#Simblr tag game

[aheathen-conceivably]

Future Story Snippet

I was tagged by my dear @thebramblewood and lowkey, I already miss posting. So please accept some screenies from the next scene as your daily dose of spoiler snippets. Make of these vibes what you will 🙂‍↔️

Tagging my dears @feroshgirlsims @allfrogsmatter @auspexsims @swiftviolets and YOU 🫵🏼 reading this too!

[auspexsims]

Meet My Couple Valentine's Challenge! 🧵🔨

While I work on some IRL skills and health, I cannot resist a tag game!! My sweet @aheathen-conceivably knows me too well. Enjoy these tidbits while I get back on the horse ever-so-slowly!

I encourage anyone who wants to do this challenge to please go for it <3 Find it here

[kosmokhaos]

𝐎𝐂 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐠

I got tagged by @nepotisim weeks ago and this been in my drafts since then cause I'm dumb and forgot to press post. 😭💖

D Santana 🐍 2016 - 2024

(Top to bottom - Left To Right)

I kept his features mostly consistent until I came back and redid him 2 months ago. And even then I based everything off his original face claim 😄

[idletrait]

thank you @aheathen-conceivably @blueshistorysims for tagging me so i have an excuse to show off my fave couples

and ill tag @gilded-ghosts @swiftviolets @rasoyas @lacesims @cattermelons @deathbypufferfishand anyone else who wants to do it!

[allfrogsmatter]

Story Questionnaire 𓆏

thanks for tagging me @historybunnny ♡ I apologize in advance because this is going to be obscenely long...

1) How did you come up with such unique & fascinating characters?

I first got the ideas for my characters almost five years ago now and it's kind of an insane progression. So if we all remember my Life in Pictures post that sort of got me started on Simblr, it followed my character Peggy through life growing up in the 40s and 50s and through adulthood. Peggy was a figment of my imagination who I inserted into a very real setting involving very real people. It started with me researching my genealogy, specifically the life of my late grandfather, and ended with me becoming deeply obsessed with this little bubble in time: his high school years. So naturally I created this character and warped this story to be able to weave all these different characters in - characters who were real people, but had taken on identities of their own in my mind! The original Reed and Jerry were friends of my grandpa (messages they left in his yearbook are below the cut!) Because I am not sane in the slightest, to continue my story I made it my absolute mission to learn as many real life details about these people as I could in order to help shape the personalities I was developing in my story. And the more I learned about Reed, the more he grew on me as a character. He turned from this popular, jock, asshole into one of the most complex characters I've ever written. I could go on and on about this but I'll save the more in-depth explanation for a later date. Anyway, Jerry came into the picture as Reed's best friend. It really felt natural to bring him in even though I already had a character named Jerry because he was always with Reed. Every class picture they're in together? They are next to each other, behind each other, or otherwise very close to each other. There's even one where they're sharing a chair. Naturally in the four and a half years since I got attached to Reed and Jerry their characters have developed a lot, and even the dynamics of their relationship has changed. Most of my characters, at least right now, were pulled from that original story. Reed's entire family, Jerry's family, Lauren, Lin, Connor, Ray... even Jen, who was initially just a townie, ends up filling the role of one of those early characters. It's one of my favorite parts of writing a story - using a real life reference to create the circumstance of a character, then filling in the gaps with my imagination and letting reality inform their personality.

2) When you started writing your story, what did you take into consideration?

The first thing I took into consideration when I decided to bring this to Simblr was the fact that these characters are based on real people. I didn't want to be doxing IRL 80 year olds on tumblr, so I changed their names. (I won't lie I was already extremely attached to Reed and Jerry's original names so I didn't change them much, and only the last names). Characters like Lauren and Conner got new names entirely, others got new last names. The other big consideration (and the one that actually spurred the idea) was that these characters initially existed in the 50s. Their lives were so completely different back then - so I had to think a lot about what growing up in the early 2000s instead of the 1940s would change them? In the OG story, Reed's mom never left, for one. She's still the same character, still not the best mother, but in the 1950s she didn't have the means to leave her husband. She was trapped in that marriage. So as hard as it was for me to create a storyline where one of my favorite characters leaves her children, it was also liberating. We haven't seen much of Delia yet, but we will and I love the character she gets to be when she isn't bound to Bruce.

