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2012-01-24 10:57 pm

The positive side of life

I´m trying to start this new year thinking positive. And since 2012 just begun, I guess there is still a lot of time for ponderings, improvements and new beginnings. And I think it is about time for one of those new beginnings now. After 9 months here in Buenos Aires I have the feeling it’s only going backwards; I’m not learning anything new and I feel the city is changing me in a negative way. I am afraid that I start becoming one of those persons I personally hate… It is becoming hard to see the positive side of things, and lately I’ve been focussing on the drawbacks instead of the good stuff. But then I came across this picture. And its message is true. It doesn’t make sense only focussing on the bad things in life. The better solution is just to focus on what makes you feel better. When something bad happens, you basically have three options…. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you or you can let it strengthen you. I think I am opting for the last choice. Every day may not be good… but there is something good in every day.

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2010-10-20 03:09 pm

WIP - Working on Rainbow Proyect - Rainbow Legacy break

So I've been busy recoloring lately, and today I decided to play my rainbow legacy family again. That's why I started the whole proyect in the first place. Not that far yet, gen 2 is now a kid, second boy was just born. I'll probably play some more this evening, but now I really have to start recoloring the bedroom and nursery, the fact that I don't have anything yellow or orange in those areas is seriously bugging me. Especially with the master bedroom being just in between the new shiny decorated kitchen and bathroom...

So: Rainbow Bedroom Proyect and Rainbow Nursery Proyect coming soon!!


The happy Arcoiris family, including Zitron, Maria and Carrot. Mandarin was just born and isn't included in the picture...

Click for more pictures of the Arcoiris family... )
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2010-04-20 10:17 am

OMG, I actually opened the game and played for the first time in months!

Yeah, due to the volcanic ash cloud and me not flying to Stockholm nor Riga, I have some spare time on my hands. No work or study till Friday, so finally time to open up TS2 again hehe. Although there's not that much time I can play again, 'cause I'm going to the Greek paradise island Mykonos for 4! months, I decided to start a fresh neighborhood with new RAINBOW LEGACY in it. 'Cause I'm addicted to neon and wanted an excuse to create more neon. 'Cause then I MUST create in order to satisfy the legacy needs. So see more eye-bleeding bright recolors coming soon hehehe.

Click for legacy and selfsim pics... )
 
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2010-01-11 09:29 pm
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Procrastination... Music Meme

RULES:
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Tag 7 friends. Have at it.
5. Everyone tagged has to do the same thing.
6. Have Fun!

Stolen from [personal profile] sixtylilies and others...

Let the procrastination begin... )
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2010-01-07 06:22 pm
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2010 already, time flies!!

OMG, it's 2010! Yeah, time really flies, had a hectic but unforgettable 2009, so let's make 2010 even better! The year couldn't have started better. NYE in Amsterdam, spending precious moments with my new boyfriend and even found myself a new job. Bring it on 2010!

Now on to TS2 stuff... I kinda sorta promised a Christmas gift but in the end never posted it. Oops... *hides behind desk* BUT: I did make some recolors to match the chairs of the SS gift I made, even tested them ingame and all. Just have to stop being lazy find some time to package them and make the pretty preview pictures. Also will be sharing the SS gifts for all to enjoy. And possibly Maxine with included hair recolor too. ^^

Coming soon! As in between now and Mondayish. xD

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2009-12-25 01:04 pm

Merry Christmas everyone!!

It's December 25th, Christmas time!! So Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you'll all have an amazing time with family, friends or however you celebrate it... It's actually sorta a white Christmas this year, so exciting! Although it IS raining currently, so the snow is disappearing... But I made myself an enormous 2m tall snowman a few days back, so I already had my fun in the snow. And the countless snowball fights of course... ;)

*clears throat* MERRY CHRISTMAS, HO HO HO!!

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2009-12-24 02:30 pm
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Secret Santa + New Sim!

