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nine some people I want to get to know better

Thanks so much for the tag, @hypersaline! :)

Last song: My nostalgic summer playlist has been on, as the weather has been absolutely beautiful today...

Favourite color: The garden is a flurry of colour at the moment, but I've been really digging the return of the pink rhododendrons! 🌺 My Sarah Bernhardt peony is on the cusp of blooming, too- it's got so many buds this year. Excited! :D

Currently watching: Nothing at the moment, but I was roped into watching Last One Laughing UK with dinner recently. It didn't make me laugh as much as I'd hoped...

Last movie: According to my movie log:

Philomena (2013) — 15th February 2025 6/10 Feel like this could have been a little shorter- the story feels 'done' by the first hour, so seeing it still had forty minutes left was a shock! Absolutely harrowing real-life story, and Judi Dench absolutely nails this role.

Currently reading: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler. An online penpal suggested this after getting onto the topic of potential animal cultures. :)

Sweet, spicy, or savory: Still sweet. My diet has been nothing short of terrible recently.

Relationship: Going to skirt this one slightly... xD Returning to online penpal-ing has been super insightful in so many ways! Learning a lot about myself and how I like to communicate this time around, which has been an interesting change from my last attempt.

Current obsession: Sadly not TS2- I burnt out hardcore after cramming for my end of year gifts, and I'm still not totally over it. >_<

Currently obsessed with... so much! Spring has given me new life. x) Photography, letter writing, long walks in the wonderful weather, the garden, drawing, painting, imagining; bought some new kit for 3D experiments. Feels good to feel good. 😎

Last googled: Probably the definition for a word I've since forgotten. x)

Currently working on: A long-ass letter, mostly! I have so many projects on hold right now, aaaaa. 🙈

Tagging: You! I haven't logged in here enough to know who's been tagged or not, apologies. x)

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Deadly Bee Swarms | Download A mod that helps make 'death by flies' a tiny bit easier to achieve.

I've never had a ghost of this death type in my game naturally, even when intentionally neglecting my sims' cleanliness, but now it's an added risk when hiking and hunting bugs! Still rare, but no longer seemingly impossible. x)

Behaviour This mod adds a simple coin flip to determine whether the swarmed sim will die or not.

I haven't seen enough bee swarms in normal gameplay to feel like this would need additional logic, but if there's interest I can add some extra checks for a sims' activity and body skill levels, too. :)

Conflicts This mod overrides the BHAV Interaction - Chased By Bees.

As far as I can see, there hasn't been a hiking or bug hunting mod to alter this particular BHAV yet, but please do let me know if you run into any conflicts!

MF mirror: Download

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Now to decide what to build in this final corner… The only ‘small town’ thing I can think of that I'm missing is a sports field/club?

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I also finally finished the cemetery! 🎉

From the sheer number of years this has sat unfinished, I think it's safe to say cemeteries are one of my least favourite lots to make. x) But very pleased with the outcome; especially the dilapidated part! :)

(Sarcophagi pilfered from Zarathustra's awesome cemetery lot)

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I apparently built this in 2019! And it's been stuck in 'wedding venue limbo' for a good few years. Finally decided to just finish the damn ponds and duplicate the function rooms/bathrooms. x)

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A swim centre/gym for Whitmeade. Been putting off the interior for this one forever!

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When in pain, return to comfort game... Been suffering mega TS2 burnout this year so far, but managed a little hill-side pub. :)

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Finished these off just in time for the end of the year! Three downloads for the Boys' Club & Y2K monthly themes @ GoS. :) Wishing you all the best for 2025! :D

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Afternoon naps~ 💤

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When the demon materialising in your wall offers you sick beats.

ahahah i know this is the evil witch sconce but right now it's being used to hold headphones LOL

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PSA for anyone that uses Photoshop Elements for CC-making and was thinking of upgrading— from Elements 2025 onwards, licenses are no longer perpetual, being replaced by three-year licenses instead.

For a paid alternative, I highly recommend Affinity Photo (currently 50% off for Black Friday– £33.99 in the UK).

Affinity was acquired earlier this year by Canva, so there's every chance it will move to a subscription itself in the future, but I always cursed myself for never getting CS6 back in the day (hence why I'm making this post! xD).

Of course, there's also the free, open-source alternatives Krita and GIMP- the latter of which is currently testing what may become version 3.0.

(Whilst I'm on the subject I might as well also mention 3D Coat Textura– Pilgway usually has a Black Friday sale too, but it's a bit pricier and more of a niche program than the ones listed above.)

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My favourite little scene kid is now a beautiful butterfly alternative man. They grow up so fast. 🥲

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A quick house build to get back into the groove~ Floorplan below the cut!

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My first TS2 memory— booting up Pleasantview and finding a familiar spectacled face. :) Happy 20th birthday, old friend. 🖤

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Cemetary ponds redux; lost in 2018, rebuilt in 2022, and still being procrastinated on well into 2024!

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Pinecroft Retirement Community. Not sure how this type of lot will play exactly, as I never ended up needing one for Brunwick- I was hoping for some experience to help guide me! But nice to get a big lot finally finished (even if it might need some retooling after playtesting). :) I wanted the interior to be a bit old-timey, but that red wallpaper/wood combo is very oppressive... The apartments are a lot lighter: