#College of the Sequoias

[sonyachristian]

California CCs advancing Vision 2030 Workforce Development

[lovevalley45]

so i came across that one ice skater/hockey romance that got really big on tiktok while shopping and was lookin at the summary just trying to remember what it’s abt and noticed that it takes place at “university of california, maple hill” which made me n my mom crack up bc. california isn���t exactly known for its maple trees

and then i found out the author is apparently from england and it made it so much better for me, so now im tempted to read it if only to find out what uc maple hill is like

[hallawayheart-moved]

since moving to san sequoia maxs discontent in his career path has only grown to be more of a problem. he thought a new position in his field would help but it hasn't, and even worse, he feels unable to talk to helena about it after she moved far away from her family so he could pursue this. he's never kept anything from her before, but this is something he doesn't know how to talk about.

[magnoliadale]

The Bryants - A San Sequoia Family

Being the only child growing up, Taryn's childhood has always been a lonely one. She found it hard to make friends in school and even harder to form close romantic relationships. The realization that she'd go through life by herself became apparent at 23 years old and after graduating college, she moved to San Sequoia, where she became an EMT. 10 years later, she resides in Gilbert Gardens with her 3 year old son, Malakai.

[rhysnolastname]

lot download -- san sequoia coast college, thanks to @sunlithills for helping me with the name.

download link: sfs - gallery id: lilacfingers

64x64, recreation center lot type, i have all packs except the star wars one, no cc, please place using move objects on! it was built on the 64x64 lot in san sequoia. playtested!!

i wanted a community college for san sequoia so i made one. there's classrooms, a pool, a gym, a library, a sad student lounge, a community garden, a culinary classroom. the second floor is entirely empty so there's room to add whatever else you want, if you like. but overall, i think it should give your sims a place to learn a variety of skills 😊 disclaimer is i built this for myself, it isn't perfect and i'm not a builder but it'll get the job done for my gameplay. also the big tree at the front clips with the second floor of the building, it doesn't bother me but just in case. tou is don't be a dick. more pics under the cut

@public-ccfinds

[ruthplaysthesims]

Zolani Johnson

Zolani "Lani" was born and raised in good ol' San Sequoia. She has a passion for traveling and has been out of college for a year. She moved to San Myshuno for a new start with her two roommates, Willow and Edith and her cat Bonki. We'll get to know her more as the story unravels.

*Massive shout out to @leahlillith for this masterpiece of a hair. It fits her so well 🥹

[astoldbychae]

Meet Anya "Babygirl" Soto, the love bug 💕

Age: 26 Occupation: Flight Attendant Current Location: San Sequoia Hometown: Oasis Springs Aspiration: Romantic Explorer Traits: Animal Enthusiast, Lovebug, High Maintenance

FUN FACT: Anya is TJ's ex-boo thang. They met during a flight to Sulani. She recently ended a 3 year relationship with her ex-boyfriend because she wanted to explore her sexuality. She messed around with a girl Freshman year in college but they were both drunk & inexperienced, so in her mind that doesn't really count. 🙃

Typically she keeps things professional while working but She had to have that tall glass of mmm... I mean TJ, She had to have TJ. In an effort to be discreet, she slipped her number on a napkin (Listen, ma'am took it back with that lil napkin/number slip) as she served TJ her Jack Daniels & Coke letting her know she was going to be on a layover in Sulani for 2 days and wanted to meet up, if she was interested.

Later that night she received a text from TJ, asking if she wanted to grab a bite to eat at Key Point (one of the restaurants in her resort hotel). Of course she accepted! They had good food, great drinks, and amazing conversation. Not wanting the night to end, TJ invited her for a stroll on the beach, where they had a deep conversation about life and shared more of their interests with one another. One thing led to another and they ended up back in TJ's room. Needless to say, She showed her a damn good time.

After leaving Sulani, they kept in contact via FaceTime and meet ups (whenever one or the other was in their city). Sending all types of nasty/freaky/filthy videos to one another and all. Anya was beginning to fall HARD for our girl despite their mutual agreement to keep things casual & light. To TJ's understanding, they were just having a good time because she "didn't have time for a relationship"...

Fast forward to about 10 months later (present day)...

TJ is out here boo'd up and IN LOVE with Deijah, so much so it has made it's way to her Simstagram...that Anya has been stalking since TJ basically reiterated that she wasn't interested in a relationship with her right now. The calls & text fizzled out and now she REALLY knows why.

Now that her intro/backstory is out of the way, let the unhinged games begin *inserts grinch smiling gif*

[pixelnrd]

Heather wasn't ready to leave Sulani any time soon. She was enjoying whiling her days away in the ocean and her nights away working and partying.

