6.10 – Gulliver is getting big

Traditionally, I start my posts with an excuse for a 7 month long absence or so, I had adulting to do, sorry about that. Now with corona I have more free time, even if I already had the virus (nothing serious) and my partner (even less serious) and probably our kid even if he didn’t notice it. But since there is no testing here for mild cases, we can’t prove that we actually had it although based on symptoms I would say I’m 99% sure. Until there are antibody tests available, we’re in the same situation as everyone else though, working from home, social distancing etc.

So, what happened to my Cuckoo boys? Well, about a real life year ago (I’ll be 60 before I’m done with this legacy) Griffin was elected heir, and now it’s time for prom for Griffin (in blue), Gulliver (purple) and Gorkij who nobody remembers or cares about (green).

Beautiful. I have zero recollection of who was elected prom king, I just know that under normal circumstances Gulliver would have had at least one date. If not four.

Basil doing something other than playing in the sandbox for once. Refreshing.

Griffin acting as if his education matters somehow. Hint: it really doesn’t.

“Let’s read a chess book for fun!”

“YASS!!”

“And now, let me describe the Smith-Morra Gambit!”

“Oooh, exciting!”

Gilda can’t sleep because she’s starving. I’m going to assume she ate, because she’s not dead yet.

Apparently the chess book was too thrilling for Gisele, because she’s still awake.

It’s Saturday or Sunday I guess, since none of them are at school.

Gisele is still desperately trying to get some kip.

Can you believe these people? I swear it’s almost 12 hours from her first attempt.

-5

Goody 2 shoes Griffin.

“Could you just STOP harassing me for trying to feed my family?”

No? You’re ruining my IDIOT legacy by being painfully normal and responsible.

Gisele, still begging for stories.

Now go the fuck to sleep.

Finally! Awful timing, but still.

Gorkij probably making a sculpture of himself in swimming trunks and fins, because no one else ever would.

Congrats kid, you didn’t get a bathroom birthday.

“I’m not sure I’m ready for adulthood..”

I’m absolutely positive you’re not ready for adulthood. Yet, here we are!

“Look at me, I’m hot!”

I had no doubts you would be.

“Hah! Being an adult is great!”

Try it for a few years and let’s see how fun you find bills and fixing the plumbing.

“I’m immensely rich and someone else fixes the plumbing for a measly 50 simoleons.”

I know, for some reason it’s ridiculously cheap to call a plumber in Simnation.

“Nothing else you have to say about adulthood?”

Nope, I think I covered the basics there.

“Bills and plumbing.”

Yep.

“Why are you seethrough?”

“I’m dead, kid.”

“My name is Gisele.”

“What have I seen you in? Do I know you?”

“The house? I’m your grandchild.”

“Great talk, but I gotta motor.”

This feels like a rerun somehow.

Hi Alvine, AKA legacy starter. Her headstone is still outside city hall, and since I’m focusing on city hall that means it’s graduation day.

It’s minutes before Gulliver’s graduation, so obviously Griffin is making pie.

“It felt like a pie for breakfast day!”

Good idea, but now you’re not going to have time to eat it. So in truth, bad idea.

“Hey pap, look at ME! I’m the star of the day here!”

Valedictorian, really? Most likely to offend others seems about right. I think he was actually on the honor roll as well, as he was elected valedictorian, but since I have no screenshot of that I’m not counting it.

Some neighbour had a party after graduation and it’s a pee fest.

-5

I hope you’re going to take that pot off the stove.

Gisele, forever hankering for a new chess move to put her to sleep.

I guess it’s a full moon again.

It pleases me when someone uses the study, even if it’s just Griffin.

“Hey!”

Sorry, but you’re barely half a Cuckoo.

“You’re not sorry at all!”

You got me there.

Random lizard shot to brighten your day.

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-10 for a wetting and a pass out

Total: -170

6.9 – It’s a (brand new) madhouse!

I promised you an update two weeks ago but I think you are used to my flakiness by now, to put it mildly. I have a toddler and that’s my excuse for everything. You should all get one, they are very convenient! (In that particular regard. In other ways, not so much.)

But let’s continue down the path of mediocrity and foolishness.

We begin with a close-up of Griffin, our future torch-holder, just to show off his smarm.

And then it’s graduation time for Gillis, the eldest of generation 7.

It’s a crowded graduation this time. I usually find mates on the stairs after graduation in my other saves because I’m lazy, but Gillis is on his own.

He was actually valedictorian, believe it or not. And Most Likely to Offend Others. Interesting combination.

He didn’t escape the idiot cap though, but that’s fitting I suppose.

Gillis receives a seed or some other lame present from his loving mother. Naturally he is absolutely over the moon.

Gulliver, why are you holding your imaginary friend doll? Never mind.

I don’t know who that woman is, but that’s Gilda she’s holding.

And at least one of the twins were fully potty trained and so on, and I think it was Gilda, either way, +5 to me. Woop.