3) How did you shape each character’s background/family?

Yeahhhh this one is pretty self-explanatory given my previous responses, but the short answer is research. Research. Research. Research. I started out in the yearbooks to get a gather on the characters - what their interests were, what circles they ran in, who their friends were. Then I moved on to ancestry and familysearch (familysearch is free, but limited. ancestry library edition is available at most public libraries! i live and die by ancestry library edition). Census data was everything to me, I kid you not I had a countdown for the release of the 1950 US census in 2022! From the censuses I was able to find out so much, not just about Reed and his immediate family, but also their family history by tracing it back (ancestry is perfect for this). To me I loved getting this picture of a family life and background that could help me inform why my characters are the way they are! For example, if you line up Reed and his siblings (both in real life and in sims) Reed has noticeably darker skin- they are all 1/4 Chickasaw on their mother's side, but Reed is the sibling who physically characterizes this the most. Of course it's not a bad thing that his skin is darker and he doesn't think of it that way, but I think it does contribute to this feeling of 'otherness' within his family. It's just another little thing that sets him apart from his siblings (and this detail I really did pull straight from real life but obviously I can't show the photos).

4) Do you plan everything before starting, or are you more spontaneous?

I tried so hard to be spontaneous and let sims kind of guide some of the story. The major plot I've had outlined in my head for a few years, and even switching to a modern AU I knew I still wanted to follow a similar trajectory, but I did want sims to decide some of the extraneous stuff! Like Jen- for what it's worth, Jen is in the story because she autonomously flirted with Reed. And the entire Chiquita/Ray storyline is because Chiquita developed the crush sentiment towards Ray almost immediately. There are also some minor plot points that came about autonomously within the game - like the fight between Reed and Bruce the night before school started and the conversation with Chiquita after. But going forward I have a lot more posts very specifically planned to move the plot along with less gameplay driven story (since I don't really do gameplay in this save at all anymore). I think the idea just gets too big and then I'm really particular about how I want things to go, so if the game throws a curveball I get annoyed.

5) Does reality inspire you, or do you rely more on your imagination?

Hahahahhaha uhhh yeah I think I've established pretty solidly that reality inspires me a lot. I really do try to make my story feel representative of reality even in ways that have me sometimes going 😒 But a lot of this is for a very specific reason. Right now, Wasteland Babes centers around Copperdale, not necessarily a conservative town, but still a kind of sheltered one. That's why so many townies are white and straight. I really want to show the characters' horizons broadening as their world expands beyond Copperdale and to do that I have to start them in a place with relatively little diversity compared to, say, a college town like Britechester, or Chestnut Ridge which lies on Tribal Land.

6) When did you KNOW you were going to make this story?

Well, the original story was one of a few variations of projects and ended up being the one I stuck with. I had been writing Peggy's story in the form of a TV show and Reed's character just kept growing and growing until I came to a realization and knew I had to give him his own story - so in December 2022 I got to work on a screenplay for a movie version. It spent about a year as a screenplay (eventually a finished one!) then last spring the thought suddenly struck me that it needed to be a book. I got started right away (March 2024) and I finished it in August 2024 with a grand total of 223,000 words. Some parts of it are actually surprisingly good and I was really proud of the end result, but it's not something I made to share (or plan to).

