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My game hates me :-(

2009-07-27T17:03:24Z

I knew something bad had happened when all of a sudden the entries of my pie menu looked somewhat scrambled. I had been playing for a few hours just fine, and suddenly those blue oval things looked like they had holes in them. I switched to buy mode and noticed that almost all of the little preview pics were gone - instead it said something like "No pic". I predicted a game crash in the next few seconds, so I saved and exited the game.

When I went to play again the next day everything appeared to be fine, until one of my sims brought home a coworker whose outfit consisted of a white texture with lots of black and red writing on it. No problem, I thought, it's just a corrupted objects.package. So I overwrote those files from my Apartment Life DVD and thought everything would be fine. It wasn't. The wonky textures were gone, but now the little portraits would randomly disappear from the list on the left side. It's not that bad when you can use the lot debugger to have them regenerate, though. But the worst thing is that now the game stops about every one or two minutes (real time) to reload. The little hourglass will pop up, turn and turn for about 10 seconds, then the game will continue. It will run fine for one minute, then the same thing will happen again.

I'm going to uninstall AL now, then reinstall it. I hope this will fix it - otherwise I'll have to uninstall everything and then reinstall every single one of my 14 sims CDs/DVDs. That's not even funny how long this will take. :(

The Sevigny Saga - Gen. 1.5

2009-03-28T18:07:26Z

The last chapter of the first generation is up! This story is a part of the third founder challenge from legacy_writers.

Samantha's college years

The moment my kids had arrived at college Samantha was eager to show that she was the smartest of the kids. She loved to write her term papers and finished her semesters a lot faster than her siblings.

Her enthusiasm dropped pretty fast, though. After the first semesters she started to lose interest in her Drama major, and most of the time she spent at the computer she used for blogging about her favorite hobby, sports.

When she wasn't blogging or studying she spent some time with her boyfriend Sylvester. She said that he was alright, but she knew he wasn't her big love. She wasn't going to get married anyway, she would rather have tons of friends and celebrate huge parties, she said.

I must say that I was a bit disappointed when I was reading her letter and found this picture. Aren't they an adorable couple?

Samantha said that college started to bore her, and she couldn't wait to graduate. I can't blame her, but I still wish she would have taken her studies more seriously.

When she was in her last semester she called the matchmaker to find a guy who would fit her perfectly. That's what the matchmaker's advertisement had said, anyway.

Samantha wasn't too happy with the elder professor the matchmaker had called up for a blind date, but since she had spent a ton of money on this she better like it, I thought.

She was a little reluctant at first when Prof. Simon wanted to dance with her, but they seemed to get along pretty well.

REALLY well, I must say. *coughs*

Sam's graduation party must have been a huge success judging from this picture. She had invited me as well, but I couldn't come because I had to work. Priorities, you know.

That's my little girl all grown up. I'm very proud of her and hope that she'll learn to appreciate the values I taught her - money and good jobs.

Aidan's college years

Aidan made it clear at the very first day at college that he was there to have fun, not to study.

He also started to chat up the ladies and impress them with topics like recycling and how to save the earth. I wonder what girl actually falls for this crap, seriously.

When the TV was taken by some other student Aidan made excessive use of the gaming machines in the dorm.

Or he snagged the PC from one of the students who actually wanted to study so that he could play SSX there.

Sometimes he would go out and meet some new people in one of the community places at the campus. That's where he met this mysterious guy with the funny hat, I guess.

I always taught my kids to stay away from criminals - especially after a burglar had visited our home twice in the past. Nevertheless my son believed whatever this guy said, and he was so fascinated by his story that he didn't notice when the guy was nicking his wallet.

Yep, dear, that's right - you were mugged. Sorry, but it's your own fault if you're so naive!

Aidan, too, was allowed to have a blind date in his senior year. The matchmaker introduced him to a lady called Lord North. I wonder if she's related to Darth Vader or Lord Voldemort ... *laughs*

Aidan didn't care about Lord's funny name - he found her really charming.

*coughs* Yes, there's no doubt about that. *blushes a little*

Lord wasn't the only girl who got to meet Aidan's bed, though. This rather pale young lady was called Contessa Anna - Aidan said that she was a daughter of a very wealthy aristocratic family. My face gleamed with pride when I heard that, really!

Anna seemed to have some weird illness, though, because she couldn't expose her skin to sunlight (which might explain her paleness). I'm not sure what's happening here, but I guess she infected Aidan with her illness as well! :O

Aidan seemed to suffer real pain, and it looks like he was undergoing some transformation, judging from the purple light!

Oh dear. After a few seconds Aidan's skin had turned white, and his eyes were now red. He had grown fangs and made weird movements towards Anna. Now that this woman has spread her illness to my son I'm not too fond of her anymore, aristocratic or not. I just hope there's a cure for his strange condition!

Aidan wasn't cured yet when he graduated, so he'll move back to Legacy City with his illness. I'll send him to the hospital right away when he's back at home. What will my neighbors say if they see that my son looks like this? :O

Miranda's college years

Miranda, always the social butterfly, was really popular in her dorm. She chatted up all of her dormmates and talked about more or less serious issues.

Since she was such a sweet girl she quickly made friends with most of them.

She even made friends with the fish in the aquarium!

One of her dormmates became her "special" friend, though. Sylvester wasn't looking for love, and Miranda wasn't either, but they noticed that they got along quite well. (I can only remember his name because it's the same as Samantha's boyfriend.)

They were sickenly cute together - too bad that neither of them took their relationship seriously. :(

Just like her siblings Miranda called up the matchmaker in her last year of college.

That's how she met Mitchell, a guy with a rather questionable fashion and hairstyle sense.

However, Miranda didn't care, because she said they spent a wonderful date together.