Griffin: “You know what I want? A brand new house! I think we deserve a new house!”

Gillis: “Just when I’m about to move out? Not cool, bro”

Gulliver & Gorkij: *MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH*

As a last purposeless effort before moving house, Gulliver takes out the garbage and misses the school bus. It would have been GREAT with a liiiiittle better timing.

Needless to say.

NEW CUCKOO HOUSE! It’s purple because it’s the colour of insanity! At least I read that somewhere, so purple it is.

It’s next to the school, not that I think it will help. -__-

Also – Etta’s car (now mainly Basil’s)! And Faun’s chopper. Because she’s a rebel. LOL.

View from the back.

Bottom floor, with a TV room, kitchen and dining room to the right and a study and library to the left, and two small bathrooms behind the very large staircase.

Will the Cuckoo offspring ever use the study for studying? The answer is probably no.

Upstairs: bedrooms, two larger bathrooms, laundry, space for hobbies.

Attic room

Extra bedroom, in the future it’s for the twins.

Faun in the master bedroom, currently in her favourite colour!

Onward and downhill – Faun goes after those measly 5 points like a greyhound, but fails. Oops, SPOILER ALERT.

What, a house guest? With no party?? Quick, get the camera!

She’s actually here to meet Gulliver! That’s adorable.

However, potential romance is nipped in it’s bud by Gillis’ drumming. Sorry, love.

At least she got a free meal out of it. Perfect quality too!

Random teen: “I’m allergic to strawberries!”

Gorkij: “That would be the least of your problems if you intend to stay.”

Friendly!

“Just stating a fact.”

“I intend to replicate the shit out of that pie.”

You do that. I’m going to see if anyone’s asleep yet.

Griffin, for one.

Not sure if up early because rested or just up early.

Great, it’s another caking. Gorkij may be the only one who gets a caking each birthday.

I guess I have a soft spot for him that no one else shares. Bummer.

Anyway, three cheers for democracy! (That’s a reference to Griffin being the future heir, if you missed it.)

Go break some hearts. And toilets.

“Look at your brother, isn’t he dapper?”

“I don’t know, he could use a workout.”

Just because you’re ripped for absolutely no reason.

“I play the drums! It’s a solid workout!”

When are you moving out again?

Griffin prepares his watery grave.

“Actually, I’m just drawing a bath!”

A girl can dream.

I think I just took bathroom birthday to a whole new level: it’s the Siamese Birthday!

Gilda was fully skilled and Gisele wasn’t, so I guess that’s a + – 0 for me.

Gisele ages up first and apparently I didn’t even bother to take a screenshot of Gilda.

That’s her. In not the bed I had intentioned.

Gisele, in another bed I hadn’t planned for her. But at least it’s a bed. Also sorry/not sorry for the bewbs in the painting, it’s art.

“Yesterday you were a toddler!”

“Perceptive.”

“Never take me swimming. I loathe water!”

“Got it. Btw hot dogs for breakfast really isn’t doing my heartburn any good.”

Never sleeping surely must be your bigger problem?

Doing a cheer, thinking about Teddy. The essence of Basil.

“Teddy, Teddy, Teddy”

“GO TEDDY!”

I think soft animals in general are quite stationary. And intended to be so.

“Spoilsport!”

Are you actually going to finish that? Would be the first in 3 generations.

“Better believe it, Watcher.”

Oh my stars and garters! It’s an actual finished product by an idiot!

“Repeat that, I dare you.”

Griffin: “I really, really love school.”

Gulliver: “Why are you sitting next to me?”

Gorkij: “This spot and the nearest six are taken. Just FYI.”

“Books are my friends.”

Gulliver, “socializing” again. I honestly don’t know how he meets people.

“Rockets! So cool! Blasting off to unknown galaxies!”

“Um, so far I think expeditions have been limited to our own solar system.”

“All this existential pondering made me super hungry!”

Random teen: “Good to know. Why are you here again?”

“I’m on the run from the local authorities!”

“In that case, please leave.”

“Phew, I just barely escaped the cops.”

HAHAHA AS IF

“Why am I running BACK to the house where the policewoman is in her car waiting?”

I was hoping you could inform me.

This is why Faun is my least favourite heir so far (because genius sims are the worst and the chess master LTW is the worst of the worst) and also hi Julius! Gen. 1 throwback.

LOL grounded

Generation 7 with you in the lead role will be a JOY, Griffin.

Didn’t I design tables and chairs for you people? A STUDY even. This is how ye thank me.

 

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No fails, how about that. Had this been a regular legacy Gulliver would have had a girlfriend AND a boyfriend by now, at least one of each. But this isn’t a regular legacy, is it? NO, it’s an idiot legacy! Soon to begin it’s 7th round, after (gasp) exactly 3 years with generation 6. No amount of real life babies or toddlers can excuse that blog pace, I’m sorry past self, but that’s just ridiculous. Anyway, it is what it is!

