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Pretty Damn Decent Saturday
Aug. 12th, 2017 11:47 pmThe round-up:
-->Did my driving after having my smoothie -- went up to the local Wal-Mart and back (we needed napkins, rolls, a salt shaker, etc). Short stretch of not-too-busy highway, and nothing major to worry me. Besides one idiot on a motorcycle weaving through traffic, but he was worrying EVERYONE so we all slowed down. Worked out fine, so we're good there. Tomorrow should be a "test run" of going up to work and back.
-->Wrote another chunk of my Dirk-Gently-But-Not-Really AU, because I am still super-inspired on it and I figured I'd better get that out of my system. Plus I wanted something kinda short because I was eager to get into. . .
-->Playing Sims 4! Started on the Van Dort house remodel -- got everybody outside, then broke the rooms off each other and began considering my new layout. I ended up going with adding a long straight hall to the house, moving the bathroom to the other side of the kitchen (nearer the bedrooms), turning the layout of the kitchen about 90 degrees so I could put a back door in there, and making a little patio area in the back. I also chopped the living room into a living room and a music studio for Victor, and added another small room as a little art studio for Alice. I'm actually not quite finished yet -- I'm working on a little garden area for Victor in the back (I moved all his plants out of the planter boxes and into the actual ground, because that's a thing you can do -- just plant them in your yard), and I'm considering if I can afford to add some extra decorations to the place to make it look a bit more lived in. But I'm pleased with the new layout. Even if it means I didn't actually play the family, beyond a couple of morning interactions. ^^; Maybe tomorrow I'll pop back in and finish things up as best I can.
-->Watched a bunch of Helloween's videos (The Secret Life stealthing, a rant about how stupid YouTube's ad system is over some Guilty Gear fighting game, and more adventures in Pripyat, taking out mercenaries and just barely surviving blowouts), plus a couple in my Watch Later queue, including James (The Sim Supply) showing just how easy it is to go from hating someone to loving someone in Sims 4. Good times, good times.
-->Watched the second Wizards of the Lost Kingdom on MST3K -- what a mess. XD Hilariously awful romp made better by copious amounts of snark. Also had a couple of good host segments. Though I think I've narrowed down what I'm not that fond of in this season -- the Mads. I've never really connected with Kinga and Max the way I did with Clayton and TV's Frank, or Pearl, Brain Guy, and Bobo. Therefore, the ongoing plot with Kinga just doesn't grab me. I think I prefer the more random sketches in general to be honest. MST3K is a show that honestly doesn't need a lot of plot.
-->Got Chapter 3 of Secundus up on AO3, for those who are interested! Exposition chapter, but I tried to make it interesting!
-->And currently doing some RPing, which is nice. Better go check my replies now, actually. . . So yeah, busy but good day. Hopefully the trend continues tomorrow! Night all!
-->Did my driving after having my smoothie -- went up to the local Wal-Mart and back (we needed napkins, rolls, a salt shaker, etc). Short stretch of not-too-busy highway, and nothing major to worry me. Besides one idiot on a motorcycle weaving through traffic, but he was worrying EVERYONE so we all slowed down. Worked out fine, so we're good there. Tomorrow should be a "test run" of going up to work and back.
-->Wrote another chunk of my Dirk-Gently-But-Not-Really AU, because I am still super-inspired on it and I figured I'd better get that out of my system. Plus I wanted something kinda short because I was eager to get into. . .
-->Playing Sims 4! Started on the Van Dort house remodel -- got everybody outside, then broke the rooms off each other and began considering my new layout. I ended up going with adding a long straight hall to the house, moving the bathroom to the other side of the kitchen (nearer the bedrooms), turning the layout of the kitchen about 90 degrees so I could put a back door in there, and making a little patio area in the back. I also chopped the living room into a living room and a music studio for Victor, and added another small room as a little art studio for Alice. I'm actually not quite finished yet -- I'm working on a little garden area for Victor in the back (I moved all his plants out of the planter boxes and into the actual ground, because that's a thing you can do -- just plant them in your yard), and I'm considering if I can afford to add some extra decorations to the place to make it look a bit more lived in. But I'm pleased with the new layout. Even if it means I didn't actually play the family, beyond a couple of morning interactions. ^^; Maybe tomorrow I'll pop back in and finish things up as best I can.
-->Watched a bunch of Helloween's videos (The Secret Life stealthing, a rant about how stupid YouTube's ad system is over some Guilty Gear fighting game, and more adventures in Pripyat, taking out mercenaries and just barely surviving blowouts), plus a couple in my Watch Later queue, including James (The Sim Supply) showing just how easy it is to go from hating someone to loving someone in Sims 4. Good times, good times.
-->Watched the second Wizards of the Lost Kingdom on MST3K -- what a mess. XD Hilariously awful romp made better by copious amounts of snark. Also had a couple of good host segments. Though I think I've narrowed down what I'm not that fond of in this season -- the Mads. I've never really connected with Kinga and Max the way I did with Clayton and TV's Frank, or Pearl, Brain Guy, and Bobo. Therefore, the ongoing plot with Kinga just doesn't grab me. I think I prefer the more random sketches in general to be honest. MST3K is a show that honestly doesn't need a lot of plot.
-->Got Chapter 3 of Secundus up on AO3, for those who are interested! Exposition chapter, but I tried to make it interesting!
-->And currently doing some RPing, which is nice. Better go check my replies now, actually. . . So yeah, busy but good day. Hopefully the trend continues tomorrow! Night all!
