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kageri 06-03-2007 12:24 PM

D'awwwwww. You're making me blush. :'}

I'm not surprised he got an impressive sum for his book. Well, actually, I am a little, but I'd certainly read it. I'm not sure how interested I'd be in why Shout is better than Resolve for getting out stains, but hey! Memoirs by Mr. H! Maybe we'd get juicy details on life with all the crazies at Foster's!

Ub3rD4n 06-03-2007 03:20 PM

Man, I thought it was freakin' hilarious when I saw what Mr H was painting. As for his memoirs, I bet the thing is like, two feet thick. Good luck reading through that!

Cassini90125 06-03-2007 04:34 PM

I've got a bright idea in my head to have Mr. Herriman copy all the pics of themselves that various members have conveniently left lying around the Forum and build the "Never Forgotten Hall Of Fame & Gift Shop". Might be a nice change of pace to have my Sims staring at pics of us instead of the other way around. 8D

Nyo 06-03-2007 06:12 PM

*le gasp* Oh em gee, let's try it!

Fomalhaut 06-04-2007 01:12 PM

How did you import kageri's pic in the game?

Cassini90125 06-04-2007 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fomalhaut (Post 46098)
How did you import kageri's pic in the game?

There is a subfolder titled "Paintings" in the Sims 2 folder. I copy what I want Mr. Herriman to paint to that folder. The copy needs to be in JPEG format, I think; at least, everything that was already in there was a JPEG file. It also requires the Pets expansion pack to work.

Medikor 06-05-2007 11:27 AM

I always enjoy the Sims stuff you bring us, Cass. It's always so creative and fun. Nice stuff!:D

Cassini90125 06-05-2007 04:02 PM

My thanks, as always. :)

In addition to being an author and a painter, it seems that when nobody's looking, Mr. Herriman likes to play dress-up. Naturally, I decided to indulge him. Here he is in his "Southern Gentleman" ensemble:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...0125/mrh07.jpg

One that's perfect for Independence Day:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...0125/mrh08.jpg

And let us not forget Easter:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...0125/mrh09.jpg

"Cassini!!! Get me out of this infernal outfit immediately!!! What if somebody sees me in this get-up!?!?" Fine, Mr. Herriman, calm down, I'll have you out of it in no time... uh-oh:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...0125/mrh10.jpg

Oops.

8D8D8D

CG 06-05-2007 06:46 PM

Hah! Frankie's expression is dead spot on.

Though showing how round and firm Herriman's butt is, is kinda disturbing. o_O

Medikor 06-06-2007 07:01 AM

Now that cute! Great stuff, Cass!:D

Bloo2daMacs 06-06-2007 11:46 AM

Oh my gosh! Ell Oh Ell!

Or, however the hip youngsters are spelling it these days. No matter, Aweomse!

Did you have to download that bunny suit from one of the Sims sites I hear of, or was it one already available for your Sims that came with the game.

Nyo 06-06-2007 02:29 PM

I fell on the floor when I saw Herriman in a bunny suit.

antgirl1 06-06-2007 03:47 PM

Well, I don't think it's THAT funny, considering the fact he IS a rabbit. :D

Cassini90125 06-08-2007 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antgirl1 (Post 46348)
Well, I don't think it's THAT funny, considering the fact he IS a rabbit.

I can always put Wilt in the rabbit suit, if you'd prefer. :bendy:

Quote:

Originally Posted by CG (Post 46264)
Though showing how round and firm Herriman's butt is, is kinda disturbing. o_O

Uh... Moving right along...

Awwww:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/w01.jpg

Who doesn't love a big, friendly dog? Madam Foster loves having Woof around:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/w02.jpg

So does Eduardo, of course:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/w03.jpg

Frankie likes him, too:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/w04.jpg

As does Sailor Moon, who played "Razzle" with him at the House last night:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/w05.jpg

Even the stray cats in the park enjoy playing with him:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/w06.jpg

He's been fun to train, too; here, Eduardo is teaching him to sit up:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/w07.jpg

Woof learned the command it a single evening, and loves to show off:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/w08.jpg

Dog needs to go on a diet He's added a lot of joy to the lives of the House's residents. Here, he settles in for a nap:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/w09.jpg

And that's Woof, more or less; a big, friendly dog who makes life at Foster's just a little more pleasant for everyone.

