#sometimes-i-sim

@sometimes-i-sim

Oh boy. Seems like there is some family counceling that needs to happen. I hope Aubrey is going to be okay after all this. He seems to be in the middle of everybody’s dislike for everyone else. (Not that Zach dislikes Autumn, but he’s not thrilled.)

This is the point at which a lot of stuff that was previously kept quiet by everyone is about to come out.  Generally, Aurora is a genuinely nice person and she’s the sort who can put up with a lot before she snaps (she’s a lot like Aubrey in that way), but even she has her limits.  Autumn got away with a lot because Aurora just put up with it for as long as she could.  I think the biggest effect this situation will have on Aubrey is that Aurora won’t want to come around if her sister is there, and that will be hard for him to cope with.  Even though he loves all his kids equally, Aurora really is his favourite and definitely the one he’s closest with.   As for Zach, he loves Autumn as much as he loves all the other kids, but they don’t get along particularly well (they never did!) so the new household dynamics should be interesting.

@krazyangelkat81

lmao... he's not paid enough to deal with that.

No kidding!  Can you imagine being at work, minding your own business, and the Grim Reaper casually drops in for coffee, and everybody’s like, “Hey, don’t worry about it. He’s a great guy when he’s not claiming souls!”

@nuclearxwaffles

LOL I love the "come hither" look.

thanks!  hehe me too!  It’s so blatant, which is what makes it so funny to me.

@stsciurussimblr

Gosh, I wish I had a sim goddess in my life!

Oh, me too!  Wouldn’t it be great if someone could mysteriously redecorate or renovate and have the whole thing done while you were out for the day?

@krazyangelkat81

lmao, they are too cute to be pirates.

lol!  Probably they are. ;-)  Maybe they’ll just conquer everybody with adorableness and hugs will be their ultimate weapon. ;-)

@sometimes-i-sim

His costume matches the new nautical theme of the room! Have fun at your show and visiting your family. Here's hoping that you have a dentist that is good to you!

Yeah, it does!  I actually didn’t think of that when I was dressing them up as pirates for Halloween lol. 

I’m sure the show will be loads of fun!  All the annual shows I attend are usually a good time. There’s a lot of work involved in getting ready for one, but it’s totally worth it.  haha I should post a picture of the “real” Aubrey in his period Naval uniform. =)

As for my dentist, she is a lovely woman.  I always joke with her that it’s her profession I don’t like and that it’s absolutely not personal. 

@sometimes-i-sim

Uh-oh! Poor naive Autumn. She doesn't seem to be thinking very clearly at the moment.

She may also be a little bit desperate at this point.

@sometimes-i-sim

Whatever sound is made when one laughs and inadvertently spits out the drink in their mouth. That's the sound I made at the last line. lol

LOL!  I’m glad I made you laugh (although spilling your drink wasn’t part of the plan).  I originally intended Dave to have a story of his own, but I kind of lost my enthusiasm for it before I really got started on it.  I love the character, though, and I really wanted to do something with him. I decided to make him Stardust’s friend with benefits lol.  Stardust’s previous boyfriend was called Michael, and I figured it’d be too confusing to have more than one character of the same name in the story, so I decided she should get together with somebody else instead, and Dave was the obvious choice  Stardust’s Michael didn’t get a whole lot of attention anyway, so it was fairly easy.  Dave is an oddball lol.  Unlike Stardust and Sawyer’s girlfriend, Olivia, he was actually born on Sixam, so he’s not nearly as integrated as some of the other aliens in Willow Creek.  He thinks he knows a lot about Earth, but he really doesn’t.  He’s kind of derpy XD

@sometimes-i-sim

:( But, but Zach! Good thing she called Aubrey first!

She knows her parents well enough to know that she wouldn’t get anywhere if she talked to Zach herself.  Aubrey is easier to manipulate and he’s also better at convincing Zach to agree to things.  Zach usually doesn’t let his emotions get in the way of his reason and judgement, except where Aubrey is concerned.  Autumn knows Zach is wrapped completely around Aubrey’s little finger.  XD

@sometimes-i-sim

Here's hoping things go smoothly!

There won’t be too much drama, but I’m definitely not promising 100% smooth sailing...

@sometimes-i-sim

"We'll all get along splendidly." Somehow I doubt that. :/

  Special note to @seri-plays - I appreciate your reblog! You make excellent points, which I totally agree with.  I didn’t reproduce your entire reblog here, but I wanted to thank you for it.

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@princessdejamars

right on....love the story because its just so refreshing....and they are so cute together......

Thank  you so much!  I’m happy you find it refreshing and I’m glad you like it!

