The Shrimp Shack

All right, that's it. I'm not going to lie to you guys. I don't think I'm getting this chapter out any time soon. If I'm honest, I'm so frustrated with this chapter that I can't even stand it. First off, I get writers block and don't even think of typing any of it for a month. Second, I get too far ahead of myself that I'm not even sure what's been told in the story or what I can put in LJ or whatever. Thirdly, I just graduated Kevin and Esther to move Sky into The Hut, only to realize I had Sky placeholding for the residence that hosted chapter 11.25. I know I can probably throw it back together, but I really, really don't want to regather the pictures and rewrite when I haven't even finished writing 11.75.

Now, I'm not saying I'm going to give up on my legacy, because there's no way I'm doing that. I love my family way too much for that. Problem is, I don't want to get wayy too far ahead of myself. I'm already far enough ahead that I don't want to even look at the family.

So I was thinking I could probably start a side project to work off a little steam. However, I'm not really a fan of any of the other TS2 challenges. I thought about starting a legacy in TS3, but that'd probably require posting it in LJ, and I'm not a fan of doing that. Plus, I haven't really been interested in anything the way I have with my legacy. I mean, I've thought about doing other challenges, but none of the ideas really stuck with me the way my legacy has.

Oh, well. I suppose this is me going on hiatus.

Ugh, how did it get to be 1 am already?

Okay, so today is a year after I posted my first chapter. I planned on getting you guys a four part update to celebrate, but that just didn't happen. I did the finishing touches on the first three parts on the 16th and planned on having the last one done yesterday, when my mom would bring my notebook where I wrote down all my notes for the last part. However she didn't bring it when she came to visit and that scene is a huge part of that chapter. So I apologize to the extreme for not packing more carefully when I came up to visit my dad's. It should be up by the 22nd. If it's not, you can all whack me upside the head.

Anyway, can someone explain to me what's wrong with the exchange? I mean, I know there have been issues for a while where people can't post, but I checked the exchange and some people have been able to post stories up. Does anyone know what the trigger is? I'd try and figure it out myself, but the website makes my browser cross-eyed and I'd prefer not to visit the site on safari, just because I'm strange like that.

To further demonstrate my apologies, I give you this:

( Spoiler! )

Ahhhhh, I'm so eager to get this chapter out. I'm so excited to post all my deleted scenes (there's quite a few) and all the little things I came across while playing.

I know, I know, I've been absent lately. I suppose I'm just shrinking back to my lurker ways. You know I haven't posted in boolprop since March? I can't give you a reason, I mean, I've been around. Not any busier than usual. Suppose I just feel like all my friends left, even though they haven't.

Anyway, enough of my faff. My next chapter is decidedly four parts. I have all four played through, three have all the pictures in order, and a total of one and a half written. Can you believe that even with four parts I'm not going to be able to get everything I want stuffed in? Gah. Don't have any TS2 pictures for you, but I do have this:

( TS3 - CAUTION: Large pictures under cut )

So yeah. I'm not exactly hooked on TS3, so I wouldn't expect it to hinder my TS2 gameplay. As for my next chapter? Who knows when that'll be up what with the exchange going down and what not.

Also, I made a few new userpics. One of each of the main line gen 4 kids and one of all of them.

So this is my entry for sim scenes. The challenge was to create a story using only pictures in 10 slides or less based on this theme: toys - torment - shy.

So here's mine. I have my complaints, but I kind of like how it turned out.



( 10 pics under cut )

Alas, that 10 picture limit killed me. D:

Okay, so I've been kind of quiet lately, but I've been busy. I've been steadily working on the next chapter.

( It was silly of me to think college wouldn't be interesting this time around... )

EDIT: I totally posted the same picture 12 times. *headpalm* I'm tired.

Ready for my huge long rant about the latest chapter? No? Good.

( Grab your popcorn! )

Okay, so after I posted the other night, I decided to check to see how far I could progress if I was focused on my legacy, and one thing lead to another and before you know it, the chapter was done! :D

So I did the math (because I'm cool like that) and I'm actually a good week ahead of my last chapter gap. My September through November gap lasted 63 days and this gap only 56. Oh yes, I am quite proud.

Whatever, the new chapter is here!


Now I'm tired after hours of exercise and am going to lie down for the next century.

Okay, I know I said I'm never going to be this late in posting a chapter again EVER, but ever ends now. My 2 month mark is up in 4 days and even before I was 2 days before a month was up. So yeah.

Truth is I haven't been playing my legacy much. I've gotten caught up with reinstalling my game and adjusting to Firefox (It freezes whenever I go on the sims 2 website. D:) and real life and other projects. But, I have proof that I've been playing!

( Projects galore! )

So I guess that's about it for now. No guarantees how often I'll be on or when the next chapter should be due, but it's nagging at me to get it done, so not long! I hope...

Cornucopia, for sure. It's so much fun to say.

I'm also a fan of sacapuntas. :D Which is Spanish for pencil sharpener. Do Spanish words count?

Try many of those weeks. Blah. There's so much I need to do and I'm moving at the rate of a... Well, a lazy person under a lot of pressure. I've been such a procrastinator, lately. I had a project due today in my HOPE class and I literally worked on it until I was forced to stand up and present. I hadn't even started until the bell rang to begin class. Then, I lost my name tag, star, and raider arch from my ROTC uniform. >.< That took a good 50 points off my inspection grade. I did find it, but not until a few days ago. But at least I had it for inspection today. But of course, my belt was off center. Plus, let's not even discuss my Spanish project. I haven't played my legacy family in a really long time, I have so many legacies I need to catch up on, and the list goes on and on.

