Ah - the vault - such a comfy place to - you know - get friendly...
I'm not sure I'll ever be a responsible adult but you and Pippin are knocking it out of the park! An excellent work/life/fun balance with Beyonce & pizza.
You've made-over Jasmine/Judith but that's only skin deep. Protecting Prince's assets is all well and good but I'm concerned for his heart. He's all cool on the outside but oh so sensitive on the inside. Incidentally, Judiths in fiction are almost always boring or Machiavellian. Even the heroic one in the full bible seduced the enemy commander and then killed him once they were alone, thus saving her people. Just saying...
The whole "responsible adult" shtick is me laughing at myself. Pippin, on the other hand, is a very highly "responsible adult."
When I lived in Tokyo, whenever my best friend's husband left town on a business trip, she'd invite me over to stay a few days. We would order takeout instead of cooking and enjoy massive daylong gamming sessions. Haha, I tried to capture that feeling with the pizzas.
As for names, isn't your formal name "Judith," hmmm?
wow, that's familiar. pfft, you don't need to ask permission. I'm just a viewer now. And fence away. One of my pet peeves is closing in the space too much with high walls. It looks soo cool in Del Sol Valley though! I think the back of the lot gets all the light there. I love the palm trees in the world. It suits the place.
I'm sure Jasmine will be crazy in love too.
Your Twin Oracle Point build does look right at home on The Ward Den lot in The Pinnacles. And the scenic seating area out back is readily accessible; many of for-The-Ward-Den-lot builds I downloaded forced my sim to run to that area from the front of the house. For the fencing, I used the same low, white fencing you used at the front of the lot.
I also noticed that the front of the lot remains in the shade all morning. Good thing all the action on your lot happens at the back of the house.
Is the direction of sunlight also something you consider when choosing a lot and building a residence? Do you have a preference for shade in the morning or in the afternoon?
What an amazing build!
I looked absolutely stunning! A wonderful and ridiculously fitting Watcher update, my friend, and I was pleased and honored to be a part of it.
And yes, you should totally start playing Skyrim. Just get some mods and you can make the characters super cute, and the Akaviri (one of the ancient races of the story world) are, in fact, based on East Asian culture. Just sayin' ;=)
You with the wig in the Single Ladies photo was just so ridiculous. After I assembled it, I kept looking at it and laughing. That absurd image gave me so much pleasure, haha. (I'm a person with simple needs, apparently.) I am so pleased that you enjoyed your appearance in this legacy's first Watcher update.
Having your simself there makes Watcher updates that much more enjoyable to plan and write up!
As for Skyrim and the Akaviri race, I shall be sure to check it out. At this point, the only way I can squeeze in another game amidst Sims, Shop Titans, the very occasional Two-Point Hospital, work, and reading would be to forego sleep. *yawns
What a fun update! I love it when you and Pippin bring your unique Watcher-styles to the story.
How is it that I never paid attention to the vault or knew anything about how it worked? As always, thank you @oshizu for telling me things about this game I didn't know.
Awesome job on the mansion, @Heart Foam - it's spectacular!
I'm so happy and relieved that you found this update "fun." How embarrassing if I were the only one super-delighted about the weird SIngle Ladies re-edit with Pippin!
As for using the Vault to keep finances separate, I'd also considered the SNB Bank mod (SNB=Sims National Bank), which would allow my sims to open individual accounts, joint accounts, multiple accounts per sim (like a child's college fund or savings to open a shop or to relocate). The mod even has a direct deposit feature for wages.
The mod's features all sound super wonderful on the webpage, but the implementation sounded a little complicated. Oh, I don't know. Maybe I should try it out, just for the experience?
I watched a Youtuber play a teen runaway challenge where the (eventually, single mother) founder opened a bank account for herself. It didn't look that hard. Maybe I need to watch more YT vids explaining the SNB Bank mod?
And yes, Heart Foam's mansion is breathtakingly spectacular!
