So Random! Vs All That

A couple of years ago, when Sonny with a Chance was announced, some people noticed that there was a sketch show involved, and All That was also a sketch show. Some people also noticed that Brian Robbins, who was involved with All That, was on board for Sonny with a Chance. A couple of months ago, when Demi Lovato announced that she wouldn’t be on season 3 of Sonny with a Chance, Disney announced that they would make Sonny with a Chance become the show-within-a-show So Random!, instead of focusing on the other characters. This lead to more comparisons to All That. And now, with The ‘90s are all that, people can’t help but compare these two shows.

Although everyone agrees that All That is better, there aren’t many clear reasons why. One of these might just be that it was better because it’s older. Here are my thoughts on why All That was better.

• The cast members were younger. According to Wikipedia, only one member, Lori Beth Denberg, was eighteen at the start of the show. And she was the oldest. However, in So Random! four of the five cast members are over eighteen. I think they’re all at least 20, too. While age shouldn’t affect quality, it sort of feels like the adult cast members want to move on from a Disney kidcom.
• All That isn’t the result of a star leaving their vehicle. So Random! would probably be better if it wasn’t just Disney’s chance at keeping the SwaC franchise alive. Like, if the Disney powers that be would just have So Random! from the start, it would probably be (or at least feel) more natural.
• Disney’s priority isn’t comedy. Okay, neither is Nickeldoden’s probably, but Disney cares more for making the next big thing (Miley Cyrus/ High School Musical Cast, anyone?). They also care more for making money.
• All That had more cast members. I believe in season 1 they had 7, while So Random! has 5. Most of the time in So Random! they need to use people outside of the five. If they added more cast members, that would be nice.
• The All That cast members kept their names. I’m not even kidding. In So Random!, the actors still go by their characters’ names (i.e., Sterling is called Chad whenever they’re no sketch, Doug is called Grady, etc.).

So Random! doesn’t suck as much as everyone says it does (Though I have a high tolerance of kidcoms, as long as it’s not Shake it Up! or Victorious). However, they have big shoes to fill. Especially considering there’s one less cast member.

Let’s Get Physical!

Now that I have your attention thanks to that bad reference, it’s time for me to post about something I haven’t posted about in such a long time: Newsea hairs! After I learned how to install .package files, I stopped criticizing every hair Newsea made because I realized I shouldn’t be talking unless I can make custom content found new sites for hair. And it’s pretty hard to come up with comments for each hairstyle when some look so alike (Lullaby and Jenifer, anyone?).

But this hair’s different. It’s so similar to other hairstyles, it’s worth posting about.

This hairstyle’s pretty good, and it’s also free. (The models look a little IMVU-ish, but whatever).

However, there are some hairs which are similar to this one:

Okay, so I guess it’s sort of justified because there’s not much variation you could do with a bob, but still.

And on another, somewhat related note, while I was typing this post, the song Physical was one of the choices on Don’t Forget the Lyrics!

Obligatory Heat Post

For the past few days, there’s been a heat advisory in some parts of New York and New Jersey. Yesterday, it was more than 100 degrees in some parts of the state. And it was pretty hot everywhere else in the country, too. But thanks to pools and air-conditioning, I’m fine. :P It’s times like this where I begin to want a Seasons EP to come out for The Sims 3. Even if open neighborhood and seasons would be a scary combination, it would be nice to dream about.

I got the career mod to work. Since the Generations Patch is nowhere to be found and I can’t update my game, I just got a previous version. Now my Sims can have more job options! The Gamer and Law Careers didn’t work, but I’ll get to that later.

And lastly, RIP Amy Winehouse.

Seriously?

TeenNick has ruined their schedule yet again. And just a month after I praised them for changing up their schedule. This week, TeenNick is going to begin to air The 90’s Are All That, which is a block consisting of old Nickelodeon shows, like Clarissa Explains it All, All That, Ren and Stimpy, Doug (Which I believe Disney owns the copyright to but I’m not sure). The problem is, though, this block will take the slots where Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared aired. Both of these shows had a season each, and I’m sure I’ve already seen most of the episodes, but TeenNick pulled Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared (And I believe Buffy, the Vampire Slayer) off of the air already. And what are they airing in place?

Everybody Hates Chris and Malcolm in the Middle. MITM used to air on nick@nite, but then they pulled it off of the air mysteriously, and then it was on TeenNick for a while too, but they stopped showing it, too. And EHC airs on nick@nite as well.

It’s like nick@nite and TeenNick teamed up to piss me off.

Degrassi Now or Never Predictions

Today, TeenNick will begin to air new episodes of Degrassi four nights a week, telenovela style. This will go on until September. Here are my thoughts on what’s going to happen:

Anya will be involved with drugs: Specifically, cocaine. Last season, she was interested in a doctor. This season, she’s going to go out with him, and he’ll probably be the one to introduce her to drugs. Unfortunately, Degrassi will probably have this issue in only two episodes, and forget about it later.

The Imogen/Eli/Clare/Jake Love Polygon will still be boring: Eli and Clare broke up in the season 10 finale, because he was manipulating her (As in, he purposely got into a car crash so she could visit him in a hospital). Jake and Imogen are new characters that are going to be plot devices rebounds for Eli and Clare. Yes, you read that right. Two new characters introduced this season are just going to exist for the sake of a love polygon (I’m not sure if it’s a Love Triangle, or Love Square or whatever at this point).

KC and Jenna will break up: Last season, KC and Jenna had a baby. From these season’s commercials, it appears that KC will cheat on her.

Bianca will be Alex 2.0: Alex was also a tough girl with a bad home life (i.e. money issues, abusive stepfather). All the trailers imply that Bianca’s bad past will catch up with her, too. It looks like an ex-boyfriend is unhappy that she’s moved on (and has a gun?).

And it feels like the finale will be about the Imogen/Eli/Clare/Jake love polygon, since Eli and Clare are a fan favorite and the Degrassi powers that be need good ratings. It doesn’t really help that the finale probably won’t cover the seniors graduating as much as a love polygon that can continue next season.

Mod Installation Help?

Yesterday, I wanted to add some more careers to the game. So, I went to Mod The Sims, and I saw some careers I wanted (Specifically, the Gamer Career and the Law Career. I noticed that I’d have to get twallan's NRaas Career Mod (Which I’d link to, but I can’t seem to find it at the moment), so I downloaded that as well as the careers I wanted last night. However… I have no idea how to install mods. I couldn’t find any tutorials and it wasn’t included in the Read Me file of the mod, so, does anyone know what to do? I should be posting this in a help forum or something, shouldn’t I?


