Comments from a Bystander Round 2

OK this week was a bit rough but then I should have blogged it as I went instead of waiting til the end of the week to do it. It was hard to remember the order events happened in so it was a bit vague this week. I also decided to try the label feature to tell who was narrating each story so if you can't figure out who is talking to you just look for the label. I may do this different soon. I think I am also going to start trying to blog as I go instead of just one big update.

I had soo much trouble getting back into the challenge because my first family is such a pain for me. Difficult aspirations and two elders. When I had a pig fly over Point Forgotten it was kind of fitting because I was beginning to think pigs would fly before I would be able to get thru the Radcliffs, but I got thru it. I'm still not sure what to do with the old guys. They are sort of useful but utterly useless to try and get their wants. They just simply put don't have the time. I thought of a few storylines I could do with them but I just don't know. I'm really just kinda flyin by the seat of my pants with this family. Jessica rocks...everyone else I don't know about.

The Stiffs/Lawsons.
Yes, Mr Big did have the want of want to have a baby. It stuck around so I decided to lock it in and you will see this want dictate his storyline. Where it will go you will just have to see, some of it is a loose idea some of it very firm..so stay tuned. I want to move the Lawsons out but at the same time I don't because of the storyline I have in mind and the fact that I don't want Mr. Big to end up poor. So for the moment they stay in the house even though they should eventually have their own house. Mandie was the first official gen 2 baby in my challenge.

The Jones
Jason and Ginger....I originally played like 5 days with Jason then stopped so I could catch Ginger up a bit before moving her in. Then I accidentally on purpose got her pregnant during a date. So by the end of the week she moved in with Jason to have thier child. The house I hate so I've been trying to modify it. If I had spent more time choosing houses when setting up the challenge I never would have picked this house. but I want the bonuses for having the family stay in the original house ...so we'll work on making it more comfortable to move around.

The Rivalarias.
They're fun..sorta... I really thought I got more pictures in this house but turns out I got alot of crappy shots. I always seem to think I'm taking more pictures than I actually am. Then when it's blog time..oops no photos! David and Tony didn't manage to have enough chemisty and timing to get Melody to best friend status (unless i didn't notice) and when Jessica had huge chemistry with David it seemed like a stroke of genius. Don't count Melody out though. She's gets around the neighborhood so she may yet make it to college for Gen 1 univeristy. We still have the second half of Gen 1 to get to college. John I moved out because he just wasn't getting the time he deserved. I couldn't find him a good match while keeping him in the house, and he wanted his own family. Fred has a few prospects but just didn't have time to work out a wife this round. Libby will be taking her boyfriend to college. They're a two LB couple. He followed her home from school one day and he showed potential so I kept him. He's a pleasure sim also. I thought about re-rolling her aspiration but since I finally got the hang of dates I figured I'd keep it. Pleasure Sims aren't as horrible as I first thought they were. They're growing on me. Grandpa is working his garden. I'm hoping to be able to get the family a wishing well before he dies but we'll see.

The Montanas..
Ginger moved in with Jason so ya know what happened to her. Ace finally made a friend and then married her and moved her in. She got pregnant on the last day. I moved Virginia out in the middle of the week after moving in Matthew who brought to the house a whopping $1 and nothing in inventory I was all worried he was like loaded and thinking he could get her a big house if I could find a way to separate the cash but he's just broke. The Love Machine was something that just happened. The girls had sex in the cars cuz that's what their dates wanted..and when I had trouble getting Vamsi pregnant I said what the hell let's try the car and boom first try we have chimes...go figure..and thus the legend of the love machine was born. I will prolly carry this theme thru a couple houses... Get used to that ugly little car.. =-)

The Smiths..
Virginia and Matthew moved out and into this cute little cottage I had placed in the neighborhood. It's a nicely laid out house that I downloaded from the exchange. Someone made it for a challenge. I like it cuz the rooms are nice and big. This house is harder than I thought though because Matthew didn't have any friends, or money. He's old and can't contribute to the house and they have two kids. They can't afford a nanny or a maid..so he ends up doing alot of it. His life time want is to max all his skills and I am trying to fulfill it it just depends how long he lives. He had a 3 LB chemistry with Virginia when she's in her panties so I tweaked it a bit and it's now an all the time thing. I changed his liking undies to liking make up =-)

The Rivalarias 2
John moved out and met Claire. Finally some friggin chemistry. They liked each other, they had good dates! We have a match. Moved her in and surprise surprise...she had a good job and a buncha goodies. She's a Professional Party Goer which makes her my third townie sim for this challenge to move in with that Job.. Although technically she was the second because the Ace Montana was actually the last sim to finish his week because of me moving out his sisters and then finishing their weeks. (the other two professional partygoers are Seth Lawson and Vamsi Pai)

The Stewarts
Gah...two lost jobs, homework that was painful. But somehow I got the two girls going along nicely and everyone is on a good track in this house. I did have to have some of the kids do other kids homework. Between the working and everything they just didn't have time. I would also like to thank Ruby...You saved me with the flamingo thing. It made this house soooooo much more manageable than the first go. So thank you thank you thank you!!!

Anyways that is everything I think...I really am starting to like my sims...now the real challenge begins. Round 1 University. Not sure how I'm gonna handle it and I"m putting it off a day or two so I can figure out how I want to handle it.

Thank you for taking the time to read my insanity. Any and all comments are sincerely appreciated and welcome =-)