#Rosemary and Andrea are adopted sisters

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Other members of the Crowe Fam! 2 aunties Andrea & Rosemary and 2 cousins Aura & Jinx. Only Rosemary is a Crowe, the others are apart of 2 separate branches of the family but all related in some way. 

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My Newcrest Royal Family 👑

I was playing my royal save file the other day, and one of the princesses from my Newcrest Royal Family aged up to a teen. Was taking her photo, and then I had to urge to take a family photo. Being me, I just had to 🤣 I ended up taking a lot 😝 So here’s some of them.

Introducing the Royal Family of Newcrest, aka The House of De Windsaria. I actually had a photo in the centre position but it was a bit blurry. Hence this photo is chosen instead.

Front row (left to right): HM King Oliver I of Newcrest, HRH Princess Eugenia of Newcrest and HM Queen Consort Haruna of Newcrest.

Back row (left to right): TRH Princess Thelma, Crown Prince Edgar and Princess Rosemary of Newcrest.

Here’s the King and Queen, and they’re one of my favourite couples.

In my gameplay, King Oliver was actually not the heir to the throne. He was the second child of the late King Dominic I and Queen Consort Andrea (née Princess of Brindleton), and his elder sister was actually the heir (at the time of his birth, Newcrest recently adopted Absolute Primogeniture rules).

But to keep it short, his sister “renounced” her rights to the succession due to love (yes, a bit of Edward-Wallis story) 😜 So, he unexpectedly became the Crown Prince when he was 17.

His wife, Queen Haruna (aka Lady Haruna Cromwell), is of nobility birth. She’s the daughter of the late Eita Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell and Baroness Vanessa Cromwell (née Feng). I estimated that she’s about 3 years younger than the King.

Tbh, I didn’t plan on her to become Oliver’s consort because I had someone else in mind, while looking for his potential wife. But during a dinner hosted by the late king, Oliver was attracted to her at first sight and the rest is history 🤣

They been happily married ever since and have four kids, the one with the most kids amongst my royal families 🤓

The eldest is of course, the Crown Prince himself, Edgar. Followed by the Princesses, Rosemary, Thelma, and lastly, Eugenia.

I love the fact that all of them are good mixtures of their parents, tho I was a bit disappointed that none of them inherited their mother’s red hair 😅 Then again, I just love playing with them. I already planned who Edgar’s future wife will be, and one of the sisters will remain unmarried.

I might share the other three royal families (Willow Creek, Brindleton Bay and Windenburg) later 😜

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Sundance 2019: "Luce" Review

Luce explores the delicate line between the perceptions that people have of other people versus the truth of who they are. While our individual experience is on a spectrum, human nature and history has  placed its construction of race in boxes in order to “understand” each other. This film allows its main character to work within the constraints of those boxes to exploit the system in a powerful way that puts some of those ideals on trial.

Luce Edgar (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) was adopted from war-torn Eritrea by his white parents, Amy (Naomi Watts) and Peter (Tim Roth) at the age of ten. His parents helped him get through years of therapy to heal wounds from being a child soldier, and sacrifice to provide him the best life possible. Now a senior in high school, he’s fully acclimated to America and in fact, is a stellar student! He’s a beacon of light for his fellow students, especially the black population, and the weight of that is heavy on his shoulders.  

The film’s inciting incident occurs when Luce’s teacher, Harriet Wilson (Octavia Spencer), calls Amy in to talk about a discovery she’s made. After tasking the class with an assignment to write a paper in the voice of a historical figure, Luce chose the radical Frantz Fanon, who believed in hurting others for a cause. On top of that, Ms. Wilson searched Luce’s locker and found illegal fireworks that pack the same punch as a shotgun. Ms. Wilson’s motive for bringing Amy in before letting anyone else make the discovery is to protect Luce’s reputation and make sure he succeeds.  

With this information and the materials in her possession, Amy talks to her husband as soon as she gets home. This initial conversation is where both Amy and Peter start making judgements on Luce’s character, and we as audience members must make our own conclusions on the situation as well. As the story moves forward, little by little, we find out more of the big picture of what’s happening at school and see how characters in this world make judgement calls based off of pre-conceived and personal thoughts. 

Situations like Stephanie Kim’s (Andrea Bang) possible rape during a party, and Luce’s ex-teammate Deshaun (Astro) getting caught with weed in his locker are all brought to the forefront of conversation in the film. What does it mean for Luce’s reputation if he participated in either of these activities? Why does Luce get special treatment over his friends? What does it feel like to be the person that everyone looks at for hope and expects to be virtually perfect?

