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Sorry, life has been pretty hectic. Also, the queue’s gonna run out pretty soon and I’m gonna take a short break from refilling it. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of stuff left in my drafts folder, but I’m pretty tired of seeing my posts all the time (and you might be, too?). Short break, don’t panic.

Tabby, the security kitten.

annegirl13 said: “Yes, servant. Fill my dish. After that you can clean my litter box before I use it, and then maybe I will reward you with cuddles.” Cats are always of the opinion that the people work for them.

That sounds about right. Cats are assholes (I love them!).

New neighbours.

didilysims said: Ooh fresh blood!

Well, since I made Jan part of the story a long time ago by making her related to Komei, it was only natural to eventually add her to the neighbourhood. And my hoods are always in need of male sims… Leo was the lucky one. ~~I have to admit that Jan is not the one he was created for, but shhh!~~

Pregnant Sandy

didilysims said: I really like that first pic! Sandy matches her living room so nicely. 😀

I was screaming when I saw which maternity outfit the game picked for her, It was just too perfect.

Two’s a crowd… (in that case)

fuzzyspork said: THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE

I know that there’s an “original” this refers to (and I’m vaguely aware of the context), but whenever I read this I have to think of Shawn Spencer lisping/hissing this in “Psych”…

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didilysims said: Wow she blends right in with that school bus!

She does! To be honest, she blends in with almost everything in Middleground. I seem to have a rather ‘Plantsim-friendly’ colour palette at work there…

didilysims said: Fun! Good choice on Brandon’s costume. 😀

I just could not NOT dress him up like this!

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didilysims said: I’ve heard that the toddler needs to be able to walk first to escape, but I see it so rarely I can’t say one way or another. I wonder if it’s related to personality–maybe active points?

I don’t know. It’s just so confusing. Andy and Benny definitely hadn’t learned how to walk when they ‘first escaped’. And both of them have six active points- so only slightly above average-…

didilysims said: Yep, Harrises is correct. Just like keeping up with the Joneses. English is weird. 😀

Then again, the German language has compound nouns like “Oberdonaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänswitwengesellschaft” (a true classic). I guess every language has its quirks.

holleyberry said: You done fucked up Joe.

Joe has early on presented himself as someone who has… issues. Fucking things up is what he does. Maybe one day he’ll stop? Or he’ll eventually fuck up really bad (if breaking up with your pregnant girlfriend, cheating on your fiance and trying to force your ex-girlfriend into getting custody of your son- whom he has never seen, by the way- isn’t “fuck up really bad”).

holleyberry said: Poor Komei.

It was so heart-breaking. He wouldn’t stop crying for quite some time, I almost regretted breaking them up. But considering Joe just kept flirting with Sandy when left unsupervised (it happened again when I played one of the other residents and he bought some groceries. Went to the grocery- Joe and Sandy flirting. At least Komei didn’t have to witness it this time. You know what’s what annoyed me the most? I put them in “ACR friendzone mode” ages ago.)

didilysims said: “Toddler-Adult-Elder-Dead” ha ha ha!

It’s true, though. I always hated that they had such shortened life spans. Even with all the benefits added, they still feel… incomplete.

audreysims14 said: The grilled cheese aspiration is cute and a fun quirk, but even as a secondary it really does take over their lives!

I wished other secondary aspirations would interfere with a Sims primary aspiration as much as the Grilled Cheese secondary. Or maybe it’s just the fact that there are only like five wishes the aspiration rolls.

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(One day I’ll make myself one of those fancy banners, too…)

Breaking-and-entering shenanigans

fuzzyspork said: If something like that exists it was probably made by Pescado at MATY. Maybe the Authorized Personnel Only mod has a setting for this. Though it’s room specific. I guess it would have to be used in the rooms with doors to the outside.

taylors-simblr said: I think you can use the visitor controller to ban specific sims. Not sure if just banning cheerleaders will work, but they’re technically still classed as one so maybe it will

Thank you both. I actually use the Visitor Controller right know, just thought there was maybe a less “final” solution.

