The Sims As Seen By Justis
For those of you who don't read Justis's rants over at Voodoo Time Dot Com, which you really should, I thought I would quote his most recent post about the Sims - Deluxe Edition:
"About two hours into this, I realized I had been suckered. I was sitting at the computer playing a game in which I had to do all the things I hate doing in real life! I was making a little computer person make his bed, take out the trash, water plants, and wash dishes. How is this fun? What is there about this to enjoy? In fact, a full Sim day lasts about 15 minutes of real time. So in two hours, I had already done some eight days worth of housework. In real life, it takes me well over eight days to do eight days worth of housework."
This is some of the funniest blog writing I've read in a while. Especially if imagine a angry suprised tone of voice for the first sentence. :) And the funniest thing is his quote is so very true. Why are people obsessed with playing a game in which you do everyday things.
The one time I played the Sims I started with a four person family. A mother, a father, a son and a daughter. Within the first week the son was sent off to military school and the father was fired from his job because he didn't go to work for several days in a row. The main reason why he couldn't get to work is because the wife had passed out crying on the bathroom floor so he couldn't shower. Eventually the daughter was shipped off to military school as well because of her slipping grades. The husband eventually left his wife and she spent most of her time crying on the floor. Eventually I decided to be merciful on her and told her to take a swim. While she was in the water I removed the pool ladder so that she couldn't get out of the pool leading to her drowning. At that point in the game I was feeling less merciful and more sadistical. What a great game. I might have to reload it on to the computer sometime this weekend :)
Friday Five - October 11th, 2002
So I was going to post this relatively long diatribe on how I easily become attached to people and such but it doesn't sound right. At least not at this moment. So I leave you with a generic conformist Friday Five.
1. If you could only choose 1 cd to ever listen to again, what would it be?
For anyone who knows me and knows that I have around 600 CDs (not counting the burned CDs) they would know I love music so this is a difficult question. If I could I would make a mixed CD with all my favorite songs on. That would be difficult in itself. If I couldn't take a mixed CD I would probably have to take "You Were Here" by Sarah Harmer. Though tomorrow I might have a new favorite. I don't really know. I've been listening to "Blazing Arrow" by Blackalicious and "The Soft Bulletin" by the Flaming Lips a lot recently. Maybe I would make a "best of" from these three albums. Who knows? Next question!!!
2. If you could only choose 2 movies to watch ever again, what would they be?
I would choose Amelie and either Donnie Darko or Ravenous. Though once again this is a really difficult choice for me.
3. If you could only choose 3 books to read ever again, what would they be?
Hmmm. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Towing Jehovah by James Morrow and The Thief of Always by Clive Barker. I realize they are all fantasy books and I don't care. I guess I could have sounded more philosophical if I was to take some books by Neitzche or more like a theologian if I took the bible but really why would I want to? Those books would bore the heck out of me.
4. If you could only choose 4 things to eat or drink ever again, what would they be?
Pizza, chocolate, pot roast and milk. Boring but simple.
5. If you could only choose 5 people to ever be/talk/associate/whatever with ever again, who would they be?
I refuse to answer this question since I wouldn't be able to include everyone I care about and that's just not right.
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