#Hunter Valley Family Photography

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Natural Lights Photography captures the essence of familial bonds, preserving precious moments and creating lasting memories that span generations. Our specialized photographers of Newcastle Family Photography focuses on capturing the unique dynamics and relationships within a family, celebrating the love, joy, and connections that make each family unit special. To capture your special moments, visit the official website and book your photography session today!

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Discover the Best Vacation Spots in the Catskills with Frena Adventures

Introduction :

Nestled in the heart of New York, the best vacation spots in catskills region beckons adventure seekers and nature enthusiasts with its pristine landscapes and charming towns. Frena Adventures invites you to embark on an unforgettable journey to explore the best vacation spots in the Catskills. From cascading waterfalls to lush forests, and quaint villages to adrenaline-pumping activities, the Catskills offer an abundance of experiences for every traveler. In this blog, we'll be your guide as we unveil the top vacation spots that promise to create cherished memories and unforgettable moments during your trip to the enchanting Catskills.

The Majestic Kaaterskill Falls :

One of the most iconic natural wonders in the Catskills, Kaaterskill Falls, welcomes you with its breathtaking beauty. Cascading down over 260 feet, these majestic twin waterfalls offer a mesmerizing sight. Embark on a scenic hike through lush forests and rocky trails to reach the viewing platforms. The cascading waters and the lush greenery create a picture-perfect backdrop, making it a haven for photography enthusiasts and nature lovers alike.

Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway :

For an unforgettable road trip experience, take a drive along the Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway. This picturesque route offers awe-inspiring views of the Catskills' natural wonders, including mountains, forests, and charming valleys. Don't forget to make stops at quaint towns and villages along the way, where you can indulge in local cuisines and immerse yourself in the Catskills' unique culture.

Hunter Mountain :

Calling all adventure seekers! Hunter Mountain offers a plethora of activities, making it one of the best vacation spots in Catskills. In the winter, hit the slopes for exhilarating skiing and snowboarding adventures. During the warmer months, enjoy scenic chairlift rides, mountain biking trails, and thrilling zipline experiences. Hunter Mountain's Adventure Park ensures a fun-filled day for the entire family.

Woodstock - A Hippie Haven :

Famous for its iconic music festival, Woodstock exudes a bohemian charm that continues to attract visitors from around the world. The town is a haven for art galleries, music venues, and eclectic shops, offering a vibrant cultural scene. Immerse yourself in the town's creative energy, explore local crafts, and indulge in farm-to-table dining at its finest.

Catskill Scenic Trail :

For nature lovers seeking tranquility, the Catskill Scenic Trail is an absolute delight. This 26-mile trail, ideal for hiking and biking, meanders through picturesque landscapes, offering breathtaking views of the Catskills' natural beauty. Capture Instagram-worthy photos of lush greenery, scenic bridges, and charming streams along the way.

Conclusion :

The Catskills region boasts some of the best vacation spots in catskills for adventure seekers, nature enthusiasts, and those seeking a peaceful retreat. Frena Adventures invites you to embark on a journey of exploration, immersing yourself in the unparalleled beauty and charm of the Catskills. Book your adventure now and create lasting memories in this enchanting New York gem!

[mylifeistorn96]

Expansion Pack Legacy Challenge

This is a combination of two challenges I found. All credits go to dollybats on tumblr and alsv on the sims forum.

The challenge begins with two Sims! You may customize both Sims however you want as long as you’re only using base game and stuff pack items. The Sims must be old enough to adopt or have babies of their own. Their relationship status is up to you, as long as they are not blood-related. They must be the only Sims in the household. This is generation 1.

Sims can have/adopt as many kids as you want, but only one of them will be the generation Legacy. The title of Legacy is hereditary: it will be earned by one of your Gen 1 children, and later will be inherited by one of the Sims from the next generation.

The Legacy title Heir is the first child of your Gen 1/current Legacy born/adopted in the active family. Once the first Sim is born, you may choose his/her traits as you want, but you must randomize the traits of any Sims born or adopted after them.

It’s a good idea for your Sims to have more than one child. If the Heir dies before reaching young-adulthood, the second born becomes the new Heir, and so on. However, each generation will have a special Generation Trait. If any of the Heir’s young brothers/sisters get this trait, they will steal the title and become the new Heir. Keep in mind that once a Sim becomes the new Heir, you may start to choose his/her traits. 

GENERATION ONE: BASE GAME

Recommended Town: Sunset Valley

Humble beginnings! The base game; the very beginning of the Sims 3 franchise. What better way to start out by experiencing the base game itself? Like you’ve never experienced it before!

Generation Trait: None

Objectives:

Have your sim get a career of their choice (must be from the base game)

You CANNOT get married until you reach level four of your career

You CANNOT have kids until you reach level four of your career

Pick up a hobby and reach at least between level three to five. (Must be base game only)

Have at least one kid (or as many as you want)

Complete aspiration and/or reach the top of your career

GENERATION TWO: WORLD ADVENTURES

Recommended Town: Sunset Valley

Less worried about your job than his/her parents, your Sim want to explore the world. Time for adventure!

Generation Trait: Adventurous

Objectives:

Visit all three vacation destinations

Have level 3 Visa

Totally explore a tomb in each vacation destination.

Master Photography skill

Get 500 ancient coins

Have at least 1 kid (birth or adopt)

Bonus Objectives:

Get 2500 ancient coins

Master Martial Arts or Nectar Making skill

Marry a local Sim from a vacation destination

Be cursed by a mummy

GENERATION THREE: AMBITIONS

Recommended Town: Twinbrook

Your Sim doesn’t want to live in his/her parents house forever. It’s time to build his/her own life.

Generation Trait: Eccentric 

Objectives:

Move to Twinbrook as soon as the Heir is a young adult

Become a level 10 Architectural Designer, Firefighter, Ghost Hunter, Investigator or Stylist

Master Inventing skill

Build a SimBot

Get a tattoo

Have a makeover at the salon

Have at least 1 kid (birth or adopt)

Bonus Objectives:

Master Sculpting skill

Have 8,000 reputation points at the Consignment Store

Own a business or purchase a community lot

GENERATION FOUR: LATE NIGHT

Recommended Town: Bridgeport

While your Sim parents had a family-oriented life, your Sims dreams about a successful and buzzed life.

Generation Trait: Star Quality

Objectives:

Move to Bridgeport and live in a penthouse/apartment

Become level 10 Film Actor/Director or Band member (self-employed)

Master Piano, Bass or Drums skill

Become a level 5 Celebrity

Visit 10 hot spots

Enter in an exclusive lounge

Have at least 1 kid (birth or adopt)

Bonus Objectives:

Live in an apartment

Hire a butler

Master Mixology skill

Become a Vampire

GENERATION FIVE: GENERATIONS

Recommended Town: Any (if you wanna move again you can, if not you don’t have to)

Your Heir promised he/she would dedicate their love and care to his/her offspring.

Generation Trait: Nurturing

Objectives:

Become Level 5 Daycare

Have 5 kids

Fulfill 3 Lifetime Crisis (Adult) or Mood Swings (Teen) wishes

Throw a Bachelor Party

Pull off 10 successful pranks (without being caught)

Bonus Objectives:

Have a high relationship with your child or children

Have child or children reach level three of at least three skills before they become a teen

Have twins or triplets

No kid taken away by the Social Worker

Make a Imaginary Friend real

Discover all potions

GENERATION SIX: PETS

Recommended Town: Appaloosa Plains

Your Heir only wants a peaceful life together with Mother Nature and her animals.

Generation Trait: Animal Lover

Special Rules: The game configurations must allow horses, cats and dogs in town

Objectives:

Objectives:

Move to Appaloosa Plains

Have a horse

Have a cat or dog

Master Riding skill

Have a horse master Jumping or Racing skill

Adopt a stray cat/dog or a wild horse

Have 5 small pets

Have at least 1 kid (birth or adopt)

Bonus Objectives:

Have 5 pets at the same time

Have 15 small pets

Have a puppy, a kitten or a foal born in the active household

Have a horse, cat and dog best friend

GENERATION SEVEN: SHOWTIME

Recommended Town: Starlight Shores

While your Sim parents were running a farm, your heir wanted to take the stage!

