's Blog

Hello

Hi i am back,

I have had some medical problems and hope now it wil be ok. I am working on a new house i hope to soon have it up loaded. but sad to say my psp went down and redoing the house i misplaced my disc so until i can find it i will have to do mostly recolors of the sims3 things and do houses in fact i hope so get photoshop my nephew is in computer school so he going to get is at student price that helps.

Family updates

I'm having trouble deciding which family to talk about next, so I'll wait a little before picking one.  In the meantime, here is some new data about the families previously introduced:

1. The Verde family actually has a daughter, born between Pierre and Jean-Claude (the one who married Gertrude Silver).  Her name is Sophie, and she's married into a family that has been mentioned but not formally introduced--the Steele family, the same one Grant Silver married into after divorcing Gertrude.  Sophie intends to be a Rock Star, but whether or not she does depends on whether or not Fashion calls her first.

2. As mentioned previously, Monty Farmer has a sister--specifically a half-sister--living in town.  She is currently changing professions, so her family may not be introduced soon.  Although...

3. Rachel Generic's brother is part of the same family as Monty Farmer's half-sister, and...

4. Kyle Jones has a younger sister who is also in that particular family.

5. I've decided to give a name (at least a family name) to the young father who was killed in an accident with his Rutherford wife and mother-in-law, leaving Samuel Rutherford a widower and Hayden an orphan.  I'll mention him when I introduce his family, but that family has also undergone a sort of change, so it might take a little while.

6. Melissa, Chris Generic's (nee Roomies) step-sister, might be the next family I introduce.  It should have dead-ended nicely, with no other outside connections to other families, but in doing research prior to beginning The Sims 2, I found out that it will have a connection to the Goth family.  Actually, I don't need to go along with that particular connection if I don't want to, but I'm fine with it.  It just means a little more thinking before I follow the connections from the Generics to that other family, because it will lead me into the Goths.  I will, though, eventually.

Stay tuned!

MIA

For those of you who might have noticed, I've been MIA from TRS for a couple of months. A worm ate it's way through my hard drive before it was caught. So, I've had major computer issues.

Also my personal life has gotten more insane. I started back to college to finish my culinary degree so I can teach. Two years ago I ruptured my achilles tendon and the repair left me with nerve damage so I had to find another career. Also my youngest daughter was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. She's been in treatments and has survived to see the new year, which is longer than the doctors originally gave her. My husband's cancer also escalated into another form of cancer so needless to say I've been hopping.

I hope to be uploading again as soon as I get the final stuff replaced/fixed on my computer.

Grandmajam

Gallery

Just thought about my gallery, and jeezzz, its to small to have all my collection there. So, what to do, well, i think that all you simmers out there can see what i have anyways with out using my gallery for that. I just dont know what to use it for now, but i guess i figure that one out at any time. So i want be oploading any new picture of my collections. I think i would just use names to put the houses in the right collection. Like i do with Petit (name) ^^

As i have written before, i am not that good in english, so i have to google some words to describe the collection better. I have seen manny use the word suburbain, tudor, estate and contemporary. Dont quite know the meaning of thoose words hehe. And its not easy to discribe things when the english is bad. Have been thinking about to take classes to learn more, its more like the spelling part i need to improve, but to learn more words is not bad ^^

Now i will look at what others use there gallery for, could give me a hint what i should use mine for xD

I know this have nothing to do with the sims, but it made me laugh and it just happend. My son have a toy gun that shoots thoose orange arrows if i can call it that, and we still have father cristmas standing by our tv. Now he ames at him and shoots, i the ask him - Do you think he will give you a gift next year when you are shooting him. He answers - I dont know if i will get one from him, but i know i get gifts from you and grandmom.

LOL xD Why get one from him when he gets gifts anyway xD

Well on with what the blog is about ;P

I have a youtube account, thinking about making vid of my houses. But, windows moviemaker dont want to accept the file from the sims when i make a vid, only screenshots. So i have to figure out how to make them first, thinking of asking my brother next time he is here, cuse he knows a lot about computers and what to do with files and stuff. But i am making vid with my screenshots (just started) The only thing is i cant put music on, cuse dont know the rules about this. Have notised others who had the music removed from there vids, cuse it was not allowed.

