Heading Back

 Yup. Back to work. So I'm getting back into TS3. I don't know if I'll be posting pics of my game. We'll see. Anyway, life's been all right. I guess I'm ready to go back. That said, I wouldn't be upset if I won the lottery. So I'm reading 'The insistent garden'. Pretty meh. I'll keep at it.

 I have a black thumb. Plants ain't my thing. So this Friday looks pretty good. 30% chance of rain; which translates into a 0% result. That or a 100% result. Percentages are weird where the weather is concerned. That's really everything for now.

BYE

Seeking creativity

 But instead I thought about limericks. Next blog post I'll try my hand at the worst limericks I could think of. I promise that these will be horrible. You, my few followers, have been warned. Nice outside. The Ides of March approacheth. Oh, and mi hermana wished me Happy Mar10 day.

 Hey, have-a some pasta! Meanwhile, prices are going up. We know what's to blame. Does not even deserve a 'who'. Simming continues. Reading continues. Life continues.

BYE.

Point of no return

 Well, that's probably the situation. Mom's in palliative care now. The place looks nice enough. Mi hermana and I are going to visit her this evening.

 I figured out something of a work-around to keep the error code from popping up. Not the most brilliant decision on my part as it's just trying to outrun the inevitable - much like my Mom's situation - but meh.

 Reading a lot of good books lately. That's summat, I guess.

BYE.

The clock has been wound up

 ...And the ticking has begun. Hopefully things will not wind down for several months but the cancer has reached Usain Bolt speeds. If we are truly fortunate, we'll be able to celebrate Mom's birthday this April.

  Meanwhile, I've been enjoying Goat Simulator 3. TS3 gave me a miserable error code a month or so ago, so I haven't been playing lately. CC car god The Fresh Prince came out with new wheels so I might give the venerable game a go.

  On the book front I tried to appreciate Woolf's 'Orlando' but found it descriptive but dull. Nothing else to say.

BYE.

A quiet weekend

 I just came down with a cold. There's a COVID outbreak at the hospital where my mom is. No visiting this weekend. This is going to feel weird - I'm used to visiting my mom often. First the visits dropped to once a week from 4 times a week and now the outbreak forces a pause.

  On the literary front, I'm reading 'As I lay dying'. It's the corrected text; which makes me wonder what was corrected. And will I want to try to find the uncorrected edition? There's a movie made of this book with James Franco and other people. I don't plan to go looking for the movie.

  I'm still simming. I don't have much else to say about that.

BYE.

Still alive

 Just posting right now as it has been over a month since my last post. Tomorrow is the last day of the school year. The kids had their last day today. My God, they were essences of pure chaos. But that should be expected.

  I know I should have posted before but life gets in the way. Meanwhile, my interests are changing from PIF fascination to true horror. I will elaborate one day about this. Here comes the summer. Ahhh.

  No worries; I am still Simming. Now that it's the summertime I suspect more Simming awaits. Anyway, I trust the few who follow this blog are living extraordinary lives and doing very well. Oh, and I learned about Gerald Ratner's speech of speeches recently. Twit.

BYE.

This is nothing special

 Just another collection of pics.

I hope you are well and safe today.

BYE

Just pics

 I have pics from my games that I decided to post.

BYE.

I was mean one day

 So a Sim was working on a metal sculpture. Then a spark from the torch ignited and I decided to be mean.

  The wild thing about this? She was hydrophobic in life. Now, as a ghost, she flips out before going into the shower.

  Life with sims. Hope everyone out there is doing well.

BYE.

Weather

 Improving. However, the library is full every day, it seems.

Wonder if the kids are doing this outside?

BYE

Indoors again

 One reprieve and then the kids were back indoors. When will things warm up enough to let all that pent-up energy outside? Is Friday the day our luck turns?

 Anyway, I finished a really good book by Isabel Allende. Now I hope to find more of her works.

BYE.

Arctic incoming!

 Really, Alberta clipper? Okay, it's true we were overdue for the snow. For about two days, things were dicey. But the plows were out before long and things were good. Then the deep freeze threatened. Indoor recess two days in a row and more promised next week

  Yeah, it's frustrating. Also, something is borked in my Sims game. I'm still playing but one of the sims is a bit ropey. Anyway, here's a dude I spotted a while ago.

  Happy chappy, no? That's all I have for now. Things are going to be wild next week. The chill won't be going away very soon. Yeah, we were spoiled.

BYE.

Wednesday with El Nino

 Damn El Nino. The snow won't last much longer. I'm playing TS3 more often. Albion Online is falling by the wayside. Hey, I know what I like.

Sims.

BYE.

Just stuff

 As I was able to get TS3 going again on the laptop (1.69 don't judge me), I thought I should dump a couple of pics from a previous game.

BYE

Dusted and Done!

        After a hot minute (as they say these days), I finally did the good deed and opened up my ancient compy. It was nearly white in there from all the dust, honestly. I cleaned the within, closed up the box, hooked everything back up, and now my compy lives!

       Anyone for a good maniacal laugh?

Shout-out to honsco for the video. Watch it all the way if you wish, but you get the point.