Her graduation party was a great success - at least for her guests. Everybody was having fun (except her).

My poor girl was a little lost between all those smustling dormies and siblings.

After the party she finally grew up to be a woman. I'm so proud of her - it feels like she was a baby only yesterday! *sniffs*

Carrie's college years

Carrie, my oldest daughter, led a quiet and peaceful life at college. When she wasn't attending her classes she loved to paint or play chess.

Just like the other kids she wasn't too keen on studying either. Sometimes I can't believe that I have produced these kids. Why don't they understand how important your education is when you want to become rich and famous?

All Carrie cared about was finding a man she could love and devote herself to. In her final year she finally called the matchmaker to meet such a guy.

The matchmaker, a very sly woman, noticed immediately how desperate Carrie was. "I'll give you the perfect match for your money", she promised her.

"Here, this is Gabriel", she said. "He's a very nice guy, so please be nice to him in return, ok?"

Of course she would be. Carrie was nice to everyone, after all.

Gabriel turned out to be a real cutie, though. He was the kind of guy you could just goof around with ...

... and he wasn't averse to Carrie's flirtations later on during their date either.

They had spent a wonderful time at their date together, and they both agreed to meet again really soon.

When Carrie's graduation day arrived things happened very differently, though.

Joe, an elder guy she had been friends with since her childhood, suddenly started to hit on her. Carrie seemed to have forgotten Gabriel in an instant because she didn't object to his advanced at all.

Suddenly, she said, she had the urge to get engaged to Joe right away. So she dropped onto her knees ...

... and he happily accepted. Meh, I don't know what to say. I have never been engaged in my life, and I don't regret anything. If you're going to get married and have lots of babies shouldn't you look for a guy who's your own age? What will happen to your kids if your husband dies after a few years? I know what it's like, my boyfriend Lawrence passed away when our kids weren't even teenagers ... :(

But it's Carrie's life, not mine, and she won't listen to me anyway. So come home now, my dear, and enjoy your life as an adult! :D

Thanks so much for reading, and have a wonderful weekend!

Previously:
1.1 ::: 1.2 ::: 1.3 ::: 1.4

Pronounciation - learn it!

2009-03-23T22:45:30Z

The moment I read about the plane crash in Butte, Montana, I was wondering how the people on TV would pronounce the name of the town. Since I had spent one year in Montana myself as an exchange student 13 years ago I knew that it was pronounced like "beauty" without the "y". I understand that it's not very obvious when you just see how it's written. But what did the woman on the German news website I just found call it? "Butt". Yep, as in "ass". Jesus Christ. They didn't even manage to pronounce "Bozeman" correctly either - they said something like "Botsman", similar to "Botswana". I need to rip out some of my hair now ... :(

The Sevigny Saga - Gen. 1.4

2009-03-14T12:49:24Z

Part four of the Sevigny Saga is here! It's part of the founder challenge #3 over at legacy_writers using katu_sims' founder.

Now that Aidan was a teenager, too, I was finally able to focus more on myself and my career.

The girls got along perfectly fine without me being around all the time - in fact, they even started to make friends with men. As long as they only played chess with them and talked about pink slippers I didn't mind, though.

I had wanted to become an architect all my life, and now I had finally found a job in that career track. I was beaming with happiness when I left for work on my first day as you can see. :D

I didn't worry at all about neglecting my kids. Little Miranda was never lonely since her big sister Carrie loved to play with her and the dollhouse.

When I returned from work some days later a pleasant surprise was waiting for me - my former roommate Malachi had stopped by to visit!

It was a little awkward, at first, seeing him again after so many years without any calls or visits ...

But then we were both glad to meet again. He didn't seem to have aged at all during the last years. How on earth did he do that?

Since the garden seriously needed tending I convinced Malachi to do some garden work for me - I had more important things to do, you see.

If I wanted to become promoted soon I needed to gain more skill points, and I was more than happy to study for them.

Although the girls never really got to know Malachi they gave him a nice and warm welcome. He was there when they were born, after all.

Aidan, on the other hand, preferred to engage in his own special activities. Don't ask me what exactly he's doing there. *smiles embarrassedly*

Carrie continued to be the perfect big sister by teaching little Miranda how to properly do her homework. She didn't even mind that random neighbor watching her. *is proud*

Not long after that some weirdly dressed lady left an antique looking lamp on my porch. I mean, I wasn't sure if she had brought a gift for us or simply dropped off her junk at my door, so I didn't know what to think of it first.

I didn't have time to examine the lamp right away, though. The kids had to go to school, and my carpool was waiting as well.

But when I had returned from work I couldn't resist the lamp any longer. I had merely touched it when ...

... there was suddenly some pink smoke coming out of it ...

... and then a man materialized out of the smoke. A purple man!!! And he didn't even have a lower body, so he must have been some kind of genie. Except ... that ... genies don't exist. I couldn't believe my eyes and almost fainted when the figure suddenly spoke!

He said he was a powerful genie, and he would fulfill me three wishes. Yeah, right. It's bad enough that I even talked to that illusion (I pray that none of my neighbors was watching me), but he mentioned that wealth was one of the options. Wealth? As in "money"? Hell yeah, who wouldn't play along with an illusion when you can make money out of it?

After making my wish I was secretly thinking what mental doctor I should see first thing the next morning when out of nowhere a sack of money appeared, right at my feet!

And this wasn't even the only one, because a second bag appeared in the kitchen only a few hours later.

And a third bag fell down next to my bath tub when I was having a nice soak there. Usually I care about my privacy, but I didn't complain that this bag materialized out of thin air when I was naked. It was money, after all!

The knowledge about my new wealth must have spread in the neighborhood pretty fast - that very night a robber sneaked onto my property once more.

