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Trying not to fall behind on them this time… and also trying to remember how to mass-reply to things…

Replies for @allisas, @bigwandsnmistletoe, @alexsh-19, @mikexx2, @kahlenas, @kayleigh-83, @kidhedera, @kaylynn-langerak, @vampireacademysims, @dramallamadingdang, @prettybabo, and @scottishly!

allisas
replied to your post “Do you mind if I ask what the floor plan looks like to the new house…”

This is a clever houseplan!

Thank you! Although I can’t take credit for it, I feel good knowing this layout has been approved by the architect extraordinaire! 😉

bigwandsnmistletoe
replied to your photoset “Everyone was so excited about the new house that they all hung around…”

the fall decor on the door is gorgeous

Thank you! Veranka was sweet enough to take on my request to convert it a few years ago. 😀

alexsh-19
replied to your photoset “Thompson family kitchen, aka my new favorite kitchen ever. I say that…”

Such a cute kitchen! ��

Thank you so much! 😀

mikexx2
replied to your post “Do you mind if I ask what the floor plan looks like to the new house…”

Love it!

kahlenas
replied to your post “Do you mind if I ask what the floor plan looks like to the new house…”

Hmmm mind borrowing it? 😉

Thank you! Feel free to borrow it, it’s not like I came up with it or anything. 😉 (Even if I did, you could borrow that too!)

kayleigh-83
replied to your photoset “Thompson family kitchen, aka my new favorite kitchen ever. I say that…”

I love it! Like a perfect amount of rustic!

Ahhh thank you! I’ve been on a rustic kick lately (something about the fall makes me want to make everything look rustic and cozy!). Sometimes I wish I went the rustic look with my own apartment, but then I remember I like mid-century modern, too. 😛

kidhedera
replied to your post “quick question: do the system specs in your FAQ still apply or have…”

EA removed securom from The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection, there’s a post about it on SimsVIP.

Yep, I mentioned it in my post! I didn’t run the update myself since I’ve already removed SecuROM and run the game without going through Origin, but I made a point of mentioning that although the update removes SecuROM, some people were forced to do complete reinstalls or reset their graphics rules because Origin automatically ran the update before people could make proper backups. Again, not too familiar with what happened since I didn’t perform the Origin update myself, just mentioning what I saw some people on my dash talking about. 🙂

kaylynn-langerak
replied to your photoset “Kids’ rooms! Poe’s is orange and space-y (…hmm wonder where the…”

That’s funny because i use way too much purple and avoid orange like the plaque.

Haha, orange is quite a polarizing color! Maybe I’m more drawn to it because I’m in an autumn sort of mood. 😛 I’m not a fan of pastel colors in general, which is why I usually stay away from pinks/purples/lavender/periwinkle/etc., but I like deep purple shades, like plum. 🙂

vampireacademysims
replied to your photoset “Thompson family kitchen, aka my new favorite kitchen ever. I say that…”

Pretty! 😀

Thank you! 😀

dramallamadingdang
replied to your photoset “Thompson family living area, aka this is where I decided IT’S GOING TO…”

I only just started syncing seasons, myself. It never bothered me before, either, but I kind of like it. 🙂 (Also, it’s good to have you back, dear. 🙂 )

Thank you! It’s good to be back. 😀 Hopefully I remember to keep up with the season-syncing, I feel like it’ll make the neighborhood feel more cohesive (even though everything was just fine before, too :P).

prettybabo
replied to your photoset “Welcome, welcome back folks! With this post, my blog is finally…”

I think it looks lovely �� the shots seems to have a colder tone than your recent posts but that could just be the in game lighting tbh ��

Thank you dear! I think it is in the in-game lighting because a lot of my later screenshots are much warmer, but we’ll see when the weather/seasons change if the lighting updates with it! 😉

scottishly
replied to your post “I love your game. I would steal your downloads folder if I could ��”

I’m on 11GB and about 30 minutes of loading time, high five!

WOOOO loading time twins! *high five* ~~why are we like this~~

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Some old, some new, one very long rant about my job. 🙂 For @mikexx2, @ofgodsandllamas, @soloriya, @ove51, @simminginsilence, @dramallamadingdang, @littleblondesim, and @eulaliasims!

mikexx2
replied to your photo “Graham and Melanie are really hitting it off… (Have you forgotten…”

I was all ready to holler, “Melanie forever!” And then realised Emily is Emily Bushby, and there’s no competing with the Bushby girls

lmao! You got that right, I’m very partial to the three of them. ❤ Melanie is adorable, but… come on. There’s no contest. 😛

ofgodsandllamas

replied to your photoset

“The one and only time Graham wakes up before dawn (usually he isn’t…”

LMAOOOOOO Graham….. i feel you dude. that was me even in college too ENJOY IT WHILE UR YOUNG, SPROUT.

ahahahah Graham has perfected the art of the all-nighter, the true hallmark of a college student!

soloriya

replied to your photoset

“The one and only time Graham wakes up before dawn (usually he isn’t…”

nice shots! ❤

Thank you dear! 😀

ove51

replied to your photoset

“The one and only time Graham wakes up before dawn (usually he isn’t…”

How come you’ve got 2 moons?