But when she next visited the internet cafe in town she found a new email from her brother.

Hey Sis

I know you aren't coming back anytime soon, but I have some big news... Kelly and I are getting married at the end of the month!

I know it's happing pretty fast but we're dead serious about this. And also, look don't tell Mom or Dad, but Kelly is pregnant. Bit of an oops but it'll be okay! So yeah gotta get this wedding done before anyone finds out.

I'd really like you to be here and come to the wedding. It would mean the world to us both. You know you're my favourite family member! And Mom and Dad are paying for a big reception so it should be fun (looks like I've finally done something they can brag about to their friends hey?)

Dusty

Heather was annoyed with her brother - how could he be so irresponsible and careless to get someone pregnant? But she realised she was mostly annoyed that she needed to return home. She wasn't ready just yet, but her duty to be there with her brother to watch him marry the person he loved weighed on her. Especially as she knew she had caused the end of his last serious relationship.

And so Heather returned home to San Sequoia. The place hadn't changed since she had left, but the mark of time passing could be seen on her beloved mother, who seemed much greyer and frailer as she wrapped her daughter in a big hug. It felt good to be home, in her parents arms again.

Dustin hugged Heather as soon as she walked in the door. He was so glad she had come home. It had been so long, and yet she was still his little sister. He introduced her to Kelly - who had known Heather in high school, though never really spoken to her or given her the time of day - and Heather was gracious and friendly.

Heather went upstairs to her childhood bedroom - unchanged since she had left for college so many years ago - and realised she was finally home. It was time to put down her pack and do something with her life.

[vanillablankcanvas]

Part 3 Trolls Headcanons/ Theories/ Thoughts/ Ideas

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Floyd - in a desperate last resort he once mentioned he was part of Brozone to be noticed by a music producer. It's one of his biggest regrets.

Floyd - has volunteered at homeless shelters and performed at benefit concerts.

Bruce - the restaurants kitchen is set up like in Ratatouille (ladders, ramps, bridges, pulley systems) for Bruce to navigate.

Bruce - keeps every one of his kids drawings, their refrigerator is absolutely covered in them.

Bruce - his go-to excuse is "I can't, I've got 13 college tuitions to save for."

Bruce - has given 'love coupons' to Brandy before

Clay - refers to Viva as his 'Work Wife'

Clay - knows how to use a stenograph

Clay - absolutely did not roll around the putt-putt course like the others.

Clay - everything must be neat and organized, after living with four brothers he values cleanliness so I imagine he would haaaaate glitter.

Clay - studied hard at math to set himself apart from his brothers.

John Dory - has not kept track of his age and is in denial when people remind him.

John Dory - met Rhonda when she eats him. He just walks right out the door confused.

Rhonda - you know in Frozen, how Sven really wants to eat Olafs nose the whole movie? Imagine that but Rhonda has picked a particular Troll in the village that she wants to eat but never quite manages it. Maybe like Biggie or Guy Diamond?

BroZone - the five brothers eggs all came from their father; General Sequoia. He was a 'military' man so wasn't at home much. He had so many children because he didn't want them to be alone, he wanted them to have each other. (Bodyguard to Poppy's mother?)

Sugar Gals - SPICE GIRLS TROLLS! I absolutely can picture young JD being so frustrated if BroZone was overtaken on the charts by a rival group

Teenage Trolls - wear eachothers hug time bracelets when they're dating. Like wearing their boyfriend's school pin or their jacket.

Crimp - goes to work for King Gristle and Queen Bridget after TBT.

Grandma Rosiepuff - taken for the Bergen Queens last meal before she died.

Brandy - has swaddled Bruce before. By accident or on purpose, she will never tell.

[johnwickb1tsch]

andar conmigo ~ epilogue

A Walk in the Clouds/Don John crossover outline/fic- Paul Sutton x fem!Reader x Don John triangle ~ You grow up at Las Nubes vineyard, and have to go home to your dying father. You take your fake new husband, Sgt Paul Sutton, with you...Your old flame don John does not like this at all. Warnings: FLUFF chapter map

Author's Note: I just want to say a quick THANK YOU to everyone who followed along and supported this story! Girl Genius @scarlettspectra who helped me with the original idea, my utterly beloved @treedaddymcpuffpuff , the SWEETEST @sweetwolfcupcake (who fried my brain with that gif of Paul, thank u! 😘 , the always RAZOR sharp @discoscoob, the hilarious @lilithlinen , the insightful @reallongwire , emoji queen @thesecretlifeofmo , 🖤 @lonelyspadez and SO many others, I wouldn't have finished this without you, it wouldn't have been as much fun, and it CERTAINLY wouldn't be the fic it is without your amazing input!