-160 points still

And the “winner” is…

If “winning” means staying in the Cuckoo household.

Then Griffin is the winner, with very weak competition from his brothers. Griffin got 7 votes, and Gillis, Gulliver and Gorkij got 2 respectively. The toddlers got none, not terribly surprising since no one has the stamina to wait for them to grow up after all, and they have zero personality at this point.

I had no idea you all like Griffin so much, but cool, the people have spoken. And I don’t mind! My personal favourite is Gulliver, but unfortunately he’s a clone of his mother, so there’s that. With that in mind, Griffin is a good choice.

I’m in a cabin in the Swedish wilderness (there are cows here!), miles from a decent wifi so the next chapter will have to wait until ca Sunday the 18th. Until then, happy simming!

Heir vote, new version (I’m an idiot)

Dear reader, I’m officially as dumb as my sims. In the heir poll I posted a few days ago, I FORGOT ONE OF THE KIDS. So I have to post another version of the poll, and I hope you have it in you to vote one more time. I’m awfully sorry.

Here are the nominees, one more time, with SIX contenders, not five. Duh. And you probably have to leave your reader and go to the website to vote or even see the poll. It’s so dumb it’s fitting for an ISBI.

Poll closed!

6.8 – Five little ducks

37 semi-interesting screenshots before an heir vote. Come on, you can do eeeet.

Faun be like “your needs bore me”. (Me too, actually.)

Bah humbug.

-5

Rocking chairs are useless. Put your toddler to bed, woman.

Gillis, I hate you so much right now. How did you even fit a piano into that room? It was specifically designed to NOT be big enough for late night jam sessions.

Although Gulliver couldn’t give a flying fuck so please, continue.

(He hasn’t got the heavy sleeper trait so I have no idea what’s going on.)

Griffin, leave this poor woman alone. She’s obviously grieving and you don’t know her. And it’s midnight.

Gorkij, newly caked and I have no idea if he was fully skilled. I completely forgot about fertility treatment generation rules. Honestly I might just ignore them altogether.

“Now, let me introduce you to basic mechanics! Shall we begin with a lever?”

Sounds absolutely electrifying.

“No, that’s another book.”

Gilda beneath Siana & Dart, I would presume.

Cool pants, bruh.

He puts her to bed when Faun wouldn’t. Suck-up.

Look who finally made it home.

“I got a ride!”

Grieving elderly woman probably had nothing better to do in the middle of the night.

Faun, why are you holding the over tired toddler that Gillis just put to bed?

“I missed her! She looks just like me, but she’s so tiny and adorable.”

Behave like a torch-holder or I’ll demote you to idiot!

Basil wants to play catch. How reasonable, at 2 am.

Can you even SEE the ball??

“The snow really lights up the sky!”

Have fun in school tomorrow. -__-

“I’m done for today.”

And soon forever. Or at least your generation. Mehehehe

Lights out at 6 am.

At least Gorkij got his bed back from the ghosts finally.

Basil is up bright and early to clean the counters!

And despite all of them being extremely tired, they are on their way to school! Including Gulliver, although invisible. *slow clap*

Faun, why are you employed in business again? It’s not in your LTW and we don’t need the money. *quits job*

All of them gathered in the same room, isn’t that precious.

Also not all of them, because no Gillis.

Woop, birthday alone in the park.

Congrats dummy.

Griffin gained the trait flirty. A flirty loner. Good luck with that. #stalker

“But I’m also friendly!”

Sigh.

Face 1 service sims are so excited for Griffin. That makes two of them.

Meanwhile, at home: Gillis becomes a young adult, and is now an insane, perceptive, virtuoso party animal who is also good.

Cool suit.

Gorkij thinks so anyway.

Gulliver too.

Faun catches up on some reading instead of celebrating her eldest.

Birthday bath. “I bath once a year whether I need it or not”.

Since you graduate tomorrow, that’s big of you.

I gave Basil his free action: read a book for work. Such a treat.

Bookworm & genius hanging out. #partyhard

“I do laundry, I should be heir!”

If it were Pick up Laundry Legacy, I’d totally choose you, Griffin, no poll.

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-5 for Basil’s floor nap, so

-160

Wait, didn’t I promise you an heir vote? Yes I did! So here are the nominees:

Gillis is also Good.

And Flirty. Honestly, Griffin, you have internet creep written all over you.

I totally forgot he’s hydrophobic too. Huh.

Toddler 1

Toddler 2

Now give me an heir! (it’s only been THREE YEARS since the last vote lol)

6.7 – You totally thought I’d never return

Hi readers spider web, great to see you! I know, I know, it’s been 11 months since you last saw an update from me, but who’s counting?

Since last time I lost basically all my CC (but got a better graphic card), added all the EPs at long last and moved the Cuckoos a LOT of times, like maybe 6-7 different worlds, tried them out for days etc. And played the save for weeks in Isla Paradiso, and it got laggy, and then I gave up and just threw all the IP screenshots out. One year later, I think that maybe Glendalough works for another generation, after all. So for now, that’s the plan.