Most of the time, anyway.

Okay, somebody comment on the pics so I can put up the shots of Woof's bad habits without posting back-to-back. I hate posting back-to-back.

Nyo 06-08-2007 07:17 PM

OK, fine. This is my post so you don't have to post back-to-back. I ahte it too. Woof's adorable!

kageri 06-09-2007 08:56 AM

Awwwww! Isn't he the cutest thing you've ever seen?! :'DDDD

What does Bloo think of Woof, I wonder? He was a jerk to the puppies in WLTDO, but he might behave differently around a dog that could probably eat him for breakfast if he was so inclined.

Cassini90125 06-09-2007 09:53 AM

They've never met. Might be interesting, though. I don't see Woof wandering around town on his own very often but it could happen, and Bloo does need to go to the mall... :bloogrin:

Woof, as I've mentioned is very friendly and playful. He's also hyperactive, a complete slob, and has the brains of a three-day-old tuna sandwich. Just moments after Eduardo brought him home the big doofus ran through the front door, shot up the stairs, and started chewing on one of the beds:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/w10.jpg

Naturally, he picked Frankie's bed. Bet he would've done that on the show, too. Oh, there's more, of course. This big slobbering canine eats like a pig:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/w11.jpg

Howls at the TV at least once per day:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/w12.jpg

Has torn up parts of the back yard:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/w13.jpg

And happily wallows in every puddle that he finds:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/w14.jpg

No doubt that's where Bendy got the idea. This dog... well, here's a video of Woof in action one early Sunday morning, and I'll warn you, it's not for those with weak stomachs. Herein we see Woof defiling the bushes (and missing the target), using the result as a beverage, and enjoying a good roll thereafter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHY5HPqrQXc

A few minutes later, he's in the dining room:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/w15.jpg

So, I ask you now, which of the three do you think is making Frankie say "Phew!!!"?

The man who said that pets can be theraputic never met Woof.

8D

kageri 06-09-2007 06:00 PM

Wow. That's just... That's charming. I love how the puddle ends up nowhere near his target. Woof is smrt. At least Eduardo finally gets his dog.

Nyo 06-09-2007 06:04 PM

...Ewww...

Fomalhaut 06-10-2007 03:08 PM

Those were amazingly cute! I like Woof (our Kobak is worse, especially that now, at 14, he's nearly blind, deaf, and getting senile... poor thing...), and Herriman's dresses, too. I'll send pics of my Foster's when I have time to play with them between exams.

Bloo2daMacs 06-10-2007 06:37 PM

I love the way Herriman's looking at Woof in that last picture. Priceless! 8D

Oh yeah, that video made me twitch. Gah, so grody.

Cassini90125 06-21-2007 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bloo2daMacs (Post 46745)
Oh yeah, that video made me twitch. Gah, so grody.

Today the big slob threw up. No need to show you what happened afterwards.

Foster's Valley: The Visitors, Part One

The day before I shot the last of Woof's pictures, this little darling appeared on the edge of the Foster's lot:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V01.jpg

You can almost hear the Sailor Moon Theme playing in the background. Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Mars had been over to the House, invited by Wilt and Coco after school, so I guess she was walking by to check the place out and see what they were talking about. I thought it would be fun to have one of the IF's greet her and say "Welcome to the Valley", so I checked to see who was nearest to the front door, and it turned out to be Wilt. So out the door he went to greet Sailor Moon:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V02.jpg

And she thinks he's boring:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V03.jpg

So much for the "universal appeal" theory. Anyway, she went home and Wilt went back inside for a workout and a snack, after which Eduardo indulged in some good-natured teasing about the meeting:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V04.jpg

