Oscar Wrap Up

Sure this has nothing to do with The Sims, but it is topical.  So I sat through all of it.  Seth McFarlane was pretty good.  Better than the James Franco/Anne Hathaway train wreck a few years ago.  The banter between presenters was better than some award shows.

The fashions were just weird.  WTF is up with the huge poofy dresses??  And the weird metallic looking ones?  Almost makes me long for the days of Jennifer Lopez and her green dress.

Um, yeah that's pretty much it.  All I can say is at least Billy Crystal didn't host.  And that's it!  Thank you and good night!  Drive safely!

Random Sim City Musings

So I figured I got this blog sitting here and I might as well use it for something since I can't really play my game the way I'd like.  Which is to just get it running period.  A few months back the computer borked itself and it took a few months to get it back and running.  It's still not running good but it's five years old.  Now I find myself with some extra cash so maybe I can spare some to get a new machine.  I need something to play The Sims.  We shall see what comes with that.

Last weekend I was lucky enough to play the closed beta of Sim City.  Don't be hatin' just cuz I got connections.  Now despite the fact that my video card wasn't good enough and my computer is running on half the RAM it should and the graphics were just lines and not even fully formed buildings.  I liked it.  It's a bit steep for me to get when it comes out (especially on the same day University does) but maybe down the line I will.  It was my gateway game into everything Sim.  I had the DOS version with the red paper that you had to match the symbols on it to play.  Sim Ant, Sim Life, Sim Tower, Sim Copter (would really love to see that one update <3 <3 <3 it!!!), Streets of Sim City and finally The Sims.

But back to Sim City.  I really liked how you can see how all the Sims are living in the city.  It's like peeking into people's windows to see what's going on.  Not that I do that of course.  Then I watched the live chat the other day celebrating 10 years since Sim City 4.  Didn't even realize it had been that long since it's release.  It was a nice to see the process of how the new one came to be.  Of course I've owned and played  probably every version of Sim City out there.

Even Sim City Societies and Destinations.  Those were interesting to me.  Not so much because I played them but it seems like glimpse of what was to come.  Getting on the street level and being able to follow a Sims as they go about their business.  To be honest I kinda just set it up with unlimited money and would just build.  Why follow those pesky rules and wait for things to become unlocked??  No sir, I want it to play with it all now!!

Right now it seems The Sim franchise is going full speed ahead.  There's at least another year of stuff for Sims 3.  Sim City seems to be a big thing too though it's hard to imagine to expand on it, at least for me.  Then probably Sims 4, which is something I'd never thought I'd even be thinking about it.

I guess as far as hobbies go I could've picked worse.  It's not cheap but it's not the most expensive thing either.  I honestly don't know how gamers keep up with all the new games coming out.  One franchise is enough for me to keep up with.

And because a post wouldn't be complete without a picture...

Home Improvements

Just spent the last few hours linking new ways for people to not find this blog!  Check it out to the left!

Added links to Twitter, Pinterest, My Sims 3 Studio and a new Google community!

WTF Meteorite!

So a meteorite came crashing down in Russia earlier this week.  Hmm.  Caused a lot of damage, too.  Really sucks.  Kinda makes you wonder about who's really in charge of who, doesn't it?

And because I can probably find a picture to fit any current topic from my Sims game here is one.

That's a big old meteor behind the reception desk of the hospital.

The things we do for love...

A Cornelia and Gunther Love Story

Things were a little lacking in certain departments, shall we say around the Goth household.

  

Cornelia dreamed of some loving.

Gunther dreamed of baseball.

And last night's dinner.

And the fact that ghosts weren't always the cleanest housemates.

Love just wasn't a top priority for him.

One day Cornelia had enough and gave Gunther a good what for. 

"Hey buddy, you're ignoring me and it ends today.  I read in the new issue of Sim Ladies Journal how to spice up your love life.  So put this on!"

Gunther looked at the box and wasn't sure but he realized she was right.  He took the box with a simple "Yes, dear."

Cornelia couldn't wait and quickly changed into her own outfit and met Gunther in the bathroom.

 Gunther wondered what the heck he got himself into but soon got in the mood.

Gunther excused himself to come up with something original of his own.

They took the action outside where Gunther made one grand gesture and hoped it would work.

Hooray for Gunther's quick thinking!!

Would all this hard work pay off???

Woo hoo, indeed!

Later that night while taking out the garbage Gunther was glad most his neighbors were dead.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Now known as Award Winning

Looks like in my absence little old Sim Acres was given an award!  Now I can go around calling this an award winning blog!  Seems like Sim Acres met the high standards of a blue ribbon committee* and was awarded the Best Sims Site I Created 2012!  So hooray to the hard working staff** for all their hard work!

* A blue ribbon committee consisting of me.  I met the standard I created and this was the best sim site I created last year.
** Hard working staff also consisting of me.  Sorry, don't play well with others.

Presenting The Lil' White Chapel O' Love

Love is in the air any time of year and that's why we present the Lil' White Chapel O' Love!!

Check out the virtual tour below!

Lil' Chapel O' Love - picture slideshow

Everything is here for your wedding needs.  Separated seating to keep feuding family members apart (extra security not provided), a lovely arch to vow to enduring relationship status, plenty of scenic spots for pictures and most important a roomy outdoor area to boogie the night away complete with bar and DJ booth!

Make your perfect day even more perfecter!  Bring the Lil' White Chapel O 'Love to your world today!


Disclaimer:  No guarantee of a successful party is implied, no guarantee of a happy married life is implied either.  Do so at your own risk.  We're just here to provide the space.

Time to go way back...

So according to my calculations a little game called The Sims was released 13 years ago today.  In honor of this life changing event I present these old school pic.

Note Bob Newbie out on the town.

And the ever popular Claire the Bear.

I would've liked to share some more classic pictures from my personal collection but they are all currently locked away in a vault that I can't access.  

This post has been Newbie Approved.