He tried his best to not be heard, but he wasn't smart enough to turn off our burglar alarm first.

Those §250 my late boyfriend Lawrence had spent on the burglar alarm must have been the best investment ever. The police had shown up even before the robber realized what was going on.

For a short time I wasn't so sure if the policeman would be able to arrest the robber.

But once more he proved to be an awesome cop. Next time he arrests some burglar in my house I might even spend a couple of simoleons as a reward for him.

Soon fall had turned to winter, and my whole property was covered in snow. This didn't stop me from spying on some, err, lamps, though. *coughs*

With Carrie's help Miranda had improved rapidly in school - and she even brought home an A+ soon. How much I loved my little girl - she was so ambitious, just like me.

Of course Miranda had to attend private school just like her older siblings. For some reason the headmaster who had admitted Carrie, Samantha and Aidan some years before was gone - his successor seemed to have a very questionable taste when it comes to hairstyles. But who cares, private school is private school, right?

After Carrie and Samantha had graduated high school and moved to college I decided to spend more time with my two younger kids. Miranda would be a teenager soon, too, so I felt like my time with her as a child was running away quickly. The three of us visited the local sports club where neither of us had been before.

I had thought that Aidan would like to play some soccer or basketball, but he preferred to chat with other people who were visiting the sports club.

Little Miranda wasn't that keen on physical activities either - she would rather have me swing her around all the time till she got sick.

It took some convincing, but before we went home Aidan threw some hoops with the other guys. Poor Miranda was so exhausted already that she had to take a nap on the bench in the background.

When we got home that night Miranda was ready to leave her childhood behind and become a teenager. Look how happy she was!

And she turned out just as beautiful as her older sisters. Just like Samantha she felt most comfortable in a large crowd of friends, even though she was rather shy. Being a very active and nice person she would certainly engage in many group activities and make lots of friends.

Miranda had hardly grown up when Aidan's taxi for college arrived - and since Miranda didn't want to stay behind alone she joined him right away. I can't believe that all of my kids are grown up now - does that make me seem old? :( I must say that I was really proud of my kids, though:

Carrie Sevigny - Virgo - Family - 10/3/8/3/3

Samantha Sevigny - Virgo - Popularity - 10/3/7/3/3

Aidan Sevigny - Gemini - Pleasure - 5/7/8/8/4

Miranda Sevigny - Pisces - Popularity - 5/3/9/3/7

Of course I loved them all since they were all my kids, but who should become heir? There's no way I can decide this since I don't want to play favorites on my own kids. Would you like to help me choose? *coughheirpollcough*

Previously:
1.1 ::: 1.2 ::: 1.3

Attack of the glasses!

2009-03-01T18:44:22Z

Haha, I discovered how much fun it is to make glasses in Body Shop. Here are some more for your pleasure - having more choice can't be wrong, can it?

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Spectacular Specs - 15 Colors!

2009-02-28T21:10:42Z

Today I tried something completely new for me - glasses! Since I'm going to buy a new pair for myself soon I thought I might as well make some more choices for my sims. The result comes in 15 colors and can be worn by females from teen to elder age.

Come here to find the download!

The Sevigny Saga - Gen. 1.3

2009-02-22T14:57:30Z

The third chapter of my legacy_writers FC3 legacy, now with moar births and deaths! Charlotte, the founder, was made by katu_sims.

Lawrence wasn't as surprised as I had thought about my third pregnancy. He said that our little family was the most precious thing in his life, so he was glad to have another kid.

But my little girls were so useful indeed. While I was hungry all the time during my pregnancy Carrie and Samantha continued to clean the house and throw away the bottles that had been on the floor since their toddlerhood.

But of course they enjoyed stuff like any other kids do, like jumping rope in the garden. It's not that I made them clean the house and such, they all did this by themselves.

Since I wanted my girls to visit college later I made sure that they always got their homework done.

And while I was busy with the girls Lawrence took care of little Aidan. By the way, I always wondered why Lawrence changed his hairstyle when he went to work. I like him better with longer hair, actually ...

It's not that I didn't like Lawrence - we had three, almost four kids together, and he was a wonderful man, but that true, deep love for him was still missing. Of course I had a little crush on him, but I felt that he was not the love of my life. Would I tell him that? Of course not. But it didn't hurt to find some new friends, did it?

Several weeks later some weird guy was sneaking through our front yard - what was he up to?

That idiot actually broke into our trailer!!! Can you believe that he wanted to rob me? ME, of all people?

Thank God Lawrence had bought a burglar alarm when he had moved in with me. It was well hidden behind the coat rack, but it proved to be useful that night. My whole family was woken up by that shrieking noise.

While the police were on their way that dumbass actually stole our couch! My beautiful and comfortable IKEA couch. Couldn't he have stolen something less heavy and chunky? But on the other hand we were lucky that the burglar was such an idiot.

The policeman was in good shape and had no trouble arresting the burglar. I was very anxious during the fight - I didn't want the burglar to get away with my couch in his bag.

Ah, what a great man. The world needs more able people like this policeman.

Lawrence and I weren't affected that much by that incident, but the kids felt a little funny and insecure during the following days. Especially Aidan who had just grown up had to suffer from his sisters' anxiety.

I was very proud of my little boy. He was a sweet little guy who loved to meet new people and talk to them.

He even made friends with the girls - at least it looked like this to me. I must say that I don't approve of their topics during dinner, though.

My mind was so much at ease that I was actually happy to give birth to my third daughter, Miranda. She had my brown hair and my green eyes, just like Samantha.

Lawrence continued to be a great father by taking care of Miranda whenever she needed a fresh bottle or a clean diaper.

Summer had come in Legacy City, and my kids enjoyed their summer vacation in the yard. Life was good, and I was almost happy.

