LJ Idol Presents:

Frist?!?

Everything on network TV has been preempted here, so I'm stuck with Bravo's latest lame offering about women doctors disguised as real housewives :p

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clauderainsrm.livejournal.com

I was wondering what news coverage would be like *there*. I imagine it's pretty crazy!

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I had to change the channel because I just can't listen to it anymore. Another person died, and the number injured is now over 100.

The guy who owns SO's PT Job was there yesterday cheering on a friend. He hasn't said a word since checking in to say they were both OK.

Even though I wasn't actually there, I'm still sort of in shock. My head is swimming in some kind of weird surreal area. As a little kid I lived two blocks from the site, and except for the stores and hotels it all basically looks the same as it did back then, so every time the news does an aerial shot I can feel my eyes welling up.

Edited Date: 2013-04-16 01:19 pm (UTC)

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*Sends you hugs and Frist Dances*

When things are pre-empted that's when I put on a DVD or get caught up on pre-recorded stuff that we've gotten behind on.

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WOOT!!!

Unfortunately I don't have a DVR. There's On Demand, though!

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So, against my better judgement, I bought this computer game (Sims 3 Pets) and (predictably) became a crack addict.

I slept 3 hours night before last and stayed up til the wee hours last night and that entire time was offline.

It's weird when you sign on and everyone is talking about something big and horrible that's been going on for a while already and you have no idea what they're talking about.

The word "addict" comes to mind.

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I was wondering where you were!

Yeah, I've heard Sim-type games have that crack addict quality. Do I need to call an intervention?

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In more ways than you know. :)

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LOLOL :)

One of my now non-LJ friends got into the Sims when they first came out. IIRC correctly the pull was so strong for her that she started neglecting everything and everybody. Luckily her husband pulled her out of it, and I don't think she's touched it since. Or, if she has, she only plays it in small increments, like she'll have a timer on or something.

I just don't want you going down that path, that's all <3 <3 <3

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I do this with a lot of things. I get absorbed for a while and then set it down for whatever reason and never go back.

A year or so ago it was Lord of the Rings Online.

When Sims first came out waybackwhen, I bought it and played it for freaking ever, all day and all night to the exclusion of all else, but I sucked at it.

I was constantly making characters and failing again and again - sad clowns kept showing up at my parties, social workers reposessed my children, my people had little frownie faces over their heads all the time. And still I played on. I even got sadistic for a while. I'd make a house and when the Sim went inside I would replace the door with a wall panel and not include a bathroom. I think it was my psychological response to constant failure while hearing from other people how great their games were going.

Anyway, this one has pets. Pets, I say. And the animation of the pets is pretty awesome. Also, it's easier to play, or easier to play without trying to socialize. I still kinda suck at the party scene, but then, who are we talking about? Duh.

As of yet I have not bought my Sims a computer, because playing a computer game with a character that is playing a computer game is a level of meta I just don't need to explore. :)

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I'd make a house and when the Sim went inside I would replace the door with a wall panel and not include a bathroom. I think it was my psychological response to constant failure while hearing from other people how great their games were going.

THIS is awesome! LOL! Sounds like an mid-level of Hell, hahaha! Did they at least have a house plant to "water"?

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Alas, no. Decorations make them feel better. :)

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LOL -- one time SO got into Sim City for a bit and did something to make it a nuclear fallout zone, just to see what would happen. That was my very first brush with anything Sim. It's funny now that I think of it, but at the time I was utterly shocked that he would "do" something like that!

But pets, you say? Now I understand :)

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Yeah, see my comment to tatdatcam about the cuteness.

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halfshellvenus.livejournal.com

Hahaha! I love the idea of luring Sims into a house, and then making the house dreadful.

My son used to play Roller Coaster Tycoon a lot, where you build your own theme park. He'd have these massive rollercoasters emptying out into the swimming pool, which was bad on both sides.

Once, when he was seven, he removed the walls from the tiger exhibit to see what would happen. The tiger got out, but then a helicopter came and took it away. He cried. I liked the fact that the game compensated for his abuse of park safety. ;)

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I keep trying to send you a message and for some reason LJ is being a big PITA. I'm hoping they fix whatever the glitch is soon and I can talk to you! :kicks LJ:

We have some version of the Sims game for the PS3 and I was never able to get the guy out of his house. He spends a lot of time crying, eating, sleeping and cleaning. I think my dude is manic depressive no lie. My husband wants us to start a new game but I'm reluctant to leave my dude alone. He's so sad!