Generation Trait: Diva

Objectives: 

Move to Starlight Shores

Become a level 10 Acrobat, Magician or Singer

Perform at a SimFest

Perform at a Big Show Venue

Hire a Sim-a-gram

Be a DJ during a party

Sing in a duet with your mate on a karaoke machine

Have at least 1 kid (birth or adopt)

Bonus Objectives:

Send your Sim on a tour through Simport (if you don’t have friends to complete this and you want to, you’re more than welcome to add me MyLifeisTorn on https://mypage.thesims3.com/mypage/MyLifeisTorn)

Perform 50 times

Kill a Sim inside a Box of Mystery

GENERATION EIGHT: SUPERNATURAL

Recommended Town: Moonlight Falls, Midnight Hollows (if you own this world)

Your Sim’s parents were performers, but what your Heir really likes is the supernatural.

Generation Trait: Supernatural Fan

Special Rules: During this generation, the game configuration must allow Vampire, Werewolf, Witch and Fairy to populate the world. All the moon phases must be on. You may change your Sims lifespan to short, but remember that human Sims may not have time to fulfill the generations objectives.

Objectives:

Move to Moonlight Falls

Have an occult baby

Master Alchemy skill

Become a Zombie for at least 2 days

Impregnate (a Sim) after drinking Procreation Elixir

Discover 15 elixirs

Bonus Objectives:

Become Vampire, Werewolf, Witch or Fairy

Have a Vampire, Werewolf, Witch and Fairy in the active household at the same time

Discover all elixirs

Become a level 10 Fortune Teller

GENERATION NINE: SEASONS

Recommended Town: Any (again, if you want to move go right ahead, if not you can stay in Moonlight Falls)

Your Heir’s parents terrorized the town, now your Sim wants to enjoy nature.

Generation Trait: Loves the Cold

Special rules: During this generation, all weathers and seasons must be active. All the seasons must length for the same number of days.

Objectives:

Visit all Seasonal Festivals

Throw a Pool Party on Leisure Day

Engage or marry on Love Day

Trick or Treat on Spooky Day

Master Snowboarding skill

Kiss a Sim from Online Dating

Have at least 1 kid (birth or adopt)

Bonus Objectives:

Have and alien baby

Serve Pumpkin pie in a Feast

Marry a Sim from Online Dating

Be struck by lightning

GENERATION TEN: UNIVERSITY LIFE

Recommended Town: Any (again, if you want to move, go right ahead, if not, you can stay in Moonlight Falls)

Your Heir noticed that none of your family had ever went to school! Well, that’s going to change! Off to university!

Generation Trait: Irresistible

Objectives: 

Graduate at Sims University

Become level 10 Socialite, Rebel or Nerd

Master Social Networking, Science or Street Art skill

Throw a bonfire party during university

Bonus Objectives: 

Woohoo with the Mascot

Live in a Fraternity/Sorority during university

Become level 5 Sports Agent, Art Appraiser or Videogame developer

GENERATION ELEVEN: ISLAND PARADISE

Recommended Town: Isla Paradiso, Sunlit Tides (if you own this world)

After years of chaos, your Sim just wants to find a good home next to the sea and live by the beach.

Generation Trait: Loves To Swim

Objectives:

Move to Isla Paradiso or Sunlit Tides

Master Diving skill

Master Snorkeling skill

Buy a Resort

Have a 5-stars Resort

Bonus Objectives:

Become level 10 Lifeguard

Live in a houseboat

Woohoo at underwater cave

Die by shark attack

GENERATION TWELVE: INTO THE FUTURE

Recommended Town: Any

 A strange device appears in your front yard, and you think it’ll take you to the past. But no. It takes you into the future!

Generation Trait: Bot Fan

Objectives: 

Master Advanced Technology skill

Master Bot Building skill

Build a Plumbot

Engineer a baby

Create a Dystopian or Utopian future

Befriend at least one of your Descendants

Bonus Objectives:

Master Laser Rhythm-a-con skill

Become level 10 Astronomer or Bot Arena

Gain a Legacy Statue

Buy a house in the future

[creativecuteness]

My Apocalypse Challege Family

Well, here they are first chapter of my first sims story is in progress. So I decided to post my first generation of

 Generation 1

The Beasley Household

Members 3

Lacy Beasley

Lucy Beasley

Tucker Beasley

Lacy Beasley

Woman of the House, Ambitious, Workaholic, and Lucy’s older sister. Lacy was hit hardest after the accident that took their parents’ lives. While it took her awhile to get back on her feet this strong willed Sim will do whatever it takes to show Sunset Valley things can change if you’re willing to take the first step.

Traits

Workaholic

Ambitious

Hot Headed

Perfectionist

Good sense of humor

Skills

Athletic: level 3

Charisma: level 5

Cooking: level 5

Handiness: level 4

Logic: level 3

Photography: Level 1

Career: Business

Family

Amanda and Joseph Beasley: Parents deceased

Lucy Beasley: younger sister

Tucker: family dog

Lucy Beasley

She was a child when I started playing this save but I don’t have a picture of her.

Lucy was only a child when the nuclear power plant exploded but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t remember it. How could anyone forget the day the world became cold and overrun with crime and zombies. Not to mention the death of her parents, despite the hardships Lucy was determined to help her sister make a change and that change will begin the quest to restore simmanity.

Traits

Unlucky

Natural Cook

Neat

Hydrophobic

Friendly

Skills

Cooking: Level 3

Handiness: Level 4

Logic: Level 6

Painting: Level 6

Career: Law Enforcement

Family

Lacey Beasley: Older sister

Amanda and Joseph: Parents Deceased

Tucker Beasley: Family dog

Tucker Beasley

Long time friend and a loyal pet. Tucker has been a trooper since the apocalypse started. And is the best pal a sim could ask for. If she wasn’t there Tucker’s owners would have gone insane long ago.

Sex: Female

Traits

Playful (Trained)

Adventurous

Hunter

Independent

Skills

Hunting: level 7

Family:

Lacy Beasley Owner

Lucy Beasley Owner

Amanda and Joseph Beasley Owners deceased.

I made Tucker hoping to breed her and have puppies throughout all the generations unfortunately I was never able find a partner for her and it’s too late now that she’s an elder hopefully I’ll have better luck next time if I decide to redo the challenge again.

[woolpines]

ALL IN ONE LEGACY CHALLENGE: REVISITED!

Not too long ago, I had asked if you guys would like me to rewrite my All In One legacy challenge that is based off the LEPacy challenge! I decided, why not? I have attempted this challenge multiple times but the only reason that I have not gotten through is because I am never happy with my founder- but, now, it is 2022, and I have made this challenge a few years ago and I think it needs some touching up. This challenge spans from the base game and ends with Into The Future, though you can continue on after if you would like to.

Notes: You can either play this like the original legacy challenge rules where you are not allowed to use cheats, etc. or you can play this however you want! I personally do not mind using cheats and stuff. Challenge under the cut!

 GENERATION ONE: THE BASE GAME

Recommended World: Sunset Valley, or any world.

The very beginning. How lovely to start out when the sims 3 was just only the base game?

·         Have your founder get a career that comes from the base game (science, military, etc.)

·         Have your founder meet the love of their life

·         You may choose to get married or don’t get married

·         You may not have kids until you reach at least level three of career

·         Pick a hobby and reach between level three to five (Gardening, Logic, etc.)

·         Have a child or many children

·         Complete your aspiration and/or reach the top of your career

 GENERATION TWO: WORLD ADVENTURES

Recommended World: Any world.

Generation two has arrived and your spent most of your time as a plain jane. But now, you want to get out there and see what the world offers before life passes you by.

·         Have a bad relationship with your parents (they don’t like the idea of you travelling by yourself!)

·         Have a best friend

·         Travel to Egypt, China, and France at least once

·         Max out your Vista level and complete at two tombs, or all of them!

