Pleasantview 11/30/20

 Tosha Go (see PV 9/27/20) slept all day, fed and played with her kitten, and spent the rest of night dancing to the stereo.  Next.

The Smiths (see PV 9/28/20) got their cat back this round, thanks to Wanda winning a cooking contest and Amar getting a promotion at his teen job.  Gabe was set for a promotion, but a bad chance card caused him to lose two logic points that he needed, so he had to spend his evening stargazing to try to regain them.  It was Ruby's birthday today as well.  She grew into an adorable toddler.

Katie Tellerman (see PV 9/28/20) didn't have a lot going on this round now that she's retired.  She has the new puppy her brother gave her and she spent some time teaching the other dog a skill for her job.  She invited some of the older kids over, which was nice for Sean because he's pretty lonely being the only child still at home.  He'll become a teen soon though, so hopefully his social life will pick up.

Patrick Davison (see PV 9/28/20) met his maker this round.  He had a nice last round, an outing with a friend followed by one last shift at work from which he brought a friend home.  He died immediately after returning home from work.  Grimm hung out chatting with Patrick's work friend for a while before heading out.  RIP Patrick.

All the Alphas (see PV 9/29/20) worked today; for Rebecka it was her first day as a Criminal.  Afterwards, they had several friends/relatives over and Bryan went out to a club searching for a hookup.  He chatted up Claire Ottomas for a while, but she left abruptly.  Erin Phillippine shut him down immediately, after which he managed to get to crush status with a townie woman, but then she left as well.  He ended up going home alone, but called up "the slob", who he'd met previously, and invited her over for the night.  That makes 6/20 woohoos for Bryan, so he still has a ways to go.

A lot was going on this round with the Grundstroms (see PV 9/29/20).  First Marcus and Melody decided to have another baby.  Their attempt was successful.  As soon as the kitten grew up, I had Toby try to breed them, but the option was not available, despite there being room in the household, which leads me to believe that Marcus and Melody are expecting twins.  Like I said, anytime there's no space/money for twins...  Anyway the problem was resolved later on when, as suspected, Toby and Dagmar broke up and she moved out, leaving Roger in Toby's custody.  Toby immediately bred the cats with no problem and they'll be expecting a litter of (probably only one, since that's all there's room for) kittens in a couple days.  Dagmar's departure left her small attic room empty, so I moved baby Lucas (who grew into a toddler this round) in there.  This house is literally bursting at the seams and, consequently, I don't think Toby will live long enough to realize his LTW of raising 20 kittens, since he's only at 15 right now and appears to have less than a week more to live.  Btw, Dagmar will be moving downtown to a small rental house; we'll hear from her again next round.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/29/20

 Megan Broke and her son Travis (see PV 9/26/20) had an uneventful round.  Megan worked, but she's short a friend, so no promotion.  Travis failed to find a job in Slacker, but spent some time hanging out with his twin brother Jason.  Megan invited her sister over for a late night movie marathon.  Travis met a townie walkby, but they weren't that keen on one another.

I'm very sad to report that Jessie Larson (see PV 9/27/20), one of my most beloved sims, has finally passed on at the age of 83.  She spent her final day relaxing at home with her family.  She is survived by her three younger siblings, Drake, Celeste, and Sasha, her five children, Mason, Daniel, Brianna, Brooke, and Alyssa, as well as eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.  She will be missed.  In the event of her passing, the gallery became Daniel's, which is what I wanted, given his LTW.  In preparation, he promoted Lisa to manager at the bookstore and hired a second employee to train up as the next manager once Lisa retires/dies.  He'll split his time between the two businesses and in his spare time (when will that be?) he'll have to take up pottery to keep the gallery stocked with those items.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/28/20

 Jonathan and Demi Greaves (see PV 9/25/20) had another stress-free round.  They had enough money to pay everyone's college funds and between Jonathan's income, Demi's promotion, and Kylie's teen job income and scholarships, they were able to raise enough money to send Kylie to private school.  She will be filling the last available slot at Briarwood, which means no one else this round will be able to attend.  However, we will have some students graduating next round, so that's only temporary.

This round Hailey Cox and Evan Dreamer (see PV 9/26/20) joined the many other couples in Pleasantview and got married.  They're still fairly broke, however, which was not improved by Evan's failure to achieve the needed skills for a promotion.  Hunter invited over Cybil Fancey for an outing, which went well for a while, but then they started fighting and now they pretty much hate each other.  Boo.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/27/20

 Tosha Futa (see PV 9/24/20) had the day off, so she spent the day trying (and failing) to recover from the mysterious disease.  Her son Blake also stayed home from school, dropping his average down to a C.  I guess he's decided to start his delinquency early.

Naomi Landgraab (see PV 9/25/20) ran her business and then later in the evening she gave birth to a daughter who, as previously mentioned, she had decided to give up.  Holly and Mallory made quite the opposite decision and adopted another child, who will arrive next round.  Both the pets grew up and Holly traded them in for new ones.  Mallory did not get promoted and didn't have time to work on her degree with everything that was going on.  Maybe next round will be a little calmer.