Am I not supposed to? D: I have no idea, lol. I don’t think I ever gave it a thought before and just assumed it was normal! I have two suns, as well.

simminginsilence

replied to your photoset

“The one and only time Graham wakes up before dawn (usually he isn’t…”

:O Trigun!! Haven’t watched that in ages… ❤

I re-watched it about a year ago! I forget what made me think of it at the time, but I looked it up on youtube and sure enough, all the episodes are on there. 😀 I have to get around to re-reading the manga as well!

dramallamadingdang

replied to your photoset

“It’s a boy!! 🙂 Welcome the first baby in Sycamore Cove, little…”

*raises eyebrow* Are you sure you’re not pregnant? Nah, I’m kidding. 🙂 I’m actually not the type to get attached to my Sims, but if this is your longest-lived neighborhood, I can certainly understand sentimentality. 🙂

Hahaha! Not pregnant, no. Probably hormonal at the time, though. And a Family Sim at heart, regardless. ;D But yes, this is my longest-lived neighborhood by a long shot (although that’s not saying much), and I’m definitely the type to get way too attached to Sims. 😀

littleblondesim

replied to your photoset

“It’s a boy!! 🙂 Welcome the first baby in Sycamore Cove, little…”

I love your posts. You’re just a simmer simming and you share it all with us. Thank you. 🙂

Ahhhhhhhh, I love this! Thank you ;____; ❤ It makes me happy that people enjoy my posts as much as I enjoy playing/sharing them. :’D ❤

littleblondesim

replied to your photoset

“Evelyn teaches Sonya how to walk. Look at that determination! :P”

You say determination, I say she’s thinking about world domination now that she’s mobile.

You know what… on closer examination, I think you might be right! I’m going to have to keep an eye on this one. 😉

eulaliasims

replied to your photoset

“Finally got around to replacing 90% of my hood deco with light-up…”

So gorgeous! 😀 Your neighborhood just keeps getting better and better looking, I swear.

Meep, thank you so much! ❤ I’m only trying to keep up with the best. ;D

dramallamadingdang

replied to your post

“What’s your job in real life?”

If I were a pharmacist, I’d be terrified of filling the bottle with the wrong pills. That actually happened to my aunt once, a long time ago; if she’d taken the pills she was given they’d have killed her. Fortunately, it was a pill she’d been taking for years, so she knew they were the wrong ones when she opened the bottle, but…Yeah, I’d be the most obsessive pharmacist on earth, I think. 🙂 And therefore slow. So yeah. “Stressful” would be the word…

This! I’m definitely on the slower side (compared to other pharmacists I’ve worked with) because of my intense fear of making a mistake. Not saying that other pharmacists don’t care, but I’m obsessive to the point where I will quadruple-check a prescription and re-read it to myself a dozen times (which must appear crazy to my co-workers/customers). When it comes to medications and patient safety, there’s no such thing as being too thorough.

But of course, there are the impossible corporate standards and arbitrary “metrics” that pharmacists must meet. We’re timed on how quickly we fill the prescriptions, answer the phones, complete prescriber follow-up and patient adherence calls, etc. On one hand, I understand I’m working for a company and the company needs to stay in business. On the other hand, though, pharmacists stress over the metrics and push themselves nearly to the breaking point so as not to attract unwanted negative attention from their corporate supervisors. And that, unfortunately, forces many to compromise thoroughness in favor of getting everything done within these arbitrary time limits. There are loads of articles and studies that have shown the negative impact of these corporate standards on pharmacists’ performance. It’s extremely sad that our profession has essentially been reduced to “fast-food pharmacy” – churning out as many prescriptions in as little time as possible, and setting the unrealistic expectation for our patients that everything can be done ASAP. Of course I don’t want to keep people waiting forever for medications, but when I have to call the doctor for clarification, or the insurance because the medicine isn’t covered, or my vendor because I don’t have the med in stock (in between which I have to stop what I’m doing to answer questions for people at the consultation window, or mix an antibiotic for a child, and so on and so forth)… the time adds up. Not to mention I don’t get a lunch break so I’m trying to force myself to take a bite of a sandwich in between all of this. 😉

Whew, that was quite a ramble. Can you tell I harbor quite a lot of bitterness about my job? 😉 But yes, between these arbitrary corporate metrics, long shifts with no lunch breaks, working nights/weekends/holidays, and the inherent stress that comes with dealing with people’s health and well-being, the job is extremely stressful. It’s no surprise (at least in my company) that most pharmacists burn out and quit after the first few years. If I didn’t have loans to pay (and if I had the cojones and/or a plan B) I’d have quit a loooooong time ago. 😉

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olivesplum06
replied to your photoset “Have I mentioned that I really love this lot? No?”

Is if up for download?

