The Adventures of Freudroid

Festival Grounds for Eltham's Drift

freudroid — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:41:15 GMT

In honor of the new Seasons EP, I revamped all three parks at the center of Eltham's Drift. Below you will find previews that display the overall look and feel of each festival (I got a bit burnt out when taking previews). All new seasonal activities are available and I also made it so that children's play equipment shifts with the season too(who wants to play with a sandbox in the snow?).

Many thanks to Lemonjelly for the idea and Engram for being the loveliest tester ever. <3

Summer

Autumn

Winter

Spring

These lots make use of content from all EPs, but not all EPs are required. No CC or SPs were used.
These new lots retain the same names and dimensions as their prior versions, so they should be easy to place. :)

Download

..aaand two more pictures of winter in Eltham's Drift just because I felt like it.
~~I've seen snow a handful of times in my entire life, okay?~~

Supernatural Tidbits for Eltham's Drift: quick update

freudroid — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:39:59 GMT

Someone requested that I updated a version of Eltham's Drift with the new lighting already applied. I have edited the original post to add a link and some instructions.

Supernatural Tidbits for Eltham's Drift

freudroid — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:09:25 GMT

Here's a number of little bits and bobs I made to update Eltham's Drift for Supernatural. These items could be used in any world of course, that was just their initial purpose.

Rabbitholes
I only managed to recolor two rabbitholes, as the little fairy dome defeated me. I might try to fix it one day but for now, I will shed a single tear every time I see it in game.

Mysterious Caravan
Oh man, the pain this damn thing caused me.

Agrippa's Athenaeum

(Download Standalone Rabbitholes)
(Download Default Replacements)

Update 10/31/12 - I initially had a bit of a mix up with the default version of the caravan. The new zip actually includes two different versions for you to choose from. You may use the one pictured above, or this one.

Lots
I supplied placement suggestions for all of these, but you can stick them anywhere you'd like of course. Some replace existing locations in my game, but I'm pretty sure I checked that all could fit in more than one location. I have all EPs installed, but I am honestly not sure which lots require require what. As I understand it, content from EPs you do not have simply wont show up. No CC is needed.

Mr. Mulpepper's Apothecary (30 x 25)

This is the Elixir Consignment Shop. If anyone wants CC suggestion for further decoration, I'd be happy to supply links.

Placement Suggestions: I put this one at 123 Wisteria Street, which is where The Diogenes Club used to be.
~~I secretly hated that lot.~~
(Download)

Pennyfeather Park (30 x 40)

This arboretum features beekeeping equipment and fairy houses.

Placement Suggestions: I put this lot at 214 Marple Lane, which is where the Chinese Garden used to be. ~~A lot I also hated.~~
(Download)

Rosmerta's Racing Grounds (30 x 15)

Placement Suggestions: I actually placed a little lot just behind Pennyfeather Park using the in-game World Editor. Since it has an abnormal size, you will need to use either this function of awesomemod or this little mod by velocitygrass to do this.

Edit: Tinycat brought it to my attention that the larger lot must be empty when placing the smaller lot behind it. I have no idea why that is. My apologies for the inconvenience. ._.

(Download)

The Babbling Elm (30 x 30)

So, this is the Supernatural Hangout I built. I wanted it to feel a little homely.

I forgot to take pictures of the whack-a-mole and claw games, but they definitely on this lot... somewhere.

Placement Suggestions: 217 Marple Lane
(Download)

Weather
I tweaked all weather states a little bit. The stormy weather is completely new. I made this alternate weather because I actually really enjoy the bluish-green lighting that objects take on in Moonlight Falls during the night time. You will see in these pictures that the effect is much less extreme than it is in Moonlight Falls. Although, if you don't like the evening colors in that world at all, you might want to pass on this.

This is what the weather looks like on a typical day.

A typical day near evening

Sunset (these have been edited to be a little less pink, but they're still pretty damn pink)

Clear

Overcast

Overcast around sunset

Stormy

Stormy (early morning)

Stormy (also early morning)

Night

This sim has white hair and this image was taken around midnight. I hope that provides a good frame of reference.

The water effects look ESPECIALLY blue. I'm guessing that's because they're essentially white in daylight.

These are resources that you import directly into your installed world (found in My Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/InstalledWorlds) file via s3pe. I recommend making a backup of the original file before doing this, just to be safe. Here are the instructions(taken from MTS):

From the Resource menu -> Import -> From file, navigate to the location where you have the resources extracted
Select all (Ctrl+A) the extracted files and click Import From File.
Ensure the dropdown for the filetypes show all *.* as we want to import everything.
When importing, make sure "Replace Duplicates" is checked as well.
Save the file and exit. Remember to simply do a Save, not a Save As.
Remove caches and test! You're all done!

(Download)

If you have a mac or are unable to import the resources yourself, you can put the following file in your InstalledWorlds folder. I would move the original Eltham's Drift.world to safe place as a backup.

(Download)

This thing is probably riddled with spelling errors because I am very sleepy. I will try to fix it in the morning. ;)

More Remnants: standalone and default rabbithole recolors

freudroid — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 04:57:15 GMT

These are just some rabbithole recolors I originally made for Eltham's Drift, but now you can use them anywhere you'd like!
Many thanks to lemonjelly / starlight diner for encouraging me to make these. <3

There are two flavors: standalone and default replacement.

The standalone versions are separate objects with unique titles and descriptions. They will not affect the original rabbitholes in any way. The default replacements simply replace the coloring of the original rabbitholes, but the descriptions and titles will remain unchanged. You could have both flavors in your game at the same time without conflict, although I have no idea why you would want do that. All of these require the Pets, unfortunately. Perhaps I will learn how to make them BG friendly at some point, though?

Eltham's Drift Town Hall: city hall/military/law enforcement rabbithole
There are little Sherlock Holmes silhouettes on the flags, and the department plaques have a worn metal texture.

Gregson's Grocery & Cafe: grocery/diner rabbithole
I'm a bit proud of this one(I think it was all of those tears of rage that went into it). It has William Morris wallpaper in the cafe. >_<

Bowden Grange Academy: school/stadium rabbithole.
This one has some quidditch-themed banners on the side(made from some of my napkin doodles :D).

The Red Headed League Trading Company: criminal hangout rabbithole

Dulcie Duveen's & Hastings Incorporated: bisto/business/journalism rabbithole.
The signage has silly secret Sherlock references in simlish.

Silver Blaze Stables: small equestrian center
It's important to note that the default replacement for this one will actually recolor both the small and large equestrian centers.

Download Defaults
Download Standalone Version

I also tidied up my downloads tags, so they should be a little easier to navigate(I hope).

More Assorted Little Things

freudroid — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:30:39 GMT

I've been sitting on these for about a week, but I figured I should post them now before I get preoccupied (~~with Supernatural)~~.
All files are clearly labelled and compressorized.

22 walls with subway tiles in selected colors from CuriousB's palette.
These walls make use of several textures from ts3. Credits go to EA, Jane Samborski(tile), Gelydh(plaster).

