#declarationsofdrama

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5 Things Meme

I was tagged by @declarations-of-drama for this meme, thank you :-).

5 things in my bag.

Five things...

my wallet, 

pens, 

tire pressure gauge, 

measure tape, 

reading glasses. 

  Girls gotta be prepared, ya know?  Of course if you asked what was under my bed I’d have to tell you a pick ax, rusty machete, lawn bags, a shovel and extra carpet. True story but that’s not part of the meme, is it ;-).

5 things you’ll find in my room.

Well, I suppose it would depend on which room.  Let’s do the front room. Besides the obvious stuff like the television and couch, we have:

my beloved computer, 

my birds Squeak (ring neck parakeet) and Billy (peach faced lovebird), 

my collection of snowglobes and fantasy figurines, 

books 

cat trees.

5 things that make me happy

We will keep it simple because more than five things make me happy.

My pets: Benjamin, Alice, Tobias, Squeak, Billy, Freddy the outside kitty and my fishes

My plants-I love gardening, no yard but I have garding tools from when I did (see *under bed reference*)

Listening to the church bells, they have recently started ringing the bells after years of silence.

Watching sunrises and sunsets.

Seeing people happy. It could be some random folks that I don’t know, but I like seeing people be genuinely happy. It’s not something I see too often, honestly.

5 things I’m currently into

I’m not currently into anything except constantly working but my hobbies when I have free time are:

Loom knitting and needle knitting. I’m not great but it’s fun when I have the time.

Doodling. I used to be able to draw very well. I had an art scholarship and was commissioned occasionally by friends to draw portraits and what not when I was in in high school and in my twenties. I was too flaky to stick to it. I squandered my gift. 

Playing Sims...obviously.

Taking pictures, whether it is in real life or in game I LOVE to take pictures. I love capturing moments.

Reading and learning. That’s a two for one.

5 things on my to-do list

Hmmm, I’m not very ambitious. I’m not a person that plans far in the future either so this will be basic:

Not die, obviously.

Eat and live as healthy as possible

Be kind

Give when I can 

Be aware of what is going on around me. Appreciate everything when I can. Life is too short to run around with one’s head up their keister.

[anachrosims]

Sim Request: I would like a historical Sim (Medieval European 13th-15th Century) who needs to be a noble matriarch. Mother of an adult male who keeps a strict house to go with her stiff upper-lip, type thing. Also I need a Japanese/Asian Mother figure too. Both Adult, not elder. Please. Sorry for being greedy asking for two but I need them :D xThanks and no worries if you can't make them or have other Sims you'd rather make.

I’ll do my best! Any hair color preferences for the European? I’m assuming you’d like western European, right? 

And for the Japanese mother, is modern ok?

[winifredwoogie]

Quick reply :-)

@declarations-of-drama

replied to your photoset“Decided to open the TS4 game and play Beatrice and her family for the...”

Yeah he does look like him! But also he reminds me of the actor who played The Young Sherlock Homes in the movie of the same name. Also, I have to say, I can't get over the cartooniness of TS4 still! It just looks so fake to me :/ I know I've said this before but UGH! Why did EA go backwards with the franchise? Still, so long as you're having (sort of) fun then all is good! x

Thanks!  I knew I wasn’t crazy...about this anyway ;-).  I do also agree in regards to the cartoon “over the top” style of TS4.  I use texture replacements and script mods to tone down the constant crazy smiles and idiotic behavior.  The sims are relatively normal in my game with these and it makes it so much more tolerable to where I can enjoy it without being annoyed.  There are a couple things I do like a bit better in the game but TS3 will always be the favorite...unless TS5 comes and blows my socks off (we will wait and see for that).  

And p.s.  Regarding the resemblance of the townie from an earlier post: She does look a lot like the actress and I can see the resemblance ;-).

[winifredwoogie]

Replies~

First some late replies!!

@willky12

replied to your photoset“Farting around and decided to start a new save in Lunar Lakes.  I’ve...”

