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littleblondesim said: Interesting…seems like the more modern English names are frowned upon where you are, then. Like the ones American celebrities all name their kids. Emma might be popular because it’s simple and pretty cute. My list is probably a little biased because I’m a barista. So the people I see all the time are slightly older and have money to spend on silly coffee drinks. 🙂

That’s pretty much it. Many people are very prejudiced against the more modern English names like “Maddox”; meanwhile, names like “John” and “Tom” actually have some sort of tradition in old trading towns like Hamburg or Bremen, where international merchants and sailor often visited. Emma is a very international name (it’s relatively easy to pronounce), and, to be fair, it IS cute. I can certainly understand why it is so popular.

Yeah, I’m very interested in how names and naming traditions change over time, including the current decade. I also lead a youth group (ages 8-12), so I know quite a lot of names that are popular right now.

holleyberry said: You know I’m a huge Sandy/Goopy shipper, but Brandon is a very close second. So happy these two are so happy…for now.

For now? What do you know that I don’t? (I’ll probably add Goopy at some point, but I don’t know whether it will be as a playable (when/if I feel like it) or if I’ll just add all of the remaining townies as… well, townies.)

eulaliasims said: One of my favourite houses in Middleground. 😀 That painting corner upstairs is cute!

Thanks! I really like how it turned out! I’m usually not very good at decorating houses…

holleyberry said: Perhaps they can get put of the weeds now.

Yeah, they really need the money… (At least I hope that’s what you’re saying. XD I still struggle with colloquialism.)

Getting to know me/ About me

This meme/thing apparently switched names sometime, but anyway…

I got tagged by @eulaliasims and @thesimtraveler . Thank you!

Nickname(s): It’s near to impossible to create a nickname from my real first name (someone once called me ‘organic waste trash can’ as a term of endearment (it rhymes with my real name in German)- the swim team was weird, man-… I thought about adopting “Thea” as a nickname for the internet. It’s a short form of my (very Catholic) middle name.

Gender: Female

Sign: Aries.

Height: around 161 cm? Dunno, get a new number any time a doctor measures my height.

Time: it’s currently 19:17. Central European Time.

Birthday: I’m a Spring baby.

Favourite Bands: I’m actually more of a “song” type of person…

Favourite Solo Artists: Marina And The Diamonds.

Song stuck in my head: The title song of a really cliche dramedy about a doctor with dwarfism/ microsomia, aptly named “Dr Small”. It’s a trainwreck and my boyfriend and I are surprisingly into it. Even though they killed the gay main character. Because of course they did.

Last movie I watched: That would be that Robin Hood movie with Cary Elwes… “Men in tights” I think?

Last show I watched: some random German trash show. Other than that… Midsomer Murders. Much needed escapism.

When did I create this blog: Hm… probably the summer of 2013? ~~Holy shit, this blog is five years already!~~

What do I post: Well… Sims stuff. Pictures, mostly. Bit of storytelling when I’m feeling fancy.

What did I last google: Orthopedic practice in [nearby city]. I was actually looking for my orthopedist, but couldn’t remember his name.

Other blogs: aonda-blogs. There is nothing there, though. Nothing.

Do I get asks: Yes. Occasionally. I actually get more direct messages than asks.

Why did I choose this URL: Was already using that name in the German Sims community. It’s a combination of a misheard literary name and my big dog.

Following: 164.

Followers: 633, according to tumblr. Half of them are probably porn-blogs (do they still count if you block them?).

Average hours of sleep: between 6 ½ and 9 hours. My sleep schedule is all kinds of effed up.

Lucky number: 13. I was an edgy kid.

Instrument: Violin. Haven’t played that in years, though. I’m a decent singer, though it took me way to long to realise that I’m NOT a soprano. I’m more of a mezzo-soprano, with the tone colour of more comedic roles like soubrette. But I can’t hit those notes, so…

What am I wearing: A giant plush onesie. Went to the dentist today, got a root canal removal, got bad news (have to go to a specialist because the doctor couldn’t find the last root canal. It just isn’t there…). Went home and decided to sleep through the anaesthesia wearing off. Figured I deserved to wear that onesie after such a shitty day. And I’m rocking it!

Dream job: Being independently wealthy so that I can see work as a form of entertainment/ self-fulfilment (I would never not work, even if I were a billionaire). If that doesn’t work out- teacher is fine with me.

Favourite Food: Spaghetti Bolognese. And lasagna. And spaghetti with the special tomato sauce I love to make. You know what? Let’s just go with noodles. I love noodles.

3 favorite fandoms: Oh, god, a lot of fandoms are a bit too… die-hard for me. Um… Sims, of course. The parts of the Steven Universe fandom that I chose to be involved with seems to be pretty nice, too (I’m a lurker in all fandoms other than Sims). Are name enthusiasts a fandom? XD Phew… the Animal Crossing fandom seems nice, too?

And once again I think I’m late at tagging people… If you read through my ramblings up until this point, consider yourself tagged!

