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241- “Entourage”

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Special thanks to @storiesbyjes2g for allowing the handsome Angelo Parrish to be traded to DSV! 😉

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Izzy: Hello Loves!

Devon: Hey Babes! I see I’m no longer the only blonde!

Izzy: Just confirming that you do really have more fun!

Uchechi: *whispering* Izzy?

Walker: *giggles* Izzy.

Obie: Guys, I’d like you to meet Wally’s brother and sister-in-law, Julian, and Uchechi. Fam, these are our friends Izzy and Matteo.

Matteo: A pleasure, to be sure!

Izzy: Welcome! Glad you could join us!

Julian: We appreciate the invite! This is quite the shindig you’ve set up!

Izzy: Me?! Oh no! Matty, Dirk and I helped pad the guest list a little, but this is all Penny’s doing. Apparently her nepo baby boss screwed up and called Penn to the rescue.

Matteo: They’re lucky we were aiming for a quiet evening this year.

Walker: Where is she?

Matteo: She was just here before you came… Ah! Over there with Kareem.

Uchechi: McCain?

Julian: Please excuse my wife while she fangirls. *everyone laughs*

Penny: When did you folks get here?

Devon: About 5, 10 minutes?

Penny: Again Wawa, I’ll be raiding your closet.

Walker: You’re wearing Sentate but wanna raid my closet? *the three of them laugh*

Devon: You got a good crowd.

Penny: Right? I could kill my boss for dumping this in my lap so last minute. Especially on a holiday weekend! I’m in marketing, not miracles.

Devon: You may have missed your calling…

Penny: Bite your tongue! *the three of them laugh*

Walker: Well, we appreciate the invite. Jules and Chichi especially.

Penny: I’m thrilled you all could make it. I swear to gnomes, Ezra owes me!

Devon: Who?

Penny: *sigh* It’s a long ass story… The CEO’s nephew. He—

Dirk: Ay y’all! This is my boy, Angelo! Just moved from Brindleton. Angie, you know Dev and the Misters. These are my friends Obie, Walker, Julian, Uchechi & Penny, the architect of this event.

Angelo: *nods in greeting* Nice to meet you all. Thank you for the invitation. I –

Kareem: No need for a speech! *Angelo chuckles in surprise*

Devon: As grown as these men are, they become such kids when they get together.

Penny: It’s kinda sweet…

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Secretary of State Blinken suggested that the ICC has complimentary jurisdiction. It's supposed to defer to good faith national prosecutions. The problem is that Israel has zero history of prosecuting senior officials for war crimes.

And particularly in this case, it has never announced an investigation into Netanyahu's and Galant's starvation strategy, even though Kareem Khan visited the region twice and warned that the starvation strategy was his focus. So there's been no investigation whatsoever. And indeed, the Israeli publication 972 found that Israel was secretly monitoring the prosecutors' communications to try to open investigations to pretend that it was doing something, when in fact none of those investigations have gone anywhere.

To the contrary, Mossad, the Israeli Secret Service, literally threatened the prosecutor, did a sting operation against her husband, handed her cash as if to try to bribe or buy her off. None of this shows a conscientious commitment to justice. Now, as for the evidence, I think it's pretty clear that there is widespread starvation in Gaza.

Now, Israel likes to blame everybody else, but in fact if you look at the evidence, it is the primary reason. Defense Minister Galant said early on, I have ordered a complete siege in the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed.

And since then, he's largely lived up to that. Now, the rule is that parties to a conflict must allow and facilitate rapid and unimpeded access of humanitarian relief for civilians in need. Israel hasn't done that.

In fact, there is plenty of evidence that it is sort of engaged in this starvation by bureaucratic obstacle. Their trucks have been waiting three weeks to get in. Then they get sent to the end of the line because Israel finds some vague reason to say, oh, there's a dual use item in there - like crutches or maternity kits - and sends them to the end of the line again. That kind of obstruction has led both Samantha Power, the USAID Administrator, and Cindy McCain, the World Food Program head, to say there is famine in Gaza. Netanyahu opened up a couple of extra border crossings when Biden pressed him, but then negated that promptly by starting the war in southern Gaza and cutting off the two main supplies.

