#hobbies and interests

[greenplumbboblover]

Interests & Hobbies - Update post

Hey everyone!

First things first, sorry for the wall of text!

I know quite a few of you have been wondering about this project, if not been REALLY patiently been waiting for it! That's why I figured I'd make this post.

A bit of backstory:

I have, in all honestly, been working on it for 2 years. Except, that because the mod has SO MANY features, I kept making tiny mods that then get shelved because I wanted to get back to the interests & hobbies mod. But obviously that's part of the mod and... argh! :p You can see how I got stuck in this creative loop. And I would then be happy to just quickly make something like a bus manager, or a RPG manager or a thirsty sims mod or randomly deciding to create a sims website (as you casually do clearly lol). Because that was a bit of an escape for me. Though, this morning, I was talking to someone about this and the mod's progression. How I was just completely thrown out of the creative process and that I just didn't know what I wanted to do...

Basically, out of that conversation the following question came, which was:

So, what have you finished already, then? Given that you've been working on it for so long?

So far, I've done:

Assignment of a hobby lot. Sims of that interest will also visit that lot.

Sims will pursue their hobbies inside their house/garden/lot. (i.e a sim with a gardening skill, will garden their garden.)

Your sims can have an interest and a hobby (duh).

The environment hobby currently has a working hobby challenges.

Getting interested in a field can be done through the phone or computer. (or starting on certain items of that hobby).

Your sim can get magazines of that interest/hobby. This will increase their interest each time they read it.

Learn which interest that sims knows of the other sims. Just like with traits. ;)

A way to make it so that custom content items are considered hobby items as you place them down. And therefore give your sims interest points too.

Certain conversation topics can now be considered interest related conversations.

Which... I know doesn't sound like much, but the *amount* of technical background stuff is absolutely insane :p And that took me more time debugging and error fixing than I've ever done with any of my mods!

So with that said. I want, not only apologise for taking so bloody long to get this mod out of the door, but also share what's going to happen next.

So what now?

As you can probably tell, the basics are (almost) done, as well as the basic mechanics. So, what I think I want to do is the following:

Release the mod this year, with the current features I just shared that are done, and all the other features that were in the document, I'll work on separately. I guess, they function as DLCs for the mod? Or expansions, I guess? :p

That way, I feel less stressed, and you get to give it a try! :) In the end I keep forgetting I'm only one person, and I can finally sleep at night lol

hopefully that's okay with you all!

[ask-a-bot]

Starscream what is your favorite thing to do? Also do you have any techniques in how to annoy someone one the most?

You make it sound as though being annoying is my favourite hobby! It isn't.

I like to kite surf when I want to do something social.

I like to fly when I want to be alone.

I like to draw or paint when I want to be still and quiet.

So there.

[asktsamseclipse]

Aaahahahaha Looking forward to it X3

🔷GrimBaloo

Well, look no further! Thanks to a bit of free time and knowing when all three of them would be gone you're all getting a very special treat. I'm going to call it... 'A Series of Unfortunate Invasions'.

...That sounded better in my head. Whatever. Without any warning, because I'm not an idiot, I'll invade someone's home and give an impromptu tour!

And first up is Sun and Moon's new little abode!

They traded an island for some kind of mansion. Tch, typical Moon, am I right? God, have my eyes always been that bright?

Huh. This ain't half bad. Good TV, even if the last episode played was some half-baked anime. Here's a question for you, fans of mine: Who do you think is currently watching 'My Love Story'?

Really Moon? Weights? In your room?! HAH! We both know you don't use these. Would love to see you try, though.

Why am I not surprised that Sun has a bed like this. You're not really selling the whole 'glued to the wall' story, you know. Still. It's clean and that's definitely more honest than your-

Wait. Wait wait wait wait wait wait. Stairs? And is that a sink?! Where do those stairs go?

HIS ROOM HAS STAIRS THAT LEAD INTO A KITCHEN! HAHAHAHAHA!!

Oh, don't worry. I didn't forget our third guest in this house. Didn't take you for the 'Basement Dweller' stereotype, Lunar, but hey - I have a lab on the fucking Sun so who am I to judge, right?

...Huh. Wasn't expecting that. He actually has a better living arrangement than Sun and Moon. Is he hustling them? Maybe he did learn something from me, after all. Stealing some of your popcorn, by the way, Lunar.

Oh, you're joking. I'm literally holding in my laughter- Lunar, did you make this?! I don't know why I'm surprised, honestly, you would make some kind of... hidey hole.

... Alright. You win this round, Lunar. It's not a bad place to rest. Could use less lights, though. I hope you've all enjoyed 'A Series of Unfortunate Invasions'. Let me know if you'd like me to perform more B&Es and I'll be sure to provide! Until next time!

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

what are you into besides dinosaurs/birds? or is it just that?

I recognize how many could come to that conclusion but I promise I'm into other things besides paleontology and ornithology!

I'm really interested in Judaism and almost became a Rabbi. Some of my friends still call me a Dinosaur Rabbi

I'm very musical; I can sing, I can play a few instruments, and I'm always listening to punk & alt music. Favorite band is Rise Against. I also really enjoy Fall Out Boy, the Offspring, Nirvana, Paramore, Silversun Pickups, Jimmy Eat World, Mother Feather, Veruca Salt... plus a lot of Jewish music like Pharaoh's Daughter and Nefesh Mountain

I'm from Chicago and I'm very passionate about my hometown. I'm sad I don't live there now.

I loooooooooove computer games. I play them waaaaay too much.

I'm a writer! Been writing fanfiction and original fiction since... I was 10? That sounds right

I love marine biology! I'm a sucker for cetaceans. Orcas are so beautiful and Vaquitas make me sob like a baby.