(Download)

16 panelled walls in selected colors from CuriousB's palette.
Textures were pulled from TS3 and Greymanticore's Old World Plaster walls.

(Download)

15 comic book covers on that damnable Travelkeeper mesh.
Artists include James Jean, Moebius, Greg Ruth, Kevin Nowlan, and others.

(Download)

Greymare Asylum (part 4)

freudroid — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:57:00 GMT

(warning: gifs, cabin pressure references, lousy jokes)

Because I am fickle as fuck, I decided to rebuild Greymare from the ground up.

~~for the fourth time~~

Although, I doubt anyone would really notice because it's more or less the same.

That is to say, dull and dreary as ever(just how I like it). :D

Although, the residents of Greymare fell back into their old habits straight away.

More or less.
In case you were wondering, Peggy was the victor of this tussle.
Although, you really shouldn't be wondering. Peggy reigns supreme.

Abigail: Why am I still here, again?
Because you're still an utterly lousy guitar player, that's why.

Walter is wary of this new addition. He should be.

Charlie has adjusted swimmingly to his new surroundings! :D

Ned has not. D:

Charlie:
In Derry Down Dale, when I wanted a maaaate,
I went to my daddy a-courting of Kaaaaate;
With my nosegay so fiiiine, and my holiday clothes,
My hands in my pockets a -courting I goes!

Virginia ain't a-courting anyone(in Derry Down Dale, or anywhere else for that matter).

Ice Cream Creeper Mobile: Hi, it's me again! I just know you have a burning desire for ice cream at 3 AM.

It would seem that the ice cream creeper mobile might be right (for once).

Although, it also seems like Virginia should really get her priorities straight.

Angelica: My heart flutters at the sight of Rauschenberg's white paintings.
Walter: ...I don't think we can be friends anymore.

Peggy has made far more progress on the path to musical excellence than Abigail has. This is largely due to the little perks that come with being a creature of the night, sooo...

...a decision was made. B|

I don't know how these two became ~friendly~ enough to do this, but I AM HAPPY ABOUT IT! 8D

Walter: *is adorable despite the fact he is wearing shoes in bed, which is a repulsive thing to do ohemgee*

There are three beds in Greymare and mummies don't need to sleep.
Naturally, one bed is almost always occupied by the daydreaming undead.

Virginia: Oh.

Peggy: I've seen your stash of Sterek fan fiction Walter.

Angelica: How dare you talk smack about my belted jacket, MR. ORANGE SWIM TRUNKS?!!!! D:<

Ned: *has a brief crown-of-thorns moment, maybe*

A furious passion4fashion fight follows.

Ned drowns his sorrows in Peppermint Schnapps.

Walter will be mopping up his sorrows momentarily.

Charlie: Is that...? Did you transcribe Katy Perry's "Peacock" for piano???

Charlie: *gagging noises*

Peggy: I don't think that anyone can actually genuinely imagine more than about twenty otters at a time!
Walter: But, I can definitely imagine a hundred otters!

Ned: That sandwich would look so much better in my mouth.
Abigail: Omnomnomnom. Watch and weep, sucker.

“An opportunity for a much needed get together is on the way! A friend is soon coming to visit you!”
Walter: Noooooooooooooooooooooo socialinteraction nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

It's good to know that crystal balls consider the word "friend" to mean a total stranger who lurks on your doorstep for several hours, rather than someone with whom you have a substantial relationship.

Walter: *can't shake the feeling that he's being glared at by an otter in a bowler hat*

Virginia: Pewpewpew pew pew pewpewpew PEWPEW!

Charlie: *perambulates endlessly*

Peggy: So, would you care to join me for a fine glass of O Neg and an assortment of Peruvian plasma pastries?

Angelica: D8
~~Why must you insist upon sinking my ship??!~~

Peggy: Ugh! You call that a body roll?!

Peggy: BOOOO! HISSSS! ETC.
Charlie: *is dripping with shame and sorrow*

Ned: Take that! My swim trunks are clearly far more stylish than your hoodie and slipper combo!!

Walter: *seems to have misplaced his pajamas permanently*

Charlie: Oh, tub! You think I'm a good dancer, don't you?? ;-;

Virginia: Several of my motives are in the red! But who needs sleep or an empty bladder when an adventure in science awaits!! :D

Ned: Um.

Ned: UM!!

"Virginia has grasped the basics of logic!!"

"The basics of logic"? Are you sure?

Are you? Are you REALLY sure?

Ned: The war on women! The war on coal! The war on drugs! The war on marriage! The war on Christmas!? These people really need to consult their conscience AND a dictionary!
Walter: *is still worried about otters*

This is the face I make when people don't tag their Doctor Who spoilers on Tumblr.

Harvey: Oh dear! How sad I am about this turn of events. How extraordinarily sad.

Not even a completely desiccated musculature stands in the way of Charlie's full body workout routine! Oh yeah!!!

Walter: Well, this is rather intimate.

Abigail: That was not al dente, damn it.

Abigail: I suppose I'll never have a perfect plate of pasta again. ;-;

Ned: GINGHAM IS GRODY.
Peggy: SPORTS COATS ARE STUPID.

Ned: I hate this new house.

Round Robin X: Generation 2.3

freudroid — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:03:17 GMT

Featuring sims by ghen , maranatah , and glennisonfire

Last time I ended without showing little Molly's face because I am a negligent meanie.
So, this is her face. I think it is a good one.

Jay is still pregnant and on the brink of starvation(despite fully stocked fridges being at her fingertips).

Leopold: This puddle is odious and odorous.

Oh.

Matthew: *musters the most genuine look of concern that a sim has ever mustered*

That's good news I guess?

...

Molly: Hey mom! You know I cherish every moment of our mother-daughter time, right? Yet, I do kind of need to use the toilet. Just at some point today.. no rush or anything.

These two are probably the most adorable sim couple I've ever had. Gonna give me cavities sort of sweetness.

Aw.. I think this is the least bitchy face Leopold is capable of making.

Jay's sore loser-ness transcends time and space.

I'm pretty sure she was still starving when I took this picture. Sometimes I think I have some sort of sneaky "extra hellish pregnancies" mod hidden in my downloads. Or.. maybe I just suck at this game, ha.

Molly: Whoa there! I did not pay for dinner and a show.
Jay: Thisisnotalaughingmatterohgod.

And here we have Blazes, who was named after Blazes Boylan from Joyce's Ulysses. Now, I realize I probably picked the most inappropriate names for these children given the character's relationships in the novel but...

Molly: *tires of these shenanigans*

Okay, so... good parenting is somewhere over there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------>

And, you? You're in the opposite direction. Like, galaxies away. Hundreds of thousands of galaxies away from the good parenting planet.
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The adorable Dexter Cross by maranatah

Molly is the broodiest little booger.

Now that Jay is no longer in immediate danger of dying with her face firmly planted in a pile of spaghetti, she is actually showing some interest in her children.

:3

Birthday time for Leopold

I'm not sure where his chin ran off to, but I still think he's charming.