In a surprise twist, Solveig Bachman and Ratna Platz (see PV 9/25/20) got hitched.  I didn't think this would ever happen, but the new rule set seems to be encouraging more weddings.  In any event, it was a small affair, as Ratna has no family.  Solveig invited her other two children and a couple of people came home from work with them and stayed for the party.  In other news, Todd got promoted and had an outing with a friend.

Lakshmi Broke (see PV 9/25/20) had a lot going on this round, despite having the day off.  She spent most of the day carrying toddlers up and down the stairs to feed/change/put them to bed.  In between toddler care, she had to feed all the animals and bathe the dogs, plus invite Tyler over for college money.  In addition, everyone in this household grew up this round.  Ricky became a teen (LTW: 20 Lovers) and the twins became children.  Lakshmi herself became an elder.  She was so busy she never had time for the outing she was supposed to have, but luckily next round should be a lot calmer with no more toddlers and the fact that Lakshmi will be taking vacation time for the foreseeable future, so maybe we'll be able to squeeze it in.  With Austin's recent death, there's not husband #4 on the horizon, so she may be flying solo for a while.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/26/20

 The commune (see PV 9/23/20) continued the trend from last round and the residents worked on some different activities.  Lynn was especially interested in pottery and sewing.  A few walkbys showed up and hung out for a bit.  Julien and Chelsea are not getting along after Chelsea saw Julien and Lynn kissing.  I thought it would be over at 6 pm, but much to my surprise, Chelsea made it through another day.  She's now 78 and it's looking like she and Julien might both die next round, even though he's 10 days younger.  But there will be another day of slaps and attacks to get through.

Lisa and Shawn Wong (see PV 9/23/20) both had the day off, so Lisa spent her time doing household chores and financial consulting.  Shawn had the want to adopt another puppy, so they did.  He immediately rolled the want for another, but I decided he could wait until these two grow up and breed them.

River Todd (see PV 9/23/20) had another day off.  He'll take his last vacation day next round and begin looking for a job in Criminal.  Meadow worked, but has still not got those logic points she needs, so no promotion.  In other news, the couple surprised me by deciding to have another baby (odds are stacked against River ever purposely choosing to have a baby).  Stone will be a teen by the time the baby's born, so hopefully he'll be a big help to his mom, especially if his dad gets that Criminal job.

Sasha Dreamer (see PV 9/24/20) actually had a lovely day.  The guys worked (both got promoted), while Donna slept and Sasha took care of April.  Orlando topped his career, which means he can now switch to his LTW career of Law Enforcement.  However, he doesn't have a high school diploma, so he'll need to earn his GED before he can take the new job.  In the evening, April grew into a toddler and Sasha is hanging in there at 78 days.  Next round may be her last.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/25/20

 There wasn't much happening at the Dreamer/Alpha residence (see PV 9/22/20).  Drake is retired and spent his day hanging out with his youngest son Jake and his nephew AJ, doing a little gardening, and taking care of the dogs.  Bethany had the day off (she'll be retiring next round) and spent most of her time napping and eating.  Rhonda went to work in the evening and scored a promotion.  She was supposed to have an outing with her friend Chris, but since Chris is a vampire and Rhonda had to work at night, she settled for a phone call when she got home.

The Lotharios (see PV 9/22/20) had another uneventful round.  I decided to have Randy call and check in on the business, since it seems to earn more money that way than when he runs it himself.  Alvin stayed home from school and had a subpar outing with a friend.  Just before the round ended, their dog Rita gave birth to a single puppy called Rosie.

You may recall that Zack Tellerman's (see PV 9/22/20) son died since we last visited.  Maybe that's the reason that he decided to move in one of his lady loves, Tamara Fuchs.  Perhaps he's thinking about all the time he missed out on with Austin when he and Ella split and hoping not to make the same mistake with Joy (his daughter with Tamara), who will be a teen next round.  In any event, moving Tamara and Joy in also means moving in Tamara's other three children and her dog.  There wasn't quite enough room, so I had Zack give his new puppy to his sister Katie.  He hadn't really had time to bond with her yet and Katie has plenty of room, so it seemed like a good plan.  I don't know how well this arrangement will work out.  I mean, Zack has never been the faithful type and Tamara is trying to Woohoo 20 Sims, so it's kind of a recipe for disaster, but I kind of love the drama so we're going with it.  Jenna went date hunting but struck out and had to hurry home before sunrise.  This lot just became a lot more chaotic and probably a lot more fun to play.

Until tomorrow, Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/24/20

 Lisa and Tessa Ramirez (see PV 9/21/20) had a routine day.  Lisa went to work at the bookstore and Tessa ran the furniture store.  She got a bad review for some reason; the store was fully stocked and clean at the time, so I don't get it.  Other than that, it was a pretty tame round for these ladies.