Until I saw a scary guy with a grey cloak standing in our yard, waiting for Lawrence when he was throwing away a rotten bottle of Miranda's. He was holding an hourglass in his right hand and gesturing like mad.

I hadn't made it into the yard yet when he took Lawrence with him. He didn't look too happy about it, but I guess that the guy in the cloak wasn't in the mood for arguing.

And then he was gone. The father of my four kids had passed away at the unbelievably young age of 67. Carrie, Samantha and Aidan were devastated. :(

I tried to distract them by throwing a birthday party for little Miranda, but I doubt that it worked. It was a very sad day for all of us, so I decided to leave the trailer park forever and buy a little house with Lawrence's inheritance money.

It was a pretty two-story house with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. We took all of our furniture with us because we couldn't afford new stuff, but that was our little secret.

The livingroom with the shiny new couch. We hadn't got our old couch back from the police, so I had to look for a new one.

The kitchen with a new table and new chairs.

And my new bedroom with my old bed, just painted in a different, lighter color.

I do think that moving to a different house actually helped the kids get over their father's death quickly.

Only Aidan still seemed to be sad, but that would change after some time had passed, I thought.

Indeed he seemed to cope with his grief in his own special way. This was fine with me, though. As long as he was happy I wouldn't have to worry about him.

Soon it was the girls' birthday, so I decided to throw a little party for our new neighbors. I admit that I was a little drunk as the evening turned into night, so I made some awkward advances towards Corey, the guy I had met earlier. Damn, I really should stay away from any kind of alcohol in the future.

But that night wasn't about me, but about my twin girls. I can't believe that they were teens already. *wipes away a tear*

Carrie, a very neat and active girl, cared a lot about her younger siblings and hoped to have many kids of her own later. She said she wanted to find the one guy who would love her forever, no matter how rich or poor he was. I can't believe that someone with my genes can think like that, but I guess it's none of my business now.

Samantha on the other hand, just as neat and active as her sister, wished to become really popular and have tons of friends. I can understand her better than Carrie, I think, because having many friends is always good for getting promotions.

Poor Samantha seemed to have eaten too much cake during her party, though. She actually tried to tell me that she had seen her father's ghost, scaring her as she was sitting outside with me and Corey! She wouldn't believe me that ghosts don't exist. Stupid girl ... *laughs*

Now that the twins didn't need me around all the time I had more time to take care of little Miranda. With Lawrence gone all of the responsibilities had been my burden, but it got better as the kids grew more independent.

I had high goals for the three older ones - I had set my mind upon getting them into private school. That evening I introduced myself to the headmaster of the local private school.

Stupid me burned the food, but the headmaster didn't seem to mind.

He even said that he was impressed by our house! Wonderful, my plan had succeeded - Carrie, Samantha and Aidan would go to private school the next morning. *smiles proudly*

Little Miranda didn't know it yet, but I would do everything to get her into the same school when she was older.

The twins had gotten along very well since they were toddlers. Now that they were teens they especially enjoyed playing chess together.

Aidan, however, was more into music. I had bought him a piano so that he could practice whenever he wanted to. Who knows, maybe he'll become a famous musician one day?

I was finally able to go back to work because the teens would take care of Miranda and Aidan on the weekends. When I wasn't working on my skills I enjoyed my favorite hobby, sports, with Corey.

Miranda's sixth birthday approached really fast, so I planned another party. Samantha said that she wanted to help her sister with her birthday - she's such a sweetheart.

The two girls looked so much alike - I don't think a mom can be any prouder of her kids.

Miranda grew up to be a beautiful girl, just like her older sisters. Not that I would have expected any different from her - she's my kid, after all.

Since all of my kids went to school now I was finally able to totally focus on my career. I made friends with the neighbors and met Suzanne (who seems to go to the same hairdresser as I do), for example.

I worked on my charisma and spent many hours in front of the mirror in the livingroom.

Aidan didn't seem to be too happy about me being around all the time, though. He said he needed some privacy for himself and his diary. What does he think his own room is for?

And I finally found a job in the architecture career! I had worked as a businesswoman before, but now I could do the work I had always dreamed of. My life was getting better, and I was happier than ever.

Soon it was time for my little boy to grow up. He was only three years younger than his twin sisters, and now he would become a teenager, too!

Oh, he was such a little show-off. Since he was a rather active and playful boy he planned to focus on the fun things in life like having dates, taking bubble baths and jumping on the couch. Making money and having a good job wasn't that important to him, he said. I tried to hide my disappointment - it was his own life, after all. And I still had Miranda who would, hopefully, follow my advice and appreciate the really important things in life - jobs and money.

Thanks for reading, and have a wonderful Sunday! :D

Previously:
1.1 ::: 1.2

The Sevigny Saga - Gen. 1.2

2009-02-07T21:44:28Z

The next chapter of my legacy_writers Founder Challenge 3 submission. The founder was made by katu_sims .

Being in labor was the worst thing I had experienced all my life. That pain was unbelievable, but somehow I would survive this, I thought.

What??? I was expecting twins? Damn, that pregnancy test by ACR Pharmaceuticals had told me it would only be one baby. Thank God I had already bought two cribs because I had got a discount on the second one.

When I was holding the first baby in my arms the whole pain I had gone through was forgotten. It was a girl, Carrie, with my brown hair and Lawrence's grey eyes.

After handing the baby to Malachi I gave birth to the second one, Samantha. She had my brown hair as well, but my green eyes. She looked just like me on my baby pictures!

Malachi and I put the babies in their cribs so that I could recover from the double birth.

But when I was alone in my bedroom it dawned on me - I was a single mom with two kids and no money. I was living in an ugly trailer with an old bachelor as a roommate, and my salary was nowhere enough for maintaining the standard of life I had known all my life. What should I do now???

