#lloyd thigpen

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No Matter what I do, the Zombies are Still DOA

All three kids in the household were off to enjoy their last day of summer break which is good because while Zombie Roommate has STILL failed to get an official gig, I decided that a jam session at the Neptune Club may at least help them progress as a band.

I was wrong...wah wah wah...

They put on a pretty decent show for a completely empty bar...it was depressing.

So depressing that Blaine spent the rest of the evening spilling his sorrows (of which he has many...Really Brianna? Still after Reggie after all these years when Blaine--the Blaine--Blaine of the bookstore all the single girls were always after is in love with you?) to the bartender.

All's quiet in the house except for a tiny puppy chewing on a hot dog squeaky.

Eventually, Blaine decided to show up at Brianna's where everything seemed to be going well...until that is, he decided to spend the night and fell asleep on her couch. That's when Clark showed up again with Christy in tow. And yeah...there's definitely something going on between Clark and Brianna! Flirting and giving back massages at the very least! But my time with this chaos was OVER! I guess I'll have to wait for town notifications to find out if Blaine woke up to find these two flirting and whether or not Edith knows or even cares about Clarks transgressions.

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Lit on Leisure Day

The next day was Leisure Day and clearly everyone in this household could use a little escape from their problems! Time to plan a party at the Splash Pad! OMG! Bahahahaha!! Apparently, Alyson is already at the festival and having some fun!

Sooo...Both Blaine and Terrell invited their girlfriends to the party. Brianna flat out no showed, and Jess showed up just to stay for two minutes and peace out! Nice...real nice...

At least the little boys were having fun! Jerrod and Krista pigged out at the hot dog eating contest and Lloyd met up with Mom, Alyson, at the karaoke bar?? I guess it DOES serve food so okay, whatever, sims take their babies and toddlers in here all the time anyway.

Maybe the girlfriends all blew them off, but Terrell was determined to have a good time.

And clearly he did, LOL! Just mean muggin it while he busts a move with Sheree!

Blaine had another drink at home and called one more time to invite Brianna to the party.

And she decided to actually show up! Yay!

**side note...Method, I sure hope you don't short circuit!!**

Aww...what a cute picture! Maybe there IS hope for these two. Bahaha! Sheree is just creepin in the background!

Brianna even brought him along to a formal party at the Gillis household after the day of swimming.

The rest of the band mates went home where Terrell received an unexpected call from Alyson.

Being intoxicated he replied with a woohooty text...He rolled the want, what can I say...thankfully she declined.

He went to bed, frustrated, but hopeful about his career.

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Another Awkward Date

As night fell, Blaine gave it another try with Brianna. She invited him over, but he was perhaps more surprised than me at this point to discover Clark already there. I don't know exactly what they were doing before I followed Blaine over, but given Clark's sometimes shady behavior and the fact he would not leave and kept interrupting the two love birds, I got the distinct impression Blaine was the third wheel. It was getting late, and Blaine IS Brianna's actual boyfriend so he asked to spend the night.

To my surprise, she said yes! Hmm...maybe I am just being paranoid after all...

Or not...Look at the looks on both their faces! Of course, they could be noticing the state of Petunia and all those fleas.

Those fleas must really be bothering her, she started barking at everyone!

So...Clark finally left, at this point I'm wondering what Edith really thinks about his pretty questionable behavior...I didn't have much time to wonder though, because no sooner did he leave than Antonio McAlister showed up!! What is going on here!? Now, Clark, has been in flirtations many times over the years, but Antonio showing up in the middle of the night? This one really surprises me. Then Dmitri showed up with Hannah for about two seconds! Are they all just really good platonic friends?? I don't know to be honest, but it is suspect at the very least, and Blaine was NOT impressed. I'm beginning to realize why Brianna's relationships never last. Even if this IS all innocent, I can see how her close friendships or more could strain a romance.

After all of that and being growled at by an itching, starving Petunia Blaine decided he not to stay the night...Can't say that I blame him.

The rest of the night played out with Lloyd doing some mid night fishing ON HIS OWN! Where is the supervision in this household!

Blaine's puppy rolling around in puddles and just generally being adorable.

And Wilson Moore aging into a child!

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What is Going on Here!!??

First thing in the morning...??? Okay?? First off, Marisela obviously has the glitch of becoming truly invisible when naked...also...Girl! Why are you putting away everyone else's laundry naked!!?? Terrell has literal stink lines while he waits for the shower and neither of these two is at all bothered by her current state of dress...You guys...there are children running around here somewhere!

After he FINALLY got to take his shower I decided to have Terrell start a blog for the band to drum up some extra publicity.

Blaine decided to take the kids to the park and get some extra practice in while he was at it.

Back home, Wade practiced and Marisela hired a much needed maid after finally putting some clothes on!

Terrell, for his part, got in a good work out at the gym.