So, that's the evidence of the deliberateness of this obstruction.

—Ken Roth: The ICC’s Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu IS Justified

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2023 reading list :) bolded means i liked it

Companion Piece by Ali Smith Unnatural Death by Dorothy Sayers The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy Sayers Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy Sayers Howards End by E. M. Forster The Raincoats by Jenn Pelly The Martian by Andy Weir The Minuteman Murder by Jane Langton The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco A Mercy by Toni Morrison Kindred by Octavia Butler Subculture: The Meaning of Style by Dick Hebdige Transformer by Ezra Furman Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin Rainbow Rainbow by Lydia Conklin Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston Still Life by Louise Penny The Best American Short Stories 2020 ed. Curtis Sittenfeld I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome Right Place, Right Time: The Life of a Rock & Roll Photographer by Bob Gruen A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews Island Zombie: Iceland Writings by Roni Horn There But For The by Ali Smith The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell A Dream of a Woman by Casey Plett The Transgender Issue: Trans Justice Is Justice For All by Shon Faye The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia by Philip Sidney Mother Camp: Female Impersonators in America by Esther Newton Bellies by Nicola Dinan A Question of Proof by Nicholas Blake Girlfriends by Emily Zhou Decolonize Drag by Kareem Khubchandani Morrissey & Marr: The Severed Alliance by Johnny Rogan England Is Mine: Pop Life in Albion from Wilde to Goldie by Michael Bracewell Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

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WIP #239 - Basketball/Sports Jerseys V2

Because I wanted my sim hunks to have basketball jerseys and I wanted to revamp the jerseys I made before. So many teams... 

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Jack Of All Trades: Stars Who Are Each Actors And Athletes

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Jack Of All Trades: Stars Who Are Each Actors And Athletes

When you concentrate on it, actors athletes are very related. Each are positioned within the highlight the place the entire world is ready to see. Then comes alongside these particular kind of people that double up on expertise. Individuals like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Chuck Connors took on each sports activities and performing. Some are extra gifted in a single space than the opposite however we’re not right here to guage.

NBA star LeBron James is aware of his means round a basketball court docket. He even will get animated and theatrical along with his teammates on the bench when his staff is successful. However does he know navigate the massive display screen? James performs himself within the 2015 movie Trainwreck (starring Invoice Hader and Amy Schumer) and though he has by no means taken on such a giant position, he was up for the problem.

“They stated, ‘You’re going to play your self,’ and I instructed them that I can try this simply,” James stated. “I can simply present up and say, ‘I’m LeBron. I play basketball and I can dunk.’ They stated, ‘No. You’re really going to be Invoice’s finest buddy within the film, and also you’re going to be a love physician who helps him patch issues up along with his girlfriend.’” He should have accomplished nicely as a result of Rotten Tomatoes gave it an 86 p.c!

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There are 1,000,000 and one myths surrounding Chuck Norris. For instance, “Norris has a diary. It’s referred to as the Guinness E book of World Data.” You get the purpose. As of late, Norris is a conservative political activist. However earlier than all of that, he was a championship karate athlete. Whereas his performing profession was simply getting began, Bruce Lee solid Norris as a villain in Return of the Dragon that helped him launch his profession in 1972. He has since excelled at each performing and martial arts. Norris was inducted into the Martial Arts Historical past Museum’s Corridor of Fame in 1999, and has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame.

Up subsequent is one massive man who wanted to be within the sport he performed.

Defensive finish Terry Crews was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1991. He performed for numerous groups just like the Chargers, Eagles, and Redskins earlier than retiring in 1997. It wasn’t till he left soccer that Crews pursued performing.

Since retiring from soccer, Crews has confirmed that his performing expertise is as much as par. He performed a reoccurring position on the TV sitcoms All people Hates Chris and Are We There But? He’s most just lately acknowledged for his position as NYPD Sergeant Terry Jeffords within the TV sitcom Brooklyn 9-9, the place it turned clear that Crews not solely thrives taking part in roles in comedy however motion, too.

