#turner kiddies

[ilovemushystuff]

What the Turner family got for Christmas

[deepdowninmybones]

I'm new in Turnadette world, but these two have work some magic on me.

Here is my first CtM fan-fiction...it's a Multi-chapter AU story starting during 12x05 (since the link is not working...we're going old-school: copy and paste...here below!)

For all those who wanted that test to be positive 💖

A SPECIAL THANKS TO @miss-ute THAT ENCOURAGED ME TO DIVE IN THIS ADVENTURE.

Everything is just as ought to be

Chapter 1 - Shall we open it?

Mid September

He came home late that night, still upset about Spencer Wray's story.

The lights were off, the house was quiet. He was tired, but he needed to let go of the flow of thoughts that had invested him in the last few days.

He sat at the table, in the dark, the smell of the stew that Shelagh made for dinner still in the air. He really needed moments like that, soothing his senses and stop being Dr Turner to get into the shoes of the man Patrick Turner, the husband, the father. He sighed with a half smile, realizing that truth to be told, that side of him had no less thoughts than his professional alter ego.

The husband... of his Shelagh. God, how he loved that woman! So petite but so extraordinarily strong, delicate and bold at the same time (oh so much bold sometime…). They'd been married for ten years now, but he hadn't still finished wondering how much he loved her.

That woman who only a few days before had stormed into the Maternity Home, demanding to speak to him in private. He knew right away that it was serious... and it really was. He barely had time to close the door of his office and sit down when Shelagh blurted:

"I'm pregnant, again."

And then…there was Patrick, the father.

Timothy's father, his 20-year-old son who had been involved and quite shocked by the consequences of schizophrenia of the young Wray. His first born, everyday more and more like him, physically and temperamentally, who was growing into a young man and at the same time was also beginning to face the dark side of the medical profession.

Angela's father, his angel girl, to whom they would sooner rather than later have to disclose her whole story... reveal her about the special way she became part of their unique family.

May's father, who he loved so much that he was breathless at the thought that at any moment someone could come and tear her from their lives.

Teddy's father, their miracle, so like Shelagh in features and so like to him in character. A little rascal that with his funny faces could always make them smile, but at the same time a very sensitive and attentive kid, especially to his sisters and his mommy.

And...

He couldn't help it, the thought of a new baby possibly joining their family filled him with joy. He hadn't hesitated for a moment to be happy about it, not even when Shelagh had taken it out on him, her voice broken by tears, saying she was afraid she wouldn't make it because she was too old and too tired, that the house wasn't big enough, that they might not be enough. Of course they'll be enough! They will always be enough!

The sound of footsteps descending the stairs roused him from his thoughts. He knew those footsteps very well. He looked up and saw her coming down, wrapped in her blue robe.

"I couldn't sleep. The results of the test has arrived today…but I didn't open the envelope yet."

"I couldn't sleep either. You weren't in bed and I missed you" said her, going down the last few steps.

"Come here," he invited her with a smile, extending his hand towards hers than he kissed softly the back of her hand.

That gentle hand of his was her refuge and protection. Of course she was still scared (terrified to be honest) of what could happen from now on, but she knew deep down her heart that with him by her side she could face any storm, they had already done it in the past. They did it every day. They would do it again, no matter what.

She sat on the other side of the table, grabbed his other hand. They looked into each other's eyes, smiling tenderly.

"So…Shall we open it?" asked him.

"Oh Patrick, what if…"

"Shelagh, whatever the result, we will face it and we'll be fine."

He put his right hand in his jacket, taking off the envelope. She got up from the chair, approaching him. Patrick made her sit on his lap. They opened it together, their hands trembling, then Shelagh pulled out the sheet of paper with the result stamped from the lab.

In the center, typed, in capital letters well marked, there was written POSITIVE.

"Oh Patrick!…a baby.." stated Shelagh in a whisper

"A baby…" echoed Patrick, smiling.

"Am I allowed to be scared?"

"Shelagh, darling…you can, of course. But do know that everything is just as ought to be, because we have everything a family could want." reassured her by holding her in a warm embrace.

After a moment of silence, he softly added "And am I allowed to be happy?"

His question drew a smile on her face.

"Of course you can. I know you are happy. And I want you to know that, despite all my fears, I am too."

Overwhelmed by the emotions, they head to their bedroom still holding hands.

Once slipped into bed, they spent a few more minutes in each other arms, enjoying the moment. Before falling asleep Patrick whispered in her ear "Once more, we did it against all the odds my love".

[deepdowninmybones]

Reblogging 'til the end of time.

🥲🫠❤️

Turnadette in s06e08

P: ‘’…the minute I look at you, I’ll give you everything you ask for.’’

[mio-nika]

Tolstoy house

No, it doesn't have any relation to the guy who wrote War and Peace

So, we need to talk about Fydor Lidval and the conception of tenement houses. Fydor Lidval was one of the most famous architects who were working in the style of Scandinavian modern Nordic romantic style. He was The Guy. He's most famous buildings also include the Hotel Astoria (which I don't personally like that much), Lidval's house (very cute) and the one little building where I was drinking alcohol with other kiddies in middle school (I'm gonna keep this one a secret). And for the tenement houses... There's A LOT OF THEM. Before the revolution it was a cool fast way to make money. Arend the plot, build a building, middle class people starting to pile in, profit.

Now imagine the most luxurious apartment building you can ever imagine. The total head turner. This is the Tolstoy House.

Finished in 1912 in mere meters from the main street of St. Petersburg it was made to house people of the different classes and financial positions. From pompous apartments with personal bathrooms to more cheaper communal palaces. But. Well. I still think that the cost of living was higher here, than on the vyborg side of the city. Anyway.

To accommodate for the unusual form of the land that was bought for the project Tolstoy house is basically three buildings with courtyards connected by a beautiful arches. Going right from the embankment of Fontanka river to the heart of the city. I vividly remember cuting through it on my way from school. But at some point in time the inside territory was closed for everyone except the residents.

The weird "corner" in the center of the courtyards and the archways to an embankment.

After the revolution this feast of life was obviously crushed to make room for a high number of new occupants, all the apartments were made into much more affordable communal apartments and I'm honestly scared to look how it looks inside now.

I honestly recommending for everyone to Google this guy out, because I'm obviously yada-yada-yada over big things for the sake of making this post shorter. And photos. Look at the photos.

[kurapikasjudgement]

GROUND RULES:

No dark content (rape, incest, sh, kidnapping, etc.)

I don’t do angst w/o comfort

I refuse to do a piss kink I’m sorry

No shaming people for their interests

And the obvious stuff: No Homophobia, No Transphobia, No Racism, No Sexism

For smut I only write for fem bodied reader unless its a handjob or blowjob

Overall, things will tend to be gender neutral

I have Emetophobia and I CANNOT write about vomit or even be around it or hear it or watch it in a movie. So no hangovers

I will not be doing any pregnancy or baby fics. No children.

