Pleasantview 1/31/21

 Solveig Platz (see PV 11/27/20) took vacation time and worked on skilling for her new LTW, while Ratna and Todd worked.  Todd came home with a promotion and celebrated with some friends before locking down that logic point he needed.

Lakshmi Broke (see PV 11/27/20) got that outing done this round, while the kids were all at school.  Calvin Latte was one of the sims invited over for the outing and I think Lakshmi has her sights set on him.  They have two bolts and she spent most of her time hanging out with him.  He is A LOT younger than her, but that's the way she likes them, lol.  The kids didn't have much going on, but I did decide that Ricky will be going into the Slacker career, so that he can have more time for romance.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 1/30/21

 Tosha Futa (see PV 11/27/20) got a promotion at work and then had a date with on again/off again boyfriend Victor Bruenig (a townie vampire).  I thought she might be ready to make some sort of commitment, but no dice.  I guess she's still hung up on River Todd.  Blake skipped school again, bringing his average down to D+.  He called up Clarissa Fancey for a date, but she wasn't interested, so they just chatted awkwardly for a while.

The Andersens (see PV 11/27/20) welcomed a new daughter into their family.  Her name is Jill and she's a child.  Mallory had to work, but Holly spent the day getting Jill settled and taking care of Hope.  Mallory came home with a promotion, went out with some friends, and finished her masters.  It was quite a productive day for her.  Naomi ran her business, where she met a few new people, but nothing major happened with her.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 1/29/21

 The Wongs (see PV 11/26/20) had an uneventful round.  Shawn had the day off and Lisa took her final vacation day before switching to her new career of Architecture, which was the very first job to appear on the computer, so that was lucky.  Apart from that, it was mostly Lisa wandering around all day, while Shawn slept and vice versa.

River Todd (see PV 11/26/20) took his final vacation day this round, however he was unable to find a job in Criminal, so he'll keep working as an Athlete until that comes up.  Meadow had her first pop after work, so she'll have a couple days off during which she'll (hopefully) earn that logic point she needs.  Stone grew into a teen and rolled the LTW of "20 Simultaneous Lovers".  He matched with a few different career paths, but I ultimately chose Natural Science because it makes sense with his mother being a Scientist.

Sasha Dreamer (see PV 11/26/20) mourned the loss of her twin sister Chelsea, but she did not join her.  Looks like Sasha will be one of those rare sims to reach 80.  Quentin had the day off, which he spent hanging out with friends and skilling.  Orlando had a tough day at work and nearly died getting the mail upon his return home, but I pulled his bacon out of the fire and he recovered.  Later on he did some more work on his GED.  Donna also had the day off and, shortly before dawn, she gave birth to another baby girl named Diana.  I'm so happy that Sasha lived long enough to meet her second grandchild.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 1/28/21

 Zack Tellerman's household (see PV 11/25/20) was chaotic as expected.  Zack was out of vacation time, so he worked one last shift.  He'll have next round off and then he'll be retiring.  Tamara also had work, but she still needs several skills before she can get a promotion.  She did bring a friend home from work, and I tried to have her romance him while Zack was sleeping, but she didn't manage to seal the deal before he woke up and then her "friend" left.  Jenna nearly killed herself by getting up during the day and hiking down several flights of stairs to eat some old cereal, when there's a perfectly good kitchen in her apartment.  I managed to save her, but had to spend a good bit of time in the evening getting her needs back up, so she didn't have time to go on the outing she was scheduled for.  I'll try to work it in next round.  All the kids except Teddy went to school (he dropped to a B-) and did their homework.  Parker went to his job.  They didn't have anything really going on.

Over at the commune (see PV 11/26/20), we did indeed have two deaths: Chelsea Dreamer and Julien Cooke.  Chelsea was 79 and Julien 69.  I decided to leave tombstones where they lie in the commune (provided they don't block anything) and it turned out that both Chelsea and Julien were standing right behind the bath house when they died.  Chelsea's tombstone, however, appeared inside the bath house and somehow glitched things up so that the game thinks there's something in the square just inside the room, making it impossible for anyone to get in.  I had to rebuild somewhat and use move_objects to fix the problem.  Thanks Chelsea.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 1/26/21

 Noelle Dennis (see PV 11/24/20) gave birth to a baby boy named Lincoln this round.  Later she went to work and earned a promotion.  It was a good day for her.  Wyatt had the day off, which he spent mostly on the exercise bike because he wanted to max body.

Bethany Alpha (see PV 11/25/20) joined Drake in retirement this round, though it doesn't look like she has much time left to enjoy it.  Maybe a day or two...Drake will definitely outlive her despite being 10 days older.  Rhonda had some friends over after work and then did some stargazing for logic.  At this point, Rhonda's not that far away from elderhood herself.

I had Randy Lothario (see PV 11/25/20) run the boutique this round because, even though he makes more money by checking in, he doesn't earn any stars which is his ultimate goal - to get the business to level 10.  He let his manager have the day off, however, so that he could maximize his profits.  Later on he went out with some friends and had a blast.  Heath and Alvin didn't really have anything going on.  Heath slept all day, then taught Rita to roll over.  Alvin went to school and did some homework.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 1/25/21

 Tessa Ramirez (see PV 11/24/20) had an uneventful day at the furniture store, but things really picked up when she got home.  She had a date with Joel Hanby that ended with a lullaby.  Tessa is a Romance sim and, not only does she have no desire to move in with Joel or make their relationship more permanent, she definitely does not want to raise a child either.  Consequently, she'll be giving the baby up to the orphanage.  Tessa's mom, Lisa, has reached retirement age, but since she works at a sim-owned business, she only has the option to quit.  I'm going to take some time to decide on what she should do, since she doesn't work for the next two days anyway.  Usually I have elders retire at age 65, after which they can take an elder job until age 75, unless there are extenuating circumstances which prompt them to keep working past that age.  However, since Lisa won't be able to collect a pension from this job, I feel like maybe I should let her keep it a while longer?  We'll see.

Brad Dreamer (see PV 11/24/20) got yet another promotion this round.  He's really moving up quickly.  Marvin was not as lucky because he's still short a friend.  In the evening, the twins grew into children, which meant it was time for the Giekes to move to a bigger place.  They ended up moving just a few doors down, into Tamara Fuchs' old place.  It's not the most attractive house, but it has three bedrooms and a large living area, so it'll do for now.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 1/24/21

 The Brutys (see PV 11/22/20) were in for another chaotic round.  Both the twins decided to stay home from school this round.  Nicole could afford the grade hit, but Jonah is down to a D now.  Paige and Lee both came home with promotions and they decided to adopt another baby.  Shay and Bryn both grew up this round, though it took three cakes to get Bryn aged up.  Shay rolled the LTW to top Dance.  Jonah and Nicole also both had dates this round.  They both went really well, resulting in both getting their first kiss and ending their dates in crush.

Toby Bruenig (see PV 11/23/20) did not get promoted, but after a long nap he had a great outing with some friends, which boosted his spirits enough to finish part one of his masters degree.  He had just enough time for a quick breakfast and a shower before his carpool arrived at 3 am.  I think he might just get that promotion this time.  We'll find out next round.

Happy Simming!