EDIT: I tried installing a couple of mods with mixed results. I tried a No Sparkles Mod  and a No Intro Mod, which both worked. However, the Career Mod(Which I found the link for) didn't work.

The Battle of the Labyrinth Review

This week, I read The Battle of the Labyrinth, the fourth book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. I bought the book in April 2010, so I figured that it would be a good time to read it. :P And guess what? This book doesn’t count for my summer reading, although the first book in the series does. That’s just more support for my “Summer Reading isn’t useless, just extremely unorganized” theory.

I’d love to compare this book to the other books in the series, but I barely remember most of them. I read the second book, The Sea of Monsters, around three and a half years ago. I read the first book, The Lightning Thief, three years ago (Yay for reading things out of order!), and again last year. I read the third book, The Titan’s Curse, three years ago, too. So I could only accurately compare this book to The Lightning Thief.

The first book was more ‘coming-of-age’-y. Like, it related to things like growing up, suddenly having adult responsibilities, not fitting in, and so on. It sort of taught lessons to kids. This book, though, didn’t have lessons. It was just action, if that makes sense. That didn’t really affect the quality of the book. The only thing I noticed was that the ending didn’t have something for me to remember when I finished reading if that makes sense. Like Carrie sort of reminds people not to bully, as does Nineteen Minutes. But this book sort of just ends.

Grover and Tyson, Percy’s not-Half-Blood sidekicks, were annoying as always in this book. I don’t know why I couldn’t stand them. I never have liked either of them at all. They’re just so annoying for no reason in particular. There was a part in the book where Tyson and Grover got lost for a couple of chapters, which was nice. Highlight for spoilers.

Rachel Elizabeth Dare, a girl from one of the earlier books (I don’t know which one), has a bigger role in the story. She’s sort of a foil to Annabeth, because she’s sort of a ‘go with the flow’ person, while Annabeth is more organized.

This book gets really confusing if you don’t know Greek mythology that well. I vaguely remember the twelve Olympians’ roles, but there were still lots of parts of the book which were confusing.

This book wasn’t the best book in the series. There were lots of parts which just dragged on and on. However, if you want to finish this series, or if you’re interested in mythology, then I’d recommend it.

And I just looked up the series on Wikipedia. Apparently, they’re going to be filming the sequel. I don’t know why, really. The first movie was good as a standalone movie, but unfaithful to the book. It made the trio seventeen years old, which is really annoying, seeing as there was a prophecy in the book which stated “Once Percy (OR any other child of Poseidon, Zeus, or Hades) turns sixteen, he will either destroy the world or save it”. Also, Annabeth, who was blonde in the book, was played by a brunette actress, when they could’ve just as easily used Anna Sophia Robb or Dakota Fanning. Or they could’ve used a wig. Plus, two of the three actors for the trio are older than twenty. So by the time they’d finish the movies, one actor would be twentysomething, and the other two would be thirtysomething. And they’re supposed to be playing teenagers.

Plus, the movie didn’t get great reviews, because people were just calling it a Harry Potter knockoff. I haven’t seen or read Harry Potter, so I can’t comment on that.

The nick@nite Executives Read this Blog

And obviously, they want to mess with my head.

Today, I decided to watch George Lopez after not watching it for a while. And I saw a commercial for Married… With Children. It’s going to be on nick@nite, starting some time in July. I think the 11th? I’m confused because nick@nite is targeting soccer moms who don’t want inappropriate programs, (Other than That 70’s Show, of course), yet they’re going to put one of America’s trashiest TV families (After the Conners, of course) on. Don’t get me wrong, Married… With Children is actually an OLD show, so they get points for that. And I’ve seen some episodes on TV Land and Antenna TV, and it’s a pretty good show. But I’m not sure if nick@nite can handle showing more than three shows. Everybody Hates Chris and My Wife and Kids fight for any slot before 10 PM, while George Lopez, The Nanny, and That ‘70s Show fight for every slot before dawn. How will another show affect things?

I hope this means there could be marathons of Married… With Children and The Nanny. I could see it now: The Big Hair Marathon!

Good for you, TeenNick!

A while back, I was complaining about TeenNick’s programming. It was more or less a place for Dan Schneider to dump his old shows. And it was also just another place to watch That 70’s Show. However, things have now changed. Unfortunately, That 70’s Show has now migrated to nick@nite. 

And while they don’t have original programming other than Degrassi (And I use the word original loosely, since 1) It’s a reboot of the 80’s version, 2) This one’s been going on since the early 2000’s, and 3) It’s from Canada.), they will be having some other shows this Summer.

For starters, they’ve been showing Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Freaks and Geeks, and Undeclared. Okay, so none of them are new shows. And two of those three only have one season. But at least TeenNick is showing some different shows.

And they’re also having this special called TeenNick Rocks Out. I’ve only seen one promo for it, but I think it’s just a series of concerts of pop artists. And they’re having P!nk, Avril Lavigne, and Kelly Clarkson perform, which is good.

School’s Over!

I finished my finals yesterday, and today was my last day of school. We didn’t do anything today. Well, we just got our final exam grades and final grades. I did pretty good in my classes, other than APUSH. I’m so glad that I won’t have to deal with that class again. Too many freaking cheaters who think too highly of themselves.

My English teacher announced today that next year he’ll be getting a new job in another part of the state. I don’t think I’ve wrote about him that much (or at all), but I didn’t really like him. He never made an effort to hide his favoritism. Everyone was sad over that but I don’t see why. I mean, there wasn’t much of a chance that he’d be their teacher two years in a row, and he gave us his e-mail. Sure, they won’t be able to see him in person, but they’ll probably have a new favorite teacher. Finals have made me bitter, haven’t they? :P

I don’t know what I’m going to do during the summer. Probably begin driving, do my summer reading and watch TV shows. And blog/play Sims.

Still Here

I know I haven’t really posted at all lately. I don’t have any excuses. Having finals to study for and fighting off a cold don’t make me want to blog that much. :\ And whenever I get ideas for posts, I’m offline, but by the time I come back online, I forget those ideas. School ends next week, though.

In other news, though, the new stuff pack is actually the first TS3 stuff pack that looks interesting. The HELS stuff looked crappy, I don’t use cars enough for the Fast Lane items, and I heard Outdoor Life stuff had next to nothing. Stuff for the town is actually something that I’d get. I’m not saying that I would buy it; it’s just the first stuff pack which has an good concept.

Really, nick@nite?