Meanwhile, Blazes grew up and took over Leopold's former position as the household's bitchy faced toddler in a polka dot onesie.

Molly: *is basically batgirl*

Okay. Yeah. Whatever, Mr. Perfect.

I thought Matthew deserved a hobby, so I got him this pottery wheel.

Molly: I hate everything THIIIISSS much!!
Jay: *brimming with pride*

Molly: I am displeased about this culinary experience!!

WHAT.

(Tangentially related truth: I was kicked out of girl scouts due to a bird-feeder incident.)

Jay: No amount of poo will get in the way of my feelings!

This is the lovely Iolanthe by ghen

Matthew: Suddenly, I have unbridled hated for 2-day-old my son.

With the aid of radiance lighting mod, Molly has an honest-to-goodness reading rainbow moment.

Shazam!

Molly: Wow, I have fingers all of a sudden.
You had them before. Seriously, this pose is whack.

I think this is pretty much how I react to people using my computer.

I forgot about Blazes. He grew up on the potty.

I gave him a sassy hairdo and I think it suits him.

~melodramatic bed jumping~

Doo di dooo...

Anotherpicturewithoutpurpose.jpg

Molly is a romance sim, so I sent her off to get her romance on.

I can't say the plan was entirely successful, but she did find a quality dance partner.

Although, Sheldon Moriarty by glennisonfire was clearly the king of the dance floor.

Anyone who wishes to challenge him may do so at their own peril.

Molly stole these crepes. SHE STOLE THEM. That's an unforgivable act in my book.

I have no idea how to to end things, so here's a picture of Matthew looking slightly worried. I would worry too if I realized my daughter was a crepe thief.

Naji Bashir

freudroid — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:23:38 GMT

A few sweet people had requested that I share Naji, so here you are:

Download with CC
Download without CC

I have neglected to answer a few questions that have been sitting in my inbox for quite some time and I am sincerely sorry about this. After tomorrow, I shall be getting a little bit of my life back(and hopefully, some feeling in my feet that is not pain). I promise I will respond soon.

I shared some pictures last year around this same time. Somehow, I thought it might be fun to do that again. So here are a few:

Whither Wander: maxis wattle and daub walls remade

freudroid — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:58:13 GMT

I've been futzing around in Veronaville lately and I decided I needed a new version of the wattle and daub walls made by Maxis. I recolored the original wood beams and paired them with plaster from these walls made by Pyxis. There are two different wood options and seven different styles. I believe you can find them under "poured" for seven simoleons each.

Dark Wood

Wood (I know, I'm super creative)

(Download)

Round Robin X: Generation 2.2

freudroid — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:08:27 GMT

At the conclusion of our last update we met the second generation's first whiny meat bag - Molly!
For the time being, Matthew(by alleliua) acts as the primary diaper duty technician.

As you can see, Jay is already preoccupied with her second pregnancy.

Jay and Matthew simultaneously rolled the want to study parenting.

Jay: Whaaa? You mean, you're not supposed to let your child wander around a zombie-ridden farm with nothing but a cowboy hat???

Waddle, waddle, waddle...

Your Shopping List

1. Windex
2. Windex
3. Windex

Molly: I don't want to seem like an ingrate or anything, but OMG.NO.STAP.

Don't think we haven't noticed your enthusiasm in games... B|
Thanks for that little in-game reminder of how creepy you are, EA.

Matthew dreams of knitting, because he is adorable.

Jay, on the other hand, gets a sunburn... in her sleep... somehow.

Lady in Green Dress: Well, it looks like Mr. ShoulderPads is in the news again. Hooray...

Jay: That Captain Crunch was so good and now it's all gone. I'm so saaaadd ommmmmgg....

While Jay mourned the loss of her beloved cereal, Molly grew up into a cheeky little beastie!

Molly: *putters around srsly*

Toot toot. Make way for the potty training train.

Jay: I... really gotta pee.
Matthew: Um, is the dislocation of your arm really a necessity, though?
Jay: Do not question my judgement. D:<

Jay: Actually, maybe I don't need to...

Or maybe...

Okay, well... I hope you're happy.

Molly: I neeeeeed some hugs!

HugLyfe :D

Jay: Oh bother.
She probably needs some hugs right about now.

Jay: I am not having any fun!! D:

Jay: aajkhksf;laskl;dfkg;fglhfgl!! DDDDDDDDDDDDD:

Jay: Ffffuuuuuuuuuuuuu...

Molly: I had worked for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream had vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.

Matthew: *hates nothing with a fiery, burning passion*

Jay: My lumps are at it again!

Jay: Arrghhh! Not another one!

This little fellow was named Leopold after the protagonist in Joyce's Ulysses.

'

Hello, Matthew! Do you remember us?! We're your ~~needybitches~~ friends!

Jay mourns for her loss of bladder control.

Molly: Hooray! I finally get to spend time with my mother!
Jay: Everythingstillsucks!!! DDD:

Matthew is still a very attentive, wonderful fellow.
This has been a reminder.

Jay didn't need a reminder, apparently.

As a deeply devoted member of the cult of carbs, this sight pleases me.

I don't believe I ever showed a proper picture of Leopold, so here you go. He has brown hair and his father's eyes.

Molly: Helllooooo! I depend upon you! Please assist me!

Molly: Please. Assist. Me. ;~;

Molly: Success!

Sorcery!

Well, at least she's keeping an eye on him?

Oh, hell.

Jay: Fuck it. I'm drinking from a big ol' can.

The Aftermath

Like Mother, like daughter?

Return of the passive aggressive needy bitches.
Facts: I am lousy at answering sim phones. I am also lousy at answering real phones. I wish I could just write letters.

I still can't believe that someone at Maxis decided birthdays should be celebrated via throwing babies in the air.

Leopold grew a bitchy face. I am rather pleased about this, although I'm not entirely sure why.

Molly also managed to grow up, but I failed to take a picture because...

A) I am a jerk
B) I am a forgetful jerk

You decide!

Graymare Asylum (part 3)

freudroid — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:40:40 GMT

It's been a very long time since I've updated this. Thankfully, I'm pretty sure I have enough pictures for two updates, so another one should follow prior to hell freezing over.

Sometimes, life in Greymare is reasonably peaceful.

Ned: Schumann is the shit, bro.
Harvey: Yeah, whatever bro.

Charlie: Oh my gosh! Are these fine lines or wrinkles? How can I even tell the difference???
~~Your skin is basically jerky. I'm not sure it matters.~~

Virginia: Be vewy quiet! I'm huntin' halibuts!

Although sometimes, life in Greymare isn't quite so peaceful.

Abigail: Wayyyyy better than Real Housewives.

Peggy: I will drink you dry and suck the marrow from your bones. D:<

Abigail: I'm... going to go to bed.

News Flash: Abigail is a piss-poor caretaker. The End.

Virginia: ...

Ned: ...

Peggy: ...I'm at a loss as to what should be done about this.

Sometimes, I think Harvey is the only sim residing in Greymare that isn't completely useless.