-You’re going to have to rewrite the train station scene in your story, because you take him with you at the platform, and you are smart enough not to let go. 

At first, you stay together in your tiny apartment with its fetching view of a brick wall. The arrangement was fine, if not a little cramped. You spend most of your time in bed, anyway, but you find you don’t mind sharing your space with Paul, or your cooking, or your time. Goddammit if Anjelica wasn’t right about that. 

But maybe he knows you better than you know yourself. 

Without you needing to ask, [and you’re not sure you even would have, truth be told], he eventually gets his own place. Yet, you are still inseparable, barring the hours you go to work, and he goes to school. 

You find that you are equally happy to have your own space back, yet unbearably restless for the next time you will get to see him. It is a strange medley to balance in your life, and a part of you hopes that someday maybe you really will score that apartment with enough room for the two of you, and a typewriter overlooking the Bay. 

On the odd days you do not see each other, he writes you a letter, and you always write him back. 

As it turns out, Paul Sutton likes things that go, and he enrolls to study engines at a technical college in San Francisco. 

The day he roars up to your apartment in a leather jacket on a Norton motorcycle with a big grin, you cannot help but laugh. It seems like a ridiculous machine, and yet after the first time he takes you for a ride–it becomes one of your favorite things to do with him. You tear up and down the coast in your free time, picnicking at the beach or beneath towering sequoia trees. 

You have both healed from your misadventure, withstanding the occasional cough, or the odd nightmare...on a whole, your life together is so sweet, and the irony does not escape you that on more than one occasion you have to restrain yourself from asking him to marry you. But Paul is starting to find himself, given time in which he’s not running between raindrops, enemy fire, or immediately jumping into the responsibility of supporting a wife and children. 

He does not always take you on his motorcycle trips, often going on long rides to clear his head. He says it helps ease his mind, when his memories from the war become too loud in his head.

Most of the time though, he seems content, and you are so happy for that. 

-The first time after he dropped into your office at the publishing house to bring you flowers, just because, bless that man, your boss asks, “So that’s Peter?” 

“No, that’s Paul,” you tease him, aware that your beau’s good looks have a certain effect upon both sexes, no matter their preferences. 

You’d let your superior read your manuscript of your book, after catching you working on it at your desk during a break. You decided to title it, “A Walk in the Clouds.”  You’re not getting your hopes up, as he hems and haws over it. He keeps proposing changes to the story that would be untenable to you, as well as writing under a man’s pen name, or a less Spanish-sounding surname, in the interest of appealing to a broader audience. Maybe someday, you’ll find an agent who will champion your vision, and a publisher who won’t hold it against you that you are an intelligent self-taught Hispanic woman with opinions that challenge the conformity of post-War America.  

Maybe someday, things will be better…

Until then, you’ll just have to keep writing. 

-A year later, the two of you are out to lunch at a North Beach café, when a slick-looking man in a dapper suit passes by your table, then does a double-take at Paul, who was engaged mid-bite with his open mouth over a fork full of pasta. 

“Hey kid,” he says. “Ever thought of being in movies?” 

Taken aback, Paul wipes his lips with his napkin, regarding the man quizzically. “Ah…no, never occurred to me,” he admits to the stranger with a quizzical lift of eyebrows. 

“You got the look. Call me.” The Hollywood man flips a card onto the table, then strolls off like he has somewhere important to be. 

Paul looks at you, then laughs, shaking his head as he looks at the card. He is so humble about his dashing good looks, finding it embarrassing when women slow down to ogle him on the street, (or in one amusing case–to you at least– trip over the sidewalk). 

“How silly,” he says with a little smile, tearing off a piece of bread. He’s playing it down, but you think you see a glitter of intrigue in those polished ebony eyes.

You shrug. “Who knows?” you say playfully. “You’re certainly the best-looking man I know.” 

After all this time, his cheeks still pink for you, his ears turning red at the tips. 

“Well, that’s all that matters to me,” he tells you, reaching across the table for your hand. You slide your fingers into his, so happy you could die. 

Afterwards you go for a stroll, hand in hand, looking in the windows of the shops and laughing together, your head on his shoulder.

It’s hard to imagine that life could get much sweeter than this. Deep down, a tiny, selfish part of you hopes he doesn’t call that Hollywood headhunter. How drastically would your life with him change, if he became a star on the silver screen?