Actor Chuck Connors is understood for his well-known portrayal of Lucas McCain within the TV sequence The Rifleman however his expertise carried over into sports activities, too. Connors turned professional in each basketball and baseball. He was a member of the very first Boston Celtics staff in 1946. Connors additionally had the excellence of being the primary skilled basketball participant credited with shattering a backboard.

His excellent pure athletic talents landed him a spot on the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, the place he performed first base. However he realized he wasn’t going to make residing in sports activities, and turned to performing. The remainder is historical past.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson performed soccer on a full scholarship for the College of Miami. He graduated in 1995 and began coaching to turn into an expert wrestler. After being acknowledged as one of many biggest skilled wrestlers of all time, (he gained a record-breaking seven championship titles) The Rock got down to see what else was cookin’. He established himself as an actor whereas he wrestled within the WWF/WWE. He first began out with small components in TV reveals and rapidly took his performing profession to the subsequent degree with main roles in motion flicks, together with The Rundown, and The Scorpion King.

(Left) Picture: Tommaso Boddi/WireImage

You might know Jason Lee finest from the sequence My Title is Earl. However earlier than he was entertaining us on display screen, he was skating ledges and launching over staircases with the perfect of them. That’s proper, Lee was a profitable skilled skateboarder. Are you aware how troublesome it was to turn into a professional again then? With out YouTube or Instagram for skaters to showcase their abilities and safe sponsorships, they needed to exit and earn it the arduous means.

Within the early ’90s, Lee determined that he wished to check out performing. When he put himself on the market, he caught the eye of actor and filmmaker Kevin Smith. Smith ended up casting Lee in a lead position within the comedy Mallrats.

Michael Jordan remains to be often known as the perfect basketball participant within the historical past of the NBA. We might go on for days speaking about his accolades and stats however we’ll simply say he went to the finals six occasions and gained all six. As compared, Kobe Bryant went seven occasions and solely gained 5. A G.O.A.T. (biggest of all time) is unblemished when it issues most.

Probably the most memorable movies starring an expert athlete must be Jordon in Area Jam. And he didn’t achieve this unhealthy performing with characters that weren’t actually there! Perhaps we should always all strive a few of his “secret stuff” he talks about within the Looney Tunes movies.

Nonetheless to return, Emma Stone performed what?

This should have been fairly some whereas in the past, when Jason Statham seems to have a head full of lovely hair. When he was a teen, The Transporter actor was fairly athletic. He was impressed when he noticed a man doing a excessive dive whereas he was on vacation, and was instantly drawn to the game.

You might not count on man who performs such powerful characters on display screen to be a diver. However Statham was aside of the British Nationwide Diving Squad for twelve years! He says that though his performing profession has taken off, not competing within the Olympics remains to be a sore spot for him.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an NBA legend and for good cause. He’s considered one of solely seven gamers in NBA historical past to achieve the 30,000 level mark. He’s additionally the all-time chief in factors (till somebody reaches 38,388 profession factors or extra). However are you conscious Abdul-Jabbar additionally acted in movies?

By the point the Lakers have been on prime of the NBA, the middle had already began his performing profession. Like Chuck Norris, he fought Bruce Lee in Sport of Dying and was additionally within the comedy Airplane as himself. What would you do for those who noticed a legendary NBA participant sitting within the cockpit of your airplane?

Emma Watson from the wildly profitable Harry Potter franchise just isn’t solely a terrific actress however because it seems, she can also be fairly athletic. Her spellbinding sassiness she shows on display screen have to be from expertise. Any athlete who competes on the collegiate or skilled degree has some kind of hearth in them. Whereas attending Brown College, Watson was a member of the membership discipline hockey staff. We’re prepared to wager no less than one individual referred to as her ‘Hermione’ a few times.

Proceed on and also you’re positive to be in for a shock.

John Cena is among the hottest wrestlers to ever step foot within the ring. Ever since The Rock left wrestling, it was Cena’s thrown for the taking. In school, he additionally performed Division III soccer at Springfield Faculty. President of WWE, Vince McMahon began a film manufacturing firm in 2005 so you may guess what occurred subsequent.