It’s not up for download at the moment, but I have a clean copy in my test hood (along with the other houses I built from floor plans) and I’d like to put them up for download soon!

ofgodsandllamas
replied to your post “WHY DIDN’T ANYONE POINT OUT THAT SONYA ISN’T A TODDLER YET lmao that’s…”

HAAAAH omg. i carried on like nothing was amiss lmao

I think everyone just has toddlers on the brain and it’s the FIRST THING we think about these days!!

ofgodsandllamas
replied to your post “More replies <3”

i find branching out in kitchens to be SO HARD. i know i keep reusing the same cabinets and colors even the shapes and it’s driving me crazy D: lmao even when i look at picture inspo somehow i slip back into my comfortable blues or yellows lmao aaaahhhhh. i really want to do a dang Scandinavian style kitchen sometime too! all the same LOVE YOURS

Ugh Scandinavian style is one of my favorites! ❤ I tend to look up modern/urban kitchens and a lot of them use clean lines and monochrome colors (as opposed to mission-style or craftsman kitchens with wood finishes). I need to branch out as well! I also look up inspiration from IKEA a lot (but that’s also to get ideas for a future apartment lmao)

shastakiss
replied to your post “Aaaand some more replies <3”

shiftable lights 🙂 https://sims2artists.com/index.php?topic=4082.0

YOU ARE MY HERO ❤

mikexx2
replied to your photoset “Have

I mentioned that I really love this lot? No?”

You should- it is stunning! ❤

holesoulsims
replied to your photoset “Have I mentioned that I really love this lot? No?”

Sooo beautiful!

Ahhhh thank you both so much! ❤❤

crystaldollhouse
replied to your post “WHY DIDN’T ANYONE POINT OUT THAT SONYA ISN’T A TODDLER YET lmao that’s…”

Omg I noticed but my brain didn’t register lmao

Ahahah, I’m glad to know my brain isn’t the only one that wasn’t functioning at 100% at the time LOL

dramallamadingdang
replied to your photo “More toddler!Sonya spam because it’s finally my day off and I did…”

Napping is a daily essential for me. 🙂 10/10 would recommend. 🙂

I took one today and it was glorious! I’d take more if those pesky 14-hour shifts didn’t get in the way. Time to live (or at least work) somewhere where they honor siestas. 😉

arielle-celeste
replied to your photoset “Shena enjoys a grilled cheese out on the patio (in much the same way…”

your neighborhood looks so cute!

Thank yooooou! ~

❤

Aaaand some more replies <3

This should be everything for now! 🙂 @omgsims2, @mikexx2, @crystaldollhouse, @littlebentobox, @shastakiss, @sigmundsims, @dramallamadingdang, @emeraldfalconsims, @eulaliasims, @thedimplesimmer, @fuzzyspork, and @twofee ❤

omgsims2
replied to your photoset

beautiful sim!

Thank you! 🙂

mikexx2
replied to your photoset “Since having one dog and a newborn infant isn’t keeping her busy,…”

“Lovable doofus” – I thought that exact description before I read your words!

Haha! She does look the part, doesn’t she? I have a soft spot for lovable, doofy dogs so they all get adopted ASAP. 😛

crystaldollhouse
replied to your photoset “Since having one dog and a newborn infant isn’t keeping her busy,…”

Handsome doggo

I agree! I really ought to play with pets more, there are so many different breeds I haven’t played with in-game and they’re all so cute. :3

littlebentobox
replied to your photo “More toddler!Sonya spam because it’s finally my day off and I did…”

Today was my day off and I did the exact same thing except I actually opened the game and let it stay open all day while I napped and watched Netflix lol

lmao I’ve done that as well! “Let me just watch an episode while I wait for my game to load…” *three hours later* “Ehhh, maybe just another episode and then I’ll play…” 😛

shastakiss
replied to your post “@emeraldfalconsims (sorry for the weird formatting but I’m on mobile…”

which lamp?

The shell-looking sconce from this post (I don’t have my game open at the moment and I’m craptastic at remembering the names of things :x) but apparently it’s not shiftable! And I want to say the torcher luminescence sconce also isn’t? I might be mistaken on that one, but there is at least another wall lamp that I use all the time and I’m always like BLAST IT ALL TO HELL when it doesn’t shift D:

sigmundsims
replied to your post “@emeraldfalconsims (sorry for the weird formatting but I’m on mobile…”

I think Huge Lunatic has a tutorial on making things shiftable, it’s pretty easy.

Yes, I knew I’d seen a tutorial somewhere! Does it work for wall lamps too? (ack no need to answer, I’ll check it out myself over the weekend when I’m off :D)

dramallamadingdang
replied to your photoset “I’m completely burnt out from working a 14-hour shift and a 10-hour…”

Pish. Call it “consistency.” Then it sounds like a good thing. 🙂 At least, that’s what I tell myself…

Haha yes! Consistency and style. Like, “yup, that’s a Fi bathroom if I ever saw one.” ;D

emeraldfalconsims
replied to your post “Anyone else do this?”

