Sims2 challenge- Womens' Rights

My friend Steph over at tss found this great sims2 challenge so we're going to give it a go! You can find all of the rules and guidelines here:
http://sims2challenges.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2007-05-22T17%3A41%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=3&reverse-paginate=true

I have never done a sims2 legacy type challenge so this should prove quite interesting? I did think about adapting it to sims3 but that seemed like an awful lot of work! I think this will be much easier to play out in the isolated worlds of sims2!  I chose to incorporate some of the basic legacy rules into the challenge too.

I created an empty world using the Three Lakes template because I absolutely love that world!! I do love how much easier it is to build a little world in sims2 than with the sims3! Ok, I got the empty world, added some trees and such, will eventually work on prettying up the North Woods. I put down a 5x5 lot for my founding family to start their legacy on

My founding couple? Please meet Jasper and Julia Jacks!

Now, Jasper Jacks, he's a hard working fellow who takes life pretty seriously. He's not much for socializing so he's quite happy up here in the wilderness. He spent most of his life savings on this piece of Northwoods gold in the hopes of building a legacy to pass on to future generations! Only problem was... there was no one help him with that family plan? In fact, there was no one for miles and miles and miles? He started askin around to other lumberjacks, then finally wrote home inquiring about possibilities? And, that is how he ended up with Julia, his Mail Order Bride!! His family assured him that she came from good sturdy stock and would be the perfect wife... Hmmmmm that remains to be seen?

Julia has a few little secrets- she can't cook, doesn't care much for cleaning, and loves a full social calendar? She also enjoys a good dirty joke now and then... In fact, she might find this whole situation quite hilarious if it weren't her in the starring role? Ahhhhh all because of a silly misunderstanding and rumor about how someone thought they saw her out behind the barn with a hired hand... Psssshawwwww on that!! So what if she was out there, it was all innocent! Well, her family didn't think so and when their neighbors mentioned that their son, Jasper was lookin for a wife, they jumped on the chance to offer her up no questions asked?!! Now, that didn't seem quite fair to her... Neither did the fact that they actually paid Jasper to take her! They also informed her that she better make this work and try to come running on home either cause she wouldn't be welcome without a husband!  Great, now unless she wanted to try her hand at some less than desirable employment such as ummmm saloon girl or washer woman, she was pretty well stuck here.

They're off to a rather grim start. Jasper was less than impressed with Julia's attempt at humor

Will they survive the first few days together, let alone the first months?

Computer ramblings

Well, as many people may know, I have struggled with various computer issues for the past 6 or 7 months- probably since my major move where my previous monitor didn't quite survive the cross country trek? I've bounced from system to system, all being temporary fixes until in January when we were finally able to afford a new computer. Even that though was not without it's issues and hassles. We are an an extremely tight budget and just could not afford anything fancy or high tech. First, we purchased a new monitor- an acer 17" wide screen that was on sale at Walmart- it made a huge difference and did help our computer situation a little... There are three of us computer addicts in the house and we were literally down to one old patched together computer for a while, where the only thing we could do was browse the web... and barely do that at times!!

Ok, after the monitor, we started looking around for tower packages with the emphasis being on price. I was basically resigned to idea that I might not be able to play sims3... broke my heart, but I kept the thought that Hey, there's always my back up of sims2!! We finally found an E-machine, Yes Yes Yes I know what everyone thinks of E-machines!!! I did an intense amount of research though and it was the best buy economically and amazingly enough, technically?


We purchased an E-machine which included windows7, 4gb ram, 1.8 gh dual core processor, 580 gb of storage memory. While there were some features we had to compromise and give up, over all this computer was an excellent purchase!!  We paid $350 for it, got the keyboard and speakers as well in the package. And, best of all- It plays Sims3!!!!!! Granted not the fasted game play in the world but awesome for building or creating!  I reinstalled the sims2 to see how that would play, because with all the eps, stuff packs, and my cc addiction, it was running pretty dang slow on our other computers. No problem here! It is a little slow initially but then they all are with these games.

So over all, I have to say I give this machine at least a B! Be advised though, for $350 you are not going to get a lot of extra bells and whistles as far as software? The Microsoft office is only a trial version. I went ahead and downloaded the free version of Open Office which works just as well! You also don't get much for phot editing but there are so many free options out there that you should be able to find something to suit you needs?  The plus side is there is a huge amoung of free space on this computer so you can install other programs!!
http://www.emachines.com/

Sims2 News!!!

    Steph over at tss found a very interesting challenge for sims2 and after reading hers, I decided to give it a go!!  Uggghhhhhhh I had some problems at first even getting my sims2 game to work on this new computer?! Silly me, I thought Of course if it plays sims3 easily, there should be no problem playing sims2?? Hmmmm Ummmm well, Yeah Can you say rather out dated game? I just had to make a few adjustments though for the windows 7 and for my wide screen.... Thank you to Jorgha for helping me with that!!!!! If anyone else is having that issue, go to your game's properties and choose compatibility with xp service pack3!!

Also in some related news, The Sims2 store will officially close as of March 31st!!!! If you have every purchased items from there and think you might want them some day, please go get them and save them to a file?! Because once the store closes you will no longer be able to access any of it!! Ahhhhhh sadly, I guess this might mean that they're gearing up to close out the support and back up of Sims2... There are so many people out there that still play... especially when they get frustrated with the glitches and problems of sims3!!!

I will try to keep everyone posted on any news or interesting information on sims2 here now that I have reinstalled the game and all my lovely simmie cc on this computer!! I love how the sims2 is so stable and their custom content rarely affects the game!! Hahahahaaaa I also love how this computer has so much room that I can easily have all the sims2 cc that I want!! Yaaaaaay Yaaaaaay Yaaaaaay for that!!!

JunkStop Jive Joint is a success!!

Just a quick note here for now, will update more tomorrow... I am exhausted right now!! Anyway, my work in progress, the SpeakEasy JunkStop Jive Joint has passed most of it's tests and should be available for download tomorrow!! It was fun playtesting it! Previews of the lot!!

Yay!!! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot!

The newest hotspot in town has just been franchised and you can get it in your neighborhood now!!

http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=3789787

My little Sim corner!: Welcome to my world!

My little Sim corner!: Welcome to my world!: "Hi to Everyone! Well, I've done it... I've joined the ranks of bloggers!! I have no idea where there will lead or what will end up here but ..."

Clara It's Beach Front Divalicious Digs

Hahahaaaaaa Try saying that five times fast!! Ahhhhhh anyway, this work in progress is also inspired by SmokyTopaz' Picture Perfect challenge to create a Roaring Twenties Living room... Well, of course it's turned into an entire house!!

I'll just post the highlights here

Working on new project!! Thanks to SmokyTopaz for all of the inspiration!!

Grady's Junk Yard Juke Joint!!

Ahhhh I have to thank SmokyTopaz for all of the inspiration she's provided lately with her Picture Perfect Challenges over on TSS!!! This week was for a Speak Easy.... I did the room and will probably continue to build on the lot and give Grady's Junk yard a make over!!

Here are pics of The Golden Hollywood Celebs enjoying a night out on the town there!