·         Reach at least level 3 of the martial arts, nectar making and photography skill

·         Marry a foreigner from any of the travel destinations or marry your best friend

·         Have at least one child

 GENERATION THREE: AMBITIONS

Recommended World: Twinbrook, or Twinbrook Revisited

With your parent being the adventurous type, they always encouraged you to follow your dreams and to never let someone tell you that you can’t do it. So, with a million goodbye kisses, you set off for the town, Twinbrook, the place of ambition!

·         Move to Twinbrook

·         Join the Firefighter, Designer, Ghost Hunter, Investigator, or Stylist career

·         Create at least one sim bot

·         Reach the top of your profession

·         Fall in love with one of your clients, whether custom or a pedestrian!

·         Get married or choose not to

·         Have at least one child

 GENERATION FOUR: LATE NIGHT

Recommended World: Bridgeport

You wanted the lights, the cameras, and the action! Being young, everyone would have the dream of being a superstar, and you always caught yourself watching those sleezy romance films (even though you’re not supposed to be). Having the motivation and fuel to become a sleezy star yourself and be known by every sim in the universe, you set out for Bridgeport!

·         Move to Bridgeport- however, you may either start completely from the bottom and live in a small house or move into a penthouse/apartment

·         Join the film career after you reach level three of any instrument of your choosing (guitar, piano, etc.)

·         Meet someone new at one of the clubs

·         Reach level five of the film career

·         End up pregnant, or get someone pregnant by someone at the club

·         Do something that the public dislikes

·         Reach a five star celebrity level

·         Have a bad relationship with the person you got pregnant, or got you pregnant

·         Don’t get married

·         Have at least one child

 GENERATION FIVE: GENERATIONS

Recommended World: Any

Your parent wasn’t really around much as a child and you were longing for that parental love for a long time. Eventually, you decided that you’ve had it and you’re going to go off, away from your parent and start a family of your own and make sure they receive all the love that they deserve.

·         Have a bad relationship with your parent

·         Fall in love with someone from your school (or job if you are already a young adult)

·         Move to a different town of your choice

·         Join any career or become a stay at home sim

·         Have a high relationship with your lover and child/ren

·         Send one of the kids to boarding school

·         Have your child/ren reach level three of at least five skills before they become a teen

·         Complete your aspiration and/or reach the top of your career

·         Have at least one child

 GENERATION SIX: PETS

Recommended World: Appaloosa Plains

With the family being lively and being nurtured since you were born, you never thought about having a pet growing up. Now knowing how to take care of yourself and wanting to take care of others, you decided to dedicate your life to giving the furry friends a chance at love and affection too!

·         Have at least one pet as a teen or child

·         Move to Appaloosa Plains and take your pet with you (if they’re still alive!)

·         Have a pet related trait and aspiration

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·         Have a total of at least five pets over the course of time

·         Fall in love with someone who has a pet related trait

·         Get married and have at least one child

 GENERATION SEVEN: SHOWTIME

Recommended World: Starlight Shores or Starlight Shores Revamped/Fixed

You remembered them! An old family member from an old TV show from ages ago. You’d never thought you’d see the day where they would still air that crap. However, this inspires you to become a star yourself- not a sleezy one, but a way better entertainer than that family member. Besides, pets weren’t your thing anyway.

·         Move to Starlight Shores

·         Rake up some cash and work at a part time job until you reach level two of that career, and quit when you realize this isn’t for you!

·         Have the Master Magician, Master Acrobat, or Vocal Legend aspiration (depends on the career you choose)

·         Have at least three shows

·         Have a relationship with a fan and have a child with them

·         Move in with them but do not get married

·         Reach level 10 of your career and finish your aspiration

·         Have at least one child

 GENERATION EIGHT: SUPERNATURAL

Recommended World:  Moonlight Falls or Midnight Hollows (if you own this world)

Why is that same family member showing up again? This time they were in some freaky teen wolf movie. Ew, that blood totally looked fake. However, right after the show went off, they always showed off these spooky looking towns and it only made you want to travel to them to see them for yourself.

·         Move to Moonlight Falls or Midnight Hollows

·         Learn the alchemy skill and reach at least level 5

·         Visit the graveyard at night at least three times

·         Join the alchemist or fortune teller career

·         Find a way to become a supernatural being

·         If you become a witch, own a broom and a black cat

·         Find love, even though you think no one will want to be with a supernatural creature

·         Do not get married and have at least one child

·         Have a supernatural related aspiration and finish it and/or reach the top of your career

 GENERATION NINE: SEASONS

Recommended World:  Any

You didn’t know what weather was, nor did you know how it happened. You thought being a supernatural was weird… wait until you hear about water falling from the sky!

·         Experience every season

·         Attend every festival

·         Participate in every holiday

·         Make an online dating profile and fail with at least two people before you find the one

·         Find the weather stone (Supernatural is needed) and manipulate the weather

·         Fall in love with someone who is the opposite of you (if you love the cold, they love the heat!)

·         Get married and have at least one child.

 GENERATION TEN: UNIVERSITY LIFE

Recommended World:  Any

It’s time to get schooled! It’s time to take that big step in your life and go get a degree! Now… how to get that pesky mascot to go away and how do you fill out the aptitude test…?

·         Take the aptitude and leave for university as soon as possible

·         Meet your love in university, but they’re only a romantic interest

·         Be apart of at least one social group

·         Choose any major you want

·         Either become a plant sim or turn someone into a plant sim (your romantic interest maybe?)

·         Protest about any cause of your choosing

·         Finish school and get your degree

·         Have your romantic interest from university move in (cheats may be needed)

·         Join any career of your choice with the degree you have

·         Have at least one child

 GENERATION ELEVEN: ISLAND PARADISE

Recommended World:  Isla Paradiso, Isla Paradiso Fixed, Sunlit Tides (if you own this world)

You parents went to school so you could relax and enjoy the sun, surf, and sand! They weren’t going to take that trip anytime soon due to being busy with work, so you set off, and took the trip yourself! Don’t worry, you promise to send a postcard.

·         Move to Isla Paradiso or Sunlit Tides

·         Reach level five of the scuba skill without being eaten

·         Join the lifeguard career

·         Have either the Loves to Swim trait or Sailor trait

·         Have the Seaside Savior aspiration

·         Have one of the people you saved be your romantic interest

·         Have at least one child

·         Lose your lover to a water accident after the child is born

 GENERATION TWELVE: INTO THE FUTURE

Recommended World:  Any

Losing a family member to an untimely death took a toll on you and the remaining parent. You knew that there had to be some way that you could turn back time and save them… wait… is that… is that a portal in your front yard? And who is that weird, blue haired man? We aren’t going to the past… we’re heading to the future!

·         Travel to the future

·         Visit your ancestors and have a good relationship with them

·         Have every piece of future technology (Holo Computer, Hoverboard, Jetpack, etc.)

·         Master the bot building skill, advanced technology skill, and the laser rhythm-a-con skill

·         Have the bot fan trait

·         Have the High Tech Collector, More Than a Machine, or Made the Most of My Time lifetime wish

·         Own your own futuristic home and own at least two robots that you created yourself

·         Change the future to each state, (Dystopian, Utopian, and back to normal)

·         Have at least one legacy statue

·         Join the astronomer, Bot Building, or Bot Arena career and reach the top of it

·         Find a lover in the future and genetically engineer a baby

 Congratulations! Each generational goal equals one point so tally the points from the goals you managed to complete and find the total score! If you have any questions regarding the legacy or the goals itself, do not hesitate to ask. Happy simming!

[starry-phoenix-finds]

This challenge was inspired by the LEPacy Challenge by simpishly and All in One Legacy Challenge by dollybats

I wanted to create my own challenge that focuses on each expansion and the feature's they offer. Hope you enjoy.

Gen 1: Base Game

(Recommended World- Sunset Valley, Riverview)

All you’ve ever wanted was to be normal. A normal family, normal job, normal home. You strive for being basic and content. Here is where you start your journey.