No cheating

Probably will not write about mystical creatures

THINGS I WRITE ABOUT:

Alex Turner

A Silent Voice

Assassination Classroom

Attack On Titan

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Baki

Black Butler

Bleach

Blue Exorcist

Death Note

Demon Slayer

Devil Man Crybaby

Food Wars (Maybe… I’m not to sure ab this one)

Genshin Impact

Haikyuu

Harley Quinn

Hunter X Hunter

I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS

Inside Job

Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure (First 3 Seasons Only)

Jujutsu Kaisen

Kakegurui

Mid 90’s

Mob Psycho 100

Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-Kun

My Hero Academia

Naruto

One Piece (Only up until they go to the sky island)

One Punch Man

Ouran High School Host Club

Parasite

Seven Deadly Sins

She-Ra

Sk8 the Infinity

South Park (Only Platonic or Kiddy little crushes)

Spy X Family

Spiderman (Into/Across the Spiderverse)

Steven Universe

Stranger Things

Teen Titans

The Outsiders

Tokyo Ghoul

Tokyo Revengers

Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun

Toradora

Total Drama

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K

The Legend Of Korra

The Promised Neverland (Only Platonic or Kiddy Crushes)

Wednesday

[well-hello-hi]

Ex model rant and why i quit modeling

Just not enough money and designers often bully us into doing free shit! I walked probably 100s of runways and hardly made real money, around 10k a yr. I worked so hard, was skinny, even toned, called too toned, and then i see fuck ugly fat cunts thudding the runways. Bitches whove never worked a day in there lives who come from wealth who are legitimately fuck ugly booking a disgusting amount of fucking shit. The industry is a scam. They hate the poor. It is a club of only the rich. It is a lebensborn breeding club only for very rich bitches and high end cock sluts. They pick you based on genetics, breed you with celebs, and only celebrity kiddy cunts are now allowed to be famous. Cannot get in unless you have generational wealth or get on youre fucking knees. And bfore u say i must not have been that pretty skinny and tall, i am 5’10+, been compared to audrey hepburn and sophie turner, and i am very much skinny skinny. Cry. Ive been in vogues. Ive walked a few fashion weeks. Its a fucking scam. I wasnt paid to be in vogue. Agencies dont give a fuck abt sexual harassment assault rape they pretty much want you to be a whore bcus the bitches who fuck photogs are def gonna get picked and chosen by that fucking photog again.

[technowesterns]

Track listing for Memento Mori.

Out this Friday, July 3rd, 12AM, EST.

It will be linked and posted on our Soundcloud, and it should hopefully be on Apple and Spotufy the same day or soon thereafter.

[adobe-outdesign]

I'd love to know your thoughts on Klefki! Love them funky little boo-boo keys. Or the Vanillite line if Klefki has already been done! I love reading your thoughts, they're very interesting!!

I already did Klefki over here, but as for Vanillite:

For some reason the Vanillite line gets a ton of hate, and frankly, I don't really get it. It's not my favorite line Ever(TM) or anything, but I wouldn't even say it's bad, let alone a sign of GameFreak "running out of ideas" or whatever people try to claim. It's cute! It's got a theme! It's ice cream! And hell, it's not even literally ice cream, but rather an icicle creature with snow crystals that naturally form on its head. There's even some art of it without the crystals:

And visually, I don't really have any problems with it; the monochromatic look is nice, the little ice-crystal blush cheeks are cute, and I like the crystal details on the "cone". I also like how it looks like a kiddie cone at this point, to reflect its pre-evo status. The only thing I find odd is the little clouds around it, as I don't think those actually show up in the games anywhere, but that's it.

Also, I like this bit of mythology:

Visually, I don't like Vanillish as much, but there's still nothing wrong with it. I think it's mostly the face that bugs me; the proportions are different than Vanillite's to make it look stronger, but something about the open mouth starts to look a bit odd. Maybe that's just a me thing,

Regardless, I like the progression from Vanillite being a kiddie cone (with a cake cone base) to being a full-size ice cream cone with a waffle cone base (the best kind of cone)—especially because this leans back into the icicle idea. I also like the little "hands" as well.

The only thing that I can nitpick visually (outside of the mouth) is the two crystals in the middle of the body. I don't really see the point of them, and you could drop them and not loose anything. Other than that, it's solid.

I've heard some say Vanilluxe is unnecessary, but I like the progression: going from kiddie cone to waffle cone to one of these bad boys:

However, I'm not always a big fan of the "same Pokemon but doubled" style of evolution, and while Vanilluxe isn't too bad in this department due to having some differences between it and a singular Vanillish, I think it could've been pushed a bit more.

The only big differences are the pattern on the "cone", the expression on the right side (which I kind of would've liked to see on both of them, it's cute), and the straw. I was confused by the straw at first and had to do some digging, but I guess the line was designed by James Turner (a British man), and it's referencing the very UK 99 flake cone. I have never even heard of this before, and it's more than slightly ironic considering it comes from the U.S. region and not Galar. Still, this helps give it a bit of a unique "flavor" (pun intended).

However, I would've liked to see it pushed even further. First, I think the two sets of crystals in the middle of the body could've been reduced to just one. And secondly, I would've loved to see the position of the crystals change to look like sprinkles or something, or have some snow added to the "cone" to make it look like it's dipped.

Also, apparently it's based on the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters?? Okay. At least explains why it's in Unova.

Speaking of which, this line always felt like an obvious pick for different forms that it never got. Give me ice/grass regionals based on frozen yogurt or shaved ice/snow cones! Give me a g-max based on an ice cream sundae! The possibilities are endless.

So overall, a fine line. I would've liked to see Vanilluxe's design pushed a bit further to make it more unique, but it's solid overall, and nowhere near deserving of the amount of hate it gets.

[so-sures-blog]

Lifeguard Kailor AU

All Skylor Chen wanted was to relax at the pool so that she could catch a break from babysitting eleven children and to work on her tan. Unfortunately, the hot lifeguard and the meddling sister can’t give her that, can they?

Tags: Oblivious Skylor, Embarrassed/Flustered/Horny Kai, Sassy & Sadistic Little Sister Nya, Elemental Master kiddies, Sexual Tension, Minor Swearing.

Chapter inspired by Here I Go Again, by HeckinaHandbasket

So maybe this wasn’t exactly where Skylor Chen saw her life at the age of twenty.

Driving a minivan full of children all day, wrangling snacks and sunscreen and a first aid kit whenever the little kids managed to scrape their knees on the playground.

Skylor was supposed to be rich right now. The owner of the most successful restaurant in Ninjago by now. After she turned in her jerk of a father to the police at the age eighteen, she was supposed to take over his business as an heiress to a noodle empire. Which, as it were, a cover up for his criminal empire. 

So that, of course, meant that there was a total amount of zero customers willing to walk into Chen’s Noodlehouse, despite having the most delicious noodles in all of Ninjago. And being sold by his daughter of all things. 

It sucked , because Skylor had found herself broke, almost homeless, and with no one to turn to. It was a shame too, because Skylor thought she was a pretty good cook herself. 

But back then, Skylor was fresh out of options on what to do and was beginning to see the appeal of becoming a criminal just like her pitiful excuse of a father. 

But, before she could do something stupid, she posted a flyer. Skylor Chen’s nanny service was supposed to have been a temporary gig. Something quick and easy to do for cash while she tried to figure out what to do after her dad and the fall of her noodle empire.

She hadn’t expected it to have taken off like this. To turn into a career .

Now, Skylor spent sunup to sundown chasing around eleven eight year olds.

And the worst part was, she actually kind of liked it.

