and the plot unfolds:
(season 9) fall/winter 2082: learning to breathe
"one day, when the world is rapt to attention" (war, Madison)
"one day, while Dallas is working" (Violet, Lucy)
happy birthday! (Buchanan and Day babies due)
"domestic bliss" (Bella)
back-to-school
"one day, at Earthland Catering" (Summer, Lucy, Dallas)
"lake city lotus" (Claire, Amelia)
"with love" (Piper, Jodie)
postcards, 2082
LCU Fall, part 1: "start a revolution"
LCU Fall, part 2: "just one key"
"one day, when he's finally brave enough" (Hayden, Piper)
Monif family: the truth about happily ever after, part 1
Monif family: the truth about happily ever after, part 2
"one day, like a light bulb" (Cameron, Bella)
Harris family: stories about you (Aurora)
(2082 extras)
"one day, just because they felt like it" (Jodie, Piper, Hayden)
"something she can do" (Madison, Keri)
"one day, when she's already in it too deep" (Amelia, Tyler, Drew)
happy birthday! (Riley-Kim, Bradshaw/Gibson babies due)
Gallagher family: so lucky (Roland and Marisa's wedding)
(season 10) spring/summer 2083: come undone
"one day, when there isn't much time left" (Dallas, Lucy)
Nova/Day family: here on dirt (Stephanie)
"one day, when she might be able to cheer" (Stephanie, Tyler, Jeremiah)
2083 schools update: taken seriously
LCU Spring: life in present tense, part 1
LCU Spring: life in present tense, part 2
LCU Spring: life in present tense, part 2.5
LCU Spring: life in present tense, part 3
prom, 2083: the things that make you panic
"one day, at Fort Bluewater" (Tyler, Jeremiah, Joel)
"one day, long dreaded" (war, Stephanie)
graduation, 2083: the rules
"hey, dad" (Ryanne, Hayden)
first, part 1: Charlie
first, part 2: Natty
Deppiesse family: more than I could ever promise, part 1 (Dakota/Delphie)
Deppiesse family: more than I could ever promise, part 2 (Dallas)
(extras)
(season 11) fall 2083: take it down
"dig your grave" (Fiona, Robbie, Liza)
under the skin, part 1: April
under the skin, part 2: Max/Angelo (Shaw family)
under the skin, part 2.5: April
under the skin, part 3: Mariah (Gibson/Bradshaw wedding)
"making memories" (Bella, Cameron)
"one day, when revenge is sweet and so simple" (Hailey, Berjes, Hazel)
happy birthday! (Harris, Gallagher, Thompson babies due)
"one day, thirty-two years later" (Adrian, Aurora)
back-to-school, 2083
Jackson family: silly red sheet, part 1 (Aurora)
Jackson family: silly red sheet, part 2 (Beau)
Jackson family: silly red sheet, part 3
"poem about a freckle" (Drew, Amelia)
Hathe family: bad karma (Liza)
"one day, an earthly goddess is born" (Fiona)
pressure points: Stephanie
LCU Fall: landslide, part 1 (Summer, Lucy)
LCU Fall: landslide, part 2 (Dallas)
LCU Fall: landslide, part 3 (April)
LCU Fall: landslide, part 3.5 (Vicky)
LCU Fall: landslide, part 4 (April, Summer)
"souvenir of someone's kill" (Corbin)
"the brick, four vignettes" (James, Mariah, Berjes, Beau)
Buchanan family: from myself, part 1
Buchanan family: from myself, part 2
Buchanan family: from myself, part 3 (Chandler and Jane's wedding) (extras)
(season 12) winter 2083/84: still hear you
"one day, Piper bought Hayden a new t-shirt" (Hayden, Piper)
elections 2083!
"one day, on the basketball court" (Corbin, Jack)
December birthdays (Stephanie)
Happy New Year, 2084 (Stephanie)
January birthdays (Ryanne)
Phoenix family: on the safe side, part 1: Ryanne
Phoenix family: on the safe side, part 2: Ryanne
Phoenix family: on the safe side, part 3: Hayden
Phoenix family: on the safe side, part 4: Summer
Phoenix family: on the safe side, part 5: Summer
Phoenix family: on the safe side, part 6: Summer
Random Events for round 2082:
(You can review last round's events here.)
Oh, my!!! This round's events are a doozy! There are two of these that I DON'T WANT to do! One of them much more so than the other, and I think you can probably guess which one that is.
But you know, I do believe in the ROS to represent the randomness of life, and the hardships we have to deal with whether we want to or not, and I believe it makes for a better and richer (or at least more interesting) story in the end. And after having had some time to reflect on these, they have grown on me, and I can see how they'll shape our story in an important way. These are all (except for maybe the fatness one, lol!) definitely going to shake things up!
- Oops preggy! You just knocked up (or got knocked up by) the next Sim you sleep with! [shocking, SHOCKING, who drew this one!!!]