Start as a Young Adult

Max out one of the base game skills (Cooking, Guitar, Gardening etc)

Join a base game career

Reach the top of your career

Complete your lifetime wish

Marry an NPC (Maid, Pizza Delivery, Mail Carrier etc)

Have one child

Gen 2: World Adventures

(Recommended World- Monte Vista, Barnacle Bay)

Life was pretty boring growing up. You love your parents but they wouldn’t know adventure if it bit them on their sim behinds. You crave excitement, to see the world. You want to bask in the culture of those who came before you.

Start as a Young Adult

Have at least one of the following traits: Adventurous, Disciplined, Photographer's Eye

Visit France, China, and Egypt at least once

Have a good friend from each location

Complete a total of 3 tombs

Max out one of the following skills: Photography, Nectar Making, or Martial Arts

Have visa level 3 in one of the location worlds

Own a vacation home

Fall in love with a sim from France, China, or Egypt and marry them

Have at least two children

Gen 3: Ambitions

(Recommended World- Twinbrook)

You grew up with a very cultured upbringing, learning about sims all over the world. Now instead of learning about people you’d like to help them. Even if that’s just by telling them what color eye shadow to wear.

Start as a Young Adult

Have at least one of the following traits: Savvy Sculptor, Eccentric, Dramatic, Eco-Friendly, Perceptive, or Born Sales Person

Join a profession (Firefighter, Stylist, Ghost Hunter, Investigator, or Architectural Designer)

Max out one of the following skills: Sculpting or Inventing

Own a motorcycle

Get a tattoo

Consign 5 items

Reach the top of your profession

Fall in love and marry a client/customer

Have at least 3 kids

Gen 4: Late Night

(Recommended World- Bridgeport, Roaring Heights)

You know you’ve always been special ever since you were a little sim. Even with the odds stacked against you, fame and fortune is all you care about.You know you have what it takes to make it to the top.

Start as a Young Adult

Have at least one of the following traits: Shy or Star Quality

Join the film or music career

Max out one of the following skills: Piano, Drums, Bass, Mixology

Go out to the club, bar, or lounge at least once a week

Befriend two celebrities

Become a five star celebrity

Own a penthouse or mansion

Reach the top of your career track

Have a one night stand resulting in a pregnancy, raise the child yourself and name them something bizarre/unique

Any kids after your first must be adopted

Be single until your child/children are teens

Gen 5: Generations

(Recommended World- Lucky Palms)

Your family life growing up left much to be desired. Since your parents ignored you, you decided to find love elsewhere at a young age. You swore you’d never be like your parents, so it is your goal to have a big and loving family.

Start as a Teen

Have at least one of the following traits: Rebellious or Nurturing

Join an after school activity

Have a high school sweetheart

Go to Prom

After aging up immediately get engaged to your high school sweetheart

Throw a bachelor/bachelorette party

Join Daycare profession

Have at least 5 kids

Send one (or more) of your kids to boarding school

Have one of your children have an imaginary friend

Use the video camera to record as many milestones as you can (Learning to walk, first day of school, prom etc) Watch the home movies with your family.

Teach at least one child how to drive

Have maxed out relationships with all of your children

Gen 6: Pets

(Recommended World- Appaloosa Plains)

Having 4 siblings was a lot growing up. If you have to share a space with another sim you just might lose your mind! That’s why pets are your family now. They don’t argue or annoy you, they just sit there waiting for treats.

Start as a Young Adult

Have at least one of the following traits: Equestrian, Animal Lover, Dog Person, or Cat Person

Have at least one cat, one dog, one horse (doesn’t have to be all at once)

Have maxed out relationships with all pets

Teach at least one dog every trick

Max out hunting for a cat

Max out racing skill for a horse

Have each of the following small pets: Lizard, Snake, Turtle, and Bird (doesn’t have to be all at once)

Marry another sim who loves animals too (must have Animal Lover, Dog Person, Cat person, or Equestrian trait)

Have at least one child

Gen 7: Showtime

(Recommended World- Starlight Shores)

You have a special talent that you want to share with the world. If adoring fans and large amounts of money come with that then so be it. You know you’ve been swept up in the fast life and the only people you have time for is your inner circle. A little partying never hurt anybody, right?

Start as a Young Adult

Have at least one of the following traits: Diva, Social Butterfly, or Natural Born Performer

Join one of the following professions: Acrobat, Magician, Singer

Max out DJ Skill

Own a luxury home/mansion

Reach the top of your career

Have at least 10 friends

Throw or attend one party a week

Get married 3 different times, have one child with each spouse (You can choose if you want the third spouse to stick, or if it ends in another divorce)

Have a terrible relationship with all of your children

Gen 8: Supernatural

(Recommended World- Moonlight Falls, Midnight Hollow, Dragon Valley)

Being different isn’t easy, and you knew this growing up. You were never understood by your family or peers. So the minute you hit young adulthood you ran away to find people who could understand you. You may be strange, but being normal is overrated.

Start as a Young Adult

Have at least one of the following traits: Gatherer, Brooding, Proper, Supernatural Fan, Supernatural Skeptic, or Night Owl

Max out the Alchemy skill

Become one of the following occults: Fairy, Witch, Vampire, Werewolf, Genie, Ghost

Join the Fortune Teller or Alchemist (self employed) career

Spend $200 getting your fortune told at the Gypsy Wagon

Own a Bonehilda Living Quarters coffin

Have 3 supernatural friends who are the same occult as you (If you are a werewolf this can be your pack, if you’re a witch this can be your coven etc)

Make an enemy and then fall in love and marry them

Have as many children as you want but do not let your curse affect them (if your child is born an occult find a way to make them into a normal sim)

Gen 9: Seasons

(Recommended World- Hidden Springs, Aurora Skies)

Holidays, parties, festivals, you are obsessed with all seasonal events. You love nature, you love the outdoors, you LOVE weather. Every day life is a holiday to you.

Start as a Young Adult

Have at least one of the following traits: Loves the Cold or Loves the Heat

Go to each seasonal festival

Earn 200 festival tickets

Max out roller-skating skill

Throw a Gift-giving Party, Pool Party, Feast Party, and Costume Party

Have your home decked out with the proper seasonal decorations

Befriend an alien

Meet a sim through online dating and eventually marry them

Have four children, have their names be nature inspired

Gen 10: University Life

(Recommended World- Any)

Growing up some would call you a know it all. Education and knowledge is the most important thing to you. You want to be a walking encyclopedia. Living on campus is what you’ve dreamed of your whole life. So what if you peaked in college?

Start as a Young Adult

Have at least one of the following traits: Irresistible, Avante Garde, or Socially Awkward

Take aptitude test and enroll in university

Live in a dorm or Sorority/Fraternity

Join and reach the top of one of the following social groups: Jocks, Rebels, or Nerds

Depending on the social group complete the following: -For Jocks: Befriend the school mascot -For Nerds: Befriend or create a PlantSim -For Rebels: Host 3 successful protests

Host a Juice Kegger and a Bonfire party

Meet and fall in love with someone from University

Graduate University

Join one of the following Careers: Video Game Developer, Art Appraiser, Sports Agent OR a career that coincides with your sim’s degree

Max out one of the following skills: Social Networking, Science, or Street Art

Live in an apartment lot type until you are married to your college sweetheart

Have at least two kids

Gen 11: Island Paradise

(Recommended World- Isla Paradiso, Sunlit Tides)

The sun, the beach, the hot weather, you love tropical living! Living in paradise is what you’ve always dreamed of and you get to live it everyday. Just be careful not to get sunburned.

Start as a Young Adult

Have at least one of the following traits: Loves to Swim or Sailor

Join the Lifeguard profession OR become a Scuba Diver (Self-employed)

Befriend or become a mermaid

Own a house boat

Max out Scuba Diving skill

Go water skiing

Open a resort and get it to five stars

Meet a partner and get married on the beach

Have at least one child

Gen 12: Into The Future

(Recommended World- Lunar Lakes)

Being unhappy with your life and the monotony of it all, you’ve decided to jump forward in time. Do you leave things as they are? Or do you mess with the time continuum? Either way you’re definitely getting one of those shiny new robots.