That’s when you know you absolutely believe he’s got what it takes–and you beat back your ugly little fears, resolving that you won’t stand in his way, if he wants to try for it.

You realize you’re squeezing his hand too hard when he looks down at you with a question in his eyes. “Sorry,” you apologize, tilting your head for a kiss. 

He grants your request, and his soft lips on yours still curl your toes. He rests his forehead against yours with that little smile, just for you…and your fears go quiet, replaced by the soft glow this man always inspires in you. 

“Just in case you didn’t know…I would marry you in a heartbeat, if you ever change your mind about all that.” 

You blink, your heart a sparkling firework trapped in your chest. 

You have to try twice before you can find your voice. 

“I think…I would like that, Paul Sutton.” 

“Yeah?”

“Yeah.”

He laughs out loud, that beautiful sound that fuels you as surely as food or drink or air. He picks you up right in the middle of the sidewalk, spinning you around in a circle before his lips find yours again. 

Suddenly, you’re not worried about anything.

-Paul drops you off at your apartment after a lingering kiss before rumbling off on the Norton. He has to study up for a test on Monday, and you’ve found when you try to help him with his studies more often than not you just end up in bed together. 

There are worse things, but this is an important exam. You’re sure he’ll pass with flying colors, then you can reward him properly. 

You practically skip up the stairs, still giddy from earlier. Are you and Paul actually engaged? Promised to be engaged? Merely in talks? You’re not really sure, but it doesn’t matter. You’re together, and you feel like you have all the time in the world to figure it out. The whole country is in such a hurry now that the war has ended, but the two of you have learned you don’t mind taking your time.  

You almost step on a little lump of something left before your door. Puzzled, you pick it up. It reminds you of the handmade little ragdolls you and your sisters used to play with, made of cloth and thread and horse hair.  

But this toy is burned, half her hair singed away, her blackened face pulled in a terrible grimace. 

With a frown you lay it back to rest on the floor beside your door. 

Maybe the neighbor’s girl down the hall dropped her toy. She might want it back. If it’s still there tomorrow…you’ll throw it out. 

Your earlier elation dampered by a weird feeling weighing in your gut, you let yourself into your apartment, and go about the rest of your day. 

Yet as you sit down with your notebook and a cup of tea to warm the chill inside you, you cannot stop thinking about it. 

There’s no way in Hell that terrible man survived that fire… 

Is there? 

The End…

Or is it?👀

[hazelminesims]

San Sequoia - Morning

You know baby girl, we can only stretch out this infant thing so long. Soon you'll be a toddler, then a child, and then on to college.

After adding them all to this save, I realize we need some birthdays...lol!

[sonyachristian]

California Community Colleges Driving Positive Impact

[probablyasocialecologist]

By allowing existing trees to grow old in healthy ecosystems and restoring degraded areas, scientists say 226 gigatonnes of carbon could be sequestered, equivalent to nearly 50 years of US emissions for 2022. But they caution that mass monoculture tree-planting and offsetting will not help forests realise their potential.

Humans have cleared about half of Earth’s forests and continue to destroy places such as the Amazon rainforest and the Congo basin that play crucial roles in regulating the planet’s atmosphere.

The research, published on Monday in the journal Nature as part of a collaboration between hundreds of leading forest ecologists, estimates that outside of urban agricultural areas in regions with low human footprints where forests naturally exist, they could draw down large amounts of carbon.

About 61% of the potential could be realised by protecting standing forests, allowing them to mature into old growth ecosystems like Białowieża forest in Poland and Belarus or California’s sequoia groves, which survived for thousands of years. The remaining 39% could be achieved by restoring fragmented forests and areas that have already been cleared.

[...]

The research follows a controversial 2019 paper on the potential of forests to mitigate the climate crisis, which was also co-authored by Crowther, that provoked intense scientific debate among forest ecologists. The researcher inspired corporate action on forests and was credited with Donald Trump’s support for tree-planting schemes.

But several scientists felt that potential for nature to help meet climate goals had been overstated and the paper advocated for the creation of mass tree-planting, driving greenwashing concerns.

Simon Lewis, a professor of Global Change Science at University College London who was a leading critic of the 2019 paper, said the new estimate was much more reasonable and conservative.

“There is a lot of spin and bluster about what trees can do for the environment. To cut through this always ask: what is the amount of carbon taken up by a hectare of land, and over what time period, he said. “The spin on what trees can do for the climate will no doubt continue. But there is still only a finite amount of land to dedicate to forests, and ability of trees to sequester carbon is limited. The reality is that we need to slash fossil fuel emissions, end deforestation, and restore ecosystems to stabilise the climate in line with the Paris agreement.”