Harvey: This macaroni was supposed to be BURNT to a CRISP. That's the traditional way to serve macaroni dontchaknow. >:(

Sadly, Abigail hasn't made all that much progress on achieving her LTW. As such, I'm afraid everyone will be stuck in Greymare for quite some time. Most of her day is gobbled up by this bubbly jerkface.

In fact, Peggy has already surpassed Abigail in terms of musical prowess. D:

News boy: Livin' in ecstasy, well when you're layin' down next to me. Ooh ooh wee, ecstasy...

Walter: *has a teleportation accident, presumably*

Chrome keeps telling me teleportation is not a word, but CLEARLY Chrome is MISTAKEN.

Charlie: Girl, you are crazy. Your ships are not real ships. They are ridicu-ships. McGongall and Ron? Bitch, please!

Virginia: How dare you insult. my. ships.

Charlie & Harvey: *abandon their own ships and retreat to the bathroom for safety*

Honestly, it worries me when Peggy makes this face...

...because I know this one isn't far behind.

Or this one.

No one should be surprised by this. No one.

Angelica: Whatcha lookin' at? B|

Harvey: So, butterflies are wonderful!
Walter: ~~No, you're wonderful.~~
Shut up. This is my secret OTP.

On a somewhat related note, I feel like these two have something going on.

Maybe.

Maybe.

Wooden bear: It's okay, bro. It's okay. You can do this. Just take deep breaths. It's okay!

Wooden Bear: ...

Okay. If you hate it so much, why don't you just take a crap in your pants from now on??

This picture has no purpose. I just liked it.

Peggy: You're wearing clothes! Haw haw haw!

Harvey: Oh my stars! She's right! The shame of it!

Abigail got the opportunity to play drums for a robot. Idon'tknowwheretheygetthisshit.
Also, I'm pretty sure that's not the most ergonomic way to ride a bike.

Abigail: I do what I WANT, damn it.

Charlie: Well, I am starving. I guess I should do something about that.

Charlie: This seems like the right course of action! Yeah!

Seems Legit.

Ned: *dreams of death*

Angelica: *dreams on the floor*

Thankfully, Abigail manages to learn how to ride her bike correctly and return home before anyone died of starvation, cremation, or exhaustion.

Angelica: So, I've been reexamining my feelings about matches!
Walter: Hay gurl hayyy...

Peggy: RAWWWWWRRR!!!

Poor Charlie needs a hug, I think. ;~;

Walter needs a hug too, but Abigail wont be giving him one any time soon.

Peggy: I bet you taste like cold, congealed B Negative!!!!
Ned: Oh my goodness! How dare you?

~Brand New Information~

Double Bass: Oh my! The horror! I can't look!

Again, no one should be surprised. Peggy reigns supreme.

Abigail certainly isn't surprised?
~~I'm only surprised she wasn't pointing and laughing during the whole ordeal.~~

Not a single hug was given that day. ;~;

Skin defaults separated

freudroid — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:52:16 GMT

Just a little update. [Unknown LJ tag] asked if I could separate my Spiced Cider skin default packages. So, here they are:

Teen to Elder

Toddler to Child

I've updated the original entry, here.

The Poppy Legacy 2.3

freudroid — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:30:04 GMT

This update is super long. I think there's 90 pictures? Proceed with caution.

It's been awhile since my last update. So to recap:
There was some inappropriate daughter-in-law/father-in-law ogling, spectral cats, questionable parenting, werewolves, and quite a bit of fire.

The Poppys have since migrated to a new home in a new neighborhood, due to massive borkification.

Hel: Yay! Now that I am a teen, I can burn my food all by myself! :D

Picture has no purpose! ~~Team Dull & Dreary forever though.~~

If I paid the fortune teller hella simoleans, this would be the guy that would fall from the sky.

Elsie: >:|

Meanwhile, Pluto and Osiris remain miserable ghastly crumb tinies.

Leslie has taken to flying by the house several times a day. I presume it's to indulge in her latest obsession, i.e., slapping Sam in the face.

Sam isn't too keen on his sister either, I'm afraid.

VincentPricePainting: THOSE ARE SOME TASTEH LOOKIN' NOMS! O___O

Osiris: Ye hear?? I am the Cap'n of this motherfookin' tub!

Oh yeah? Sam is the Cap'n of his motherfookin' life.

Yohohoyeaahhhh

Despite having her worst fears fulfilled on a daily basis, Hel excels at school.
Osiris, on the other hand, has no such talent for academia.

Pluto: Ohgodohgodohgodohgod...

Aaaand Pluto could probably lose in a game of chess against himself. Think about that for a second. Yeah.

Not that it matters...

...because no one cares. :(

Sekhmet was reincarnated as a cowardly doofus. :3

Picture with no purpose #2

Pluto's bed assignment = the floor

According to his queue, Osiris is playing a game with Pluto. Although, as you might have guessed from the previous picture, Pluto isn't playing along?

...4 hours later

Lately, Carl's been inventing by day...

...and wolfin' out by night.

I typically imagine Carl to be a big fan of Switched-On Bach.

~~(not Wendy Carlos but this belongs here regardless)~~

D'awwwwwwwwwwww...

...whhhhhhaaaaaaaa????

Carl: SweetJesusFrostedFlakesAREGreeeeeat Aksfhjsfsekjg

Elsie: Hey ~~father-in-law~~hubby, you should definitely hit me up sometime. Even though we live in the same house and sleepinthesamebed.

Penitent Lady: I must confess, that is a fine bum.

Fine, resume your couch jumping. It's not like anyone cares that you've never done your homework! (They really don't)

Osiris: Balls!

Sam: Balls, you say? Hmmmm... *investigates*

Sam: *is somehow hurt by the lack of balls*

This is... oddly appropriate?

Yes Sam, that sort of flexibility takes hard work. I think? D:

Hel brought home the lovely Ursula by alleluia. She took quite a shine to her from the get-go.

Sadly, Ursula didn't feel quite the same way. :/

Pluto: Yesireee that's a picture of a fishy. Yup.

Osiris likes the ladies. A lot. Already.
Osiris: *wink wink* *waggles brows*

Oddly enough, I am not suprised.

What. What?

What are you doing?

I SEE what's in your queue you two and you can flippin' forget about it. UGH.

Hel and Osiris bond over their shared alien heritage. :)

Sam and Elsie bond over...

...other things.
Seriously, that's sweet and all, but can you not do that in your daughter's bed next time? kthanx.

Cleanbot and Elsie engage in cooperative cleaning! :3

Meanwhile, Hydrobot Master of Chaos, lords over his domain.

The stunning Arianrhod (by hard-sunshine) takes a stroll.

Carl, ever-the-charmer, swoops the fuck in.

Sam's bod: gets buff
Sam's eye: gets lazy

Osiris and some guy: Oh yeah! Shooby booby dooby doo whaaa...
Mae: *is scarred for life*

Mae: *twice*

And then this happened. D: D: D:

Also, this. O__o

BRB dying inside. :(

Arianrhod: I can't believe he's gooooone! I only met him five hours agoooooo! *gross sobbing*
Elsie: *remains her typical heartless self*

Then, Osiris autonomously decides to sleep in Carl's bed.