I feel like I should warn Zynlos…

Omg you’re absolutely right! hahahah it’s so uncharacteristic of me to use that color, but Zynlos was too adorable and I wouldn’t dare mess with his personal style! :3

eulaliasims
replied to your post “Hi Fi! I have a quick wcif if that’s okay. Wcif the awning and outdoor…”

Thank you Fi for the link and anon for asking about the awning, since I meant to ask about it but forgot. 😀

Anytime! 😀

thedimplesimmer
replied to your post “Feeding my desire to play Sims 2 that cannot be fulfilled atm by…”

*HUG BACK* Aww yess, I would love to see the reception hall’s Fi’s version, it’ll be beautiful as usual 😀

❤❤❤ your game is always so inspiring to me, so I’m sure it’ll happen sooner or later! 😀

fuzzyspork
replied to your post “I wonder why did maxis create Huge Bill? I didn’t think much of it for…”

He’s a Sim version of Paul Bunyan! An American folk tale. Here’s a Paul Bunyan statue. See a resemblance?
http://moosetique.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/paulbunyon3.jpg

AHHHHHH YES! That’s it! I couldn’t remember his name, haha. I think the name Bill was throwing me off and I couldn’t shake “Buffalo Bill” even though I was like, noooo that can’t be right. But yes! Paul Bunyan!

twofee
replied to your photoset “I was playing around in Bodyshop. And, uh, listening to Radiohead….”

yes. more please.

My huge collection of band t-shirts is slowly starting to manifest itself in my ts2 game!

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blissful-indigo replied to your photoset “Living and dining area of Evelyn and Shena’s new house.”

Lovely!

Thank you! ❤

prettysimmings replied to your photoset“Evelyn and Shena’s kitchen. I fought with this room for days before I…”

Your neighborhood is so pretty!

Ahhh, thank you so much! I’m glad you like it. 😀

nadehzdia replied to your post“Your landlord is hot~ . Where can I find the kitchen sink? :)”

a pulse? ~attractive~

Hahaha, we’re really setting the bar high over here! ;D

kayleigh-83 replied to your photo “Besides it being way too small for two adults, a dog, and a newborn,…”

I had to empty out an apartment building I liked cause it got glitchy it was a small building with no elevator, just stairs, but then they couldn’t use the stairs!! Whenever I played Sims on the upper floor I’d have to use cheats to move them up and down the stairs, including dogs going to do their business -_-

UGH it makes me so sad that apartments in TS2 are so glitchy because I really love the concept (especially since I live in one myself!). I love the social aspect of it and how perfect it is for single Sims and couples – but then stuff like this happens and before you know it EVERYONE GETS A HOUSE because I’m fed up. 😐

echinopeae replied to your photoset “The new Mahoney-Fox residence (well, Fox residence, as Evelyn took…”

This is just so gorgeous *.*

Thank youuuuu! ❤❤

ofgodsandllamas replied to your photoset “They didn’t even get to “consummate” the marriage before Shena went…”

RUDE poor Porkchops sleep was so rudely disrupted 😦 lmao

LMAO I know, especially since it looks like Evelyn is about to kick him off the bed ahahah

ofgodsandllamas replied to your photoset “The new Mahoney-Fox residence (well, Fox residence, as Evelyn took…”

I LOVE it!!!! that little patio deck!!!! It’s the perfect place to have friends over for drinks and so quaint aaaaaaahhhhh. I’m in love! I can’t blame you for loving it so much too.

Thank you!! I based it off of a floor plan I found and it had that cute little dining patio, and I thought it’d be the perfect opportunity to use those awning pieces I’ve had floating around in my DL folder forever. ❤ My Sims seem to like it, too – the NEVER eat in their gorgeous dining room, nooooo. Always outside, no matter what the weather. 😛

dramallamadingdang replied to your photoset “The new Mahoney-Fox residence (well, Fox residence, as Evelyn took…”

The pergola is fabulous. 🙂

Thank you! 🙂 I’m glad it worked out. It’s one of those CC items I’ve had forever and kept telling myself “well, I might need it someday,” so I’m glad that day finally arrived. ;D

dramallamadingdang replied to your photoset “More reasons to move out: the trash compactor broke down and the…”

“Yes, yes, yes, I know you’re being electrocuted, but dirty dishes wait for no one!”

Hahaha, I know we say it all the time, but Sim logic never fails to amuse me! 🙂

dramallamadingdang replied to your photo “Besides it being way too small for two adults, a dog, and a newborn,…”

That always happens. All you have to do is turn on moveobjects and delete them, then they won’t reappear. You have to do it when you’re playing each playable household in the building. Pain in the ass, but at least it’s fixable. 🙂

Aha! Good to know. 🙂 I was afraid my neighborhood was becoming corrupted or one of my apartment mods was causing this nonsense. I feel much calmer and more prepared for the next time I decide to play an apartment building. 😉

eulaliasims replied to your photoset “Oh yeah, then the trash compactor went on fire. YUP, DEFINITELY TIME…”

Yeah, I’m pretty sure this apartment lot is cursed.