Finally send my SS gifts today... I wanted to wait till Christmas eve, but I was being impatient. I hope she'll like it. *bites nails* And ZOMG, super exited!! Just received my SS gift, plaid and neon, I feel spoiled... Went ingame for the first time in weeks (well I did that yesterday too to take some preview shots, but that's not the same), and actually made a new sim too to play dress up with hahaha. Her name is Maxine, a tough cookie, maybe a bit crazy but very loyal to her friends and family. And I absolutely, completely adore her. <3



More pic spam of Maxine ahead!!
More Maxine... )

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2009-12-23 07:03 pm
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SS gifts finally finished!! :D :D

OMG OMG, I'm finally finished with my SS gifts!! It took some time, especially 'cause SimPE decided to play dead on me the last few days so I couldn't start with the chair/poster recolors I had planned... And since I'm almost certain she's not on my access list, here are some spoilers of what I made! She's a Combs fan by the way, that explains the posters and outfit. ;) The chairs are my personal favorite, especially the second frame, pattern 9 combo will be what I'll abuse in my own game. <3










Now hope she'll like my gifts! *crosses fingers*
 

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2009-12-18 06:42 pm
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Still alive! (As far as I know)

So yeah, it's been a busy few weeks, and I'm still not slowing down hehe. I've been practically outside the house for 90% of the time, haven't even touched TS2 so I really should finish my SS like ASAP. But yeah, especially this week I have other stuff on my mind, it's been a week of saying goodbye to my international friends, as most will be spending Christmas with their family at home. (I can't blame them.) But the thing is that I HATE saying goodbye to people, even if it's only for a few weeks, so I ended up staying up (read: going out) waaaay too late for the whole week. Also, tonight another "final party" so I won't be seeing my bed any time soon. Or TS2 for that matter. xD

Other random note: it's finally snowing here in Amsterdam! Yay! It's such a beautiful scenery outside... We were so excited that on Wednesday we went all outside at 3AM to play in the snow as little kids. Snowball fight!! xD But yeah, it's not like it's snowing in Holland every day, so you really have to enjoy it when it does.

BUT: Christmas vacation has started, so I know I'll find time soon. Well, I kinda have to to finish my gifts. It's almost Christmas already. xD

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2009-12-08 11:23 am
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Sooo....

"Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday."

So true. Yeah, deadlines coming, so huge procrastinating period for me. xD Exam in one week, still have to finish my SS gifts, also have to start on your special holiday gifts I wanted to make... Also should post another update for the Locura Asylum, and maybe even play the game for the first time in weeks?

Well, it's not like I didn't do anything, I was with my friends quite a lot the last few weeks, 'cause some are going home soon... Also very excited 'cause I met a really great guy not that long ago and we're getting along so well. <3 But he's keeping me from TS2, that's true, although I'm not complaining of course. ;) I've got a feeling... *lalala*
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2009-12-03 05:11 pm
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Secret Santa woot! <3

Just found out the person I will be SS for, I'm so excited yay! Can't wait to start... I have a few ideas already, now only finding time to do it. xD I seriously love the whole idea of giving gifts with Christmas, so I'll probably make some extra gifts for you all to celebrate that it's almost time for holidays. ^^

Other note: I'll try to open my game today so I can share the neon zecutime cushions with you all.
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2009-12-01 03:08 pm
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The sun is shining! What am I doing inside?! Also, neon swirls textures are done...

Yeah, the sun is actually shining today! o.O Couldn't believe my eyes when I woke up this morning... But since I'm practically running on solar energy, I think I'm heading off outside to the forest to recharge my batteries. xD

But first... Just did the neon colors of the swirls cushion texture for the Zecutime dining chair. Dunno when I'll have time to upload, still have to take ingame pics and such... But the sun is calling, so I'm going outside now. xD Tonight party night, with cheap mojitos, karaoke and Sinterklaas borrel. OMG, I can't wait jejeje. xD Won't be home tomorrow either, so I guess it'll have to wait till Thursday. *whistles*

Here's a spoiler for the textures...

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2009-11-30 10:18 pm
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OMG, I'm being productive! xD

Just came back from Antwerp... Whole day of sightseeing and shopping, woot! And it was not raining, I think it's a new record. xD Anyway, currently deleting all the extra dark wood textures of the Zecutime chair, and then I had the idea to put the wood texture in a separate file. Now I know it IS possible. Still a SimPE noob in that way... xD So if everything is working ok, they should be up in no-time. If TS2 is working with me so I can take some preview pics. And photobucket of course. Have to go now, SimPE is waiting. ;)

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2009-11-28 06:23 pm
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More Zecutime Chair previews...