Yesterday, I was watching nick@nite , and I was horrified to see a bumper promoting a show that’s coming soon. No, not Friends (Which is going to come this September, according to Wikipedia and some other sites), but That 70’s Show. I understand that I’m usually overreacting about nick@nite’s programming, but I have some ‘legitimate’ reasons for why I don’t want That 70’s Show on nick@nite:

It’s already on three other cable channels – ABC Family, MTV, and TeenNick. Okay, so TeenNick is a premium cable channel, but it’s also on local affiliates.

It’s REALLY out of the target demographic- A show about teenagers on a block with most shows revolving around families. Those teens also smoke pot. I hate to sound like a prude soccer mom who gets offended, but how do the nick@nite executives expect the target audience, families/soccer moms, to like this?

nick@nite has enough shows on their block- On the nick@nite website, they advertise eight shows. Three of them used to get shown a lot, but now are gone or are put on the graveyard slots (The Cosby Show, Home Improvement, and Family Matters). One of them is more or less gone, but nobody’s complaining (Glenn Martin DDS). That leaves Everybody Hates Chris, My Wife and Kids, George Lopez, and The Nanny.

Sadly, nick@nite doesn’t know how to organize those four shows, either. EHC and My Wife and Kids usually fight for any slot before 10:00 PM. George Lopez and My Wife and Kids generally have at least one marathon a month each. And they usually give The Nanny any slot which they other shows haven’t claimed, which barely happens. Now with a fifth show, The Nanny and possibly EHC will get neglected even more.

I get that the nick@nite executives probably figured “Hey, we could get the teen demographic, and since Viacom already has rights to air it from TeenNick and MTV, it won’t cost us as much!”, but really. This isn’t expanding your horizons.

And what happened to their other shows? I remember they used to have The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Full House, but they seemed to just cut both of those out of the schedule.

All of this has me slightly worried. In around five years, will nick@nite consist of Two and a Half Men, According to Jim, and Everybody Loves Raymond, along with My Wife and Kids and George Lopez? Will this happen to TVLand, too?

Take That, EA!

Recently, Fox DC just found out about EA’s horrible exchange (Not the kind of publicity you want when you’re promoting a ‘Family’ expabsion pack, EA). Way to go, Fox and soccer moms(There’s a sentence I thought I’d never say)! This is definitely a big step, and hopefully other news stations and media will report about it after seeing it on Fox. And then the rest of EA’s antics will be discovered, and the world will be happily ever after!

Okay, probably not. In fact, the only thing that could probably happen is that EA becomes stricter on their forum, banning innocent people, yet keeping trolls unbanned. But at least this shows that people are willing to listen. And at least it’s on Google’s News Results for The Sims 3.

Prom-ises, Prom-ises

Earlier this month, Boy Meets World’s Season 5 DVD was released. This is good, for a couple of reasons. First, the only channel that plays Boy Meets World now is ABC Family, and that’s at 7 AM. Sure, I could just DVR it, but my parents more or less claimed the DVR feature, so it’s not really an option for me. Second, season 5 has two episodes that were always banned on Disney Channel, Boy Meets World’s original rerun home. And Disney played BMW on times when people were actually able to watch it. So now fans are able to watch those episodes (Even if they’ve had the black market option for a while now…).

I think the Season 6 DVD is coming in July? While this is kind of quick (3 DVDs in less than a year), I’m glad that the Lionsgate Entertainment company is releasing them quickly, after the 5 year wait Disney put fans through. Maybe they could buy rights for The Nanny, as well?

And yesterday, All About Style made some nice prom dresses for teens, to get ready for Generations.

I guess Generations has some perks, after all.

The Sims 3 Generations is Coming Too Soon

When I first heard that The Sims 3 Generations is going to be the next expansion pack, I was excited. When EA finally confirmed it and told us what there would be, though, I got disappointed. No new skills (Though videotaping and/or the chemistry set could have easily been skills), only one new career, no new towns, and the price will still probably be $39.99. What gives, EA? I know you guys are a screwed up company, but you usually put more content in your games. Late Night had four new skills, a town, two new careers, clubbing, celebrities, and vampires. Ambitions had professions, two skills, a town, and traits. But this expansion pack has enough content for around $29.99.

I probably won’t be rushing to the store to get this game. I’ll probably only buy this game if I read lots of good reviews for it (Or if EA leaves money in the box…).

How I Met Your Mother Rant

The following blog post will contain spoilers if you haven’t seen the May 9th episode of How I Met Your Mother. If you haven’t seen it yet and you don’t want spoilers, don’t read on.

This week on How I Met Your Mother, Ted had to make an important decision on the whole “Arcadian VS GNB Building Plan” Debacle. Originally, Ted was going to choose to demolish the Arcadian, an old hotel. However, there were protests going on about it, and the head protestor, Zoey, had UST with Ted. But Zoey was unhappily married to some guy. They later break up, and Zoey and Ted begin to date. At first, they seemed to work out, but Ted’s friends would always be like “You can’t date someone who’s against the GNB building”, and Ted would reply with “Cross that bridge when we go to it”. Anyway, Zoey told Ted how she used to live there because her family was poor, and then he didn’t want to tear it down. This week, though, it was revealed that Barney would lose his job if Ted didn’t get the Arcadian torn down. Ted decided that Barney was more important than Zoey, so he decides to tear down the Arcadian. Ted and Zoey then break up.

That decision pissed me off. I mean, yeah sure, Ted’s supposed to be a good friend and all, but if it was the other way around, Barney would shrug and tell Ted “Not my problem”. I know that Barney has known Ted longer than Zoey has, and that Ted’s supposed to be the good friend, but Barney’s screwed up Ted’s life before already. It wouldn’t hurt if Barney got fired. Besides, the show would probably have him get his job back in 2 minutes by doing something Marty-Stu-ish.

It always bugs me how Barney is so lucky in the show. Yeah sure, his family life is screwed up, he probably has hundreds of STDs, and he’s emotionally messed up, but the show never portrays him or his decisions as the “Wrong one”. His womanizing and jerk ways are always portrayed comically. And they always give Barney the Large Ham scenes. He always has dream sequences, elaborate costumes, and the craziest plotlines. And meanwhile, Lily and Robin have little episodes about them.

Okay, so this was more of a "I don’t care too much about Barney” blog post, but still. xD

Yes, I’m Still Here

It’s not like anyone was asking, but still.

And I wrote this post Thursday, but Blogger wouldn’t let me publish it, so here it is.

This week hasn’t been the best homework-wise, but oh well, those things aren’t such shocks now.