Brad Dreamer (see PV 9/21/20) got a promotion at work, finished his masters degree, and earned the skill point needed for his next promotion.  Marvin Gieke is still one friend short of getting promoted and his wife Vyn had the day off.  The couple also discovered, much to their surprise, that they're expecting another baby (or two?), which means they definitely will be moving out at the end of next round.

Wyatt Picaso (see PV 9/21/20) had the day off and spent most of it skilling, though he did take some time to invite over his friend Kirby.  Noelle is still on maternity leave (their child is due next round), so she spent the day with her son and the evening with her friend Lucy before heading off to be early.

That's it for today.  Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/23/20

 Tamara Fuchs (see PV 9/20/20) took the day off to stay with Tabitha, while all the other kids went to school.  When the teens returned home, she immediately took off to have an outing with a friend.  While she was there she set her sights on Damion Pearson, though she wasn't able to seal the deal before he had to leave.  Back at home, she went to bed while the kids took care of everything else.  You know, the usual.  Teddy invited a friend, Zaira Jeffress, over which went pretty well.  Parker isn't close enough to anyone to invite them over, so he settled for a phone chat with a girl he knows from school.  In the early morning hours, they finally got around to celebrating Tabitha's child birthday.

Lynn Tinker (see PV 9/20/20) took the day off from her job to run the appliance store she inherited from Stephen.  She had a pretty tough day keeping up with the number of customers for a level 6 business without the benefit of any badges.  She came home exhausted and was happy the nanny was there to care for the children.  Later on the twins grew into toddlers.  I was initially thinking Lynn would hire someone to manage the store so she could continue working her job, but I think, since she's still at the first level and she'll be an elder next round, that I'll just have her spend all her vacation days and then quit to focus solely on the business.  At the end of the round I moved Lynn and her kids out of their tiny apartment and into the house recently vacated by Brittany Korman.  It has four bedrooms and two baths, so it should be more than enough room for three sims and two cats.  She may have to scrimp a little on the other furnishings since the house is completely empty, but in time it'll be quite nice I think.

Toby Bruenig moved into his new place at Pleasant Vista Apartments this round.  He furnished the apartment sparingly so he could afford the tuition for his masters degree.  Since he didn't have to work, he spent his day getting started on his coursework.  He also took some time for skilling; he doesn't need anything for his job, but his LTW is to max all skills.  He got to bed pretty late and had to get up very early for work, so I doubt he'll be bringing home a promotion.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/22/20

 The Giekes (see PV 9/19/20) had a lot going on this round.  Eugene and Agnes both got promotions at work.  All three dogs also got promoted; Chica reached the top, bringing Oliver's total to two, and he switched her to a different job.  Phyllis had lame outing with friends (I'd been hoping she'd meet a guy, but no luck).  I sent Myrtle out to snag a new lover, but she got stuck in the photo booth while out and I had to exit without saving, so that was a total bust.  Edgar got all his toddler skills except potty training and Audrey became a toddler.  No one decided to get married or have any more children.

The Brutys (see PV 9/19/20) were fairly chaotic.  Jonah skipped school, bringing his grade down to a C.  Lee went to work, but Paige was home to greet the social worker and welcome their baby girl home.  They named her Bryn.  Lee got a bad chance card which resulted in a demotion, but at least he brought a friend home from work, so that was something.  Nicole wanted the dog to get a job in Showbiz and spent time working on skills with him.  Shay didn't have anything going on apart from school and homework; he'll be growing up next round along with baby Bryn.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/21/20

 Everyone in the Todd/Landchild/Butler household (see PV 9/18/20) had the day off again.  Hayden spent the day doing financial consulting and some yard work, while Demi alternated between eating and sleeping.  When Lauren woke up, she invited her witch friend Lakshmi over, but she left almost immediately after being struck by lightning.  In the early morning hours Lauren gave birth to a baby girl who she named Lily.  Demi should deliver next round.

Another uneventful round for Zoe Picaso (see PV 9/18/20).  She was off again and didn't have much on the agenda.  At one point she got a phone call, which I suspect was someone calling about returning her dog, but then Lucy Hanby showed up to shove her for looking at her through the telescope, causing Zoe to hang up the phone prematurely.  Seems unwise on Lucy's part to run across town in the burning sunlight to complain about Zoe looking at what?  The outside of Lucy's coffin?

The Dreamer clan (see PV 9/18/20) made significantly more progress this round.  The cat, Pansy, worked and brought in a little cash, as did Caryl and Ethan, who both got promotions.  Myra sold the cat that grew up, interestingly to her ex-husband Evan.  All that added up to enough money to get Fir back for use in Ethan's LTW of getting pets to top their careers.  They're pretty broke again after that, but hopefully they'll keep moving forward.  Next round Taylor will grow up and the one after Myra's final two puppies will reach adulthood, making her the first sim in Pleasantview to ever complete the LTW to raise 20 puppies/kittens.

