#plain dirty

[cann1bal-kitt3n-x]

[princessisnikki]

[dampbasementspitgirl]

Nothing beats sitting watching Jugface and Plain Dirty to get through surgery. Anyone got any other good recs?

[bananaqueen007]

Hey, I know that Clint Eastwood (more like Cunt Eastwood) is symbol of macho, conservative and "younger generation is weak" type of guy. BUT in my mind he is twinkiest twink that ever twinked and I can't unsee it . Macho my ass. In dollars triology he is literally just a sassy bitch (TGTBTU more like 'The bitch, the hot and ✨Tuco✨).

I don't know how to describe it differently but I like him in✨ silly goofy✨ kinda way not in "he so hot and macho" way.

I hope someone gets it 😅

[daisies-on-a-cup]

hannibal establishing his therapy practice as one where it seems right and proper to show up wearing formal or business wear, thereby placing a kind of unspoken agreement to present yourself at your best while also revealing to him your certain worst aspects of yourself. therapy becoming something not just gut-wrenching and vulnerable, but something that requires you to dress yourself and confess. one does not rip out their hearts while wearing jeans and a t-shirt. if one must be exposed, do so with elegance and beauty. there is no place for tragedy if it cannot be polished and refined

[thesimquarter]

The Urbz in The Sims 4: Businesses and Hobbies: i totally didn't forget that the pack released oops

(final part unless i get real inspired or an ask or something)

Ok so, the pack with the Urbz Characters dropped over a month ago at this point, on March 6th. And, as I expected, the new pack had new "secrets"/gossip dialogues for the characters to build out the 'lore' of the characters a bit more (this is to-be-expected given its presence in the recent packs). and i, in my autistic, Sims handheld-obsessed ways, did immediately CTRL + F through the pack's string table to find what secrets it was holding (within the hour that my very legal source dropped the pack). I started this post, and... I didn't finish it until whatever timestamp is listed on this post.

Anyhow, the feature in this pack is called "Nordhaven Noise," where you interact with a resident of the neighborhood and learn a little about the world or the pre-mades. There's quite a bit of "noise" about the returning Urbz characters that are very... referential. So, I thought I'd point out what the references are and some of my thoughts about them.

Under the cut because long post!!

Sims 4 Text will be indented, other text will not be.

I heard Gramma Hattie went to jail once, everyone wonders what she did!

Reference to Mission 4, Goal 4, Running from The Law, where Hattie lands in jail alongside the player because of Daddy Bigbucks' new running law. I thought there was an implication that she's landed herself in jail multiple times though. I'd have to go and check.

I heard that Gramma Hattie's go-to drink at the Koffieboon was a quadruple grande decaf soy mochaccino with extra whip. She's the only one they allowed to order that thing.

Reference to Gramma Hattie's dialogue when asked about coffee shops: When I'm not thirsty I order a quadruple grande decaf soy mochachino with extra whip.

I hadn't picked up on the connection between having her comical coffee order and her marrying into a Coffee House Family, and honestly? That's a really sweet backstory for her and her late husband to have met through haha.

... Honestly, it's kinda making me want to headcanon the Urbz Coffee Barista as her daughter.

I heard Gramma Hattie helped save her home city from some oily corporate men. Shady business people better watch out around her.

Reference to Hattie's overall role in The Urbz, although the wording is weird. Corporate men? Plural? There was more than one?

Also, I don't feel like they actually acknowledged that Gramma Hattie is a career political activist. I mean, yes, she did that. But her character was established to have been doing stuff like this for decades. I'm also curious about the timeline here, because she met her husband in Nordhaven and yet...

I heard that someone once wrote a biography about Cannonball…I wonder what kind of life that man must have lived.

A reference to the following dialogue that Coleman says while talking about books: I don't want to brag, but I had a book written about me last year. It was a biography called "Cannon Fire!"

I heard Cannonball also goes by King Cool, cool.

King Cool is Cannonball Coleman's name in the French translation of The Urbz. I'm actually super glad they referenced that haha. It's one of my favorite translated names from the handheld Sims games.

Cannonball apparently used to play at a place called Club Zydeco, I wonder if that venue is still around?

