um, hi!
i'm 28, married with 3 cats and our first kid on the way.
living in virginia, usa.
never played sims 1 or 2, but when my wife bought 3 with birthday money, i started in on it.
i like to do quirky things with the game.
my current writer sim lives in a 6x6 all-windowed room with no lights at the top of a 4-story square-helix stair, for instance.
i made an insane sim in a 5x5 3-room studio where all items/walls were decorated in black vinyl and different colored lighting/flooring for each room. really interesting reflected coloring off the black vinyl walls, there! there was room for a bed, shower, toilet (replaced by bookcase once i had steel bladder), countertop, stove, fridge, stereo, mirror, desk w/computer, and body sculptor in the corner by the door. so only 7 floor tiles traversable, including the one needed for the door.
anyway, thanks SO MUCH, carl, for the guides! and i look forward to sharing ideas with all of you!