An Adage

        Being an adult is expensive. My washing machine went up Thames back in May but because of reasons I was only able to get around to getting a new one recently. My dryer is still working but it's as old as the washer (could go any day) and it's usually cheaper to get the pair rather than one now and the other later. My devilish brain cooked up massive dollar signs but getting the pair (plus installation and taxes) is far less than I expected.

       Once I get these units shipped and installed (they take away the old units too!) then I can focus on my bathroom sick. My tap's been down a hole for a while and I'm well overdue to get a new one. And after that gets done I can focus on getting a new compy. Mine is Methuselan to say the least. I want something that will let me play TS3 (obviously) without needing to mess with the infamous 1.69 patch. Apparently Windows 10 is okay with TS3 these days. Or at least, there's a workaround because I am plummed if I am going to waste my life pretending to enjoy myself with TS4.

       Speaking of the Sims, I've been playing TS3 since it came out in 2009 but I do not for the life of me recall ever trying a 'homeless sim' game. So, my dude has a tent, a bonfire, a toilet and sink, and a pond to fish out of. That's about all. I just need to adjust his funds and he's good to go. Maybe I should remove the toilet and sink but I'm not by nature a draconian type. I wonder how he'll do in the winter.

Oh, and here are some random pics of my main family.

BYE.

Update on Schtuff

The watch never became a warning and no tornadoes came for a nightcap. A relief, eh? I wonder what Oz would be like. Anyway, we did not even get a thunderstorm out of this. The weather is lovely today and things look promising for the weekend.

Anyway, I'm reading a history of the police force. It's called 'Rise of the warrior cop' and it's about 'the militarization of America's police force' by Radley Balko. My cynic's heart is used to the grim and ominous but this is a worrying book. The U.S. needs cool and rational heads right now. Hmmm. This may take a while.

Oh, and I said good bye to a lovely sim-couple. Luckily the social worker came for the cats.

BYE.