Russ Bear (see PV 9/18/20) slept in.  Luckily Robin did too.  When they finally rolled out of bed, they spent the day working on toddler skills until nightfall.  Russ put Robin to bed then called in the nanny before stargazing.  He got abducted almost immediately, but he's too old to get pregnant, so was returned home with nothing to show for his trouble.  He didn't even earn any money from discovering stars or planets.  Better luck next round Russ.  

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/20/20

 Kenny Ottomas (see PV 9/16/20) and long-time love interest Ella Ottomas decided to move in together.  They've been avoiding it for a long time, but I guess now that Ella's son died she's thinking about how short life really is (for her at least, Kenny's got eternity) and she doesn't want to waste the time she has left.  I'm just hoping she makes this household a little more fun to play.

Buffy Summers (see PV 9/17/20) was grounded this round after losing a fight last time.  She spent the day gardening and recuperating.  The night was quiet as well; no vamps showed up.

Caryl Tellerman and Scott Landgraab (see PV 9/17/20) got married this round, right before Scott gave birth to an alien son, who they named Dustin.  They converted the closet of Billy's room into a small nursery for the baby; when he gets older they can share.  If they decide to have too many more children, however, they may have to move to a bigger place.  It might work out ok though, because I could move Scott's sister Naomi here.  It'd be a nice little starter house for her.

Alyssa Picaso (see PV 9/17/20) did indeed get her final promotion this round.  Her new LTW is to have 50 dream dates, which means she'll continue working in Culinary until retirement age.  I'm not sure how hard I'll really work on the date thing - it's just so annoying.  Chase spent the day teaching toddler skills to Troy; he now knows how to walk and talk and is not far off on potty training.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/19/20

 Orphanage Unit One (see PV 9/16/20) still has six kids.

Anthony Tellerman maintained his A average.  He will graduate next round at which point I will determine where he goes from here.  If he has enough scholarship money to go to college and still wants to go (he doesn't need a degree to be an Athlete), then I'll let him go.  Otherwise, he'll be off to the homeless shelter.

Dale Futa's average climbed to a B and he earned $45 at his job.  He'll also be graduating next round.  His LTW is Law Enforcement, which doesn't require a degree, so he'll be in the same boat as Anthony.

Maya Tellerman decided to skip school and her average dropped to a D- because of it.

Mari Alpha maintained her A- and grew into a teen.  She rolled the LTW for Athletic and also wants a job, which she'll look for next round.

Olivia Landgraab maintained her A- and grew into a teen.  She rolled the 20 Pet Best Friends LTW, so her future is a bit up in the air at the moment.  She may get matched with a career or she may end up in the commune.  We'll just have to wait and see how she develops.

Kyra Broke maintained her B-.  She will become a teen in two days.

Caregiver Michelle is still crushing on Derek, but has not taken the next step yet.

Orphanage Unit Two (see PV 9/16/20) still has two kids.

Jeremy Landgraab has still not attended school yet, so he maintains a C average.  He'll become a teen in five days.

Beck Tellerman will be a child in two days.

Caregiver Merlin continues to follow the path of professionalism.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/18/20

 Kirby Bruty and Gladys Yates (see PV 9/15/20) got married this round on the eve of Kirby joining Gladys in elderhood.  Professionally, this round was less successful for Gladys; she got demoted because of a chance card, then had to go back to work where she got promoted.  So she worked two shifts in order to wind up where she started.  Dale got promoted though, so it wasn't a total bust for everyone.  In addition to marriage, Kirby and Gladys made the decision to adopt a child as well.  He/she will arrive next round.  I remodeled the master bedroom so I could squeeze in a tiny new bedroom.  This will be for the new child or Joshua, depending upon gender.

Erik and Tina Swain (see PV 9/15/20) got straight to work on their second child this round.  I guess the house is feeling a bit empty without Katrina.  Erik unfortunately got demoted at work.  Tina got the points needed for her next promotion, so hopefully that'll happen next round.

Amar and Melanie Kim (see PV 9/16/20) had an uneventful round.  Melanie got promoted; Amar did not, but he finally got that creativity point, so he might get promoted next round.

Joe and Sharlene Graham (see PV 9/16/20) welcomed Claire back into their home after her release from prison.  Claire seems to be determined to turn over a new leaf.  She can't take a job in Journalism without a degree and she doesn't even have a high school diploma.  Unfortunately there isn't enough money right now to pay for online classes, so Claire took a job in Culinary.  Both of the younger children grew up, Jessica into a child and Randall into a toddler.  Joe and Sharlene went straight to bed after the birthday celebration, while Claire stayed up all night cleaning up the house and taking care of Randall.  It looks like she really wants to make amends for her past mistakes.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/17/20