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you can email me at intrikate at aol dot com, just make sure you put your LJ name in the subject line so I'll open it. :)

Edit - And the "fun" thing - I bought sprinklers for my Sims garden, and my Sim got stressed at work, came home and turned on the sprinkler on her own, switched into her swimsuit and started playing like she was a kid. It was hilarious.

Edited Date: 2013-04-16 06:25 pm (UTC)

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zephyrly.livejournal.com

He spends a lot of time crying, eating, sleeping and cleaning.

Holy shit, they based a Sim on my life.

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I don't know whether to laugh, cry or hug you. How about a little of all of it?

:hugs you:

Btw, I did reply to your comment. I hope it makes sense and we're good?

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zephyrly.livejournal.com

We were always cool! (I replied to your latest comment, too.) I'm just kind of stuck between stereotypes (boo!) and doing my best to talk about a real culture and real people whom I love very much (but often find myself at odds with). It's a hard line to walk this week, and I'm not exactly the best at it.

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tatdatcm.livejournal.com

My name is tatdatcm and I am an addict.

Mine is Sims 2 on the computer. I've bought all the expansion packs and accessory packs and play it quite regularly still. It used to consume all of my free time, but it's lost a bit of it's shiny lately and I've cut back on playing time considerably. I'm terrible at it, but I still love it. :D

I've not been as enamored of Sims 3, so haven't played it as much. I only have a few of the expansion packs and accessory packs for it and sadly, Pets is not one of them.

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The pets are so freaking cute, and you play them like a person. They learn skills like hunting and they acquire traits like non-destructive or adventurous. When they hunt the cats stick their buts in the air and twitch their tails and pounce.

They can also fish, and they drink out of the toilet. :)

You can befriend stray animals and invite them in. Also there are wild horses and falcons and racoons get into your trash and it's pretty hilarious.

My cats are quite the hunters, but unfortunately they leave their dead lizards and bugs lying around (you know, just like real life). :)

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imafarmgirl.livejournal.com

I'm glad I can't see the scenes on the TV.

I haven't been paying attention to exhibit A for a while so best of luck to whomever is trying to get into the top four.

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They're not as bad now. They're mostly showing aerial shots of Boylston Street while they're interviewing people. It's a ghost town, though -- no traffic, no people, nothing.

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Selena Gomez in a bindi??? The horror!!

I stayed up Far Too Late last night doing piddly-shit that didn't need to be done, like trying on my B&W dress to make sure it still fit (it's been a few years since I last wore it) and seeing how it looked with the accessories I'd chosen for the Gala this Saturday. Why I needed to do this at 1:30 AM, I have no idea.

Fortunately, the gown still fits and everything looks good together, so at least that's good news!

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I've been known to wash a kitchen floor at 1:30AM ;)

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I'm such a lackluster housekeeper, LOL. I mostly just sweep. ;)

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What the heck is a bindi?

:laughs: I love that you say piddly-shit! I do too and my family teases me. :)

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A bindi is a mostly Indian / Hindu decoration worn on the forehead, the most known one is the traditional red dot between the center of the eyebrows. Some bindis are also made with intricate jewels and paint. You can see some designs and info HERE (http://mayasharuma1124.blogspot.com/2011/05/indian-make-up-bindi.html).

I have a feeling that we have lots in common, and would be bestest of friends if we were ever to meet up IRL!

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:grins: I know we would. I'm pretty much ready to claim you as a bestest right now. :)

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Awww! *Huggles you*

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What's a bindi?

I read all of the entries yesterday and I don't know if it's coincidence or what but they were all so sad. It's almost like we felt what was coming, that tremor in the universe. I ache for the people in Boston.

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Bindi (decoration) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindi_%28decoration%29)

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clauderainsrm.livejournal.com

It's interesting, since Celena had a bindi when she and her mother went to visit their friend. (Who is Indian)

The friend put it on her forehead herself, because she thought it would look cute.

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zephyrly.livejournal.com

Is anybody getting email notifications for LJ comments? If I hadn't refreshed my entry this morning, I would have had no idea that anybody had replied.

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ashgaelsonaria.livejournal.com

Ive been too run down to keep tabs on much and avoid the news. I have enough trouble with depression as it is and you rarely see stories about happy things.
Well that and my parents insist on watching fox news and I have serious issues with religious bigotry and being pagan it just raises my shackles.

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