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They Wasted NO Time

As you may recall, while I was on rotation with the Jones's I decided to get Zombie Roommate back together and move them all in together! I had Blaine officially enter the band career because if they fail to take off again I wanted to ensure Terrell wouldn't lose his progress in the singing profession, but at least now everyone is available for practice and jam sessions. Fingers crossed they get an actual gig soon!

And now that the band members are playable, I'm learning some interesting things about them! Wade! Actively dating a married townie, I'm surprised! The drama in this town never ends...facepalm...

Terrell...LOL! Are you trying to go for some Twisted Sister vibes here!?? I really need to download that mod that banishes the cheerleader pigtails!

At least we're back at Terrell's old place now, but geeze! What...A...Mess!! And of course before I switched households Wade adopted a daughter (who sadly is mostly left to her own devices so you'll hardly see her in this rotation) so I had to add an extra bed to ensure Jerrod and Lloyd had somewhere to sleep. It IS summer so they're with their dad for my time in this household.

Marisela seems to be practicing for the upcoming birth of her own child, but where is Terrell?

Ahh...yes...of course...Gettin tipsy and telling ghost stories at 7am...facepalm! Also, this is one of the only pictures I got of Wade's daughter, Krista I think...gosh I'm so bad LOL.

The rest of the morning was mostly spent practicing! Until Lloyd came in to interrupt his dad and complain about the noise.

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Gettin Sauced at Saucy Jack's

Snowflake Day started with yet ANOTHER hairball! Poor Otis, he's getting old, I don't think he'll be around by the next time I get back to this household.

Meanwhile Terrell spent the Holidays with his kids over at Allyson's house. Not gonna lie, I'm still kind of bummed it couldn't work out between them, but it is honestly for the best. Their relationship was not healthy.

Back at our household, after breakfast, Everyone got dressed and ready to head out for some fun family time.

And it looks like it's going to be a beautiful day! Marsha took the boys to the park to play with the Jones kids for a bit, but the Winter Festival won't be in town forever!

And it looks like Terrell had to work for a bit after spending time with Jerrod and Lloyd. Gotta grind if you want to make it as a rockstar!

Thankfully this performance wasn't interrupted by rude sims who drop their screaming toddlers on the front of the stage IN THE MIDDLE of a performance! LOL! I'm lookin at you Ida!

Aaaand apparently everyone in our household was underwhelmed by the performance and the festival itself because by the time I finished getting photos of Terrell Singing they'd all run off again! The boys played football and tag outside.

And speaking of Ida, Marsha was invited to a party at the Gale household where she danced...alone...in their office/spare room. LOL! Sims are so weird! Oh look! Rayne showed up by the end of the night too!

It took me a minute to find Billy. He was down at Saucy Jack's telling his troubles to the bartender.

Oh Billy...you're looking a wee bit toasted...

Oh! OMG! He IS! And he's fighting with the bartender...and losing! Oh Good Grief...what is wrong with all these sims!?

Finally, everyone is starting to get home and settle in for the evening.

We finish out the night with Otis being freaked out by Bucktooth and another toddler aging up in the town!

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Calming Down

AGAIN!!?? I thought that got fixed last night! I guess not, maybe everyone was too preoccupied with Grace's recital.

At least everyone seems to be in a better mood this morning, and ready for breakfast now that I bought a new dishwasher :)

OMG! Dude! So NOT appropriated! Also...I'm starting to get angry with you! What about your wife and kids!?

Sheree was off to the library to study for work!

Dmitri read at home while all the kids played.

The library was full while Sheree was there today!

OMG! Lloyd, what is that face you're making!? LOL! my first close up of him now that he's aged up. LOL!

And Adriana seems to be babysitting newly aged up Annie Gallo (who inherited Edith's light blonde hair!) Time to do a quick little edit There we go. Personally, I think she looks better with darker hair.

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Settling in Just in Time for Winter

Oh nice...One of the cats barfed up a hairball...Aaand the TV broke after all those Sims over here last night taking turns at playing video games. And yes...Cristina and Shayne are both very capable of fixing it, but I still don't trust the game after what happened to poor Kindra in Quackenbush! Especially with Cristina being pregnant. So after Shayne went to work, she called a technician.

Oh gosh! First hairballs, now bringing home snakes!!

Would you look at that! Reggie is really starting to mature into a responsible adult sim this round!

This time, it was Cristina's turn to get a party invite! I was surprised that she actually had energy to go...Oh boy Cristina! Maybe you were invited to help prepare you for parenthood, just look at all those cribs! LOL! And of course, both Allyson and Jess peaced out and went to bed...facepalm...

Oh boy! We've got some more Redwood babies aging up, and hey! Maybe that party was a birthday party for little Javon!

I wear my sunglasses at night... X)

More Chess for Shayne!

Aww...more dreams about that little bun in the oven!