“Alright, brats, time to load up,” Skylor announced as she pulled up to the public pool. She parked the car and immediately the children poured out, Ash, Shade, Chamile, and Tox all shoving each other. They were more rowdy ones amongst the kids, always arguing and wrestling with each other. Gravis, Bolobo and Neuro exited more calmly, thankfully not banging the other cars with the doors. 

Skylor popped open the trunk, and the children each grabbed their respective bags and high-tailed it to the pool, Griffin Turner in the lead. “Look both ways!” She cried helplessly as Griffin did no such thing and raced inside. 

Skylor sighed and grabbed her own pack filled with snacks and sunscreen. She turned to the remaining three kids, Pale, Karloff and Jacob Pevsner. “You guys aren’t going inside?” She asked sweetly. 

“We wanted to wait for you,” Jacob turned his blind eyes upon her, and Skylor’s stupid, soft heart melted. 

“Really?” She asked. “That’s so sweet, thank you.” She slung her bag on her shoulders and took Jacob and Karloff’s hands, walking towards the pool as Pale trotted behind them. 

They joined the rest of the children inside, where they were impatiently waiting as Skylor signed them in.  

She paid for their pool membership out of her nannying fees. She didn’t make a spectacular amount — just enough to scrape by, and a little more for fun — but it was worth it, because...

The gates leading to the sparkling blue pool opened, and with a fierce cry of triumph, Skylor’s kids charged out onto the pool deck like a small army.

Now, they had something to do that wasn’t nagging Skylor, were guaranteed to be tired afterward, and Skylor got to work on her tan. So …

It was worth the money.

So, so worth it. 

Nya, the girl working at the desk today, seemed unusually alert, perking up and dropping her phone the moment Skylor walked in. Now, she leaned on the counter right in front of her, chin propped on her hand, lowering her sunglasses to look her up and down.

Skylor froze, thrown off by the attention. Usually, Nya or Jay would work the counter and made it a point to ignore her when she signed in. They had a good thing going, of pretending the other didn’t exist. It was nice. She liked it.

But lately, the two seemed to actually be looking at her, with the same smug grin whenever she walking in with her usual bikini and sarong. Like they knew something she didn’t. Like a cat dangling a mouse by the tail, slow, savoring, and with entirely evil intentions. 

This was unprecedented and unnerving.

She shifted under her gaze, giving her a cautious glance.

“Yes?”

Nya took this as her cue to jump into conversation like it was something they did every day. She pulled off her sunglasses and began to twirl a lock of black hair thoughtfully, still examining Skylor like a bug under a glass.

“I mean, I get it. With the kids and the face, and all the, you know,” she gestured at Skylor’s entire person dismissively, “You’re pretty. Sweet, funny, motherly. You got the perfect combo going on. It’s not my thing, but I can see why some guys might go gaga over it.”

Skylor stared at her blankly, completely lost. Was Nya trying to compliment, or criticize her? Out loud, for once, since she got the impression that she was always kind of criticizing her and everyone else around her?

She looked back up at her, eyebrows lifted in question. “What?”

It was almost like she wasn’t there, because Nya kept on talking. She would have assumed that she was talking to herself if she hadn’t been studying Skylor like a particularly fascinating slide under a microscope.

“But, I mean, the level of obsession is baffling . I’ve never seen anyone become a goner so quickly. It’s like you cast a freaking spell on him or something. What did you do? Is it just, like, magic or is there a trick to it? Because, let me tell you, if you could bottle and sell what you did to him, you’d be rich as hell.”

Skylor shook her head, trying to edge her way to the gate where the kids were waiting. She had absolutely no idea what Nya was talking about. Skylor would know for a fact if she had enchanted some guy, seeing as she had been seriously lacking in that department ever since it had been revealed that she was the daughter of a criminal.

Skylor wondered if the sun had somehow fried Nya’s brains even though she was indoors. Sure, some smoking hot guy was following her around with his eyes as she was run ragged by a group of little kids and drove them around in her mom van.  

Skylor snorted at the thought and Nya speared her with a direct gaze. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

The younger girl slanted a significant look at her.

“Oh, don’t you, though?”

“No? I don’t?”

Nya stared at her for a solid five second, before something like realization dawned on her. She gasped, hand to her chest as a delighted — slightly worrying — smile crept across her lips.

“Oh. Oh, my god. You really don’t know? Oh, that’s hysterical. Oh my god, thank you! Just wait till the guys hear about this! You’ve just made my day. My whole week. This is amazing, thank you. I’m going to use this against him forever.”

Skylor cocked her head at her, shifting uneasily as Nya began cackling.

“Are you okay?”

Nya rounded the counter to guide Skylor into the pool, following her through. She had a freakishly giddy grin on her face, and as Skylor tried to make her way to the kids faster, she shot a shark grin at the person sitting in the lifeguard chair, watching them with no small amount of horror.

“I’m great! Listen, Skylor, right?”

“Yeah … ”

Nya was practically bouncing alongside her, effervescent with delight. “Well, Skylor, I’m leading a calisthenics class here at the pool, just two mornings a week. I really think you should join.”

Oh. Well, that explained it. 

It was a sales pitch.

Skylor sighed, giving a gentle refusal with a shrug. 

“Oh, I can’t, my kids.” She nodded to the children, who had set up camp in the shade right next to the lifeguard chair. Neuro, bless his little soul, was trying to be responsible and spray sunscreen on Ash. Ash said something that was too far for Skylor to hear, but whatever it was made Neuro spray the little boy in the face indignantly. 

Nya gave a dismissive wave of her hand, like Skylor having to do her job was a minor inconvenience.

“That’s okay. Here, come with me.”

Taking her hand like they were best friends, Nya practically skipped to the concession stand and took out a handful of popsicles. She made her way back to the kids, rousing cheers from them. 

She held them aloft like she was trying to keep a litter of puppies from jumping for a treat, which was … not inaccurate .

“Alright, listen up, kids. Sit here and behave for ten minutes, and I’ll get you another round of popsicles, okay? I need to borrow your nanny for a bit. Very important.”

All eleven kids, who Skylor could barely control on a good day, sat down in unison, wide eyes fixed on the popsicles as they agreed. 

It was eerie, actually. Like a hive mind. 

Nya distributed the popsicles, but before she could say anything to Skylor, a shrill whistle pierced the air. The two girls turned to look as a tall, tan male began climbing down the lifeguard chair and made his way to them.

Skylor’s gut clenched hotly. 

Oh. Oh crap. It was Kai Smith. 

He was the one thing at this pool that she both despised and loved, and for some stupid reason, she kept coming back. 

He wasn’t a new lifeguard to the pool, he was the lifeguard supervisor . Because of course he was, that prick. And for some reason, he seemed to have it out for Skylor and her kids. 

She couldn’t deny, her kids were total hellions and ate brattiness and attitude for breakfast, but that was no reason to be singling them out when there was an entire pool filled with brats. Skylor had once watched one kid sprint into the pool to do a dive while Kai had blown his whistle at Pale for some invisible offense. All while never taking his eyes off Skylor’s. 

It was infuriating. 

It was bullying. 

Skylor had bought the pool membership so that she could relax and the kids could have fun . 

But Kai?

Kai murdered fun. 

With. His. Whistle. 

God, what she wouldn’t give to see him choke on it. 

“Oh, hey, bro,” Nya called cheerfully. 

