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Asher: Y’know, if you keep working these long hours, you’re gonna burn yourself out. Atlas: Tell me about it. These deadlines are ridiculous. Asher: Well, if you keep meeting their ridiculous deadlines, they’ll keep giving them to you.

Atlas: What else am I supposed to do? Asher: Tell them you need more time. Atlas: [scoffs] It’s a little late for that. Asher: Maybe. Doesn’t mean you shouldn’t say something. Atlas: Doubt it’ll do any good.

Asher: Well, fuck ‘em then. If we’re gonna be killing ourselves over a game, it should be our own. We haven’t touched it in over a year, y’know. Atlas: Has it been that long? Asher: At least. Atlas: Damn. So, what are you saying? We quit our jobs and work on our own game full-time? Asher: I think it’s worth considering.

Atlas: How are we supposed to do that? We can’t not have an income. Unless we got investors or something. Asher: So, let’s do that. We could put together a pretty good pitch. Atlas: You’re serious? Asher: [shrugs] I don’t know. Maybe. We don’t have to decide anything tonight. Just think about it? Atlas: [deep breath] I’ll tell you what. Once the wedding is over, and this is wrapped up, you and I are going to take a long vacation. And then we can talk about it.

Asher: [smiles] I like the sound of that. In the meantime, you should get your ass to bed. I miss you. Atlas: Alright. I just need a bit to wind down. I don’t think I can go to sleep yet. Asher: I didn’t say I wanted to sleep. I said I miss you.

Atlas: Oh, well, I better get my ass to bed then. Asher: Mhm.

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“I have to say, this is an impressive body of work.”

I shift in my seat, “By impressive do you mean that it’s good, or that there’s a lot of it?”

This gets a laugh. “Both,” says the man, Paul, flicking through a sketchbook with tattooed hands, fingers stained from nicotine. I notice things like this now. Hands. I notice their lines and their bones, all their interesting details, and perhaps Paul himself could gauge this now as he pours over my figure studies where there are pages upon pages of hands, old and young, my friends, my sisters at the piano, an old woman clutching at a handrail on the train, and my own, a hundred times in different ways, blisters, plasters, hangnails and bruises from the rugby pitch.

The woman, Ida, shuffles through a stack of watercolour paintings I did last summer, mostly seascapes, the beach and the rushes, the whitewashed houses and rusted iron of the Wexford coast. Just looking at them I can recall the grit of sand under my bare feet as I warmed them on the deck of our holiday home behind my portable easel. In three months I’ll return again for one last summer, and after that I expect I’ll miss it there. 

“And you said you didn’t do a portfolio preparation year?” She says, peering over the rim of her glasses. 

“No, I’m still at school.”

“Highly unusual for a sixth year,” her eyebrows climb up her forehead, “You've clearly dedicated a lot of time to this.”

I shrug, “Yeah, I like making art, I don’t know.”

It’s difficult to tell what this woman is thinking. Everything about her is harsh, dramatic, from the sharp fringe that sits straight and neat above her brows to the slash of her mouth, thin lips, pointy chin, hard eyes, but I have to assume for the sake of my own self esteem that she doesn’t positively loathe my portfolio. She spends some time looking through my work, slowly, methodically, sometimes leaning closer to frown at something, maybe some proportion that’s off, bad composition, a clumsy attempt at ambient occlusion that doesn’t hit the mark… 

“It’s beautiful,” she says simply, and I exhale. 

“Oh look, a familiar face,” Paul holds a portrait to Ida, “That’s the girl that we were interviewing a few people before this, what was her name again?”

“Michelle,” I say, “My girlfriend.”

Paul nods, “Michelle, right! Good likeness,” and places the notebook back onto the table. Leaning back in his chair, he cracks his knuckles, “Look, Jude, there’s no two ways about it here, your work is outstanding. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a portfolio that hits every mark, every requirement and goes beyond, I mean,” he lets out a puff of air and gestures to the table, “this is nuts. And for a sixth year? Come on. This stuff would blow some of our third and fourth year college students out of the water.”

I feel like I could melt off the chair with relief, but try to suppress my utter delight so that they don’t think I’m too hungry for validation.

“Cool.”

