It's just such a relief to work on a computer and not have to worry about Parallels, Exchange Server, or Remote Desktop. So I've been unwinding by playing the Sims, and specifically in recreating two families: The Utonium family and the Mythbusters family.

So in the upper-scale place in downtown Pleasantville there's a rich man, Professor, and his three girls: Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup. On the other side of town are the five Mythbusters roomies: Jamie, Adam, Grant, Kari and Tori. (Bother: can't make Jamie both bald and beret'd. And the randomly-assigned sleepwear for Kari is, er, frightening.) Turns out that both Professor and Jamie have similar ambitions: home businesses. The Prof, in addition to buying a club downtown, begins making toy robots, Buttercup contributes some daisies, and they start selling them at home. One of the first visitors is, indeed, Jamie Mythbuster, and when I divert my focus for just a second, Professor Utonium is furious with Jamie.

So Utoniums/Mythbusters might just be the new Hatfields/McCoys, if I can just get the damned game to stop crashing on me. My attempts at adding custom music seem to be fatal to the game's execution. I just want to listen to "Supper's Ready" while customizing a family. Amazingly enough, my first attempt to make a custom TV channel worked effortlessly; the Sims will now see "Porkchop Sandwiches" if they watch the cartoon channel. This is as it should be.

From: [identity profile] dawnmipb.livejournal.com


Squee! Grant Mythbuster! Squee! Squee!

I hope your computer will quit crashing, because I'd love to see Grant. (I love him, you know.)

I have had two casual woohoos now. The second time was a married couple. I'm still waiting for more exciting things to happen.

Do you know what STR and LTR stand for?

Squee, squee! Grant!

From: [identity profile] missmiah.livejournal.com


My first attempt at a custom neighborhood ended in the tragic "OMG, Where did all the buildings I spent days on go?!" syndrome. Eventually Hogsmeade will rise again. After that I may even make some Sims to shove in there.

Haven't yet figured out if my computer will be able to run the Seasons expansion or not.

From: [identity profile] paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com


You know you can probably download the "both bald and bereted" at someplace like www.modthesims2.com


From: [identity profile] robing.livejournal.com


I've been totally not paying attention to new Sims expansions for some time now. You're seriously making me consider plunking down some money for the expansions even though I probably wouldn't be able to play them for a couple of months now....
What's the issue with pets?? Too much breeding? Where the hell is Bob Barker when you need him?
Porkchop Sandwiches as a show is brilliant. If I get mine up and running again soon, you must tell me how to do it.
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