"Heh, she thinks you're dull," said Eduardo.
"Jupiter thinks I'm cool," Wilt protested. "And what's the story with you and Mars?"
"Is no story, me amigo; just good friends," Eduardo replied. The two of them spent the next hour or so locked in a take-no-prisoners pillow fight. They do that a lot; they're the best of friends, as close here as they are on the show. I should make a video of them playing sometime. The next day, Wilt got it into his head that since the Sailor Scouts and their parents were still new in the Valley, it would be a really nice gesture to have the family over for lunch. He mentioned the idea to Madam Foster, who was all for it. So was Mr. Herriman, but of course if company is coming he wants the House cleaned, and you know who got stuck with that job. The bushes had to be trimmed:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V05.jpg

Every inch of the bathroom floors had to be scrubbed:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V06.jpg

And finally, an enormous lunch had to be made:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V07.jpg

Finally a worn-out Frankie informed Wilt that everything was set, call 'em up and let's have some fun. Wilt smiled and thanked her, and then he got on the phone and called Sailor Jupiter:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V08.jpg

"Hey, Lita? It's me, Wilt! Listen, we thought it'd be great if you and your family dropped by for luch and hung out with us for the day. Is that okay?" It was with her, her parents liked the idea, and within a half an hour the girls arrived:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V09.jpg

Get ready, Foster's; here they come... ;)

(To be continued)...

kageri 06-21-2007 07:07 PM

I love how much taller Wilt is than Eduardo. And I haaaate those stupid bushes. The Sailor Scouts kind of look like those cosplayers who wear anime masks.

Little Baby IceCream 06-22-2007 09:47 AM

Nice job Cassini! You made me want to play the Sims so badly!!
BTW: The video with Woof's bad habits was hilarious!

~Little Baby IceCream~

antgirl1 06-22-2007 10:10 AM

Hoo boy - Sailor Scouts, Wilt, Eduardo, and Frankie...LOL, that's all that were mentioned!

Can't wait to see more. :D

Nyo 06-22-2007 10:44 AM

SHE'S THE ONE CALLED SAILOR MOON~

Continue.

Cassini90125 06-23-2007 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nyo (Post 48025)
SHE'S THE ONE CALLED SAILOR MOON~

Continue.

As you wish...

In order to save myself the effort of typing "Sailor Insertnameofplanet" repeatedly, from here on out I'll be calling the Sailor Scouts by the names they're known by in the game:

Sailor Moon = Luna
Sailor Mercury = Ami
Sailor Venus = Mina
Sailor Mars = Rei
Sailor Jupiter = Lita

The family name is Nixon. For the record, Sailor Moon is not named Serena because I already have a Sim named Serena (Frankie's best friend, actually), and calling her Usagi simply didn't occur to me at the time. Luna fits her well, I think.

Foster's Valley: The Visitors, Part Two

Eduardo gazes out of the window of his room way up on the third floor:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V10.jpg

It's supposed to snow in the Valley for the first time ever later in the day; he doesn't want to miss it. He would if he had to shovel it. Of course, while looking for snow he spots the Sailor Scouts coming up the path so he hurries down the stairs. First through the front door is Ami:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V11.jpg

Who meets Coco and takes an immediate dislike to her:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V12.jpg

Who knows why. The topic is politics; plenty of room for disagreement there, I suppose. "Knock it off, Ami," says Rei, "You're embarassing yourself." It didn't help. Ami and Rei don't get along too well at home, either. In the meantime, Eduardo made it downstairs and joined Wilt out front, where he met Mina:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V13.jpg

They hit it off rather nicely, while nearby Wilt isn't getting along quite so well with Lita. Again, who knows why. Eh, good friends will disagree from time to time, they'll get over it. A few minutes later the four of them came inside and moved on. Coco and Ami, however, had not:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V14.jpg

"You bore me, anime girl," says Coco. Things were not looking good here. Wilt saw that but wisely decided not to get involved. He joined Rei on the couch:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V15.jpg

Here he's inadvertently annoying the hell out of her by asking the age-old question, "Why is there no Sailor Earth?" Rei explained, for what must be the 35,000th time, that there is, it's a guy named Tuxedo Mask. Berry, engrossed in a book, ignored them both. She continued to ignore everyone as Wilt left to find Lita and new people entered the room:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V16.jpg

Madam Foster chatted amiably with the girl's mom, Sailor Sun, a/k/a Solanna Nixon, and Luna, when Ami entered the room. Coco was right behind her, and Rei stood there and smiled because she knew what was about to happen:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V17.jpg

NOOGIE!!! "Give it to her good, Coco," says Rei, and Coco was only too happy to oblige. I wish I'd made a video of this. It was over a minute later:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V18.jpg

Coco thought it was hilarious. So did Rei. Ami was not amused. 8D

More to come...