Hahah, yeeeeeaaaahh… I’m just going to let that lot sit there unoccupied for awhile until I figure out what to do with it. I don’t think I could risk sending another family to live there. 😛

eulaliasims replied to your photoset “Some more graveyard pictures because I moved the urns of the dead…”

It looks even lovelier in autumn colors! ❤

Thank you so much! ❤

kkelpcake replied to your photo “Gotta give the landlord credit, though – he still tried to fix that…”

Someone give this man a raise

ofgodsandllamas replied to your photo “Gotta give the landlord credit, though – he still tried to fix that…”

thats some dedication wow

touchmypixels replied to your photo “Gotta give the landlord credit, though – he still tried to fix that…”

dedication

I can say with certainty that he is the best landlord I’ve had in my game! 🙂 For starters, he didn’t hang around sniffing the flowerbeds all day and harass my Sims over the phone constantly. 😉 This trash compactor debacle just sealed the deal!

soloriya replied to your photoset “Some more graveyard pictures because I moved the urns of the dead…”

so beautiful!!

Thank you!!! 😀

wanderer-sims replied to your photoset “Oh yeah, then the trash compactor went on fire. YUP, DEFINITELY TIME…”

OMG, HOW YOUR GAME IS SO FUN. And, that apartment is cursed or something lol

soloriya replied to your photoset “Oh yeah, then the trash compactor went on fire. YUP, DEFINITELY TIME…”

oh no!

fuzzyspork replied to your photoset “Oh yeah, then the trash compactor went on fire. YUP, DEFINITELY TIME…”

:O

I guess I can’t say my neighborhood is lacking in excitement. 😉 Although I must concur with you that this apartment is cursed – even for the Sims, there were just a few too many unfortunate events occurring all at once. ;D

prettybabo replied to your post “I’ve been playing this game for over ten years, and I finally had…”

Aw, gotta love those eye popping toddler/pet squidges.

THEY’RE THE BEST I can’t resist taking a ton of screenshots when that happens!

❤❤ Makes me want to have pets in all my toddler households! 🙂

sterina-sims replied to your photoset “It’s a girl! 😀 Her name is Sonya (I remembered this time!) and she…”

Who’s the baby daddy?

Evelyn, thanks to my same-sex pregnancy mod ;D

Loads of replies, pt. 2! <3

twofee
replied to your photoset “Over at the Mahoney-Fox residence, Shena is about to give birth at…”

such cuteness! even if its in the living room

I spent so much time building a church and a reception hall, and re-decorating an outdoor community lot to accommodate weddings, but do I use them? Nooooooo, of course not. 😀

soloriya
replied to your photo “The cutest thing Sims do. ♥ And that’s the end of their uninteresting…”

agree! the cutest thing ever! <333

I don’t even care that it takes them like an extra hour to wake up in the morning, it’s too cute! *-* And I wind up taking screenshots every time, too. XD

dramallamadingdang
replied to your photoset “Clara actually sat on the couch and started watching television during…”

Capable…and with a very stylish hairstyle that didn’t even get messed up in the fight. 🙂

Haha, yes! Now that’s impressive. 😉 I haven’t had many burglaries in the neighborhood – at least not many that I’ve remembered to document – but if I recall correctly, she gets the burglar every time. 🙂

alicephant
replied to your post “I’ve been playing this game for over ten years, and I finally had…”

I had my first in game puppies not long ago and yes they are adorable!

Ahhhhh it’s so much work but they’re so cuuuuute! I definitely don’t have room in the house for five dogs lmao but I don’t think I can part with them ;__; ❤

lilibethsonar
replied to your photoset “Two small but elegant bathrooms. I am aware that all of my bathrooms…”

So damn prrrretty! *O*

Thank you so much!! ❤

twofee
replied to your photoset “Clara and Stellan’s kitchen and dining area. (Clara had Star Wars…”

looooove it! did you do the color scheme specifically to match the leia painting 😉

Hahaha, no, I swear! 😀 I was looking for a large painting to use and I remembered that I have all of the amazing Star Wars recolors @biffysims did on the Artig mesh – and who am I to say no to the General? 😉

sims2simmies
replied to your photoset “Clara and Stellan were banished to the outside of the house while I…”

Lol well, they certainly didn’t want to waste a good day outside.

Good thing they took advantage because whenever I send my Sims to spend a nice day outdoors at the park or the beach, it rains. 😛

littleblondesim
replied to your photoset “Two small but elegant bathrooms. I am aware that all of my bathrooms…”

I enjoy when people babble in the tags 🙂

Woooo, that’s a relief, because I babble in the tags a LOT. 😉

sigmundsims
replied to your photoset “Two small but elegant bathrooms. I am aware that all of my bathrooms…”

I read all the tags! 🙂 Also, the bathroom looks very elegant.

Hahah, yay! Thank you on both counts!

crystaldollhouse
replied to your photoset “Two small but elegant bathrooms. I am aware that all of my bathrooms…”

They look amazing, so fancy

Thank you so much! 🙂

cookietheinnocent
replied to your photoset “Two small but elegant bathrooms. I am aware that all of my bathrooms…”

You did a much better decorating job than me! Lol XD Did you use cc or is all of it default items?