Right. And he was also Nya’s older brother. 

Kai came to a stop in front of them, arms crossed over his tanned chest, muscles bunching. Skylor swallowed. Nya smirked. 

“ What are you doing?” He growled out. “Get back to your station.” 

“Sorry, dude, I’m on break,” Nya responded easily. “I was just catching up with my friend Skylor, here.” Nya patted her on the back with a challenging look at Kai while Skylor jerked. 

Friend? 

“I saw you take the popsicles and give it to the demon squad,” Kai glanced at said demons before fixing his eyes on Skylor. “Are you paying for them?”

Skylor felt her skin heat and flush as Kai ran his shaded eyes down every inch of her body. Oh god. She couldn’t even see his eyes and they were already doing things to her. 

“No, I’m paying for them.” Nya’s voice broke her out of her thoughts, and Kai and Skylor both snapped their eyes away from each other. Nya watched the two, amusement dancing in her eyes. 

Skylor shook her head, recalling what Nya said. “What? You can’t pay for them,” she frowned. “It’s one dollar per popcicle, and I have eleven kids. And you promised you’d give them another round when they’re done. That’s twenty-two dollars.” 

Normally, Skylor would be happy to freeload off another human being, but being in front of Kai made her feel funny. Like she wanted to try and be an actively good person, not brush it off or act indifferent whenever someone brought up how much she was like her father. 

Plus, this was Kai’s sister here. 

Nya waved her off. “It’s okay, I’d be happy to,” she said. Then she stared at Kai and that shark grin made a reappearance. “In fact, I’d be happy to get you one too. How do you feel about red?” 

Kai made a strangled noise in the back of his throat. 

“I like red,” Skylor said. 

“Great,” Nya grinned. “It’s Kai’s favorite color.” 

Skylor felt heat rise to her cheeks. She had noticed. Kai looked good in red. Red bottoms to be exact. Red bottoms without a shirt and water droplets trailing down his abs if she wanted to be really specific. 

Kai’s face was turning red, Skylor absently noted. His face was all flushed, and she might have written it off as the heat if it hadn’t been for the absolutely murderous look he was throwing his sister. 

Nya kept beaming, tossing Kai a wink and a smile. “I would get back to your lifeguard duties, bro. Don’t want any brats drowning on your watch, do you?” 

Kai grumbled something under is breath as he turned and stomped his way back to the chair. Nya shook her head fondly. “God, he’s like a toddler,” she sighed. “I love poking fun at him; especially when it’s with things he cares about.” 

Before Skylor could wrap her head around that particular statement, Nya turned and beamed. “Now, don’t think I forgot about you! We still have our lesson!” 

“Lesson?” Skylor repeated dumbly. When had she ever agreed to a lesson?

“First, sunscreen. Don’t want you getting burned.” Nya grabbed the spray bottle and spun her around, spritzing her with the stuff so she was practically glistening against the sun. 

“Good,” Nya smiled and grabbed her hand, dragging her to the other side of the pool so they were directly across from Kai’s chair. Skylor stole a glance over her shoulder to see Kai’s attention focused on another family. 

Nya tossed a look at her brother as well, a pleased smile on her lips that glinted ominously in the sun. “Yeah, here is perfect.”

She grabbed Skylor unceremoniously by the hips, putting her back to the pool. “Okay, so you stand here.”

Skylor pried her hands off her hips, already regretting going along with whatever this was. 

“Uh, Nya, I don’t think — ”

Nya’s hands moved to snag the hem of her sarong, untying it and tossing it to the side. 

“And you need to lose the skirt for sure.”

Skylor sputtered and Nya grinned, assessing her stance. “Perfect! Now, we need to see how flexible you are.”

Skylor shrugged. She’d never tried calisthenics before, but she used to do yoga back when she had more free time. Those were the days, weren’t they? Before she started hauling around little hellions and did their every bidding.  

“I’m pretty flexible, I guess. I like to do yoga, sometimes.”

Nya beamed, clapping excitedly and bouncing on her feet. “Great idea! That’s perfect. We can use that.”

Use that? 

“What?”

With a snap of her fingers, Nya pointed imperiously to the ground.

“Okay, first, touch your toes.”

Even though she was confused Skylor bent over, folding in half with effortless grace. Nya’s eyes widened with surprise before she grinned. It wasn’t at Skylor, exactly, but only indirectly at her — like she was grinning at someone right over her shoulder.

“Oh, cool, you’re actually flexible. That’s great! Okay, now spread your legs apart and grab your ankles. Really push into the stretch.”

Kai started to blow his whistle as completely and obnoxiously as Kai could, before it abruptly stopped. The shrill, extended whistling died a sudden and complete death as Skylor pushed into the stretch. Just, cut off completely the second her fingers wrapped around her ankles.

Skylor peered out between her legs to see Kai half-standing from his seat, whistle falling from his lips and gazing across the pool at them rather than the running kid.

He looked like someone had just hit him over the head, opened-mouthed and dazed as he gawked over at them.

Weird.

Nya let out an amused snort and began leading Skylor through more exercises, making her stretch her body to the fullest. The sun beating down on her was making her skin gleam with sweat, and Skylor was happy that Nya remembered the sunscreen. For some reason, Nya kept on giggling uncontrollably, letting out snorts and full-on cackles which seemed to coincide with her glancing over Skylor’s shoulder every couple minutes.

Skylor followed Nya’s instructions to the letter, actually enjoying the stretch. She didn’t get a lot of time for yoga anymore. Maybe she should sign up for the class. 

They had barely finished in time before the popsicles ran out, the kids starting to protest loudly. Skylor stopped her stretches, grabbed her sarong and hurried over to them, hoping to shush them before Kai used his cursed whistle. Nya walked away and returned with more popcicles, this time with one for Skylor. 

“So, what do you think? Want to to join the class?”

Skylor eyed Nya while handing out the popcicles to the kids. “You’re really insistent on this, huh?”

Nya smiled sunnily. “Yeah! I think it’s good for you, and you can use it as some down time from the kids. Your’re pretty flexible already, so it would be nice to see what else you can do.” 

“I’ll see if I can fit it into my schedule,” Skylor promised. It wasn’t an exact yes, but it wasn’t a firm no either, so Nya took it as it was and nodded. 

“Awesome, I hope to see you there. Popcicle?” Nya held out the frozen treat, and who was Skylor to deny a free offering? Skylor unwrapped the popcicle to see it was, indeed, cherry red. She ran her tongue along the bottom, placing it in her mouth and sucking delicately, before she heard a choking sound. 

She turned, concerned to see if it was one of her kids, but found they were all looking up at the lifeguard chair. She followed their gazes, watching Nya’s smile turn full-on maniacal, to see Kai. 

His face was flaming , more red than his swim trunks, and he was practically hacking up a lung as he hit his chest. He was holding something in his fist, and looking closer, Skylor could see it was his —

“Oh my God,” Nya sounded impressed and entirely too gleeful. “Did you just choke on your whistle?”  

Kai wheezed, coughing and looking furious at himself as he tried to catch his breath. Nya burst into laughter, and Skylor couldn’t help but feel a little bit amused. She had been fantasizing about Kai choking on his whistle since the day they met.

And other things, too, to be honest — but that was irrelevant. 

