I like how different your Tank and Frances are from mine. It's like the Bizarro World version.

You're right. A lot of people have written those characters, so it might be refreshing to skip ahead to next generation, where you can create totally new characters, that just have the Maxis crowd as their history. It gives you more freedom. You can let the silly sim behaviour lead the way, if that's what's the most fun for you.

I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with Sims 3. I'm not ready to move on yet, but by the time it's ready, maybe I will be.