I am depressed right now, so i forget thing right away, it seems like i cant manege things in my head. So i think it would take me some time to learn about the vid, and how its done. The same with items to this site, i wanted to make my own things/items. Some things that i mis in this game, that is around us all the time in real life.

But if any one is interested in my youtube account, my name is flexina in there to ^^

Had a little time..

..to come on my pc and do all those things I've been trying to do for a few weeks now. I've been missing coming on here ever so much, so I'm glad I've had the oppotunity today to snatch some sim time. I've missed everybody on here, missed looking at the blogs, pics and stories so I hope I have enough time today to look at all those things :-). I've submitted a new lot today, it's been finished for a while now, it's only a small cottage with 2 bedrooms, but I think I made it because it looks like the type of quiet little place that I would love to own in the countryside.

We haven't had quite so much snow for a while either, but i started it whilst being snowed in and I was hoping that Spring and Summer would arrive :-D . We had a bit more snow yesterday, but not much to write home about so hopefully (fingers crossed) that will be it for a while. Quite frankly, I've had enough of it now and I hope we don't get anymore until next year now. The past couple of weekends I've been out and about looking at the effect it's had on the area around where I live..

The first one was taken the weekend of the 16th Jan, when it was still cold and the second the weekend of the 23rd Jan when all the snow had melted and flooded a bit of the forest near where i live...

and this last one was taken through the living room window this week.

Anyway, hope everyone is having a great weekend so far :-) and i really hope I will be on a bit more soon.

Yes

yes okay I understand k alright will do uh huh sure thing yeah

I have been in a bad situation lately and have been very depressed because of that situation. I need all of your prayers to get past this.

On January 12th I didn't know if I would have my job (employeed for over 8 years) any longer due to an error on my part.  That error has caused so much stress that I haven't been able to think of much else for the most part.  Although I did create 6 more paintings, went to work everyday and tried to play the Sims3 occasionally (when the game would cooperate) to try to keep myself occupied, most of the time I have been so worried wondering if I would still have my job or not.

Well today I was fired!  I no longer have to job that I have had for over 8 years now and I don't know what to do with myself.  I have no desire to create, play my game, download the wonderful creations here, sign guest books, leave feedback on creations or screenshots, reply back to all who have left me messages or do much of anything else in my personal life.

I am requesting to all concerned to please pray for me to find a new job and to get out of this depression that I am experiencing so I can get back to doing what I love doing.

When you have finished reading this please comment with wonderful encouriging feedback that you are so wonderful at giving because that will put a smile on my face, give my heart a wonderful feeling and put my mind at ease.  All of these things are something that I desperately need right now.

Thank You!

Diana

The Generic Family

What a tangled web I weave!  Somehow I've managed to ensnare nearly all the families in my Sims 1 neighborhood into less than six degrees of separation.  The Silver family reached out to the Verde, the Gold, the Talbot, and the Smith families, but the Verdes are already connected to the Golds (who are connected to the Adonii and Venii families), and the Talbots are connected to the Smiths.  From there, the Talbots connect to the Millers, who connect to the Farmers, with whom the Smiths also share a connection.  The Smiths then connect to the Rutherfords, and then the Millers reached out to ensnare the Jones family.  The Rutherfords and the Jones have other families connected to them as well, but here it's time to backtrack to the Millers and follow one of their other connections into the Generic family.

The Generics (I pretend to pronounce it "je-ne-reek") started with Aaron Miller, the oldest of the four siblings, and his three half-sisters, who are themselves half-sisters to each other.  Just as the three Miller brothers and their sister Lorna Farmer had different mothers, Aaron and his sisters all have different fathers.  Aaron's father, who was more athletic, passed along his physique and physical abilities to his son.  Similarly, the Generic sisters' fathers gave their daughters parts of themselves as well.