 Only one update today because it was a long day in the Kim household (see PV 9/15/20).  It was Monday so both Justin's and Alon's businesses had to be run.  The roller rink went smoothly for Justin, but Alon had some problems at the pet store.  The store is actually at level 10, which is great for Alon's LTW, however the current manager has become playable recently and will want to switch jobs in the near future.  Consequently, Alon will need a new manager so that he doesn't have to run the store every day.  He had hired someone a few rounds ago and was training him up to become the new manager, only this round the guy decided to quit, so Alon will either have to try to get him back next round or hire someone else.  Alon will have another business to run next round as well, because he purchased a toy store in Bluewater.  On the personal front, after much deliberation, Justin decided to move one of his lovers in.  Brittany Korman and her daughter Jeannette moved in immediately and Justin converted the unused nursery into a bedroom for the little girl.  Brittany reached the top of Oceanography and then grew into an elder.  Her new LTW is to have 20 best friends, so she'll be taking vacation days until retirement age.  Charlene worked, but was short a logic point, so no promotion.  Several of the dogs got promotions though, thanks to Marcel's tireless training.  Speaking of Marcel, he was thrilled to have a new child living in the household, and they became friends very quickly.  If Justin and Brittany decide to get married, they'll be stepsiblings.  Cool!

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/16/20

 Nathan Dreamer (see PV 9/14/20) survived another round!  I love the guy and will be sad to see him go, but I don't have to say goodbye just yet.  Nathan's daughter Alexis and her long-term boyfriend Alvin decided to tie the knot this round.  They invited as many relatives as they could to witness the event.  Nathan was thrilled to spend time with his kids and grandkids.  Sadly the family dog died not long after the ceremony, which kind of put a damper on things.  At least Nathan didn't die as well.

There was much less activity in the Bruty household (see PV 9/14/20) this round.  Thomas had the day off from work and spent it with Eve, Ivy, and Camille.  Noel worked, but didn't get promotion due to lack of friends.  Camille did find a job in Slacker after midnight, so she'll be set to start next round.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/15/20

 I only have one update today because it took so long to figure out how to make things work and then to actually play them.  Armando Ottomas (see PV 9/14/20), as you may recall, is a vampire with four children, but only one lives with him (one he doesn't know about, one lives with his mother, and one is at boarding school).  That changed this round when Armando and Nadine Kim decided to move in together.  I spent quite a while weighing the pros and cons involved with either him moving into her penthouse apartment or her moving here to his house.  Ultimately the decision was made that Nadine and her children would move here, which necessitated remodeling to the house.  Nadine has four children herself, three with her ex-husband and one with Armando, though only three live with her (her oldest daughter is at boarding school).  If you kept up with all that, you'll find there are now four children living here with Armando and Nadine - their son Anton, two of Nadine's daughters (Steffi and Monika), and Armando's daughter (Joanne).  You may recall that Armando wanted to send Joanne to boarding school, but couldn't afford to do so last round.  He still does and still can't due to the amount of money spent to remodel the house.  Maybe at some point in the future.  Anton and Steffi both grew into teens this round as well, rolling LTWs of Journalism and 50 First Dates, respectively.  (If you're wondering how Nadine has two children the same age who are not twins, it's because Steffi is adopted.)  This relationship has been on again/off again for so long, I wasn't sure if they'd ever actually decide to make any sort of commitment, but at long last these two are ready to settle down.

Pleasantview 11/14/20

 Today we'll visit Aiden Broke (see PV 9/13/20).  Aiden hung out with his brother Dylan and their cousin AJ's cafe for a while, before returning home to invite his kids over.  He also decided to adopt a kitten to keep Ariel company.  He met a walkby that he really hit it off with and the guy gave his number to a friend, so he may be hearing from her soon.  Even though he's rekindled his relationship with Lucy, he decided not to try living together again.  Cara didn't have much going on.  She worked and then hung out with her sister Caryl for a while before going off to bed.

Lucy Hanby (see PV 9/13/20) had an impromptu outing at the music hobby lot with a group of friends, followed by a visit from her best friend, Cynthia Picaso.  It might seem odd that a vampire and a plant sim are best friends, considering they can only get together at night, but they make it work somehow.  Lucy's almost done using up her vacation days, after which she'll be officially retiring.

Lila Ottomas (see PV 9/13/20) spent her day as usual.  She slept all day, had an outing with a friend, and worked on her latest car.  Gavin spent time with his son, had lunch with his friend Geoffrey Ottomas, did some things around the house and in the early morning hours headed out to his farmer's market.  I was so happy when his oranges trees finally produced oranges.  Gavin has had this greenhouse/market for a very long time, yet this is the first time he's had any fresh produce to sell.  Apparently it takes a loooonnnng time for plants/trees to mature when on a community lot, but finally he's able to really stock what I've been wanting since the beginning.  I had him keep the regular grocery bins as well, but added new shelving to display the harvestable items.  Exciting!

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/13/20

 Heather Broke (see PV 9/12/20) had yet another day off this round.  She'll get back to work next round thankfully.  You may recall that her boyfriend Evan split from his wife and moved in with her, so this was their first round together as an actual couple.  No talk of marriage yet, but it's early days.  I'm a little concerned that when Heather's daughter, Lexie, was over I learned that Evan has three bolts for her.  That could get awkward in the future.  Hobart and Charlotte did their usual routine, he wrote a restaurant guide while she was sleeping, they had a date after dinner, then she worked on her degree while he slept.