While the film does interrogate these questions and the American dream on a large scale, screenwriters J.C. Lee and Julius Onah nail what being black, talented, and on a pedestal in America feels like. The ideal of tokenism (the one black person in a room/organization/team/etc.) and pressure to be on is something that Luce feels constantly, and is spot on. 

Ultimately, this play turned screenplay is brought to life by its stellar cast. Kelvin Harris Jr. is undoubtedly an actor to watch! He commands the screen and authentically connects with the ability to perform in different spaces with uncanny finesse. The scenes where Octavia Spencer and Harris Jr. face off are electric and the things award nominations are made of. Tim Roth and Naomi Watts embody the sacrifice parents make for their children, and the individual struggles of giving blind trust versus questioning your child. Even the supporting cast members like Andrea Bang and Marsha Stephanie Blake (who brilliantly plays Rosemary Wilson, Ms. Wilson’s mentally ill sister) are exhilarating to watch. Their characters are real, dimensional people that you can connect with. 

The music by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury swell with tension and put you on edge. It supplements the story that unfolds before your eyes in a way that hits on all cylinders. Luce is a film that you want to watch again to not only to catch what you may have missed in a scene, but also the ideals explored that you may want to ponder over more. It’s a must see!

Rating: A-

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The Pereira-Crabtree family: notes; name inspirations

I mostly use the randomizer option and when I get a new family member though marriage or adoption, I usually don’t change it. But sometimes I pick names and sometimes I do make some changes.

Here we go:

Original Pereira-Crabtree family

Melany: random name

Vanessa: random name

Adrianna: random name, nickname Adri

Riley: random name

Mae: random name

Adri’s branch

Crabtree-Benali family:

Salim: NPC

Derek: not chosen by me, although it was originally Derrick and I changed the spelling

Amari: random name

Crabtree-Savalani family:

Saanvi: NPC

Tanisha: not chosen by me, nickname Tani

Kahili: named after Alola Elite Four member Kahili who specialises in Flying type pokemon

Savalani family:

Seema: NPC

Medhi: not chosen by me

Azure: not chosen by me

Jamie: chosen by @vreniii, deadname was Meghan which was not chosen by me, but I did change the spelling from Meaghane (or something white) to Meghan

Alessandro: not chosen by me

Brower-Balderas family:

Katherine*: random name

Phillp*: random name

Jessie*: random name

Matty*: random name

Crabtree-Arroyo family:

Andrea: NPC

Regina**: NPC

Arroyo-Gandhi family:

Aanya: NPC

Benali-Pierre family:

Eduardo: not chosen by me, nickname Ed

Rosemary: named after the song Rosemary from How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

Benali-Pierre family:

Natalya: named after Natasha from Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812

Jessie: NPC

Celia: I don’t remember. Deadname was Rhys, which I hated.

Benali-Foster family:

Katherine: NPC

Tracy: not chosen by me

I’ll put Julia in Mae’s branch

Riley’s branch

Pereira-McAfee family:

Heaven: NPC

Myra: not chosen by me

Nikita “Kitty”: don’t fucking ask. I don’t remember the name given to her by the game

Yassine-McAfee family:

Anas: not chosen by me

Dwayne: named after the character Dwayne from Death In Paradise, which I was watching while Myra was giving birth to him

Yassine-Lloyd family:

Alvetta: NPC

Convivium: named after a word in my sociology book, nickname Connie

Masami: NPC

Anas Jr. “AJ”: named after Anas, since he died accidentally. I originally planned on calling him Conubium or something to match his sister, but then I remembered Anas’s death

Yassine-Banks family:

Nicole*: named after Nicole Row, nickname Nicky

Crystal: random name, but chosen when I saw it because a) she’s an alien and I think it’s an “alien” name and b) her dad went into labour while collecting crystals at work.

Jonathan: named after Jonathan Larson, cause I was listening RENT.

Pereira-Datta family:

Shanaya: NPC

Jacob: not chosen by me, but I changed the spelling from Jakob to Jacob. I think.

Fitzpatrick-Banks family:

Isabella: NPC

Mercury: chosen by my friend Alex, middle name Quick.

Yassine-House family:

Tori: Sim made by my sister.

