October 9, 2009

Juan: Week 2

I am back! Did you miss me? I bet you did. Or maybe not…for you are just a journal.

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This lady…she so confuses me. It beautiful park day and she wears fur coat, it morning, and she wears red pointy shoe. Then she sit down and play on computer…she play…sport game? What is that? She confuse me.

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Toilet paper from park.

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People look at me funny when my personalities talk to each other. So, when at the park I try to go into the bathroom whenever they decide to have discussion.

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I never with no clothes. I not know why but I find I must always have something on my body. Even in tub, I wear shorts.

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I love the Mac and the Cheese. I think is man’s greatest invention.

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My sink broke. I have no money to fix it. My kitchen floods.

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I not know I had bills in the little box. So this lady, she came, and she used this magical gun to take things. Evil lady.

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I go to work, I get promotion. I buy telescope. I probably should pay bills and fix sink. But my psychologist lady she said I have to follow my heart. And my heart no want to pay bills.

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It is weekend. I decide to have party. I try making recipe called “Goopy Carbonara”….mine came out very “goopy” so it must be good, eh? My guests arrive soon.

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I throw party. It is agood turn out. I start to make some new friends. I invite people from work and Tamara- girl who does not mind the ghost stories.

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My heart still say “no pay bills” and I buy buffet table for future festivities.

October 5, 2009

Juan: Week 1

Juan Undall: The Diary of an Insane Man; Week 1

My psychologist, she told me I must keep the journal. So, I do this. My name is Juan…Juan Undall…or so I am told. You see, I no remember who I really am. Somedays I think my name is Earl or Jake or Henry or Tom or Gretchen. I have all these people locked inside my head.

She, the psychologist woman, she tells me that I need to follow my heart’s true desires. That I have to let each of the people in my head do what they want most and when I satisfy those wants, those desires, my mind will be my own again. I need to put each of those people to rest, so she say.

So, these people give me this house and this money, and they say that I can live in this house until I get better. I hope this is soon, but I think no. I hear the whispers. I know they think I will never lead a normal life, they say I can’t take a wife, or have me a son. I hope I prove them wrong. I hope to get better.

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You like my hat, eh? Don’t ask me where I got it, I do not know this.

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This…this is the house they give me. I no complaining…it is in a nice neighborhood, and it plenty of space for me.

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But who decorated it? I would think it would be my grandmother or someone, if I could remember her.

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What is this pink? They think I am girl or something?

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First, I want to play the chess. I no have table, so I go to the lovely park in town. It is a nice day out so I no where my shoes.

While in the park, I sit and listen to the voices. What do I want to do next? It’s so loud in there, so confusing. But I hear one voices. He tells me I want to work in a hospital, I want to fix people.

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So, I go see guy in hospital about a job. He hire me. Now, tell me: who is crazier…me or the guy who hired me to work in a hospital?

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I know nobody in this town. So, I go to the movies by myself- but I always have plenty of company. I see good show. After, the voices argue about movie, everybody is critic.

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I get big promotion. I buy tv and I watch my favorite tv show, Castaways.

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They give me this new outfit to where to work. It’s pretty and comfy, so I wear it all the time. It matches my hat.

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I have no decorated the house. I don’t like the art.

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Toilet Paper.

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Today, after another promotion- I ride ambulances now! I go to town to buy book at bookstore. I meet pretty lady and tell her a ghost story. She no laugh like the people at work. She likes my ghost story. I tell her about government conspiracies too. But I cannot write them here….they may be reading.

October 5, 2009

Juan: Prologue

The Diary of Juan the Insane follows
Juan Undall, October’s Sim of the Month Challenge by Pinstar.

Here are the rules, as posted by Pinstar on the Sims 3 Forum:

Universal Rules
There are a set of rules and restrictions universal to all Sims posted for this challenge, but don’t worry, they are much fewer than the Legacy Challenge.

You may not purchase the “Mid-life crisis” perk to change the sim’s traits.
You may not merge households on the neighborhood level.
You may not move in/marry player made or downloaded sims. All other sims are fair game (unless specifically restricted by that month’s sim)
No cheating (Money cheats, mood cheats, hacks that give you an advantage over those who do not have the hack)
You must obey the sim-specific restriction. Failing to do so means the challenge is failed.
You may use any aging speed you like. In fact you are encouraged to use epic speed if you want to keep a single neighborhood with all your past Sims of the Month. Story progression can be on or off at your discretion.
October’s Sim of the Month Challenge

Name: Juan Undall
Age: Young Adult
Gender: Male
Traits: Insane, Never Nude, Friendly, Easily Impressed, Can’t Stand Art
LTW: Jack of all trades
Difficulty: Medium (but varies during the challenge)

Goal: Obtain 200,000 lifetime aspiration points, Cure Juan’s Insanity.