McMahon selected Cena for a lead position in one of many firm’s first movies, The Marine. Cena has been in a number of roles right here and there (just like the Hefty business!) however his principal focus remains to be wrestling.

Romeo Miller is greater than only a baby prodigy. The music artist as soon as often known as Lil’ Romeo makes music, acts, fashions, and for a brief stint, performed collegiate basketball for the USC Trojans. The son of hip-hop artist Grasp P., Romeo is most well-known for his music. When Romeo was barely a teen he already had a single at No. 1 on the R&B Billboard chart. However not many individuals are conscious that basketball most likely means essentially the most to him out of his many abilities. His father additionally performed for the USC Trojans from 2008-2010.

Broadway Joe Namath was an expert soccer star who first performed for the College of Alabama earlier than catapulting to stardom because the Jets quarterback. In 1965 he was named AFL Rookie of the 12 months. In 1967, he was the primary skilled quarterback to cross for four,000 yards in a season when he threw four,007 yards in.

Namath finally began accepting small roles on TV taking part in himself. He had a straightforward going persona that led to him internet hosting a number of speak reveals. That is the place his nickname got here from. He was an icon.

Bruce Lee started showing in movies from a really younger age, as his father was a Cantonese opera star with many connections. However martial arts rapidly consumed him, and Lee dropped out of school and put performing on maintain to open a martial arts studio in Oakland, California. Quickly he developed his personal model of combating referred to as Jeet Kun Do. One producer noticed Lee’s expertise and requested him to audition.

Lee auditioned and landed the position of Kato within the TV sequence The Inexperienced Hornet. He then went on to play a task in 5 feature-length movies. Sadly, Lee ended up passing away on the younger age of 32, however he has put his mark on martial arts after which movies surrounding it endlessly.

Shaquille O’Neal is likely to be essentially the most dominant participant in NBA historical past. He was just about unguardable. His solely flaw was his free throw taking pictures, which led to the time period “Hack-a-Shaq”. That is what gamers and followers referred to as it when the opposing staff deliberately fouls a poor free throw shooter as a result of they know they’ll miss. Outdoors of dunking on folks, O’Neal was additionally a rapper and an actor. Shaq acted in a number of movies like Kazaam and Blue Chips. As of late, he’s an NBA analyst for the Emmy award-winning TNT present Contained in the NBA.

O.J. Simpson, what can we are saying about him that you just don’t already know? He was exonerated of the costs within the homicide case of his ex-wife Nicole and her buddy Ron Goldman. He was probably the most spectacular school athletes at USC. He additionally set an NFL dashing file whereas taking part in with the Payments. However you already knew that. Within the ’70s and ’80s, The Juice was a profitable actor. He’s most recognized for his work in Roots and The Bare Gun.

The Juice was additionally an in depth buddy of the household of our subsequent athlete-actor.

Earlier than Caitlin Jenner made the transition that froze popular culture, she was labeled the perfect athlete on the earth. That’s the title you get if you win the gold medal within the Olympic decathlon. Jenner did simply that in 1980. At one time, she was additionally a university soccer participant. After the Olympics, she turned to leisure. Maintaining with the Kardashians isn’t the one time she appeared on the silver display screen. She additionally performed a bike cop on the ’80s hit CHiPs.

Nonetheless developing, see what a former beautiful wrestler is as much as.

Picture: Catherine Steenkeste/NBAE/Getty Photographs

Rick Fox is a former NBA champion for the Los Angeles Lakers. He had a silky clean three-point shot that helped the Lakers massive time in clutch conditions. And will we point out that he’s kind of a heartthrob? He had tons of girls throughout him even earlier than the NBA, whereas taking part in for the College of North Carolina.

Fox began his performing profession nearly on the similar time he started his NBA profession. Since that point, he has been in tons of of visitor starring roles on each tv and movie. You might keep in mind his cameo on the finish of the Disney movie, Holes.

Yet one more WWE wrestler has made the record. This time it’s a stunning girl. Stacy Keibler was wildly well-liked within the wrestling world. It could have been as a result of everybody lusted after her however she was wrestler as nicely. As soon as she left that world she entered a brand new realm: performing.