Very factual. This is both prominent from Coleman's schedule (where he's usually at Club Zydeco at night) and the goal Get On The "List". The second part is probably referencing the fact that its said to be closed by the time The Sims 2 for Nintendo DS is released. The text that references this is as follows: "Cannonball" Coleman's Sax Lounge has become the spot for new music since the Zydeco Club closed in '04. Eat, drink, dance or record your own music!

Cannonball said his hat used to be his grandfather's, how sweet is that? And also, how durable must that hat be?

Reference to the dialogue that Coleman says when you tease him: That's low, man. My grandfather gave me this hat. And I think his grandmother gave it to him.

I have the same question too, random Sims 4 Sim.

I've seen Crispin hang out near that dark alley in Iverstad. I wonder what's up with that.

To my knowledge, this isn't a reference towards anything in The Urbz. It is a reference to a pack feature though. In the new pack, there's a new NPC named Trashley Reelpearson, AKA 3 raccoons in a trenchcoat. This NPC sells um... a new art collection themed around raccoons. Crispin runs an art museum, so the implication is probably that he's buying Trashley's art.

I heard that Crispin used to run an art gallery in another city…then he set his eyes on buying the Konst Modern when he moved here.

Reference to Crispin Black running the Foundry in The Urbz.

Cannonball used to be an amazing saxophone player, but he hasn't touched any since his last one broke.

This is just an In-Universe explanation for why Coleman doesn't have his saxophone anymore.

As a note, there's an object named "King Cool's Framed Sax" whose description reads:

This framed, broken sax reminds you of those failed dreams and passions that you lost, with the silver lining of adding some sultry, jazzy vibes to your decor.

Tragic, I guess.

And some other stuff I don't have the brain power to organize properly into this post:

Crispin Black has a special interaction with every single Sim. He can judge a Sim's outfit, and Sims will get an embarrassed moodlet if he dislikes it and a confident moodlet if he likes it. That's a fun detail, although I do not trust the fashion opinions of anyone who willingly goes to bed in only underwear and dress shoes (seriously, what is UP with that?).

There's also another object that mentions Gramma Hattie, that being "Gramma Hattie's Bakery," whose description reads:

Ever since Gramma Hattie appeared on the Great Nordhaven Cake Off, her bakery stall has been the talk of the town. Just don't try to ask her about her secret ingredient (it's cardamom).

No comment.

Now onto the secrets...

From other NPCs, but there's also 3 from Coleman, 3 from Crispin, and 3 from Ollie themself.

From other Nordhaven residents, you can hear:

Apparently Ollie's birth parents keep in contact with Crispin. Everyone wonders who they are.

From Cannonball Coleman, you can hear:

Yeah I met Ollie's birth parents once. They got good vibes, but those cats seriously couldn't get along. Mad that Skid Mark would have such a sharp kid.

Oh kid, you didn't know about Ollie's birth dad? It's Father Winter. I'm joking cat.

Yeah Crispin adopted Ollie many years before they moved to Nordhaven. The kid's got good vibes.

From Crispin Black, you can hear:

Jayde didn't think their fling would lead to anything, just some fun…few years later Skid shows up at my door asking if I could look after his child. Never saw myself as the fatherly type before, but that's my kid now.

… Yeah I know the birth parents. I still talk with the mother from time to time, I keep her updated on how Ollie is doing and what not.

Why of course, I found baby Ollie in a silver conch I fished up from the deep seas. It's mad what can come from the water. Take care of your oceans or they'll give you kids.

From Ollie Mark, you can hear:

It's funny. People say I look like them. I've never properly met them, but I don't really mind. Crispin is the only parent I need.

Only thing I know for sure is that they both skidded out of my life without much hesitation.

A stork brought me to Crispin on a rainbow cloud made of jellybeans. Wait you actually believed that?

I find it interesting that they went with Jayde and Skid instead of, like, Mazuiko and Skid. I could probably say more about this if provoked, but my opinion at the moment is just: meh.

I think it's funny that they canonized Skid's name into First Name: Skid, Last Name: Mark. Imagine being born, your parents looking at you, and deciding you shall forever be known as: Shit Stain. (I know Skid Mark also refers to the mark that wheels leave behind in some instances. Because skateboarder. But it's pretty clear to me that both meanings of the phrase were probably intended.)

