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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

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“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

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

nice shots! ❀

Thank you dear! 😀

ove51

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“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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twofee
replied to your post “sometimes I look nice (it’s never on sunday though) and I still don’t…”

youre cute. end of story.

And YOU’RE the best! ❀ 

emeraldfalconsims
replied to your post “What’s your ethnicity?”

I would much rather be asked than have people avoid the question.

This! I don’t mind the question, really. It’s random, sure, but I don’t mind answering it. 

ofgodsandllamas
replied to your post “sometimes I look nice (it’s never on sunday though) and I still don’t…”

loooove your hair! also that lip color is gr8!!! (your brows look fab too!)

THANK YOOOOOU! ❀ And my brows only look good because I just got them done lmao (even though the lady always makes my left one thinner than I want her to >:|)

soo-bee-well
replied to your post “sometimes I look nice (it’s never on sunday though) and I still don’t…”

You’re very pretty and stylish too!

Thank you so much! 😀 Only on special occasions, heh. 😉

viluxa
replied to your post “What’s your ethnicity?”

what a weird question to ask someone.

Weird, yes, but more in a random-weird way, not an offensive-weird way. 🙂 At least for me.

valhallasims
replied to your post “What’s your ethnicity?”

dont take it the wrong way, but I only heard Americans answer this question like that lol. Someone ask me that question, ill say im Canadian. They have to ask me about my ancestors to know my ethnicity. 🙂

Well, my blog specifically states I’m a New Yorker, so it can already be inferred I’m American. And, considering I had just posted a picture of myself when I received this ask, one could assume anon was asking purely about my genetic makeup. Which is what I answered. 🙂 

soloriya
replied to your post “sometimes I look nice (it’s never on sunday though) and I still don’t…”

♄

*heart eyes emoji* 😀 ❀

yakumtsaki
replied to your post “sometimes I look nice (it’s never on sunday though) and I still don’t…”

slay! the pain was def worth it re:eyebrows

thank you! ❀ and hooooo boy was it bad today

holleyberry
replied to your photoset “Midnight snacking :3”

Seriously this kitchen is so pretty

soo-bee-well
replied to your photoset “Midnight snacking :3”

Such a lovely kitchen!

Thank you both so much! I really love decorating kitchens, so I’m glad it shows. 🙂 ❀

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

Oh wow!!! I love it too much!!!

Ahhh thank you! 😀

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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. ;___;