“It’s the sensitivity,” Ida adds, “Your observation skills, your sense of weight, movement, knowledge of anatomy. It’s rare to see this kind of work from a secondary school student. Your efforts are just… so impressive.”

“And look, we know it depends on your Leaving Cert points, and yeah, that’ll be a contributing factor when it comes to acceptance, but, like,” Paul looks over the table again, tossing his hands up conclusively, “as far as I’m concerned, we’ll see you in September.”

Ida’s mouth curls into a smile, “We hope. If you choose us.”

If I choose them? Am I dreaming? How have I become the kind of person who is coveted by an art school? Surely not. Surely soon I’ll wake up and discover that this whole interview has been a product of my dreams. Too much time spent stressing out over art, the requirements, the brief... Almost certainly I’ve fallen asleep somewhere and none of this is real. 

“That’s really kind of you to say. I’m glad you liked my stuff.”

“Blown away,” says Paul, and he leaps to his feet to shake my hand like I’ve just won a prize, “all we need is a pass in the Leaving Cert, you can surely manage it.”

“Yeah, I’ll make sure I do.”

They’re smiling at me as I gather up my work, and still smiling as I give them one last sheepish wave from the door, and I realise I am still smiling too as I face the hallway of waiting students, staring at me with portfolios rested against their knees. I probably shouldn’t look too overjoyed, it might knock their confidence, so I try to look very bored instead as I pass by, though I may explode from the inside out.

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Hot off the presses, it's the first (and probably only) issue of Vatore Magazine! Pick up your copy now to see all 22 (!) looks in detail, shop the must-have CC, and - most importantly - collect some new scraps of coveted Vatore lore. 👀

READ VATORE MAGAZINE (PDF)

So, yeah, guess who thought they were going to do a straightforward decades lookbook and ended up making things entirely too complicated? 🙋‍♀️ The visual side of my brain is always tickled when CC creators put together little catalogs for their collections. That was my initial inspiration. Then I did a half-baked magazine cover concept and wanted to make a better one. I used this template as a base, and the headlines ended up being the most fun part. Anyway, I don't know how many people will click the link let alone scroll through the entire thing, but you'll be rewarded with several paragraphs of Vatore history if you do. I did this more to properly establish their timeline for myself than anything else, but I put a lot of care and time into it, so I appreciate anyone who reads. ❤️

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When OBiGem and I aren't wreaking havok, we're having long conversations about representation in The Sims franchise and how African representation is pretty scarce. With that in mind, we took some time off of menacing the internet, put our heads together and created The Naija Collection.

OBi took inspiration from her heritage and the stunning fashions coming out of Nigeria, and ensured that we were on the right track as I screamed at Blender 3.3.

This is Part 1 of hopefully 3 collections that we plan to release over the year, including a male CC set and a jewellery set.

Set items:

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Get attacked!! ✨🌈SEND THIS TO OTHER BLOGGERS YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL. KEEP THE GAME GOING🌈✨

Right back at you, you amazing person, you! ❤️❤️❤️ I'm having a rough time these days so I've been saving these little chain hugs for when I need a mood boost 💕

Everyone should go and read Manny's hilarious and terrifying story, there's nothing like it. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll never look at the Villareals (or the other residents of Windenburg) quite the same.

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Taryn: My father used to tell me that the earth would heal our wounds. That the ground would swallow our woes and our tears would nourish the soil beneath us. Pain was no stranger to the garden. A stubbed toe. A scraped knee. A fall. Physical discomfort is a natural part of the living. But to be afflicted by another is quite the wound. You can’t heal something you can’t touch. Atlas is a different kind of hurt. Like picking a rose from a bush… Easy to admire as long as you don’t touch the thorns underneath.

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these are throwaways i did purely for fun BUT they did inspire an idea for an actual on-the-outline scene ... love when that happens

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I always inspect newly downloaded CC in S4Studio to make sure it looks right, that I actually want to keep it, and maybe change stuff such as categories. This is still the most shocking example I've come across. Can't remember who made it, this is not meant to call out a specific creator.

But 28k polygons? Are you serious? Right in front of my salad??

the skyrim horse has less than 5000 polygons.

an entire horse.

I just feel like that's an interesting fact that the sims community should know before they make or download a 40,000 poly pair of pants.