THE FEELS. I CANNOT. HOLD. UGH.

Even Molly was fucking sad (not that I can figure out why that would be?).

Elsie mourns through 6 hour conversations about busts over tea with jailbait.

The realm of the almighty Hydrobot.

His realm extends quite far, obviously.

Hel's second attempt to woo Ursula also ends in failure.

I'm sorry Hel, but I just don't think it's going to happen. :(

Hel: Auuughh! Whydoesshedenymyloooooooove?

Ursula: I will steal you not-newspapers from your house for generations to come. >:|

Carl shows up to mourn his long-deceased wife.

And scare the piss out of his favorite grandchild.

Elsie: Why don't you let me love you?? Now??
Odysseus(by alleliua): Hold your horses!

Random waitress: *liveblogs this treachery*

I'm sure it was amazing you HARPY.

Oddysseus: I'm going to love you but I'm NOT going to be happy about it.

BIRTHDAYS(It's almost over FINALLY oh my god ).

Okay, so I added some triangles.

Osiris: You gotta problem bro?

Teen Osiris (with 100% less see-through face!)

Teen Pluto (with 100% less emo hair, I hope)!

Round Robin X: Generation 2.1

freudroid — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:27:36 GMT

Gen One by verocchio: 1.1 - 1.2 - 1.3 - 1.4 - 1.5

Howdy Doody. Meet Jay, the victor of generation one! This is the little concrete box she calls home.

She's a Knowledge/Fambly sim with the following traits: 6/3/6/4/6

Formal wear and underwear gives her the vapors, but swimwear is a no go. This is pretty effin' weird if you ask me, because swimsuits are basically waterproof underooos anyway.

Her dream in life is to be a Prestidigitator. I had to look that shit up. Seriously, I've been playing this game for years and I've never known what the fooplah that shit was. All of my sims are Hands of Poseidon. Poseidon has like, eleventy billion hands, which makes sense because most of my sims live in the desert? <insert sassy eye roll>

Putter.

Putter.

Putter.

Some visitors have come to welcome you to the neighborhood!
INDEEDY-DOO

Jay: Srsly can we get another movie with Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortensen? Like, ASAP? Keira Knightley totally ruined the last one. ~~Stupidest portrayal of mental illness in the history of ever~~

Suddenly, studmuffin Matthew by alleliua comes waltzing into town.

There were ~butterflies~

Jay and Matthew: Oh look how adorable we are! Love at first sight! Ho ho ho ho! <3 <3 <3
Meanwhile...

...Leslie the "infallibly good" witch smacks the living shit out of her brother.

Girl? Who do you think you're fooling?

BURNT MAC N CHEEZIES. I have a theory that this is actually a fucking house warming ritual for sims.

1 of a million pictures I have in my screencap folder featuring a sim getting into bed. This number is only surpassed by pictures of my sims standing next to fridges.

The next day, Matthew invited Jay on a date downtown. I'm not sure if this has ever happened before in my game.

Or maybe it has happened and I denied the request because, "lol, this is unexpected and hunger motives are low, therefore NO". This is basically how I determine whether or not to leave the house in real life as well. D:

Onyx(by verocchio): I'm just gonna pull this here glass of alky-hall through your chest cavity. Don't mind me.
Matthew: Oh! By all means!

Onyx: NO. Just NO. That old guy gets all the tail in the world as it is.

Infallibly good witch >:|

Matthew and Jay practically flew to the photo booth.

Carl: Gee Whiz! Those bar pretzels were tasty.

Sam loses. No one is surprised.

A sim's concept of intimacy: forever a mystery
Sweater vest fellow: *mouthebreathes some more*

Like all good first dates, this one ended promptly with a move-in.
Jay: Helloooo to you too Matthew $_$

Matthew is a CEO, a fambly sim, and a neatfreak. I neglected to take a shot of his stats.
I did manage to take a shot of him next to a fridge, because my "sims-standing-by-fridges" obsession is way more important than stats..

Kindly take off your shoes before making babbies kthanx.

Sim vomit is infinitely more agile than human vomit.

I'm really pleased you had a nice date, Matthew. There's really no need to don a crown of thorns.

Virgos > Everything

Pregnancy cereal bowl binge party!

Now, enjoy this series of ~*artful*~ portraits in the desert
"Oddysseus (by Alleliua) examining his hand"

"Josefina (by Pyxis) silently cursing her maxis buns"

"Arianrhod (by Alexei ~~Queen of changing stuff~~) just being fabulous"

I agree, Jay. A person who makes you pasta is the perfect kind of person (unless you have gluten issues, I suppose).

Jay: Oh yeah! My lumps are awwwwesome.

Jay: OhmygodNO. My lumps are decidedly NOT awesome.

This is Molly. She's named after Molly Bloom from Joyce's Ulysses.

Molly: This is mah boob.

I thought there might be a lull before the next little one came along, but these two seem to be striving for maximum efficiency as far as the whole legacy thing goes.

Some kind of spare?

freudroid — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:15:43 GMT

I hadn't really intended to make spare updates for The Poppys because I'm a bit rubbish at updating their legacy as it is. Nevertheless, here you go!

This is Leslie Mostly. Some of you may remember her? She was named after a muppet.
Her family was among the first to be transferred into my new hood, Brittlewood.

This is her lovely lady Jenny and their daughter Elodie.

Trufax: This is the first time I've put a kiddie oven in a sim's home. FIRST. TIME. EVER.

Waaaaay.to.commemorate.

Elsie visits. A lot. Like, every effin' day.

Cap'n Sam visited once.

D'awwww...

...and now Leslie hates his guts.

Elsie: *stalks*

The lovely Coriander by mondaylights

Stay classy Leslie. Go ahead and flirt with your brother's wife. Why not?

Jenny: *is startled by whatever Coriander seems to be saying about Sumo Wrestlers*

Noooooooooooooooooooooo!

Well, at least she's pleased about this turn of events.

Elsie: *stalks some more*

Pregnancies are a breeze when you're a good witch. Seriously, this throne is the cheat-iest object ever.

This is their spectral cat Bast.

She's a bit tubby - I love her.

Tada! This sweet little gal is named Mae.

...I maaaay or may not have aged her up immediately. ~~I also may or may not give a fuck.~~

Bills-be-gone! ~~Excuse me while I continue to imagine that I can deal with my medical bills thusly.~~

Leslie's face: home of the pissiest potty training faces.

Carl visits sometimes.

Although, it might be better if he didn't.

Hammer Dracula: *judges werewolves eating chef salad*

Presumably, Hammer Dracula doesn't give a rat's ass about toddlers eating cat food.

This limo is probably thinking about how fucking bad ass Jenny is.
After starting her job at level 5 (courtesy of Coriander), she's climbed 3 additional levels with chance cards alone.

Cutest cousins ever.