Start as a Young Adult

Have the Bot Fan trait

Go to the future and live there

Join one of the following careers: Astronomer, Bot Arena, or Bot Builder (self-employed)

Master one of the following skills: Advanced Technology, Bot Building, or Laser Rhythm-a-con

Change the future at least one time (Normal, Utopian, or Dystopian)

Befriend one of your descendants

Get a legacy statue

Fall in love with a Plumbot

[brownhillsbob]

#365daysofbiking Watchers of the night:

Sunday 9th January 2022 - I’ve been riding with Pickle, my 15 year old niece, for years now, as followers of my social media will know. She was always reluctant to share her images and thoughts on this journal, which she steadfastly considered to be solely my preserve. Now she’s older, we’ve debated the matter, and she’s now content to take part - after all, she shares the same enthusiasm for the places we visit and all that they contain that I had at her age, that hopefully I’ve conveyed to readers over the last decade. Sharing this passion with a youngster is contagious, and renews my fascination - not just for the places, but for cycling and life in general. Now I’m getting older, this isn’t a moment too soon.

But also being a teenager, Pickle has a full social schedule and it wasn’t until quite late on Sunday that she was free to head out. She has a new camera at the moment, and she was keen to exploit the low light features, and try out some techniques she’d read about in her continual perusal of photography forums and the device’s manual.

We needed a place that had a good atmosphere at dusk, and was within an achievable distance. I recalled that Hoar Cross church is lit at night, and the Needwood Valley it overlooks can be magical at any time of day, but especially in twilight. I thought if we headed up through Lichfield, Sittles, Croxall, Walton on Trent, then wound up through Barton, we might just hit Dunstall at the golden hour, then over Scotch Hills to Jacksons Bank and Hoar Cross by sunset.

The ride was fast, but the countryside and lanes absolutely sodden. The weather was clear and chilly, which aided in holding off twilight. Sadly, the golden hour wasn’t really happening, and the sunset had more important things to do too; but as the lass reflected, this wasn’t that kind of day.

At Dunstall Hall - a place that’s seen a number of uses in recent years - it was interesting to see the deer in the gardens before the house, and that gorgeous church on the rolling hillside was as captivating as ever. But we had another church in our sights, and we got there on time.

Hoar Cross church of The Holy Angels is without doubt, one of the finest churches in Staffordshire, if not England. Sat in the middle of nowhere next to Hoar Cross Hall, seat of the Meynell Ingram family, it sits on a ridge above the Needwood Valley. It is absolutely stunning, was erected as a memorial to Lady Meynell Ingram’s husband, killed in a hunting accident in 1871, although like all great Victorian tragic legends, some of this is disputed. 

My memory was correct and the church is lit at night by a very orange sodium light that really highlights the stonework of this remarkable building beautifully - but not only that, it picks out the angels watching over the slain hunter’s grave in a most remarkable way. We took lots of photos here, and listened to the owls unseen in the trees seemingly having a dispute. The atmosphere was amazing, and experiencing nightfall here was truly magical.

It was getting increasingly cold and we were hungry, so rode back - not on our usual Hadley End - Morrey - A515 route, but I wanted to find the keen photographer some alternate subjects on the way - so we turned southwestwards and through Rough Park, the Ridwares and Handsacre, where we took a photo break on that remarkable old bridge, redundant but resplendent, still adjacent to it’s modern replacement carrying the main road over the Trent.

Here, the lights of the Armitage Shanks factory and Rugeley really made for a good muse, but neither of us can yet atone to the view without Rugeley Power Station. A sad loss, something I never would have thought of myself saying 20 years ago.

We returned home up past Grand Lodge, Goosemoor Green and Fulfen, cutting across Chasetown to Chasewater, where Pickle had something she really, really wanted to try: I think you’ll agree her starry night shots are stunning.

A 53 miler on a surprisingly cold day in quite challenging road conditions: But a good ride nonetheless, and some great photos. Always good of the soul.

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[nikolai-novak]

Nikolai’s Travel Timeline

Nikolai graduated from high school in 2018, shortly before his 18th birthday in August. Given his family circumstances at the time, he really needed to get away so he took advantage of the fact that he had a full drivers licence and more than enough money to fund his travels.

June 2018 - December 2018

Nikolai was inspired by a photographer that he really liked -- Brian DeFrees -- when it came to mapping out his road trip around the state. In 2011, Brian travelled through 30-odd states in 53 days to see all the major landmarks. Nikolai followed a similar pathway by catching a flight to Virginia, bought a Kombi van, and started the road trip. Nikolai, however, took a full six months to complete the trip. Nikolai visited the following states and explored significantly in each:

Virginia

South Carolina 

Georgia 

Florida 

Louisiana 

Texas

New Mexico 

Arizona

Nevada (in which he caught up with old friends from high school)

California (in which he briefly stopped in and visited his parents to ease their nagging)

Oregon 

Washington (in which he met August Bright for the first time and his intended short stay in Washington was extended considerably. This is a major contributing reason as to why a trip that could have been completed in two months ended up blowing out to six months in duration. (@augustbright)

Idaho 

Montana 

Wyoming

Utah

Colorado 

Nebraska 

South Dakota 

North Dakota 

Minnesota 

Wisconsin 

Iowa

Illinois 

Ohio 

New York 

Nikolai then sold his Kombi van in New York and booked the cheapest round the world ticket that he could find. The ticket included flights from New York --> London --> Bangkok --> Singapore --> Sydney. 

December 2018 - September 2019 

After booking his flight to London, Nikolai spent the next nine and a half months backpacking around Europe. Now this was genuine backpacking, with Nikolai relying on various forms of transport -- including trains, buses, and even hitchhiking at times. His adventures were as follows: 

Great Britain leg -  England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland 

Central Europe, primarily via train - Netherlands, Germany, Czechia, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Switzerland, France

Balkans leg - Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo 

Iberian leg - Spain and Portugal 

Transylvanian leg - Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania 

Baltics leg - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Russia 

Scandinavia leg - Denmark, Sweden, Norway 

South Caucasus leg - Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan 

Greek Islands leg 

Note: It was in London that he first met Hannah Callaghan. The two met in a bar, hit it off, and fell into bed together. Nikolai didn’t stay in London for long, however he and Hannah have remained in sporadic contact ever since and will always hook-up again when they’re in the same place at the same time. @hannahcallaghanmu

October 2019 - November 2019

After finishing in Europe, Nikolai booked the next flight on his round the world trip and headed to Bangkok. He spent the next two months backpacking around Thailand, both north and south: 

Thailand - Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburi, Hua Hin, Ko Tao, Ko Pha Ngan, Ko Samui, Khao Sok National Park, Krabi, Rai Leh, Ko Phi Phi, Ko Lanta

December 2019

After finishing his travels in Thailand, Nikolai used the next part of his round the world the world ticket to head to Singapore. 

Singapore - exhausted from all the backpacking, Nikolai just spent a week in a resort in Singapore. Whilst he did explore the city, he was mainly focused on relaxing and recuperating in a 5-star hotel after primarily sleeping in vans, backpacker hostels, and even tents in some places since first beginning his travels.

December 2019 - July 2020

After Singapore, Nikolai booked the last leg of his round the world ticket and headed to Australia. After landing in Sydney, Nikolai scoured local car dealerships and bought himself another second hand Kombi van and commenced a backpacking trip around Australia. Starting from Sydney, Nikolai’s journey was as follows:

New South Wales - The Blue Mountains, Hunter Valley, Port Stephens, Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Yamba, Byron Bay

Queensland - Gold Coast, Brisbane, Noosa, Fraser Island, Hervey Bay, Agnes Water, Lady Musgrave Island, Lady Elliot Island, Airlie Beach, Hamilton Island, Townsville, Magnetic Island, Mission Beach, Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef

He sold the Kombi van after finishing in Cairns so that he could fly over to Western Australia. After spending about a week on Rottnest Island, he managed to buy a second hand van that the owners had renovated for their own past long distance road trips. From there, the adventure continued: 

Western Australia - Margaret River, Denmark, Albany, Esperance, Perth, Kalbarri, Monkey Mia, Coral Bay, Exmouth, Ningaloo Reef, Karijini National Park, Broome, the Kimberley

Northern Territory - Darwin, Litchfield, Kakadu, Katherine, Alice Springs, Uluru, The Red Centre

South Australia - Adelaide, Grampians National Park, then the Great Ocean Road into Victoria 

Victoria - Melbourne, Carlton, St Kilda, Brighton, Collingwood, Fitzroy

Nikolai then sold the van, took a flight over to Tasmania, and rented a vehicle as he knew that he would only be there for a few weeks: 

Tasmania - Hobart, Wild West Coast, Cradle Mountain, Launceston, Bay of Fires, Wineglass Bay, Port Arthur

Nikolai then took a flight to Australian Capital Territory, where he spent a few last days in Australia before having to fly back to start at MU:

Australian Capital Territory - Canberra, Jervis Bay

July 2020

After finishing his mammoth Australian adventure, Nikolai received the ultimatum from his parents: either come back to California and get a university degree or they would be cutting off his access to his trust fund. Nikolai requested a couple of weeks to think about it and immediately booked a flight to Bali, Indonesia. Nikolai spent the two weeks in Bali thinking about the offer, before reluctantly booking a flight back to California. 