I didn’t have that much homework today, so I watched some Friends, How I Met Your Mother, and I played Just Dance 2. And I’ve been downloading some custom content.

This week I’ve had lots of allergies, and I didn’t want to take medication because I usually get really drowsy taking it, but I took some yesterday and I feel better again. 

I have ‘actual’ stuff to blog about (I.E. not just how my day went posts) but I’ll do that tomorrow.

Model Behavior

Now that I could actually download .package files, I look at custom content on MS3B other than Newsea’s hairs. Today, I saw a nice teen dress from Mod the Sims.

Too bad the comments weren’t nice.

While the models aren’t the best looking, I’ve still seen worse. Like most, if not all, of Twinbrooks citizens. Seriously, Cho Sonwhun and Sofia Carlton are the only Sims that I remember that look like Sims who I’d let enter a legacy. And the one in the middle isn’t that ugly. Then again, it doesn’t help that the Sim on the left has eyebrows that don’t match her hair, and the Sim on the right looks drugged.

Nostalgic Mood

I never really liked the Wii’s game selection as much as the Gamecube’s. There were too many kid friendly games. I’m okay with kid friendly games, as long as they actually sound good. But most don’t. So I’ve only bought a couple of games, and I’ve mostly missed the Gamecube. I knew that you could play Gamecube games on the Wii, but that wasn’t really working for me, even if I did have the memory card and everything ready.

But this Sunday, I tried again, and it worked! Although the memory card stuff got wiped, I could play them again! This means I could go back to Mario Party 7 and Pokemon Coliseum again. :D

So three/four years isn’t nothing to be nostalgic about, but hey. This post was short.

Happy Easter, Everyone!!!

Whether you’re spending today religiously, with your family,  stuffing your face in chocolate, enjoying the weather, or celebrating Passover, I hope you enjoy today.

My plans include going to my aunt’s house to celebrate, and eating half my weight in Starburst Jelly Beans. Those are good.

I’ll also be remembering the Armenian Genocide. 96 years ago, 1.5 million Armenians were killed. But you could read more about that here. It really sucks when AT95 and I blog about the same stuff, doesn’t it? Beating the dead horse, much?

EA can BS... shocker!

Yesterday, EA answered some questions about the upcoming expansion pack, Generations. Specifically, 75. What did we learn? Not much. They barely gave any straightforward answers about anything, and they were redundant. A lot. It must've suck to be the employee who got stuck with the job of breaking everyone's hopes and dreams. 

Really? They just said the same thing for three questions? What the hell? They 

..... I didn't have The Sims 2 for the PC, so I don't know what I'm missing, but how nice were baby baths, that this question needed to be asked? Personally, I could go without it, and without this answer. It made me want to strangle a Sim Guru.

Notice how little the response has to do with the actual question. I wanted to read a response for the first question, not hear about pranks. I didn't read the question after the I.E. at first, and I thought "What are they going on for pranks? The question had to do with social stan- oh, wait, nevermind." I thought they just saw the word pranks and began to go on and on and hope nobody would notice.

This question kind of disappointed me. I thought there might be some new recipe- "Grandma's Apple Pie" or something like that. Not only did they shoot down my hopes of those stuff, they had to tell us this information as a consolation prize. 

Well, on the plus side, I lost some interest in Generations.  Yeah, sure, I might eventually buy it, but with these 75 questions, I suddenly stopped being so excited about it.

Rinne the Rip-Off

Newsea went back to doing what he does best: Slightly editing a hairstyle, yet calling it an entirely different hair. The latest offender? Rinne.

It doesn’t really help that this is one of the most common hairstyles for males in The Sims 3. Honestly, at this point, whenever I see a non-side-swept bang hairstyle available, I more or less automatically get it.

But on the plus side, the hair color used for Rinne is nice…

Driving Stuff

I passed the written Driver’s Test in November. I turned 16 at the end of January. I got the permission slip to take driving lessons 2 weeks ago. I got the want to drive… never.

I was supposed to begin driving lessons last week, but after seeing the prices online, I didn’t want to drive. I also remembered how my Driver’s Ed teacher told our class that we have to make appointments early, because the DMV and stuff are always busy. That pretty much turned me off from driving. This means that I could only take the driving lessons/ 6 hours on weekends. And I’m not even sure if they’re open on the weekends. And I get lots of homework most weeknights, so even if I don’t have homework, it’s not like I could go to them because they’re busy.

I think I’m the only teen who has no drive to learn how to drive (Pun intended). I mean, I do want to learn how to drive eventually (As in, before junior year), but not right now. I also forgot almost every single driving law (Other than alcohol is bad, wear a seatbelt, and obey the speed limit) there is. Gas prices and car accidents and stuff also make me lose my interest to drive. I guess I’ll just learn during the summer.

This makes me envy how easy driving is in the Sims. Once you’re a teen, you’re able to drive. No gas to worry about (Unless you’re Eco-Friendly), no car accidents (Even with the weird bus turns), and no driving lessons. Just a creepy Vehicle Enthusiast trait.

Medieval Hairs Look Good?

The latest fad on My Sims 3 Blog is probably hair conversions from The Sims Medieval and poses. Oddly enough, these hairs look… better than most hairs I’ve seen for guys. They’re not just emo-ish hairstyles with the bangs in the front. They look like hairstyles from real life.

And frankly, these hairs are pretty good for EA. So, good job, EA/ People who convert these hairs!

Isn’t it Ironic?

It feels like whenever I blog about something, the next day or week, there’s an update to that ‘story’. I was complaining about how kids have nothing to do, and then Generations was announced. When I said I got a new e-mail, I forgot the password the next week. (One of my laptops got a virus, so I worried and changed my passwords for everything… and I forgot what I changed it to. I never mentioned that, did I?)
Anyway, a few weeks ago, I wanted to learn how to install .package files. And this weekend, I did. Sort of. I still haven’t tried mods and stuff, but I’m able to get hairs and clothes. Which is nice, since most of non-female young adult custom content is in .package format. Prepare for more Hairrifying posts.
And I finished my homework for the break, too. :D

Since it’s Confirmed…

It took nearly a month for The Sims 3: Generations to be officially confirmed by EA. I remember hearing about it during Winter Break, when it was just a rumor. And now, during Spring Break, EA has officially acknowledged Generations for a couple of days now. I really want to know what took them so long. Especially if a trailer got leaked and everything. But now with another trailer, and other official stuff, here are my thoughts on the new stuff announced.

I feel like EA put in memories to calm everyone down, after all their scandals. Will they calm down everyone, though? Probably not. Every time that EA releases a game, there are lots of glitches. And memories alone won’t be able to replenish EA’s reputation. Only time will tell, though.