[rosienthe]

List 5 facts about a favorite sim of yours, and send this to 10 simblrs whose sims you adore ♥♥♥

omg thank you so much for sending this in and for your patience!! I've been so excited to do this but irl responsibilities kept me away from simblr for a bit 🥲

5 Facts about Amelia

Amelia was born and raised in Brindleton Bay, but her family moved to Willow Creek in her final year of high school. She now lives in an apartment in San Sequoia.

She does not have any pets but she eventually wants to get a dog! Specifically a cocker spaniel.

Her favorite color is green! 🌿

She has two in-game fears: fear of a dead-end job and fear of failure.

She is still in touch with one childhood friend, with whom she is the closest to. Despite separating due to Amelia's move in high school and her not returning to Brindleton Bay after college, they keep in contact regularly.

[cloudy-with-a-chance-of-chaos]

Just one big introduction

Hi, everyone, I'm here to make a PROPER intro of my girl Dana here~ Look at her, being so cute >< I've already made her intro on a previous post you can see here but I'll quickly recap.

Dana is a 26yo living alone in San Sequoia (yes, I still haven't solved the issue of remembering wth is her neighborhood) and for now, she's working as a retail store stocker part time. Her biggest dream is to be a mom! And her biggest fear is to not fulfill this dream. And on the random facts about her, her favorite color is orange, she has a tattoo on her lower back and is very not into small talk lol.

Her story is quite relatable (to me at least) - she left home, and I still don't know where it was, if she lived with her parents of if she had roomates after college, or if she went to college; but she left home to live alone where she is now. I think nobody ever understood what she wanted to do with her life so she decided to take matters into her hands and go for it alone. Although she has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She doesn't have a career dream but I don't see her being very concerned about this. She has other plans...

In other words, she's exploring. And in my opinion she's either gonna make it out gracefully like nobody before or she's opting for big mistakes and huge trouble. We'll see 🥳

Now last but not least !

I need to pay some honors to the AMAZING cc creators I used to make this lovely gal~ I apologize in advance bc i cannot link the post of the CC itself for my LIFE, but here's the creators:

> @simandy and @obscurus-sims for skins, overlays, philtrum (Obscurus does magic, I can prove it!) and her hair ! (Mandy ilysm)

> @pralinesims with Irene eyes and the Pomegranate jelly lips ! (i guess, maybe it's the mango juice)

> @trillyke for her jeans!

Other things on her outfit are basic game (first pic and her top on the second one plus the shoes) and I cannot remember whose eyelashes are those, but it's CC, so if you find the creator, TAG THEM HERE so i can tag them too, please. (I think it's named Kijiko eyelashes? maybe?)

This was our chapter 0 for this simstory. Next time, we'll be seeing Dana first days in her new home! Wait for it and thank you if you read up to here~

See you soon!

- L.

[purplesimmer455]

Later, Piper meets up with her best friend Darren at the Bijouterie in San Sequoia. She tells him she wants to buy matching necklaces with him but as soon as he sees her nervous but excited face, he grins. "Okay, what's the other reasons, Pipes? I know that look." He says. "Okay, so I'm going to propose to Cam." Darren gasps. "Oh my gods, Pi. Did you guys talk about it?" He asks as Piper grins. "Yeah, we're both okay with getting engaged now and marrying in our mid twenties after college. She's going to be so surprised when I pop the question first." Piper says, her amber eyes lit up. Darren almost tears up at this, and Piper lovingly teases him though she's tearing up too.

They look around together and find a cute but simple star shaped silver and Simanite ring that's affordable and cute. "This is just like Cam, gorgeous and one of a kind." She says softly and Darren lightly pokes her. "Pipes, stop. You know I get emotional from cute and sappy stuff." He says, smiling. "But seriously, she'll love it." He says, and Piper nods, her eyes tearing up again as she smiles.

They also do buy the matching necklaces. It doesn't show up with Darren's top but he and Piper show off their jewelry to each other. "Dang, okay Wu-Durrant." Piper says as Darren poses. She cackles as he strikes another pose. "Okay, okay, this isn't a runway, Dar." She teases. "Maybe for some people." He jokes lovingly, giving her a playful side eyed look as she laughs and reaches over to poke him. As they purchase their items, Piper asks how he and his BF Vikram are doing. Darren gushes about him, and Piper smiles as her friend's eyes light up as he tells Piper of the romantic dinner Vikram made for him, and the fact that they're both almost finished with college and want to have a small but quick wedding once they graduate.