Please forgive my complete lack of memory of what happened one year ago in my ISBI, I’m just going to post all these old screenshots and try to caption them as best I can. It’s going to be awful but just grin and bear it. Or cry, whatever suits your temper.

HERE WE GO!

Let me reintroduce Basil, aka Dad. He’s childish.

 

As pictured above.

We jump straight to Gorkij’s birthday to child, and because we’re fancy, we have cake.

Congrats kid, no bathroom birthday. That makes you really special.

I think he’s artistic but I honestly can’t recall.

Tadaaa!

Cute.

Griffin’s imaginary friend becomes real, Griffin is not impressed.

“I had a REAL DOG, I don’t care about a stupid imaginary friend.”

They pillow fight, but Griffin ends up angrier than before.

“You’re GARBAGE!”

“What did I do!?”

He or she isn’t even real, Griffin, relax a little.

Basil isn’t pleased with Gillis at all. I guess he pranked him or whatever.

And Gorkij’s new bed is already taken by Chaplin.

“It’s mine now, sucker.”

Such a reasonable hour to be reading in bed, especially  for an 8 year old.

OK, I’m at a loss.

This is Gulliver’s FRIEND, Artemis Chun. HE MADE A FRIEND ON HIS OWN. So +5

Gorkij paints an amazing painting like it’s no big deal.

Gisele ages up with no cake.

Both hair and clothes were lost in the stream of cc.

Faun’s complete lack of interest in her toddlers’ aging up.

Gilda.

She looks like Faun. They are both insane and hydrophobic. Or maybe one is absent minded and both are hydrophobic.

Talulah, still alive.

But not for long.

Cute. I have nothing more to add.

Gisele looks more like Basil, but with Faun’s colors.

I hope you’re about to wash that stinky dog.

Gilda & Gillis

Only for the cute shots.

An 8 year old made this. Sure.

Bye Talulah,

I hope you got a bath before you died.

Like you care.

Passing out.

-5

Gillis is a virtuoso. Even the ghosts are impressed.

Documenting idiots going to bed on their own free will before 2 am.

Almost too good to be true.

Even Bookworm is asleep before midnight.

Next day: –5

So I guess you already have the idiot trait.

What? Again?

-5

Basil too.

-5

Are you going to school, or what?

I guess so!

+5

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POINTS

+5 made a friend

+5 honor roll

– 20 passing out

=

-155

We’re getting close to an HEIR POLL, can you believe it? Gillis is about to age up to YA very soon, so we have an important decision to make. So prepare to click buttons!

6.6 – the little sister of the beast

Hello, hi and I have no excuse for my 3 month absence, but summer. We’ve been teaching our lazy baby to become a toddler, i.e actually toddle. He now does, but it took all summer, and one day short of 19 months old he walked across the room for the first time. *beaming* And I thought sim toddlers were cute when they learned to walk..

On that note, he’s sort of potty trained as well. He’s a bonafide baby genius.

Here’s baby Gorkij, fourth son of Faun and Basil Cuckoo.

He’s no genius, but he’s objectively adorable and he wears an exploding hot dog. Therefore, your argument is invalid.

Griffin likes to read. I like Griffin.

Gillis likes to make the bed. Not only his own bed but also his parents’ bed. I’m going to assume he has something to hide.

“I just like beds that are really flat, is all”.

You do you.

Look who’s knocked up again, and this time it better be a lass.

I sent Gillis to the beach with Gorkij for no reason except they needed some air.

LOL, stupid house looks stupid.

That house, however, I’m proud of 4 real. It may be a box but it’s a swanky box.

Enter stand around mode.

*hums The Cure*

Standing on the beach
With a gun in my hand
Staring at the sea
Staring at the sand

They went home again.

Basil at a party. That’s my boy.

Not sure why this particular bathroom attracts all the virtuosos in the family. Virtuosi? Sounds a bit pretentious doesn’t it? I’ll stick with virtuosos.

“Now say MAMA!”

“Woof woof!”

Story of my life. Kidding, his first word was mama. Second papa. Third woof woof.

I think we’re in the consignment shop. Griffin is reading, alone.

He’ll be a great tortured artist/poet/whatever one day.

Basil throwing a ball around.

This is cute, until you catch your death.

Note how he has no coat on.

Here comes the wildlife.

bounce bounce bounce

bounce bounce bounce

*gracefully being a deer*

Of course, ten minutes later Basil throws a wish to “watch a deer”. Buddy, you had your chance, I’m so not locking that one in.

WOW. That’s Florence. Remember her?

Faun’s oldest sister. Yes, that’s her.

Yikes. I think it’s safe to say she peaked a while ago.

Very Peggy Bundy. Worse, actually. I didn’t expect that.

Gillis is such a sweetheart. Why are the sweethearts so boring?

Night, night Griffin!