@sometimes-i-sim

"I'm never going to apologize for Frisky Old Men." Good! There's no need! It's refreshing to see a story with elders. In this day and age old age is frowned upon, but I say life can be/should be enjoyed till the final moment. Cheers to you!

Thanks very much! I just feel like there are so many stories that can be told from so many viewpoints, and I wanted to explore something different for a change. 

I love seniors in real life. They have so much to teach us and are so full of surprises.  When I worked at the museum, before law school, everyone on the board of directors was a senior, and even one of my co-workers was an older gentleman.  My co-worker used to give me loads of free advice, most of it quite good advice too. A few of the guys on the board of directors were veterans (two soldiers and a Mountie) and they used to love to come in and just sit there and tell me stories.  I loved it.   One dear old fellow once told me, “I like coming here to see you because you’re really interested in my life.”  I later found out that he hadn’t seen one of his daughters for about 3 years.  I’ve also done quite a bit of volunteering with seniors, and I’ve found a lot of kindred spirits that way; people like Julia who loved dolls and knitting, just like me.  Julia knitted me a pompom scarf.  She has since passed on, but I always think of her when I put that scarf on.  The hardest thing about befriending seniors is knowing the friendships will be short, but I think that makes them all the more precious. 

Ahahaha...sorry, that was a bit of a ramble!  Anyway, the point was that I really wanted to have a story in which elders and their everyday lives are the focal point. I guess I just wanted to show even though their bodies might be old, their hearts and minds are still the same as a younger person’s, and that they still want to live full, satisfying and interesting lives. 

@108sims

I adore your story and love Aubrey and Zach ❤️

Thanks very much!    I’m super happy about all the love and attention they’ve received, and I really appreciate it.

@kat88833

I love u girl and the boys ;) keep shining you beautiful babes

Thank you so much!  I appreciate it! ♥

@lifeasasim

You're always so on point with these things. I'm with you! <3

Thanks! I appreciate it!

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@kat88833

seriously? Like seriously? If you don't like her story then get out cause its perfect the way it is. It isn't meant to be full of drama and action and all that shit. Its love and joy and two people being perfect for one another. Like holy cow.

If there’s one think I’ve learned in 40 years of living, it’s that some people are never satisfied with anything and can always find a reason to complain.  Honestly, I’m just shaking my head at “Bored Anon”.  I’m more baffled and a bit frustrated rather than upset.  Anyway, I appreciate your comments and I’m super glad you like the story.  Thanks very much!     

@simmindipityunplugged

The hate just doesn't stop... Geez! :-/

Compared to the things I’ve received in my inbox in the past, this hardly qualifies as ‘hate’, but I do know what you mean.  It’s like people have nothing better to do than randomly harass people for fun.  I haven’t had too many problems in the simblr community, so I’ve mostly left anonymous asks enabled. For the most part, the simblr community is an exceptionally friendly and pleasant bunch of folks (at least in my experience). In another online community, I had to disable my ask box entirely on my main blog because of the actual hate mail I was receiving from both anonymous and non-anonymous users.  It got so bad that I deleted all my posts on Tumblr relating to that community and left it altogether in April of this past year. 

@sometimes-i-sim

*smh*

I know right? me too.

@stsciurussimblr

I love your story because of the twists and turns in your imagination. Sad that some people can't see the beauty in that!

@sometimes-i-sim

Trying to think up of a catcy hash tag for team Michael & Autumn. lol I'm hoping the sims actually click. Then she can CELEBRATE not winning Anwyl over because Michael seems totally better!

hahaha...I’m so bad at thinking up those portmanteaux for couples...probably mostly because I find them silly 90% of the time (Bennifer or Brangelina, anyone?) =P But I know some people really love them so if anybody wants to try coming up with one, go for it! A catch phrase rather than a portmanteau might be a lot of fun, though. =)

I haven’t actually played Michael and Autumn together yet, so we’ll see how they get along.  I have a couple of ideas in mind, depending on the outcome of how well they interact with each other.in-game.  And we haven’t seen the last of the potential lucky guys yet, either.  Michael may be the current favourite, but he’s not the only man who’s going to make an appearance in Autumn’s life. (wait till you see Elliot and Autumn together!)

Personally, I think Anwyl would be a great catch!  A genuinely nice, successful older man, and a ginger.  haha I’d find it hard to argue with that.  If Sapphire didn’t already have a fabulous man, maybe I would’ve sent her to Anwyl’s Bachelor Challenge XDDD

@sometimes-i-sim

Oh oh oh! Autumn!!!!!

Yup. ;-)

@sometimes-i-sim

Now I'm grinning like a school girl!

*laughing gleefully*

@sometimes-i-sim

Ha ha... my kind of man!

Mine too! haha...a guy who smiles like that as he takes out the trash is kind of a fantasy character lol. 

