Checking in, checking out...

I don't feel well. Part of it is the nasty cold I have right now and part of it is just general malaise. I know I'm not responding to very many of my comments or commenting on other people's posts, and try as I might, I can't muster up the will to do it. I'm sorry if anyone feels like I'm ignoring them. I feel really detached from the sims community right now, and my story is more or less off the rails.

Just thought I should check in and apologize for neglecting my flist, etc. I hope everything is well with everyone. 

Apartment Life hates me

So I was presented with the Apartment Life EP to cheer me up in my gloomy sickly state, and I decided to just jump in and install it (a sure sign of how much I just don't give a fuck right now), but it's not working for me. The game crashes during the loading screen, right around where it says "preparing pops and locks" or some such thing. I tried two different no-cd cracks, and I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it again, and nothing changes. Why must I fail so badly?

If you have any idea what I'm doing wrong, please point out my stupidity. Maybe my brain is just too cloudy for this right now. I did remove the hacks, though. I got that much right.

*sigh*