Of Flora and Fishing

Burr Family

Jen: Ah, Fernley College. We have Windmill Park on the left, Something-or-other Hall at the top, and Ivy Hall to the right. The roof has a wacky slope there – it normally looks like this:

Burr Family

Jen: It’s based on an actual floor plan from the 1880s, although it wasn’t a dorm then, just a private residence.

Coriander: Fascinating. Why don’t you tell them more? I’m sure they came here to listen to you rattle on about floor plans. *wink*

Jen: Coriander! You little hound. What stone did you just crawl out from under?

Burr Family

Coriander: The “I survived adolescence and all I got was a few lousy scholarships” stone.

Jen: So cheeky! I never knew you had it in you. Aren’t you a Knowledge Sim? You’re supposed to be a fuddy-duddy old nerd, not a saucy weisenheimer.

Coriander: Good gravy, there’s a lot you don’t catch. I guess omniscient narrators don’t know everything.

Jen: Yes, they do. That’s the definition of ‘omniscient’.

Coriander: Well, then why were you surprised to see me doing this?

Burr Family

Jen: *sputters* Because…Sims don’t usually initiate romantic interactions on their own! I just turned around and…there you were, massaging the shoulders of one Clytemnestra Clement!

Coriander: That’s because we’re meant to be! How could I resist that beautiful red hair and those rosy cheeks?

Jen: Well, the three lightning bolts of chemistry between you two explains it all. But yes, you did surprise me, Coriander. I guess I’m not omniscient after all.

Burr Family

Coriander: That’s right. See? Look how happy Clytemnestra is, after I administered that expert rub of the shoulder blades. I’m not quite as eggheaded as you think I am. I can bury my nose in a book one second and sweep a girl off her feet the next! We’re allowed to be three-dimensional. This isn’t The Sims 1!

Jen: Yes, I know. Forgive me. It’s just that you guys get a little predictable sometimes.

Coriander: Well, phooey on that! Now, go pester Camellia. I have to read up on bathtub repair.

Jen: Have fun with that. Now where is my little heiress? Camellia! Ohhhh, Camelliaaaa!

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31 thoughts on “Of Flora and Fishing

  1. Hey, change in narration style for this entry. I love it. :D Farley and Belinda are hilarious. And congrats on finishing the room!

    Coriander is a handsome devil! And he’s pretty witty himself. He and Clytemnestra look like they’d have gorgeous children together.

    Gotta love Camellia and her Romance sim ways. The poor dear, not being able to woohoo out of wedlock.. that has to feel like a curse to them Romance sims! I LOVE Horatio’s uniform! That is so neat. And Sweet Hades /does/ sound like an oath, ha! XD Gotta admit that those funky cows sure look out of place amongst the fabulous period clothing of the rest of your sims (Camellia’s outfit is gorgeous, by the way).

    BASIL BOYS! :D Cornelius actually looks really nice. His eyes give him quite the exotic look. And Calhoun.. wow. I swoon over that boy. Takes right after his dear ol’ Dad, don’t he?

    Lovely update as always, Jen! :D And as always, I can’t wait for more.

  2. Goodness gracious with gravy, Cole looks like he walked out of a magazine cover. O.o The boy is *gorgeous*! His lips are a bit odd, but I think he’d be almost too pretty if they were normal.
    Who if anyone does Camellia have promising chemistry with? :D If possible my vote is on Hades: I love that particular face archetype’s nose! It’s got character without being deformed like some of the other default ones.

  3. O.o those mechanics hands are so scary! ha ha that type of narration is really cool jen girl ^_~ this is my favorite legacy! thanks for the laugh! great post as always!

  4. Wooow, Cole is a hottie, and Calhoun ist still sweet as hell ;). Jen, you made me giggle so much, this was so nice! Thanks a bunch!

  5. I loved this update! You got the personalities of all those simmies perfectly right! I can almost see them talking as I read your dialogue! The college looks great, beautiful buildings, landscape and interiors. I love it! And Basil’s kids turned out to be quite cute in their young adultness!

  6. Hi, Jen!

    I discovered your blog about three weeks ago and now I’m totally hooked so I thought it was about time I finally posted here.

    I’ve gone back and read about all of your legacies and so far the Burr legacy is definitely my favorite. Everything is so gorgeous – the clothes, the buildings, your pics, and especially the Burrs themselves! (sorry if I missed it in a previous post, but where on earth did you get hair the for Basil, Calhoun and Cole? It’s fabulous!)To top it all off, your narration is always super entertaining. After many, many years of simming, you inspired me to finally start a legacy of my own. I used to be locked into family sims and money cheats but the legacy challenge has really changed the way I play for good & I’ve learned to love so many different aspects of the game. So- thanks for the inspiration! :-)

    So sad to see Farly have that little accident & ruin your handicap. I hate when my sims do that! I once had an elder sim wet the floor and one of my playful child sims immediately came over and began playing/splashing in it. Goo! I almost wet the floor myself, I was laughing so hard.

    Looking forward to the next update!

