The Ugly Wickerwood - Chapter 4

Albert Wickerwood os currently in China. His lifetime wish is to learn Martial Arts. He is doing some progress at the Martial School, but he has yet not met a woman that is ugly enough for his high requirement!

- I need to impress the guy over there... Cutting this thing with my bare hand...

The Ugly Wickerwood - Chapter 3

So, where is she, the ugly dream woman of his life? Albert Wickerwood has been searching all over Sunset Valley, but all women are too good loking.

Currently these 4 wishes are locked: Visit Shang Simla (China), Learn Martial Arts Skill, Learn Painting Skill, Bathe. Albert definitely should work on anything Martial related...

- Well, she might be on the ugly side of good looking, but I'm not convinced. I better go to China right away!

The Ugly Wickerwood - Chapter 2

Another ugly day in the life of Albert Wickerwood! This is both an uglacy and a wishancy, so while his lack of beauty can't be done much with, his wishes will be locked to secure there are always 4 locked. This morning those wishes are Visit Shang Simla (China), Buy a Telescope, Group up with Cycl0n3 Sw0rd, and Learn Martial Arts Skill.

I forgot to mention that Alberts Lifetime Wish is to become a Martial Arts Master, so it looks like he will be going to China sometime soon! But shouldn't he first meeet his ugly wife that is supposed to be somewhere right here in Sunset Valley?

The couple next days went like a wind. He were desperately seeking his ugly dream woman, but she was nowhere to be found.

The Ugly Wickerwood - chapter 1 - NEW Uglicy-Wishanary Story

Hello all, and Happy Holidays!

Going abroad for a longer period, with a shaky internet connection, I just installed a few of my TS3 games to my laptop, and will unwind a little by running a short legacy-uglacy-wishacy :) Only base game, World Adventures and Seasons installed. I'd like to add more EPs, but I think this should give enough variety for this little prosject. And I will find out how it plays on my average laptop with no extra cards etc. Picture quality will reflect a lacking videocard, for sure.

This project will be updated every other day for at least 10 chapters. Hang on if you like :)

Long break - but will be back!

Wow, it's been that long? You might wonder if this blog will ever get updated again, and it definitely will! I just had a busy time, actually trying to make a living from writing stories. Because I don't make any money from this blog, it had to get low priority.

But I miss all my stories here, and will be back! There's a new gadget added, allowing you to get a hint to your e-mail address whenever this blog is updated. If you sign up, you won't miss a thing :)

Hope Terra - (s2) - chapter 12: The purple ring

Life on Hope Terra goes on. Updates will obviously no longer match those dates ending with a fat, orange zero, but there will still be 2 or 3 updates per month.

Well, this far 2 of Hope's 4 children grew up and married! And in this chapter it might be Animere's turn, if she managed to escape the waters after the darkhaired merman tipped her boat.

Aquid Merez, the oldest, got the main house, and his wife Clemmensa recently gave birth to a son, Almus Merez. Clemmensa is the current holder of the orange ring!

Out there is the ocean, lives Aquid's brother, Davitor, who married to Ocina Tushell, who holds the blue ring. They had no children yet.

Aquid loves tending their garden, but these days are getting colder, and he thinks there might be another period with freezing temperatures coming up.

Hope Terra (s2) - chapter 11: Underwater news

Now that both the boys married, the girls Animere and Shimmerita are still just teen, not really having any grand plans for where to move once they find a merman...

One night Hope finds Animere alone outside the fence. She looks depressed, and Hope guesses it's because of her upcoming birthday. Animere is about to become a young adult!

Hope always had a weak spot for Animere, she is the only one with no scales on her legs, not really looking to live like a mermaid at all. She doesn't even eat Kelp.  Hope tells her that she wants Animere to take her late father's lastname, Klinge. Animere is successful enough to claim her future husband to take her name. Only if she marries a wealthy merman with one of the most important rings, there might be trouble concerning the name.

Looking back

I've played The Sims 1, The Sims 2, The Sims 3 and The Sims 4. I enjoyed them all, but I must confess that I keep returning to the 3rd edition.

Stumbling upon a good few promotional items at zazzle.com made me both warm and nostalgic.

Generation Logo by thesims
Shop for The sims Mousepads online at Zazzle.com

Behind the Diamond Logo by thesims
Shop for more mouse pads for computer desks at Zazzle

The Sims 3 - Play with Lif3 by thesims
Create your own tee shirt at Zazzle.