All righty then, rant over. How have you guys been? I feel like I haven't talked to you all in a while.

So guess what today's date is. That's right. 1.23. I didn't realize that until just now when I put a new album in my photobucket account for today's picspam and named it 123.

Anyway, I've gotten more than I expected done in some cases, and less than I expected in others.

( Greetings from Strangetown! )

( Plotty bits! )

( Other stuff )

So that's about it for now. I did make the make up to cover up the freckles, moles, and such, in case you were wondering about that (which I doubt you were, but whatever).

So how have you guys been? Did anyone else fall in love with the new series Lie to me, or was that just me? :D

A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blog and replace any question they don't like with a new, original question.

B) Tag eight people. Don't refuse to do that. Don't tag who tagged you.

( Meme of funness! )

Uh, I don't tag any one... Because I don't like tagging people.

Okay, so basically I just wanted to post this to show off my shiny new set that I made last night! :D

( New set, yay! )

( Changes, changes, everywhere... )

So from here on out, my main focus is to create a story cover, finish the new legacy house, not mess up the hood during the rebuild, and a few more surprises.

Now I'm off to eat delicious, home-made tacos. :D

So I just got Final Cut Express 4 and I CANNOT WAIT TO USE IT. Ahem. It's an editing program that's supposed to be one that professionals use... So I'll probably be playing around with it a lot... Which may mean that... No simming for a while. At least until the WOW factor of the program wears off (which it might not ever)...

So yeah, I don't know what to say. Except maybe I'm on hiatus? I don't know...

Update will come later.

Yeah, so I had my Christmas today. :P To all you who have to wait.
Plus, since it's Florida, I'm going to the beach for Christmas. XD

Yeah, I got a new book, the new iPod nano, a new keyboard, the new iPod nano, chocolate, and did I mention THE NEW IPOD NANO? :D It's amazing. I named it Gnarles. XD

Anyway, my Christmas gift to you all:


Chapter 8!

Hope you guys all have fun, safe, and happy holidays. :)
I may or may not be back until after New Years, so if that's the case, see you all next year!

Oh! And... ( If you ever wondered what the ghost cats look like... )

I have a recap for my confusing legacy. Click!

Well, after experiencing a few things I'd rather not repeat (like Brendan's character file going completely missing) and a making a few mistakes I shouldn't have made (transferring Missy into the hood the wrong way) I decided I need to do a rebuild pretty soon. Not immediately, but pretty soon.

So to do a rebuild you have to remember a lot of stuff, and what better way to remember than summarizing the whole thing! So I went ahead and reread my legacy (while gagging at how horrible written the first couple chapters were) and admiring how everything fit together in the end, then wrote up this little beauty.

Anyway, I also wrote it because I got several complaints at how there were too many characters and it was all confusing, and I think that mapped it out fairly simply.

I also decided to make one of those family tree things, which can be found here.

So yeah, I'm pretty wiped after staying up until 2 am writing this update, so for the rest of the day I'm just going to relax and drink some hot chocolate.

So I've been playing the spare houses and D: it's time for everyone to elder-fy.

( Are you still jealous, Nicole? )

Yay! I think I'm going to have a recap pretty soon... Probably before/after the next chapter is out. Not sure how I'd sum it all up, though. Ah well, I'll figure it out.

Also, if I'm gone a lot, I've got midterms this week and won't be on close to ever. So yeah... :D

So what with the new chapter coming out (Chapter 7.5) and the big reveal about Phoebe, Adam Jr.'s girlfriend, being Melanie's twin, I figured I'd give you their back story, seeing how it's very confusing.

Now bear with me, I didn't take pictures or write this out ahead of time. I just knew what happened and so I'm trying to interpret it right now. Sorry for any mistakes or things that don't make sense.

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( Long story is long )

So there you go. Now you know all about Melanie, Phoebe, and Andy... Maybe.

*dances* Yayayayayay!



I'm so glad I'm finally updating after (almost) TWO months! It's ridiculous. I'm never going to let myself take that long EVER again. *faint*
Anyway, I have 2/3 of the next chapter shot. A part of me was nagging to just wait until I had the rest of the second chapter finished, but nah. I figured two months was long enough.

So the next chapter should definitely be out soon. Just need to play Brendan & Sarah through their last two(?) semesters, cheat Calen, Aid, Adam Jr., and Phoebe up to at least senior year, and send them all on vacation, shoot the scene-thing there, write out Eric, Vera, Melanie, and Andy's scene, write Sarah and Christopher's scene and I'm done. (This list is actually a lot shorter than it looks, I just have it written out awkwardly)

:D Yay!

Oh, and in case you were wondering, I think this title is my favorite. "Falling in love is like an avalanche where you have to run for your life." It's a quote from Roger, a nine-year-old boy.

Haven't posted in a while, now haven't I?
Busy busy. That's me! And guess what! My friend Cody is dragging me to rugby tryouts, so if I make the team (which he thinks I will, however nobody seems to agree with him, myself included. :P) say goodbye to spare time for playing TS2!
D:

Anyway, I have a question, does this picture remind you of anything DEMENTED per chance?

( Spoilered for potential creepiness. Do not click if you get scared easily. )

Anyway, don't you just adore his shirt? :D It says "PEDRO LACKS POLITICAL EXPERIENCE".
I found it and a bunch of awesome t shirts I was going to make but can't for the life of me remember where I found it.
:( And I was all in the mood to make some CC, too.

Anyway, just a short little update to let you all know I'm still alive and working in my spare time. HIATUS HATE. :K