@krazyangelkat81

aww poor Aubrey - Zach needs to get his tools out. lol

Actually, in-game Zach did fix it!  He has fairly high handiness skill and is pretty good at stuff like that.  For story reasons, though, someone else is going to “fix” it. ;-)

@zetsusims

Two of my absolute favorite Sims. ♡

Thank you!  I’m happy you like them! ♥

@krazyangelkat81

aww this made for a really nice screenshot.

awww thanks! =)  I had to use this one.  He just looked so happy about the little birds eating their seeds and not attacking him lol.

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@sometimes-i-sim

Interesting! Kinda reminds me of those heat signatures. Or elevation markings on maps. He should definitely become the talk of the town!

I thought of elevation markings on maps, too, and also camouflage. Lizard Man (he desperately needs a name!) can hide in the bushes and not be seen. ;-)   Honestly, I was trying to make my own skin recolour, but it is TOO DAMN HARD and I have given up for the moment until I have a better grasp on what I’m doing.  At least Lizard Man’s “custom skin” didn’t break my game, which is actually the main reason I’m keeping it.  That, and I think it looks weirdly cool. 

@varsas

I like them! I will definitely use them on Arthur, I'm sure, since I have been enjoying dressing him up for Halloween lately :)

Yay! Thanks!  I’m glad you like them and can already see a use for them.  I hope you’ll share a pic of Arthur using them. =)

@lifeasasim

Wow it looks good!

@lifeasasim

The yellow eyes reminds me of Sauron from Lord of the rings xD

Thanks!  I’m glad you like them!  lol I hadn’t even thought of Sauron, but that’s a great comparison (and a great compliment, thanks!)  I always think of Sauron’s eyes as more of a cats-eye pupil, though. Hmm... might have to try to make those next.

@lifeasasim

I'll take the 3rd guy! Tqvm xP

haha...I actually meant the Repair Guy outfits, not the boys lol.  If you really want David, though, I can upload him to the Gallery. Just let me know. I’m sure his family won’t mind if he exists in alternate universes.  I mean, more David can’t be a bad thing, right? ;-)

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@sometimes-i-sim

Happy Thanksgiving! I don't know if ya'll pig out like we American's do, but I hope your food is abundant and delicious!

Thanks!  Some people do make a big deal of the food for Thanksgiving here, but it’s not as much of a tradition as it seems to be south of teh border.  Christmas is our big “food holiday” here lol.  Nevertheless, there will be tasty food for Thanksgiving. I’m not able to go home to my parents for the long weekend this year, but that’s totally fine as I’ll be seeing all my family in less than two weeks anyway. My dad and I are exhibitors at a doll show, and it’s in the city where my brother lives, so we’re staying at his place. =)

@zetsusims

Yeah, I have some like that, haha. It's frustrating.

@stsciurussimblr

I love how you've created individuals with unique personalities. I feel like I'm coming to know Aubrey and Zach! Wonderful work!

Ahh thank you so much!  I must be doing my job right if you feel like they are distinct people that you can get to know, and that makes me very happy indeed. =)  I appreciate the praise for them. It means a lot.

@sometimes-i-sim

Ha ha! That look!

I know right?  He just looks so annoyed and so unimpressed with everything.  It’s like he’s daring me to judge him for having that second glass of wine and debating whether to have another one.  I had to share that pic. I was too amused by it not to.

@sometimes-i-sim 

Oh yay yay yay! They’re awesome! Thank you!

You’re welcome!  Let me know how they work out in your game. =)

@sometimes-i-sim

I like Michael! You did a great job on them and I snagged 'em.  Thank you!

Thank YOU!  I’m happy you like Michael.  He seems to have a lot of admirers ;-)  Also I’m pleased you like the uniforms. Maids (and nurses) everywhere in the Sims 4 universe now have some colour choices. =)

@krazyangelkat81

The line is a dot to this repair guy! Oh my!

@sometimes-i-sim

Oh my! That guy is lucky Zach restrained himself. *smh*

This whole scene just sort of happened without much intervention from me.  First, this muscle-bound repair guy shows up and immediately starts flirting with Aubrey for no apparent reason.  Aubrey had an “embarrassed” moodlet from an “awkward conversation” with him.  Then he started to flirt with Zach (also an “awkward conversation” for Zach). Then the guy helped himself to some cereal! I wish I’d gotten a picture of him eating the cereal.  Zach autonomously started to “Yell At” him while they were at the table (the cereal mysteriously vanished lol).  I almost always play with free will on, and sometimes I just sit back for a few minutes and watch my sims without directing any of their actions, just to see what’ll happen.

@sometimes-i-sim

No worries on the sad response to the cake rather than the funny... gotta stay true to what they were doing. I was touched by Audrey's thoughtfulness. :)