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crossover_chick-->Obtain Maskerade, the next book in the Discworld series that I need to read
-->Obtain the 25th Anniversary BTTF minimate set (I'm assuming they're in Newbury, anyway)
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eurekasims and revison_doc update up
-->Get that still-unprompted Drabbles88 up
-->Reinstall "American McGee's Alice"
Your EurekaSims update! The Joneses have had their baby! It's a boy, named Ernest. And to my delight, he's not a freak baby with extra faces. I've seen that happen with custom skins before on the Sims 2 community here.
-RPD: What do you think he'll look like when he's older?-
Hopefully better than Biff. Now all I need to do is get some Elixir of Life into Allison so she doesn't transition to elder while he's a toddler or something. (And maybe so I can get him a little brother or sister. ;))
As for the rest of the day -- it's the first day of spring, and we started out the day with FREAKING SNOW. I'm serious. SNOW. No accumulation, but still! And we're supposed to get more snow Wednesday night! *wishes she could punch the weather*
-Muses: *seem to share her feelings*-
-VuM: We're all just as sick of it as you are. Bring on spring!-
-HD: Hear hear!-
-D: At least it looks like you'll--
Don't finish it, you'll bring the crap early.
Not much else to report on, though. Split a Subway footlong with Dad for lunch -- Oven Roasted Chicken Breast. The girl doing the sandwich got so into putting on the extras she nearly forgot to put on the meat. *facepalm* Seriously. . . . Otherwise, worked out, wandered the web, got some random trivia into the Secundus Notes document --
-TTV: Pardon?-
Today's![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
charloft prompt was share a tip on writing you've picked up. My tip was have all your information on your characters organized. Shortly afterward, I decided to take my own advice and scoured 8butterflyboy8's old entries for random facts I might have dropped and would need to refer back to. You'll never know when you need them, and I know for a fact I have a nasty habit of contradicting myself.
-M2: Really that bad?-
When doing my Family Trees thing, I discovered I'd given Biff two different mothers (one in the timeline, one in the bios).
-M2: . . . Okay, yeah, that's pretty bad.-
-TD: Could always claim different universes?-
Different first AND maiden names. I've decided to combine the two, mostly because one of them had a rather overused last name for me. Anyway, I'm not letting that same shit happen in the Secundus-verse. Butterfly Boy WILL be my organized character!
-MHG: Now you've piqued my curiosity -- any interesting facts you would care to share?-
Well, he and his family moved into that big old house when he was seven, and he got lost in it shortly thereafter.
-TTV: Oh, I remember that. Did he also get locked in the attic briefly?-
Yup!
-WRM: Anything else?-
He loves singing Tesla coils, and Mayhew convinced him to try both tobacco and alcohol at least once. Neither experiment went well.
-M: You remember those, Tie-Twister?-
-TTV: *blushing* Yes -- I practically choked on that pipe. And the ale. . .well, the hangover wasn't fun. And apparently I'm a -- chatty drunk.-
This actually comes up in a 25 Foods -- which, you know what? I'm gonna post. I managed to update before 11:59 tonight, so what the hell.
15. Wine
“‘With this hand, I will lift your sorrows. Your cup will never empty, for I will be your wine.’ Hmmm. . .Victor?”
“Yes, Alice?”
“Do we have to drink the wine?”
“Pardon?”
“I’m reading over our vows. I know each verse has a prop of some sort – ‘I will be your wine’ involves an actual bottle of wine, right?”
“Yes, some sacramental wine and a chalice to pour it in.”
“So do we drink the wine after pouring it? As a – symbol of our togetherness or something like that?”
“No, I think we just pour it. I don’t think it’s supposed to symbolize anything – not togetherness, at any rate. I think that’s taken care of by the unity candle we light ours off of.”
“Ah. Seems a waste of the wine, if you ask me.”
“Well, that’s just how they did it in Burtonsville. We can drink the wine together, if you want.”
“. . .Actually, thinking about it, that might not be such a good idea.”
“Oh? Why?”
“Well, we have to consider the wedding rehearsal. I doubt it’ll take as long as your failed one with Victoria--”
“I certainly hope not. Three hours would stretch anyone’s patience.”
“I know. But we’ll want to run through our vows a few times, I’m sure. And if we end up drinking enough wine. . . . I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to get married with a hangover.”
“Heh. Good point. Not to mention I – I get c-chatty when I’m d-drunk.”
“Really? How do you know? You don’t seem the type to get drunk often.”
“Well, it was only the once – Mayhew offered me some ale he’d purchased one day. . . .”
-VD2: Wedding rehearsal fic, hmm?-
Yup! This was a fairly easy one -- I knew I'd be doing something with those vows the instant I saw this prompt. The idea of "What exactly do we do with that wine?" came up afterward. Seriously, are you supposed to drink it or not?