Gorkij is down as well.

Gulliver, really?

Goodnight Basil.

Oh Gillis, won’t you please go to bed.

It’s late. Don’t fail me now.

creak creak

creak creak

Finally Gulliver opts for a nap.

I guess he doesn’t feel like going to school today.

Faun is busy with her youngest.

“School is for llamas.”

Actually, it’s more for human children. Not to be nitpicky.

“That’s OK.”

What is.

“You’re nitpicky, but that’s OK”.

Oh, thanks.

“No problemo”.

Haha, Chaplin is aggressive. I never tire of aggressive sim dogs.

“No fair!”

Nope, but funny.

Griffin having a good time with random octogenarian.

“He’s a relative!”

Yeah well, 65 % of the town are Cuckoo relatives.  I can’t keep track.

Griffin and Gorkij, totally cheating with the peek-a-boo.

It’s cute, OK. I deserve cute shots.

Some party or other. They made food for their guests, bless them.

Not sure what this is about, but hi.

Gulliver is a pro at getting strangers to read him a bedtime story.

“She’s my cousin!”

Doesn’t matter, it’s your first meeting.

Still gets a kiss, aaaw.

Probably Fiona’s daughter, she looks just like her. Or like Etta.

Oh I know why I took this shot.

Because THIS.

So infuriating!

-5

It’s another cakeless birthday in the Cuckoo household!

This time, it’s Gulliver’s turn.

At some point I’m going to have to count how many cakings we had vs oups I forgot.

Anyway, he’s a Faun clone so obviously he’s gorgeous. I don’t remember his new trait. I thought I took a screenshot but apparently not.

He may keep the mohawk. Gorgeous people can get away with a mohawk.

I think that’s Chaplin.

Poor, sweet, dumb, angry dog that only Basil cared for. 😦

Note: this is NOT what teenage boys look like IRL.

Like, at all.

Damn. I’m ever so sorry you’re a clone, honey.

“Me tooooo!”

Not sure who else would look stunning in a lilac turtleneck. That’s a feat in itself.

Aliens, le sigh.

Basil was abducted…

But with Faun already pregnant, he didn’t get inseminated. Whew. I hate aliens.

Crying over the dog she hardly ever talked to. Classic.

“I feel like I could have been so much better to him!”

That’s not a feeling, that’s a fact. Know the difference.

“I guess all the hormones are making me emotional.”

That’s the guilt talking, Faun, not your hormones.

“You tell her, Watcher!”

Uh, I don’t remember you being particularly great at caring for the family cats either, Banjo.

“I’m dead, you can’t guilt trip me!”

Actually, guilt is a very valid reason for spirits to hang around. That, and revenge. So what’s yours?

“I’m only here for the free food.”

My son has that exact IKEA stacking tower.

A French modder made it. Bless the global market.

HERE COMES THE BABY!

Pause.

*dog shame*

*unfathomable pressure*

PAIN

PRESSURE

Baby!

And ANOTHER baby!

LOL, both hydrophobic. And both insane. Isn’t that swell.

Gillis and Gulliver, AKA Dazed & Confused. (Why didn’t I think of that before?)

Not to toot my own ISBI horn, but I have some fine looking sims.

And I don’t mean you in particular, Gillis. But you’ll do.

“Thanks, that’s comforting.”

The shame. The guilt. The big gaping hole in a simulated heart.

Griffin doesn’t care, Griffin is king!

“Shame is for the plebs!”

A fine motto for a 7 year old autocrat.

Goodnight, Nero.

-5

Talulah: “You guys are aware I’m still here, right? Old but you know, alive?”

Nope, nobody is aware. Keep doing your dog thing in the background.

Faun was asked out on a date and said yes, because the old girl could need a drink after a twin birth in the living room.

“So, as I was nursing Gilda, I squirted milk right in Gisele’s eye. Hilarious! You should have seen it!”

“Um, care to dance?”

“Amazing how I can even stand in a pair of heels, much less take a wide step!”

“Oh, uh, OK. Maybe the next dance is a slow one.”

“No buddy, I’m on fire! Watch out for this cha-cha-ing mama!”

Guy: *follows in terrified silence*

We end with Gillis staring wistfully at the moon.

And that’s a wrap.

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-10 for fails

+10 for twin birth

so still -145 

So in May I rambled about moving the Cuckoos to a new world, which has happened, but there will be another chapter or so of old screenshots. Stay tuned, as they say.

Update

I haven’t forgotten about my cuckoos, but my current blogging situation is a bit complicated. The Glendalough save has become bloated and crash prone so a move is necessary —and at the same time I just bought a new computer that finally can handle all EPs, so witches and scuba diving here I come! I moved the family to various worlds already just to try, but I wasn’t completely satisfied with any of them, so I’m on the fence about my next step. My screenshots are also completely jumbled and confusing because of various crashes, where a lot of events didn’t really occur in the save but did occur in shots, so there’s that as well. And on top of everything else I’m itching to play a save with control over my sims, especially with all the new shiny that I haven’t been able to play until now. But I will have to use another save for that. Anyway, to be continued!