I wonder why EA’s only putting in two traits this time, too. Rebellious seems to be more or less just “Your Sim likes to prank,” which they could’ve call “Prankster” or something. When I think of rebel, I think of cutting school, stealing, breaking curfew, and vandalism, not pranksters. The Nurturing trait seems like it’s only for strict parents/elders, or “Goody-two shoes” teens. Kind of like stuff they could have put for Family Oriented.

I’m really glad that kids, teens, and elders are getting stuff to do, because those are the most boring stages in the game. The new costumes and playground stuff will hopefully add stuff for kids to do. I’m curious on what they want to do for graduations. I have a feeling it’s just going to be an average party, except with teens in graduation robes. And maybe monetary gifts.

I’m still not going to get it at its release. I’ll still be in school then, and I’ll have finals to worry about. And $40 is too much for any EA game (I’ve said that too much on this blog, haven’t I?). Plus, I’d rather read about the glitches and stuff, rather than experience them firsthand.

Late Night

I’ve been playing in Late Night for a while, and I’m a bit impressed. As much as EA sucks (And I find new reasons to hate them everyday), this game isn’t completely horrible. Yeah, sure, I haven’t explored everything fully yet, so this will probably change later.

Things I like

• New Skills
  • Now, Sims who I feel could be musicians don’t have to be limited to the guitar. The Symphony career makes sense now! Sure, I'll probably never make another Sim garden or fish because of the new music skills, but oh well.
  • Mixology seems like a fun skill. Then again, after having the same old skills for a while, I’m okay with any new skill.
• New Objects
  • The Nightclub stuff (Strobe light, Disco ball thing Which I totally forgot the name of, special effect machine, and dance floor) are nice, because now clubs could actually look like clubs.
  • The hot tubs! These were some of the only stuff I remember positively from The Sims 2 Pets for the Wii (That needs an abbreviation).
  • I still don’t know how to put elevators in properly, but I think I’d like them if they functioned properly.
  • I’m okay with the fish tank being virtual, since I’m not too fond with the fishing skill.
  • The bubble bar is another must have for clubs.
  • The new couches, bathroom, and kitchen stuff look better than the base game ones.

       Things I don’t like

• Bridgeport
• I decided to play in Bridgeport because I didn’t feel like putting the clubs and stuff individually in a different town. Plus, I thought the penthouses and other features would be cool. The apartments weren’t really that great because of the whole ‘One household an apartment’ thing. Also, as big as it is, it’s impossible to put your own lots in the town, because of how little flat land there is.

Of course, these stuff probably vary based on how you play (Legacies, stories, one person households, etc.).

And when will EA confirm Generations? It’s been like a month since it’s been rumored, and we haven’t even heard if the trailer’s real or not.

My Sims 3 Bucket List

Recently, I’ve been thinking of stuff I’d like to do before my interest in TS3 dies down, or the fandom disappears, or whatever. I’ve been looking around at lots of stuff in the community and I get inspired to do lots of stuff, but real life takes over a lot, so I can’t do everything, obviously :P (And I still only have schoolwork to complain about! </whiny teenager>). I know most stuff are just ‘temporary’ wants, like nothing serious, but I still feel like writing this down somewhere.
In no particular order, here’s the list:

• Learn how to install .packages, mods, and the like. (Yup, I still don’t know how to. Don’t judge?)
• Write a story.
• Make normal looking houses (As in, houses which look like they could exist in real life).
• Make community lots that look like a place I’d outgoing extroverts who aren’t computer addicts would go to.
• Be able to create accurate celebrity Sims.
• Make a self Sim.

So that list turned out to be shorter than I thought.
I should really go to sleep now. Good night everyone. This post was really random, wasn’t it?

So Tired

I haven’t been sleeping that well since DST. Aside from DST going against my already mixed up sleeping schedule, I’ve had lots of homework these past two weeks which has lead to tiredness and after school naps. The only times I’ve been able to sleep well is weekends.   –_- Oh well, spring break is coming.

I have lots of homework to do and some plans, so I have no idea why I’m still online.
And in other news, Gwen Stefani has donated $1 million for relief efforts in Japan. And the Sprouse Bros are starring in their first DCOM. That seems odd for Disney. Usually they recycle actors whenever they can. And Annelise Von Der Pol is going to guest star on Shake it Up! . And Fran Drescher will have a TV Land sitcom!

Cheaters Caught!

I’m pretty sure most people have done some cheating during their academic career. That’s okay. I don’t really have a problem with some homework being done the class before it’s due, or getting an answer or two from a friend. However, people not having read books in a couple of years, or using websites extensively is where I drop the line.

This year in my APUSH class, lots of people are cheating. Too much. I’m not one of those people who are like “OMG CHEATERS! MUST TELL THE TEACHER!!!”, but it’s been getting on my nerves. These people don’t even bother to hide their cheating. I always hear some particular kids brag about how they always use CourseNotes.org for outlines and the teacher always gives them As. I see these people in the library at lunch finding information for the in class DBQs. When there are substitute teachers and we have busywork, these students always are working together straight out cheating (I. E. “I’ll do 1 and 2 if you do 3 and he does 4, 5, and 6*). But apparently these people never get caught. For a while, I was considering joining them, but I always was hesitant, just in case I’d be the first one to be caught.

However, today, justice has finally reached that class. Or the closest thing to it.

Today, in class, our teacher announced that he’s aware that some half the class plagiarizes their outlines from websites. He also said that we have to handwrite them now, so even if the cheaters use these website, they’ll have to read the content. The (caught) cheaters received Fs for this outline. However, he said he’s probably not going to tell the administration. What? Plagiarism is plagiarism. They’ve been doing this since the beginning of the year. They’ve cheated on other stuff, too. And then there are these people’s other classes. Why should he let this slide?

Good Hair, Bad Name

After Newsea’s last two hairs, Born This Way and Dreamscape, I was afraid that Newsea was going back to unconventional hairstyles. After nice hairs like Desperate and Innocent, I was afraid that Newsea was tired of making good, realistic hairs. But this hair is nice.

And it looks like Newsea found new models, too. Ones with less vacant stares. And huge earrings.

But is Newsea drawing these names from a hat or something? The names and hairs can’t be any more unrelated.

Somebody get Nick Cannon off of TeenNick!

Okay, so I’m pretty sure that Nick Cannon has no actual say for what programs go on TeenNick, but I’m still not too fond of him being on the network. Yes, I’m not really a fan of him because he’s married to Mariah Carey, and I don’t really like her, either. And yes, if it wasn’t for Degrassi, I wouldn’t really watch the network. But I still feel like making this post.