So I just wanted to share, maybe you already own some of these?

There's lots more over at thesims store. I already picked a favorite :)

Hope Terra: Skipping the July 30th update

Just a quick note. Because the Gloomville Diaries season closing chapter was delayed and released July 18th, it would be too quick for another major update only two days later. So, there was no Hope Terra update on July 20th. And, due to my own vacation out of town, this also affected the July 30th update. Sorry for this, but I feel it will be better to wait for August 10th than to rush short and hasty updates.

Enjoy your vacation, too! :)

Gloomville Diaries - gen 1 - ch 38: Passing it on

Ochana already told Edith that she will need to marry one of the neighbours, and Miranda will need to settle outside Gloomville. They were both upset, but things might sort out, somehow?

Ochana was in a hurry to complete her volume of Gloomville Diaries. The old computer that she secretly uses in the attic, broke down. She had to see Ella Hikes. Ella is a tech freak, and she resides across the street together with her brother Adrian.

Ochana got a surprise when walking inside their house. Edith was there talking with Adrian Hikes! Adrian is one out of two single men, and Edith was obviously checking out the goods. Adrian is more or less Ochana's age, though...

Hope Terra - (s2) chapter 10: Expanding on the rocks

Aquid and Clammensa married, and now they are pregnant! Hope is very excited, although they will soon run out of space.

Hope Terra is quite tiny, and the little house takes up most of the area already. In addition they can grow some food, and there is a small field where they gather for meetings occasionally, called Court Garden. And then there are two small beaches. That's all.

One night the second oldest of the boys, Davitor, tells Hope that he has fallen in love with a mermaid!

Gloomville Diaries - gen 1 - ch 37: Heirs informed

A few days ago Edith and Miranda grew up and Ochana could finally pick the Main Heir (Edith) and Secondary Heir (Miranda). But they had still not been thoroughly informed about the Secret Mission.

This morning Ochana decided to send her test book to a publisher, and while checking the mailbox he was surprised to find some bills in there! They had not received bills in years, she actually thought they would never again get a bill.

- Ouch, §2.050! she screamed, as she realized that they would need to sell off some apples to meet that sum! Edith would get a tough start to her adult life, and being in charge of the household.

Gloomville Diaries - gen 1 - ch 36: Birthday party

Ochana reread the Secret Mission's Rules and Directions, and the further process was getting clearer. On Edith and Miranda's young adult birthday, she would have to pick the Main Heir as well as the Secondary Heir. And she had decided who that will be!

Ochana was a little relieved that the Secret Mission itself won't be passed on until the day before Main Heir's wedding. It would simply give here some more time to complete her book.

Instead she found herself busy planning the upcoming birthday party, a picnic.

When she checked out a nearby town, Newcrest, she ran into Willow Field neighbour, Zilla Brox.

Hope Terra - (s2) chapter 9: The question about space

Welcome back to Hope Terra! :)  This is where Season 2 begins. If you missed the first season, please check it out here. Many facts won't be repeated in detail.

Hope Terra is the tiny island where mermaid Hope Merez climbed onto firm land, to live together with the human Sailor Rasmus Klinge. They had four children, then Rasmus disappeared on sea. Hope's father would love to see his grandchildren grow up, because the Mersea group of the Mer People could benefit from climbing onto land, by marrying those four. It might be the only way for the Mersea Group to avoid the horrible toxics that spreads on the sea ground.

Hope and here teenagers have upgraded the house further.

They built walls and fences to protect themselves from the evil Mudder Group - those black Mer People that did bad things to the Mersea group in the past. Hope can feel that something bad will happen, but shouldn't they feel safe on land?

Gloomville Diaries - gen 1 - ch 35: Contest

The oldest twins' young adult birthday is coming up shortly, and Ochana found herself in a hurry. How will se pick the main heir and second heir, and what if Chad disagrees?

The four possible main heirs were all busy improving their chances. Miranda, who loved the garden, and really hated the thought of losing it to some of her siblings, still kept up with her gardening.

She was up early in the morning, working a little before school. And tending the strawberry plants first, of course!

Just a quick hello

... to say that I'm out of town for several weeks. I planned updating Gloomville Diaries from here, but it got too complicated away from my gaming computer.