Ps: like a complete noob I lost all my cc when I moved to a new computer, I kind of like a fresh start also, but the Cuckoo house looks weird now.

6.5 – Rock-a-bye Bowl

Hi again! Last time, Gillis and Gulliver aged up to teen and child respectively. Other than that, there were fails everywhere. Let’s see what the Cuckoos are up to now. Grieving, apparently:

Basil: *bawl*

Basil: “She was such a good chameleon!”

Etta: “I have no idea how a bad chameleon is, but I agree!”

Banjo: “Something smells in here.”

Basil: “Move away from that terrarium or I’ll give you an F!”

(he’s a teacher)

Banjo: *mock cries* “Oh no, the reptile in captivity died! I feel emotions!”

Basil: “One more time and I’ll use your urn as a flower pot!”

Banjo: “My great grand-daughter is actually starving so she can mourn over a reptile. That’s crazy.”

You just got here?

You know what’s better than random? Old Testament random.

Gillis: “I’m filthy, I should knock the dirt out of my clothes.”

Gulliver: “Not sure if will work.”

Gulliver: “Maybe if you let the school bus drag you through a few puddles.”

Gillis: “What an excellent idea! Thank you, little brother.”

Banjo: “I’mma throw this reptile out now.”

Talulah or Chaplin: “But we haven’t had a ceremony yet!”

Banjo: “Ok, dog, the reptile led a very unsatisfying life in a glass cage, he/she is now released of his/her burdens, may he/she become good potting soil. Are you happy?”

Talulah or Chaplin: “We should buy a wreath.”

Banjo: “I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that.”

8 AM, Etta decides it’s time for bed.

10 AM, she finally crawls into it.

10.15 AM, she rises for work.

Etta: “WHY DID YOU WAKE ME!?”

I didn’t, you set the alarm yourself.

Basil ffs!

-5

Etta ffs!

-5

Faun ffs!

-5

GULLIVER! I believed in you!

(totally didn’t)

-5

Gulliver: “Do you think the man in the moon gets sick often because it’s so cold in space?”

Gillis: “Probably! You’re so smart, Gulliver, I would never have thought of that!”

Random shots of school chums.

Purdy. Also a relative, if I’m not mistaken.

Artemis Chun, not a relative. Also purdy.

Griffin is cute.

Yep, you’re cute.

“Oh stahp!”

“I was going to do something in here, I wonder what is was..”

May I suggest SLEEP?

Aw look at that cute little face. *pinches screen*

Faun: “I feel mildly offended.”

I didn’t mean YOU!

Faun: “Still mildly offended.”

(mel.: Row your boat)

Brush brush brush your dog gently down the back, furrily furrily furrily furrily have a sneeze attack

Faun: “Since I’m knocked up ALL THE TIME and fed up with born out of wedlock shaming, and also my mum wants to see me married, whaddya say?”

Basil: “YESSSSSSSS!”

Faun: “Wanna get it over with right away?”

Basil: “May I sleep after?”

Faun: “You may.”

Basil: “Then HECK YES.”

*WHAM, 5000 lifetime happiness points for seeing Faun married*

15 seconds later: “I need to use the bathroom. Stop with the sparkles.”

😦

“Dude, for serious. I have to powder my nose like right NOW.”

“MY BACK TEETH ARE SWIMMING!”

Alas, they will swim no more.

“Why is everybody staring at me?”

“We all need to go sometimes. ”

So true. 😦

“Moove! I swear I’ll pee myself.”

Famous last words. Unfortunately Grim route failed so we didn’t get to see how Etta handled that she was about to “go”, not just to the bathroom but to the hereafter.

I guess she just refused?

Faun: “Which one are you again, Talulah or Chaplin?”

Talulah or Chaplin: 😦

Talulah or Chaplin: “Miniscule human, you will grow up to care for me, will you not?”

Griffin: “Daah?”

Chaplin or Talulah: “I DESPERATELY NEED A HUMAN FRIEND!”

Griffin: “Wah wah wah!”

Gulliver makes his homework occasionally, ta-daaa:

+5

Well done for… feeding yourself, Basil! You’re not starving to death yaay!

Actually he was promoted. For what, nobody knows. The shortage of teachers these days awful.

He can be bribed with fruit. Say no more.

Gillis: “Baseball cap doesn’t go with tux.”

Gulliver: “Talk to the hand cause the bow-tie ain’t listening!”

You ate rotten food AGAIN? Can you just not?

“But it was good for 3/4 of the plate and then I just thought what the heck, live a little!”

-5

Who will I have to kill to get at least one girl in generation 7? Asking for a friend.

Random party. At least someone brought food. (hint: it wasn’t the Cuckoos)

Basil is middle aged.

Basil: “I’m pretty sure this isn’t my birthday party.”