Little Baby IceCream 06-23-2007 08:29 AM

Hee hee! This was a funny one and good like always! I can't wait to see more!

~Little Baby IceCream~

antgirl1 06-23-2007 10:32 AM

Yeah...so much for universal love. XDDD

kageri 06-23-2007 12:07 PM

I love Ami's ":O!" face after the noogie (and the gang's outerwear). Coco is certainly an eccentric young lady.

Also, looking outside with the "WHAT IS THIS SNOW YOU SPEAK OF" face is so totally Eduardo.

Sparky 06-23-2007 05:46 PM

Lol at Wilt's speech bubble = "Why is there no Sailor Earth?" 8D

Cassini90125 06-25-2007 05:56 PM

Here we go again!

Foster's Valley: The Visitors, Part Three

After getting thoroughly noogied by Coco, Ami left the living room in a huff and sat in the dining room to await lunch. Rei followed her, telling her "It's just a noogie! Lighten up!", or something along those lines. Ami's mom, Solanna Nixon, spoke to Coco about the incident:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V19.jpg

Coco turned on the charm and made her see the lighter side of it. Coco can be very charming when she wants to be; she currently has more friends than most of the other residents of the House. Nearby, Madam Foster awaits the arrival of the first snow, while Bendy wanders by on his way to the kitchen for a snack, muttering, "Amature. Wait until you see what I"M planning!" Sounds like he's up to something... but that's another story. Rei headed upstairs to use the bathroom and ran into Mr. Herriman:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V20.jpg

Who managed to annoy yet another person. I have a very low batting average in finding people who can put up with him. It occurred to me that he hadn't yet met the girls' father, a man named Richard, maybe Richard could put up with him. So outside goes Mr. Herriman, and this is what I saw:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V21.jpg

Yep, there it is, Mr. Herriman being irritated by Richard Nixon. I couldn't make this up if I tried. After I stopped laughing it was finally time for lunch:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V22.jpg

On the menu is chili, which is the most filling lunch available for Sims. Eduardo is having spaghetti because "Eat Spaghetti" was in his Wants panel, and in doing so he picked up 500 Aspiration points. The table only seats eight, so the rest of the residents and guests found other things to do while awaiting their turn at the table. After the meal, everyone went to find something fun to do, and Mina started glowing like a supernova:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V23.jpg

Let's just say that Frankie makes very good chili. Or Bendy put something in it. Yeah, that's what it is. (Giggles to self.) The second shift began soon thereafter, and this time around it was salmon:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V24.jpg

The girl on the far left is Christina Vsolhr, another guest, who showed up without warning. Sixteen Sims, a large dog, a three-story house on a huge lot loaded with furniture, toys, and weather, and my system handled it perfectly. I was very happy (and relieved). After dinner everyone went back to playing, socializing, and generally having a good time. Frankie and Lita, who are rapidly becoming good friends, retreated to the second floor for a game of pool:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V25.jpg

Wilt, Mina, and Christina played with the imported bubble blower:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V26.jpg

And Mr. Herriman and Richard, well... :

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V27.jpg

At least they're not hitting each other.

The final set is coming next. ;)

antgirl1 06-25-2007 06:21 PM

And you say Wilt has better table manners. XDD

I love how Herriman glares at people. It's always cracking me up.

kageri 06-25-2007 07:54 PM

I can't stop laughing at Wilt's face in that second to last picture. He really likes that bubble bong.

Sparky 06-25-2007 08:05 PM

I had given one of those bubble things to my self-sim and my brother-sim and I had to take it away because they refused to go bathe or eat, all they wanted to do was blow bubbles. The thing is creepy. 8D

Little Baby IceCream 06-26-2007 04:47 AM

Good one! I can't wait to see the last set!

~Little Baby IceCream~

Bloo2daMacs 06-26-2007 06:15 AM

Augh!! Bendy put something nuclear in the food!

