is), or if they’re being serious. And I might be going to 6 flags Saturday with my cousins(Who I dislike spending time with but I guess I can make an exception :P Besides, it’s mutual), but because of this math quiz, I don’t think I’m going. :/ And it’s with their ‘youth group’ anyway(Yeah, five people gossiping in a church on a Friday night- real religious!), but I dislike going there because of their hypocrisy, so my parents are probably going to force me to go there anyway. Ugh. So expect posts less. For today, anyway. I need a lot of good grades to back it up(My Mom was like ‘IDC about your other classes I know your smart just do better in math D:<’), but I’m in 3 honors classes, and Spanish II, and I didn’t have studying time at all that weekend. And she’s acting like I’m failing. Um, yeah, no. A C~ish in an honors class isn’t that bad(We had a test today and the teacher is probably going to be very generous to save everybody’s averages), and colleges only look at your FINAL grades. I had 2 A-‘s, 1 B+, and I do'n’t know what for this marking period. They only need individual grades if they ask for it. And I plan on staying far, far away from math or science fields after high school, so I don’t think one bad grade will screw me up for good.

 

But keep your fingers crossed, please. Sorry for the giant block of text. I felt ranty. :P

And RIP Rue McClanahan, Simon Monjack, Dennis Hopper, and everyone else. :(