Tumblr trouble

So, I'm having major problems with Tumblr ever since the Weekend. That's already 3 days. I was expecting them to fix it come Monday, but no...

All I get is a blue screen, no nothing. If I follow the link from this blog I get to my tumblr blog, but can do nothing. Clicking the archive gives the blue screen again. Still with no info.

I tried going to tumblr.com for possible info posted there, but can't even make that work... blue screen.

I'm obviously no longer logged in, but with no log in button (or info) it's impossible to get access.

N.A.P. voting closed - the results are in!

 

(Current Year 224) Region 12 has a political system with elections every 5 years. The year before the main election, where the 5 Councilors are found, there is a Neighborhood Action Plan voting. Each hood removes their oldest plan (each plan is on for 15 years), and then votes for a new plan to fill that spot. This might make no big difference, or it can get very exciting as these the valid N.A.P.s actually have an effect on the upcoming Council voting!

Each plan represents one of my three political parties, and the party with more active N.A.P.s in a district, becomes that district's dominant party. A dominant party will pick one of their N.A.P.s to be the 4th plan for all hoods in the district. On the Council election candidates will get some bonus votes if representing the dominant party! You could read about these details on this blog previously.

Well, tonight it's time to check the results, and to many hopeful candidates, it might make a huge difference whether they get those bonus votes or not.

Region 12 NEWS - Year 224

Year 224 is complete, and here's the annual NEWS edition!

The clip is just 4 minutes, and contains standard rubrics like News, Finance, Showbiz, Job listings, and of course various Family notes. The Y224 edition features Baron Auphor Saxor, jazz singer Olivia Clump, Plopsy and many more!

Hosts to tie it all together are Paulo Caliente and Antoinette Morck.



You might find a few how I play tips, and most news have more details in the community section/residents registry linked from top of this blog. There is also some info in my As Sims Go By video series. PS: Looks like I forgot to advertise Reg12 NEWS for Year 223. You will find it on the Youtube channel.

Welcome to Dusty Turf Bazar

(Curent Year 224) One of the oldest lots in Oasis Springs is the Bazar at Dusty Turf. This was a busy trading arena from Year 42, and was drastically expanded when Landgraab Retail, Inc. formalized the trades in Year 172. Today it's still owned by Landgraab Retail, Inc. who also run half of the 6 stores, while the remaining are rented by others.

From the start only the front building existed, while the outdoor ground area was the main market with many stalls selling fresh produce or collectives from distant corners of SimNation. The field behind the bazar was used for trading farm animals. In Year 172 Landgraab Retail, Inc. built the 2 stories block, which today is the main part of this business. Come for a tour!

Upcoming Election: 33 Candidates Introduced

(Current Year 224) Today the political parties LEFT, RIGHT and MIDDLE held a joint press conference at Hotel Roadstead (Magnolia Promenade, San Myshuno), where candidates for the upcoming Council election were introduced! Nomination Day was nearly a year ago (1 year before Election Day), and the lists of the 32 candidates went public on 1st day of Fall - but only with names, ages, hood and career. Now most candidates had 5 minutes on stage to share political plans and hopes.

This is the first time all 3 parties support a joint event. One should believe these candidates are rivals, as some are fighting for the same Hood Contact or Councilor position, but they all have a common mission of improving our community. Some candidates are aiming for the local Hood Contact position, and chose not to speech at today's event.

Baron of Verde Crowned

(Current Year 224) First day of Winter is "Investiture Day", the day for coronations and other investitures, and this year the region's main event was the crowning of Baron of Verde, Auphor Saxor (83). It's been busy days for him since court agreed that he is the correct successor to the Verde barony. Despite his high age he accepted, and has been busy moving from San Myshuno to Verde in Oasis Springs, where he will be the head of Yuma Heights - seat of the Barony of Verde.

The coronation took place at Church of Similius in Gloomville.

Lady de Sür-Blyth engaged

Lady Elvira Leonora de Sür-Blyth (40) is not living a very public society life. Her low nobility house, Sür-Blyth Farm, focuses a lot more on raising pigs combined with agricultural science, than red carpets and diadems.

She lived alone and worked real hard, and it’s great news that she is engaged, finally!

Painting collected motives

Not quite sure about that title, but I recently discovered something I never really was aware of. Painting became a lot more interesting, especially having your own atelier suddenly made a lot more sense.

Mandy Rosewood (38), you might recall her from the As Sims Go By video series. She was unlucky in love and traveled to Selvadorada to paint the jungle - and mend her heart - for a couple years. She fell in love mith Mirard Jumba and had a child, but that's another story - ongoing, in fact.

Mandy Rosewood in her rented atelier in Newcrest

When she was out in the jungle I had her try a different methode.

The legit Baron of Verde was found

Region 12 Court House has now handled the case where Malcolm Landgraab claimed to be the legit Successor to the Baron of Verde peerage. However, the refined list of candidates brought up a couple surprises, like Malcolm Landgraab's father not being first in line, as claimed...

On the case's final day, Region 12 Council was represented by Mayor Charloman Dougham. He announced the line of successors as it should have been presented back in Year 173. That is when the last Baron of Verde, Javiar von Donnersmalt, died without any male living descendant. The hunt for successors started, but was concluded too early when finding the first candidate, who has now been proven not legit.

Duke Jarret Ross of Rossie gives up peerage after 50 years.

Jarret Ross, the Duke of Rossie and current Baron of Verde, explained how he was only 3 years when he was told that he would be crowned Baron of Verde when turning 25. He did not protest to the double incident of female descendants in his line, and he informed that he is willing to give up on the peerage as the jury may decide. 

As Sims Go By - Season 2 - Episode 5

[The Sims 4 Machinima] Here's the 5th and final episode of AS SIMS GO BY 2nd season! Will Jill Potterfield finally lock up the suspect? It's been fun sharing my take on the Villareal backstory. This episode is a mix of so much, also included a tiny bit ECO lifestyle. There's several romancing couple, and a wedding (on the sideline). See more from the Gloom Order gala dinner, and see a tiny corner of the gardens at Chateau Cavalier. I hope you enjoy this 17 min episode :)



This season has only 5 episodes, each lasting about 16 minutes, so next and final episode will be up late May.

Feedback is always welcome.

Dukes unveiling Noble Lodging Trust

[Current year 224] This week the Duke Jarret of Rossie and the Duke Aquess de Cavalier held a press brief at Meadows Gardens. A good bunch of educational involved persons and journalists attended.

Jarret Ross, the Duke of Rossie, started with some general facts about the new trust, that has been founded in order to help students with a better accommodation during their University years.
   - It's no secret that our gest is aimed towards children of noble standards, but when the capacity allows for it, the offer will of course be available to all students, regardless of heritage.

Politics Refined (Action Plans - nerd alert!)

[Current year 224] I always focused quite a bit on the community aspects having a Council, laws and elections ever since TS1. The new N.A.P. system is one of the reasons I welcomed The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle. If you want, this pack can certainly bring hood political vibes into the TS4 game.

Some early sketch while I tried sorting out how the N.A.P.s could affect the political side of my community.

I quickly realized that I don't want weekly voting events forever, and was happy to learn that as soon as a hood has the max four active Neighborhood Action Plans (N.A.P.), there will be no more N.A.P. voting until I remove one or more plans. After some more pondering I've decided on a routine for this all.