Thankfully the kids didn't give me much time to think about my awful life. One of the girls always needed to be taken care of, so I was busy all the time.

I didn't have money for a changing table, so the girls had to be bathed in the kitchen sink when they had pooped in their diapers.

And they were hungry all the time! I wonder how many gallons the little monsters would had swallowed once they were kids and thus eating normal food.

I was so busy with the kids that I didn't even have enough time to clean my trailer. It's a miracle that my landlord didn't throw up after fixing my clogged toilet ... :(

Shortly after the birth Lawrence came over because he wanted to meet his kids.

When the girls were both asleep we used a little time for ourselves - it had been a while since our last intimate moments, you know.

I had wondered if I was just an affair for Lawrence who seemed to be so sophisticated and rich. But he really gave me the feeling of being loved. What girl could resist such a charming man (knowing he has money)?

Since I was flat broke I asked him to move in with me - and he agreed! But guess what, he only brought $10.000 with him. That's what he's calling rich??? I'm such an idiot, I had really believed him when he had told me he was loaded ... :(

Now with Lawrence living with me and Malachi I tried to take care of the mess in my trailer. He wasn't supposed to think that I was a slob, after all.

He wasn't a big help himself, though. When the kids were asleep all he did was watch TV and such.

Soon it was the girls' birthday. We had only invited Malachi because we didn't dare to let anyone else inside. Just look at that mess on the floor ... :(

Little Samantha was the first one to grow up. The poor little girl must have been really hungry - she snagged the bottle right next to her and didn't even notice the green fumes coming out from it.

Yuck, as if the mess wasn't bad enough already. :(

Lawrence had some trouble with Carrie when he tried to help her with her birthday, but she finally followed her sister into toddlerhood.

The girls looked to much alike that I just had to dress them alike. The little brats were so cute together ... :)

I must admit that Lawrence was awesome with the kids. Whenever one was hungry he helped out with a fresh bottle.

He potty-trained them as well even though this was such a tedious and boring task.

See? I told you that Lawrence was bored, but he didn't complain to me even once.

I was dealing with trouble myself - I felt sick all the time and had to vomit into the toilet several times.

Not that I had any experience with morning sickness - I hadn't had any when I was pregnant with the twins. But I couldn't get rid of the feeling that I was having another child soon.

When I talked to Lawrence about my suspicions he felt the need to work hard on the next promotion. We couldn't afford an exercise machine, so he had to gain some body skill through rope jumping in the garden.

Alright, suspicion confirmed. I was definitely pregnant. This time I didn't bother to make a pregnancy test - I had learned that I couldn't rely on the result anyway.

Malachi, our roommate, was still living with us. Since we were having another baby Lawrence and I had thought about kicking him out because we needed the room ourselves. I wonder if he suspected something like that, because he suddenly started to be helpful around the house.

The girls were such nice and well behaved children. They usually played with their dollhouse or some skilling toys when they weren't hungry or tired at the moment.

And when I wanted them out of the house I put them onto those riding toys in the yard. They loved it, and I was having some nice quiet minutes for myself.

As my pregnancy advanced Lawrence decided that Malachi would definitely have to move out now. My poor roommate didn't take the news too well, though. :(

Malachi wasn't pleased, but he said it was ok. He would find some other place to live, and he promised to stop by for a visit when he was around.

Lawrence and Malachi departed as friends, and I'm really glad about this. I still feel kind of bad for him, the old twat.

And he was gone. Lawrence and I finally had the trailer for ourselves and the girls.

Malachi hadn't moved out a day too soon - I went into labor the following morning. The pains were just as bad as the first time, but now I knew what to expect at least.

This time I had a boy, Aidan, with my brown hair and Lawrence's grey eyes. Lawrence told me that he had had brown hair as a young man himself, so it was no surprise that Aidan and the girls all had brown hair, too.

My neighbors were so excited about Aidan's arrival that they stormed my trailer to greet him. Isn't that nice?

Even Malachi had come by to see me and my little boy! He said that he was still looking for a new apartment, but he understood that we had no room for him now with the new baby.

I was raised as an only child, so I never knew what it was like to have siblings. As a child I had always had my parents' undivided attention, so I didn't want my girls to feel neglected now that they had a little brother. I read to them and took care of them whenever I could (and wasn't working or skilling for a promotion, that is).

I don't know how I could have done this without Lawrence, though. He was such a wonderful father, always taking care of the girls when I didn't have time and giving them food and love.

They both grew up into beautiful little girls. Carrie was such a little neatfreak! The first thing she did after growing up was to throw away one of her old bottles. Not that I would have minded - the trailer was still such a mess.

The next day they went to school for the first time, and I couldn't have been prouder. Now I would just have to find a private school where they would be accepted.

Little Aidan was clearly Lawrence's favorite. He was the only one who learned how to walk because Lawrence had wanted to teach him that. I wonder why he hadn't had that want when the girls were little?

It's not like the girls had taken any damage from not having learned how to walk, though. They were very active little brats who loved to play together.

With Aidan asleep and the girls outside Lawrence and I finally found the time for some private moments. They had become very rare since our kids were born.

Aidan loved the riding toy in the yard just like the girls had before. Lawrence said it was a good idea to work out while watching Aidan - thus he was able to gain precious skill points and Aidan was having some fun.

Was he? He didn't look that happy on that thing ...

OK, nevermind. He was only practicing for some rodeo.

When he was sick of the riding toy Aidan decided to chase some butterflies. He didn't catch any, of course, but it was so cute to watch him.

That night I asked Lawrence what he would do if we were having another baby. He said he wouldn't mind - one more or less wouldn't make that much of a difference to him.