COUSINS. ~~stapitsrsly.~~

At this point I realized the error of my ways and I managed to make Leslie purple again.

Mucha Magia

In my mind, they are all thrilled about the fact that this picture proves that I have celebration stuff installed.
~~fuck yeah no moar bullshit rainbow vomit cake ugh.~~

Gah! Look at her!

Mae grew up as well, despite my apparent inability to document it. I think she's ~lovely~

I also want to thank everyone for writing such incredibly kind things over at All Things Simlish. Life is kicking my ass right now, but reading those things makes me all kinds of weepy. Consider yourselves bear-hugged. Or perhaps not. Can a person under 5 feet tall deliver a proper bear hug? ~~/hobbit4ever~~ ;~;

Spiced Cider: a skinblend for ts3

freudroid — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:29:17 GMT

Several weeks and one strong eggnog later, I finally finished up this little project.

This blend uses Mel Calero's lovely Apple skintone as a base, which was initially posted at GOS and has since disappeared into the ether. I recolored it and significantly smoothed out the faces so that they would appear more matte and less mottled. I also increased definition around the eyes and nose and made a bunch of other tweaks for all ages.

One of my main concerns with these was making sure they worked well on darker sims.
See? No more discoloration or rosacea on the face! I did my best to make the lips appear more natural, but I confess I'm not completely happy. I altered the base color of the dark skintones so they would look a tad more natural as well. I feel like the default ramps run a little too red/orange/purple for some reason.

The bodies are a blend of Mel Calero's Apple and Ephemera's v2 default skintone. As you can tell, they are semi-barbie.
I've done very little hand painting on these - mostly smoothing out some pixelization.

End of the ramp

Texture Credits: Mel Calero, Ephemera
Additional Credits: Aikea for her super tutorial

Download Default

Download Defaults (Teen to Elder Only)

Download Defaults (Toddler to Child Only)

Download Custom

Greymare Asylum (part 2)

freudroid — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:03:24 GMT

I'm having a particularly lousy day, so my commentary is probably not all that fantabulous. I'm sorry. D:

A new day dawns for good ol' Greymare. Regretfully, very little has changed.
Charlie keeps on creepin' on.

Peggy remains inexplicably furious all the time about all the things.

And our dear caretaker, Abigail, remains hardly distinguishable from the patients themselves.

Walter: OMGGIRLOHNO
Virginia: *totally too tired for this shit*

Walter: ~flees the scene~

Walter: *mops up cooties, presumably*

It turns out that Ned has been dancing for hours on end to kid's music every single day.
The things you miss by muting you game. >_>

Ned: The Wiggles rule. Haters to the left. My left, not yours.

Walter is deeply offended by this sexually provocative decor!

I really should get Walter a fainting couch. ~~Preferably a fabulous velvet one, complete with tassels.~~

Ned repeats the following sequence several times a day:
1. Compliment Angelica
2. Chat with Angelica
3. Yell at Angelica(with particular emphasis on the weather, or baby bottles, or pools)

~Hatemance in Bloom~

Here, you can see how Walter spends his time - mopping up a puddle of his own making for four hours. His feeling of accomplishment must be enormous.

Walter: Eh, I'm more concerned about my arm being on backwards thankyouverymuch.

Here, you can see how Charlie passes the day.

What can I say? The bitch is beautiful.

Walter and Harvey have a very srs washing machine rivalry.
Harvey: But I wanted to move the clothes to the dryer! *pouts*

Sink: *pees on everything you love*

Ned and Peggy: *are secretly teenage mutant ninja turtles*

Peggy: Pshh, that's a lie. I'm clearly Krang.

Peggy: I'll just be here. Hovering over your bed while you sleep. *whistles*

Poor Walter has an extreme case of mummyphobia.

D:

This is actually pretty odd, because Walter and Charlie are besties(that frequently enjoy conversations about clean energy and butterflies because they are adorable). I have no idea how that works.

Abigail is still around, skilling like all get out, and leaving all matters of importance to the patients themselves.

Charlie clearly has keen powers of observation.

Well, at least Harvey has an idea as to what's between his eyes. Clearly, no one else does.

In addition to being gawjuss, Charlie has some pretty smooth moves.

Ned: *is intimidated by all the super duper fly-ness*

I suspect Walter would faint due to this invasion of privacy but alas, he is in a bathtub.

Ned and Virginia somehow gained enough relationship points to share the double bed.

Angelica: Sleep deprivation! Huzzah!
(This picture has the dual purpose of summing up all of my years in college)

Harvey gets really pumped about washing dishes. ~~That's prectically a magical power. Seriously.~~

Do you see this? Mummies don't actually have bladder motives.
He is using the damn crapper as a SEAT while 3 or 4 other patients are practically pissing themselves. Way.to.go.

Harvey: *disapproves*

Abigail got a call about attending some sort of music class at the local theater, so I let her out for a bit.

Naturally, the tub took the opportunity to break itself...

...which had disastrous consequences for Charlie's midnight self-admiration session.

Given the fact that Abigail is the sole caretaker of an Asylum, I probably should have sent her home straight away.
So, naturally, I let her go hang with a Unicorn. Unicorns are implicitly more important shut up.

Abigail: What's up corn-dawg?

Abigail: *rapidly bikes away from the cheesiest joke I have ever made*
(Like, all the gouda and cheddar and camembert of the world COMBINED. I'm so sorry.)

8 rainy day sims

freudroid — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:53:52 GMT

I put these together after a sweet Anon on tumblr showed some interest. I did my best to remember the CC I used, but bah, impatience. Please ask if there's something you're curious about that I haven't listed.

Most of these sims are using my WIP default skin blend unless I specify otherwise. I will be sharing it as soon as I'm finished.
As I understand it, sims made with sliders will stay put so long as you don't mess with them. Regardless, I make use the following:

Ear Slider by CmarNYC, Facial Sliders by bella3lek4 , Body Sliders by jonha, & Chin to Neckline by Heiret

Store Hair | Store Outfit | Eyebrows by MissBonbon
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Lipstick by Shyne | Eyebrows by MissBonbon
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"Mandarin" Non-Default Skin by M. Calero* | Lipstick by Shyne | Eyebags by Kittyklan | Store Hair | Store Outfit |
Tattoos by Druid | Stockings by Shep
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Eyebrows by MissBonbon | Skin Color Slider by Scones(Scatter 18) **
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Non-Default Skin by CDollie | Liplines by Papercat | Eyebrows by MissBonbon | Store Sweater
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Lipstick by Shyne | Eyebrows by MissBonbon | Store Outfit | Store Hair
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Lipstick by Shyne | Stockings by Shep | Eyebrows by MissBonbon | Top by Elexis | Store Skirt | Docs by Amaryll |
Glasses by Tamo | Skin Color Slider by Scones(Scatter 18) **
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CC List: Eyebrows by MissBonbon | Blush by Lady Frontbum | Store Hair | Skin Color Slider by Scones(Scatter 18) **
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*This download, originally at GOS, has been taken down. I'll shoot you a link if you need it.