Ecology & the Biosphere in general are fascinating to me. I love learning about how life and the planet come together to make the interesting world we live on.

I also love history! Certain periods I find boring but history in general is very fascinating just as prehistory is.

I enjoy books and I have way too many of them. I'm just always reading *something*.

I'm an anarchocommunist and I do have a strong interest in politics and political activism. I blame my communist parents, I never had a chance. I knew who Fred Hampton was before I knew how to do multiplication.

I also just love learning about queer theory and queer history beyond that. I'm intersex, nonbinary, demiromantic, and pansexual. So queer stuff is a big part of my life. Also, disability activism, because I'm hella neurodivergent and I have mobility issues.

I am passionate about my friends and my chosen family (and my mom). I have some really great people in my life - my spouse (whom I have been with for 10 years), my best friend forever (whom i have been friends with since high school), and so many other wonderful friends both "in real life" and on the internet. I also have five parrots, which unfortunately do not count as a separate interest lol

I enjoy a lot of comedy shows because they help me forget my ~traaaaauma~ while I watch. So Parks & Rec (I have been called the Leslie Knope of Paleontology by multiple separate individuals), The Good Place, Abbott Elementary, Community, etc.

I like to bake! I'm pretty good at it. I also enjoy cooking some food, but I'm a really picky eater so it's limited.

and those are the major things! look at that, scientists are people too!

[glitterpennotes]

a toast to the novices

cheers to being new and bad at something

cheers to never perfecting

cheers to exploring a million interests

cheers to a long and joyful rookie stage

because if i keep expecting myself to be perfect, i will end up being nothing at all

[zoushki]

minddd

Hello I'm zoushki I make music and I'm very crazy in a sociable way. Weird is what I am. I hate hurting pls feelings. And like to escape from hate

:p

Ig I'll use this as a journal entry thing and I know and hope to be famous and ja! Thanks for watching BD

[eeternalferret]

One of the many reasons I have so much love and respect for any fandom transformative works (e.g fanfiction) is people are truly putting their heart and soul into shit that they’ll never get paid for, just because they love it.

The hill I will die on is that for me art becomes immediately less valuable as soon as the primary intention is making money.

Art should exist because people have an innate desire to create not because capitalism has found a new way to monetise human nature.

[rosemeriwether]

Introduction post because why not?

30s, she/ her / dude I’d answer to anything. Herbal teas enthusiast. 90s rock jammer. Old Dominion dweller in heart and soul.

Every tumblr I had was a different phase that never left me but I kept getting a “start over with a clean slate” mentality.

Interests past and current includes but not limited to….(colored are most relevant)

• Anime/manga (Hetalia/ Statalia brought me to tumblr in 2011)

• creative writing/ literature ( STILL trying to make a comic based off “The Red Badge of Courage” by Stephen Crane)

• Art history

• eternally in Supernatural hell (proof by trying to leave this hellsite back in 2018 but look at me now) Sub interest is The Magicians. -Basically urban fantasy.

• MLP FIM

• Glam/ Golden Age of Hollywood (sub interests are tragic love, starlet, vintage americana, EMILIE AUTUMN AND HER EARLY FAIRYCORE TO GOTH VICTORIAN AESTHETICS)

• witchblr (though I admit I actually got out of this one. However an antique apothecary will forever be my core.

• 80s/ 90s/ 00s aesthetics (trip down memory lane. #90s bby)

• Amrev, War of 1812, Clone High (current blog mostly about)

[casper-ry]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you! Get to know your mutuals and followers :3

ok this is actually pretty tough bc there are many things but here are the top five (not sorted) :

talking/researching about my special interests

sharing, working on, brainstorming my story ideas and OCs

Scouts! and all the cool people there

sleep and food

Video games, books and music

Yeah, that much about me!

[whatyadrawin]

I really like cars, I really like trucks. I like them all so much but I don't give a fuck about knowing the details of them. Like, don't ask me what kind of engine a Lotus Exige has. Don't ask me how much a Toyota Tacoma can pull. I don't know, and I don't care at all to know. All I know is that I like how they sound, and I like how they look. The world needs to be more inclusive to people who have long term interests but don't spend all their brainpower memorizing every little detail of every little thing involved in that interest. My memory is so shit that I barely even remember my goddamn birthday, I ain't gon remember the max speed of a Testarossa.

Anyway, here's one of my favorite cars in figurine form:

[ask-a-bot]

Do you guys have any hobbies?

Sport and play. Fun stuff. Went to a funfair last night and had a blast.

I train and work for fun. I suppose I read for relaxation, but when I have work to do it is difficult to relax enough to enjoy the words.

I like to drive fast. Really fast. Funfairs are fun too.

[asktsamseclipse]

Photography sounds interesting! Maybe you should ask the editor to get you a camera so you can try it out

I mean, sure, but I could always just... use my own vision? I am a machine, after all, and basic functions a phone would have are within me already. Still, I suppose the actual act of holding the camera and taking the picture is part of the appeal. I'll ask but the Editor isn't made of money; hell, I'm surprised they're even paid working for Fazbear! If you guys are so interested, I'll send you some pictures of things I find interesting.

[kencall]

As many of my family and friends know one of my hobbies through the years has been photography. Since getting a Canon Rebel T8i in 2020, I am able to combine my love of photography with my other hobby which is astronomy. This is called astrophotography. The photo with this post was taken on June 25, 2023. I attached my camera to my telescope. The moon is in the Waning Crescent Phase. I find this type of phase very interesting because you can see shadows in the hundreds of craters on the Moon.

[demi-raven]

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