  7. Audrey – I swoon over Calhoun, too. It’s the hobbit hair, I tell ya! It’s got magical properties or something.

    Kay – Out of the four guys Camellia has caught in her net, she has the most chemistry with Horatio – they have 2 lightning bolts. She has one lightning bolt with Hades, Thatcher, and Christoph. With the grumpy professor, she has a negative lightning bolt. In other words, he makes her retch. Not good. I agree with you, though, I love Hades’ face template, too. That’s why I married Ravi London into the Ravelos! :-D

    Lorna – Thanks, m’dear! Looking forward to your next story!

    Eva M – My favorite jetsetter! Hope you’re feeling better and having fun with your Simmies.

    Mandie – Thanks much! I love Fortune Shores! And you’ve been busy over there, my goodness…I’ll scoot over there now…

    Willow – Thank you for your comments, and welcome to Mt. Geneva! :-) Aren’t legacies a blast? I’m glad you’re having fun with yours. As for Basil and Calhoun’s hair, I got it from DJ_Mur3 at MTS2. Cole’s hair is also from MTS2, by HystericalParoxysm.

    Shana – HEY! Great to see you! I miss your stories. Hope you get back up and running soon.

  8. Haha! Not even the folks in the olden days were safe from the fearsome (and annoying) cow mascot! And hello Cole and Calhoun! I guess it kinda helps that I’ve always liked the name ‘Cole’, but those two make for some hot pixels. ;)

    I’m usually not fond of breaking the ‘fourth wall’ directly, but I really liked the personalities that came out. Looking forward to seeing more of these kooky Burrs!

    Oh, and that college building is GORGEOUS!

  9. Thanks for the links, Jen! Although, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to give a red headed sim the hobbit hair. No other sim would wear it quite as well as Basil. :-)I’m anxious to try it out on a blondie if I ever get one in my legacy.

  10. On Sunday I’m off to Denver again – too sad, that they don’t sell pets on Monday already *lol*… but actually, wouldn’t be such a good idea as for the slowness of my pc, which takes quite a bit of the fun while simming… but at least I play everyday, and if it’s only for 30 minutes ;)

  11. Wow! The Burrs at college! I just sent my Gen 3 Sims to college- I would really like to know how you keep yourself amused while they’re at Uni. But anyway, Camelia is gorgoeus, and to tell you the truth her hat scares me. It was so… big… Anyway, Congrats on starting the Flower Shop, I thought it you would have done it earlier, seeing as how you have the Flower/Herb theme going on. Congrats again!

  12. Calhoun is my hubby now.he looks a bit like orlando bloom don’t u think so 2 jen.great style though wouldn’t it be harder to report things going on?still gr8

  13. Mao – Thank you! I’m looking forward to reading your update when I get home! WOOT!

    Willow – You are very welcome! Good luck with that curly-haired blondie.

    Eva M – It stinks that your PC is slow. But I’m glad you’re playing your Sims. Did you know that at least 30 minutes of Sims-playing per day is good for your health? OK, I made that up, but I swear by it. Have fun in Denver!

    Josh – Hey there! Yeah, I should have started the flower shop earlier, but I forgot all about it! Better late than never, I suppose. And yes, Camellia’s plumed topper is a bit scary. But Edwardian ladies loved their hats!

    Kitty – Now that you mention it, I do see a slight resemblance between Calhoun and Orlando Bloom. We should dress Calhoun up in a blond wig and elf costume and see how he looks…

  14. Oh yay, a Burr update!! I love the style you took for telling this part of the legacy. Camellia has turned into a lovely adult, she is going to make a terrific heiress! I’m excited to see what else you have instore for the Burr family.

    On a side note, Jen, are you going to take part in the NaNo Write this year? I signed up for the first time and am really looking forward to the challenge.

  15. cpowell – You’re doing Nano this year? Cool!! Are you on the forums? What’s your username? I’ll add you to my list. :-) And yes, I’m going to attempt it again this year. Should be interesting…we should start a thread on SimScribes about it. I like commiserating with other Nanoers, but the official forum is extremely hard to keep up with. It’s chaos.

    Kay – Holy cats! WEATHER! And SEASONS! That’s amazing. I love how Maxis seems to be listening to what their players want the most. Now if they’d just lower the cost of those stuff packs (or add a heck of a lot more content to ’em…) Great pic, Kay, thanks for the link!

  16. *squeals with glee and dances with Kay!*

    Yay yay YAY! :D Oh, wow.. two really cool EPs in a row! I’m so happy. I can’t wait to start getting information about what exactly will be in the pack (if they have farming.. they should add things like horses!) and new interactions and.. just YAY! *dancedancedance!* So much cool stuff to add to legacy stories and such. CAN’T WAIT! (And how many days do we have left ’til Pets? XD)

  17. Rough translation of the slip (it’s in danish):
    Outdoors entertainment – all year round.
    spring winter autumn summer

    Give your sims a break and lock them out of the house! This new expansion pack for the Sims 2 lets you take your Sims outdoors, where they can throw themselves into fun seasonal activities like snowball fighting (unknown word) and fun games like Marco Polo and much more. They can also splash around in the spring rains, fish in their own ponds and grow(?)/sell(?) their own fruits with unexpected results. Wether you build them a little wintervilla or a summer cottage they will enjoy every season — just watch out for the unpredictable weather!