Benjamin the escape artist

fuzzyspork said: You know, after all these years I still have never seen a toddler do this in my game!

Really? I have it happen quite regularly but have never been able to figure out what triggers it. Both Benjamin and Andrew can do it, but another toddler in this hood seems unable to…

Happy birthday, Andrew and Benjamin

didilysims said: Aww, lookit that little bowtie!

It’s adorable, right? Like a teeny tiny professor!

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sim-boo said: Not german but i hope things turn out well 🙂

Eh, our very own extremely right-wing party (and we’re no longer talking ‘just’ about them proposing to shoot refugees and refugee children trying to enter the country, nope, we’re now at “We should be proud of our WWII achievements/ Hitler wasn’t thaaat bad, guys”. Seriously. But okay, we’re a democracy, and as long as they don’t cross the legal line, they are free to say that…) is expected to get more than 10%. But no one’s going to actually form a coalition with them, so we’re good (the rest depends on your personal preference, but we won’t suddenly be without healthcare or sth like that. I guess that’s the positive thing when all your parties are extremely similar to each other?) Thank you!

didilysims said: It’s the same with adoption, isn’t it? No confirmation so if you misclick, whoops!

I’m pretty sure they eventually added an “Are you sure?” pop up. At least I have it in my game. But then again, I have several adoption hacks, so I’m not too sure about that.

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The crew of GSC#7

jaydesims said: Ah I’ve missed them too! ❤️

They are still one of my most favourite Sims (and my favourite BACC idea- yes, they are actually a BACC, how’s that?) and they- well, their templates are still safely tucked away on my external harddrive… one day.

Good morning, Sandy!

didilysims said: She doesn’t look like she’s ready for this level of responsibility yet!

XD. She’d probably much rather have the raise without the added responsibility (let’s just pretend she was promoted to Senior Masseuse or sth…)

Vacation time!

greenfooddog said: Exciting!

didilysims said: Have a blast! (Though you’re probably back now :P)

Thanks! It was lovely. Been there before, but took my bf along this time. he loved it, too. Got a tad too “comfy” with airport security, but other than that, it was lovely. Probably shouldn’t attempt to enter the United States, ever. XD

Polly.

eulaliasims said: As she has always planned to do! I, for one, welcome our new avian overlord.

Hail Polly, conqueror of the Sim World.

didilysims said: That face. She’s just asking us to try to stop her.

The parrots in this game are clearly up to something…

Joe f*cking up, again.

holleyberry said: Doh! Sandy?!

Hey, she’s all about free love! If Joe accepted…

German punctuality

didilysims said: Wow, for international flights here it’s recommended to arrive 3 hours early–minimum. I miss Europe! 😦

Well, due to ~Europe~ and the fact that GB is still part of Europe (sorry, Brexit fans), it is a lot less rigid here. Even with the heightened security (they really did step up their game since last year), turning up 80 minutes early was more than enough.

Baby Plantsims!

holleyberry said: Oops!

didilysims said: Those darn spores are tricky!

They really are. (No, really. While I did that one on purpose, one misclick and you suddenly have a new household member. Not sure if EA thought that through… Then again, not many Simmers play Plantsims).

Kaylynn, the mean room mate.

didilysims said: Oh this is going to be good.

What could possibly go wrong?

Kaylynn… lurking…

didilysims said: Whatcha doing Kaylynn?

Dunno, stuff? Do you really want to know what she’s doing there?

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~~Aonda~~ Andrea vs the dog

davidmont said: THIS ROUND!!!

Of course! You think I’d give up that easily?

didilysims said: Hey at least it’s a different spot. Baby steps!

Once Andrea has enough money, I’ll plunk down a drive way, right there. Where will you dig then, dog, huh?

The Burglar

didilysims said: A sure sign of wealth!

I guess he can count himself lucky, then?

300 post limit

greenfooddog said: Yes! It’s like ‘You’ve reached your post limit for today!’ How dare you limit the artistic process, Tumblr!?!