Up next, the Landgraab/Grundstrom household (see PV 9/12/20), where there was a lot going on as usual.  First off, I should note that Shane was unable to move in as planned because there wasn't room in the household, so I moved him to the shelter temporarily.  That will get resolved next round, since Ray and Violet both rolled wants to attend private school, and they could actually afford to send them.  It makes sense for Violet, who is planning a career in Science, but I think Ray's motivation is more about being near Kimberli Cox, who he's crushing on, than preparing for his demanding job in the Entertainment field.  So that means Shane will only need to spend one round at the shelter and then he'll be back home with his family.  In other news, Stephen and Tess made the decision to get married after all these years.  Maybe it's because Stephen is finally realizing that their love is not forever now that Tess is a elder or maybe Tess wants to make sure Stephen gets that life insurance payment after she dies so she'll know her family is taken care of.  Whatever the reason, Tess has at long last officially become Mrs. Landgraab.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/12/20

 In Briarwood girls' dorm B (see PV 9/11/20) we have five girls: Caryl Broke, Kimberli Cox, Tina Traveller, Madison Kim, and new student Katrina Swain.  The girls were all pretty studious this round, gaining several skill points each.  Kim and Tina both worked as well.  Katrina is much younger than the other girls, so she's having some of the same issues as Steven.  Next round three of the girls here (Caryl, Kim, and Tina) will be graduating, freeing up a lot of space for new students.

Next we move to the prison (see PV 9/11/20), where we have three inmates: Mason Tellerman, Rosemary Bruty, and Claire Ottomas.  (Shane Grundstrom was paroled last round and will be played in the regular 'hood this round.)  Mason has now served 6 days of his 18 day sentence; he'll be up for parole after 12 days.  Rosemary has the same sentence, but has only served 3 days so far.  Claire finished her sentence this round and was released.  I'll be sending her to college to drop out and grow up, then she'll be moving back home with her mom and stepfather.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/11/20

 Today we're continuing with Briarwood and visiting boys' dorm A (see PV 9/10/20), where we have five boys: Jay Broke, Aaron GilsCarbo, Leo and Max Deppiesse, and Julian Delarosa.  Some of the boys (Aaron, Jay, and Max) decided to take the day off from class, resulting in them losing a grade, but they did get a jump on skilling for the day.  The twins were the only ones scheduled for work and since they've both reached the top of their teen job, they could not get promoted.  Next round Jay will be graduating.

In boys' dorm B (see PV 9/11/20) we are still maxed out with: Simon and Teddy Korman, Jake Alpha, Glen Gray, Richard Ottomas, and Steven Ottomas.  Glen was the only one to skip class this round, but he did go to work later and earn a promotion.  Richard also got promoted.  No one else worked.  All the boys spent time skilling, both required and autonomous.  Simon will graduate next round.

Tomorrow we'll visit the final dorm at Briarwood and then we're off to the base 'hood.  Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/10/20

 Today we'll visit Casteroff Dorm (see PV 9/9/20), where Dawn Grundstrom and Darius Goss continue to lead separate lives.  They both maintained their 4.0.  Darius finished his junior year.  They both had dates with their significant others, though Darius' went a little more smoothly.  Dawn spent a lot of time going upstairs while her date was coming downstairs, etc.  Neither spent much time talking to anyone else in the dorm, though Dawn must have shared a meal or something with one of the dormie girls, because I noticed she's about a third of the way to friendship with her.  Otherwise it was all skilling and term papers for these two Knowledge sims.

The final dorm in ALT is Mille House (see PV 9/9/20).  There are still just two students here: Savannah Broke and Blake Tellerman.  They both continued to maintain 4.0 GPAs, though it's a bit easier for Blake because he has more skills than Savannah and can jump right into term papers and such.  Like Dawn and Darius, they really don't spend much time socializing with each other or their other dormmates.  They're studious and keep to themselves and their own circle of friends.

Moving on to Briarwood Prep girls' dorm A (see PV 9/10/20), where we still have five girls: Clarissa and Cybil Fancey, Noelle Tellerman, Amy Broke, and Daphne Dreamer.  Everyone went to class except Daphne, who stayed home sick (in fact, they're all sick).  She did some skilling while they were away and then went to her job, where a bad chance card got her fired.  She was able to get a new job later on.  No one else had to work today, so they spent their time skilling, socializing, and resting up from their illnesses.  The Fancey twins are set to graduate next round.  Neither needs a college degree and so far Clarissa hasn't expressed any interest in higher education, though Cybil consistently rolls the want to attend Uni, so she may decide to go.

More Briarwood tomorrow.  Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/9/20

 Moving on to the Romara Dorm (see PV 9/8/20), we have two students: Lauren Greaves and Jason Broke.  Lauren is a first term sophomore this round and she continued her academic excellence by earning an A+ and maintaining her 4.0 GPA.  She also had a date with her boyfriend Andrew Dreamer, but it didn't go especially well given that she spent most of the date fighting with Lauren Goth.  Andrew was mad and lectured her on her behavior which led to them no longer showing a friend relationship, though she is still in love with him.  Jason is a brand new freshman this term and while he also earned a 4.0, he couldn't even get a date because all the girls he knows are still teens.  He tried asking a dormie out, but she turned him down flat.  Better luck next round guys.