- Family feud! Can't we all just get along? It doesn't seem so. Change your interests opposite in every category to one family member and then have a fight. [hmmm, what could this be about?]
- Wow, you're really packing on the pounds these days! Knock yourself down one fitness level, and man, lay off the twinkies! [LOL, of all people!]
- War! Move away all Military sims and volunteer/draft 3 young adults or adults for two full years. One of them will not come home alive. [just sad... :( this event will span longer than one round.]
*** ETA ***
got fat = (Oct. 2083)
family feud = Phoenix family
oops preggy = Dallas
war death = Joel (ongoing)
Oooh, ROS hit you good this time. I can't wait to see who gets knocked up LOL!
ReplyDeleteAnd holy crap, that's a lot of houses.
Wow you made good on your mini-break! This has an incredible amount of potential and I know you'll be able to strike the balance of addressing the topic thoughtfully & sensitively without losing the fun...you always do!
ReplyDeleteFat people, knocked up people, fighting people and, a war! LOL You have your hands full. Better you than me. Though I can't wait to read it all!!!
ReplyDeleteO goodness-this round will be a doozy!
ReplyDeleteMao, now you know why it took me six months to get through the last round! LOL! I think I'm holding steady now.
ReplyDeleteShannon, thank you! I'm going to try :)
Riverdale, I sure do!
Apple, for sure! It's going to be fun though :)
This looks like its going to be a fun one. I can't wait to see you pull off the war one
ReplyDeleteoh, laura, you got me soooooo excited now! Elections! Babies! WAR?!?
ReplyDeleteThose random events have to be the biggest I've seen!
(and I don't think you've had ANY of them happen yet in this blog, right?)
*to edit the above, I meant is this the first time any of those have been drawn?
ReplyDeleteOh, wow. Those ROS draws are something else!
ReplyDeleteA death! And due to war! So sad...I'll cry, I bet. :(
heredon, lol, wish me luck! It's gonna be a tough one to pull off!
ReplyDeletebbop, yes, those are all new to this blog. I may have had the preggy one before though, before I started blogging.
Sullivan, very sad indeed! I've definitely gotten choked up already just envisioning some of the scenes I'll have to write :(
I just started reading from the beginning, and 2 days later have finally gotten to 2082.
ReplyDeleteI notice you have greyed out entries for the full page. Does this mean that you played them to the end already, or that these are the families you'll talk about when you get there?
BTW - you've had me crying about 2-3 times in the last 2 days. You're an excellent writer, and I really feel for all of these characters!
Kiri, awww, thank you so much! Not that I made you cry, but the feeling for the characters part.
ReplyDeleteThe grayed ones aren't done yet, though a lot of them are pretty thoroughly written ahead of time. I'm rarely very far ahead of where I'm actually posting, as far as going into the game to get the pictures.
But this listing is just the estimated order, and I go back to it and move things around all the time. Nothing's certain until it's actually posted! ;)
Hi Laura your blog has inspired me to make some stories of my own but i need your help first!! my community buildings SUCK! i tried looking for some cool ones online but i havnt had any luck. I love everything you have created things you have in your stories, i would love it if you would upload your college and your wedding chapel and hospital to the simsexchange or the normal sims 2 website! im sure tons of people also want your creations cause they are truly amazing
ReplyDeleteHi Chels, I'm very flattered by your interest in my work, but unfortunately, I don't have the time to get my buildings ready for uploading. However, my church is already available for download (see the "LH stuff" label) along with a couple other buildings, and my hospital is CC and linked on the CC page. LCU is a very personal project of mine, and won't ever be put up for download.
ReplyDeleteI encourage you to visit the links on my CC page to find creators who specialize in building for Sims, as there are plenty of fantastic creators out there! I'm just a writer ;)
Hi Laura
ReplyDeleteI have just come accross your website and blog the last few days and I am simply amazed at what you have done with this game. I was just wondering did you create all of your charachters ? Meaning, when you started your neighborhood did yyou start with all clean templates with no townies or characters from Maxis? I just started reading your stories and I am really enjoying thus far. Congratulations to you on being so talented and creative, and best wishes to you on your future in writing.
Lisa
Hi Lisa, thank you! I'm glad you've been enjoying it! :)
ReplyDeleteThe first six Sims I started with were completely original (they were actually moved over from a previous hood even older than this one!). Though in the beginning days, there were a bunch of the original townie set and premades that married in, especially a from the Uni crowd. About half-way through, I started replenishing the townie stock with custom-made townies of my own. I also have custom default face templates, so any townies generated by the game will look less fugly, lol!
Thanks for reading! :)
So ccol I was actually thinking that you did use some of those ugly townies and turned them around LOL. you seem to have a very creative way about you :). The more I read the more I am trying to comprehend all of your patience to set up the scenes to fit your writing :) Just awesome !!!!
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