August 2020 - December 2020 

It was during this period that Nikolai was a student at Monarch University, having enrolled to study Exercise Science and Physiology. Nikolai really didn’t want to be at university and certainly wasn’t passionate about his chosen major. Struggling to adjust to life at MU, Nikolai crunched the numbers and he realised he could continue funding his travel expenses through his travel and photography blog. With that realisation, he called his parents bluff and left campus. His parents didn’t fully cut off his access to the trust fund but did restrict it (meaning that he was able to withdraw less money than usual each month) but between that and his blog, he was able to make it work. 

January 2021 - April 2021

After leaving MU, Nikolai impulsively booked a flight to Florida. He intended to just stay for a couple of weeks to party and blow off steam but ended up meeting Este Castillo (@estecastillo) in Miami. The couple of weeks turned into a few months whilst the two of them casually dated -- which is the most commitment that Nikolai has given to anyone since the whole mess with Lily. Whilst in Florida, his blog really started to take off. Despite the fact that he wasn’t travelling as extensively as he had in the past, people really loved his photos of Florida; and he had plenty of unseen pictures and stories from his previous adventures that he finally had the time to fully share. Este and Nikolai eventually had an amicable breakup as Nikolai was itching to hop on a flight. 

May 2021 - June 2021

Hopping on a flight led Nikolai to another backpacking adventure, this time in Brazil. Nikolai really hit a sweet spot with his photography and travel blog -- when he had first started the account after finishing high school, he had posted a photo a day; which really was only the briefest snapshot of his adventures as he would take countless photos each and every day. Each photo was accompanied with a brief caption to explain where said photo was taken. Having had some time to fully fleshed things out in Florida, Nikolai started posting more and more of the photos that he had taken over the last few years and accompanied them with detailed stories. The combination of his photography and genuine passion for travel was a recipe for success and this only continued as he backpacked through Brazil for two months.

July 2021 - current

Nikolai is back at MU and studying Business and Photography because he wants to figure out a way to make his blog into a sustainable career. Nikolai still has thousands of photos in his back catalogue that he can share, along with countless stories. Still, he’s making sure to supplement the blog by fully exploring everything that California has to offer; and whenever he can, he will take short weekend trips away or make the most of semester breaks to ensure that people get a good combination of both old and new content. 

[timefirewrites]

Of Gods and Worldbuilding #2

In the world of Aralon are countless animals, some of which are basically the same as animals on our planet (because I am not going to create thousands of new species, as tempting as that may sound) and some that are completely different. In this part I'm only gonna talk about the seven humanoid races because otherwise I'll never get this done.

This is just the most important information about them, so if you have any questions or want to know more, please send me an ask! And please also tell me if you have any prefernces about what topic the next worldbuilding post should be about: the geography and population, the ancients and their wonders of technology, cores and golems or the "magic" system and what these souls are.

Humans

"Humans are, well, humans. They are the first race that was created, before the second outburst of Kénos. Life and Death created them in honor of Kénos, who had become corrupted and had to be locked away for their own safety.

When Kénos broke free, he almost destroyed the planet and with it the human race. But luckily a few survived and would soon populate the world among the other beings.

To make things easier on everyone, the humans that lived before Kénos almost destroyed everything are called The Ancients and the humans that live now are simply called humans.

Firebeings

Firebeings were created by Fotiá to populate the hottest regions of Aralon, like the giant Glass Desert or the Magma Cliffs next to The Black Volcano. Since they are living in the hottest places on the whole continent, Fotiá was nice enough to grand them higher temprature resistance and the fact that they cannot feel temprature in the first place. Oddly enough that also means firebeings could survive in extermly cold tempratures.

Firebeings are smaller than humans and tend to have pretty dark skin and quite unique hair- and eyecolors. These colors can be anything between the most piercing yellow and the bloodiest red. But just because they're smaller you should never underestimate the power of a firebeings, they're stronger than they look. But apart from these differences, they look pretty much like humans.

Fotiá created the firebeings and - like all the other gods - couldn't stop herself from giving them traits she deemed the most important. They're usually really impulsive and determind once they find a goal. And then nobody will be able to stop them from archiving it. Others often say that firebeings aren't that bright, but that's not really true. It's less that they're not intelligent and more that they just lack wisdom.

Funfact: For some reason firebeings are always pretty warm (except when you're literally freezing them, but nobody would ever do that, right?), so when you're cold just find a nice firebeing and get yourself some warm cuddles. It really helps that firebeings generally love physical affection and will gladly hug any cold stranger to warm them.

Waterbeings

Waterbeings were created by Neró to live underwater or near big bodies of water, like in the Lake of Magic or the Western and Eastern Ocean and Beaches.

They are taller than humans and otherwise share next to nothing with them as well. They have scales instead of skin, big fins on their head, arms and legs and can breathe on land as well as underwater. Their scales come in all colors between the deepest blue and the brightest turquoise, just like their eye- and haircolor. Speaking of which, their "hair" isn't like human hair whatsoever, it's mircosscoptic small tentacle like extensions, similiar to these of jellyfish, except they send an electric shockwave through whoever touches them.

Waterbeings don't have the concept of gender either, the only two categories they put themselves into are hunters and guards. Hunters do, as the name suggests, the hunting, while guards protect the tribe. Hunters are smaller than guards, while the latter have a giant backfin that idicates that they're guards and not hunters. (To clarify, waterbeings usually use they/them when referring to anybody, but they don't really care about pronouns.)

Waterbeings are always kind and politeness is really important to them. They also trust (too) easily and there were more than one situation where they were taken advantage of big time. Despite everyone around them being super nice, they tend to not talk about their problems because they don't want to interrupt the peace in their tribe.

Funfact: Old waterbeings that have trouble hunting or being on guard instead become babysitters for the younger ones. That way, they can still be useful for the tribe (despite knowing that everyone would still welcome them if they did nothing they prefer it that way) and the young ones always have somebody who tells them stories and plays with them.

Airbeings

Airbeings were created by Aéras to survive even on the highest mountains and can be found living on the Snowy Barrier (giant mountain chain) or on the Thunder Plateau in the Glass Desert.

They are usually a head or so taller than the average human and their skin is really pale, it's almost ghost-like. Their hair- and eyecolors vary between black, shades of grey and white (only the hair). The black-white-photography look is finished by long, black robes that look like they were stolen from a cult.

Most airbeings are very calculating and logical. They're great at solving puzzles and mysteries and are generally seen as the smartest beings, much to their own liking - although they would never admit it. They often appear as apathetic and cold because they don't value emotions like the others. For most, relationships of all kinds are only there if absolutely neccessary and often aren't as fullfilling as relationships with literally any other being. Most only have one or two close friends (that they often work with) and that's it. Unfortunately, that also includes family. It's not that they aren't capable of loving, it's just something most deem unimportant.

Funfact: Airbeings have very few friends, but they would absolutely die for the friends they do have. So if you manage to get close to an airbeing, you've made a friend for life - and they will support you even when they know whatever you're doing is completely illogical.

