Schlagwort: non sims

persepnohe:

I know a lot of you guys don’t want to reblog those posts about the wildfires in Greece because they’re too long, so I figured I would make a shorter post for y’all. 

Here is a link on how to help and what the current situations are, and here is a direct link to the fundraiser.

As someone who has personally been affected by fire, I would really appreciate if y’all could sb this??

On book titles

I still don’t quite get why “Twilight” is called “Twilight”, but you must admit that it’s still much better than the German titles. It’s literally called “Bite until Twilight”, so… (there’s also a clever language twist in the “Bite” but it just doesn’t translate at all)

If you’d told me three years ago that I would one day write a term paper about the diplomatic relations of the President of the United States Donald Trump, I would have laughed you in the face.

Yet here I am.

Replies

My PC’s back and runs Sims just fine. Yay! (And I finally have my beloved spell check back!)

Sims = Fan fic?

mdpthatsme said: About the premades, I would think so.

primaverasims said: I would think so if it’s the premades since you imagine them outside of canon. But if it’s 100% original characters in a custom neighborhood (or emptied neighborhoods) I would categorize it as original fiction 

ejsims said: agree with everyone about the premades-technically, those stories are fanfic.

strangetomato said: I think it’s similar to fanfiction, but not the same. What we are given with the premades are hints and clues to story and some character details that can be interpreted in endless ways. It’s more of a template for storytelling than a fiction work to transform, as in fanfic.

Hm, interesting point of views…I would agree that original characters aren’t fanfiction. And yeah, technically posting about the premades is fan fiction- although canon is much broader and it is more of a template than a given story.

katzengirl said: Yep, stories about the premades is fanfiction. 🙂 There’s even a category for the Sims on fanfiction.net though not many people have posted there.

Really? Wow. That’s kinda weird. I suppose it’s just text, too?

New graphics card

simlishnoir said: Nvidia GTX 750 is a good card that worked with TS2 and is quite decent for other games (maybe not the latest ones) as well. I personally use a GTX 1060 (after upgrading from the one mentioned before) and TS2 works for that as well.

ethanmcgregor said: I have Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and TS2 runs great with it.

Thank you for your suggestions! The game actually runs well with the graphics card I managed to lend (although it’s rather loud). I think I’ll look into the GTX 750, it sounds good and still cheap enough for a broke college student.

PC struggles the third

So it was actually the graphics card, not the mainboard, it turns out. Which means that I’ll have to start looking for a new card soon (I can borrow an older model for now- maybe Sims will run on it, maybe it won’t).

Which begs the question: should I go back to an NVIDIA GTX 650 (steady, reliable, not too fancy and newer games probably won’t run on it, and cheap to get) or should I… upgrade (with all the hassle of making the game run on a newer graphics card).

Do you guys have any recommondations for good graphics cards that run Sims 2 well?

Twenty questions

I got tagged by @dreamsongsims some time ago. Thank you!

Name: Aonda.

Zodiac Sign: I’m an Aries.

Height: ALMOST 5′4 or 163cm (on a good day).

Languages Spoken: German, English, Dutch (that one’s a bit rusty).

Nationality: German.

Favorite Fruit: Strawberries.

Favorite Scent: Anything that’s not too overbearing.

Favorite Color: Green in all its variants.

Favorite Animal: My dogs. Generally speaking… dogs (duh.)

Coffee, Tea or Cocoa? Tea!

Favorite Fictional Character: Um… that’s a  hard one. The canary from Meddling Kids?  Very minor character, but oh so glorious. 

Dream Trip: I would like to visit Japan someday, I think.

Blog Creation Date: Summer of 2013.

Last Movie I’ve Seen: Um… Men in Black, I think?

Song you’ve had on repeat: Spies are forever- Spies are forever. A very catchy parody of the classic Bond theme. Also, the musical’s good- and on Youtube for free.

Favorite Candy: Lollipops. All of them.

Favorite Holiday: Christmas!

Last Book I Read: American Panda. Also, currently reading: Carry on by Rainbow Rowell. Just got out of a terrible two year (!) reading slump.

Favorite TV Show: Of all time? Psych. Or 30 Rock. It’s hard to choose…

I would most like to have lunch with: Let’s make this one Sims-related… I think I would love to have lunch with Natasha Una. She’s quirky, fun and I get to eat Grilled Cheese. Win-win!

And once again, I’m terribly late to the party. So, IF you want to do this and haven’t been tagged by anyone, I’m tagging you!

Lazy & late replies

Sorry, life’s crazy right now (also, I’m pretty sure I missed some replies, I’m sorry!)

didilysims said: Aw what a cute idea! Darn roaches, spoiling the field trip. 😦

It was the evil witch! It’s all her fault. Maybe I should send Kaylynn to “talk” to her…

didilysims said: We’ll love and support you no matter what your dreams are. 😉 Good luck on all the studying. You can do it!

Thanks! I actually passed it (with a B+- whooop!), so no weird career choices for me!

holleyberry said: Perhaps Orlando will need glasses.

I’m sorry, but I think something got lost in translation here? Why would he need glasses to go on a date?

holleyberry said: Oh boy.

I was so into the idea of Sophie and Timothy as a couple. And then THIS! Oh boy indeed.

eulaliasims said: Maybe graduate her and make her a townie if you don’t feel like adding her to the playable population?

holleyberry said: I was going to suggest turning her into a townie too. Or Honorary citizen! Maybe move her into an existing house, like with Jan, or something.

katatty-main said: i think making her a townie is a good option, too! you can use that “age up with” feature after that, maybe?

Thank you guys! Sure, turn her into a townie! Why didn’t I think of that! Damn… (Although, the thought of making her playable and moving her in with Jan… Sophie’s LTW would actually make for a pretty interesting story line…)

My PC’s dead

aondaneedles:

And it’s rather inconvenient. I don’t know yet what caused it, but it might be the hard drive. Which is bad. I do have my important stuff (bachelor thesis, university stuff) backed up- including Sims back ups, but I’ve been rather… neglectful in regards to pictures (also, the take up a shitton of space). So, worst case, I will loose all the gameplay pictures of three households I played (and haven’t put in the queue yet). 

So please bear with me while I try to figure out what’s going on and write my bachelor thesis. There is stuff for another 2 months in the queue, so don’t worry, you’ll barely notice my absence.

Also: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 700 FOLLOWERS!

UPDATE: It’s my (cheap-ish) main board that’s the issue. Well, it’s gone, but easy and cheap to replace. An old friend is helping me out. As for my thesis? I’m going to write it on my teeny tiny good for nothing but web surfing Netbook. Wish me luck. XD