As for Wasteland Babes on Simblr, my decision to share this story was sparked entirely by @alxandergoth ! I mentioned before that Rachel's occult legacy has been a huge inspiration for my sims and my story, but it was genuinely reading the tumultuous relationship between Charlie and Eli in high school/college that first gave me that spark - what if I imagined Reed and Jerry in a modern AU? What if I finally use the High School Years pack I downloaded and play with a modern Reed and Jerry? What if I post it to Simblr since I want so badly to get back to it? And so I did! (And if you look at my earlier posts that are actually the worst quality ever you can see I was using a lot of PSD overlays and trying to emulate Rachel's style!)

7) What has shaped your story into being the way it is?

Starting in screenplay form, it took me a long time to actually get far with my story because I really wasn't sure exactly how I wanted it to go. I had several google docs with a variety of different plots, but always the same central arc. What helped me solidify it - and gave the story a name - and got me so invested I didn't abandon it within a month - was discovering this obscure Canadian indie film from the 1960s called Winter Kept Us Warm. From the start the main character, Doug, reminded me of Reed (coincidentally, Reed's given name is and always was Douglas) and the other main character, Peter, reminded me of Jerry. The friendship between Doug and Peter, though under different circumstances, is so reminiscent of Reed and Jerry's and it really motivated me to keep writing. The title, Winter Kept Us Warm, was pulled from The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot, and that spurred me to delve into that poem. It ended up completely shaping the novel version of my story that I started writing in March 2024.

On Simblr I started out very gameplay oriented and tried to emulate @alxandergoth in editing style, but it didn't take long for me to remember that nothing about how I play sims or tell stories is casual and even posting as though it is wasn't fitting my story the way I wanted it to. So more dialogue started creeping in, less PSD's were used, and then I finally came out from under the rock I was hiding beneath and read all of Tessellate by @elderwisp in one single morning. I was absolutely enamored by their editing style and attention to detail and the complexity of their characters and I realized that formatting my story like that not only suited it a lot better, but gave me a lot more room to develop my characters and dynamics with the amount of nuance I want. I basically gave up on gameplay after the events of the Fair Day post, I watched a ton of photoshop tutorials, learned how to make poses, and put a lot more into outlining my story. I'm still coming out of the whole 'take screenshots during gameplay then find a way to fit them into the story' era, but what I have planned for after my hiatus really excites me!

If you read all that you're a trooper! Honestly I just always have so much to say about this story and these characters and I love peeling back the layers a bit to dive into where it started and why I am where I am!

Anyways I tag @alxandergoth @elderwisp @cupofcarolina @swiftviolets and @simswoon

also as promised, irl reed and jerry’s signatures in my grandpa’s yearbook! i feel like even just the handwriting shows such distinct personalities

[occultradio]

Love is...

.....When sleepless nights with your bandmate....have a new meaning

I support the idea of the comic * Love is ... *

Thanks for the tag @theosconfessions 💜

I tag @yin-shimo @yuauaua @sadraccoon061 @gloomiegalaxie-sims @saruin @puppycheesecake @veone @plumbewb @blackeyedaliens

[plumbewb]

pick a song for each letter of your url and then tag that many people .𖥔 ݁ ˖๋ ࣭ ⭑

ty for the tag! @crazy-hazy-sims @lilmoonberry @bomusims @edmunderson

p - peggy by ceechynaa l - life sucks so we fuck by night lovell & zillakami u - us vs them by $uicideboy$ m - makeup by POORSTACY b - biscuit by shakewell e - eenie meenie by baby tate w - wrath by freddie dredd b - bluest flame by selena gomez & benny blanco

i tag @fl0pera @simmsys @mirtylebuns @bubblepopsims @dreambot @stormentsims @virtualfolk @simswoon @pigeonesque @vampwan @softplumbs

just ignore if u did it already or don't want to do it <3

[simarcana]

oc outfit 🌻 for Alika 👀

Dani don't understand what you made me create

[hazelminesims]

Color palette tag

Color palette based on your name.