Earthbeings

Earthbeings were created by Gi to preserve the beauty of nature wherever they may go. They often habitate deciduous forests, like the Forest of Magic or live near mountains, like in the Bright Site of the Snowy Barrier (a giant valley).

They're just a bit taller than humans and tend to have dark brown skin and dark, greenish eyes. Their hair is a gradiant from a deep brown to their eye color and it's not unusual for them to let their hair grow really long, in fact it's sort of a tradition by now.

Earthbeings are the most creative beings of them all. One grows a flowergarden more beautiful than anything you've ever seen, another one paints pictures that makes reality seem boring and yet another one creates jewelry even the gods want to have. When they start a new project, they go big. Very big. They're passionate and ambigious and you won't be able to stop them once they begin with something new. But Gi beware should they hit a creative low. Then, they'll do absolutely everything to get out of it as fast as possible with no regards to consequences. That's also pretty much how they react under extreme stress, trying to get out of the situation as fast as possible.

Funfact: Earthbeings are immune to all natural poisons and no earthbeing ever was allergic to a plant or animal as far as history goes.

Another funfact: A few earthbeings have a "mutation" that makes their skin shimmer in their eye color that's completely harmless. It only shows in earthbeings and is regarded as a blessing from Gi.

Lightbeings

Lightbeings were created by Fos to bring life to the floating islands scattered across Aralon. They can often be found in warmer regions, like above the Golden Savanna next to the Glass Desert.

On average, these beings are by far the tallest. They're at least two heads taller than the normal human and have giant, feathery wings on top of that. Their skin is a warm, golden brown and their eyes can be all sorts of different, bright colors. Just like their hair and wings. While the hair and eyes are both usually just one color, their wings tend to be multicolored. The palettes can be pretty similiar, like red and oranges, or all over the place, like yellows, blues and purples - there are no limitations. It even happened a few times that somebody ended up with bronze, silver or golden wings.

Lightbeings are probably the most confident beings there are. They've got high self esteem and believe in themselves more than the rest. They're good at flying and good at running and good at parkour and have astronouding stamina and are basically the best when it comes to anything athletic. But the combination of their high self esteem and actually being good at something crucial to survive their lifestyle often leads lightbeings to being self absorbed. They also have a hard time realizing that others have feelings and are real beings after all.

Funfact: Lightbeings can have all kinds of different wings, like soaring wings or high speed wings, it depends from being to being. The wings themselves also come in all sizes as well, some are just big enough so they can be used for flying, others are so gigantic the being has problems walking through doors.

Shadowbeings

Shadowbeings were created by Skiá who intended them to bring life to the planet during nighttime. They can often be found in coniferous forests, like the Forest of Wonders or in caves, like the Black Hole near the Snowy Barrier.

Similiar to waterbeings, shadowbeings have scales instead of skin as well as long claws instead of fingers and fingernails. Unlike waterbeings, their scales are pitch black, but seem to glow ever so slightly in the complete dark. Their eyes emit the exact same glow, only a bit stronger. It's usually a mixture of blue and purple, although very few also seem to glow light blue or magenta. On top of that, they also have black horns, which are almost always completely unique.

They live in large groups in the wild and usually stay away from the other beings. They never learned how - and why - to hide your emotions, so if you did something they dislike, they'll make sure to let you know. The other beings sometimes think of them as uncultured or simply "less", but that's not true. They speak ancient, a language that has since been lost, have families and friends as well as a fantastic culture. They will follow their leader 'til death. Literally. Even if they know it's wrong and is going to end horribly, they're loyal to their leader and do as he says. That's also the reason why it's so easy for them to exclude others, if their leader (or someone they look up to) says so, they'll do it.

Unfortunately, these outcasts have next to no chance surviving - so they turn to the corruption, to have a chance to survive for just a few more days. (These corrupted outcasts are also the reason why the other beings think shadowbeings are outright dangerous to be around - there have been more and more sightings of them attacking other beings as of late.)

Funfact: The ancient language is thought to be lost forever, but the shadowbeings speak it fluently. If the airbeings were to just ask them, they could help translating books written by The Ancients."

Total word count: 1,984

Taglist (please ask to be added/removed!): @shadows-on-everkin @marewriteblr @black-lakritz-dragon @theswordofpens @glowingmooncreations @kit-tells-a-story

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me!

[aegnite]

REALLY  LONG  CHARACTER  SURVEY.

BASICS.

FULL NAME: auburn arista hayden / octavia marcia  NICKNAME/S: red, whatever april comes up with, via, ten AGE: 2200 +, looks ~27 BIRTHDAY: 12th of october ETHNIC GROUP: european / roman NATIONALITY: has a couple of passports, currently uses an american one for convenience’s sake LANGUAGE/S: latin, greek ( ancient & modern ),  various other languages in both their older and current forms SEXUAL ORIENTATION: heterosexual ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: heteroromantic RELATIONSHIP STATUS: married CLASS: wealthy HOMETOWN / AREA: rome, rome CURRENT HOME: new haven, a house shared with her husband PROFESSION: medical examiner / forensic scientist

PHYSICAL.

HAIR: red, usually worn down or tied together neatly when at work EYES: hazel, the gaze is usually determined and borderline arrogant due to the experience she has but can be haunted at times, especially when the past comes knocking NOSE: it’s a nose with freckles on it  FACE: oval and, again, starring freckles LIPS: full, surrounded by laughter lines COMPLEXION: fair, freckled, the kind that burns as soon as it hears the word sun BLEMISHES: couple scars on her hands, results of working too quick with a dull knife, a handful of mostly faded bruises on her body SCARS: aside from the small scars, she has a bigger one on her leg from a hiking accident TATTOOS: none HEIGHT: 180 cm WEIGHT: 68 kg BUILD: tall and seemingly lanky, with toned muscles hidden from view by her clothing. beneath that layer, she is  very  fit FEATURES: makeup ALLERGIES: peanuts, walnuts, hazelnuts USUAL HAIR STYLE: either tied into a ponytail or loose USUAL FACE LOOK: calm, focused, occasionally furious USUAL CLOTHING: for the most part, white simple tops, black jeans, colourful scarves, but she also likes soft knitted sweaters a lot

PSYCHOLOGY.

FEAR/S: abandonment  ASPIRATION/S: to have a chill eternity with the people who are in the same boat as her POSITIVE TRAITS: controlled, intelligent, witty, charming/charismatic, humorous, creative, honest, loving, protective, selfless NEGATIVE TRAITS: controlling,  impulsive, violent, temperamental, scatter-brained, bossy, controlling, calculating MBTI: estp ZODIAC: libra TEMPERAMENT: choleric / sanguine SOUL TYPE / S: thinker (2), leader (14), hunter (12), educator (7), spiritualist (7), helper (4), creator (10), caregiver (2), performer (16) ANIMAL: tiger VICE HABIT/S: closing herself off when her emotional state suffers a low FAITH: mostly agnostic with some lingering belief in roman deities GHOSTS?: not completely unlikely AFTERLIFE?: hopefully not REINCARNATION?: hopefully not ALIENS?: yes, definitely POLITICAL ALIGNMENT: n/a ECONOMIC PREFERENCE: n/a SOCIOPOLITICAL POSITION: n/a EDUCATION LEVEL: very high. multiple degrees in various fields.

FAMILY.

FATHER: deceased MOTHER: deceased SIBLINGS: sven, dylan ( alive ),  various other siblings ( deceased ) EXTENDED  FAMILY: other immortals, such as richard paul montgomery de kimbly iv who is her adopted son and fay hunter due to their connection with her husband NAME MEANING/S: auburn ( red brown ),  arista  ( noble )  /  octavia  ( eighth ),  marcia  ( female variant of marcius, named after the roman god mars ) HISTORICAL CONNECTION?: typically stayed out of history while it was written

FAVOURITES.

BOOK: no real favourite, she enjoys a wide array of books MOVIE: she does not have a favourite movie because she does not really like to watch them 5 SONGS: falling slowly / death valley / help i’m alive / others DEITY: on the off chance they exist, she’d like to fight them all in the next parking lot MONTH: october SEASON: autumn PLACE: mountains WEATHER: rainy SOUND: piano SCENT/S: smoke, caramel, a certain someone’s aftershave TASTE/S: the spicier the better FEEL/S:  rain on her skin, the ache of her muscles after a challenging workout, being hugged ANIMAL/S: dogs NUMBER: 10 COLOUR: black, white, red, golden

EXTRA.