Kai cleared his throat, managing to regain his breath while somehow managing to look like a sexy tomato. Skylor was low-key jealous on how he — and the Smith siblings in general — managed to keep this air of unaffected coolness even when they were in this ninety-degree weather and Skylor was sweating bullets. 

The whistle fell between Kai’s perfect pecs, and Kai ran a hand through his stupidly sexy — or was it sexily stupid? — hair. He had taken off his sunglasses, so Skylor got to see his gorgeous eyes meet her own without the interruption of tinted plastic. 

So maybe Skylor had a tiny crush on him. Sue her. Despite him being smoking hot, Kai had literally seen her being run ragged by the kids and her mom van whenever she pulled up to the lot. 

No way Kai would notice her like that when there plenty of other women who came by the pool to ogle at the hot lifeguard. 

Plus, Kai could be a real ass when he wanted to be. And with Skylor and the kids? The annoyance was enough to overwhelm her unfortunate attraction to him. Most days, anyway. 

“Are you okay?” Skylor asked, because unfortunately, around Kai she actually became a concerned human to people who weren’t her kids. 

“Yeah, I’m — I’m fine,” Kai’s voice was a little breathy, a little raspy from inhaling his whistle. He was still blushing red from all the coughing. He shook his head, smouldering eyes wandering over every inch of Skylor until she tingled . 

His eyes focused on the dripping popcicle in her hand and he swallowed. 

“Uh, Nya, I’m gonna have to go — to the bathroom. Right now. Cover for me?”

Nya’s eyes looked innocent, but her smile was anything but. “How long will you be? Break’s almost up, I gotta get back to my station, remember?” 

Kai growled, looking murderous as he met his sister’s cool, amused gaze with his blazing one. They seemed to have an almost telepathic conversation, before Nya nodded with sly smirk. Kai practically jumped off the chair, still holding his red life raft as he stormed to the bathrooms. 

Skylor shifted awkwardly, not knowing what to do with that . The kids seemed to have enough common sense to keep their mouths shut, watching the whole exchange with wide eyes. 

“ … Thanks for the lessons?” Skylor offered hesitantly. 

Nya smirked.  “No, thank you . Just keep doing what you’re doing, Sky, and I promise you that the rewards with be great for all three of us.” She winked, pointed finger guns at her, and paired that with a smirk.

What.

“That was amazing. Good luck with him — you’re gonna need it.”

Then she just climbed up the chair and blew her whistle at a kid on the other side of the pool.

Skylor turned in a full circle and faced the kids, sheer confusion on her face.

What the hell just happened?

[thymefortea]

Finally they had a purpose beyond just cute accessories in the background! And I loved FINALLY seeing them not being perfect robotic children, but ones who don’t like vegetables and are being mean to each other - like actual siblings!

All On top of Shelagh being exasperated with everyone. It was so refreshing to see them not be the perfect fairytale family for once and see more real life and raw.

That scene in the kitchen was so much better than the three Turner kiddies skipping in sync or releasing balloons or Shelagh and Patrick smiling as they sit and play nicely. I so wish we had gotten more scenes like this, especially seeing Shelagh’s patience worn thin.

Can we take a moment to congratulate Alice, April & Ned on their performances in tonight’s episode. They all had lines and delivered them well. This scene felt very natural, well done 💕💕

[ilovemushystuff]

Young Mr Turner

[deepdowninmybones]

It's Julie's Special Day...but things didn't go as planned. But maybe it's even more special than she had dared to hope

Julie hesitated for a moment before answering. “I want a love story.”

“You mean a fairytale? Like one with a prince and a princess?” Shelagh asked gently, chuckling a bit as she smoothed Julie’s hair.

Julie shook her head, her expression earnest. “No, I want a real love story. Yours!”

[adultswim2021]

Stroker and Hoop #4: “The Rube Job (a.k.a. Revenge is a Dish Best Served Fried)” | September 19, 2005 – 12:00AM | S01E04

Another nasty/bad episode. In this one, Stroker and Hoop are on the run from a mob boss they accidentally shoot and maim, so they go to the South and solve a crime there until the heat is off. The crime they do is one where beauty pageants are getting murdered in the manner of different Southern dishes (this is the theme of the pageant).

Not only do I not like this, but it’s sexist to show girls get killed, so I don’t like this one bit. Also, I love pussy

In the South, Hoop has an identical twin brother or cousin or something that lives there, he sucks. They let Speed “one gear” Levitch do a second voice, doing a bad accent. It sucks! Is bad! There’s parts where they sing together! I hate it! 

Curtis Armstrong joins the cast as their mechanic, who I am pretty sure is in more episodes after this. I don’t know why I know this. I’ve seen this show on mute enough times to notice this guy being on it a lot, I guess. He helps the mob boss get to Stroker and Hoop because he’s mad that they stiffed him on C.A.R.R’s last tune up (he also gets PIMPED OUT with my least favorite “freedom of speech” flag). To think... he leads a dangerous mob boss to Stroker and Hoop and still their friendship survives. This show is pro-forgiveness and you gotta respect it.

Anyway, there’s one scene in this I have to mention because it actually genuinely made me laugh. It’s the old scene where two identical twins are on screen, and they are both wearing the same thing, and one of them is the bad guy and one of them is the good guy. A gun is trained on them and they are both urging the gunman to shoot the other one, the bad guy lying about being good and the good guy telling the truth that he’s good. That old gag? Well in this one, Stroker shoots the bad guy in the leg. Hoop commends Stroker and then Stroker shoots Hoop in the leg. “Now I can figure out which one is which at my leisure!” Very funny A+ joke. Otherwise, bad episode!

EPHEMERA CORNER:

Cartoon Planet (September 25, 2005 – 5:30AM)

Cartoon Planet starts playing the dead-zone of the 5AM hour. Around this time, Adult Swim was making an effort to play shows that were Adult Swim adjacent, but still inoffensive enough that if those children who are early risers were to turn on Cartoon Network in the wee morning hours they wouldn’t see something that would make parents mad.

But the origin of Cartoon Planet goes back to 1995 (in fact September 10th 1995 seems to be the date the first episode aired - could airing it now be an intentional nod to the anniversary?). It’s a spin-off of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, but as a kiddie show staring Space Ghost, Zorak, and Brak, and NOT Moltar, for some reason. The show was originally an hour long, showcased classic cartoons from the Turner Library with stand-alone little sketch comedy bumpers. Dare I say, if Space Ghost Coast to Coast is the ORIGINAL Adult Swim show, then Cartoon Planet may be the ORIGINAL Adult Swim bumpers??

When the show ran it’s course, they re-edited a lot of bumpers into 22 half-hour compilations to rerun. They also frequently used Cartoon Planet sketches to pad out the running time of a timeslot showing an episode of Space Ghost of odd episode length. Why did they do that, by the way? They just decided to make an episode be 16 minutes instead of 11 every now and again and they just let them do it? Whatever. I love those Space Ghost boys, but part of me wishes they got in trouble.

This is true: I do not like Cartoon Planet very much. I especially don’t like it now, because it reminds me of being a fool. When I was a boy and I was first acquainting myself with Space Ghost, I’d sometimes see Cartoon Planet instead and get confused. Why is the tone different? Why is there background music? Why is it so Brak heavy? The set is completely different. WHAT IS GOING ON? I felt like the nice punk rock kid at college did when they played an episode of Adult Swim’s brand new series “The Brak Show” on my college closed-circuit television network. “It’s been a while since I’ve seen this show!” he said to me. I clumsily explained that it was, in fact, a whole new show and not Space Ghost/Cartoon Planet.

