I will no longer be posting Legacy updates to this journal.

Bad, bad things.

Something terrible has happened. The neighborhood my legacy was in has disappeared. Just gone. I know this is common with the game, but this is the third time it's happened to me. I'm a little tired of it.

This means my legacy is gone as well. There isn't any retrieving it. I really liked this family too, and I was all excited about the next heir. (Her name was Tulip and she was gorgeous!)

But life sucks and then you move on, right? So, here's where things stand right now.

I started a new neighborhood for a new legacy. This time I did not name it Radley like I normally do. Radley is cursed in so many ways, not just in the Sims either. Read my book and you'll understand. What's the new name of the town? I'm not telling at this point. Neener neener. :)

New neighborhood means new legacy. I thought about doing an uglacy, but I chose not to. The founder is a male as per the suggestion of my friend and biggest fan, Traci. I'm not saying his name at this point either.

I've been playing for the past couple of days, and all seems well. Generation two is being birthed as we speak.

I'm changing some other things as well. I finally learned how to make my own random town people and have been adding them in to the game. I'm damn tired of marrying the same Sims over and over.

If this legacy blows up, I'm going to try something even more different. Like really, really different. Uglacy be damned, I'm going for weirdacy.

But until that happens, we'll just happily concentrate on our newest legacy. Hopefully I'll have an update soon.

Asherwood Generation 2.2

Long time, no update. Never fear, the Asherwood clan is still alive and kicking! Well, most of them anyway. However, there were quite a few changes going on for awhile, so I'm going to post those now and get them out of the way. Are you ready?



First, let's show how Allem decided to pop out of the wall and scare the living crap out of Birch. Birch was not amused in the least. Why was Allem so cranky?



He was mad because he thought I got rid of his bed. Always a sure way to make any Sim ghost madder than hell.
So why did I move his bed? Because it was time to build the family a new house! Yes, I finally told myself to suck it up and build them a pretty house once and for all.



It's huge! And the outside of it is ugly! The inside is gorgeous though, and I would love to live in a house like it. Without kids, of course. Because you know kids are just going to get their grubby little hand prints everywhere. Hell, if I want it to stay pretty, I probably shouldn't live there either. I tend to clutter things up rather badly. ::looks around bedroom. cringes::



It's huge!!! The new piano sits just inside the front door. To the left is the living room, and the kitchen extends toward the back. Don't you just want to go running and screaming through the rooms just for the sheer joy of it? Or maybe roller skating!!! (This is why I should never live in a house like this.)



A closer picture of Birch playing piano and walls actually up this time so you get an idea of how the house really looks.
(Please note that Birch is just like any other man, wearing socks with his sandals. Why do guys feel this is a fashion statement?)



The kitchen, complete with smelly bottle. Yes, that's a fish pond in the corner. I just love that little fish pond. If I had one in my kitchen, I'd forever be dropping food into it to see what the fish would and wouldn't eat. "Here, fishies, want some scrambled eggs? Ewwww...fishy spit the scrambled egg back out! Gross! Let's try some toast next..."



Poplar shows off the Japanese tea table. I have no clue why I didn't get a better picture of this. I thought the tea table looked adorable there, but I worried that the family would forever be needing to use the bathroom.

OK, new house picture spam time!



The master bedroom.



The master bath (with a view of the backyard patio). You'll notice there are two of everything so Buck and Viv could be together more often. Isn't that sweet? OK, so I made the rooms way too frickin' big in this house and was being a smart ass by the time I got to the second floor decorating. Still, it was a funny idea!



The boys' bedroom.



Girls' room.



Games room.



Music area.



Part of the hobby room. I didn't take pictures of all of it. I was really pleased with how it came out though and wished for something like it for my crafts and such.



The third floor, mainly to be used for bed storage so that I wouldn't have future generations of cranky ghosts everywhere. I figured it would also store new career reward stuff and so on.



Speaking of the ghosts, I didn't forget Allem and Erin.



The new pool which I totally fell in love with and wish I  had one of my own. Complete with pool boy, of course.



The rest of the yard.

All in all, not a bad house. It took me forever to make and decorate, but I was very happy with how it turned out. OK, so I needed to redo the exterior, big deal.

I hope you didn't get too attached to the house though.

It no longer exists.

Yeah, really.

Why?

Mostly because it was too frickin' huge, and it was making my computer lag. My computer normally does not lag at all, and it was driving me insane!!! Plus it took forever to get Sims from Point A to Point B. I was ticked off I needed to delete and start over, but such is the life.

There were some other irritating things though. It seems that the Asherwood's friends loved the new house too and were annoying to have around.