The Loden family (which contains Gramma Hattie) also has their own unique secret-thing. A notable part of their household is that they all share one thing in common: they hate two Sims, Felix and Bruno Hoffman. Obviously, there’s a family feud. However, it’s kind of a boring one?

The incident is supposed to be a stolen recipe for Jellybean Cookies. Boring but ok. Both the person who supposedly stole the recipe and the person who accused them of stealing the recipe are both dead and don't even have graves... :/

As a side note, I was disappointed to discover that, despite implementing a new 'Family Recipe' feature, they didn't give the Lodens a family recipe! [Pointing] Missed potential! [Pointing] Missed Potential!

Anyways, for brevity’s sake, here’s all the dialogue referring to the feud. I don’t know who says what, and I don't care to know either.

I tried talking to Bruno after his wife died, but he just ignored me! I don't know why it all spiraled so badly between the Hoffmans and my late husband. Was it truly over who came up with the Jellybean Cookie?! How juvenile.

They upset Gramma and Nora. I couldn't forgive them for that…and selling our family recipe! Truly no respect.…

I trusted them once, then I learned my lesson. Never trust a cookie swindler.

I've never gotten the full story from Gramma Hattie. Maybe if she swallowed her pride and talked to Bruno they could be friends again.

They were quite rude. I tried to be nice, but it was just pointless! I even heard they used to call us the Great Cookie Fraudsters.

My dad once gave my son Erik a secret recipe for the Jellybean Cookie. Then I saw the same cookie sold by the Hoffmans. I wonder if it's got something to do with how the feud started?

I'm not sure how it all started, but they upset my dad and then had the gall to not show up to his funeral!

My mom said they used to be tight, like family. Then one day they were like sworn enemies. I was very young at the time, I only vaguely remember some shouting about a cookie.

We used to be good friends, we even looked after Nora when she was young. Then Hattie's late husband called my wife a thief and cut all ties. I still can't believe he'd do that.

I miss them a lot. But Hattie's late husband called my wife a liar. I felt bad not going to the funeral but…I was pretty sure they hated me anyway, and all over that stupid cookie.

Calling us thieves, they're the real thieves. I can't believe the gall of them! We came up with the Jellybean Cookie, not them. It's OUR cookie.

It was difficult to trust them. They were nothing but catty with us after our families stopped hanging out. Why should we have been nice to them?

I used to play at theirs all the time. I don't know how they started arguing, I just remember one day I was minding my business, eating my cookie, and they looked at me in absolute disgust.

We were good friends once. I don't know how it spiralled so badly…but they were so spiteful to steal our recipe!

I don't know the whole story, but they hurt my grandparents. They called my grandma a thief. I don't know if my grandpa Bruno has it in him to reconcile with them.

[lizzybeeee]

Just my opinion, but if your Order is bringing back a species who is the literal icon of your entire existence you may want to name them something a little less 'How to Train Your Dragon'. Because I hear the rest of these griffon names and they're on the same level as Hagrid naming a hippogriff 'Buckbeak' or literally any of the dragons from HTTYD.

Beaktooth? Stormwing? Rumptail?

They're a new hope of your Order! This little sliver of the past that was protected through the ages and somehow managed to live despite all the odds! I can see them being pet names from trainers but...I dunno, I think there should be more to it than a cute name because of how significant it is?

Personally, I think it would be cooler (and way more fitting!) to name some of them after notable Grey Wardens as some recognition of their sacrifice and enduring legacy after all these ages. And not just a 'choose your birth month + day' and that's your griffon name combo.

Anyway, this is just some brainstorming :)

Warden's Who Killed Archdemons:

The Warden who killed Dumat is unknown but it happened at the Silent Plains in the Anders -> my suggestion is to name one 'Aria' after the Felicidus Aria or the Silent Plains Rose. The only plant to grow there a thousand years later, in honour of whomever made the blow.

Corin - the Hero of the Second blight who killed the Archdemon Zazikel.

The Warden who killed Toth is not named (but we can grab his sword that was split into three pieces and became three daggers - the Thorn of the Dead Gods) -> just give him a name. Possibly make him a surface dwarf? (we have a human in Corin and an elf in Garahel, after all. It would explain why he was buried at Weisshaupt too.)

Garahel - the Hero of the Fourth Blight who killed Andoral.