But, basically, Cartoon Planet was the Space Ghost show that wasn’t as funny as Coast to Coast. Not the worst kinda thing to watch, but I never saw Cartoon Planet and thought anything other than “I wish I was watching Coast to Coast”. For I am ADULT.

The important thing about Cartoon Planet is that it developed Brak into the infantile little buttmunch he is to this day. Brak’s presence on Cartoon Planet often gets transposed onto Coast to Coast when people recall their favorite Space Ghost moments. I remember having friends who liked Space Ghost and I’d trade quotes with them and they’d start singing a Brak song that I didn’t remember ever hearing before, and it’d baffle me. It took me years and years to realize that in some people’s hearts and minds Brak’s best bits were actually on Cartoon Planet and not Coast to Coast. If I’ve described you - please! Forgive me! For I have nothing but respect for fans of all types!

But if you have any unedited broadcasts of the hour-long Cartoon Planet with commericals and cartoons still included, please let me know. I want them all for some reason.

MAIL BAG:

Today’s MAIL BAG should be called MALE BAG because the ultimate alpha KON is writing in:

Cartoon Planet was the ultimate show for anyone who's 11 and already obsessed with Space Ghost. If you're not both of those things, I don't recommend it. I learned this the hard way when an internet friend bought some Cartoon Planet tapes off ebay and got some extras, and sent them to me. It had been years since I watched Cartoon Planet at that point, and I was really excited to revisit it. I put it on, waiting to be washed away by nostalgia, and instead came to a horrible realization: this was nowhere near as good as it was when I was 11. In fact this might have... sucked? I made it about 10 minutes into one episode, sunken in my chair with my hands over my eyes for most of it, and then made the conscious decision to turn it off and leave Cartoon Planet as the perfect show it was in my memory and never actually watch it again.

KON! I AGREE IT’S NOT THAT GOOD,. I too, at one point, had a three VHS set of Cartoon Planet episodes also purchased from eBay. Wait, holy shit, could I have been part of this giveaway? Did I send you tapes? Did I get tapes from the same guy as you? I WONDER. If I still have them somewhere I’ll post a pic in our men’s chat. I remember the person who sent them handwrote a label on the tape (my #1 pet peeve! I always included virgin tape/labels and labeled the tapes themselves with post-its! Man it’s weird when you remember about an opinion you had that is no longer relevant at all.

[deepdowninmybones]

Forever

-on repeat.

[meechibell]

Build Your Own Sims 4 EP Challenge

Uptown World Expansion Pack

*My entry for #BuildYourOwnEPChall by #SimsBogdy99

 The 3 models I made are wearing all black salon uniforms. Dressing in all black takes the focus off of the stylists and puts it onto the clients where it should be.  All of their other outfits are made with their favorite colors in mind and are heavily themed with a 1980's vibe because I'm kind of stuck in that era because the music, fashion, and hair were so cool... still cool. So on with the pack...

Welcome to Rockin Key, the home of some of the world's greatest musicians!  Rockin Key is where the rich & famous go to play, and the locals that keep it going play here too. Located 5 miles West of Del Sol Valley, it's easy to find... follow the endless sounds of great live music across the 5 mile bridge to Rockin Key... the city that never sleeps.  Rockin Key entertainment venues are open 24/7. 

 On Rockin Key you'll find many new venues & plenty of room to build with 15 new lots to build homes/businesses! Including new lot types such as hair salons, Day Care Centers, houseboats, indoor concert halls, and movie theaters.

  Rockin Key (new) Venues Include: -Santiago's Hair Salon - Sims can now visit Hair Stylists, Nail Techs, & Estheticians for a variety of services. Don & Jori and their team are here to help you be the best looking version of yourself. Remember, it's all about the hair!

-Rockin Key's Slice of Paradise Concert Theater - This is the largest new venue. This is where the biggest names in the sim music industry come to perform. It's always the hottest ticket in town.  

-Rhapsody Twin Movie Theatre - Sims can now take their family, or a date, to the movies! The Plaza Twin Theatre has a full service concession stand, and the movie popcorn machine is always popping to make sure the popcorn is hot & fresh. To wash the popcorn down they also serve fountain sodas, and there's a variety of candy to choose from. In each theater for all sims' comfort, they'll find recliner chairs with built in soda & popcorn holders. It's stadium seating so no worries about someone's head being in a sim's line of view while enjoying their movie. And for the kiddies there are booster seats available.

-Sunny Sushi Bar - Indoor & outdoor dining w/ live music nightly by Toffee Butler (piano) or The Dunk-a-noos (steel drum band), located next to the marina. -Moody's Marina - Here sims can buy/own a luxury yacht w/ hot tub & full bar. Yachts can leave port and travel the area. Sims can fish off of a yacht or they can now charter a fishing boat.

-Lil' Sponges Daycare Academy - Sims can now drop off their children at this Nautical themed, state of the art Daycare Academy for ages infant - 5 years old. This isn't just a babysitting service; as an Academy it has licensed teachers to teach age appropriate lessons while keeping track of each child's growth and progress in their speech, fine motor skills, gross motor skills and social skills. By the time these little sponges are ready to move on to Kindergarten at 5 yrs old, many will be able to skip right into 1st grade.

NEW CAREERS

 -Hair Stylist This career is for the sim that believes it's all about the hair. Once a customer has the right hairstyle, anything is possible! Hair Stylists can wash hair, cut hair, color/highlight hair, perm or straighten hair & blow dry hair. Top level Supreme Hair Stylists unlocks hair extensions that come in long, medium, short, & extra short (to add bangs/fringe to most hair styles already in the game) with each length also being in straight, wavy, curly, or braided styles, each available in all colors for both females and males, age teen-elder. Depending on the hairstylist's level will be the outcome of the hairstyle given, so sometimes with lower levels there may be mistakes and corrections needed that result in comedic reactions by sims/hairstylists.  

 *Supreme Hair Stylist Bonus: Becoming a CELEBRITY HAIR STYLIST: Once a sim reaches top level as a Supreme Hair Stylist, they will begin to gain notoriety and in time will reach "celebrity" hairstylist status. Once this is achieved they will start to receive celebrities/rockstars as clients, be asked to go on location to music video sets, and backstage at concerts, to work on musicians'/celebs' hair, and they'll hob-nob with the rich and famous. Also, a celebrity hair stylist can be Owner & Creative Director of a very successful hair salon w/ barely any problems. They'll even be given the opportunity to own a chain of hair salons if the first one is successful. 

 -Nail Technician/Artist 

A career for sims that believe a person can't be their very best without well manicured hands and feet. Services provided, how well and how quickly done, depends on the level of Nail Tech/Artist. Lower levels may either take longer or make mistakes such as wrong nail color or spills water on the client.  Once a higher level is reached the Nail Tech adds Artist to their repertoire and unlocks fun nail art & nail accessories. When a sim visits a Nail Artist the prices are higher, appointment is quicker, and you get to choose the color(s) of nail polish used on the sim, along with a paint design (flowers/hearts/holiday themes) and/or nail accessories such as glitter or rhinestones.  