I mean, is there a technical reason for it?

davidmont said: Yes, on plus there is a Video limit of 100Mb or 5mins and a Max gif size of 2Mb LOL. I wish I could have more stuff on queue. But drafts it’s limit less, I’ve got more than 1000 posts there 🌝

Ah, did not know this! Thanks! (If you could see all the junk in my drafts queue… XD

didilysims said: Wow, congratulations! 😛

Thank you, thank you.

The Breakup

didilysims said: Ooh, I’ve sometimes wondered what would happen to couples whose turn-on/off-related skills changed. Thanks for satiating my curiosity! 😀

Sometimes, if I really like the couple and they are still head over heels into each other, I let them change their turn-ons. Let’s pretend it’s couple counselling. But if they don’t, I break them up/divorce them. It adds a little bit of drama to my gameplay.

didilysims said: Also I really like Andrea’s new outfit. 🙂

Thanks. Took me a long time to find it, but when I did, I knew that it would fit her just perfectly.

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didilysims said: Oh whew! I was getting a little worried seeing this so soon after your note about deleting old posts, ha ha! And yes, what is it about neighbourhood pics that makes that reblog button so much more attractive? 😛

Nah, it’s all good. That old posts thing was just… dunno, life is pretty hectic right now (I’m preparing for my fourth year of college- three year’s the norm, but I switched after two- I’m now studying secondary education) and I kind of get the urge to clean something- and my whole house was already squeaky clean, my poor old tumblr became the victim. XD But as I said, nothing important to me was deleted.

Probably the illusion. It’s just a beautiful picture, you don’t have to get invested in it to appreaciate it.

didilysims said: But she’s so pretty when she knows. 🙂

She is the one true criminal mastermind in this town and she knows.

didilysims said: Don’t thank me–thank the Greeks. 😉 Only one puppy though? That’s disappointing. 😦

Most of my animals lately only had one puppy/kitten per litter. But as long as you don’t want to earn money by selling them (*shakes fist at game*), it’s kind of nice.

holleyberry said: Maybe she prefers to just climb in from the ladder.

Oh, she’s definitely more of a ladder kind of ~~girl~~ plant. But she paid for that diving board, sooo…

holleyberry said: “…what the woohoo” XD

I have an armada of sim-related insults and swear words at the ready. It gets weird when I use them in real life.

holleyberry said: That lot looks fun! I’ve always wanted to build, or makeover a museum. Also, did you know there was an AL fix for that light so it doesn’t hover like that? I’ll find it for you.

holleyberry said: modthesims.info/d/31572…

Ahhh! Thank you! I just noticed it the other day! You’re a life saver! Well, ceiling saver?

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eulaliasims said: She definitely knows! The parrots in this game look so suspicious to me. 😛 Always giving things the side eye and talking about crime…

They are criminal masterminds, hellbent on taking over the world, that’s for sure… and they want to drive us, the players to madness by being incredibly hard to keep alive!

didilysims said: Irfanview is my program of choice. It does the same as the above. 🙂

Thanks, I’ll try it. Especially since my anti-virus-program automatically put PhotoScape into quarantine and basically told me “Don’t ever download that again”…

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didilysims said: ?? I didn’t mind the teens. I was more invested in Middleground because more had happened, but I’m sure the teens would have had some drama sooner or later. If you were having fun playing/posting the teens, don’t feel you have to stop because of fewer notes (or whatever). Keep doing what you enjoy! *high five*

Oh no! Don’t think that I’ll stop posting whatever I want just because it is not popular (otherwise I would post neighbourhood screenshots and nothing else… XD). I’m currently trying to figure out how to post the Teens in a way that makes me happy (and to give you all a better chance to get to know them). This whole switching around just took you out of both stories. I dunno, it just annoyed me and made me feel like I was unable to tell either story properly. I’m currently debating whether to put them up on my livejournal (or something similar) true legacy/challenge style or if I’ll just move them back into my queue once my queued Middleground posts run out (which might take a while- there are currently 78 posts in my queue.)