Last weekend, one of my Sims died of natural causes. Brandi Broke was 82, and I knew that her impending death was a likelihood.
I had taken the precaution of having her fall in love with someone (Starla the Impossibly Good Witch) and asking them to move in. That way, someone would remain in Brandi’s house to take care of her cats (Bonkers and Allegra). Nevertheless, is anyone ever fully prepared for death?
Brandi wasn’t. As you can see, she’s still in her nightgown.
The saddest part? Immediately after her conversion into an urn on the floor, her cats mourned her death.
Several minutes later, Bonkers continued to think about it. (Allegra was unperturbed, and went off for a nice nap.)
Brandi is survived by Starla, her cats Bonkers and Allegra, and her sons Beau and Dustin. (Her third son, Niblet, disappeared on his birthday. I never did figure out what happened there.)
Goodbye, Brandi. You’re off to the land of endless lobster thermidor, where the toilets never clog, and plates of food never emit a bright green stink fog. You’ll never be chased around your property by bees again.
Brandi looked pretty well-preserved for 82. Perhaps Sim life is easier on the body.
so, okay, first I was like “when they die their pets mourn?! That must be a newer version! Cool!” and then I was like “They can get chased around by bees?”
And then I thought “I want to go to the land of lobster thermidor* and no bees. If there’s also no xmas we have a deal.”
*that means butter, right?
You know, all Brandy’s should have “y”s at the end of their names.
This is really funny. It makes me want to try the Sims again. I played the original version, but it stressed me out because everyone was always hungry and needing to go to work to make money and burning down the kitchen and it was too much like life, you know?
Sims!! I know what I’m doing tonight!!
Also, do you know where I can get an 8″ circular needle? I want to make the fingerless gloves in Last Minute Knitted Gifts but I’ll be damned if I can find a circular that short in a store. I bought some DPN’s but they are a no go.
Lisa E –
I’ve seen extremely-short circs at Seattle Yarn Gallery, on California Ave SW in West Seattle. You might also try online. I’ve found that 16″ is about as short a circ as I can use; the straight sections are almost too short to wield.
Instead of buying new, I recommend for videos and pictorials on using DPNs or two circs — or even magic loop. I learned DPNs from the Knitty tutorial a while back, and knittinghelp.com is a great resource.
(Sorry to hijack, Erika!)