Janine Generic is the oldest of the three sisters.  Tall, with a kind of handsomeness that approaches--but doesn't quite reach--beauty, she is still quite attractive.  In fact, she had been in a casual relationship with Luther Smith until he got married; they're still good friends, though, in part because they work together.  From her father Janine inherited a scientific curiousity and academic drive that serves her well as a Theorist.

Kara Generic, the middle sister, inherited her good looks not only from her mother, who was quite beautiful herself, but also from her father, who was very handsome and worked as a high fashion model.  Small wonder then that she followed his path into the fashion industry, rising to become a Fashion Columnist.  She still models, her good looks always in demand, but she did get tired of being ogled by cameramen.  She once thought about giving it all up for Studio Town, but she prefers her "behind-the-scenes" work as an outside observer than being in front of the camera all the time.

Nadia Generic, the youngest sister, has a devil-may-care attitude and takes amazing risks for the thrill of it.  Given that her father was a studio stuntman as well as an adrenaline junkie, it's small wonder that she took a job in the Xtreme career path, now racing each day as a Grand Prix Driver.  Her older sisters worry that she'll get hurt, but while she got her father's wildness, she also inherited her mother's meticulousness for detail, and she never goes out on the race track without triple-checking her car and all the safety equipment...just in case.

Chris Roomies, who had moved into town with her step-sister, Melissa, lost her income when Melissa married and moved out of the small home they'd rented.  Somewhat lazy and not-at-all interested in working, she moved into the Generic home when they advertised for a live-in housekeeper.  Actually, they didn't want a housekeeper so much as someone to watch the house while they were at work--which was good, because Chris is a mediocre housekeeper at best.  So now Chris has a home to live in, free of charge, without having to work.  She does cook the meals for the family, though, so she is earning her keep in a way.

Rachel Stone grew up as an outcast because her paranormal abilities manifested early and scared off all the other children.  Now, as an adult, she works as an Exorcist.  Although she does have a brother living in town, Rachel took up lodging with the Generics instead...as something of a loner, she found living with her brother's family a stressful inconvenience.  With the Generics, she can be alone when she needs to be without anyone getting too concerned about her.

Blaze, who had been working and living Downtown, wanted to get back to a more relaxed, peaceful life.  After meeting the Generics in town, she accepted their offer to move into their house.  Now working as an Exorcist, she rooms with Rachel, their abilities serving to reinforce and protect each other--and the other residents of the house--from wandering spirits that may drop in.

One day, Chris met a man named Emmanuel and his daughter Harmonia.  She fell in love with him, he fell in love with her, and in short order Emmanuel and Harmonia moved into the Generic house.  As the only male in the house, Emmanuel could be either intimidated or doted on, but he's neither.  He's determined to earn his spot in the house...even if he hasn't decided on a career yet.  Harmonia's just glad that her step-mother is a nice woman--she didn't want a step-mother like Cinderella's or Snow White's.

Busy and cold

For once we really have winter here in Denmark with snow and frost and everything for more than a month and we, my dog and I have really enjoyed it. I know I haven´t been so active here, but a combination of way to much work and a brilliant update from Microsoft that made my computer shutdown everytime I tried to play Sims I haven´t got that much building done. I was working on a project and luckily it has not been damaged by Bill and his friends, so I hope I´ll have something up this weekend.

I will now return to my waffles, tea and knitting and enjoy the rest of my first night of the weekend.

Where is Veronika Storm?

Hi everyone

I apologise for the delay in getting out the next Veronika Storm. Life has a habit of interfering in my leisure time.

As well, I didn't want to rush this story and put up something I wasn't entirely happy with. However, I have now finished writing it and I think (I hope) there is a little something in there for everyone.

All that is left is to finish the screenies and upload it to TSR. Crossing fingers and toes, I hope to have it submitted by the end of the weekend, so keep an eye out next week for "The Message in the Stones", a Veronika Storm adventure.

Enjoy!
~Illandrya