Up next we have Lam Plaza Dorm (see PV 9/8/20), where there are three students residing: Lucas Broke, Gabriella Hamilton, and Jason Fancey.  Lucas had already graduated and was just running out his 9th semester before moving back home.  He earned a few skills and continued to pursue a relationship with Gabi.  He'll be moving back into his mansion and kicking his brother and company out.  Gabi kept her GPA at 4.0, and wants to get engaged to Lucas, however a random interaction with Jason has her crushing on him as well.  Not sure if she's just nervous about Lucas moving back home or what, but it's not likely that any relationship that develops between her and Jason will actually last given the circumstances.  Jason also maintained a 4.0 and decided to go Greek.  He joined NFC and moved to the frat house at the end of the semester when he became a sophomore.  He has the want to fall in love with Gabi, but she'd just be 2 out of 20 for him, so he's definitely not serious about her.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/8/20

 Today we're catching up with NFC Frat (see PV 9/7/20), where we still have Andrew Dreamer and Jess Creelman in residence.  Andrew scored an A+, maintaining his 4.0 GPA.  Apart from that, nothing too exciting.  He'll be finishing his junior year next round.  Jess also scored an A+, bringing his GPA up to 3.7. He'll finish his sophomore year next round.  Both are racking up a large amount of student loan debt, though Jess' is much higher due to not having any parents to help out.

Short one today.  Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/7/20

 Moving on to ALT, the first household is the Chancellor's Hacienda (see PV 9/7/20), where Sarah Goth graduated last round.  She spent this round painting to earn money for upgrades to the house.  She made a few structural changes before leaving, but didn't add any significant furnishings.  She'll be moving back into the main Goth house after 6 pm since she's already been played this round, and we'll finally be ready to get the next generation of Goths going.

Next up are the Tri-Annyas (see PV 9/7/20), where Sydney Greaves and Alyssa Larson both graduated Summa Cum Laude with perfect 4.0 GPAs.  They both struggled with sickness this round (Alyssa moreso because of her daytime class), but they both made it through.  Sydney managed to convince a dormie to pledge, so hopefully she'll finish her pledge period next round and be ready to move in as Sydney and Alyssa prepare to leave campus.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/6/20

 At Canyon Commons (see PV 9/6/20), we only have two students remaining: Sydney Jacquet and Ray Picaso.  Sydney still managed to maintain her 4.0 GPA despite losing her brother Austin, who she was very close to.  She spent a lot of time crying over her brother's death, but somehow managed to soldier on.  Ray continued on his B student path, earning a B+ this term and bringing his GPA to 3.5.  Now that he's officially a sophomore, he'll be moving to the OHV frat house.

Over at Oasis Dorm (see PV 9/6/20), Claire Carr and her girlfriend Mackenzie made things official, but decided against moving in together just yet.  Claire spent the entire round being very sick with the mysterious disease, yet still earned a B and bumped her GPA up just slightly to 3.0.

Finally we have Desert Dorm (see PV 9/7/20), where there are currently three students: Cord Tinker, his twin Octavius Tinker, and new student Ericka Tellerman.  As you may recall, the twins' father, Stephen, died last round, leaving $10,000 in insurance money for each of them.  That, in addition to their college fund money, and grant money, put them firmly in the black going into their senior years next round.  New student, Ericka, is just starting her college experience.  She's doing very well, snagging a 4.0 GPA right off the bat.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/5/20

 Today we'll visit Tri-Fruhm Sorority for the first time.  There are two members here: Claire Dreamer and Katy LeTourneau.  Claire just joined the sorority recently, allowing it to be played now.  This term Claire is a first term sophomore.  She didn't spend much time on her studies, ending up with a C for the semester and bringing her 4.0 GPA down to 3.4.  I guess she's too busy juggling two boyfriends to worry about school.  Next term she'll be finishing her sophomore year.  Katy, as the former placeholder, is a first term freshman this round.  As you may recall, I don't normally allow freshman to live in Greek houses, but I make exceptions for the placeholders.  Katy is a bio major, with the intent to pursue a career in Law Enforcement.  She earned an A+ this term and therefore has a 4.0.  She's dating Tyler Tellerman from Oresha-Hoh-Var.