**I highly recommend using this even if you pick up the no cc versions. Otherwise, the results are a bit off.

I can't believe I'm basically making footnotes. I'm such an asshole!

♥ Secret Sims ♥

freudroid — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:17:02 GMT

Prompted by one of this evening's secrets, I made these two. Both are packaged CC-free in lovely S4.

(Download Morgan)

(Download Farid)

Plaster Geese: 20 flavors of copypasta

freudroid — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:54:18 GMT

So, I was remodeling my legacy house for generation black and it suddenly occurred to me that I really ~needed~ more walls with black wood paneling. The beautiful wood portion is by the lovely Donnha and the concrete texture was taken from Holy Simoly, I just did the mushing part. I used curiousb 's pretty color actions to make most of these, but I did not make a wall for each action. I get freaked out by choice overload(am I the only one?) and I thought 20 was more than sufficient. I made a few of the colors myself, just to fill in little gaps of the desaturated rainbow.

Note: Some of these erroneously credit Aelia on their tooltips, because I am a stupid dorkfish.

Colors from left to right(my colors are marked with an asterisk):
moonstone, bisque*, caramel, robin's egg, ocean, herb garden, aubergine, pond*, dirty clay*, green olive, thyme*, sand, primrose, seashell, oyster, apple blossom, adonis, verdigris, dusk, gypsy rose

Download Ahoy!

The Poppy Legacy 2.2

freudroid — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:24:23 GMT

After countless months, a wild update appears.
(This is for yoooou kkkayleighh )

So, it's been awhile, but all is still gloriously grand in the Poppy household.

The young potential heirs are all treated with the utmost care...

...except when they're not.

Sam: *in a folksy voice* Here ya go little guy! I know you love fire and brimstone! :)
Pluto: D:

Carl got a little bored of wooing the laydeez, so he uses his free time to court this hell hound instead.

Hel: *is a little skeptical of this device*

Sekhmet: *rampages*

Pluto: Your king demands undying love and a percentage of your worldly goods!

Osiris: *is demoralized*

Hel: Ha! ha! ha! Lucky me! I can have all the charred mac I want! :D

Osiris: Charred mac, here I come!! WOOT!

He's a charming little nerdling, I think.

Osiris: Who's the king now, beeotch?
Pluto: *is still a wee lad and is therefore weak before the power of peek-a-boo*

Elsie: Mmhmm.. *oggles Carl*
Sam: *is blissfully oblivious, as per usual*

Carl has conflicting emotions.

Yet, his ~~libido~~love always wins out in the end.

Sam: Eureka! I've figured it out! It all make sense!

Sam's moments of clarity are short and fleeting.
Hence, his inability to observe the sad, sad, sadness that is his life.

Osiris: I desperately yearn for a better tomorrow!

Unfortunately, Osiris is granted a very hairy grandpa instead(with a taste for cheerios!).

(and daughter-in-laws D:)

Bubbles and Muntins: *have a promising career in censorship*
Me: *had to look up a diagram of a window in order to write that*

Elsie writes steamy Luna/Cho femslash fiction like a boss.

This Gardener -> embodies BAMF (...and you know it! Look at those burns!! That straw hat!)

Sam, in all his evilness, still harbors inappropriate affections for his recently deceased mother. :/

Pluto: Please mummy! I don't want to be baptized by fire...again.
Echo: G.T.F.O.

Let me remind you that I am only allowed to fulfill fears for the little youngins. Since the only things they truly fear are fire and skunks, there is a lot of fire. I am not just a terrible person ~~who secretly picked this challenge for this very reason~~.

Pluto: My childhood is not very ffffulfilllllinng...

Echo: *averts eyes*

Pluto: Omg! I'm a real boy!

Carl: Oh my! I'm fat!
Elsie: I would still hit that...
Sam: ~nervous laughter~

Pluto: Look at me, Pa! Despite my traumatic upbringing, I'm still excelling in school! Yay!
Sam: And this is more significant than grilled cheese why?

Carl: Come here kid! Hugging time!
Pluto: Oh no you don't! I've been forewarned of your lax understanding of familial relationships!

Pluto is either tucking in Osiris or he is practicing his vulcan death grip. It could be either, really.

Carl, on the other hand, is either having an innocent daydream session or he is stalking his daughter-in-law again.
Hint 1: There is no chance in hell that it's the former.

Hint 2: (As if you needed a second hint)
Carl: Oh look, Elsie! Your son is home from school!!

Despite the overabundance of cray cray, generation black still has some happy moments.
(This little cutie is actually their cousin, Elodie.)

Pluto: I am happy to be dead, apparently!

Hel: I am happy to be playing with my uncle!

Hel's Uncle Oz: I am happy that I live somewhere else and that I am not obligated to spend extended periods of time with these lunatics! :D

Osiris: I am happy to be doing homework in the dark, alone, on the floor, I guess.

I lied. Carl never tires of wooing the ladies.

Although, I'm sure Hel is tired of sharing the room next door to him.

Hel: Moon Prism Power!!

Hel: I wanted to be a sailor scout, not a teenager. :(

Sorry Girlfriend.

Carl: What is that guy's problem?

Grim: *drifts into view*

Carl: *dials 9-1-1*

Carl: So there's this dude in my house and I didn't even invite him to my party! Actually, I'm not even having a party!

Carl: INORITE? What gives? :D
Po-po: (click)

Carl: ...Bitch hung up on me? >:|
Synchronized phone action: is amazing

Ffffuuuu.. O_o

Soo.. things:
-I got my game working! (fuck you VirtualStore, hiding corrupted files)
-The Poppy's hood got borked sometime after these pictures were taken. :(
-Yet, it's okay, because I was able to safely transplant them into a new hood. I may actually take less than 6 months to update next time.

I still like Thundercats(even the new ones)!

freudroid — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 03:25:43 GMT

This is Barnaby Crumb. He lives in a new neighborhood called Brittlewood, which I am attempting to populate(sloooowwllyy).
I'm toying with the idea of doing a Ditft with him, but I'm not sure. It seems like such a fun challenge, but I feel guilty starting something that I'm unlikely to finish?

I know, my decorating skillz are ~overwhelming~.
My CC stash extremely bare at the moment.

This is Helen Meringue(I think).
~~She can watch birds through walls!~~
~~Hey, look who has no poseboxes!~~

Toodles!

Shiny Things!

freudroid — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:18:18 GMT

I just spent the past hour updating my journal styles. Does anyone else feel incredibly guilty when they do things like this?
The time, I waste it! ;_;

Speaking of wasting time, I also made myself a sims tumblr the other day. So, if anyone is interested, you can find it here. The name, filly foal, comes from Joyce's Ulysses. I confess that I'm a bit tumblr-tarded at the moment, but I suspect I'll get the hang of it eventually.

Greymare Asylum (part 1)

freudroid — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:39:36 GMT

Warning: Brief attempt at ~backstory~ quickly followed by juvenile commentary. Also, silly shenanigans.

