Hey, folks! Hope your new year has been super swell so far. I just wanted to let you know that my new site is up. There’s not much there yet — just an introductory post — but there will be more by the weekend, if not sooner.

Visit Gnomesby

It’s basically a blog about my attempt to build a Sims 2 town from scratch, kind of like what I was doing with Shady Bluff and Ahanu Bay. This time I have no real goals in mind — I’m just taking it bit by bit and doing whatever I feel like doing. Feel free to stop by and take a look around!

I don’t know if anyone still checks this blog, but for those who do, I hope you had a lovely holiday! Mine was good — I bought myself a new computer and am working on getting all my Sims stuff moved over. Woot!

The new website I was working on is still in the works and has mutated quite a bit, but I’m still plugging away at it. Slowly but surely. I’ve been out of the Sims loop for awhile now, so I’m trying to get myself back up-to-date with everything. The upcoming Free Time EP looks awesomely cool!

Also, I wanted to let you know that Jade’s Isle of Thyme is back on the web! Yay, Jade! Thyme is looking more wonderful than ever.

When the new site is finally up, I will post a link here and send an announcement via FeedBlitz.

Take care, all, and have a very Happy New Year!

Hey, guys. Something has been bugging me the last couple of days. I don’t regret my decision to stop blogging, but my goodbye to you and Mt. Geneva was just too darned abrupt. So I’ve decided to do One Last Story.

I personally need a bit more closure, and I thought you guys might enjoy it, too. It’s going to be a humongous update — it will wrap up Fran, Maude, the Ravelos, and some other folks from Mt. Geneva’s past. Think of it as the Grand Finale. :-)

Thank you SO much for all of the comments and well wishes. I’ve said it many times before, and I’ll say it again: you guys ROCK.

Stay tuned!

Hey, folks. I’ve been doing some serious thinking about my blog lately, and I’ve decided that it’s time to move on. This was a tough decision to make. I hate to leave so many stories dangling and so many projects half-finished. But I’ve grown disenchanted with Simming and blogging and all that stuff over the last few months, and I need to take a big step back.

I won’t be leaving the community for good; SimScribes will stay open, but I’ll be posting there even less than I do now. If anyone would like to become a moderator there, let me know! That site deserves a leader who will pay more attention to things.

And I’m not quitting the Sims entirely. I’m sure I will play from time to time. For one, Kay and I are working on a shared hood, and I don’t want to give that up. And who knows, maybe we’ll post some pictures of it somewhere when it gets off the ground.

Perhaps down the road when The Sims 3 comes out, I’ll return to the blogging world. But I won’t be posting on Mt. Geneva anymore. It’s done for good. I’m going to leave the site up, but it will be in archival mode, for the most part.

It’s been a fun ride, and I’m sincerely thankful for all of the inspiration and feedback you guys have given me over the past three years. You guys are the best! I hope you all continue to have fun with the Sims or whatever else you enjoy, be it grilled cheese, pet womrats, or playing pirate in your bathtub. ;-)

Happy Simming!

Playing with a new Sims 2 expansion is always a treat. I haven’t done too much with Bon Voyage yet, but I did create a family, build them a little house, and take them on a vacation to Twikkii Island. I played through almost one day of their trip before some weird graphics problems forced me to quit the game. Bummer, dude.

I snapped some pics anyway and thought I’d share them with you. They’re kind of spoilery, so if you’d rather wait until you can explore the EP on your own, you might not want to read any further…

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