Keibler has appeared in a handful of flicks and TV reveals. They embody Samurai Woman, What About Brian and Bubble Boy from 2001. Her most well-known transfer didn’t come from the ring, it was when she dated George Clooney.

Like father, like son so the saying goes. Maybe the largest affect on his son’s life must be himself, Percy Miller. Often called Grasp P by the lots, Miller was and is greater than only a file maker. No Restrict Data was once one of many greatest labels in rap. Miller was kind of a renaissance man.

Rapping apart, Miller additionally starred in a number of movies again within the ’90s. Films like I Acquired the Hook-Up and Silly. The films weren’t blockbuster hits however Miller had abilities elsewhere too. Comparable to basketball. He was a member of the Toronto Raptors and the New Orleans Hornets.

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208 - “Happy”

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210 - “Locker Room”

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*Trent yawns deeply*

Bryan: Bootleg Grace Jones’ got you out in these streets like that?? *group laughter & groans*

Trent: Yo, you’s mad disrespectful.

Kareem: He’s just messin’ with you.

Bryan: You mad sensitive!

Drew: Quit being an ass.

Bryan: How am I being an ass? I just asked a question. *Trent shakes his head in disgust* What?! Nigga, we all here thinking it! Just ain’t no one sayin’ shit.

Drew: Nuh-uh. Speak for your damn self.

Kareem: I think what Ball is saying, is Emilie’s not your “typical” type.

Trent: And what’s my “typical” type?

Bryan: You really ‘bout to sit there and play as dumb as you are tall??

Trent: Really, negro!?

Kareem: Y’all just chill?! Damn!

Bryan: She’s just basic, is all I’m saying.

Trent: You mean, she’s not a model, because—

Bryan: Nah, I mean she’s regular. D and Hawk’s chicks ain’t models either, but—

Trent: Who the woock is Hawk?

Drew: *sigh* He means Dirk’s boy with the mohawk; Obie. *Trent chuckles*

Bryan: Regular as he is, his bitch is fine as woock!

Kareem: Regular my ass? You seen that dude? How many “regular” ass men you seen rocking mohawks and shit? *group laughter* Shiiit, I saw Livi damn near walk into a pole staring at him the other night.

Trent: First of all, ain’t nobody basic ‘round here ‘cept yo ass and them gold diggin’ groupies you be bringing back to the spot. *uncomfortable laughter* Second, how and with whom I choose to spend my free time ain’t got shit to do with you.

Bryan: You light skinned niggas be mad sensitive—

Kareem: *annoyed* Yo, Ball, shut it! Shit!

Trent: *counting on fingers* You, Vance, Abel, hell, even Carl ain’t said but two words to none of these sims since we got here, but stay throwing shade. Maybe if you pulled your head out my ass for two seconds you could focus on your own sex life instead of worrying ‘bout mine!

*snickering*

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200- “Bad & Bougie”

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Dirk: What do you think’s going on over there?

Bryan: Bryan: You know Vance. Gotta be in charge of every damn thing. *fake Henford-on-Bagley accent* I do declare, tonight we are having “surf ’n turf”! *group laughter*

Dirk: So, Kehlani’s?

Drew: Yep. Might as well get it out of the way early this year.

Arun: Kehlani’s?

Dirk: It’s Vance’s favorite restaurant out here.

Kareem: Just about the bougiest place you can think of—

Drew: Food’s decent though.

Obie: Is it authentic?

Bryan: Yeah—yeah. It’s authentic, just fancy.

Obie: But you guys don’t like it?

Dirk: Nah, it’s not that. It’s just… it—

Drew: It’s more public. More public means more hassle—

Dirk: It’s not that bad. Sims out here tend to respect our space, but they gawk. *Obie & Arun offer a commiserating nod* It’s a mild nuisance, but the food makes it worthwhile.

Obie: That’s great, ‘cause Wally loves Sulanese.

Bryan: Wally?

Kareem: Walker; his girl. *Bryan frowns in confusion* Curly hair, green bikini.

