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I know, I know…you’ve probably all come to the conclusion that I gave up on blogging again. Well, up until tonight I was about ready to delete this site (indecisive much?) and make excuses for abandoning yet another project. But as I was sitting around reading one of Ken Follett’s masterpieces, I had a frank discussion with myself about what the heck I was doing with my idle time. Sure, I work all day, but there’s a point when you have to fight back the exhaustion in order to get some fulfillment out of life.
So, here’s a list of what I plan to do before the year ends (a good 5ish months).
1) Finish reading Ken Follett’s “World Without End” – it’s a little more than a thousand pages and I’m about a quarter of the way through it. I’ll write a review when I’m done.
2) Read Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games”. I only bought the first book of the series, so I’ll have to decide if it’s worth buying the others (it’s a trilogy, right?).
3) Build a doll house from scratch. Why a doll house? I got my degree in construction – might as well put the skills to use!
4) Not play The Sims (so much)…see below
Anyway, I’ve been playing “a bit” (understatement of the world) of The Sims recently which probably has been the reason for my failure to pursue other hobbies. If being in a relationship with a video game was accepted by the general public and not creepy at all, mine and The Sims would be on-again, off-again. For about a week or two I’m obsessed with building virtual houses and ruling the Sim World as a harsh, yet loving god and then, one day, I just become so sick of everything Sim related and quit for a while. Recently though, I came up with a “brilliant” idea for enhancing my game play, since The Sims and I were starting to drift apart yet again.
So, I made a Sim whose sole purpose in life was to father a child with every single female in his world and, literally, make it impossible for the citizens to reproduce.
I wonder if this could spur a show on Lifetime…
Anyway, you’re probably thinking “this gal really needs a life”…which is true…until then, I thought I’d share the hilarity that ensued this past week, because if you’ve never played The Sims, making a mess of people’s lives is practically what the game is centered on.
So here’s Gino Money (awesome name, right?):
He’s got all the traits of lady’s man: Fake tan with bleached blond hair, walking around in a bathing suit, and a tattoo on his arm of some cartoonish lady in a pile of cabbages (oh EA, how could you put something so racy in your game!). I just look at him and think of that show “Jersey Shore”, so I know that I’m on the right track.
About 5 seconds into the game, the town already hates this guy. That person in the back is red with anger and giving him a major thumbs down as he’s laying on the old swag. Not cool, man. He’s probably just jealous.
Here’s a better look at his tattoo as he’s in the bar drinking…at 10:00 in the morning. Though it’s not actually alcohol – apparently, you can only get “juice” at bars. In the older games, you could throw your drink at people that made awkward advancements on you in restaurants, which was pretty hilarious. Looks like they’ve taken that part out of The Sims 3…now you can drink by yourself and in a dark corner like a normal person.
Long story short, he was successful in getting his first girl pregnant and was able amicably parted ways with her with the “let’s just be friends” option. I think he even got a relationship boost from breaking up with her. Glad I didn’t have to burn any bridges there.
At this point, I realized this was a really silly idea and that I shouldn’t be advocating such behavior (because trying to stop the world from reproducing by making them all related is NOT ok, kids!), so I momentarily ended my relationship with The Sims and got to reading my new book. And now we’ve come full circle!
I guess the moral of the story is this: The Sims is a highly addictive game and may not be suitable for everyone. Side effects may include insomnia, strange dreams, lack of interest in things you once enjoyed, inability to grasp reality, and decreased real-world social interaction. Consult your gaming overlord before using The Sims.