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!