TALENTS: cooking, singing, martial arts, listening BAD  AT: not overreacting TURN ONS: her partner taking charge ngl, true love & romance™ TURN OFFS: keep your hands off her throat thx HOBBIES: reading, photography, hiking, dancing, a variety of sports TROPES: red oni (to dylan’s blue oni), for example

VOICE CLAIM/S: tba

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The Correct Opinion on Jordan Peele's NOPE

This week we’re diving into the arrival of Jordan Peele's Latest movie NOPE. Was this a good movie? Will this movie be loved by critics and general audiences? Is this another great entry into horror by Jordan Peele? All this and more in this episode of The Correct Opinion. https://youtu.be/7yWic1Wu4YY  

Season 3 Episode 1 of The Correct Opinion

WRITTEN PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY JORDAN PEELE STARRING DANIEL KALUUYA, KEKE PALMER, STEVEN YEUN, MICHAEL WINCOTT, BRANDON PEREA, KEITH DAVID Oscar® winner JORDAN PEELE disrupted and redefined modern horror with Get Out in 2017 and then Us in 2019. Now, he reimagines the summer movie with the expansive new horror epic, Nope, a dark pop nightmare of uncanny science fiction and complex social thriller that unpacks the seeds of violence, risk and opportunism that are inseparable from the romanticized history of the American West … and from show business itself. The film reunites Peele with Oscar® winner DANIEL KALUUYA (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah), who is joined by KEKE PALMER (Hustlers, Alice) and Oscar® nominee STEVEN YEUN (Minari, Okja) as residents in a lonely gulch of inland California who bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. Nope is situated just outside of Los Angeles, in Southern California’s arid and rambling Santa Clarita Valley, where siblings OJ Haywood (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald Haywood (Keke Palmer), have inherited a horse ranch from their industry-legend father, Otis Haywood Sr. (Emmy winner KEITH DAVID; 21 Bridges, Crash), carrying the torch of his craft as animal wranglers for film and television. It’s a tough business, and despite their skills and the artistry of their profession, OJ and Emerald face financial challenges and the heartbreak inherent to a trade where livestock is the talent. Adjacent to the Haywood ranch sits Jupiter’s Claim, a family-fun theme park and petting zoo predicated on the white-washed history and aesthetics of the California Gold Rush, owned and operated with evangelical pride by Ricky “Jupe�� Park (Steven Yeun), a former child star who is saddled with a tabloid-tragic backstory that he has spent a lifetime trying to escape. OJ and Emerald begin observing unexplained phenomena on their vast ranch that leads them down an obsessive rabbit hole—plotting attempts to capture the mystery on camera. The hijinks of their quest for documentation, through increasingly elaborate and dangerous set-ups, puts at risk the only thing they truly have: the hard-earned business of their late John Henry-esque father, who has left them in his long shadow. Things escalate, as the siblings enlist the expert help of Fry’s Electronics store employee Angel Torres (BRANDON PEREA; The OA, American Insurrection), and acclaimed cinematographer Antlers Holst (MICHAEL WINCOTT; Hitchcock, Westworld), who is on the cusp of retirement. As their efforts, and hubris, cross a point-of-no-return, ratcheting the stakes to terrifying consequences, our heroes are drawn straight into the eye of an irreversible storm. The result is an expansive horror-spectacle with an intimate and emotionally complex core. Nope is written, produced and directed by JORDAN PEELE and produced by IAN COOPER p.g.a. (Us, Candyman) for Monkeypaw Productions. The film’s executive producers are ROBERT GRAF (Bombshell, No Country for Old Men, True Grit) and WIN ROSENFELD (Hunters, BlacKkKlansman). The film co-stars WRENN SCHMIDT (For All Mankind) and BARBIE FERREIRA (Euphoria), TERRY NOTARY (The Square), DEVON GRAYE (I Don’t Feel at Home in this World Anymore), Daytime Emmy winner DONNA MILLS (Knots Landing), OSGOOD PERKINS (director Gretel & Hansel) and EDDIE JEMISON (Ocean’s 11 franchise). Nope’s artistic team includes Oscar®-nominated Director of Photography HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA ASC, FSF, NSC (Dunkirk, Let the Right One In); Production Designer RUTH DE JONG (Twin Peaks, Manchester by the Sea), Oscar®-winning Visual Effects Supervisor GUILLAUME ROCHERON (1917, Life of Pi), and editor NICHOLAS MONSOUR (Us, Action Point). The costumes are designed by ALEX BOVAIRD (The White Lotus, American Honey), the music is by MICHAEL ABELS (Bad Education, Get Out), and the casting is by Emmy Award winner CARMEN CUBA, CSA (The Power of the Dog, Stranger Things). Nope will be released by Universal Pictures worldwide. Read the full article

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Modern Sustainability, Big Sur House

Modern Sustainability House, Big Sur, Californian Real Estate, CA Home Addition, USA Architecture Photos

Modern Sustainability House in Big Sur

Sep 24, 2021

Design: Studio Schicketanz

Location: Big Sur, California, USA

photo © Tim Griffith Photography

Modern Sustainability House, Big Sur

Modern Sustainability

By taking cues and inspiration from the surrounding landscape, Studio Schicketanz, led by Mary Ann Schicketanz, designed a breathtaking, sustainable home that literally blends into the hillside for a Silicon Valley-based family, their two daughters, and live-in parent, looking for a new lease on life.

photo © Joe Fletcher Photography

What was initially planned as a weekend getaway has, given the pandemic, turned into the ultimate quarantine escape, where they can enjoy the ocean front pool and views, a game room, a den, a large kitchen, and everything else that the special property has to offer.

photos © Joe Fletcher Photography

Schicketanz and her team appointed the home with the finest products and finishes, including, but not limited to, pieces from Coup D’etat, Holly Hunt, Larsen, Moooi, Piet Boon, Miele, Brizio, B&B Italia, Tai Ping, Phillip Jeffries, Giorgetti, Pindler, Restoration Hardware, and Concrete Works.

photo © Joe Fletcher Photography

The pool features petrified wood stumps by Leos Enderle and Rodney Hunter, while the sculptural artwork of Eric Gushee and Casey McCafferty, as well as pieces by Silvia Poloto, are found throughout the home. Each of the beds, ottomans, book cases, and media cabinets were custom designed.

photo © Joe Fletcher Photography

Material selections include local granite from Hollister, CA for the rock walls, integral plaster for the “cubes” placed in front of the rock walls, and Savannah Brown Duras flagstone to complement the wall stone and entry way connectors. The “shell” was kept in all neutral and earth tone colors, while the interior showcases accents of color from the custom blend mosaic walls and Venetian plaster accent walls.

photo © Tim Griffith Photography

In addition to the home’s luxe, high-end finishes and furnishings, and given its extreme location, the home is anticipated to achieve net zero due to power and hot water (for the pool) generation from solar panels and Tesla Power Walls, which will power the house when grid power is not available. The power produced onsite covers all of the power needs of the house, as well as charging for 2 EV vehicles.

photo © Joe Fletcher Photography

Modern Sustainability House in California, USA – Building Information

Design: Studio Schicketanz – http://www.studioschicketanz.com/

About Studio Schicketanz Studio Schicketanz is a full-service architecture, interior design, and consultancy firm based in Carmel, California, and Bangalore, India. The firm is sought after for its ability to weave together deeply philosophical approaches to landscape, architecture, and interior design, with a focused emphasis on livability.

photo © Joe Fletcher Photography

Founder, Gabriele Mary Ann Schicketanz, has been a practicing architect for more than three decades, with a portfolio spanning the Western United States, as well as Europe. She is known for creating designs that offer classic simplicity and natural elegance.

photo © Tim Griffith Photography

Photographer: Joe Fletcher Photography and Tim Griffith Photography

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Location: Big Sur, California, USA

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