Glendalough's local historians generally agree that Greymare Asylum was initially constructed to serve as a fine residential estate for some hoity-toity family in the mid-18th century. When and how the structure was adapted for its present use is a little less clear. Nevertheless, Greymare is still operational and houses a handful of residents even today.

Angelica Graves is an edgy contemporary designer with a passion for plaid. She landed a free trip to Greymare after a particularly scandalous incident invloving black velvet, a machete, and a bottle of Patrón.

Adventurous / Artistic / Great-Kisser / Hot-Headed / Vegetarian

Virginia Cloves was a prominent child actress. Her talents were always questionable at best, so her career took a nosedive upon entering adulthood. She committed herself after the failure of her most recent flick, but most people think her institutionalization is just a publicity stunt(and they're probably right).

Childish / Over-Emotional / Shy / Unflirty / Loner

Harvey Moon probably shouldn't be in Greymare at all. He feigned mental illness in order to gather footage for his new documentary, Fruitcakes : A Complete History of Madness in Glendalough. He thought it would be simple enough to prove his sanity after he was through, but that simply hasn't been the case for some reason.

Neurotic / Neat / Grumpy / Dramatic / No Sense of Humor

Ned Blackworth was once a notable professor at the very prestigious Miskatonic University. He still would be, if he hadn't been caught flirting with the highly volatile Shoggoth-Human hybrid (which is clear evidence of super duper cray-cray).

Flirty / Hot-Headed / Technophobe / Party Animal / Rebellious

Poor Walter Bones is mostly a garden-variety worrywart, but since he happens to be one quarter demon, he got chucked into Greymare as soon as he showed the faintest sign of abnormal behavior. He'd much rather be researching alternative fuel sources, but there's not much likelihood he'll be getting out of the Asylum anytime soon.

Unlucky / Clumsy / Coward / Perfectionist / Eco-Friendly

Peggy Su is just bad news, plain and simple. She is the girl your parents warned you about and then some.

Evil / Mean Spirited / Dislikes Children / Natural Cook / Virtuoso

Who knows how a mummy ends up with a name like Charlie Conway? Along those same lines, who knows how a mummy like Charlie ended up in an asylum? I certainly don't have a clue. He's an all-around enigma.

Hydrophobic / Stupid / Snob / Good Sense of Humor / Insane

Lastly, we have our unfortunate caretaker Abigail Kettle. She's hardly the best-suited individual for the job(she's not exactly caring for one thing), but that's the way the cookie crumbles. In order to get the hell out of here, she'll be forced to master each and every musical instrument - because being a one-woman-band is somehow very helpful when it comes to escaping a mental asylum.

Clumsy / Family-Oriented / Mean Spirited / Rebellious / Natural Cook

...and so concludes my feeble attempts at telling a story.

Virginia: Oh my Gahhhhhhd!!! *loses shit*
Walter: Gahhhhd!! *loses shit in hopes of fitting in*
Charlie: *keeps shit together, presumably*

Virginia: THIS LIGHT IS AMAZING!

Walter: THIS LIGHT IS... really not that interesting.

A sim that is not obsessed with light fixtures is a blessed thing indeed.

Ned: *shakes groove thang*
Harvey: *cannot move to this beat* >:|

Abigail gets started on her ticket out of here.

Peggy is somehow distressed by this stand-up bass. At least it isn't a light fixture.

Angelica: BLAARRHG GRAAHH...

Angelica: dooo deet dee doooooo.. happy little treeeees...

Walter and Harvey: *sense a disturbance in the force... in the washer machine*

Charlie: *fixes a salad verrryyy slowlllyy*

Ned's thing: *is still grooving*

What kind of moron puts a dart board in an Asylum? OH, wait...

Harvey: *kicks butt at a game designed for eight-year-olds, but feels happy with himself regardless* :D

(5 hours later)

Ned: Oh yeah! I am unstoppable! I am the king of all groove things!

Ned: Actually, never mind. My back effin' hurts.

Ned: OH YEAH? WELL, YOU'RE A BABY(for some reason)!
Angelica: fffuuu...
Harvey: *backs away slowly*

Angelica: *sniffles softly*

Meanwhile, Abigail neglects her duties completely!

Harvey and Angelica bond through pillow fightin'

While Walter and Ned bond through pee pee puddle loiterin'

Everyone (plus a bowl of mac n cheese): Oh nooes! A mummy! For shame!

Abigail swoops in to save the neglected bowl of mac. Meanwhile, Walter remains unconscious(how he ended up this way remains a mysterious mystery).

Harvey: Pools are lovely, wouldn't you agree Ned?
Ned: Oh, absolutely!

Abigail: NOOOO!! ANYTHING BUT POOLS!!

Peggy: Tha bitch is crazay!

Peggy: ...

Abigail: *deep sigh*

Virginia: *sleeps soundly*
Angelica: *prances proudly*?

If there was a mummy lurking behind me while I was on the computer, I'm pretty sure it would take me at least two hours to notice.
*glances over shoulder*

Peggy: How dare you not appreciate the MAJESTY OF PINK?

The three of them: *have different feelings about this*

Angelica: I believe... no one's ever told you about "personal space"?
Ned: *stares*

Harvey seems to have bed rage.

He might not be the only one.

Walter ponders puddles with Charlie by the pool.

Abigail...

...is not a morning person.

Harvey: Damn your hard work and happy memories! *scowl*

Peggy: Wah ha ha! Look at that guy! What a fool!
Harvey: You do know that you're pointing at a blank wall, right?

Virginia: *Thinks of UNICORNS!*
Ned: *Thinks of BOOBIES*

Virginia: I have an ample handcuff collection!

Ned: Those would certainly compliment my sizable kinky bandit mask collection!

Virginia: I've got a swell idea! We should pool together our resources and...

Ned: Suddenly, LLAMAS! Gosh, I am PISSED about llamas!

Ned: *in finest falsetto* Lllllaaaamaaaaass!!

Virginia: *thinks of YETIS* :(

Angelica: Sooo.. how about a bowl? *wink*wink*nudge*nudge*

Somehow, the overflowing washer machine managed to singe Abigail. I'm not sure how that works, really.

Virginia: What is up with this mysteriously cinematic lighting?

Harvey: OH.EM.GEE.

Mostly Everyone: *panic, followed by freak out*
Angelica: Clearly, the washer machine is to blame for all of this!

Walter doesn't seem to care. I'm not sure why - he passes out at every other available opportunity.

Fire on Harvey's Face: *looks like Gene Simmons' tongue*
Abigail: *is not amused*

Abigail: *changes her mind, apparently*

I apologize for my poor attempts at making funnies this time around. Sayonara!

The Hour

freudroid — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:06:48 GMT

I freaking love BBC's The Hour. I don't even know why! I think it could be the fabulous mid-century furniture, or maybe it's the international super spies, ooorrrrr... Freddie Lyons, who I think I've developed a raging crush on, for reasons unknown~~(because he's made of SASS)~~.

I don't think that last bit amounts to a proper sentence. >_>

P.S. I want that skirt in my game and in my closet, but not necessarily in that order.