Yeah, I've been busy recoloring, no study for me this afternoon. xD Made all pooklet neon colors, and also thrown in a few other fabrics too. Not sure if I like all of them, but this is still a work-in-progress anyway. Somehow imported the blackwood texture a kazilion times so I have to go fix that. >.< More pics below...





(thinking of making a neon version with all pooklet colors of the last one...)
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2009-11-28 02:24 pm
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Procrastinating again... SimPE stuff

So, once again I've entered the circle of procrastination... Should be working on either a research project or my tesis, but here I am, with SimPE opened. xD At least I did something useful, right? Anyway, since I'm kinda addicted to plaid myself, I decided to abuse the texture of the previous chairs even more, and throw them onto a dining chair. I kinda liked the shape, but hated the colors EAxis provided, so I made an almost black wood texture and put neon plaid textures on the cushions. In pooklets colors of course. <3

Preview pics:



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2009-11-23 02:07 pm
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Aaaarghhh!!

So I was just about to start posting day 4 yesterday. Yeah. Even put all the pics in order, started writing... And then my internet decided to play dead on me. >.< Result, no saved draft, and everything I wrote gone. Gotta love crappy internet. So, dunno when I'll have time to do it all AGAIN, so update coming as soon as I have time and inspiration again. Yeah.
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2009-11-15 07:09 pm
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I'm back!!

Yeah, actually I've been back since Wednesday, but let's just say I've had a little TOO much fun the last few days... But I'll be putting some of my older sims up here, as they seem to have got eaten during the updating at S2S. I'll look into updating day 4 too, I have the pics just have to write something with it. My brain still isn't functioning though after Friday night xD.
Update SPAM ahead!!
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2009-10-30 10:54 pm
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Procrastination, deadly combination with exams... *whistles*

-start random babble-

Yeah, suffering from procrastination. Again. Like always when I have exams. But there's so much other stuff to do... Or at least that's what I tell myself lol. Yeah. Working on the pics for another update on the Locura Asylum as we speak. I've been playing till day 11, and ACR both spiced things up and made things more boring. Still can't decide what to think of it. Anyways...

OMG, almost Halloween! I wasn't planning on celebrating it, but some friends convinced me to go to a Halloween party with them. And now I can't wait. I have like the best costume ever too. We're going with four, all dressed the same. Aaaaand we are going to be: *drums* VAMPIRE NUNS!! Yeah, put nuns, fake blood, fangs and white faces together and you'll get an idea of our costume. We're going to run around on the streets before going to the party, and bear in mind that, unlike in the US, in Amsterdam Halloween isn't that big of a thing. Can't wait to see all the surprised faces hehe.

Also, last exam (well also first exam due to me being sick and not being able to do the other course) on Monday! Woot! Most boring course ever on International Economics, I'm almost sleeping while reading the book. The subject COULD be interesting, I think it's mostly the teacher and books fault. Oh well, I'll survive. And tomorrow Halloween party anyway, gotta love the fact I don't have to pass anything this year. <3

More importantly: I'm finally going back to Madrid the 4th of November! It's been too long, almost three months, and I just HAVE to go back, even if it's just for a week. So won't be here till the 11th, which means no updates etc etc. A full week to enjoy Madrid, which means being awake practically 24/7... Yeah! Oh well, sleeping is overrated anyway. *whistles*

-end random babble-
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2009-10-26 11:52 am
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Ugh....

Ughhh... I've been sick for the last few days, and I hate being sick. Makes me feel sooo... useless. Plus, I can't sit still for a long time, I have to do like SOMETHING. Even worse, exam period right now, but since I wasn't able to finish my research paper on time I think I'll just forget about that one course. Good news: more time to play with my simmies then.

So I'll probably go crazy with my plaid texture on a few more maxis meshes, and I will post an update or two on my asylum challenge. Currently on day 7, and I just installed ACR for the first time. Yes, OMG, never had that one before, dunno why... Anyway, there should be some interesting stuff happening there, so I'm kinda excited to go play them again. Which I will do. Like right now. So I'll stop this random post and look out for some updates soonish!

See ya!


P.S. Gave my self sim a make-over, kinda like how it came out. Creepy too, she reminds me a little TOO much of myself lol.