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I hope whoever is running the Simblr Question of the Day account is having a great day

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📩 Simblr question of the day: You can answer one or both parts of this question! 1️⃣ Part one: If you make Story posts, what do you do for scenes? Do you build them yourself, do you download lots from the gallery or do you download them from someone online? 2️⃣ Part two: If you make Gameplay/Legacy posts, what do you do for a house? Do you build it yourself, download a home from the gallery or do you download them from someone online? Additionally, do you build onto that home or demolish it and rebuild the house when needed? (E.G When another child enters the picture or someone moves in) ❎ If you do none of those for either half, what do you do? Do you use someone else's save file? (WIndbrook by Folking, Willow Creek + Magnolia Promenade by Theneighborhoodsave, Silent Pines by Silentpinessave... etc)

( freely share this SQOTD around, anon or not, and use the hashtag " SQOTD " ~ 💛 )

omg hi squatty, thank you for the ask! 🥰

1️⃣ Part one: I usually do a combination. I find a lot that's close to what I want on the Gallery, and then change and redecorate depending on what I need. If I need something really special, I'll build it from the ground up, but that's rare because it takes so much time, I already spend entire days on set design and clutter 🙈

2️⃣ Part two: most of the homes in my story have changed over time. Both Eric's house in Brindleton Bay and Freya and Samuel's house in Copperdale have been redecorated a few times, as more kids arrived or when they left again. Freya's old room in Eric's house is now a guest room, and Freya and Samuel have turned Julia's old room back into a nursery for when their grandson Grayson is visiting. With five grown children who will probably be visiting with their own families in the future, they're gonna need all the guest rooms they can fit into the house.

I do have some vague plans to build my own savefile from scratch at some point, but I need more hours in the day! Of the savefiles I've tried, though, my favourites have been The Ratsave by @ratboysims and the Portsim save file by @florwal so shoutout to those ❤️

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tagged by @theosconfessions & @budgie2budgie ❤️

oc deep dive with Paul Romeo

What uncommon/common fear do they have? Paul's fears are mostly common things like losing the people he loves. He also has a minor phobia of needles, so while he likes the idea of tattoos, he never got any himself.

Do they have any pet peeves? It annoys him deeply when people are flaky, late, or keep changing their mind. He respects people who keep their promises and stand by their convictions, even if he disagrees with them.

What are 3 items you can find in their bedroom? Lots of books, especially fantasy, sci-fi and comic books but also non-fiction. Condoms and lube. A large television because the best way to watch movies is in bed.

What do they notice first in a person? How they move. Paul is a very visual person and appreciates beauty, and people who move with elegance and confidence always catch his attention. Personality-wise, their sense of humour. Paul cannot deal with people who don't have a sense of humour.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how high is their pain tolerance? 8. He does his own stunts and spends a lot of time in the gym, physical pain is just the body's warning sign and a temporary inconvenience.

Do they go into fight or flight mode when under pressure? Fight. It takes a lot to make Paul truly angry, he's a pretty calm and controlled person, but if he had to defend someone he loves, he would do anything.

Do they come from a big family/are they a family person? His mother didn't have much family when she left Henford behind so he doesn't know any relatives on her side. His father comes from a huge and influential Tartosan family and had 4 brothers and a sister, so Paul has lots of aunts, uncles and cousins. He is very much a family person and is getting increasingly worried that it might soon be too late to start his own.

What animal represents them best? A lion.

What is a smell that they dislike? Sambuca. Remember the first time you got so drunk that you threw up and now you can never drink that again? Paul remembers.

Have they broken any bones? During his career as Llama Man (and doing most of his own stunts), Paul has broken a couple of fingers, his collarbone, and a few toes, but nothing that didn't heal up nicely, thankfully.

How would a stranger likely describe them? Charismatic and funny. It takes a while to discover that Paul is actually surprisingly introverted, his career considered.

Are they a night owl or a morning bird? Paul has no problem getting up early if he has to, but he likes staying up late just to talk, read or watch a movie, or have sex.

What is a flavor they hate and a flavor they love? Paul is not picky when it comes to food in general, but he is one of those unfortunately people who can't eat cilantro because it tastes like soap to him. He loves a good quality olive oil and will put it on everything. Yes, even vanilla ice cream. With sea salt. You should try it.