Yeah I love LL as well and nice Alien lady you have made there!

Why Thank you :-), 

willky12

replied to your photoset“Some pictures from game play from last night and today.  The game was...”

The guy outside the door there is a treasure ;))

Oh yeah, I have no intention of changing him either so I can gaze on that hot mess but his hair is “on point”.  It’s all business in the front and party in the back.  That smoking jacket is a nice touch too...:-D.

Replies to your post“A-Z meme”

@declarations-of-drama

You should get some pet passports and take a vacation together!

That would be insane!!  One maybe but not the three cats and two birds....insanity!!  Seriously though, it’s a cute idea but I think it would be too stressful for the entire traveling party with the youngest cat being the most problematic-he is willful and hyper....and a bit smart too so he would be getting in to mischief or trying to figure out how too get into some.  The others would be yowling and screaming the entire time they were in carriers and cages.

@jepensedoncjesims

love your answer to z.

Yeppers...sad but true ;-).

Now more recent replies:

Replies to your photoset“Parking garage sunset pictures featuring the pigeons that I sneak food...”

declarations-of-drama

AWw! That is so sweet and caring of you - but seriously, they are meant to live outside like that, I'm sure they will be fine on their own as they have been for generations :D Relax!!

willky12

Often described as 'rats of the sky' you definitely don't need to worry about them, they are born survivors and belong in the sky <3

I know what both of you mean, they are wild critters.  When I say I worry about them it is because they live in a parking garage and I’ve seen their parents run over by cars and others be killed by other people.  These two are sweet (or as sweet as a pigeon can be anyway).  When I was little (around 4 or 5 years old), there was a pigeon coop filled with Roller pigeons that lived there where I would go in and hang out and play with them. They came and went as they pleased.  I remember one copper colored one would follow me home and hang out in the front and I would feed him hot dogs. Sometimes he would fly around the front and tumble and roll in the air.  I loved watching him. I remember the mail man came by one day to deliver the mail and let me know that he got too close to the road and was hit by a car down the hill.  I guess I have a soft spot for them.

[winifredwoogie]

Replies~

Is it bad I can’t remember what day it is half the time?  I swear my job just morphs into one long day with out a name.  Oh the joys of monotony.  Anyway....let’s get to the replies that I will group together:

@dreadpiratevinna

replied to your photoset“So I have been doing a bit of an “experiment” to see what is up with...”

hope it runs ok from here on! Wow that was quite a meteor crash!

@declarations-of-drama

replied to your photoset“So I have been doing a bit of an “experiment” to see what is up with...”

IT's such a pain when this happens! Hope it is sorted ok

@gaiahypothesims

replied to your photoset“So I have been doing a bit of an “experiment” to see what is up with...”

It SUCKS when you get a bad save. My one of Jonah and Ev in the new house is a bit fidgety right now and I'm hoping against hopes that I don't have to restart the town again.

@willky12

replied to your photoset“So I have been doing a bit of an “experiment” to see what is up with...”

Good Lord! I have never seen a meteor strike hit a building like that, and I have seen a lot of them, that is intense!

Thanks everyone, I’m thinking it might be okay now since I removed a couple updated mods and restarted the rolled back save.  *knocks on wood* so far so good. You are all right-it is such a pain when it happens. I’m guessing that the updated mod was the catalyst for the save going bad, it must not have played well with other stuff-even though it didn’t show up on Delphy’s dashboard. Besides the Porter back up of the town I also separately saved the families I wanted because I like having options incase I have to restart the save in a fresh world.  I will probably do it periodically when the families move to the next generation.  But that’s me ;-). The redo of the rolled back save didn’t end up having the meteor hit but I agree, I have never seen one that bad before.  It really was surprising.  I was watching when it was happening thinking to myself, “Well shit”. I won’t be so flippant about them from now on!

