Apartment Life - The Brokes

[strangetomato]

I managed to get AL to work for me, but it involved uninstalling the game and starting over (I was getting some crazy graphics error, so I reformatted everything again - a bit extreme maybe, but it worked). Right now I'm just running AL and the basegame and that works, so I might add everything back in now and see how that goes. I think the problem is basically that this game is beyond the capabilities of my PC. I don't have the 2.4 GHz CPU that they reccommend for Vista, so I'm not sure what effect that has on the game and the computer. *crosses fingers*

Anyway, the point of this post was not to talk about technical things (and how I'm probably toasting my PC), but to show you something that I've been enjoying about this EP: the trailer park apartment complex. It's so perfect for the Brokes. I moved them out of their original trailer and into this apartment (which I added across the street from their original place). I figured that they'd move into an even cheaper place after Skip died. It would make sense.





Here they are, moving in. The landlord looks an awful lot like Dustin. Could he be his real father? Brandi will probably end up finding comfort in him as a replacement Skip, either way (even though they did fight-argue within their first five minutes of talking).




I love this so much. I was worried for a moment that teens wouldn't be able to use the playground (the adults can't), but they can. I'm so relieved. If I know anything about teens, it's that they love hanging out at the playground (I sure did). I wish they had an animation for just hanging out on the equipment, though. I would love to see a bunch of teens just hanging out there, smoking.

See the llama rider things? I was so PUMPED when I saw those. :D I get a little more excited with every llama detail they add.




Dustin helps Beau on to have a ride. (Toddlers can only interact with this item in the playground, and they need help - makes sense.)








The cuteness, it burns.

(Way to leave him unattended, Dustin. He fell off, by the way. o_O)




I also added this Pleasantview condo complex. It fits right in with that side of town.

I love all the new interactions too. If all goes well, I'll probably post about them later.



 

Comments

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

Yes you have me there. ;) I loved her to death and loved to play with her, etc... but I absolutely had no idea how exhausting/exhaustive toddlers were one-on-one. Luckily my tolerance for exhausting things (and being perpetually exhausted) has grown. I think that's only natural, lol.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

See? I knew it. ;)

It's not that I dislike babies, but they're just not for me. I know that makes me a "failed woman" by most standards, but so be it. It's one of those gender things that really bothers me. Men are allowed, if not expected, to be awkward with children until they've had their own (and even then...). I get looked at like I'm an alien because I really don't want to "hold the baby". Then I end up being talked into doing it anyway. :P I'm better with older children.

And I agree... I need less sleep the older I get.

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

Nope, not failed. I think the days of measuring a woman's worth by her offspring are long gone... and good riddance I say!

And I hear you on stereotypical gender roles being irritating. My husband, being the father of four girls, can braid hair and do all sorts of cute little girl hairstyles like you wouldn't believe (and a lot better than me!) Our oldest was getting ready to show at the fair once and Brian whipped her hair into the most perfect French braid... the people in the crowd around us were just astounded by that because he's a man and made so many comments to that effect. Brian was like, "What... since I'm a guy I can't braid hair? I have four daughters!"

We still laugh about that, lol. I tell him he missed his calling. He could have been the next Jose Eber.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I'd like to believe that, but I know it's not true, especially in more rural areas, like where I come from. I know that people still think that way, but I'm not about to let that bother me too much. ;)

(I came to terms with this very thing during my visit home this summer. I attended a baby shower and fled the place like it (or I) was on fire. I'll have no part in it. Maybe I'll have kids, maybe I won't, but I'll do on my own terms, and I'll buy my own baby stuff, thankyouverymuch, and there won't be any golden pacifier ornaments on the shopping list. *snicker* Traumatized? Who, me? :P)

Good for your husband! :) I love hearing about stuff like that. Why should anyone find that unusual at all, ya know?