Do they have any hobbies? Watching B-movies; the worse they are, the better. Reading. He used to ride his uncle's horses a lot before he moved to Del Sol Valley, and he'll still go for a ride when he visits Tartosa if he can.

Boom, surprise birthday party! How do they react to surprises? Paul isn't too fond of the unexpected, so he might initially not be too excited. But he'd still be happy that his loved ones thought of him and wanted to celebrate him, so he'd get over it quickly and enjoy himself.

Do they like to wear jewelry? The only "jewelry" Paul wears is his father's priced gold watch. He's been wearing it since his father's funeral and takes extremely good care of it. He would very much like to wear a wedding ring too some day...

Do they have neat or messy handwriting? Pretty neat. His signature is very fancy because he practiced it a lot for autographs.

What are two emotions they feel the most? Confidence and yearning.

Do they have a favorite fabric? Satin. Paul loves luxury and comfort, and satin hits the spot for both texture and aesthetics. His sheets and bedding is mostly satin.

What kind of accent do they have? As a voice actor, Paul has tried to rid himself of most of his natural accent, but especially after visiting home, a bit of Tartosan sneaks back in. He also tends to have a slight Henford accent from his mother, but he can mostly switch in and out of voices and accents at will.

Thank you for the ask! I am tagging @hannahssimblr @lynzishell @rebouks @theplottdump and @thebramblewood as well as anyone else who wants to do it ❤️

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list 5 facts about a favorite sim of yours, and send this to simblrs whose sims you adore ʚ♡ɞ

Thank you for the ask! ❤️ To change things up a little, we're going with Hailey Duchelli.

1 - Hailey was Freya and Samuel's first child, and was a daddy's girl from the start. She was hit the hardest by the divorce and missed daddy Samuel a lot when he moved out. It took her a long time to trust that her parents were staying together the second time.

2 - She has inherited Freya's talent and love for all kinds of sports. She was especially good at running track and earned a full scholarship ride when she went to university.

3 - Hailey has serious Oldest Sister Syndrome and is very sensible and responsible. She always focuses on other people's well-being and struggles to put herself first.

4 - She met her husband, Mark, at the local school where they both work. Mark is a nutritionist and Hailey works as a gym teacher. Luckily, Mark is very good at taking care of her when she forgets to take care of herself.

5 - Hailey is the one who looks the most like Freya out of all of the five siblings, and just like Freya, she dreams of having a huge family. She and Mark only have Grayson so far, but he probably won't be the last.

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If you ever wonder why I take so long between chapters...

when i want to play the sims but

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⭐ For Paul and Julia! 😍

Who stresses the most?

Who has ridiculous dreams?

Who has the strangest desires?

Thank yooooou! ❤️

Who stresses the most? Julia may be having a hard time right now, but it's generally Paul. He prefers stability and routine and doesn't like taking risks, which can be rough as an actor. He has been fighting himself for years now about whether to return to acting on screen, and the final season of Llama Man: The Animated Series is about to end so he'll have to find something else to do soon...

Who has ridiculous dreams? Paul. Ever since his father died, he's had a tendency to have nightmares when he's under pressure. His biggest fears are about losing control, so his worst dreams are about falling forever, being unable to help a loved one in danger, or about things he wants but can't have. We'll actually be hearing more about Paul's dreams later!

Who has the strangest desires? Maybe not too strange but Paul has a serious weakness for a woman in heels - and if she keeps them on in bed, he will not complain. He usually prefers being in control in everything, but on the rare occasion that someone takes control of him, he's undone. He was ready to propose to Julia after New Year's Eve for a reason. Julia has yet to fully discover her kinks...

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A lot can change in 25 years, but Samuel may or may not still want to castrate you with a dull scalpel...

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ultimate gameplay guide to having fun in the sims (4)!

I had made a gameplay guide on my old blog & recently got asked about it, so I revamped it a little and also created a notion page/site to host the guide on! It is organized and super easy to use.

this guide is has photo editing resources, advice & gameplay mod recommendations! this is essentially for the simmers who tend to get bored or lost when playing sims 4. There are some tips I share to make gameplay more fun and interesting, also some tips from other simmers that I link that share some sim advice too. I hope this is helpful to some people! If you ever have questions regarding sim gameplay and stuff like that send me an ask! I can always share more advice with you all :D