[winifredwoogie]

Meme thing: 5 positive things

Tagged by @declarations-of-drama​:  Once you get this, you have to say five things you like about yourself, publicly. Then you have to send this to ten of your favourite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) 💕 

Thank you for tagging me, not sure what to say about myself.... Let’s see...

I like that I went grey early. My hair is mostly silver that looks more like a platinum shade and it’s very shiny. My hair is also way past my back and mid seat so it has a sort of “dramatic” effect when down but I wear it in a bun typically.

I like the color of my eyes. They aren’t really one color but depending on the lighting, what I’m wearing and what my mood might be will depend on the color. They range from bright green, olive green, pine green, hazel, grey or a murky ocean color.

Uh...I always find a way to land on my feet. When I was very young (about 6) a neighbor who lived through the Great Depression would always tell me when I would visit: God helps those that help themselves. Never forgot that and at a very young age I understood what the phrase implied. It’s something I live by to this day.

I’m not really able to think of anything else I like about myself so.....I like how I drive (although I am certain others don’t ;-). 

Um....I like how I can nurture plants and animals back to health. Ever since I can remember I have always known what to do to get plants to not die (although orchids can be sensitive sometimes but I have some that are well over ten years old and bloom every year). Animals like me for the most part, I like them too. My neighbors joke I’m the “cat whisperer” because I can get feral cats to trust me and tame down.

I guess that’s the best I can do. Not sure if it’s how the meme is suppose to be but...here it is!!  I’m pretty sure that everyone has already done this so if you are wanting to do it, please consider yourself tagged!

[anachrosims]

more (very late) replies!

ktarsims

For some reason, even though I found the post where you mentioned the downloads, I failed to actually find the CC blog... I think I'm just tired. I was searching for tencentsimdownloads LOL I searched downloads too, but I probably didn't scroll far enough. I shall stalk your downloads tomorrow. ^-^

Awww IT’S OKAY. I understand being tired, trust me. :>

(the rest below...)

Thank you @danjaley @declarations-of-drama @nornities for your replies to THIS post. They really meant a lot and serve as reminders of how I’m actually very lucky sometimes! <3

DECLARATIONS-OF-DRAMA SAID: HMM, WHAT IS WOODHULL? I LIVE IN A TOWN CALLED HULL!

Cool! (Sorry for the caps, my layout does that.) Abraham Woodhull as depicted in that post is a character from a show based off a book, which is based off the real-life spies of the American Revolution. c:

DECLARATIONS-OF-DRAMA SAID: I LOVE THAT EDIT!!AND IS THAT PARIS OR A CRANE?

It’s a radio tower! :D

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late replies

sorry these are so late!

buckleysims

She's a great character. I found this fascinating.

Thanks!

wannabecatwriter

She's such an interesting one. And it makes sense that her fascination with the edgier stuff began when she was young.

Thanks! Eleanor’s self-experimentation as a child and teen did lead her straight down the path she is on now. 

declarations-of-drama

Great story! I'm surprised her mother didn't approve of LA though - I thought it would have been right up an extrovert's street!

You mean the entertainment industry? There are certainly a lot of extroverts there, at least among the performers. But outside of that, L.A. is actually really great for introverts. Speaking from my personal experience, at least, I’ve found people here to be less intrusive, less likely to probe or ask a lot of personal questions. And the culture is largely about acceptance, so people tend to keep their opinions to themselves rather than appear to be judging anyone. I think that has fostered L.A,’s reputation for ‘phoniness’, but I love not having people want to be ‘real’ with me all the time. I’ve actually endowed my feelings about L.A. onto Justin, who never felt at home anywhere else he’s lived. 

As for Helen, she’s an old money Connecticut socialite. While everything she owns is of course the most expensive and finest quality, she abhors ostentation and looks down her nose at people who flash their wealth around. To her, places like Beverly Hills with its pink stucco mansions are a nightmare of bad taste. She’s a snob, basically, and she thinks L.A.’s wealthy set are gauche and tacky.