Oh, I used a fair bit of cc in there. Actually, I think almost everything is cc. 😀 I have about 10 GB of cc, so I’d better use it! 😛

prettybabo
replied to your photoset “Clara and Stellan’s kitchen and dining area. (Clara had Star Wars…”

I need to remember to put that Leia painting in the new Parkin residence :’)

YES. Your General commands it!

ajaysims
replied to your photoset “Clara and Stellan’s kitchen and dining area. (Clara had Star Wars…”

I love your decorating style, it’s not too cluttered and yet still looks very homely and lived-in

Thank you! That’s exactly the look I strive for, so it means a lot to hear you say it. 😀 ❤

eulaliasims
replied to your photoset “Clara and Stellan’s living room. ”

That brick wall looks super cool with the decor style. 😀

Thank you my dear! I wasn’t exactly sure where I was going with that room, in terms of a cohesive style, but I pretty much thought the same thing: “Hey, this looks good with the wall, I’m going to keep it.” 😉

twofee
replied to your photoset “Just chillin’. 8D”

this is me.

Then this mod is just the thing for you (if you don’t already have it)! 😉

twofee
replied to your post “Music Meme”

everytime you do this, you add a new song or band for me to check out. 🙂

Ahhh that’s awesome! I love when this meme goes around because I like checking out what other people listen to as well. 🙂

twofee
replied to your photoset “Poe and Luna Thompson (who live in the neighboring apartment unit) are…”

hey poe, you shouldn’t play your games in the street! 😉 😉

I don’t think the little whippersnapper is listening, tsk tsk! >:|

ofgodsandllamas
replied to your post “Music Meme”

oh MAN i need to set up my external again i never reorganized my music on my craptop lmao BUT AAAAHHHH YOUR ANECDOTE ABOUT MCR i’m so jealous you saw them AND TBS!!!! I saw MCR with Rise Against my senior year and it was my first concert ever and i was in love lmao YOU LITERALLY DO SOME OF THE COOLEST THINGS IN YOUR LIFE!

AHHHHH I SAW THEM WITH RISE AGAINST TOO! It was my senior year as well LMAO so we must have seen them on the same tour! 😀 And honestly I wouldn’t do 99.9% of the cool things I do if not for my boyfriend, he’s the concert junkie and he’s always able to get us tickets for things!

ofgodsandllamas
replied to your photo “The Thompsons are a loud and unruly bunch, apparently. D: Audrey…”

IT’S ME AT MY OLD DUPLEX!!!!!!!! (except there was no point to banging on the walls cos it was concrete and only made my fist hurt lmao)

lmao oh nooooo! At least you don’t have that problem anymore (right???). In my apartment, I think I’m the noisy one hahaha. Not that I make an exceptional amount of noise, but our walls are really thin and my landlord goes to bed super early – so sometimes if I get carried away listening to music or watching TV with the volume up a bit too high, I hear the broom banging on the ceiling LMAO

dramallamadingdang
replied to your post “Music Meme”

But there IS Kraftwerk! That makes everything better. 🙂

Yes! Kraftwerk is amazing! I saw them in D.C. during their Kraftwerk 3D tour last year and it was so much fun. I wasn’t sure what to expect (also I don’t really care for most things in 3D) but it was a super cool audio/visual experience. 🙂 I hope they do another show soon (and preferably a little closer to home – I love traveling to new cities, but I can’t always go a couple hundred miles out of the way for a show :)).

didilysims
replied to your photoset “Time for Audrey’s round! Audrey spends most of her time jogging and…”

Good thing these landlords are pretty lenient!

Haha, now if only I could get so lucky with the landlords here in NYC. 😉

prettybabo
replied to your post “Music Meme”

Oh my lawd you’re seeing radiohead again!! I so hope me and mr biffy will be able to see them when they do dates over here D: and I can’t believe you’ve never seen morrissey with his flower pocket before. One of our friends commandeered some of of wedding flowers at our evening reception and danced like Moz all night ❤

Yessss, it’s all thanks to my boyfriend! We both tried for tickets when they went on sale last week and I got completely shut out. D: He has amazing luck with tickets, I really don’t know how he does it. I hope you’re able to see them over there! They just keep getting better and better. When we saw them last summer, they played “Let Down” for the first time in ten years and I CRIED. :3

And omg I can’t believe I’ve been missing out on the Moz flower pocket! Your reception must have been a blast 😀 ❤

snapdragoned
replied to your post “Music Meme”

omg, shrieking @ your mcr story!! i was/am/will eternally be obsessed with my chem. good call on going to the concert anyway!

vimpse
replied to your post “Music Meme”

Already done this, but I chortled at your MCR story, hahaha

Haha, the things we do for the bands we love! They played a bunch of shows near me a few years ago while I was still completing my doctorate and I didn’t go. :< Now I keep hoping for a reunion tour. ;___;

Loads of replies, pt. 1! <3

eulaliasims
replied to your photo “Progress on the tree-lined, suburban part of town. Xavier and…”

The trees! The houses! They’re all so beautiful! *__* Seriously, the atmosphere here is just so calm and tangible, I love it. 😀

Thank you so much! I’m only trying to get my neighborhood streets to look as awesome as yours. ;D

crystaldollhouse
replied to your photo “Progress on the tree-lined, suburban part of town. Xavier and…”

So beautiful, it looks like a real neighbourhood

Thank you! ❤ I draw a lot of inspiration from my boyfriend’s neighborhood, because he lives in a nice suburb and I live on a boring city block. 😛

deedee-sims
replied to your photoset “The rest of Ollie’s birthday is much more enjoyable – he stays up late…”

What a cute room!