Good for him - I couldn't have hidden my new pregnancy any longer from him ... :/

Damn, Lawrence must have some super-sperm. Every time he disappears with Charlotte in bed she becomes pregnant. They didn't even try for baby once, the pregnancies all happened through risky woohoo. Charlotte must be an absolute dumbass when it comes to birth control ... *LOL*

Thanks for reading, and see you next time! :D

Previously:
1.1

Buffybot-Oepu blended skintones genetic versions: Please redownload!

2009-02-01T22:24:17Z

simrose told me that she was having problems with the genetic versions of my latest blends, so I tried to fix that. I had tried to give the genetic skins a different family string than their non-genetic versions, but the game didn't recognize the skins at all. I ended up taking the non-genetic skins, making them genetic and leaving their family strings. Now they work in game, but I'm not sure what will happen if you have both the custom and the genetic versions in game. If you want to stay on the safe side just choose one of the sets ... ;) I'm truly sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you! :(

Direct link to the genetic skins' download

Overview of the skins with pictures

Coolsims Female Hair #29 Alpha-Edits

2009-01-31T21:39:45Z

I really liked Coolsims' newest female hairstyle, but I don't want the bangs to hide my sims' eyes that much. So I edited the alpha of the bangs a little, recolored the red, and voilà (or wella):

The mesh must be downloaded at the Coolsims forum here (registration required, sorry), and here are my recolors. I hope you enjoy them! :D

The Sevigny Saga - Gen. 1.1

2009-01-26T10:56:39Z

This is my entry for the third founder challenge from legacy_writers . The founder was made by katu_sims .

Take that, you damn flamingo! Oh, sorry, I didn't know you were already watching ...

Hi. My name is Charlotte Sevigny. You might know my parents who are very wealthy and well-known people in the cosmetics industry. What, you've never heard of them? Well, nevermind then. My parents and I don't get along very well anyway. Instead of paying for my expenses and giving me a villa of my own my Dad gave me $2000 in cash and told me to take care of myself! Can you believe that???

That's how I ended up in this "lovely" trailer park over in Legacy City. $2000 isn't even enough to buy a house! Renting a cheap apartment was the only option I had left.

Did I really want to live in THIS place? Just look at that carpet and the icky wallpaper ...

I had only been checking out the trailer for a couple of minutes when the landlord stopped by. I told him right away that I had a well-paid job so that he wasn't thinking I was broke.

He believed me right away and congratulated me to my wonderful job. He was alright, so I agreed to rent the trailer.

After getting rid of the awful furniture I started to buy some new stuff like this table and the chairs. It wasn't much, but it had to do.

My tiny kitchen. I hate it how the counters don't match the fridge and the stove, but they didn't have any nicer colors over at the kitchen furniture shop.

My bedroom with a double bed and new floor. Be glad that you didn't see the old carpet which was in there before.

The tiny bathroom. I didn't even have enough money for a bathtub! No daily long soak before bedtime ... *sobs*

After I had decorated my apartment I noticed that my neighbors had gathered in the garden. It felt impolite not to introduce myself, so I went outside and met Harris who lived in the trailer right next to mine.

He was actually quite nice and even agreed to play catch with me! I've always been really good at sports, you know. I had even been in my High School's volleyball and track team!

We didn't play there long, though, because I was desperate to find a job. I couldn't afford my landlord to find out that I had lied to him about my employment!

Since I was a child I have always dreamed to become an architect one day. Knowing my luck there were no job offers for that career, so I settled with an employment in the business track instead. People who work in businesses should always stay nice to their customers and have lots of charisma - that's why I practiced some speeches in front of the mirror right away.

When I had gained a charisma point I went back outside to meet the neighbors - and I noticed that Harris wasn't even that badlooking. Why hadn't I noticed that before?

Are you into astrological stuff? I am, and when he told me that he was a Scorpio just like me I knew this must be fate!

I asked him what he thought about my looks, and he thought I looked really hot in that giraffe dress! He better thought so, that dress had cost a fortune!

His compliments made me even confident enough to flirt with him a little. *giggles*

But then his girlfriend came over and showed me that he was hers. Damn, he would have been a sweet boyfriend. But it was probably better like that. I didn't want to be with some poor guy who wears bowling shirts, I was destined to find something better!

Leaving Harris and his girlfriend alone I introduced myself to an older guy who happened to walk past the trailer park at that moment. His name was Lawrence, and he complimented me right on the spot that I was incredibly pretty (which I am, of course)!

He was into sports just like me which is always a good thing. I wouldn't have thought that this guy who was old enough to be my father was still so active!

Seriously, we had lots of fun tossing that rugby ball around.

I complimented him on being so athletic and asked him about his profession. Oh, he was a dancer! That explained everything.

And look at that, he was loaded, too! I couldn't believe my luck. Old geezer or not, who cares? He had money!!!

I asked Lawrence if he would like to stay for dinner, and he agreed. Damn, why did I have to burn the maccaroni and cheese when I had a LOADED man over?

Yuck, the dinner was awful. When Lawrence smelled it he said he wasn't hungry, but he would still like to stay. How embarrassing! Anyway, when we ate dinner he told me about the factory he used to work in when he was younger. I wonder if that's where he got his fortune from.

I knew that the (cheap) champagne I had bought earlier was a great investment. We had a few drinks and a wonderful conversation.

And then ... we ended up in my bedroom. I know, I know, don't judge me! Usually I don't hop into bed with guys I had just met hours earlier, but I was drunk and desperate.

Lawrence left right after we were done. I thought I'd never see him again - who would want to be friends with a girl who sleeps with her date on the first night (and lives in an ugly trailer)? Gah, that was so embarrassing. I went to bed shortly after Lawrence had left and hoped that the next day would be better.

