Work Drive Sunday
Aug. 13th, 2017 11:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
crossover_chickThough it turned out to be slightly more involved than just going to my workplace and back -- first, we ended up having to take a detour at a local gas station to get gas, then down to the local Stop & Shop to turn around, THEN we ended up doing the whole trip to and from work twice, just to get me used to the route and merging into the necessary lanes, THEN Mom needed some sinus headache medicine, so we went down past the house to Rite Aid and came back around by Lowe's. So kind of a roundabout trip in the end, but hey, it's all good driving practice. I'm just glad I can drive the route without panicking -- that one little chunk by the Providence Place Mall parking garage, right before Atwells Ave, is where I got hit by that asshole who proceeded to take off. Fortunately the lines on the road are better marked now, and while there are always idiots, I managed to keep a safe distance away from them all. (Though one guy just walked right out in front of me at one intersection -- had to hit my brakes a bit hard. For the love of good, at least wait for the red light!) It's a pretty easy ride once you get used to it, so I don't think I'll have any problems once I start driving it "officially."
Other accomplishments of the day:
-->I worked on "Fixing You!" I finished off a section I'm hoping to add in somewhere about Victor having a nightmare, and the subsequent aftermath, that sums up his problems in a nutshell: A) the whole "sex is evil and I am (kind of sort of) horny" thing, and B) him being both embarrassed about already having burdened everyone with his problems, and feeling weak because bringing down the wall didn't automatically fix everything, so he's deliberately trying to pretend his latest issues don't exist (he scolds himself to "get over it" at one point during the scene I just wrote). It's a messy situation. But then again, I guess the story does need a reason to be called "Fixing You."
-->I finished the Van Dort house remodel in Sims 4! Or, well, got satisfied with the current layout and got some decorative items placed. I'll probably continue tweaking it as time goes on. Works for now, though! Victor has a nice garden in the back with fruits and veggies and a couple of flowers, Alice has her art studio (kind of thin, but I made it longer at one point to accommodate more artist stuff), Victor his music room. . .it's a good house. :) Also managed to finally get through a day with them -- Emma was a naughty little girl, throwing food and splashing in the toilet. Fortunately I was able to get Victor to stop her doing that last and get her personal responsibility up. We'll see if it sticks. Alice also got a promotion (Canvas Creator), and Victor finished and licensed a new song. Good times. :)
-->Watched Helloween's latest Illusion of Gaia set (Will proves to have the knees of steel, given his ability to fall from any height and not suffer a scratch -- handy when you have to chase your best friend to the Wall of China because he's been rejected (only not really she just panicked when he said he loved her) by your other friend dandelion girl) and a bunch of OutsideXBox videos. Also a Let's Play of Die Anstalt, a German game about helping cuddly plush animals overcome various neuroses. . . .What, it features cute stuffed toys. I'm supposed to NOT watch?
-->Did the ValiceMultiverse queue, which is always a good thing. Also caught up on regular tumblr and reblogged some stuff. Can't get too far behind!
So yeah, pretty good and productive day, all told. Tomorrow, more driving, Bioshock, a Linkara double feature, and -- eh, I guess we'll go from there. Night all!
Other accomplishments of the day:
-->I worked on "Fixing You!" I finished off a section I'm hoping to add in somewhere about Victor having a nightmare, and the subsequent aftermath, that sums up his problems in a nutshell: A) the whole "sex is evil and I am (kind of sort of) horny" thing, and B) him being both embarrassed about already having burdened everyone with his problems, and feeling weak because bringing down the wall didn't automatically fix everything, so he's deliberately trying to pretend his latest issues don't exist (he scolds himself to "get over it" at one point during the scene I just wrote). It's a messy situation. But then again, I guess the story does need a reason to be called "Fixing You."
-->I finished the Van Dort house remodel in Sims 4! Or, well, got satisfied with the current layout and got some decorative items placed. I'll probably continue tweaking it as time goes on. Works for now, though! Victor has a nice garden in the back with fruits and veggies and a couple of flowers, Alice has her art studio (kind of thin, but I made it longer at one point to accommodate more artist stuff), Victor his music room. . .it's a good house. :) Also managed to finally get through a day with them -- Emma was a naughty little girl, throwing food and splashing in the toilet. Fortunately I was able to get Victor to stop her doing that last and get her personal responsibility up. We'll see if it sticks. Alice also got a promotion (Canvas Creator), and Victor finished and licensed a new song. Good times. :)
-->Watched Helloween's latest Illusion of Gaia set (Will proves to have the knees of steel, given his ability to fall from any height and not suffer a scratch -- handy when you have to chase your best friend to the Wall of China because he's been rejected (only not really she just panicked when he said he loved her) by your other friend dandelion girl) and a bunch of OutsideXBox videos. Also a Let's Play of Die Anstalt, a German game about helping cuddly plush animals overcome various neuroses. . . .What, it features cute stuffed toys. I'm supposed to NOT watch?
-->Did the ValiceMultiverse queue, which is always a good thing. Also caught up on regular tumblr and reblogged some stuff. Can't get too far behind!
So yeah, pretty good and productive day, all told. Tomorrow, more driving, Bioshock, a Linkara double feature, and -- eh, I guess we'll go from there. Night all!
