Christopher and Loretta got married and had a girl I named Brooke. She's a witch, like her dad. When they first married I had to change both their surnames by forcing Edit A Sim In Create-A-Sim, because I only married them because I liked the name Steel. And Christopher Candler just doesn't have a ring to it.
Instead of buying the Philosopher's Stone, I bought the Collection Helper. I wasn't quite ready to turn anyone into a ghost, but I do want to find and cut some gems. When I left off, Chris-topher and another roommate had picked up every rock in the neighborhood. When Mindi had started, Loretta was single. By the time they finished together, she was a married mom.
I love that we can actually see the baby grow. I love the collecting, planting and gardening bit. I adore the Philosopher's Stone and the transmute thing (which go hand-in-hand - one kills, one resurrects; it's great for ghost-Sim lovers like me). But I hate that the Lifetime Rewards collect so slowly and that you need 80,000 of them in total. I hate the way they walk and I hate the way they stagger up and down the stairs. I hate that burglars and zombies alike can appear in enclosed areas and I hate that the grieving process takes two days.
Okay. Mini-rant aside. Everything else, I love. I remember how shocked I was when my first Sim stepped into the shower fully clothed and began singing. It was nice to have some variety. I called her Sheena, and she stole a lot of stuff. Kicked over a lot of cans. She even almost got caught. I had to make her get home before her enemy returned. I only had a few seconds (minutes, in game-time) to spare and then I saw the cops outside the enemy's house. It is better than Sims 2. And I love that, too. I do wish there were other things you could find - crystal, sapphire, amethyst, pearl. And like I said, the Sims need to be able to become lapidaries, and make jewelry using the gems they find. Maybe they do, in Sims 3 World Adventures, or Sims 3 Ambitions. I don't know. I only have three expansion packs: Seasons, Pets, and Supernatural. So, my knowledge of it all is pretty limited. Mission and Abbotsford don't really sell anything by EA anymore, unless it involves guns.
Anyway, in too few hours I have to wake up and go clothes-shopping. Damnit. As if regular shopping wasn't horrible enough.
Instead of buying the Philosopher's Stone, I bought the Collection Helper. I wasn't quite ready to turn anyone into a ghost, but I do want to find and cut some gems. When I left off, Chris-topher and another roommate had picked up every rock in the neighborhood. When Mindi had started, Loretta was single. By the time they finished together, she was a married mom.
I love that we can actually see the baby grow. I love the collecting, planting and gardening bit. I adore the Philosopher's Stone and the transmute thing (which go hand-in-hand - one kills, one resurrects; it's great for ghost-Sim lovers like me). But I hate that the Lifetime Rewards collect so slowly and that you need 80,000 of them in total. I hate the way they walk and I hate the way they stagger up and down the stairs. I hate that burglars and zombies alike can appear in enclosed areas and I hate that the grieving process takes two days.
Okay. Mini-rant aside. Everything else, I love. I remember how shocked I was when my first Sim stepped into the shower fully clothed and began singing. It was nice to have some variety. I called her Sheena, and she stole a lot of stuff. Kicked over a lot of cans. She even almost got caught. I had to make her get home before her enemy returned. I only had a few seconds (minutes, in game-time) to spare and then I saw the cops outside the enemy's house. It is better than Sims 2. And I love that, too. I do wish there were other things you could find - crystal, sapphire, amethyst, pearl. And like I said, the Sims need to be able to become lapidaries, and make jewelry using the gems they find. Maybe they do, in Sims 3 World Adventures, or Sims 3 Ambitions. I don't know. I only have three expansion packs: Seasons, Pets, and Supernatural. So, my knowledge of it all is pretty limited. Mission and Abbotsford don't really sell anything by EA anymore, unless it involves guns.
Anyway, in too few hours I have to wake up and go clothes-shopping. Damnit. As if regular shopping wasn't horrible enough.
Have you found any pink diamonds yet? You're supposed to be able to find them in the world, but so far the only ones I've found have been in that arcade machine with the claw (and the thing is worth like 6000 Simoleons).
ReplyDeleteI've had both Ambitions and World Adventures, and the only things you can do with gems are display them on a pedestal or pillow or with nothing. Jewelry would be awesome, especially if you could get sapphires and garnets and stuff.
Clothes shopping? Have you got a special occasion coming, or have your regular ones fallen apart? (Mine have - you know that long blue dress I wore most of 2010? It's so full of holes now, I can't wear it in public. I've got a blue shirt that's more 'string' than 'shirt' now, but I still wear that, too ... lol) :)
My clothes are still in great condition. The only sign of wear and tear is a faded logo or a tiny thread hanging off. But today actually went well, considering. I found what I needed and then some - I now have three shirts with funny sayings on them! :D
DeleteI just found my first pink diamond (this time around) a few minutes ago. Worth just over one grand. I'm going to try every cut until I find one that makes it look great. Moonstones look their best uncut; I tried to cut two of them and they looked ridiculous.
Cool! Are you going to get pictures, or at least tell me what they say? :D
DeleteI think the Sun Cut is the most valuable, although not the most attractive cut (in my opinion). And ... yeah, Moonstones (and Sunstones) rarely look good in any shape, although I think I prefer the Crystal Ball cut for those :)
I haven't seen the sun cut or the crystal ball cut. The furthest I've gotten is with my current game, with the plumbbob cut.
DeleteI can try to take pictures of them. But I should note that they're not exactly friendly sayings.
Well, the funniest ones usually aren't :p
DeleteTrue. I have yet to find my camera, so I better get on that.
DeleteOh, good luck! Is it still missing from the move? :o
DeleteI really should experiment with mine, but it seems to take such crappy pictures no matter what setting I'm using, and it has so many settings I get confused and frustrated. And the thing wasn't cheap. I miss my Kodak (which I still have, it just doesn't work; I wonder if it can be fixed), it was so simple and it seemed to take such flawless pictures.
Your Kodak must be a different kind than mine, then; I'm hardly ever satisfied with the quality my camera takes. It's not still missing from the move; I just forgot where I put it. I know it's safe, wherever it is.
DeleteMine's a Kodak C613; yours was a C713 ... not very different :)
DeleteCamera! Right. I should go look for it now while I'm thinking about it. Sorry. I'll get those pictures eventually.
Deletelol! No worries! :)
DeleteDamn it. Okay, looking now...
DeleteOkay, well, if you come here first, I finally took the pictures of my shirts. The photos are on Facebook.
Deletelol! :D
DeleteI saw them ... but you know that :p
Yep, I do! :)
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