This chick came back. Remember her? She was from a challenge I started and then decided to do away with. I deleted her and her lot, but she keeps coming back on her own. I'm going to give her a death token next time I see her. She came over and decided to play the piano. Now I like when Sims with some creative talent play the piano. It's pleasant to listen to. However, this chick has no talent. At all. All I heard for Sims hours on end was her banging at the keys. I even had Birch tell her to go home, and she started playing again anyway. I think Buckeye finally had to pull out a gun or something to make her go away. OK, so not really, but you get the idea.



Tina Traveller's parents decided to visit and wouldn't leave the Japanese tea table alone. Buckeye kept telling them to go home, and they just kept pouring more tea.



Viv and Buck decided to celebrate their new home by lots of wild sex. So naturally Mr. Traveller decides to come upstairs and see if he can get in on the action. *sigh*

Shortly after this little fiasco, I built the other house. I'm not as fond of it, but at least my computer doesn't lag. Maybe I'll redo it at some point. I don't know. You'll see it in the next installment, plus we'll get back to the story line.

At long last, it's time for another update! (This is what I do instead of making their new house.)



Buck came home and got right to working on his Life Time Want: Max out all skill levels. All he did was study, study, study. He was boring as hell, thus there's not a lot of pictures of him in this update. Seeing as how the family has a truckload of money, I didn't bother getting him a job right away so that he could get the LTW out of the way.



He did take a break long enough the next day to invite Viv over. He seems quite pleased to see her.



He asks if she'd like to shack up with him in his parents' house, and she agrees. Cause, you know, it's every girl's dream to live in sin with the man she loves while under his parents' roof.



I decided it was time to lose the braids and look a bit more grown up. I'm not sure I dig the new hair though. I've downloaded a ton recently and just need to take the time to add it to the game.



::cue porn music::

OK, so I take it back. All Buck has done thus far is study and have sex. Buck is having a very cushy life.



Family tradition dictates that they must get married in the bathroom, so they do. No one took a massive dump this time though, so I guess that's an improvement.



Oh look! Aspen came for a visit!

Aspen: I was having lots and lots of sex in college, Mom. All the girls wanted me. So you see, I'm not gay.
Erin: Sure, son. I believe you. Honestly I do.

Aspen didn't even have one girlfriend in college, and the only sex he may have had was with his hand. That totally doesn't count, Aspen.



Viv: Gee, could I be pregnant?

Well, you are the brood mare for this generation, so I'm guessing that's a yes.

By the way, Viv's LTW is to reach the top of the gamer career. They already have the reward that comes with that career, so I guess the spare will just have to go to college with the kids. That should be a pain in the ass. All the college kids will either be hitting the bubble bong or the pinball machine.  *sigh*



Viv: Holy crap! I've suddenly gained some weight!
Me: No, you're pregnant.
Viv: I am? Oh my!

College graduate, folks. Probably a community college...

Um, Kelli? Aren't  you attending a community college?

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Erin, the family artist, painted Buck's legacy portrait. It joined hers in the upstairs hall.



Erin: Again?
Me: That's usually the way it works, yes.
Erin: Why does this always happen when I've been sleeping?I'm so tired!
Me. Welcome to parenthood. I've not slept properly since 1996.

Holy shit! I've not had a decent night's sleep since 1996!!! Suddenly that joke isn't so funny! :(



Somewhere along the line they were given a genie lamp.



I'm boring though and don't do a whole lot when my Sims are given a genie lamp. I think they've made one wish. I want a wish where they can make friends because they're in desperate need of some. Alas, this is not an option.



"Um, yoo-hoo!"
Now what?
"Might someone pay attention to me for a minute instead of that damn genie?"




"My cooking seems to have given me stomach cramps!"
Well, you do need more cooking skill, but I really think you're just in labor.
"Which means...?"
What was your major again?
"Undecided. Why?"
Why am I not surprised?



It's a boy! Dad's skin tone, Mom's eyes. They named him Birch.

Don't let that loving look on Viv's face fool you. She placed Birch on the floor as soon as she had him. She's a Knowledge Sim, she should know better.

Buck, also a Knowledge Sim, has been the one to do most of the training, and he's forever picking the newborn children up off the floor once Viv has them.



Nothing exciting happens for a long while. Buck studies his fool head off, Viv goes to work and doesn't get promoted because I keep forgetting to work on her skills. Therefore, let's go ahead and transition Birch to toddlerhood, shall we?



He's cute! I love that outfit he's wearing!



Viv kisses the toilet again.



Here we go again.