A couple of years ago, when TeenNick was on the same channel as Noggin, there were more ‘original’ shows. As in, not just iCarly, Victorious, and Drake and Josh. I vaguely remember there being shows like Instant Star and Radio Free Roscoe, or other shows which were only on The-N (And in Canada). Now, though, it feels like the only non-Nick shows are Gigantic and Degrassi.

I’m guessing this is because TeenNick, which used to be a block on Nickelodeon, is now gone, so Nickelodeon’s wanting to put their shows on another TeenNick. This is stupid, though. I mean, iCarly and the other Schneider Shows are still on back to back- it’s the TeenNick block in everything but name. Maybe TeenNick, the channel, needs lots of programs, and these Schneider shows are a good way to fill up those time slots without buying rights to shows?

The problem with all these Nick shows being on TeenNick, though, is that they have different demographics. iCarly and Victorious do not target the same teens as Degrassi and other shows do. Sure, a channel could have multiple demographics, but that’s not the case. It’s flat out Network Decay. For those unfamiliar with TV Tropes, Network Decay is pretty much when a channel changes its programming and demographic completely. In fact, TV Tropes actually mentioned The N in that article, too (They’re in the Major Shifts That Fit section, if anyone’s interested).

So basically, TeenNick’s cutting out their teen dramas for more kidcoms.

But I heard that TeenNick will begin to air 90’s shows, like Clarissa Explains it All in the Fall of 2011. However, it will be from midnight to 2 AM, so while most teens won’t be able to watch, at least twentysomething year olds can.

Generations and Unleashed

A couple of weeks ago, I had a post on how there’s next to nothing for kids to do in The Sims 3. Later, The Sims 3 Generations was rumored to be announced, ironically. Now, there have been screenshots and a trailer for not only Generations but for Unleashed, as well.

And honestly? I’m unimpressed by both.

From the Generations trailer:

• I thought the toddler scenes were already able to be created. They didn’t show anything new. I’m sure that there are tons of pictures of toddlers learning skills already. It didn’t look like anything you’d need the EP for that.
• Kids’ costumes? Cute. I think they might be in the store already (I don’t really keep up with the store so I’m not sure), and  I’m pretty sure there’s already CC costumes. But hey, still cute.
• Tree houses seem nice. I’m no coding expert, but I think that it would be programmed the same way the Jungle Gym would be, so I wonder why EA hasn’t created it before.
• Stink bombs seem bad. And so do the other pranks. I’m guessing they’ll just amount to a bad moodlet, or something?
• The teen party seems fun, but something that could be done in the base game (Or with LN if you want more bar/club stuff).
• Water slides look cool.
• Prom? Possible with the base game.
• The bachelor party looks like it got left out of LN, and it’s possible with the base game.
• Weddings! Yay! They need more wedding stuff. Seriously, I’ve been making my Sims’ weddings private elopements because the parties are so disorganized. But this should’ve been in the base game.
• Midlife crisis makes stink bombs seem like a good idea.
• I think the home videos (Last thing in the trailer) is adorable. Finally my elders will have stuff to do!

So the best ideas seem to be tree houses, water slides, and home videos? Yeah, I think I might want to hear some more about this EP. Another Twitter session would be nice.

And for the Unleashed trailer? To start this off, I’m going to be honest. I’m not so happy for pets coming back. I mean, the community might just stop complaining about missing their beloved pets (That sounds ruder than I thought it would), but I’m less than eager for pets. They would be cute at first in The Sims 2 Pets for the Wii, but then they’d be a nuisance. Then again, I’m pretty sure the console version will be nothing like the PC version. Anyway, on to the video.

• Deer and raccoons in the game? Awesome. Okay, not really, but it sounds nice.
• The park reminds me of the park from the Wii game.
• Maybe there could be new community lots- Dog parks?
• Skunks? Probably more moodlet givers, but oh well.
• These pet traits seem vague. Another memory from the Wii game: I always gave the pets independent so their social need wouldn’t always go down, but they still were always feeling lonely.
• Horses seem to be out of place for some of the neighborhoods (Specifically, Bridgeport), but if it’s what the fans want, I’ll accept it.

Again, I’ll need to know more about it before buying it.

Man, this post’s unorganized. And I need to work on my homework.

March Madness

I’ve never really been a fan of March. There aren’t any week long vacations, the weather’s still not that great, I get too much homework, and a bunch of other reasons. However, this March is definitely going worse than other Marches.

This March, I have gotten too much homework so far. Japan had an earthquake/ tsunami. And The Sims 3 Community might as well be falling apart.

I get that all three are inevitable. School means homework, natural disasters happen, and fandoms die, too. But I hate how the last one happened. One too many trolls, crappy ‘moderators’, and glitches finally ruined the fun for everyone else.

Nothing else to say about this. I just wanted to say this.

Good Luck, Charlie

Today, it was announced that Charlie Sheen was fired from his show, Two and a Half Men, for various antics and shenanigans. Since Charlie Sheen was more or less the driving force behind the show, the show will probably get cancelled now.

Personally, I’m happy that Two and a Half Men is ending. Personally, I never found the show entertaining (Ignore that I’m far too young to be in the target audience), and Charlie Sheen had it coming after all his crazy hairlines headlines. Plus, Angus T. Jones is growing up- the show should be called Three Men by now.

However, Sheen’s selfishness is bothering me. John Cryer and Angus T. Jones will (Along with the other actors and people employed because of TAAHM) have to find new roles. But I heard Angus is the highest paid child star, so maybe it’s time for him to focus on education? Also, CBS/Warner Bros/ Whoever else in charge will probably lose lots of money because of syndication stuff. Apparently TAAHM was supposed to have syndication deals which depended on a certain amount of episodes, but if the show gets cancelled, they can’t syndicate it?

One Week Late, but Still...

The charger finally came!!!!

Now excuse me while I play Sims.

Why I hate ordering Online

Disclaimer: This rant will sound very selfish, especially considering what’s currently going on in Libya. If you don’t want to read on for whatever reason, THEN DON’T.
The laptop I use to play The Sims 3 on broke on the 12th. Specifically, the AC Adapter broke. I found the part online from one website, however, my dad found a better deal on another website so we ordered that last Friday. I didn’t look up reviews for that website, because I didn’t have time. Last Saturday, I ordered Late Night from Amazon. Late Night came yesterday, and the AC adapter still has to arrive. Today, I decided to search the site, laptopz.com, for reviews, and was baffled with the results:

So don’t buy from Laptopz.com!
And the Better Business Bureau gave their company an F.
For once I wasn’t able to play the Sims 3… and EA had nothing to do with it.