The next morning I went to work for the first time. It felt funny, actually having to work. I had grown up thinking I would never have to earn my own money since my parents had more than enough of it. I had always felt sorry for people who had to work for a living, and now I was one of them! *blushes*

During work I had thought about several methods how to save money - and I had the idea to look for a roommate! My trailer was quite big with a second bedroom, so a roommate wouldn't hurt. He would pay half of the rent and hopefully do some cleaning as well! That's how I met Malachi who came over right after I had called him.

Malachi was an old bachelor who had lived with his mother all his life. After she died he couldn't stand to live in her house any longer, so he was looking for an apartment to live in. He was so thankful that I had chosen him it was rather awkward.

Before dinner I got a phone call from Lawrence - I hadn't thought that he would like to see me again. We talked for quite a while, but neither of us mentioned the incident in my bedroom. I guess he felt bad about that now just like me.

And then it happened. I had just finished dinner (which wasn't burned this time, woot!) when my belly grew several inches. Damn, I was pregnant! How could this be? I hadn't had any morning sickness, nothing.

Apparently I was so shocked that I even forgot how to eat. Seriously, I was incredibly tired and hungry at the same time. What an awful experience!

I'm so ashamed of this, but I didn't even make it to bed that night! I passed out on the floor in Malachi's room and slept there until he woke me up. My poor roommate must have been regretting his decision to move in with me already.

The next day was about the worst in my whole life. I ate and slept, ate and slept. Being pregnant was horrible, I hoped I would never experience that again!

I hadn't told Lawrence about my pregnancy yet, but when he came over uninvited the next day I couldn't hide it any longer.

I had been sure that he would dump me right on the spot, but he was actually excited to become a daddy! He even talked to my belly and seemed to be totally happy!

Oh, I forgot. Another reason why I didn't want to have any more kids. How embarrassing is that, to not even make it to the bathroom in time? My bladder must have shrunk because of the pregnancy, that's the only possible explanation.

Stupid Malachi was no help at all, by the way. I had to do all the cleaning myself. All he ever did was to relax on the couch and visit some weird friends. Do people who live with their mom till they're 60 actually have friends?

But let's not talk about my roommate - I had more severe problems like LABOR! Damn, that HURT!!! I would have to get that baby out so that I was done with that horrible pregnancy ...

And that's where we'll stop for now. Cliffhanger, haha! I hope you enjoyed reading what our lovely Charlotte had to say. Thanks for reading and see you soon! :D

My real-life apartment - simmed!

2009-01-23T08:42:40Z

Several months ago I thought it would be nice to recreate my real-life apartment in the Sims. This was even before Apartment Life came out, so I had to build it as a house with only one story and a flat roof. *LOL* Other than that the result looks really close to the original ... :D

The floor plan.

This is the first thing you see when you enter the apartment - the hallway with the coat rack and a dresser for my shoes.

Turn around and you'll see the door where you just came in - and the mirror on the left. We have that very mirror by Ikea - I was so happy when I found it in the Ikea Stuff Pack ... :D

If you enter the door directly opposite the apartment door you'll see the bathroom. Yes, the tiles are really that green - and that cupboard there is supposed to be the washing machine. *LOL*

Aaaaand the view directly from the bathtub towards the sink and a bathroom cabinet with many towels inside.

Directly next to the bathroom there's the kitchen.

The table on the right as well as the microwave and the coffee machine.

The fridge as well as the stove when you're standing at the window.

Opposite the kitchen door there's the bedroom. That heart-shaped pillow is another Ikea thing I have in real life. :D

If you're sitting on the bed you'll see the closet on the left, several laundry baskets and a shelf which contains my beauty products (not books like this one).

Next to the door there's the TV as well as another dresser.

Now let's go back into the hallway and turn right. You'll see the dining corner first after entering the office/dining room.

Turning left there's a massive bookshelf as well as my desk with my laptop. That little silver cabinet is another piece of furniture I have exactly like that. Oh, and the carpet, too! That's exactly mine! :D

To the left there's my fiancé's desk with his computer and his laptop (yes, he has both). Those two bookshelves are supposed to be two of our four vitrines containing our cell phone collection.

This is what I see when I sit at my desk (like at the moment) and turn around. Add my sewing machine onto the table and it's perfect. :D

Now let's check out the last room of my apartment - the livingroom. You will enter it through the door next to the dining corner. This is the sofa, the table and the two terrariums for our hamsters.

Have a seat on the sofa and you'll see the TV as well as more shelves - not only containing books like these, but lots of clutter, too.

Move closer to the TV and turn back to the door where you came from. You'll see a stereo and more shelves. Oh, and that single remote control has many more companions in real life (TV, DVD player, receiver and stereo, I think).

When you stand in front of the TV and look back towards the sofa you'll see this - another vitrine filled with cell phones (not books), two black Ikea tables (exactly the ones we have) filled with random stuff and the sofa.

That's it - now you know what I live like. I didn't take pictures of the balcony - there's not much to see anyway except a table, four chairs and a barbecue ... ;)

Defaults and genetic versions of my Buffybot-Oepu-Blends!

2009-01-01T21:36:17Z

I'm done with the defaults and genetic versions of the blends I released a few days ago. I made two default sets which differ only in S2; these are the two combinations most people liked. I also added genetic versions of all six colors for people who don't want to change their defaults. I know that everyone prefers different genetic values for their skins, so I hope my values aren't too off or something. ;)

Link to my updated post

Buffybot-Oepu Blended Skintones

2008-12-29T00:51:17Z

It's been a while since I released my last skintone blends - so it's time for some new ones! :D This time I tried to make them less shiny than usual, but still smoother looking than the Maxis skins. I ended up blending buffybot's Realism-Idolatry blends with Oepu's Maxis Match Skintones - and these are the results:

All the models are wearing no make-up, and I didn't edit the colors of the pics at all. What you see is what you get! As I'm talking about getting, they can be found here:

Buffybot-Oepu-Blends

Defaults of my Anniversary Skin Blends

2008-08-17T20:19:52Z

I just finished the defaults of my Anniversary Skin Blends. They feature "light" as S1, "medium" as S2, "tan" as S3 and "dark" as S4. "Dark tan" is also included as a genetic skin with the value of 0.75 (between S3 and S4).