...or so it would seem...

I can't believe how bright Mina is in that fifth picture! It hurts my eyes!!

Cassini90125 07-02-2007 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bloo2daMacs (Post 48455)
Augh!! Bendy put something nuclear in the food!

...or so it would seem...

I can't believe how bright Mina is in that fifth picture! It hurts my eyes!!

Or so it would seem, indeed. (Laughs maliciously to self at private joke...)

Foster's Valley: The Visitors, Part Four

At this point there isn't really too much left to tell you about. Around 10:00 pm Luna entered the living room:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V28.jpg

And started talking about baseball. Solanna, knowing what a klutz Luna can be, left the room and took Berry with her as Luna demonstrated her batting stance:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V29.jpg

Happily, nothing bad happened this time, but it seems that my enchanting Sailor Moon Sim is as uncoordinated as the original anime character. For the record, while I refer to her as "mine", she and the rest of the Sailor Scouts were created by people far more talented than I am. All are available for download at the MTS2 site. After showing off her batting talents (or complete lack thereof), she and Coco indulged in a little malicious gossip:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V30.jpg

The person they're gossiping about is Gabe the Valley Pest; the subject is the fight that occurred last year (a week ago to them), where Gabe got beaten up by former Forum member Wendywild13 after he ventrilofarted her. Sounds like he was asking for it. Both are currently at Sim State University, in the same dorm; they're getting along much better now. While the gossip was going on, Rei was standing idle on the third floor:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V31.jpg

Sims do this a lot; just stand around and try to decide what to do next. Eduardo wanted to talk to her but Madam Foster got to her first:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V32.jpg

As I recall, the topic was the weather. Rei gets along very well with most of the other Sims (except, as usual, Mr. Herriman); this surprises me, as she is often just as cranky as the original. Regardless, there was a lot of conversation going on as the evening wound down, including one that tested my dear Frankie's patience:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V33.jpg

Frankie Foster, meet Richard Nixon. Yet another shot we'll likely never see on the show. Probably just as well. Frankie listened patiently while Richard spoke at length about why he should be the next Mayor of Foster's Valley. Luna, who had also been in the room, got up and looked out the window:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V34.jpg

"Hey, everybody!" she yelled. "It's snowing!" And so it was. For the first time in the history of the Valley, there was snow falling from the sky:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V35.jpg

Which of course was the perfect time for Eduardo and Richard to play on the swings:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V36.jpg

Sims are so weird. Anyway, by then it was after 2:00 am. The two paused to take stock of each other:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i90125/V37.jpg

They said their goodbyes, and the Sailor Scouts went home. It had been a good day for everyone, more or less, including the Simmaster.

....................

And now, we need to have a chat.

As you all know, Sims age. That includes everyone at Foster's too. Each Sim spends a certain fixed amount of time in each age group, then at around 6:00 pm on the appointed day they spin, there's a flash of multicolored light, and presto! Children become teens, teens become either young adults or full adults, etc. Now it so happens that at Foster's we have a unique situation, which is that with the exception of Frankie, everybody is going to hit their age transition in just under three hours game time. Bendy and Berry will become teens. More importantly, Wilt, Coco, and Eduardo will either become adults and stay in the House and, like Frankie, function as adults in every way, or they can go into the young adult stage and leave the House for awhile to attend college. It would be like a spin-off, in a way; after college they would continue on to become full adults and could either return to the House or move on to new lives of their own. While in college, new IF's could take their place at Foster's for awhile, either characters from the show or new, never before seen characters. Many new social interactions will become available to them all, and I'm willing to roll the dice and let them do what they want. Or I can fire up the InSIMenator and stop some or all them from aging any further. There's a lot to consider. So... what's your opinion?

antgirl1 07-02-2007 09:36 PM

Wait a minute...they were teens?

Man, it's VERY hard to tell the difference between a teen and an adult in this game.

Sure, you can let them grow up, but stop them from becoming seniors! XDD

lucyrocks73 07-03-2007 03:02 AM

I think you should let them go to college and then come back as adults... It sounds like a good idea.

-Marty :goo:


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