Thank you for tagging me @wrixie! 🤎

I did my real name (surprised that thang worked..lol!!) and my tumblr name.

color palette generator

tagging: @cinamun, @therichantsim, @storiesbyjes2g, @softcrze, @blerdytrait, @sharona-sims, @someone-elsa

[treason-and-plot]

TAG GAME

I was tagged by @anamoon63, thank you very much!

💓Favourite Three Ships

From left to right: Evelyn and Jake by @gaiahypothesims, Kelly and Dale by @anamoon63, and Wade and Maia by @mysimsloveaffair

🎧Last Song

🎬Last Movie

We watched The Kitchen last night, it was really good and the music was brilliant too.

📖 Currently Reading

How to Eat a Tire in a Year by David Sedaris

🌶️ Craving

This hot humid weather always makes me crave beer

👯‍♀️Relationship status

In a de facto relationship

🪷Last thing I googled

SkyscraperCity forums- I wanted to see if anyone from my area loathed a new highrise as much as I did. Turns out it is universally hated!

💫Current Obsession

The Sims 3 lost sets blog:

I would like to tag @justanothersimsblog @windermeresimblr @wannabecatwriter @hancyan @angelgnome @plumbobharbor and @lalunebleue. Cheers, dears!

[come-hell-or-high-water]

The BOLD THE FACTS tag by @helenofsimblr

The Rules are simple! Tag people and name a character you want to know more about! If you want to let the person you tagged decide who to showcase, then don’t name a character and they can pick somebody. The person who is tagged will then bold the remarks below which apply to their character &, if they want to, include a picture with their reply!

Thank you for tagging me @aheathen-conceivably and @cricksims! I know this is a bit late but still wanted to do it. I'm going with Esther as requested!

[ PERSONAL]

$ Financial: wealthty / moderate / POOR / in poverty

✚ Medical: fit / MODERATE / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged / non applicable

✪ Class or Caste: upper / middle / WORKING (used to be upper-class) / unsure

✔ Education: qualified / UNQUALIFIED / studying / other

✖ Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / NO / has commited crimes, but not caught yet

[ FAMILY]

◒ Children: HAS CHILDREN / has no children / wants children

◑ Relationship with Family: very close with sibling(s) / NOT CLOSE WITH SIBLING(S) / has no siblings / SIBLING(S) IS DECEASED

◔ Affiliation: orphaned / adopted / disowned / RAISED BY BIRTH PARENT / not applicable

[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES]

♦ EXTROVERTED / introverted / in between

♦ disorganized / ORGANIZED / in between

♦ close minded / OPEN-MINDED / in between

♦ CALM / anxious / in between

♦ disagreeable / AGREEABLE / in between

♦ cautious / RECKLESS / in between

♦ patient / IMPATIENT / in between

♦ OUTSPOKEN / reserved / in between

♦ LEADER / follower / in between

♦ EMPATHETIC / vicious bastard / in between

♦ OPTIMISTIC / pessimistic / in between

♦ traditional / MODERN / in between

♦ HARD-WORKING / lazy / in between

♦ cultured / uncultured / IN BETWEEN / unknown

♦ LOYAL / disloyal / unknown

♦ FAITHFUL/ unfaithful / unknown

[ BELIEFS]

★ Faith: MONOTHEIST / polytheist / atheist / agnostic

☆ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits: yes/ no / don’t know / DON'T CARE

✮ Belief in an Afterlife: yes / no / DON'T KNOW / don’t care

✯ Belief in Reincarnation: yes / NO / don't know / don’t care

❃ Belief in Aliens: yes / NO / don’t know / don’t care

✧ Religious: orthodox / liberal / IN BETWEEN / not religious

❀ Philosophical: yes / NO

[ SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ]

❤ Sexuality: HETROSEXUAL / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual

❥ Sex: sex repulsed / sex neutral / SEX FAVORABLE / naive and clueless

♥ Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / ROMANCE FAVORABLE /naive and clueless / romance suspicious