So, I'm sorry for the delay. The announced update will come late June. Stay tuned :)

Gloomville Diaries - gen 1 - ch 34: Miranda

Last chapter we followed Edith to the club where she works as a comedian. How about her twin sister Miranda, what is she up to?

One morning Ochana was cutting fresh tomatos from the garden, Miranda walked into the kitchen.

- Mom! she said. - Did you know how healthy strawberries are? Why by Similius don't we grow any of those?

Ochana hardly looked up. They worked quite hard in the past finding the wild tomatos to start growing them at home. She wasn't too interested in a new project.
- So just where would you find those strawberries, Miranda? Don't you think that people walking by would pick each berry to eat on their way?

Gloomville Diaries - gen 1 - ch 33 - Edith

They spent a day collecting stuff to sell, in order to equip a second bathroom for the household of six. And how much funds did they raise?

Selling everything brought in more than §4.000, enough to equip one of the bedrooms upstairs, and to expand the old bathroom downstairs with room for adding a new sink! No more washing hands in the kitchen! But there was still money left for outdoor furniture for the terrace!

All these years they had absolutely nothing on this huge terrace - Ochana always missed that, especially when the children were younger and spent most of their freetime at home.

- Oh, this is great! Don't you agree, Miranda? said Ochana.

- Sure mum!

- Veggie burgers ready any minute now, said Chad. He had not used a grill since he was a teenager. They never had one!

- Yummy! Served - our very first outdoor meal!

So they all enjoyed it. Seems like Mirana was missing, she probably went to her after school work. Also Paula (wearing the red cap) had a job already.

Then it was time to inspect the new bathroom - again. Edith and Paula walked upstairs.

- It's lovely! Edith cheered. - It could have been some bigger, but still, I like it!

- It's not just for us girls, said Paula. She referred to the great idea that Pivian and their parents will use the old bathroom, while Edith, Miranda and Paula will mostly use this one. But the workout machine was right outside, so anyone working out might just as well use the new bathroom if they need a shower.

Edith was quite busy these days, even if she had no after school job. She worked hard on her comedy skill, and several nights a week she went to the town library to write some new jokes.

She was in need of new jokes for her performances at Club Captain Blue.Most guests are regulars, making it hard to make them pay attention unless the jokes are new - and good.

Edith always worked best if the library wasn't too packed and noisy. In between the typing and laughs, she found time to browse the websites about fashion and cosmetics...

Miranda, Edith's twin sister, was not at all interested in makeup. She was more than happy to tend the garden.

And Ochana would help occasionally. Like spraying bugs.

Some times Ochana found herself just observing the kids. Edith, Miranda, Pivian and Paula. In a few years one of them would be the main heir of this house. But who? She would need to look it up at the Rules & Directions for the Secret Mission. It said something about how a main heir should be chosen, but it also said something about a second heir...

A few days later, one morning in the kitchen...

- Oh, this back is killing me! Chad complained. He had exercised all night and today he would have to pay. - Hey, what are you doing there?

- I'm making some food, can't you see? said Ochana. - I heard about this technique recently, but I think I must have misunderstood some of the description.

- Oh dear, why do you place the boiling casserole on my hands? I'm doing the dishes, can't you see?

- Sorry, said Ochana. - I wasn't concentrating, I was thinking about our heirs.

She told Chad how she had been thinking about who to pick, and that she just had no idea who should get their house - and more. Chad was never told about the Secret Mission of course, so how could he understand Ochana's dilemma?

- You see, we are getting older, and in only 2 years both Edith and Miranda grows up to young adults! Then they ought to know whether they are inheriting or not, they might want to move out, you know.

- Oh, I still don't see the problem, said Chad. - Edith was born first, isn't she the natural heir?

- Well, if it was that easy, Edith replied. - I think certain skills should make a difference, too. Besides, why should Pivian and Paula be cut off, just because they are a few years younger?

So, will it be Edith or Miranda just because they are older?

Will Edith be capable of bringing the Secret Mission onwards?

Or would Miranda fare better?

Edith did know how to socialize by now. Two nights a week she performs at Club Captain Blue.

- And the frog asked, why on Earth am I just a Prince, and not a King?

- Ha, ha, ha!

Some nights the place was rather empty, and it almost sounded silly when one person in the audience laughed. Edith preferred it when they all just smiled.

