«A Moment of Silence»

A moment of silence for Zelda Zenge, my Sims 3 Legacy founder. She has passed away at 92 days old. (lifespan set to 90 days)

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It's almost a beautiful thing when a Sim dies of old age. Her husband Erick, 2 days older than she was, is still alive. That's him near the bookcase.

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She didn't quite achieve everything I wanted her to. She had written 25 books and was working on a Masterpiece of writing when she died. I only wish she would have survived long enough to finish it. Her life was rather shorter than I expected. She was a Vegetarian and had completed the Marathon Runner challenge; both of those were suppose to extend her life. Yet she died before her husband who had neither of those.

At least she was surrounded by all her family when the Grim Reaper came for her. From left to right: Jake (son), Zelda (the ghost herself), Lillian (daughter), Grim Reaper, Linda (granddaughter), Bonnie (granddaughter), Burton (son-in-law), and Erick (husband).

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Legacy Point total of 16.
Generation: 3
Lifetime Wish: 4
Portraits: 5
Net Worth: 2
Aspiration: 2

Creepy enough for you yet, Monique?

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«3rd Generation Was Born»

Another update on my Zenge Family Legacy for the Sims 3.

Lillian grew up, got married to a black man (Burton) and had twin girls! Linda and Bonnie. Oddly, one is black and one is white. Here they are fresh from the hospital, they just got home.

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Now I get to be racist and decide if I want the white baby (Bonnie) or the black baby (Linda) to be my next heir for my legacy.

This makes my founder (Zelda) and her husband (Erick) grandparents now. And they look it, they've aged into elders. This also marks the furthest I've ever taken a family tree in a Sims game. That's right, despite the fact I've played all 3 Sims games, I've never had any of my Sims become grandparents - ever.

The back story of how Lillian met Burton is kind-of interesting. She met him and I liked his traits (Workaholic, Genius, Neat, Family-Oriented, and Hopeless Romantic). However, he was already in a relationship with someone else. She got "friendly" with Burton then asked him to break up with his other lover. Little did I know he already had a kid with this other woman. I didn't find that out until she married him. So little Linda and Bonnie have a teenage half-sister that's living in a different household. It's of little concern, because the half-sister is not blood related to my founder, and so she doesn't count for anything in the Legacy Challenge.

I've made some headway points-wise. I've got 3 portraits painted now, I'm still missing Jake (the uncle of the babies) and Burton (the father of the babies). My founder and her husband both achieved over 100,000 aspiration points, so I got points from that. I know, it's going to get tough to keep track of who's who and how they are related...

Legacy Point total of 10.
Generation: 3
Lifetime Wish: 2
Portraits: 3
Net Worth: 0
Aspiration: 2

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«09' Vacation Extract: Crowbar»

A crowbar in slimy water near some culverts. Very reminiscent of the computer game Half Life 2. I expected a headcrab or zombie to jump out at any time. Taken on May 17th in Junction City, Oregon.

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«Motivational Monday: Bike Safety 101»

They forgot to mention that you should be stationary when you check your tires. Minor detail that was overlooked.

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«Legacy Trait Woes»

Just a quick update on my Sims 3 Legacy family, the Zenge family. Don't know what I'm talking about? Check this link: Sims 3 Legacy Challenge.

In the Legacy challenge you have to roll random traits, except for a Family Trait if you're using that option (and I am).

Lillian, the planned-to-be heir of my family, just aged up to a teen. When she was born she rolled Couch Potato and Hates the Outdoors. Ok, I can deal with that... Then when she became a child I was able to pick Bookworm (Family Trait). I selected the Illustrious Author lifetime wish (max painting and writing skill) when it became available. Seemed to fit.

When she aged up to a teen just now she rolled, wait for it... Can't Stand Art. That makes me sad... How quirky is an artist that hates art? Might be interesting I suppose.

Here's a screenshot of Lillian at her birthday, about to age from a toddler to a child. That's her father Erick holding her, and her mother Zelda (the founder) in the background.

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Also, her brother was born and I named him Jake. He rolled Friendly and Hates the Outdoors. The mother, my founder (Zelda Zenge) just reached level 7 in painting. So I'll be able to get a portrait of her husband Erick soon, and that will be my first legacy point in the Portraits category!

Legacy Point total of 2.
Generation: 2
Lifetime Wish: 0
Portraits: 0
Net Worth: 0
Aspiration: 0

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«Caturday: Chillin' Avenge Portals»

The past few days have been fairly warm here...

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«Slow Loading»

Sorry for the slow loading times on my blog lately (if you have a slow connection). I've been uploading a lot of pictures. Once the older posts with all the pictures gets bumped off the main page loading times will speed back up.

There's 1 more post I plan on doing soon that will have around 10 pictures in it, then I'll be done with the photo heavy posts for a bit.

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