❣ Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / CURIOUS

⚧ Potential Sexual Partners: MALE / female / agender / other / none / all

⚧ Potential Romantic Partners: MALE / female / agender / other / none / all

[ ABILITIES ]

☠ Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / NONE

≡ Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / POOR / none

✍ Artistic Skills: excellent / good / moderate / POOR / none

✂ Technical Skills: EXCELLENT / good / moderate / poor / none

[ HABITS ]

☕ Drinking Alcohol: NEVER / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / alcoholic

☁ Smoking: tried it / trying to quit / quit / NEVER / rarely / sometimes / frequently / chain-smoker

✿ Recreational Drugs: NEVER / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict

✌ Medicinal Drugs: NEVER / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / frequently / to excess

☻ Unhealthy Food: never / SPECIAL OCCASIONS / sometimes / frequently / binge eater

$ Splurge Spending: NEVER / sometimes / frequently / shopaholic

♣ Gambling: NEVER / rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gambler

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I have no idea who'd done this already, but please feel free to give it a go!

[aheathen-conceivably]

Future story snippet tagged by @theosconfessions (not really but I miss posting too much to ignore a good little spoiler game...)

“It was built in 1868, but it’s been abandoned since the crash. Judging from the inside though I’d say it had been neglected long before that.”

Anyone and everyone who sees this please consider yourself tagged and show me your spoilers! I live for them all 🤭

[softplumbs]

˗ˋˏ ♡ ˎˊ˗ Sweet Beginnings Tag ˗ˋˏ ♡ ˎˊ˗

"This tag is all about looking at your past. All you need to do is to find one of the first screenshots you ever took (preferably also published), and post it beside the recent one! And tell everybody when you took that first picture! Oh, and don’t forget to tag your posts! #sweet beginnings tag”

June 2023

October 2023

ITS ONLY BEEN 4 MONTHS BUT IT FEELS LIKE 40 YEARS W HOW MUCH I'M HERE???

Thanks for the tag @fl0pera!! It's a shame I deleted the original family I started tumblr with (and all of the pictures of them lmfao) BUT IT WAS FUN NONETHELESS!

I'll pass this down to @sims4thehoes , @theosconfessions, @thebramblewood , @bubblepopsims , @goremayhem , @ktysh and YOU, reading (are gorgeous as usual, DAMN). If you feel like going down memory lane and cringing (or crying, like me) feel free to do it, OR DON'T - I'M NOT YOUR MOM. Or am I...

[kosmokhaos]

𝐎𝐂 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐠 𝟐

@0pal333 tagged me for the evolution as well. Sorry I took forever lmao 😄💗✨

Nyanaath Rolnyang 🌺 (2016-2024)

(Top to bottom - Left To Right)

Nena went through 😬way more changes lmao She was constantly changing because the lack of proper CC for sims as dark as her was a challenge. But her 2024 Redux has been THEE best version of her to date 😌💗✨

[alltimefail-sims]

Color palette generator based on your name… 🌈

Thank you for tagging me @aorticsims, I've been eager to participate in this one!! I actually ended up doing two: one for my name and one for my username!

OKAAAAAAAAAY!!!!! This palette is literally soooooo perfect for me because purple is my favorite color! Also I did put my whole name, not just V, but we don't need to use government names on the fun silly little sims blog lmao. We're friends here, formalities unnecessary

It wouldn't let me use alltimefail-sims unfortunately, but this palette also feels very accurate to me due to my blog's Strangerville aesthetic/color palette... how did they know? 👀

I'm not sure who has done this and who hasn't, but I will tag @mangosimoothie, @bibliosims, @ethicaltreatmentofcowplants, @charsimsalot, @aniraklova!

[allfrogsmatter]

pinterest mooodboard

thank you @elderwisp for the tag! (also since wisp did two i get two that’s the rules, right??)

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reed

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jerry

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i tag @historybunnny, @alainas-sims, @antiquatedplumbobs, @alxandergoth, and @esotericas-sims !!