I tried to like her.  Really, I did.

She has a cute little dog (chihuahua mix, Shorty) and a really cute kitten (she HAD--note, PAST TENSE--a really funky name that I just can't remember, but the kitten was super sweet and cute, a little tuxedo girl) and she SEEMED like she wasn't all bad.

BUT. . .

( Cut for madame liking animals more than people )

This is me being modest.

I am awesome.

I not only biked more laps than I planned (5 was my goal, I did 6) but I never went below 4th gear.

So what, you say?

( Short bit o' bike talk )
I wonder if the Sweets Truck will stalk me again tonight?  I also wonder what it sells.

I've bred my self sim a bunch of times so instead of just wrangling up pics of old breedings I decided to do a "Who's Your Baby Daddy?" pic quiz.

I bred my self sim with seven different sims.  Five are maxis made and two are not.

First up, in case you've never seen her, this is JL:



And just in the interest of full disclosure (and since you can see some of the spawn in the background there), I bred JL in CAS.  This was so all the kids didn't come out with JL NOSE (it's very dominant and unfortunate).  I wanted VARIETY.

So, now for the fathers.  In no particular order.

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Like always, this challenge was a fun little diversion. 

OK, so I made a HE and a SHE in Body Shop.

They looked like:

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I've been CC shopping and guess what I found.

(may be old news for some)

NEW MAN PANTIES!!!!

They are really cute in game.  And a lot of them are for elders, too.  Old dudes in cute pattern briefs for the WIN.

And THIS and THESE.  Oh, how I wish my real house was covered in such burnt orange beauty (my house has tacky wallpaper, just not in burnt orange).  I put the old couple in Belladonna Cove into an apartment and made it over using that stuff and low and behold, I re-created my grandma's house.  (and on a side note, that old couple are really into PDA, all making out in front of the landlord when they went to sign the lease--I see closet woo-hoo in their future).

Now if I could only find a big fork and spoon wall hanging.

(edited to add)  FOUND the fork and spoon!

Ok, the Star Trek movie WAS good.

Being the mean old nasty cynic that I am, I had my reservations.  And I wanted to be proven wrong.  And was.  It was very good.  And it made me love Bones even more than I ever did (he's always been my favorite from the original Star Trek show--so crabby and practical and just wonderful).  After the movie as we were driving home my sister remarked, "I always knew the doctor was a drunk."

In sims news, my pre-worrying (and doing the "pleasepleaseplease" crossed finger chant) resulted in a problem free install.  Now I just need to install the updated simPe (and re-install the camera mod, it's amazing how you get used to the modded camera and can't stand the original) and get some other downloads (freeze clock, AL animation box) and I'll be having some story writing fun.  But first, I need to explore Belladonna Cove.  There's a lot going on there (and I don't just mean the whole "is Bella a witch?" thing--there are a lot of new sims and new crap to check out).

First thing I did was go into the apartment that has the single mother (with toddler) and check out the springy toy.  How cute when the toddler throws their hand up like a little cowgirl.  (and what's with that Chu apartment--the mother has TWO double beds?  Weird). 

I was happy to see all my binners were back.  The Ottomas clan is SO going into Belladonna Cove.  I have to pack them all into a bitty little apartment and get them one of those creepy little apartment dogs (and perhaps make Granny Ottomas a witch, something she could pass down to her daughter-in-law who will in turn pass it down to Sharla, that should be fun).

But sims crap is really a back burner thing for me as of late.  My new bike has taken up my evening free time.  I try to ride it every day after work (once my wife gets home).  Being a bumbling clumsy thing, I need to take it kind of slow with the biking.  So the wife and I pack our bikes up and go over to a nearby park.  That way I can be all wobbly and dumb and not run the risk of becoming a grease spot on the street.  The bike path has a few gentle hills, so it gives a wee work out too, at least for me.  My poor wife is bored silly but he's such a dear soul he doesn't complain (though he laughs along when I joke that it must be hard for him to bike so SLOWLY, he agrees, but kindly).  And that's where sore butts come in.  My legs aren't really that sore (even right after doing my little roundy rounds at the park) but my butt HURTS.  It's been a week and it still gets sore.  I'll be glad when my lazy fat ass gets used to this new routine and just stops bitching about it.

This week I hope to get three days of biking in and get up to five laps around the bike path.  Goals, let me show you them.

Do I really need to flag things "non-sims" anymore?  I haven't put up something sim related in a while.  That's not to say I won't later, I'm just kind of away from sims for right now. 

Ok, want to point and laugh at how DUMB I am.  Get ready.  Ready?  Ok, GO.

( Not too long, but a bit rambly. )

This always seems to happen.  I make a founder for pixel_trade and have to play them a bit.

But this time, I did a wee breeding experiment, too.

Meet June Founder.



She's definitely goofy looking.  But not too goofy.  And she's the rare sim that looks GOOD in a hat.  That cloche is so her.

( Featuring a guest appearance by Frances Worthington. )

My mission was to find toddlers/children who I've never worked with (though I did end up in Pleasantview, to have a few familiar faces).

First up, Desiderata Valley.  (crap, the font's going to be a little bigger than normal--just a warning--too lazy to fix it)

( This way to the makeovers! )

This is going to be quick and dirty (so no pics here, you have to click the links to see pics).

I just packed up and added four new faces to my esnips.

Two of them are from HERE. 

They are Nadine Secret and Glinda Gilscarbo.  Both are female and are (properly) packed as adults with no-cc.  Both are alien (skin and eyes) and are products of a little breeding experiment.

The other two are from HERE.

They are Winston Brilliantcat (male) and Layla Foreverred (female).  Both are products of the most recent pixel_trade breeding experiment.  Both have aliens eyes and "normal" skin.  Both are packed as adults, again with no cc.

DOWNLOAD ALL FOUR HERE.

For the record, I have all EPs EXCEPT Apartment Life and all SPs except Ikea and Mansion/Garden.

If something doesn't work, give a holler in the comments and I'll try to fix it.

If there is any other sim you'd like, leave a comment and I'll (eventually) pack them up for you.

ENJOY!

The wife clued me in to Free Ride's Earn a Bike program.

How cool is THAT!?

So, for $75 (for the pre-requisite mechanic classes) and a bit of time, I could have a bike.  And putting the TIME into the bike might help prevent me from losing interest in it right away.  I like taking classes (I took a bonsai class years ago, but then all my trees died and I didn't get back into it).

Hell, if nothing else it looks like something fun to do with a sunday evening.

But first the wife and I will go to some stores so I can figure out what type of bike I want, so I'll be informed when I go to choose the bike I'll (perhaps) re-hab.

This fat bottom girl wants a bike.

I know, what's WRONG with me?

Not since I was a child have I actively ridden a bike.  I had one (for years and years and years) as an adult and it collected more spider webs than miles.  Then, it was stolen from our garage (I tried to feel bad about the loss but it really wasn't a loss--I hope my bike has a better life with the thief).

So now I want a new bike.  But the catch is, am I REALLY going to ride it?  I know I WANT to ride it but let's be realistic here.  I'm just not that coordinated.  Really, it's been so long since I rode a bike I'd probably need to re-visit training wheels (how funny would that be, a fat assed adult woman riding down the street on a bike with training wheels--I almost want to do it just for the laughs).

My wife (bless his sweet soul) has faith that I can not only ride without training wheels (yeah, he so wouldn't ride with me if I had them, let's be honest, the man puts up with a lot but that's just right over the top for him) but can also. . .wait for it. . .ride with traffic.

Yeah, it's ok, I'm laughing at that too.

When I mentioned wanting a new bike, not only did the wife NOT laugh, he said "What kind?".  My first thought was SUPER TRIKE, but I wanted to appear serious so I replied, "Huh?"  (for the record, I would dig the hell out of a Super Trike but it's not really a practical choice for the hilly terrain where I live--but again, how cool would a Super Trike be?  I'd so have to train my cat to ride in the little basket in the back).  After a spot of discussion, my wife seems to think I'd do best with a street bike.

WHAT?

Clearly my wife is blind.  Either that, or street bikes (aka "ten speeds"--yeah, I think of it in those child like terms) aren't as flimsy as they seem.  For the record, I'm a fatty.  Not a "The Biggest Loser" fatty but I'm a fatty none the less.  And looking at the scrawny tires and light frame of a street bike, I instantly thought of that cartoon where the big fat woman is posting a "lost dog" sign (and you can see the tiny dog is lodged in her ass crack).  Yeah, that just doesn't look comfortable.  And, don't you have to hunch all over when you ride those street bikes?  Yeah, that's just great.  So I'll develop a HUMP while trying to get a spot of exercise.

My wife merely tisked my negativity (he's good like that) and assured me "You'll be fine."

I think he's kind of excited about the idea of us biking together.  We did have one bike outing (before my old bike went to a better place) and we had a good time.

So, we'll see.  I'm going to give it another week and see if it's still something I'm excited about.  If so, then perhaps a new bike will be in my future.

Ahh, there's nothing like a good breeding experiment to get the ole sims juices a-flowing.

The latest breeding challenge over at pixel_trade is focusing on the founder submissions for May. 



You use Teyla (by javabean_dreams) and you breed her to any of the other May offerings.

So, Miss Teyla JavaBeanDreams, who you going to procreate with?

( Bitey coochie, bitey coochie )

Mycroft smiled as he selected the email.

Mycroft,

The children, all of them, are thriving.

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She approached him cautiously, as if he were a skittish animal. The thought made her smile. Her little Loki, jumpy in his new surroundings like a pregnant stray cat brought in off the street.

“It’s not that bad,” she spoke in a low and even tone, “is it?”

He shrugged.

“We can always re-decorate,” she offered.

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I love when folks photoshop comic strips.

But THIS one (great site, by the way) just made me think of sims for some reason. 

Hee hee!

What's this?  Have I finally gone back into Peculiar?  Could I FINALLY be starting to write again?

Why yes, yes I am.

But first I was spending some quality time at The Club.  What with ACR in, it was a natural place to play.
( Guess who's into water sports? )