Thanks DeeDee! 😀 ❤

dramallamadingdang
replied to your photoset “The rest of Ollie’s birthday is much more enjoyable – he stays up late…”

That airplane wallpaper is so cute! I really need to get over my fear of patterned wallpaper. Seriously, I have none in my game because I never use it…

Haha! I have so many downloaded because I love the patterns or because they look so pretty in previews, but I never really use them once I’m in-game. I tend to make the exception for kids’ rooms, though. 😉 Also, clashing patterns everywhere!

dramallamadingdang
replied to your photoset “So close, yet so far… if this is any indication of how Oliver’s…”

I like it when they sit on the toilet, THEN GET UP, then do the Peepee Dance, and THEN pee on the floor. Like, dude! You were ON THE TOILET!

Sim logic at its finest! Although I can’t recall one of mine actually getting off the toilet to do the dance, that’s hilarious. 😛

dramallamadingdang
replied to your photoset “A baby girl named *runs to SimPE* Isabel. 😀 And, as befits any…”

Glad I’m not the only one who forgets baby names! But at least I have ‘em on a spreadsheet, so I’m not having to open SimPE. 🙂

Aaaaaand this is just one more example of what an incredibly unorganized person I am. 😉 (Really, it’s not like I’d have to manually keep written records of this stuff, it would take a few seconds to document it on a spreadsheet, but alas… I am lazy. :D)

foxglovesims
replied to your photoset “Rainy day Sycamore Cove.”

Beautiful!

skyburned
replied to your photoset “Rainy day Sycamore Cove.”

spectacular!

Thank you both so much! *-* ❤

ofgodsandllamas
replied to your photo “Progress on the tree-lined, suburban part of town. Xavier and…”

i love this! i love how different it looks from your more urban areas, like it IS straight up suburban and the homes – at least from this glance – look so cozy and homey like lmao this is where you’d see kids playing in the street. so cute!

Ahhhhhhh thank you! I try! ❤ At least, that’s what I visualize the suburbs to be like, lmao. My boyfriend lives in a suburb so I take a lot of ideas from his neighborhood. The inspiration for the urban area comes from my neighborhood. ;D I guess I’m privy to the best of both? 😀

cdhmayhem
replied to your photoset “It’s been awhile since I sent any of my Sims to visit the diner (which…”

oh! Is that a place you can let some of us with less awesome download? I LOVE it!

Thank you! I’m glad you like it! It’s actually not up for download, but I’ve had quite a few requests for it ~~dating back about two years now oh lord~~ and I keep promising to upload it. I’m REALLY going to try to do it soon, I swear!

nutmegdealer
replied to your photo “Progress on the tree-lined, suburban part of town. Xavier and…”

this is so quaint and adorable! and if you like building so much, please invade my game.

Heheheh, thank you! I actually have the shells saved in my test hood (the original clean, unoccupied lots). They’re mostly unfurnished but I think they all have landscaping. I’ve been thinking about uploading them. 🙂 I’m also hoping to get some more CC-free builds uploaded, too!

katatty-main
replied to your photo “Progress on the tree-lined, suburban part of town. Xavier and…”

this looks fab!

Thank you! ❤

thedimplesimmer
replied to your photoset “The rest of Ollie’s birthday is much more enjoyable – he stays up late…”

I LOVE the kitchen, and the bedroom and everything 😀

Ahhhh thank you! 😀 I’m glad you like the kitchen, it’s a bit sleeker and less cluttered than my usual kitchens, I was afraid it’d look unfinished. ;D

shastakiss
replied to your post “Hi, I love your pictures! I was wondering where I could get the deer…”

i love you too feeeeeee

prettybabo
replied to your photoset “A baby girl named *runs to SimPE* Isabel. 😀 And, as befits any…”

Heehee I always say schnoz too �� lmao never thought I’d need a schnoz emoji ��

YES SCHNOZ CLUB! Although sometimes I use the more formal “schnozzola”. ;D

snapdragoned
replied to your post “I was so excited to play my game tonight, then I thought it’d be a…”

omg i did this last weekend…i accidentally compressed my entire EA games folder and it took 6 HOURS

OH GOD D: my program actually stopped working about halfway through mine so I don’t know if it actually compressed anything lmao, I want to try again but I think I’ll do it in sections next time!

zeusar
replied to your photoset “Does a womrat count as a fantastic beast?”

SCRRREAAAAMMMMSSS

ajaysims
replied to your photoset “Does a womrat count as a fantastic beast?”

it’s not a wormrat, it’s a puffskein 😉

AHHHH OF COURSE YOU ARE SO RIGHT! I can’t believe I didn’t think of that!

ofgodsandllamas
replied to your photoset “Does a womrat count as a fantastic beast?”