-VDM: Tie-Twister was going to drink his in the ceremony with Emily.-
-TTV: Yes, but I should point out that was a necessity to the ceremony being legal for the Dead. Also, the wine was poison.-
Heh -- yeah, the Victor & Emily ceremony doesn't give many hints as to how a typical Burtonsville ceremony goes, given its unusual nature. I think the usual is more along the lines of Victoria & Barkis, only the bride isn't totally miserable and actually says something in response.
Anyway, this is just Victor and Alice getting ready for their wedding ceremony. This is actually Museverse Victor & Alice, though one might be able to make the case for them being SW-verse too. I just see this as beingdeadgirlsliekme and save_us_alice. Don't know why I decided to make it dialogue-only, beyond that it "felt right." And the idea of Victor being a chatty drunk just amuses me.
-TTV: *sigh, shake head*-
-OD: *tentacles wrap around him a bit* Look at it this way -- at least she didn't decide you fall over unconscious after one drink.-
-TTV: That's true -- do any of us know WHY the Bobs decided on that course of action?-
I THINK it's because they didn't want to show a drunk Doc. Don't quote me on it, but I'm almost positive that's the reason. Besides, what they decided on is much funnier.
-VD: To the AUDIENCE, maybe. . . .-
:p
Okay, this is turning into the most rambly entry I've had in a while. I think I'm gonna go gather up info on the American McGee's Alice casebook and see if I can make a rough, game-appropriate timeline. And maybe find out just how old she's supposed to be. I've always had her at 18 post-game, but who knows?
-RPD: You're not changing anything insave_us_alice, are you? Because I think she'd like to be informed if that's the case.-
No, no -- the most she'll be getting are those skittering teapots and maybe the new weapons. Her world's way too tangled up with Corpse Bride and too advanced to make me think of adding anything more. This is just because it's bugging me. And I like making lists and timelines.
-VM: You're weird, you know that?-
I know. And you'd think I'd be more organized if I like doing this crap so much!
-DW: Well, at least you're making the effort with Butterfly Boy.-
*nodnod* Hopefully he won't be embarrassed by that.
-MF: I think he's a little embarrassed by every bit of attention he gets.-
-TTV: Maybe I should talk to him, let him know it's okay to be the favorite. . . .-
Would you? Maybe he'll understand if it comes from another him.
-->Obtain the 25th Anniversary BTTF minimate set (I'm assuming they're in Newbury, anyway)
-->
eurekasimsrevison_doc update up-->Get that still-unprompted Drabbles88 up
-->Reinstall "American McGee's Alice"
Your EurekaSims update! The Joneses have had their baby! It's a boy, named Ernest. And to my delight, he's not a freak baby with extra faces. I've seen that happen with custom skins before on the Sims 2 community here.
-RPD: What do you think he'll look like when he's older?-
Hopefully better than Biff. Now all I need to do is get some Elixir of Life into Allison so she doesn't transition to elder while he's a toddler or something. (And maybe so I can get him a little brother or sister. ;))
As for the rest of the day -- it's the first day of spring, and we started out the day with FREAKING SNOW. I'm serious. SNOW. No accumulation, but still! And we're supposed to get more snow Wednesday night! *wishes she could punch the weather*
-Muses: *seem to share her feelings*-
-VuM: We're all just as sick of it as you are. Bring on spring!-
-HD: Hear hear!-
-D: At least it looks like you'll--
Don't finish it, you'll bring the crap early.
Not much else to report on, though. Split a Subway footlong with Dad for lunch -- Oven Roasted Chicken Breast. The girl doing the sandwich got so into putting on the extras she nearly forgot to put on the meat. *facepalm* Seriously. . . . Otherwise, worked out, wandered the web, got some random trivia into the Secundus Notes document --
-TTV: Pardon?-
Today's
charloft prompt was share a tip on writing you've picked up. My tip was have all your information on your characters organized. Shortly afterward, I decided to take my own advice and scoured 8butterflyboy8's old entries for random facts I might have dropped and would need to refer back to. You'll never know when you need them, and I know for a fact I have a nasty habit of contradicting myself.-M2: Really that bad?-
When doing my Family Trees thing, I discovered I'd given Biff two different mothers (one in the timeline, one in the bios).
-M2: . . . Okay, yeah, that's pretty bad.-
-TD: Could always claim different universes?-
Different first AND maiden names. I've decided to combine the two, mostly because one of them had a rather overused last name for me. Anyway, I'm not letting that same shit happen in the Secundus-verse. Butterfly Boy WILL be my organized character!