      Anyway, I'm that pleased about this and look forward to messing about with my beloved TS3 sims once more. I thought it would be a good idea to delete the games I had going (because I had no idea what was going on in them after nearly 5 months) so the videos to come will be from those games. I have started with a new dude. I will let you know.

     It is Spring Break. Hoorah.

 

BYE.

Merry Xmas to all!

       I decided to post at least once this month before the year's end. Anyway, here I am with warm wishes for the few that follow. I don't want to skip a month like I've done in the past. Don't even get me started about 2012, for that matter.

       I am scheduled for my booster in mid-January. Now I just need to wear a N95 mask, keep distancing, and sterilizing my hands every chance I get. Omicron is out there and it's looking to infect anyone and everyone. I'm off for a bit and wondering how the second half of the school year will progress. The numbers have gone into the stratosphere of late, so we might be locking down and going virtual again. This year has been close to normal and it's incredibly frustrating to think that we might be leaving near normal again.

      This year, I actually made the effort to buy more than gift cards for my nearest and dearest. I won't be going anywhere for Boxing Day and it looks like I am not alone in keeping my distance this year. Two of my cousins have little babies and they, above all, do not want to get a visit from Omicron. Sounds like an evil wizard, doesn't it? So I have yet to open up my aging computer because I'm that lazy. More TS4 pics until further notice.

 

     Will 2022 be a better year? I am trying to be optimistic. To the happy few, I wish you all better times and great hope that the future is not nearly as interesting as the present has been.

BYE.

My apologies

     While I have yet to dust my compy and see if it works still, I still want to rule over sims so I humbly apologize for the atrocities I am going to post on this blog from time to time. All pics of sim activity will have to be, for the time being, from TS4. My shame is enduring but my laziness is worse.

      On the literary front, I've started reading a Maya Banks novel. Call her a guilty pleasure if you will. I plugged in my car last night, as it was very cold out. Besides that, I do not have very much to share. Take care and stay warm, guys.

 

BYE.

Ghost in the BIOS

      I have an elderly computer, and from time to time, the ghost of the old BIOS rises up and yells at me about my CPU fan not working. I have two fans - one for the CPU and one for the GPU - and this morning, even as the old BIOS beeped at me, both fans were pouring out lovely cool air. Sooner or later, I know I will have to say goodbye to this distinguished elder. The only things I will feel bad about losing are the documents I have saved on there - if there's still time, I'll see what I can do about sending those files to my shiny laptop - and TS3. I am just not sure I will be able to install TS3 to this laptop. I have all the original disks and I think I know how to avoid that bastard patch 1.69, but I don't know how well TS3 will play with Windows 10.

      Meanwhile, I'm typing this post on my laptop. My cat would like to gnaw the cord, but I'm doing my best to keep her away. I have nearly updated everything on the laptop and soon I'll play some Saints Row the Third just because I want to give somebody a solid thumping. I hope the ghost goes away again for a while. I think there's a way to get around the ghost but I cannot recall what that trick is. If any of you have dealt with the curse of American Megatrends and know about this damn ghost, please let me know so I can commiserate.

      No pics today as all of my pics are on the ancient compy. 😢

BYE.

Tomorrow

       It is the Day of Truth and Reconciliation, and Manitoba has declared it to be a stat holiday. Two facts to remember where tomorrow is concerned.

      "I wish to acknowledge that we are gathered on Treaty 1 territory, traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation." (https://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/tools/jobaids/terr-acknowledgement-eng.aspx)

       This is the first thing usually said at school assemblies. Treaty 1 land encompasses all of Winnipeg and much of Southern Manitoba. The second thing to remember is that White People are Jerks. I'm as white as snow, so I can say that. Anyway, I will remember these two facts all throughout the day. Especially the second fact, as I am redolent with self-loathing.

        Anyway, Friday I'll be back to work. Also, here are some images.

        Also...

BYE.

Happy anniversary?

           By now, the milestone has been achieved and much virtual ink has been spilled. 9/11 has become a classic event in our history. Yes, anything eventful that took place at least 20 years ago is automatically a classic. Not something to be pleased about, mind you. However, enough virtual ink and soundwaves have gone into discussing 9/11 for another year. In 2026, I expect even more chatter and articles. A quarter-century since the skyline was rewritten, a quarter-century since the War on Terror was declared, and a quarter-century full of chatter and chyrons.

           In the meantime, simming continues. My aged compy gave me a flurry of worry, but it's still churning and working fine. A beast in the BIOS lurks and every once in a while, it pops up and beeps at me. However, it went back below the waves and all is well for the moment. Once my elder PC dies for real, that probably means the end of TS3. TS4 is a load of garbage (imho) and I will not be insulting my laptop by installing it there. I finished reading 'Villette' yesterday and have started reading 'Heathcliff redux'. Meh for the time being. Is Lily Tuck all that and more?

          Speaking of Sims, my departed fairy Donna was married twice. Her second husband noted that her first husband was buried in the garden, and with said hubby's ghost wandering around, became suspicious. Here is what happened when I finally let him accuse her of cheating.

         

 

 

 

         

And here are two townies making their own sweet music.

         I well remember the month of September. Will I be in clover the month of October?

BYE.