Speaking of Oresha-Hoh-Var (see PV 9/5/20), they're next.  The frat welcomed a new member, so now they're up to three: Austin Jacquet, Tyler Tellerman, and Brian Ryan.  Austin and Tyler are both first term seniors, while Brian is a first term sophomore.  There wasn't much terribly exciting going on until a few hours before final exams.  All three guys had class at the same time, so as I was fast forwarding I noticed that Brian went to class, but the other two did not.  I slowed down to check why Tyler wasn't going; he was in a good mood, so I assumed it was a routing issue, however by that time it had flipped over to "5 hours until final exam".  I saw that Austin was in a bad mood and decided to check what was going on with him, however just as I was clicking on him, his portrait disappeared.  I found him just in time to witness his death from some type of sickness (it could have been either mysterious disease or food poisoning).  So I guess that's the end of Austin's story.  I'm pretty sad about it because he was a very interesting sim.  I was looking forward to seeing if he'd become Tyler's stepfather.  RIP Austin, you will be missed.  As for the other guys, Tyler earned a B and Brian a C+, bringing their GPAs to 3.5 and 3.0, respectively.  Tyler will graduate next round and Brian will finish his sophomore year.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/4/20

 Over at Pinenut Plaza (see 9/4/20) there is only one student now: Blaze Broke.  Blaze is not a stellar student, only earning a C+ this semester, but he's hanging in there.  Next round, he'll be finishing his junior year.  Apart from school, Blaze had a date with Evelyn Deppiesse which went well, but I don't see the relationship going anywhere, given that she's living with someone already.

Moving on to LFT and 134 Aridestra Dr. (see PV 9/5/20), Marion Mendoza spent her final semester working as a bartender, earning just over $1500 which she will take with her as she moves in with fiance Frances Worthington.  She'll also be bringing over $10,000 in student loan debt, but with a LTW for Slacker, she should be able to get promoted through the ranks very quickly so that'll help.  I'm just happy for these two to finally start their lives.  It feels like they've been doing the long distance thing forever.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/3/20

 Today we're visiting Landgraab House (see PV 9/4/20) just briefly because the two residents there (Isabelle Greaves and David Ottomas) unexpectedly decided to move in together this round.  Normally I would go ahead and play them where they are and then move them in the following round, but since Isabelle was set to graduate this round and would be unable to move after graduating, I decided to go ahead and move them right away.  They moved to 80 Crumplebottom Drive, which is a pretty big house for two people, but it feels like what David would want, given his penchant for romance.  Speaking of David's LTW, he did manage to add another notch to his bedpost with Jenna Tellerman, who was in his group outing.  Isabelle is still blissfully unaware of David's activities, or maybe she's not given she's still circling her ex as well.  In any event, Isabelle graduated this round with a 3.4 GPA; she'll spend next round working to save money for an apartment.  She doesn't need a masters degree for Athletics.  David was a first term junior this round, so he'll finish junior year next round and then still have several more terms to go before he leaves SSU.  Whether he and Isabelle remain together once she leaves is very much up in the air at the moment.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/2/20 Latte Legacy (+ Round 3)

 I don't have a huge update for the Lattes (see PV 9/2/20) because they didn't have anything terribly exciting going on.  Crystal became an elder and Noah graduated from high school and moved out to live with older brother Calvin.  Joy worked a short shift at the cafe and I painted the living room.  Joy and Peter's baby will arrive next round I think.

And now, on to Round 3!

First up, we're visiting SSU and Urele-Oresha-Cham (see PV 9/3/20).  Current residents are Ross Grundstrom and Jordan Hanby.

Ross had a pretty good round.  He had some good outings with friends/family, did his term paper which earned him an A+ for the semester, and completed the first half of his junior year.  I am a little disappointed that he doesn't seem particularly interested in befriending Jordan.  He's very selective I suppose.

Jordan is new to fraternity life, but so far the only difference between living in the frat house and living in the dorms, is that it's messier here and there are fewer sims to talk to.  To be fair, he didn't try to talk to Ross either, so I don't know if they'll ever become friends.  Jordan was less studious, finishing the first semester of his sophomore year with a B+, which is still perfectly respectable.

That's it for today.  Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 11/1/20 (+Alpha Legacy)

 Sage Dreamer (see PV 8/31/20) didn't have a lot going on this round.  She got a promotion at work and did some subsequent skilling, but didn't have any outings.

Charles Grundstrom (see PV 8/31/20) got promoted at work, while his girlfriend Chloe took a vacation day to care for the baby.  Next round, they'll both have to work and will have to call in the dreaded nanny.  She's so annoying with babies, just feeding them constantly and leaving bottles everywhere, but what else can they do?

Alan Korman (see PV 8/31/20) had a great round.  He got a promotion at work and then went on a date with townie Edith Gast.  The date ended as a dream date, which put Alan in a great mood for skilling and finishing that masterpiece he's been working on.

For the Alphas (see PV 9/1/20) it was Sunday, so they continued crafting and restocking in preparation for the business opening next round.  It was also oldest child (and heir) Danica's teen birthday.  She rolled Pleasure/Family and will be assigned to flower making.  She'll need to be on the lookout for a townie with a "D" name to marry.  In other news, the puppy Coral grew into an adult dog and was able to try for puppies with Chance.  The puppies will arrive Wednesday morning by my calculations.  I really hope they look like their mother and not their freakishly ugly father.  I'm so sick of looking at these hideous dogs.

Happy Simming!