Well done!

I'm all excited and clapping happily!

You see, I've now released the dastardly Never Ending Archway set, and you're all downloading ALL the bits this time! Good for you!

There are still 20 or so of you wondering why your Never-Ending windows (privacy and standard) won't work though. That's because you need ALL the bits of those too!

Shameless Promotion

If any of you have ever downloaded any of my lots, I thank you personally and I really hope you enjoyed them - or at least snorted in that "I could do better!" way!

But if anyone is thinking of thanking ME in return, I'm not really the one to be thanked. You see: I would have stopped making lots a LONG while ago had it not been for ONE THING...

The TSR Artists Alliance (TSRAA)

Back in those olden days (okay - a year ago), many artists were twitchy about allowing their creations to be used in uploaded lots. And it was difficult to find willing creators and so we lot builders had to keep regurgitating the same old used-a-zillion-times-before sofas, kitchens, non-matching windows and doors, etc etc - and it was beginning to pall. If you were there to remember it, it was a dark moment in the history of Sims architecture.

The TSRAA was formed with just a few artists at first who were all happy for their work to be used in uploaded lots. But since that time, the list has grown hugely and we now have the very best tools in the world for our lot designs. You can use the creations of all these creators in the lots you share at TSR, and it's wonderful. I too am a proud TSRAA member and enjoy huge pleasure (read: pompous, over-inflated indulgent self-importance) whenever I see anything of mine appearing in someone else's lot.

So, if you create anything (anything at all: objects, walls, floors, paints - whatever) and would be happy for lot builders to use your creations in their lots submitted at TSR, please, PLEASE join us! Sign up in this thread.

Inspired by gusts!

Well, the wind howls around our house tonight. No, I'm not still talking about our windy little pup (that was my last blog entry - pay attention!), but weather.

And it made me think of our roof (just wondering how permanently fixed it is, and whether it will still be there in the morning). This cheerful thought led to the lack of roofs in The Sims. There aren't that many custom roofs about really - I presume because they're a pain in the proverbial to be truly creative with them.

This lack is further exacerbated by the fact that certain creators here have made roofs and are just sitting on them, in that mean, hogging way. In fact, if I'm being honest, there's only really ONE creator I know who's hogging custom roofs in this selfish way. Totally mean and spiteful.

Anyway, 'Mean And Spiteful' has now uploaded the aforementioned roofs for your delectation (or to use on your lots - your choice); they'll be darkening the TSR servers on 28 February 2006.

Here are two of the seven roofs in the set...

Light Thatch:


Russet Ivy:

Something in the air...

Meet Dolphin...

8 weeks old and new to our house. He's kindly brought with him needle-sharp teeth, a very shrill squeal and a willingness to permeate the air of any room with a less than savoury odour every few minutes. And so, we may be forgiven for giving him the nickname "Flower" - not because he's a little petal, but because that was the name of the skunk in "Bambi".

Puppies are just SO cute.

So? Sue me!

Okay, I was wrong.

Yes, I made a complete twit of myself - as usual. Enjoy the moment, why don't you.

I was TOTALLY wrong about terrain paints. Anyone audience to my spoutings in the TSR Build-A-Lot forum will have heard me mention that the latest Nightlife patch (released 7 February 2006) which promised to fix the terrain paints bug in packaged lots had created a much worse bug: crashing lots.

Well, it's NOT terrain paints. Pinecat, NeptuneSuzy and I have verified that by testing a whole string of lots. Unfortunately, we don't know what IS causing the crashes to some people's lots yet.

But I've decided not to 'help' the investigation any longer simply by swivelling round and round and pointing at any random cause that suits me!

I'll keep you posted when we find out what IS causing some crashes. I'll even try to keep it factual rather than make it up.

There's a first for you!

Thank you DOT

I just want to say thank you to a wonderful person... DOT has made me a new forum signature picture and I love it! In fact, I love it rather TOO much in that head-swelling way that I have. Gleefully, I know it will ensnare many more of you to these darker pages of TSR (my mini-site, that is) and you will all SMILE WHEN TOLD! Oops! Sorry - forgot myself for a moment there... Deep, CALM breath - just like they said on the Anger Management Course... DOT is both very lovely and very funny, and she's made some astounding creations. Go check out her wonderful mini-site here. And please, please, PLEASE do check out DOT's "Barely There" lightbulb set. My particular favourite is the bare bulb swinging on a long, bare wire from the ceiling and I beg lot builders everywhere to just TRY it! And I DO hope you look at this set, and not just linger over the men's naughty underwear currently gracing DOT's pages! I'll be watching you! No lingering now!

Water Torture for your Sims

Now that we've all got that hearts-n-flowers stuff out of our systems (we have, haven't we?), I figured it was time to bring you a new amazing creation!

Cue drum roll.........

A, erm, dripping tap.

Okay, don't look at me like that! I like it. It really drips, you know! What do you mean: does it DO anything? Of COURSE it doesn't! I made it! It is UTTERLY USELESS!

But seeings as you're going to be like that, I have no choice but to enforce my personal rating system on you again. Sigh...

Rating: 10 stars 5 stars 0 stars

Wow! Thanks! What a surprise! :-)

PS: those amazing flowers are by Solfal. They can be placed amongst your usual flowers and they look absolutely stunning. Tall grasses by SimAddict99. - much better than my grass, naturally.

A happy day enjoying my guest book

So, the makeover DID work! Lots of lovely hugs and kisses in my guest book. Loved to death.



I feel very happy!

Lots of little red hearts and happy wishes

So, it's here.

Happy Valentine's Day to you.

Did you get a sackful of cards or lots of lovely kisses? Yes? Well, you can shut up!

What about the rest of you? You got nothing? I bet you DID get something for Valentine's Day. I received lots and lots of loving messages from my local supermarket. They started nicely enough: "Roses - buy your loved one some beautiful, red roses for Valentine's Day - only £57.00 a bunch". However, as time grew nearer to Commercial Exploitation Day Valentine's Day, it was clear they were worried: "[Polite cough] - We notice you haven't bought any red roses yet - but you STILL have 48 hours in which to order!" - together with a big, fat 'Add to Cart' button.

Of course, at my peril, I ignored this email too. And so, they started flooding in thick and fast: "Only 9 hours, 23 minutes to go - quick, BUY some!" Shopping cart readily populated for my convenience.

"You've persistently ignored the fact that we're wanting you to buy our lovely red roses, and so we've been FORCED to drop the price to just £38 a bunch. I do hope you realise we have had to lose many staff in order to finance this discount, now please have the decency to BUY!!!" Naturally, filed with my other Valentines greetings.

And now, silence. No roses, just silence. I expect I will receive the supermarket firing squad at my door later. It's okay though; I'm suitably armed with a big bottle of weedkiller.

I can hear what you're all saying!

Of COURSE I'm not trying to solicit unnecessary attention!

I just fancied a makeover. NOTHING AT ALL to do with the fact that it's Valentine's week...

Now, you'll have to excuse me whilst I check out my guest book to see if anyone has chanced by to commend my beauty say 'hello'...