Bryan: Damn! That’s you? *Obie smirks and nods* Shiiit… and I mean that respectfully.

Obie: Um... thanks?  

Bryan: So then, who are the free agents out here?

Drew: Something’s seriously wrong with you, man. *group laughter*

Kareem: It’s like he told you—

Bryan: Yeah, yeah, yeah; but who specifically?

Dirk: *sighs* Penny, in white, Emmy with the book, Liv & Zhi Ruo as far as I know.

Bryan: Hm… so you think—

Kareem: Oop! Looky here now. Trent’s ‘bout to get his ass handed to him!

Trent: That must be quite the page turner. I don’t think you’ve looked up once since you arrived.

Emmy: I don’t know that you could call environmental and economic effects of fast fashion on developing nations a page turner, but it is interesting.

Trent: Hm… That’s kind of heavy subject matter for vacation. No?

Emmy: Perhaps.

Trent: *smirks; intrigued* Perhaps you could enlighten me. I’m Trent. Trent McKinney.

Emmy: *debates for a second* Emilie Noriega.

Trent: Emmy?

Emmy: To my friends, yes.

*raucous laughter in the distance*

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193 - “No New Friends”

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Abel: Didn’t I tell you this was a bad idea?

Dirk: You did. And I still think you’re overreacting.

Trent: I thought we agreed, no new friends—

Dirk: Bullshit. Mia and Daphne bring new friends every year. Even Vanessa does, now and then.

Kareem: *chuckling* That’s different and you know it.

Dirk: Only because you like woohooing with them.

Kareem: It’s funny how you play innocent. Don’t worry. I won’t tell Dev. *Dirk rolls his eyes*

Carl: Yeah, but our little Dirk is grown now! Y’all are still out in these streets, so you don’t get it. But for the rest of us, it’s—

Bryan: Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah…. This is a crew trip. Wives… they’re part of the crew now, fine, whatever. They bring they girls, cool. But now, they girls bringing other dudes. This—

Vance: I hope you’re happy now. *deep sigh*

Whit: Nessie’s still pissed?

Kareem: *sucks teeth* Quit acting like you now met her. Shit ain’t new.

Dirk: I’m sorry she’s pissed, but this whole thing coulda been avoided.

Vance: Yeah, if they weren’t here—

Dirk:  This shit wouldn’t even be issue if Vanessa would quit the woocking gate keeping. We’ve all told her to quit that shit!

Vance: She straight doing y’all a service. You act like you don’t know these females out here can be treacherous. *group laughter*

Dirk: We’re grown ass men, Vance. It’s not her place.

Trent: I, for one, wanna meet the woman brave enough to piss off Nessa and live to tell the tale.

Whit: Not helping, man… Not helping…

Dirk: Look, I’m a tell y’all exactly what I told Reem when he asked. I don’t cock-block. Just know, if you’re gonna step; step correct or not at all. Cause I promise you, you come at them wrong, you’re gonna get your feelings hurt. These ain’t the girls you’re used to and it’s gonna take a hell of lot more than an endorsement deal to impress them.

Bryan: *sucks in air through his teeth* I dunno… might have to take my chances. *group laughs*

Dirk: I’m just saying; they move different. The shit you be spitting, won’t fly. Trust.

Vance:  So, whatchu saying? They think they’re better us? They think they’re better than Vanessa—

Carl: *tense* Be easy. That’s not what he’s saying.

Dirk: It’s not. I’m saying they move differently. Dev just finished her surgical residency last year. Her best friend Emmy, in the orange, just opened her own consultancy firm after seven years at Maxis Monthly. Penny, in the lace top, runs digital at Metropolitan Sim. Jesminder, in the hat, just completed her administrative license for early education and is seriously considering a doctorate. Walker, in the yellow, was the chief layout editor for a culinary magazine, before leaving to pursue photography. They met in one of the most prestigious schools in the country. So, hear me when I say, red carpet events and showering them in designer labels won’t cut it. It’s more than that… they live outside our circles. How you gonna shame someone into compliance, when they don’t need a woocking thing from you? The girls’ gate keeping won’t track. Like I said, they move different.