This very night there were a special man in the audience. No, not the one applauding to the right. He is Jamiels Grossing, son of the Grossing couple across the road from Edith's home. Jamiels obviously reached young adult! If he could only stop looking at her in that way!

No, Edith was aware of the blond guy with a blue jumper, Malcolm Landgraab! He was wealthy, residing at Oasis Springs, and as far as she knew he was still single!

Next update, hopefulle on May 8th!

Gloomville Diaries - gen 1 - ch 32 - Collectors

They had their family painting painted by the talented artist, Vince Ramerez, but there are other issues on Ochana's mind these days. They are desperately short of money, and the only bathroom they got, not even with room for a sink, can't serve six sims much longer.

Ochana was out in the garden inspecting some splined plants. If they only could turn this into a family business. Selling flowers! But no, she had no idea to grab such an idea.

Besides the garden was more or less Miranda's duty. Ochana thought of something else though, and gathered the 4 children in the dining room.

She told them they all had to help traising some money.

- Each of you will go out there to collect whatever values you can find. Harvest, dig, explore! Bring those items back home, and tomorrow we'll see if it helps us adding a second bathroom, finally!

- Yay, Edith & Paula shouted. - Another bathroom! It's on time!

- So, go out there! Make sure you visit different hoods!

Ochana felt a bit like a Super Sim, giving those instructions. Aw, in this very room the Sims by Nymbers Show participants used to gather for their morning meetings!

A little later Miranda, Pivian and Edith were in the kitchen, reading and doing their homework.

- You guys realize the heir thing coming up soon? asked Edith. - I'm oldest, and if I get this house when I marry, the rest of you will need to move elsewhere.

- Well, I guess you won't get the house until Paula and I grow up, too, said Pivian.

- I wouldn't place a bet on that, Edith replied.

Edith's twin sister Miranda was only a few minutes younger. She had worked hard on the garden ever since she became a teenager, while Edith mostly spent her nights telling silly jokes at the club.

- Nothing is decided yet, she said and scratched her ear.

Miranda often visited Muggerdale hood, that's where her friend, Alan Mugger resides at his little farm. Miranda ran down there to look for collectibles.

She harvested a few of the plants in the community area.

Leaving most of them to the locals, though.

Then she found some minerals near a very strange, old tree.

Eventually she gave in, and knocked on Alan Mugger's door.

Edith chose to do her search at Upperton hood. She had been there a few times, she preferred the style up there, and the houses were great. Of course she would bring back home some collected stuff, after all they would get a second bathroom!

But first she wanted to visit the Bootwig family. Their son, Hugo Constantin Bootwig, already grew up and was no longer attending school. Edith had no idea why she wanted to see him, because he was the kind of nerd she normally ignored. Was it the size of the Bootwig house?

Knock, knock. Hugo opened and Edith walked inside.

Pivian never requested a bigger bathroom, and he realized that he would probably not inherit the house anyway, so why should he spend a day collecting funds?

Well, he did anyway, and he did it with great pleasure. Pivian loved to collct stuff, he wanted to discover the unique finds! He went to Gloom Garden and started the hunt right away.

His favourite was there wild frogs. Once growing up he hoped to either work with biology, or to run a zoo, or anything in between.

Ochana was a little surprised to find Paula resting in the living room, while her 3 siblings were all about collecting stuff.

- Shouldn't you been somewhere else, Paula?

- Oh, you mean at work? I'm on duty tonight, I know, but just updating my simbook status first, you know.

- No, I meant shouldn't you be out there collecting something? Ochana asked.

- Oh that! Paula laughed. - I already brought in my collection, a lovely blue and yellow easter egg! I'm sure it's worth quite a lot!

Well, Ochana couldn't force Paula to go out to look for more. Maybe the others returned back home with just one piece each, anyway. So, Ochana walked up to the attic to practice her writing.

She felt almost ready to start writing her volume for the Gloomville Diaries. A few more days practicing and then she would make some solid effort!

The next day they all placed their findings on the living room floor.

Oh, this is great! cheered Ochana. - I'd be surprised if these objects can't bring in enough for a new bathroom!

- When will it be built, mum? Edith asked eagerly.

- Hard to say, said Chad. - But we'll start right away! Now off to sell all this stuff for a good price!