-MHG: Now you've piqued my curiosity -- any interesting facts you would care to share?-
Well, he and his family moved into that big old house when he was seven, and he got lost in it shortly thereafter.
-TTV: Oh, I remember that. Did he also get locked in the attic briefly?-
Yup!
-WRM: Anything else?-
He loves singing Tesla coils, and Mayhew convinced him to try both tobacco and alcohol at least once. Neither experiment went well.
-M: You remember those, Tie-Twister?-
-TTV: *blushing* Yes -- I practically choked on that pipe. And the ale. . .well, the hangover wasn't fun. And apparently I'm a -- chatty drunk.-
This actually comes up in a 25 Foods -- which, you know what? I'm gonna post. I managed to update before 11:59 tonight, so what the hell.
15. Wine
“‘With this hand, I will lift your sorrows. Your cup will never empty, for I will be your wine.’ Hmmm. . .Victor?”
“Yes, Alice?”
“Do we have to drink the wine?”
“Pardon?”
“I’m reading over our vows. I know each verse has a prop of some sort – ‘I will be your wine’ involves an actual bottle of wine, right?”
“Yes, some sacramental wine and a chalice to pour it in.”
“So do we drink the wine after pouring it? As a – symbol of our togetherness or something like that?”
“No, I think we just pour it. I don’t think it’s supposed to symbolize anything – not togetherness, at any rate. I think that’s taken care of by the unity candle we light ours off of.”
“Ah. Seems a waste of the wine, if you ask me.”
“Well, that’s just how they did it in Burtonsville. We can drink the wine together, if you want.”
“. . .Actually, thinking about it, that might not be such a good idea.”
“Oh? Why?”
“Well, we have to consider the wedding rehearsal. I doubt it’ll take as long as your failed one with Victoria--”
“I certainly hope not. Three hours would stretch anyone’s patience.”
“I know. But we’ll want to run through our vows a few times, I’m sure. And if we end up drinking enough wine. . . . I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to get married with a hangover.”
“Heh. Good point. Not to mention I – I get c-chatty when I’m d-drunk.”
“Really? How do you know? You don’t seem the type to get drunk often.”
“Well, it was only the once – Mayhew offered me some ale he’d purchased one day. . . .”
-VD2: Wedding rehearsal fic, hmm?-
Yup! This was a fairly easy one -- I knew I'd be doing something with those vows the instant I saw this prompt. The idea of "What exactly do we do with that wine?" came up afterward. Seriously, are you supposed to drink it or not?
-VDM: Tie-Twister was going to drink his in the ceremony with Emily.-
-TTV: Yes, but I should point out that was a necessity to the ceremony being legal for the Dead. Also, the wine was poison.-
Heh -- yeah, the Victor & Emily ceremony doesn't give many hints as to how a typical Burtonsville ceremony goes, given its unusual nature. I think the usual is more along the lines of Victoria & Barkis, only the bride isn't totally miserable and actually says something in response.
Anyway, this is just Victor and Alice getting ready for their wedding ceremony. This is actually Museverse Victor & Alice, though one might be able to make the case for them being SW-verse too. I just see this as being
deadgirlsliekme and save_us_alice. Don't know why I decided to make it dialogue-only, beyond that it "felt right." And the idea of Victor being a chatty drunk just amuses me.-TTV: *sigh, shake head*-
-OD: *tentacles wrap around him a bit* Look at it this way -- at least she didn't decide you fall over unconscious after one drink.-
-TTV: That's true -- do any of us know WHY the Bobs decided on that course of action?-
I THINK it's because they didn't want to show a drunk Doc. Don't quote me on it, but I'm almost positive that's the reason. Besides, what they decided on is much funnier.
-VD: To the AUDIENCE, maybe. . . .-
:p
Okay, this is turning into the most rambly entry I've had in a while. I think I'm gonna go gather up info on the American McGee's Alice casebook and see if I can make a rough, game-appropriate timeline. And maybe find out just how old she's supposed to be. I've always had her at 18 post-game, but who knows?
-RPD: You're not changing anything in
save_us_alice, are you? Because I think she'd like to be informed if that's the case.-No, no -- the most she'll be getting are those skittering teapots and maybe the new weapons. Her world's way too tangled up with Corpse Bride and too advanced to make me think of adding anything more. This is just because it's bugging me. And I like making lists and timelines.
-VM: You're weird, you know that?-
I know. And you'd think I'd be more organized if I like doing this crap so much!
-DW: Well, at least you're making the effort with Butterfly Boy.-
*nodnod* Hopefully he won't be embarrassed by that.
-MF: I think he's a little embarrassed by every bit of attention he gets.-
-TTV: Maybe I should talk to him, let him know it's okay to be the favorite. . . .-
Would you? Maybe he'll understand if it comes from another him.
