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[felis_ultharus]

Breaking radio silence again here. I've been completely wiped out lately, because all the extra work hours - I did eight days out of nine, ending Friday, and collapsing asleep most nights. The last two days I was scarcely online.

I did visit jenjoou, but mostly I've been in bed sleeping, working on a draft for the CBC Literary Awards, and occasionally playing The Sims 2 for PS2. I beat that game.

(I can understand the appeal of the game - it strikes just the right balance between realism and wish fulfilment. Beautiful people you can dress like dolls, in beautiful houses you can renovate for cheap so long as they are not actually on fire.

I also like how the grim reaper can be bribed - he gets really excited over receiving $100 earth dollars* - as a system for getting your Sims back to life. But it's also depressing how quickly your friends forget you in that game. I mean, a few days away, and they forget who you are.)

Today, I'm going to finish a draft for my short story for the awards. Then I'm going to pull out my usable poetry and see what I can refurbish for the said contest. I'm determined to enter two categories this year. If nothing else, it'll increase my chances.

*Bonus internet points for those who get the reference

Comments

[jenjoou.livejournal.com]

Nextwave! Points for meeeeeeeeeeeee!

The friend system works better in 3 btw. A lot of things were fixed in 3. Including, briefly, that unmarried people could get pregnant. I was rather annoyed when they "fixed" that in a patch. :P

I'm glad you came. I had fun. ^_^

Good luck on your writing!

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

In the PS2 version, there's no pregnancy, no aging, and no kids in Sims 2. As I said, wish fulfilment.

Also, the "slacker" career path has been replaced with "criminal."

And thanks for having me over ^_^

[jenjoou.livejournal.com]

Also, the "slacker" career path has been replaced with "criminal."

Actually there's both in the PC game.

[lux-apollo.livejournal.com]

Darn, I was too slow with the reference claim. But yeah. Best of luck with the writing. I hope you are recovering from the exhaustion.

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

I love that there are two people on my LJ list who don't know each other but can catch a Nextwave reference ^_^

And thank you :)