Donnie: not chosen by me

Kaylee: definitely not chosen by me

I’ll put Rohan etc. in Mae’s branch

Mae’s branch

Pereira-Morse family:

Micah: NPC

Brittany: random name, but chosen when I saw it cause it reminded me of Brittany from glee

Savalani-Morse family:

Dhruv: not chosen by me

Sadie: random name

Rohan: not chosen by me

Jia Li: I just wanted a Chinese name. I don’t remember the name given to her by the game

Julia: not chosen by me

Kelvin: I don’t know how I got to the combination of “Kelvin and Sjonnie”...

Sjonnie: ... but I did, because I really wanted Sjonnie because it is a terrible name. My dad came up with Sjonnie.

Larissa: random name, but chosen when I saw it cause it reminded me of Lardo from Check, Please!

Davin: not chosen by me

Estaban-Morse family:

Camila: Sim made by @vreniii

Sofya: named after Sonya from Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 

Pereira-Morse family:

Jack: named after Jack Zimmermann

Pereira-Lincoln family:

Stephanie*: can’t remember

Simon: random name, but chosen when I saw it cause it reminded me of Simon Snow and Simon Spier.

Pereira-Buckley family:

Devan*: can’t remember

Dunham family:

Quinn: NPC

Joyson family:

Eva: NPC

Aadhya: NPC

Alyssa: not chosen by me

Maria: named after a random woman I met on the train and well, I was kinda smitten by the actual Maria

Joyson-Suzuki-Skelter family:

Kengo: NPC

Oscar: random name

Mei: named after Mei Hummel-Anderson

Dallas: NPC

Maddy: named after Maddy Hummel-Anderson

Joyson-Suzuki-Acevado family:

Celeste: named after Celestial, since she’s an alien. Middle name is Satu.

Juan Diego: NPC

Fernando**: NPC

Joyson-Suzuk-Carver-Brothers idk family

Clive: NPC

Catania: named after princess Catania from Barbie

Stella: named after Stella from Winx Club

Sol: named after the son

Sierra: NPC

Joyson-al Halib family:

Yasmin: NPC

Okada family:

Izumi: NPC

Deborah**: NPC

Ava: NPC

Okada family:

Aanya: NPC

Srivansan-Morse family:

Sara: NPC

Antoinette: I expected her to be a boy named Tony, named after the Tony Awards. Luckily, Tony Awards is short for Antoinette Perry Awards, so I named her Antoinette.

Olivier: named after the Olivier Awards

Obie: named after the Obie Awards.

Srivasan-Buckley family:

Alycia*: can’t remember

Dickerson-Morse family:

Nina: random name, but chosen when it reminded me of Nina Rosario.

Quintana-Morse family:

Charlotte: NPC

Lorelei: not chosen by me

Dickerson family:

Esmeralda*: can’t remember

Armando*: can’t remember

Troy*: random name

Penelope*: named after Penelope Bunce

Pet names

Freddie (cowplant): I don’t fucking know

Barry (cowplant): named after Barry Allen/The Flash, because Barry was “the fastes growing cowplant alive”

Chestnut (dog): not chosen by me

Pepper (cat): not chosen by me

Doki (cat): not chosen by me

Murphy (dog): not chosen by me

Phalanx (dog): named after Phalanx from All The Other Ghosts

Gacy (dog): not chosen by me

Coco (dog): I don’t even know

Pepperoni (cat): named after Pepper

Speckles (cat): it sounded fun

Kat (cat): literally means cat in Dutch

Poes (cat): literally means female cat in Dutch

Beebo (dog): named after Brendon Urie, since Larissa is emo

Shelby (dog): not chosen by me

Shiloh (dog): not chosen by me

Lenore (dog): named after Lenore from Poe Party

Spatula (cat): named after a spatula

Frankie (cat): not chosen by me

Ash (dog): kinda named after Ash Ketchum

Lydia (dog): named after Lydia Bennet from the Lizzie Bennet Diaries/Pride & Prejudice

Gucci (cat): not chosen by me

Chrissy (cowplant): I came up with it on the spot

Tofu (dog): not chosen by me

Bubbles (cat): random name

Bea: random name

Mr. Wiggles: random name

Doodle: random name

Pippa: not chosen by me

Explanations

random name: This is pretty obvious

not chosen by me: Adopted children, clones, Sims from the well and children that were born while I was away got a name generated by the game. This is different from ‘random name’, because there I just spam the random button till I find one, so in a way, I still choose the name. Here I don’t.

NPC: This is an NPC that got married into the family, so

*: Except for the original three Sims in the family, all the other Sims are created by genetics and adoption, so I didn’t create any of them myself in CAS. These are the exceptions, since they’re Sims from my other households that I have merged with the Pereira-Crabtree family.

**: NPCs that are stepchildren.