Patience is a Virtue…

…but impatience is a pain.

Neither the laptop part nor Late Night (Which we ordered from Amazon) came yet. Okay, so today IS President’s Day, so I wasn’t expecting to get it, but the site we ordered the laptop part from said it would come today. Wouldn’t the site keep track of stuff like President’s Day? But Amazon said that LN was coming Wednesday, but now they’re saying it’s coming tomorrow, so…

And it snowed. Just when all the snow almost melted.

A Minor Complaint

Not being able to play The Sims 3 has really made me remember the days when I didn’t have Sims 3 yet, and how I used to just read lots of Sims 2 legacies. One of the key things that I remember about the legacies were all the stuff the kids used to be able to do, like play soccer, board games, and play in the snow. It feels like in The Sims 3, though, kids have less things to do. They have playground stuff, and the bake sale that comes with Ambitions. They can play in the sprinklers, swim, and play tag. They could even do ‘adult’ (For lack of a better phrase) activities, like write books, paint, and fish. But it still feels like they could do next to nothing.

Judging by all the different sliders, I know most of the demographic probably doesn’t give a crap about kids, so it would be stupid for EA to make more kids things in EPs and/or patches. They have even more glitches and bugs to fix, so it would be stupid for them to make this stuff. But hey, this is just wishful thinking.

It doesn’t really help that most of the CC community (Or at least the MS3B people) treats Sim-kids the same way adults in Toddlers and Tiaras treat their kids- like little porcelain dolls. It’s like the Suri Cruise fashion collection! Every toddler and child has no expression on their face- no laughter, no smile. Have these people even been near real kids?

Sure, I don’t really know what I’d want kids to do, to be honest. I’d just wish they’d have some new stuff in EPs.

Good job, Newsea!

One of the things I dislike about Newsea’s hairs is that the all look alike after a while. Specifically, guy hairs. They’re mostly the same short hair, like the Cloud, the Rainy Season, the Roy, and the Tennis. However, today s/he posted I saw a hairstyle that was different. As in, not just the “short hair with bangs”.

Okay, so it depends on you if the hair’s a nice alternative to hair with bangs, or if it’s ugly, but I personally think it’s nice. Even if it is a little “Rick Astley”.

 

And in laptop related news, my dad ordered it yesterday, so we’ll be getting the part tomorrow or Monday. And we have no school next week so .

Newsea’ll be there for you…

…With a somewhat decent free hairstyle that slightly resembles The Rachel.

It’s an actual normal hair, and it’s nice.  I like the child’s hair color. The other two? Not at all. I don’t get why Newsea keeps on using that ugly platinum blonde hair. Especially with those roots. And then the other one is better, but it j looks painfully orange. It’s not just bright spray tan orange (Like what Hayley Williams’s hair looks like), or somewhat realistic. It’s just in between, in a bad way, and again, the roots are too dark. But then again, that’s just my opinion.

Sadly, I can’t download it, because my Simming laptop’s AC Adapter (A part of the charger) broke.

I’ve got some explaining to do…

This week was the first full week of school we’ve had since… December 2010. As in, first full five day week, without any inclement weather issues. For some reason, this meant that my teachers decided to give me loads of homework. Okay, so the loads of homework stopped Tuesday, meaning I haven’t had that much since Wednesday. But still, that explains my absence. I really hate using the “Sorry guys, I have schoolwork” excuse. It’s so overused. But sometimes, real life happens.

The snow’s starting to melt a bit. I might actually see grass before March!

And I think I know what electives I want to take. Math SAT Prep, Contemporary Issues Honors, and AP US Gov. Contemporary Issues Honors is more or less “Discuss current events”, and I heard the teacher’s nice, which is good. AP US Gov also has a nice teacher, and I heard it’s an easy AP class. On the other hand, I might not stay in APUSH (I’m conferencing with my teacher about it next week), so I don’t know if I should take another AP class. I also want some ‘fun’ electives, because with those electives, the only “nonacademic” class would be gym. So, yeah.

And speaking of electives, we got new ones this semester- Computer Science, and Computers in Art (AKA Photoshop). Computer Science is okay so far. It’s still in the introduction stage, which is annoying, but I’m hoping that it’s just a phase. Computers in Art isn’t in the intro phase, which is good, but the teacher talks too much for the lectures and gives little time for assignments. Oh well.

Yahoo! Finance to the Rescue?

I’m a sucker for Yahoo! Articles. Not sure how legitimate they are, but for the most part, the Finance and “13 Things your [waiter, grocer, burglar, etc.] won’t tell you” (So that’s more rd.com, but still) parts are usually a good read. Today, I saw this on the main website: How to Fight Bad Customer Service. Maybe it will help with EA crap? Okay, who am I kidding? It probably won’t help people because EA sucks, and tips from an article won’t change that, but hey, it might be helpful.

New E-Mail

I decided to get a new e-mail for this blog, joining forums and stuff. I've had too much e-mails- Ones for school, joint E-mails with my brother, ones that came with screen names, and so on. And I've forgotten lots of the passwords (And the security questions...), so I decided to make another one today. It's shiny.shinxATyahooDOTcom. Be sure to change the AT and the DOT into their respective symbols. :P

Early Dismissals, and Delays, and Snow Days, oh my!

Yesterday, we 'had' an early dismissal. Well, it was already an early dismissal for the high schoolers because of midterms, so it really was for the rest of the district. Then, we got a call saying there was going to be a delay, which turned into a snow day. The problem? We're still taking midterms. So instead of finishing them today, we'll be finishing them tomorrow. And they were really supposed to end Tuesday. I really want them to just end already. Yeah, sure, I only have two midterms left, but it's all just so annoying.

And in non-school related news, Late Night still is $39.99. Really? It's been out for like what, three months? Wouldn't it be less? Yes, it's EA, and I have no business knowledge whatsoever (I should probably take some business classes, now that I think of it), but still, with Outdoor Living Stuff in stores, I'd think Late Night would get a little less expensive. Oh well, I could still wait.

My new Theme Song?

Since I’m turning sixteen tomorrow, I thought this song would be relevant: Sixteen by No Doubt!

“…Well you’re only sixteen, with a lot to say

But they won’t give you the time of day….”

As much as I'll sound like any other angsty teen, those lyrics remind me a lot of my life. Even though I’m not sixteen now.