SHIT that’s uncanny. lmaoooo wow wow i’m in AWE!!!!!!

AHHH THANK YOU!!! I tried lmao

didilysims
replied to your photoset “A dreaded sunny day So I meet you at the cemetery gates Keats and…”

Woooooww! It’s beautiful!

Thank you so much, Didily! ❤ 🙂

dramallamadingdang replied to your photoset:
Two small but elegant bathrooms. I am aware that…

I always read all the tags. 🙂 And really. It’s a bathroom. They’re generally functional and not that exciting. Well, except maybe really extravagant master baths, but most houses don’t have those, so yeah. Most of the baths I build are all the same because they’re mostly all 2×3 tiles in size. Not much you can do in that small a space. 🙂 I do like that tiled square deep tub, though. Happen to know where it came from?

Yay for tag-reading! And yeah, I tend to build most of my bathrooms the same size – 2×3 tiles – and they’re always laid out the same way. 😉 It’s funny, because I always find walls or CC that I think would work well for a bathroom, but when it comes down to actually decorating one, I just do the same thing I always do. (I guess the same could be said for any room… I really have to start using all that CC I hoard for just those occasions. :))

The bathtub is a recolor by ZeroDark right HERE. 🙂 (I don’t recall when I started labeling my downloads folders from GoS with exactly what thread they’re in, but it was an excellent decision! So easy to find things if I ever need them again. :D)

Pssst, @rudhira – I think you wanted this one too!

Replies, part 2!

Regarding random gameplay/decorating pics. 😀

dramallamadingdang replied to your photoset “That’s it, I’m only using these trees from now on.

♥️__♥️”

I’m with ya! Changing out all the trees in my lush neighborhoods isn’t gonna be fun, but those trees are soooooo niiiiiiiiice! 🙂

Fortunately, most of the trees in my neighborhood are the coniferous ones, so I don’t have too many to replace. 🙂 (I should also take this moment to confess that I downloaded the pre-decorated terrain from @voleste, as I have no patience to plonk all those trees down myself. :D) But I think I’m going to make a habit of placing Criquette’s trees more liberally – they’re so beautiful! High-res! SEASONAL! 😀

dramallamadingdang replied to your photoset “He looks so proud of himself. :P”

“Yay, lookit the mess I made! :D” Yeah, I remember those days with RL toddlers…

Hah, I can only imagine! At least when Sim toddlers do it, we’re like “awwww, how cute” and don’t have to deal with the clean-up. 😉

dramallamadingdang
replied to your photoset

Aw, I love the framed pic of them in the entryway! I really need to start doing family pics and stuff…

It’s definitely worth the tediousness of mucking around in Photoshop/SimPE. It just makes the living space so much more personal. 🙂 I have more updated photos that I’ve been meaning to make packages for, but I keep forgetting!

criquette-was-here replied to your photoset “That’s it, I’m only using these trees from now on.

♥️__♥️”

Awwwww ❤ ❤ ❤

THANK YOOOUUU for everything! 😀

wanderer-sims
replied to your photoset

You make want to open ts2 so badly ;a; your game looks like a lot of fun ;w;

Dooooooo it~! It’s the best! It’s so much fun! And our community is full of insanely talented and sweet and funny people! JOIN US!

buttersweetsims replied to your photoset“Saguaro State Student Union: movie screening room,…”

Can I live in your game pls???

Of course! There are some houses for sale – they’re on the nice side of town so they’re a bit pricey, mind you, but they have a ton of space! ;D

crystaldollhouse
replied to your photoset

Pretty room!

Thank you! 😀 ❤

lemonjellysims replied to your photoset “And Luna aged up at the same time as her dad, so I missed the…”

Good grief, that face! So stunning!

Ack, I know! She got such an amazing combination of her parents’ genetics. ;~; ❤ I can’t wait to see how she looks as an adult and how her kids look! (Am I getting a bit ahead of myself? Probably. :D)

ofgodsandllamas replied to your post “Replies! <3”

def gonna wait for you to do that graveyard cos i’ll need one eventually and could always use some inspiration (i’ve been downloading mausoleums tho to throw in there lmao even tho Arcadia for sure won’t need one LMAO but THE AMBIENCE IS IMPORTANT!) landscaping tho ;_________; my greatest weakness D:

Graveyard = DONE! The landscaping wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. Partially because I remembered that Maxis terrain paint with the flowers exists, and I liberally applied it everywhere to make everything look more lush LOL.

dramallamadingdang replied to your photoset:Saguaro State University Library. I’m very proud…

I think it looks great inside and out! 🙂 I’ve been thinking about doing a desert hood, myself, and you’re not helping. 😉

Doooo ittttt! 😀 I had the urge for quite awhile, and figured a subhood would be the best way to scratch the itch without committing to a whole new hood. 🙂 Besides, I’m sure some of my young adult Sims would like to attend a college far away from home. ;D

And thank you for the kind words! ❤