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190 - “A Very Serious Matter”

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 Whit, Daphne, Kareem, Vance & Vanessa appear courtesy of @magnolianfarewell, @honeykiwis & @haziesims. Thanks for letting your simmies come over to play 🥰

(( Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - Nina Simone ))

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W: We got a bevy of quick introductions just before boarding… And thus began the trip of a lifetime.

I don’t think anyone knew quite what to expect of this excursion of rich and famous along-side regular middle class shlubs like us.

In all of our planning and prep, not once did I consider how not to make a total fool of myself when face to face with some of the biggest players in SimBA and some of their posh equally famous significant others.

So far, we managed to stay clear of any major faux pas’ but in the back of my mind it really was only a matter of time.

Whit: So, I just turned around and left! Nope! *group laughter*

Dirk: How?! Like, what the actual—

Kareem: Whatchu mean, “how”? It’s Whit!

Daphne: I don’t appreciate your tone Reem!

Kareem: *charmingly smooth* I highly doubt that. *wink*

Whit: You do realize I can see you?

Kareem: It’s all love.

Dirk: *chuckling* Please, don’t be asses in front of our new friends? I beg of you—

Devon: Yes, their shenanigans are an acquired taste.

Penny: No worse than frat, I’m sure.

Devon: Eh…. *group laughter*

Daphne: That’s right! You’re sorority sisters! How fun!

Devon: *unamused* Yes. Just a barrel of laughs. *Daphne is taken aback*

Penny: *uncomfortably* We’ve had a lot of, um… fun, over the years.

Emilie: Yeah. No offense. It’s just… sisterhood… “is a very serious matter”. *the sorors start giggling*

Walker: Sorry. AKA joke.

Dirk: *smirk* You get used to them. *Devon elbows him affectionately*

Whit: No lie, I was shocked to find you were a sorority girl. Didn’t strike me as the type.

Penny: And what exactly is the type?

Obie: I’d tread carefully, my man…

Whit: I only meant… um, chipper…?

Kareem: Excitable!

Whit: Yes! Yes. Bubbly—

Kareem: Sociable—

Vanessa: *smugly* Vapid. *uncomfortable silence*

Emilie: Oh, hun, you forgot to tuck in your insecurity… *group snickers as Vanessa’s smile falters slightly* See, that’s why everyone needs sisters. They keep you from showing your whole ass, when all you intended was for one of us to kiss it…

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191 - “The Dozens”

Beginning / Previously / Next

(( I Ain’t No Joke- Eric B. & Rakim ))

For easier reading, please see transcript below:

*laughter*

Vanessa: What did you—

Kareem: Damn, Em! D, you ain’t never lie! She is a quick study.

Dirk: *Emilie opens her mouth to speak* I told you, this crew was born for the dozens. But we don’t dare play with Nessa.

Vanessa: Excuse me?!

Kareem: Relax... You just caught a stray. *winks at Emilie*

Whit: Reem’s teaching the new crew the ropes. Care to join? We all know you’re a natural.

*Vanessa scowls before walking away*

Whit: *calling after her* C’mon Nessie! Don’t be like that! *laughter*

Devon: Why—

Dirk: *subtly shakes head in warning* We’ll pick this game up later. I wanna see what Arun brings to the table.

Arun: You do know, I grew up in San My? Trust me, y’all don’t want this. *laughter*

Matteo: Hey everyone! So, I didn’t get to mention it this morning, but there’s a slight change of plans.

Dirk: I already hate the sound of that…

Matteo: Oh, relax! There was a last-minute change up in staff at the house.  Alika wants to do additional checks and a sweep before we get there. *Dirk starts to protest* It’s fine. We’ll send the luggage straight to the house and hang at Abel’s—

Kareem: But—

Matteo: I let them know and they’re good. It’s better; trust me. This way, when we get to the house, we can chill until beach day, and we’ll be done early enough that the singles can hit Ohan’ali Town tonight if they want.

Devon: Why just the singles?

Kareem: You fittin’ to party with us Dev?

Dirk: Calm down, now. We’ll see, we’ll see…