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?