Messy, messy replies

I’ve got a lot of them, so let’s go!

eulaliasims said: Ha, I’m the primary gift wrapper too. If you put enough tape on something, no one will ever notice you tore the paper~ 😛

Hah! That’s exactly my strategy! Unfortunately, this year, we had wrapping paper with very intricate designs, so trying to hide those “bald spots” became a real challenge.

moocha-muses said: When I have weddings outside I just lock all the main doors and set up a temp outdoor restroom. It’s the only way to make sure any guest actually sit down in time.

… that would work so much better than what I’ve been doing. During my weddings, half of the guests usually miss the ceremony because they’re queuing for the toilet…

moocha-muses said: In English it’s a “tuxedo with tails”. They make a dashing couple!

Ahhh! Thanks to you and the anon, I now know what it’s called at least in English. Let’s hope that if I’m ever invited to a black-tie event, it won’t be held in my mother tongue. XD And they do. They’re an odd couple, that’s for sure, but also a dashing one.

littleblondesim said: Jan is just the cutest

She is. She’s quickly become a favourite of mine. Makes adorable faces, too.

littleblondesim said: whaaaaaat

moocha-muses said: Wow, that “proposal” refusal must have really gotten to him.

I was shocked. Not mad, but shocked.

didilysims said: It was a hot day. She appreciates the shade.

XD Probably.

5 Things Meme

I was tagged by @holleyberry . Thank you!

5 things you’ll find in my bag:

A huge wallet (style over functionality in that case- still love it to bits)

Tissues

A marble (?) ( I don’t know how that got in there- I don’t even own marbles.)

A grocery store receipt from October. Bought some orange juice and minced meat. Nothing else.

Another grocery store receipt. This one’s from August. Really need to clean out my purse more often.

5 things you’ll find in my room:

The handmade, bright green-blue-pink quilt my mother made me some years ago. Love it to bits, even though she’s now kind of ashamed of it (she’s gotten so much better over the last three years, it’s amazing).

Way too many empty water bottles. I’m lazy. And I drink a lot.

A dirty pile of clothes the big dog usually sleeps on.

Lots and lots of gifts. Spent two hours today gift wrapping. I’m the primary gift wrapper this year (but I’m not very good at it).

“Buckingham Corgi”– bought him at the Buckingham Palace gift shop two years ago. He’s sitting in the forest of empty water bottles, judging me…

5 things that make me happy:

My dogs

My boyfriend

Working headphones– it’s really hard to find a working pair in this household

Christmas!

My upcoming vacation with my family and boyfriend- even though I could throttle my family right now- the joys of Christmas preparations ^^

5 things I’m currently into:

Christmas! I’m all about that holiday, preparing food, decorations and gifts!

Animal Crossing New Leaf– yup, still addicted

Learning about midwives and the process of giving birth- this one needs some explaining so I don’t look like a serial killer! I’ve always been interested in the topic, but never considered becoming one (I’m extremely squeamish). My oldest friend- who is currently in training to become one- has given me some literature on the topic. It’s so interesting (even though I’m surer than ever that I don’t want to be one)!

Makeup– after feeling like shit for the entirety of the semester (health issues), I’ve recently started to do makeup again. It’s fun!

I’m still pretty into names. Blame it on the historian inside of me, but there’s something about learning about names and the history behind them that’s really speaking to me. ~~Too bad I won’t be able to write my bachelor’s thesis about that…~~

5 things on my to-do list:

Clean the entire house

Prepare my 3+ college presentations and learn for the exams

Pack for my vacation

Watch Parks and Recreation Season 7

Relax!

Somehow this turned into a freaking novel. Sorry about that! As always, I’m gonna tag people out of my activity page… @davidmont , @cindysimblr , @moocha-muses , @eulaliasims and @wickedjr89 . No pressure, though.

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And oh boy, are there many…

Nocturnal college professors

audreysims14 said: I’ve also found my professors are either quite good at getting back in a timely manner, or even within the hour, or they take days. There is no in between

Yeah, college professors are a weird species… like, I am the college student. I’m supposed to be up until the wee hours of the morning. You are a functioning adult being, why do you email me at 3 in the morning?

Orlando being a little brat

didilysims said: He’s on the prowl for newspapers, of course!

The orphanage must have terrible security, though!

Bye bye, dogs!

didilysims said: Oh no!

I was so shocked when that happened. Thankfully, pet adoption requirements are pretty lax…

When Brandon met Kaylynn

moocha-muses said: You need to push harder for the Joe/Komei reconciliation, Brandon! How else are you going to get him out of your place?

But he also likes to keep out of other people’s businesses. And if it gets unbearable, no one would judge him if he’d throw Brandon out.

Brandon and Sandy contemplating marriage

littleblondesim said: elopement?