 -Esthetician For the sim that sees other sims as walking Barbie & Ken dolls and helps them reach that status through ridding them of any and all body hair through artful waxing. Starting level can only provide facials, moustache waxing, & eyebrow waxing/shaping. They also provide skin treatments afterwards to sooth the red hot burning newly waxed fresh skin after peeling off a layer with the hot wax. Clients are taken to a private area (behind a curtain or door) for body waxing. Bikini waxing for female/male adult-elder is unlocked once an Esthetician reaches the top level as an Elite Esthetician.  

(Note on how I see the Esthetician career as working in the game... Once an Esthetician reaches "elite" level they can start body waxing clients, so the nude sim laying on the table will have blurred privates, same as when they shower, but we'll know the spot the Esthetician is waxing as the sim will make some kind of horrible scream and/or face due to the wax being ripped off which makes for funny game play. You see it too, right?

 -Hair Salon Owner & Creative Director  This career is the ultimate goal for most Hair Stylists... a dream come true. This career is best suited for the sim who has achieved the top level as Supreme Hair Stylist because they know what they're doing, what the salon needs, and more importantly what their employees and clients need. Even with all of their experience and knowledge in the hair industry, they still hit bumps in the road and make mistakes. Hair Salon Owner & Creative Director may also work well for other salon employees after a sim reaches either the Finest Nail Artist level or the Elite Esthetician level. They will run into a few surprise bumps that the Supreme Hair Stylist knows how to avoid, but they have a better chance of success than a sim that has no salon experience. With that being said a sim without prior salon experience who can afford it, can be a Hair Salon Owner & Creative Director; however, that sim will  have a much more difficult time in being the salon owner & creative director with more mishaps, unhappy employees, angry clients, and more stress than the Supreme Hair Stylist that becomes an owner & creative director. Their chance of failure with the salon closing down is 50% higher than that of a salon employee & 75% higher risk than that of a Supreme Hair Stylist.  Top level for Hair Salon Owner & Creative Director opens up the opportunity for them to expand into a Hair Salon Chain Owner.

-Professional Contemporary Music Artist This career is for the sim that wants to be a Music Idol & Pop Culture Icon. Those that seek after a career as a professional contemporary music artist include sims that have dreamt about success as either a solo pop or hip-hop artist, or as a member of a rock band, or a member in a popular boy or girl band. Their journey begins when they begin to practice singing and/or playing instruments. As their skill increases, they'll gain notoriety performing in venues around town until finally a big music manager contacts them after hearing them perform in a local bar and offers them an audition. If the audition goes well, they'll then be offered a contract with choices such as music genre & solo artist or in a band to begin their musical career. Once the contract is signed, the sim will start receiving dates for live concert gigs that you will be able to follow and play sim through the onstage performances as well as the backstage after parties. At top level the sim will become known as a "King/Queen of Music" which will unlock many new items made for a rock/pop superstar including clothing,  jewelry, big hairstyles, & other rockstar items themed after 1980's musical legends that are known for their music & iconic fashion styles such as George Michael (Wham!), Prince, Bon Jovi, Tina Turner, Cher, Run DMC, Heart, Janet Jackson, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Cyndi Lauper, & Boy George (Culture Club).

 NEW ASPIRATION CATEGORY: TRADESMANSHIP 

NEW ASPIRATIONS: 

-Supreme Hair Stylist 

-Finest Nail Artist 

-Elite Esthetician -Hair Salon Chain Owner -King/Queen of Music

 NEW TRAITS: 

 FINICKY - A sim with this trait is extremely hard to please & they change their minds often too. Finicky sims are the customers that businesses, hair stylists, & servers have nightmares about. They want things exactly like they want it, and if it's not to their preferences, they'll throw a hissy fit refusing to pay for services. At the hair salon they're the client that will ask for a certain hair style or nail style, and halfway through they'll change their mind or when finished burst out in tears saying they don't like it. If they place an order over the phone, or in a restaurant, there's a good chance by the time it arrives, they'll no longer want it causing them to pout, complain & refuse to pay for it. If they enjoy an activity one day, they may hate it the next. If they have a romantic interest, they may lose interest faster than other sims. They may even become the runaway bride or groom. Their likes & dislikes change often because they are FINICKY. 

LEECH - A sim with this trait is outgoing, cheerful, & charming so making a new friend, or romantic connection, is easy for them & quicker than other sims, but once another sim befriends them they will become the center of the LEECH sim's world. A LEECH will only want to do things with that one friend or love interest, and they will expect the same from that friend or love interest. They want to do everything with ONLY that 1 person, and can show up at any time, & anywhere, uninvited to be with them. When not with their friend, they're calling them on the phone, even if they're at work. And if they see their 1 friend/love interest being friendly with anyone else, they will act out in sneaky jealous "accidental" actions towards the other sim who is "stealing" their friend's attention away from the LEECH, such as spilling a drink on them, or bumping into them hard enough to knock them out of the way, or causing them to trip, or pulling their chair out from under them. A LEECH will talk to anyone that will listen to them, and when they're really lonely they will visit their favorite hangouts to talk to the employees knowing as a customer they have to talk to them and be nice. The LEECH is often a Rockin Key business' nightmare client because they tend to hang around bothering the employees or other customers looking for attention.   Some leeches even ask for free things like a drink. The LEECH doesn't have the same obsession with their family members, only with that 1 special friend/love interest which may be their spouse. With family members the LEECH is known for inviting themselves to dinner, or on outings (and of course leeches always forget their wallet no matter who they're with); however, when they make that 1 special friend or love interest their family is relieved because they get a break from the LEECH that will now come around much less often, if ever, while in the other relationship. Breaking off a relationship with the LEECH is not pretty either. They will throw huge fits no matter where or how the break up happens. And don't be surprised if the sim that broke it off now finds themselves being watched with a telescope or being followed when they go out as the LEECH has a very hard time letting go & may pop up at any time just to say "hi" w/ a creepy smile as they walk away. They also may find that their mail has been stolen when the electric is suddenly shut off due to non-payment since the LEECH out of anger stole their mail, though they're unable to prove it to the police. 

 WALLFLOWER- This sim is a romantic at heart, creative, super sweet & friendly, but has trouble approaching other sims, especially strangers because they're shy. They long to socialize with other sims & enjoy going out on the town to different venues/events hoping to make a friend, or meet that special someone; however, once they arrive, they will stay seated and will not approach sims becoming a WALLFLOWER while they wait for sims to approach them. Once they become friends with a sim, they're charming, super sweet, & a bit more chatty, but still more quiet & agreeable than most sims. Being shy they are the exact opposite of a leech as they will often pay for others, and wait for their friends, or family, to call them to make plans as they don't want to bother anyone. If a sim they care about takes too long to contact them they become gloomy or will sit at home & cry alone wondering why that sim doesn't like them. When it comes to business owners, the WALLFLOWER is a favorite customer/client as they're so sweet they're always happy/content with the service provided for them. 