Restrictions: You must promise every wish that comes up if there are open slots, in the order they come up.You may never cancel an already promised wish. (or one waiting to be promised, though they are allowed to disappear on their own). You must fulfill 1 wish per sim day or the challenge is failed. Every time Juan gains 20,000 points, you MUST purchase the “Mid-life crisis” perk. When doing this, hit the random button, then remove the 5th trait and replace it with the “Insane” trait. (If Insane came up naturally, just leave the roll as is). You must do this every time Juan obtains 20,000 points. Juan may not spend points on any other perks. On the 10th purchase of the mid-life crisis perk, you may remove the ‘insane’ trait and assign all five traits however you want.

Prelude:
Jake Brashford was a prison warden in charge of rounding up all of the escaped prisoners from the damage caused to the Simnation maximum security prison by the “Mauseah-Nova Comet” (As it’s been called) shard. He had a nick name, ‘the blood hound’. He ALWAYS got his man. He was cool, calm and collected. He was in charge and he always knew what to do. He was relentless in his pursuit of escaped convicts and demanded perfection from his partners. He was feared and respected by those around him. He kept his past history a secret from his co-workers, which make him all the more dark and mysterious of a figure.
His iron tower composure was shattered when the agency decided to close the case on Amanda Ontharun, pronouncing her dead and calling off the search for her. Jake had rounded up and recaptured all the other prisoners that escaped, all of them but her. The blood hound had lost the scent. It was the first major failure on Jake’s record with the prison, but it was all that was needed to shatter his composure. There was a rebellion…not from his fellow prison guards or even the inmates, but from within. The others within him ganged up and took down the dominant Jake Brashford…

Bio:
Named Juan Undall at birth, Juan lead a fairly simple life in the country. His parents owned SimFarm and his uncle Jed was a rider at the local town’s rodeo. They frequently left Juan to his own devices to entertain himself. The natural boredom of country living meant Juan had to use his imagination as a child to keep himself entertained. That wasn’t a problem for Juan, he had more imagination than all the other children in his school. He came up with lots of imaginary friends to play with and talk to. At first it seemed harmless…but the power of Juan’s imagination proved to be too strong.

His imaginary friends, now three dozen in number, began to rebel. They each had their own unique personality and persona, their own mission in life and they were tired of being trapped in this simple boy’s mind. They took over. Juan spent 10 years in an asylum as his imaginary friends raged and fought with him and each other for control of his body. The ‘war’ ended when a dominant personality, calling himself Jake Brashford, emerged. Jake controlled the body and kept the other personalities, including Juan himself, under wraps for a good 10 years. This allowed him to stay sane enough to be released from the Asylum and get a normal job in society. That 10 year reign ended when the others saw weakness and took Jake down. Now engulfed in another mental civil war, can Juan regain his own mind and body and silence all the imaginary friends he created as a child?

Pinstar Says Polinesia says:
Forget Pinstar’s advice and listen to his imaginary friend! You might actually get something useful this time.
The name of the game is wishes. You need to be quick on your talons to keep knocking out those wishes. Not only does this get you to 200,000 lifetime points faster, it reduces the chances of getting wish-locked. If you get wishes that take more than one day to fulfill locked in your bar, (such as ‘stay inside for 48 hours’ or ‘reach level X of career’) do your best to fulfill them, ASAP so they don’t build up and take over all of your wish slots. One saving grace is that if you fulfill a wish that isn’t yet promised, it still counts as your ‘one wish per day’ requirement.(Thus saving you from failing the challenge…that day anyway) Luck has a little to play in this challenge, as the types of wishes you receive will change with Juan’s personality. Good luck! We now return you to your regularly scheduled challenge writer…

August 4, 2009

Happiness is the Game Challenge

Here’s a very simple challenge for the Sims 3

The Goal: To earn as many lifetime rewards as possible.

Rules:

1. No cheats that affect mood, finances, happiness, promotions, skill building,  etc.. Use common sense and don’t give yourself an advantage.

2. Make a Sim. They must be a Young Adult. You can only make one Sim…no family, no spouse. They can have any traits and any lifetime want.

3. Lifespan. You can use any lifespan you wish, however, you MUST report it with your score. Clearly doing the challenge on Epic would be easier.

4. Move your Sim in. You must not adjust the starting funds in anyway (ie cheats, mods). You can move into any house or lot you wish.

5. No merging of families.

6. Spend the rest of your Sims life trying to make them as happy as possible.

7. Purchase as many lifetime wants as possible. You may purchase them in any order, but keep in mind that buying cheaper ones will allow you to have a higher score.

8. Your score = the number of lifetime rewards you were able to purchase.

9. Report your score along with the lifespan you chose in the comments section below. Feel free to include links to any blogging you did about the Sim.