Not really an option in this small town. The neighbours are really noisy, I heard. XD

holleyberry said: I don’t think they will roll an engagement want with the married there. Have you tried having them go on a date?

holleyberry said: Oh, nevermind 😛

Yeah, I don’t really feel like “unlocking” their wedding wants at this point. Who knows if they’ll ever roll one again, and at this point, them wanting to marry is basically “canon”.

Joe’s and Kaylyn’s… weird date

stellaterrano said: Don’t you hate it when you want a ring but your man just wants to buy a car and a stereo 😂

Typical Fortune-Family dating incompatibility… or really Fortune-any other Sims (why are they so obsessed with buying things on dates?)

Rude sleepover guests

eulaliasims said: I don’t know of one that does it autonomously, though I sure would like one too. Maybe you can use Dolphin’s Control This Sim hack to do it manually?

Hm, never tried that one out. Not sure if the effort is worth the result, though. *sigh* A mod like this would be awesome!

Pao

holleyberry said: You deserve it Joe.

If only Joe cared about it. No, that is my internal dialogue everytime I see him. I like him, I really do, but if he could stop barging into stranger’s houses, that would be great.

Apologizing

holleyberry said: I hate people who say sorry but don’t say what they are sorry for. That’s important, imo. Even if they both know what he’s sorry for him actually saying it holds more weight.

Baby steps… Joe’s learning. (Also, psssht! That might be a ‘plot point’ in the future…)

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An unfortunate mix-up

didilysims said: Psst! That’s Poppy. 🙂

Oh, shoot! I fixed it now. (I even tagged her as Ivy… wow.)

Misbehaving Timothy

didilysims said: Low aspirations?

As it turned out, it was low aspirations. But not on Timmy’s part.

Joe being Joe

holleyberry said: Ugh!

It’s like he’s trying to make me hate him!

Orlando being an ass

didilysims said: But he’s also very joyful about it.

Yeah, he is. He’s pretty thrilled to be the town’s troublemaker it seems.

Pao stalking the whole town

didilysims said: Poor Pao. So unwelcomed everywhere he goes. 😥

Eh, if he would stop barging into their houses in the odd hours of the morning, disturbing everyone’s peace and quiet and stop laughing at the artwork the townspeople hang in their homes, he might be a bit more welcome…

Joe being Joe Part II

moocha-muses said: I’m with Brandon. You’re kind of the worst, Joe.

At this point, I’m not even surprised. Lately, he seems to try to redempt himself, but I’m not entirely convinced…

Joe being Joe Part III

eulaliasims said: Maybe he’s learned and will do better this time? Eh, maybe I shouldn’t hold my breath on that one.

Don’t hold your breath, but it does appear he at least considers changing for the better.

Kaylynn is a witch! (No surprises here)

didilysims said: She’s been hiding it so well after all. 😛

I mean, it’s not like she wears a giant witch hat!

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Chloe’s birthday

moocha-muses said: They should at least be in their birthday suits!

Ha ha! Oh, they would be if I hadn’t changed the global setting in ACR. Romance Sims are no prudes. Even though Sandy’s door, which is in the line of sight of the couch, is completely see-through… (welcome back, btw!)

holleyberry said: Time to put a ring on it Brandon.

Ugh yes. Both want to marry each other, but neither want to pop the question. I give it two more rounds before I may force them- in the name of love, of course.

On finishing round 8

didilysims said: Such a bizarre glitch, and I hope it’s limited to this ‘hood only! But I’m glad you’ve stuck with it regardless. The drama is great! (Except for this household. Get with it, Jan & Leo…)

It appears to be. But I’m still very wary of it, and even actively put off other ideas because I’m so afraid of it happening again. Oh, just you wait. There is plenty of drama to come.

Sandy’s new clothes

eulaliasims said: That leopard-print top looks great on her!

If Sandy can’t rock it, who can?

Little orphan Brittany– dream big, girl

didilysims said: It’s okay; she wants a sumo wrestler father anyway.

XD. That is not going to happen, unfortunately. But I’m sure she’ll find a loving family and an equally cool father. 😉

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Sorry for the delay, guys, I got addicted to Animal Crossing again, and then I got a cold thanks to my cousins’ grandmother, who insisted on doing all the kitchen work while sick. Anyway…

Swan’s fateful date

davidmont said: Rude™

Well, not everyone is into smooches on their first date ever. XD

Decorating woes

davidmont said: LOL

Seriously, for having such a limited “inventory” in contrast to Sims, I’m soo much better at decorating in Happy Home Designer. Don’t know why. Maybe IT IS because of the limited items…

The train set

eulaliasims said: I never noticed how much detail the train set has! The houses on it are really cute. 😮

It is! I’ve always had a soft spot for it (if only it wouldn’t take up so much damn space…)

littleblondesim said: I adore this map, too! I also once had a thought of recreating it. I’d love to see a take on it. 🙂

*sigh* If only I was good at creating terrains in SimCity 4…

katatty-main said: i never thought about recreating this map! it’s super cute.

It’s adorable, isn’t it. The amount of detail in this…

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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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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”…