You know, I'm not sure what it is about Vivian, but I really don't like her now. I loved her when she was in college, but things have been different ever since she changed hairstyles. I don't know why, but that's just how it is. Maybe I really should change her again.



Tom Cruise in his farewell performance: Hula Zombies Gone Bad

I was giggling so much over the hula zombies that it really didn't phase me Allem died.



Immediately afterward, Birch had a birthday. How unfortunate is that? Your grandpa dies on your birthday. That can't be a good omen.



Awww....he's so cute!

Erin: Can you suck it up a little? My kid just had a birthday! You can cry over your ugly dead husband once we've had cake, ok?

Suddenly it just occurred to me why I don't like Viv anymore.



She looks like Barbra Streisand! What is it with this legacy? Everyone has to marry creepy celebrity look-alikes? Even the eye make-up is the same. Good grief!



Yep, pop #2. Yay rah. The family is very boring in this update.



Death and the Hula Zombies came to take Erin the next evening. She was happy to go.

See the guy standing there acting like a twit? He's the food delivery guy, but apparently he works two jobs because Erin was always bringing him home from work. Like every single frickin' day. He's not been back since she died, and I'm not really sorry.



"Lamaz classes did not help one bit!"

I personally am convinced women are taught Lamaz breathing just because it amuses the doctors and nurses.



Meet Poplar Asherwood. I get the feeling she's going to look a lot like Viv.



It didn't take long for Erin to make her ghostly appearance, but her hair is too bright to see her face properly.



Awwww....they grow so fast!



She's adorable!!! I still think she's going to look just like Viv though. That's all this legacy needs, Babs Jr.





Baby #3 is now developing.



You know, I'm not an expert, but perhaps it's time to take this child to a dentist. Stat.



Ka-pow!
Pop #2!



Buck finally managed to get his LTW and is now perma-plat! That makes things a lot easier.



Home birth is not the way to go.



It's a boy! His name is Pine.




Birthday time!



I used to give the same phony smiles as a kid whenever wanted to take my picture. Seriously, I have proof. However, no one will ever see the photos. Bwahahahaha!!!!



Um, hello? Why are you two playing catch in the family cemetery? Have you  no respect for the dead?



This is Tina Traveller. She's from a pre-made Maxis family, but I fell in love with her as soon as she stepped off the bus! She's way cool!



Pine's turn to toddler up.



Yeah, I think he's going to be a clone of Birch.



You're kidding, right?



She's not kidding.

She looks rather distressed, doesn't she?



Pine had to toddle out to the family cemetery to ask for a bottle. What is it with this family wanting to hang out with dead people? That can't be a healthy way for the kids to grow up.



Birch lights the candles on his own birthday cake.

That's just pathetic.



He's pretty darn cute!



Hee hee hee! After eating a slice of cake, Birch realized he's overweight. So what does he change in to? A ballet outfit. And now we know, Birch is just as gay as Uncle Aspen.

"I am not gay!" 

That's what your Auntie Aspen always said too. hee hee hee!

"Grrr..."



Ghostly Erin came to visit again, and this time she was a major pain in the ass! First she scared the crap out of Viv.



Then she scared Birch.



Then she scared Viv again! Erin, if you scare her into premature labor, I'm going to put a moat around the graveyard! Do you hear me? Knock it off!



She then took to possessing items such as her old lamp. I have no clue why Erin was so crabby. I didn't delete her bed or any of the other stuff that ticks a ghost off.



Allem showed up the next night. It was his first appearance since his death. Hey, Allem! Learn to control that cranky wife of yours, will ya?




Pine's birthday!

Buck's new LTW was to become a writer, so he got a career in that field. Now he's walking around with a camera hanging about his neck.



Yep, total Birch clone.



See? Right down to the same hairstyle.





What's your problem? Don't like that your sons are identical?

"I feel funny."


Great. If you gotta hurl, go to the bathroom, ok?




Oh, you're in labor. You'd think with this being her fourth pregnancy, she'd learn to tell the signs of labor by now, you know? Allem sure seems interested in the impending birth.



Another girl, and she has her daddy's eyes! They named her Tulip. As in a tulip tree, not the flower. (Hey, you try picking the right tree name for a girl! Or a boy for that matter!)

That was supposed to be it for this update, but Birch insisted I post one last picture.



He and Tina have fallen in love. Awwwwww.....

"Told you I'm not gay!"

Well, I will say you've gotten further with a girl than your uncle Aspen, but I'll believe you're not gay when I see you have sex with a girl.

"You're a total perv!"

No, wait! That's not what I meant! I mean...aw, hell!

Birch may have to die in the next episode.