Forever Mine, Forever Thine, Forever Us

“Forever mine, forever thine, forever us…”  

  Happy Valentine’s Day! 💋

RULES: It’s not just our Brooding Sims who have the option to ‘Talk About Feelings’; we can also talk about our feelings too!  Look deep into yourself and ponder on the thoughts which motivate you to play the game we all love. Then tag at least 5 people on your friends list to help them explore their feelings too. I was tagged by the lovely @annabellee25​.  I tag @budgie2budgie​, @anotherplumbob​, @kyranyx​, @paper-lioness​, @jenba, & @mwgaybachelor.

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The questions are as follows:

1. The boss of EA is in front of you asking for one statement about The Sims before he goes away and makes TS5. What do you say to him?

Please take your time developing TS5 and create a fully-formed game that takes inspiration from the best features of the past games: open world, CASt, more content, more building tools, more worlds, deeper gameplay, etc.  I know it may be a tall order… but be motivated to create the best game possible, listen and value long-time players’ ideas and suggestions, give the developers carte blanche to unleash their creativity, and invest in the future of this game instead of being driven solely by profit (although I actually think these changes would result in higher profits).

2. Do your Sims know you as their Sim God or are you the invisible deity to them? Well I am kind of omniscient and omnipotent in my game, at least when there’s no game bugs throwing me for a loop.  But I like to let my sims have some autonomy too; it results in some spontaneous moments that are very entertaining.

3. How do you see yourself connected to your Sims? Do those of you who say you love them, really mean this? How deep is your game? It always surprises me how attached I get to my sims and how much affection I feel towards them.

4. What’s your Sims Secret? Is there something going on in your game that none of your screenshots will ever tell us? WHO IS LOCKED IN YOUR BASEMENT???? What are those secret Sims doing behind closed doors? Don’t worry – no poor sims are locked in the basement or trapped in a pool. My sim secret is that I use the motherlode cheat for every single sim I play.

5. Can we learn anything from our Sims to take away for our real lives? And/or can you give us an example of how The Sims has influenced you outside of gaming. 

Playing the sims introduced me to the sims community, which encouraged me to come out of my private shell and start a simblr to interact with other simmers.  It reminded me how important it is to have a creative outlet.  I also learned how to use Photoshop as a result of creating my blog.

Please could you also upload your sims and lots tray files on SFS? I love their look and the background you wrote up for them. Looking to populate my game with your sims and lots

Hi, I’m so happy that you like my builds and sims!  The tray files for all the builds I’ve shared are available for download at SFS (the links are on the download posts).  My two most recent sims (Shiva and Soledad) are also on SFS.  I will work on putting the tray files for my other sims on SFS when I get a chance (and I’ll add the links to the original post).  Let me know if you have a favorite so I can get to that one first.  Thanks for your message and your patience!

“There let me linger till the rays of sunset make the sky ablaze…”                                                                                                         - S.G.W. Benjamin

Rules: answer 30 questions and tag 10 people

Thanks for tagging me @catnapsims, @ceechalla, @jenba, @joliebean, @retro-pixels, @simonmars, @midnightpixels & @sourpatch-sims!

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Nickname(s): Bib, Chou, Moni Gender: female Sign: scorpio (sun), taurus (moon), libra (rising) Height: 5′6″ Time: 1:03 am Birthday: November 20 Favorite bands: Fleetwood Mac, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles, The Black Keys… (just off the top of my head) Favorite solo artists: Cat Power, Sam Cooke, Bob Dylan, Lana Del Rey… Song stuck in my head: Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (from Show Boat) Last movie i watched: It Last show I watched: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (again) When did I create this blog: I think in April 2016 What do I post: A little bit of everything - builds, interiors, sims, edits, gameplay What did I last google: Shanghai belle époque architecture Other blogs: @vicarious-sims-ccfinds​ & @vicarious-sims-inspo Do I get asks: every now and then Why did i choose this url: I’m living vicariously through my sims Following: sooooo many blogs - there’s not enough time in the day or night to keep up with all the awesome simblrs Followers: more than I ever imagined & I’m so grateful Average hours of sleep: 6-9 hours Lucky number: I don’t have one Instrument: piano What am I wearing: how very forward of you…I don’t know you like that! Dream job: interior designer, travel writer, shop owner… Favorite food: pastries, sushi, falafel, migas, garden burgers, panisse frites… Last book I read: A Year in Provence 3 favorite fandoms: Sims, RuPaul Drag Race, Wes Anderson, Disney, GOT

Well surprise, surprise…once again I’m late for the party with this tag so I’m assuming everyone and their dog has already been tagged.  But, if you haven’t and you’d like to do this then say I tagged you.