  18. Doh! Meant to add this into my last post.. sorry!

    But as an aside, I’m doing NaNo too! My username is Audrey (or.. AudreyPuppy. I’m pretty sure it’s just Audrey, tho. XD;)

  19. Jen, my nickname on the nano board is fallingfromgrace. I’m really excited, since this is my first one and I’m just hoping I don’t fail…lol!

  20. Jen–
    I’m just like Willow, but I’ve discovered this blog a year ago…almost! And I’ve started making legacies, even though I don’t post them online….and I’ve been trouble getting any custom content on my computer. Although, the website links you have here are really cool, and maybe one day I’ll ACTUALLY GET SOME CUSTOM STUFF ON MY SIMS!!!!!!

    My favorite Legacy is the Ravelos…..UPDATE SOON ON THEM!!!!

    Phil

  21. So since I’ve been preparing for Pets, I was trying to look up the cheat to allow more than 8 sims per family. However, the only thing I’ve found so far for that is boolProp.. using it to either spawn a new character or add a neighbor to the family. Which.. doesn’t soud like how I’d want (or how I thought) it to work. I’d want my sims/pets to be able to woohoo/have offspring even if the house is completely full with the limit of 10.. not have to use boolProp to spawn/add a Neighbor to the family.

    So does anyone know the code to allow more than 8 sims?

  22. Foiled again! How do I always manage to be last? I must have nodded off for a moment! Well I must say, this was a delightful way to encounter the Burr family! It’s so nice to be back at Ivy Hall and see the college antics – so glad to see the Basil-ites have joined them as well. I like family togetherness. I think the flower shop is a splendid idea! And poor Farley breaking the handicap! LOL. This family has so much personality, it is always a delight when they come calling! I can’t wait to see what they’ll be up to next. Truly. I promise. I’m going to stay right here on the edge of my seat….

  23. I love it, Jen! This new narraration is so funny, I love how you change it up every once in a while. The bickering is just too cute, lol. Coriander and Camellia turned out really well, although I do think that first pic in the third page of Camellia makes her look intimidating, but in a good way. :)

    I love how you described them breaking the handicapss, I still think that that must be incredibly hard to keep…

    Calhoun and Cole are so handsome! They give Basil a run for his money ;) Don’t you also think Calhoun looks a little asian from Roxy? I think he slightly does. Amazing genetics strike again!

    Jen, your stories are full of fun to read, thanks so much for continuing to write! Can’t wait for your next entry! :D

  24. The more I read your entries, the more I want to do an apocalypse/new legacy of my own. :D (Because out of the 3-4 apocalypse challenges I’ve started, I messed up the rules on one, the other one got fired from his job, and the other two… I don’t know. Not having University makes it insanely difficult. @_@)
    I like that shot of Belinda looking at her flowers. XD She looks either insane, or… insane.

    I don’t have much time to make a full-blown comment, but I just wanted to tell Audrey: There’s no code having more than 8 Sims in a house– but you can use this hack to have as many Sims in a house as you want! I don’t know if they’ll update it for Pets, though.

    And– hey! Guess what? In the Dutch version of The Sims 2: Pets, they had a little advertising card (like the one for OfB that was in the NL box) for The Sims 2: In Season! :D
    http://www.sims2community.com/2006/10/13/more-in-season-rumours/ is a link to it. Apparently, it’s going to have gardening! (“Grow rare fruits with unexpected outcomes!”) *fist pump* Woot!
    Anyone want to bet an “unexpected outcome” is cowplant-esque? (Also, my money is on “Yeti” for the paranormal addition.)

  25. Seasons, pets… I’m so excited yet jealous! I don’t even have Night Life yet… But the farming sounds really interesting, maybe Sims will never have to go to “normal” jobs again with all these new, cooler ways to make money. But I bet it takes a couple of Sim days for the fruits and vegetables to grow, like the Slacker reward. I do wonder how the seasons change though…

  26. Oh, thanks Blu! No wonder I couldn’t find a code. Duh. XD; Shows how much I know! I don’t think I’ll need the hack right away in any of my families.. so I’ll keep an eye on the hack to see if it gets a Pets update (or if people find it still works with Pets). Thanks a bunch!

  27. Hahahahahhah, hahahah, I think that was the most enjoyable update in the history of Greetings from Mt. Geneva. Really, I didn’t stop laughing all the way through. It was brilliant! Loved the dialogue style of it, hilariously witty. And Cole, Calhoun, and Horatio are gorgeous! But my favorite male out of the history of this site has to be Christoph Caster, Oh My Word. He is gorgeous! The hottest thing I have ever seen. (It’s okay for me to say that, I’m only in high school…that IS okay…right? :/ Please tell me I’m not a creepy stalker person…) I truly enjoyed this update, it was great!