Be thankful for what you get. I.e mac&cheese of normal quality.

Basil: “Now I will rock the mac&cheese to sleep.”

Well I’m awfully glad “shove your infant through the floor boards while you put the bowl to bed” isn’t a fail category of its own. ZERO FAILS WERE HAD.

And yet…

Oups, another bathroom birthday party!

“Thanks for paying attention, WATCHER!”

Sorry, I feel bad. LOL JK.

I gave her a more mature look.

Faun: “I don’t want to look MATURE!”

Sorry, now you do. Moving on.

Faun: *midlife crisus*

Faun: “Good God, I have FOUR KIDS and TWO DOGS, when did THAT happen?”

Like most things, little by little. They are cute kids and dogs though.

Faun: “And Basil, he’s kind of a tool isn’t he?”

Is that a trick question?

Hes a loser and he really likes dogs, other than that he’s kind of sweet?

Just look at that sweet bed time story reading dog-loving tool! ❤

Drusilla: “I’d rather not.”

Nobody asked you. Literally zero human beings, cats, or dogs.

Gulliver proves he’s a child and not a homework doing droid.

Sometimes I’m like I’ve had it with gnomes and then I’m like nah, they can stay.

“I’m a genius, what am I even doing in this house?”

Really really bad judgment also makes you an idiot. Even if you have an IQ of 140. Which makes the rest of us snicker.

I gave Gulliver a free baking action because cupcakes taste nice.

Kid really loves his homework.

Not sure if Faun is more beautiful or more scary, sometimes.

She’s fighting hard for Griffin. Spoiler: it’s useless to struggle.

Right, there’s a fourth baby. Don’t look so surprised, Basil!

“Actually I had completely forgotten about him. Her. Him?”

GORKIJ!

“Her. Him? Him?”

Yes, it’s a boy, now pick him up.

Gillis, where are you and what the fuck are you doing?

He took a cab to a random house (not a s schoolmate’s), where no one was home, sat down in the snow and did his homework. Okay.

All that skilling and still she didn’t manage to help him master all three. For shame.

-5

Too late now, spiffin Griffin will be a school boy in seconds.

Jump for joy!

We didn’t get to choose this time EITHER so he’s still not insane.

Loner & friendly cracks me up. He likes the colour of the sky and the ocean, fish & chips with lots of malt vinegar and strumming gently on a guitar.

“I scream you scream we all scream for malt vinegar!”

*nods*

Gorkij: *forever alone*

I repeat. 😦

Spoiler: this one will be taught to walk. Eventually.

I painted your new room blue. So how do you like it, Griffin?

“All these ginkgo leaves are giving me a massive headache.”

Well, tough titties.

“Why can’t I just keep the pink room grandma had? It was nice.”

Because blue is your favourite colour; why must you nag me so, ungrateful child?

TIC-TOC

“I see you moved the book case to my room. This pleases me.”

Finally something you approve of, I’m so glad. -__-

I haven’t seen Gulliver all day but apparently he’s visiting a schoolmate and now it’s 11 pm and he wants to hear a bed time story.

Schoolmate’s mum has no objections, like for instance “it’s 11 pm and aren’t your parents worried and I’m sorry but we don’t have a spare toothbrush”?

Schoolmate’s mum: “Llamas in pyjamas or Dr Snooze?”

Gulliver: “Llamas in pyjamas!”

*does a one hour pantomime of llamas in pyjamas*

“That was fun. Now where do they keep their food?”

In their fridge that is theirs. Now hop on your bike home.

She even made salad for him. :´)

Gillis: *existential angst*

30 seconds later: “Never mind.”

Gotta love an idiot. Too dumb to dwell.

Griffin had the same idea as Gulliver, but in his own bed because he’s a normal kid.

“My mum smells so nice.” 🙂

I’m sure she does.

“And she’s so pretty.” 🙂

Can’t argue with you there.

“I love my mum.” 🙂

And I’m sure she loves you too. Now sleep.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP!?

“I was hungry.”

Meanwhile, at the other side of town: “Oh well, it was sweet while it lasted.”

To have a complete stranger read to you? That might hurt your parents’ feelings.

Moon over Glendalough.

“They see me rollin’, they hatin’.”

I don’t even remember where you were all night.

*scrolls up* In a snow drift doing your homework, outside a complete stranger’s house, while they were away. And now space ship sparkles. Okay.

I’m going to assume desperately hope this is another day.

Love this kid. He’s like Blake II. Nobody remembers Blake, which is just as well, but he was a good kid.

LOL, dog is aggressive. Dog tackles Griffin. Griffin takes it in stride though.

I love aggressive dogs. They scare off Grim! Good angry dog.