 COUCH POTATO - They live to entertain themselves from a chair or a couch whether at home, a friend's house, or a night out. They tire much faster than other sims & have to sit down more often if out and about. One of their favorite things to do is sit and watch tv which they also enjoy blogging about their favorite shows and movies. If sim also has an outgoing trait they can often be found out at venues that have entertainment, or activities that require or encourage sitting such as a bar, movie theater, park bench, laying out by a pool, library, or hair salon. These venues look forward to visits from their COUCH POTATO customers/clients as they tend to stay awhile, spending more money, so they don't have to get up and go back home after coming all this way. The thought, or sight, of physical exercise quickly drains their energy, and they may need to stop for a power nap whether they are at home, a friend's house, or out on the town.

  New Objects: 

-Hair extensions (4 different lengths/textures/all colors) & accessories (barrets, headbands, bows, scarves) for all ages -Hair salon accessories - couches/chairs, mirrors, work stations w/ stylists' supplies, shelves, hair products -Nail Technician manicure table & chair, client chairs, nail equipment  

-Nail art & accessories -Esthetician table & supplies/cabinet -5 piece drum sets (2 sizes adult & child) -Steel drums in 4 different sizes 

-Electric Guitars 

-Bongos (2 different sizes)

-movie popcorn machine

-soda fountain

-Recliner chairs with large built in cup holders

-Oversized Kites 

A Special Thank You... I'd like to thank my daughter ( #SparkleMuffin21 ) and my son ( #DarthDjoe ) for their help in listening to my ideas and giving me their own opinions on this challenge, as well as pretty much all my sim's creations. My grown children both play Sims 4, so I value their opinions, and appreciate the kindness/patience they've shown me as they often help me by sharing their opinions on my creations. This time around they gave me a lot of advice on what I should or shouldn’t include, and my daughter helped me with the naming of the pack & the name of the town for this challenge. Thanks kids! <3

[badmemoryneko]

vargas playlist

that i made cuz i literally cant not do a playlist of anything.

if you have spotify,here.

vargas by @zarla-s​

if you don’t have spotify,or you wanna just listen to specific songs/character’s:

edgar’s playlist:

Saint Bernard-Lincoln

Prom Queen-Catie Turner

TV Head-Elliot Lee

Chemistry-Crisaunt

Prom Queen-Beach Bunny

The Ascent of Stan-Ben Folds

Body-Mother Mother

Ain’t No Good-Mimi Wener

Carrying Cathy-Ben Folds

Mamma Mia-Austin Weber

Prom Dress-mxmtoon

I Just Called To Say I love you-Stevie Wonder

Michael in the Bathroom-George Salazar/Be More Chill

Starlight-Muse

Blue Light Yokohama-Yoshi Ikuso

Plastic Love-Mariya takeuchi

Stay With Me-Miki Matsubara

Morfina-Kiddie Gang

A Guy I’d Kinda Be Into-Stephanie Hsu/Be More Chill

Feelings-Haley Kiyoko

Share Your Adress-Ben Platt

Campanella-Kensi Yonezu

YMCA-Village People

Memento Mori-Crywank

Sorry Haha I Fell Asleep-Egg

Sweet Like-Precious

Sometimes-Mothnica

Mr Blue-The Fleetwoods

Got to Be Real-Cheryl Lynn

Play That Funky Music-Wild Cherry

The Bro Duet-George Salazar,Jason Gotay            

Ready Now-dodie

Hungover in the City of Dust-Autoheart

Ship in a Bottle-Steffan (fin) Argus

Lovetalk-Mothnica

Nobody-Mitski

Sex With a Ghost-Teddy Hyde

Teeth-5 Seconds of Summer

Has Anybody Seen My Will To Live?-The Tin Knees

Would You Be So Kind-dodie

Priorities-Maximus KQ

It’s you,It’s me,It’s us-Reinaeiry

Can you feel my heart-Bring Me The Horizon

Scriabin’s playlist:

Honey,No Estás-Bratty

Primadonna-Marina and the Diamonds

Bottles and Cans-McCafferty

Mind Games-Sickick

Monster-dodie

Long Time Friends-The Living Tombstone

My Time-bo en

BUENOS AIRES-Nathy Peluso

Boys Will Be Bugs-Cavetown

All Eyes On Me-Or3o

Hate Me-Besomorph

All Night Long-J-Mi & Midi-D

Two Time-Jack Stauber’s Micropop

Dream Sweet in Sea Major-Miracle Musical

Talk Too Much-COIN

Hopelessly Devoted To You-Glee Cast

Perdida-Biig Piig

Epoch-Savlonic

Unfortunate Soul-Kailee Morgue

Bruises-Transviolet

Break Your Heart Worse-Crimson Apple

NOW-Mothnica

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy-Rod Stewart

Crossfire-Mothnica

No one-Mothnica

Self-Destructive-Mothnica

Devil in Disguise-Elvis Presley

Weight of the World-Shayfer James

Fighter-Jack Stauber’s Micropop

Dead Girl Walking-Heathers

Kingdom Fall-Claire Wyndham

Give It To Me Baby-Rick James

Super Freak-Rick James

Burned-Grace VanderWaal

Not a Pop Song-Little Mix

Outta my Mind-Wax

Dreams Where Ur Murdered-X Lovers

A Little Messed Up-june

Honey Lavander-ieuan

Another-Tis Tis

DEATHWISH-poutyface

Curses-The Crane Wives

Come With Me-Chxrlotte

Inspiration-Unknown Brain,Aviella

Jenny-Studio Killers

Onion boy-Isaac Dunbar

Heavy Heart-Mothnica

UWU-Chevy

I knew you once-Hollie Allen

Achilles Heel-J.Maya

The Noose-A Perfect Circle

Mischellanious playlist:

Two birds-Regina Spektor(scriabin and edgar,johnny and edgar)

Pretty When You Cry-Vast(chapter 13:lies)

Running Up That Hill-Kate Bush(Scriabinxedgar)

Oh god-Mothnica(Scriabinxjake/edgarxjake)

Burnout-Mothnica(scraibin,edgar)

Everywhen-Massive Attack(chapter 7:experiment)

In Between-margø(scraibin,edgar)

Daisy-Ashnikko(Scriabin,jonhhy)

Wicked Game-Chris Isaak(johnnyxedgar,scraibinxedgar)

Rain of Brass Petals-Akira Yamaoka(chapter 14:truth)

Insanity-Oingo Boingo(chapter 27:Audience)

Freak-Sub Urban ft. REI AMI (Lock system arc)

Always Tired-Weathers(edgar,johnny)

Tú-Maye(ScraibinxEdgar)

Anything You Can Do-Laura Osnes,Jeremy Jordan(scraibin and edgar)

Hands Off-mothnica (johnny,scraibin)

Confidence-Oscar Scheller,Ashnikko(scraibin and edgar)

Issues-Julia Michaels(scraibinxedgar,jonnhyxedgar)

Hello?-Clairo(edgarxscraibin)

Asymptotic-Louie Zong(edgarxscraibin)

Bad Apple-RichaadEB,Cristina Vee(johnny,scraibin,edgar)

I hate u,I love u-gnash,Olivia O’Brien(scraibinxedgar)

Strawberry Blond-Mitski(scraibinxedgar,edgarxjohnny)

Journey’s End-Heroic(chapter 21:Delusion)

Tiny Alien-Katie Melua(squee)

Play Date-Melanie Martinez Male Cover(Scriabin and edgar)

Hero and Villain duet-Natalie Chavez/Backseat Vagabond(scriabin and edgar/edgarxjonhhy)