I’ll be honest, it’s not my favorite No Doubt song, but then again, I wasn’t really a fan of Tragic Kingdom, even if it does have Don’t Speak, Just a Girl and Happy Now?. Oh, and the song Tragic Kingdom itself.

No School Today!

Because of lots of snow, midterms for today got pushed back a day. Yeah, sure the whole “Let’s get it over with” method can’t really work now, but oh well. At least I get another day to study for AP USH. There’s been so much snow this winter that I don’t think I’ve seen grass that much since 2010.

This January went by quickly. I’ve had a lot of early dismissals, snow days, delayed openings, and even a religious holiday this month, which is good, because January usually just drags on and on.

And Mayor Bloomberg decided to close the NYC public schools, which was pretty good. They didn’t get a snow day a couple of weeks ago, and I heard that the NYC snow plow people didn’t do the best job everywhere, so it’s nice that the kids get a day off.

And yesterday, on My Sims 3 Blog, Newsea (ironically) made a free hair, which was less than warmly received. Even for a Newsea hair. Offensive comments related to sexuality, disabilities, and race flooded the comment box. How did this hair look anyway?

Yikes. The bangs look okay. The ponytail? I repeat, yikes.

From the inoffensive comments, an anonymous person summed up some of my thoughts:

And then they posted dozens of links to hair.

And Ayaa handled the offensive comments well:

And (s)he mentioned Fran Drescher, too!

And later, another anonymous person summed up my other thoughts:

The hair isn’t too bad on the black haired model, but it looks worse on the others. It’s just too much hair.

Quick Announcement

I’ll be studying and taking midterms until Tuesday (weather permitting), so I won’t be on that much. I’ll probably post stuff on the weekend, but until then, I won’t be on.

I Tilt my Head Left and Right

Now that you mention it, anonymous, it is kind of tilted…

There! All better!

Silly anonymous! Curly hairs are even rarer than free Newsea Hairs!

Some Shows don’t know when to end

Last month, Larry King Live ended after 25 years. Oprah’s show is also ending after 25 years. Sunday, Hannah Montana ended after 5 years. And two days ago, Regis Philbin announced that he will be leaving his talk show.
However, some shows just don’t know when to end. Like American Idol. After 10 seasons, plenty of rule changes, and new judges, this show just won’t stop. But why?
Other than the obvious reason, money, it’s puzzling why the show’s still on. The past few winners haven’t been that famous or successful, and at this point, the real winners are the runner-ups and other contestants who aren’t contractually obliged to 19 Entertainment.
With both Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell gone from the judging table this year, the show won’t be the same. While the contestants’ talents always varied, the judges’ antics would always be there. But now that the two interesting judges are out of the picture, why will people watch?
As rude as this sounds, I personally want to see the show end already. I mean, with Simon bringing The X Factor and Paula Abdul with that one new dance show (Live to Dance?), the more memorable judges have new shows, so people could just watch those. And I’m pretty sure the new ‘It Reality Show’ is Dancing with the Stars. So can’t it just end already? Ten seasons is a good run, right?

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, everyone. I hope you had a good time today, whether you had to go to school/work or not. We had a half day here, which most of my classmates on Facebook weren’t so crazy about. Yeah, sure, I’d rather have school closed, too, but I didn’t go far as calling the school district racist. I mean, not closing on a national holiday is the same thing as segregation, discrimination, and no religious freedom, right? And besides, there are ethnic, national, and religious holidays everyday. Do you expect to have no school every holiday? Also, teachers paused the curriculum and had a lesson related to Martin Luther King, Jr. And I’m pretty sure that most of these students wouldn’t observe the holiday if there was no school, but I’ll give everyone the benefit of a doubt.

I had little homework today, so I went to the mall once the half day was over. Most of the stores that I go to are getting less gender neutral. A year ago, the stores that I went to had one side for guys, and the other for girls, with the middle having clothes for both genders. A couple of months ago, the middle had more stuff for girls. Now, not only is the middle completely for girls, but girl clothes is in the guy section, too. Okay, Aeropostle executives (Or whoever is in charge of stuff like this), I stick with your store even if some of the clothes is like a walking advertisement. Can’t you be nicer with your customers (Where have I heard that question before?)?

And in other news, there’s a new How I Met Your Mother tonight, but The Joy Behar Show got moved to 10 PM for Dr. Drew. I don’t see why Drew couldn’t get the 10 PM slot. I mean, Joy’s is (somewhat) of a comedy, while Drew’s show is about rehab and addiction. Wouldn’t it make more sense to push that show?

Feed: The Review

I read the book Feed by M.T. Anderson recently for school. While I had to look for dystopian qualities in the book, it was a way better book once I stopped looking for those.

Basically, it’s a story about sometime in the future, where people have a computer-transmitter-thing implanted in their brains when they’re born. This transmitter works like the internet advertising business.They use people’s thoughts and interests to market stuff to them. Okay, go to Wikipedia for a better summary on how the Feed works. Anyway, the story follows Titus, a teen who meets this nonconformist girl, Violet, who’s against the feed. Problem? Titus is all for the feed. However, opposites attract, and they become a couple.

The book is written with all kinds of made up future slang, which makes it a bit painful to read sometimes, but it’s nothing too serious. The characters also swear a lot.

Spoilers for the book below. Don’t read on if you want to read the book.

I like how Titus’s and Violet’s relationship was kind of shown realistically. They went to teen clubs together, they had a good time. They went to the mall together, they were happy. But once Violet began to have problems with her feed and things got serious, they began to grow apart. Then, Violet trusted Titus too much, and he didn’t care for her, and they broke up.

This book made me remember an article I saw online a while back about what kids born in 2011 will never know. A lot of these things on the list applied to the story, like wires, fax machines, catalogs, the evening news, and others.

Overall, I’d say this book was sort of good, even though things began to suck towards the end. If you desperately want to read something, then read it. But if you want to read great literature or a masterpiece or whatever, find something else.

Is this Possible?

I know that I watch a lot of shows from the ‘90s, like The Nanny and Friends, and I’ve begun to watch Roseanne (and rewatch Boy Meets World) more, and I used to watch Full House, but I never thought I could watch too much from the nineties. Interestingly enough, I’m wrong, and there might just be a limit.

Today, All About Style made some new dresses.

However, the anonymous community wasn’t too crazy about it:

… Have I watched too much TV Land and nick@nite to not notice? I personally thought they were all nice. The first one might be a little 90s, but the others are alright.

And because I might as well become the Sim!Style network, I made a new tag for clothes comments. Feel free to contribute a better name