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Etta died without fulfilling her LTW or maxing her career. She was a fun heir to play but honestly I was quite ready to move on with the legacy before I’m 100 myself.

fails: -30

wins: +5 (honor roll for Gulliver, the little nerd)

-145

 

 

 

 

The Sunshine Blogger Award

I was kindly awarded the sunshine blogger award again, x5 at this point, and although I’m not in a good position to pass it on, since I’m so frightfully behind after over a year away from the Sims community, I’m still going to answer the questions because 1) someone took the time to write them and 2) I haven’t done a Q&A since 2016.

With no further ado:

I got it from my mama Deonree of Sensationaltragedy and Jowita of never do it again. The Unique Blogger Award and the Versatile Blogger Award was also handed to me during my absence, by AJ of The Mayfields. I honestly feel that we could all stick to the same award over and over since it’s all about giving credit. Thank you all for these!

Jowita’s questions:

1. Who of your Sims has the best style? Dart, short for Dartagnan, gen 4. Etta too.
2. Can you name your top 5 favorite Sims in your legacy/stories? Cora & Damon from my Corona random legacy will always be close to my heart, since the Coronas was my first attempt at writing a Sim story. My favourite Cuckoos are Alvine, Dart and Etta.
3. Can you name your favorite couple in your legacy/stories? Still Damon & Asiaq Corona.. sigh. Asiaq is also the prettiest sim I ever made, IMHO. My favourite Cuckoo couple is probably Alvine & Luther, although it was very short lived they were pretty damn funny to write. Dart & Siana for perfection, I guess.
4. Do you get attached to your Sims or play without deep thinking? I get attached to some of them. I’m not overly attached to generation 6 or generation 3, although generation 3 was hilariously full of fails. I was very attached to Dart & Alvine.
5. Favorite name used on your Sims? Probably Dart/Dartagnan.
6. Your most unique Sim? Gotta be Alvine.
7. Your hottest Sim? I’d say Faun or Emanuel, they look pretty much the same.
8. The sim most sentimental to you? Why? If you don’t get attached to your Sims, just don’t answer. Cora Corona, again, since she was the very first sim I ever wrote a story about. I still use her as my avatar at MTS, although I abandoned the legacy four years ago.
9. Have you any funny moments in your gameplay/stories you would want to reminisce? When half of the town died in a meteor strike on the stairs after graduation, in a save I have no screenshots of unfortunately. I don’t even remember the family name, which is a shame, it was my first attempt at a legacy, I think I made it to generation 5 before the save was full of cats and died of error code 12. In the Cuckoo save I laughed so hard/screamed in panic when Alvine died at work because she didn’t bring her fire truck (or work clothes) to a big fire.
10. How would you describe your style? My blogging style or my appearance? My appearance can be described as mum bun, lol. Crazy 50’s skirts, cardigans & sneakers. My blogging style, well you tell me!
11. Country or city? Tough one. Either or, at least, not small town. I grew up in a small town and I’d rather not live in one again. I live in a city but I long for the country.

 

HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH YET? NO?

Deonree’s questions:

1. Where do these awards come from? Who created these awards and distributed them out to the blogging community? I have no idea.
2. Where any of your characters inspired by anyone in your life? Alvine! Kidding.
3. When you’re blogging do you have “brain food” to help you along the journey that is putting fingers to keys? Not sure what you’re after. Like, inspiration? No, not really, I try to take good pictures and I go from there. The pictures are really important to me. I just try to be mildly entertaining.
4. On average how long does it take to make just one chapter/post for your blog? A few hours, I don’t know exactly, maybe two or three. Picture editing is a big part of that.
5. Who or what gave you the idea to start blogging whether it is on WordPress originally or not? I started reading sim legacies at some point and I thought it looked fun and like it wouldn’t take too much effort or time. I was so wrong! Writing actual sim stories with a plot and engaging characters take forever, that’s why I abandoned mine and went for an ISBI instead.
6. If English is not your first language, do you write in your native tongue first and then translate or do you write in English first?/ If English is your first language what language do you wish you could read/write? English isn’t my first language and I write in English without translating first.
7. This one is actually for me, but what kind of computer do you use/ what settings do you have your game set on? A beat up Lenovo thinkpad from 2011. It can’t handle all the expansions so I’ve rationalized away Supernatural, ITF, Showtime and University. It’s been doing great with smaller user made worlds and a lot of mods, but I would like to upgrade to one that can handle all the EPs.
8. What’s the longest you’ve gone without playing any type of sims game? About a year? With a baby you sort of can’t, at least I couldn’t. Now that he’s older and sleeps longer at night, I can play a little.
9. Do you play other games besides the sims? Not really. But if there’s something out there that’s isometric and as good as Baldur’s Gate II, hit me.
10. Name one thing you like about your story. It’s not much of a story, but I like that it’s still entertaining to play.
11. Name one thing you’d like to change about your story. It’s too much about finding a spouse and having crazy babies, after all sims have about 50 days to procreate so why always rush it so terribly. I didn’t run out from high school graduation and make babies right away with the first guy I heart-farted over, so why should my sims?

If you read all that, you can all have chocolate fondant.