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My mom has a tech curse.  Perfectly working things that work 100% of the time,   quit working when she touches them.

I have become known at my library as the dude who knows how to deal with computers.  I’m not in IT, and I don’t know shit about hardware, but I’m pretty good at figuring out what is causing an error, or how to perform a task in a specific program.  

I have also joked repeatedly that all I really need to do is stand near one of the student computers in the library and it’ll start working again.  I’ve no idea why, but for some reason errors that happen repeatedly just go away whenever I come to look at the computer.

Last week, I helped a student who was having issues with his laptop.  Multiple programs had frozen, but he hadn’t saved his paper, and luckily I was able to get it working long enough for him to save three straight days of work that he otherwise would’ve lost.  It’s worth noting that I spent most of the time I was trying to fix it whispering, “C’mon, baby, work with me” at his computer, because… just because, okay.  It’s what I do, it works, don’t question it.

Anyway, I was around late at work last night, waiting for my ride, when the student worker came back to my office and said there was a small group of students looking for me, and could I give them a hand even though I was off the clock?

Sure, why not.

I came out to find a group of six students, including the guy I helped last week, at a table clustered around one laptop.  I rolled up, said, “Hey, what can I help you with?”, and the guy said, “Can you just hang out here for a second?”

Sure, my dude.  I’m off the clock, I’m listening to a podcast, I can chill at a table with your group until my ride shows up, if you want.

So I spend some time flipping through my phone, only half paying attention, figuring they’re finishing something up and they’ll ask their question as soon as they’re done.  But after a minute, the guy says, “It worked!” and there was a chorus of excitement from the rest of the group. They all thanked me, and excused themselves to go back to class.

Turns out they had a group presentation, and the laptop they were trying to present from had froze up on them.  Not knowing what to do, this guy apparently told his group there was a computer wizard in the library, and that merely being in my presence might be enough to fix it.  To be fair, he… was not wrong.

I just find it delightful that this has become such A Thing that students are now seeking me out.  Not to ask a question, or get some help, but just to stand near their device and share my mythical computer-fixing aura. It’s like being a terribly benign cryptid.

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So,  I truly messed up, and I am sad.

I forgot to save before I left the computer,  AND a cat stepped on the keyboard and unpaused my game.

By the time I got back the Lothario lot had gone through all 10 days in Fall and was well into the first few days of Winter,   and the repo guy was there,   and Don had done a LOT of reading.

I quit without saving.   Cause.... No.

So I lost everything that happened with Nina and Dina and I will have to play it all over again.

kinda considering moving on to another house before I attempt that again.  I hate playing days over again.  I hate it so much.

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This is just a whole lot of ridiculousness.

That grin at the end though says it all.

And now he’s supposed to go get married.  Right.

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Really?

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well, that answers that question?

He just serenaded Nina,  and Dina was fine with it.  I think he’s happy with this turn of events.

Pretty sure Cassandra wouldn’t be so chill about any of this.

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He wasn’t counting on both of them showing up. Now he has to calculate if he can make a move without everything blowing up in his face.

He’s pretty sure Nina won’t have an issue,  she’s a romance sim after all.  I do have ACR in with it’s jealousy overrides.

But Dina is a wild card and he’s not sure how she’ll react if he makes a move on Nina.

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“when you asked if your friend could come I didn’t know you meant your sister that you can barely stand.” ......  “not that I’m complaining”.....   “Want to hang out in the hot tub with your sister?”

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Don Lothario.   

He’s supposed to be getting married.

If you follow the times the families are at when they load,  he’s supposed to be getting married later this afternoon.

He seems to think he can squeeze in a woohoo with nina before he has to get married.

he’s not wrong.

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penig replied to your photo: Not who I was expecting to win either.   

Woohoo is good exercise.

LOL  all involved are virgins

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The flirting went well.  The llama is pleased.

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Erik Swain moved into one of the dorms. 

I upped the percentage of gay and bi sims significantly and then ran Gender Preference randomizer on the entire hood.   It randomizes everyone that doesn’t at least have a crush on another sim.

Anyway,   Erik has two bolts with Dickson.   and has wants to flirt and fall in love,  so,  hanging out is a good first start.  We don’t even know what Dickson looks like,   though that doesn’t matter.

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And this is the end of the Oldies round.  I know I didn’t post much,  but they didn’t do much.  

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Most of The Sims games from the 2000s are quickly becoming abandonware! Here’s where you can find them! Because FUCK Article 13! Dedicated to ANYONE who might be affected.

Just to add onto @uglytownie ‘s post about The Sims 2, I know there are some of you out there that would also like rarer titles from The Sims’ massive back catalog. 

If anything happens to this blog because of this post: My NEW twitter handle is @nostalgiasim, my discord is SimWorld (this link never expires), and my personal Neocities page is myonlinepityparty.neocities.org.

PC Games:

The Sims 1 + All EPs

The Sims Life Stories 

The Sims Castaway

The Sims: Pet Stories

The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection

GameCube:

Bustin’ Out

The Sims

The Sims 2

The Sims 2 Pets

Urbz, Sims in the City

Gameboy Advance:

Bustin’ Out

The Sims 2

Urbz, The Sims in the City

The Sims 2: Pets

PlayStation 2:

Urbz, Sims in the City

The Sims

The Sims Castaway

Bustin’ Out

The Sims 2 

The Sims 2: Pets

Wii 

The Sims 3

The Sims 2 Pets

The Sims Castaway

Prima Guides

ALL Games - The Sims + All EPs, The Sims 2 + All EPS, The Sims 3 + Almost all EPs, Bustin’ out, Castaway, Medieval, etc. 

Extras

The Sims 3 Store (ALL CONTENT)

Literally, if ANYTHING on this list goes down, message me. I’m not hosting any of it but I’ll absolutely put out another updated post!

Reblog for others! If don’t want it someone else might!

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I’ve just been playing, and forgetting to take pictures.  Nothing super important happened.

Herb wants a puppy,  and since I have the nostrays whatever mod in,  there is only one dog at a time available for adoption and no puppies,  so the only remedy to that is to adopt two dogs,  and hope they get along well enough to have a puppy together later on.

Ther’es a spotted hound,  and Herb got her a job in showbiz.  Her name is Ariel.

This is Rags. Hopefully they’ll get along and have puppies.

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On to the Oldies house.   It’s not really “finished”   I got bored.  Decorating isn’t really my thing.

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bee-baah replied to your post: bee-baah replied to your photo: ...

omg that’s so true����

I have to go with it, cause it’s just so ridiculous.  lol