I'm online again + some extras

[strangetomato]

Oh internet! How I have missed you. *rubs it all over body*

We finally managed to get our connection all fixed up today, when they sent someone over to replace the modem. Now it's as good as new. It was frustrating to be cut off from the net at home, and not just for livejournal and sim stuff, but it was also a nice break in a way. I must admit that I was dying to download cc the whole time, though. Am I really such an addict? (Oooh, there are new OMSPs in more subtle height increments. Awesome.)

Thanks to everyone who read and commented on my latest update. I will try my best to reply to your comments, though it might take a while to catch up, since I'll be out of town for the long weekend.

I did a little work on the next update while I was offline, but mostly I've been playing random households in various Maxis neighbourhoods. I've been having lots of fun with Alex O'Mackey (one of my favourite sims in the newer hoods). When I was younger, I created a character named Alex who was a female pirate (she didn't take no crap from nobody), so I guess it makes sense that I'd like her.

I spent quite a bit of time in Belladonna Cove, and I've noticed a couple of trends there. Almost every female toddler and child is wearing makeup, almost every personality is 4/10/6/4/3 (or close to it), there are a lot of really odd facial designs, a large number of Johnny Smith needle-noses, and the character bios are WAY longer than the older ones and a whole lot less interesting. Where are all the little details like clipping coupons and having an "unnatural fondness" for African violets?






I'm liking this Tara DeBateau character.

She's the adopted child of Armand DeBateau, a big-time CEO who lights his ornate fireplaces with $100 simolean bills. He decided to be a single father after he broke up with his girlfriend, Jessica, who was cheating on him. Tara is cute as a button (in that Face One sort of way, but with a more upturned nose), and she's a knowledge sim. She reminds me of one of the friends I grew up with.




Here she is setting Justin Cleveland straight after he tries to put the moves on her. Nice try, Justin, but she's just not that into you.




I'm planning to clone her and send her to university in Veronaville (it suits her wealthy upbringing), and I really hope she hits it off with Tybalt Capp.

Then again, does anyone ever really hit it off with Tybalt?








Only the most persistent. ;)





 

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

In my megahood the only really notable thing is that Rick Contrary is gay. It made a lot of sense to me- I mean, that much angst? It may also be noted that he ended up with Tybalt, mainly because he was a date drop and they actually kinda got along. Their relationship is mainly as friends, except for the makeouts.
Also, my DeBateaus moved to Pleasantview and I'm planning to hook Armand up with Dina Caliente. I thought they'd get along.

p.s. first time poster; everything you write is awesome.

[laughcrinkle-42.livejournal.com]

That's funny! I did a similar thing, as my Dina married Malcolm Landgraab IV after Mortimer married Betty Goldstien (RH). Their first child is a girl, Lillian, and I had to quit the game three times before Malcolm V was born a boy. I've played huge families in the past (yes, even Jenny Smith had all 10 babies) & gotten kinda tired of it, so my limit is three per couple these days. Plus I'm trying to play the whole megahood along mostly the same timeline, so it has made the game a whole new experience. Still trying to figure out who to marry Armand to (golden anniversary LTW); want to get him married and have a son soon for the inevitable conflict over male/natural heir or Tara. I think he'll go with Tara anyway, as she's smart & they have such an awesome relationship. Still toying with giving his ex, Jessica, a second chance.

[laughcrinkle-42.livejournal.com]

I really like the idea of Tybalt being gay--all the living Capp men except him actually took their wife's name (even Consort), so there's a kind of logic to him taking a different name eventually. And my Rick Contrary is gay too; it does make total sense for his angst. He's dating David Ottomas (the boy teen), with whom he bonded after his little brother Todd was born. And Tara DeBateau just had her first kiss with David's little brother Tommy (I moved David in with the Contraries so I could activate a Dora Servo before she kicked the bucket and, I like to think Rick's parents still haven't figured out why Rick spends so much time in his room with David).