The Fifth Blight

The Hero of Ferelden - a griffon named after the Warden, regardless if they make the killing blow. (have them always off screen of just cut off when someone says their name lmao).

Alistair/Adalla - the warden who slays Urthurmiel can also be Alistair or Loghain. Alistair...for Alistair. I was torn on Loghain and whether or not they'd name a griffon after him, all things considered. Instead I chose the name of his childhood mabari (assume that Anora suggested the name). I feel it suits better than using his name - and I think Loghain would prefer it too.

Here Lies the Abyss

Alistair, Stroud, or Hawke - name a griffon after whomever sacrificed their lives at the battle of Adamant!

Again, uncertain about Loghain, but I believe that after a decade of service to the Warden's it's far more understandable that they would name a griffon after him. A true testament that you can join the Warden's from the lowest of lowest points and still make something of yourself.

Other Notable Wardens

Duncan - the man who worked so hard to establish the Wardens in Ferelden after 200 years of exile. The same man who recruited the Hero of Ferelden/Alistair, who led the Warden's at Ostagar.

Riordan - in honor of his sacrifice at the Battle of Denerim in the Fifth Blight -> in all versions of the FIfth Blight (codex entries, dialogue etc...) Poor Riordan is always left out. It would be nice to acknowledge him - the man crippled Urthurmiel, after all!

Isseya - they did you so dirty in DATV. Let her fly high in the sky once more ;_;

Neriah - Corin's lover, who sacrificed her life and allowed him to kill Zazikel. (they can be together again! As griffons!)

Non-Warden's / Acknowledgements

Moroc - a dwarven paragon, present at the founding of the Grey Warden's -> thanks to him a dwarf does not lose their caste if they join the Grey Wardens.

Assan - or another Dalish name. An acknowledgement of the Dalish's part in fighting the Blights. (We already have humans, city elves, mages, and dwarves represented.)

That's 12 names (13 if Loghain or Alistair slew the archdemon) and all I can come up with. The last one can be Bob or something.

[chussyracing]

He's not a Lando fan. He hates him and McLaren which is why we became friends in the first place. But he's a Max fan which well. Ofc Max is good, but I guarantee you he wouldn't survive the Ferrari experience from 2021-24 and come out with 4 titles at the end of it

to be fair, nobody survives that - hence why the drivers changes left and right in that seat. oh but wait, one driver survived through all that and you will never guess who it is 😁

[deus-ex-mona]

sometimes, i think about how ☝︎this rando☝︎ from the [redacted] anime inspired me to tl idol sengen out of spite for her butchered characterisation

[cann1bal-kitt3n-x]

[justablah56]

Happy 4/20!:D (not actually smoking cus i dont have the money to rn but next week!!! I will!!)

hell yeah happy 4/20 vik !!! sending you smoking money in solidarity as a guy who would have the money to but doesn't smoke <3

[klance-daydreams]

guys we need to actually stop involving pidge in romantic klance situations

[t3chborb]

With a bit of sculpting experience under my belt, I felt like making the first 3 orbs took way too long, so I tried making the other 3 all at once. Sculpting 3 at the same time, carving 3 at the same time, sanding 3 at the same time, etc etc. Turns out that is absolutely the better strategy :P

Sooo yeah, with Necromancer, Biohazard, and Diesel Baron orbs done at once, that means that as far as I'm concerned, my little Ramattra orb collection is done :P They're all definitely messy (the base skin one, the first one I've made somehow turned out the best of the bunch), but aren't they just charming together~

[theloveinc]

canon event: getting shitty nails after betraying your nail tech😭😭😭😭😭

[sassyandclassy94]

A little ol’ paragraph from my WIP that I’m a LITTLE proud of…🤭

Now it was her turn to notice him. He had brown hair cut and combed in the typical fashion of the mid 1930s, which was slightly tousled from the brawl that almost entailed. He had expressive, bright blue eyes and a jawline so distinct, it made for the most endearing cheeks. And the smile he kept flashing her? She was trying to brush it off but it was already developing an effect on her. He also had this aura of confidence around him that found herself being drawn to. He was, in all honesty, a very handsome man.

I REALLY can’t wait to finish this and share it with you all🙏🏻

[the-skooma-den]

and related to my last post some sketches I did to figure out what i wanted to do with almalexias look just cause i think it looks neat