After we have had a few folks report their scores, I will start to work out an average/range, and I will include that.

July 30, 2009

Please Vote!

Please vote for my family’s gift shop, The Butterfly Garden Boutique! They need your help!

http://capecodalist.cityvoter.com/the-butterfly-garden-boutique/biz/368105

July 20, 2009

Some Updates:

Brady the Mooch

Updated: July 20th

Brady is transforming into an elder…will this make him reconsider his priorities?

Solitary Sam

Updated: July 19th

Will Sam answer the door?


July 19, 2009

Solitary Sam: 1.2 A Knock on the Door

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Sam hid behind the curtain of the window in the living room and peered out. A small group of townsfolk, led by the lady at her door had appeared on her lot. Sam surmised that they must be some sort of welcoming committee. Well, Sam wasn’t prepared for company today, so she hid until the party gave up and moved on.

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Later, she headed out to get supplies for the week. She managed the entire trip without speaking to anyone except for the cashier at the grocery store.

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She returned home quickly, and went back to work on her novel. To start her writing career she chose a simple fiction novel.

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She attempted her first attempt at cooking that afternoon, just some basic mac & cheese. It came out okay, for a first attempt.

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She took a break to play some games on the computer, her favorite pastime.

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Then it was back to writing for a bit.

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She brushed her teeth three times, like normal, and went to bed for the night.

July 18, 2009

Solitary Sam: 1.1 A Cottage in the Woods

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Sam opened the door to her new office and let out a long sigh. She was feeling uncomfortable about moving into a new home, in a new town. It wasn’t her choice, they made her do it. She had to keep reminding herself that this wasn’t the end of the world, there were perks to her new situation. Escaping from her Aunt and Uncle and all her cousins was going to be huge relief. That house was so loud…so many people…all the running…the children yelling…the footballs boucing off the side of the house. It was such a stressful place. She appreciated everything they did for her, but it was going to be much better living on her own.

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The tiny cottage has a nice quaint kitchen with newer, if cheap, appliances. It’ll be nice to cook her own food, but she’s never done it before. She has always supervised the cooking of her food to make sure it is prepared the way she likes it and everything is clean and germ-free. But, she has never actually attempted to cook herself. This will be an interesting experience.

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The cottage also has a small living room connected to the kitchen- separated by an old bookcase. It was cheaper to get the house fully furnished, so Sam wasn’t able to decoate to her tastes. Still, it’s quite liveable.

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Her office is a bit dreary, which is unfortunate since she plans to spend so much time here in the future. Sam may not be interested in going out and seeing the world for herself, but she has a wonderful imagination. Her reading and research on the internet has given her lots of ideas for plenty of fantastic novels she hopes to write in the future as means of income.

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The simple bathroom will suffice for now, but Sam will have to purchase a shower very soon. She feels much cleaner after a shower.

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In the dresser in the bedroom, Sam found nice brand new sheets still in their wrapping. They aren’t her style, but they will have to do until she begins to make some money of her own.

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Sam sat down at her new computer and played around with it a bit. She was excited to begin her first novel. Then…she heard a knock at the door. She froze. She wasn’t expecting any guests!

July 16, 2009

Updates on Brady, Shut-In, and LTW

Brady the Mooch- I’m close to being done. Posting daily was getting repetitive, so I plan on posting some summaries when I am done.

Solitary Sam is my new playtest for the Lap of Luxury Challenge. Her prologue has been posted, and Chp 1 is on its way.

LTW & Trait List- I plan to begin work on a list showing the connections between traits and lifetime wishes. Stay tuned!

July 16, 2009

Solitary Samantha: Prologue

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Ever since Samantha was young, she has had panic attacks. The affliction runs in the family and is emphasized by her OCD and neurotic tendencies.

As a child, she was teased. You know how horrible and merciless children can be. The teasing led to an increase in the number of panic attacks. Eventually, she started refusing to go to school.

Her parents withdrew her, and began homeschooling. Sam began to associate the outside world with panic attacks. She only felt safe at home, and her parents found it challenging to convince her to leave at all.

Before she was even a teenager, her dad died of a heart attack. Her mother continued to homeschool Sam until she passed the highschool graduating exam.

Two weeks after the graduation, Sam’s mother was killed in an automobile accident. In Sam’s mind, this was just another indication of how the outside world was too uncontrolled, and it was safer to stay in the comfort of one’s own home.

She moved in with her Aunt & Uncle. They allowed her to mourn for several months, and catered to her needs.

One day, her Uncle decided that it was time for Sam to move on with her life. She was a full grown adult and needed to take on responsibilities. He helped her use her inheritance to purchase a small cabin in the town of Riverview. Riverview was a nice, quiet town with friendly people. He knew some of the officers in town, and he explained the situation to them. They promised to keep an eye on her.