More pictures of the skins can be seen here, and the defaults can be downloaded here!

Google picture search is fun!

2008-08-15T02:28:17Z

I just found this in simmiesworld's journal, and I thought I might give it a try as well!

1. Go to google image and type in your answers.

2. Use a picture from the first results page.

Your age on your next birthday:

Place you like to visit:

Favorite Place:

Favorite Object:

Favorite Food:

Favorite Animal:

Favorite Color:

Place you were born:

Place you live:

Name of past pet:

Your screenname/nickname:

How creative ... *ROFL*

First Name:

Hahahaha, poor puppy and I share the same name ... *LOL*

Middle Name:

Last Name:

Hahahaha, this is my uncle. I had no idea there's a picture of him on the internet ... :D

Bad Habit:

First Job:

College Major:

Favorite Holiday:

Oh noes, not even more skintone blends!

2008-08-08T19:31:01Z

These are probably the last skintone blends for the time being because I'm out of ideas for more blends. Knowing me this might change any day, so please ignore any other posts by me if I'm getting on your nerves already. ;) For everyone else, here are pictures of the new blends I made of Oepu's March 2007 skin and Enayla's Pixie Warmth:

light:

medium:

tan:

dark tan:

dark:

I made these blends for the 2nd Anniversary of Zenobia's Sims forum, hence the name. ;) They work for all ages and both genders. Download them here if you like!

NEW: Defaults!
I finished the defaults - they feature "light" as S1, "medium" as S2, "tan" as S3 and "dark" as S4. "Dark tan" is also included as a genetic skin with the value of 0.75 (between S3 and S4). Download them here!

More recolors of Dragonmandy's eyes

2008-08-01T23:55:49Z

Whenever Dragonmandy releases new eyes I can't resist to make recolors - this time I fell in love with the Optemistic Eye from this set. So I made six recolors of them and two different sets of defaults - everything can be found here! Oh, and here's a picture so you know what you're getting:

I (should) feel free!!!

2008-07-28T17:55:19Z

Today I handed in my diploma thesis. I've been working on this thing for the last months now, and including the research I had to do beforehand it was almost 2 years. :O I was sure I'd feel totally happy once that period was over, but ... I somehow don't. Of course, I feel accomplished, and now I can finally play again without a bad conscienceness - but I'm so used to having this thing back in my mind that I'm not fully aware that it's gone. Now I need to find out how having to switch diploma examination regulations affects the last oral tests I have to take. There used to be two according to the old regulations, I don't know how this differs from the new ones. So I'm not done with University yet, but I've accomplished the greatest part. And I never need to go to that weekly workshop for students about to take their diploma again ... *cheers*

Resource post

2008-07-11T21:34:07Z

I just made a list of the sites and creators I got most of my stuff from. In case anyone's interested, see it here!

Only 4 more days till London ...

2008-06-15T14:51:01Z

This Thursday my fiancé and I are flying to London in order to celebrate my birthday and to visit the Yazoo concert that same night. Our last London trips only lasted one day - we flew there early in the morning and came back the same night. This time, however, we're going to stay till Sunday. Since we've been there quite a few times we're going to explore some sights we haven't seen before, so we were planning to visit Stonehenge, for example.

Today we watched a documentation about Stonehenge we found on TV by accident. And then it suddenly occurred to me - next Saturday is summer solstice, and the lighting of the sunrise in Stonehenge is supposed to be extraordinairy on that special morning. So why not go there to watch that event? Then I googled some more infos and found a site where it said that about 30,000 people are expected to be there. WHOOPS! Among so many others (probably wearing druid outfits and celebrating some weird pagan rites) we probably won't see that much of the sun shining through the stones. Now we're going to stick to our original plan of visiting Stonehenge on Friday the 20th - we'll probably see a couple of people camping there in anticipation of the great event, and it will be way less crowded. And the fees for rented cars are much lower when it's not on a weekend ... *LOL*

More skintone blends!

2008-06-01T20:12:39Z

Howdy!

Today I finished another blended skintone set - click here for some preview shots and the download link:

These skins consist of 55% Pooklet's Compulsion Skin, 28% Louis' #7 Skins and 17% @Stefan's Realism Skintone. They look a lot like my @Stefan-Louis-Blends, but these are a little softer in the faces, I think.

More pics + Download link

My sims for download!

2008-05-20T00:04:54Z

Hi everyone!

I just joined the new community pixel_trade, and according to the rules I have to write a posting which links to my sims for download. So, here it is! All of my downloadable sims can be found at my mini website here!

New skintone blends!

2008-05-15T00:08:09Z

Hi everyone!

Inspired by simplyrandom I blended some more skintones last night - see the results under the cut! (And download them if you like!)

pale:

light:

medium:

tan:

dark:

HA, there's no pixelation in the face of the darker colors this time. I finally figured out how to avoid that ... ;)

If you're willing to try them out in your game you can download them here. Hope you'll enjoy them!

New home for my sim families

2008-03-16T01:21:13Z

I had started to post my families here some months ago, but I decided to delete them. Instead I'm now posting them at my new mini-website:

Selzisims

In addition to my families I'm uploading all of my CC creations there - mostly edits of other creators' works, but also stuff like my face templates etc.

I finished posting the first 26 families today - it will take some more time till I'm done, but you can watch the progress there if you like! ;)