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[kyburg]

Not buying Sims 3. Not today, not likely this year at all - I'm just too happy with the game I'm playing. There is no conversion for the existing game to port over to the new platform and worse yet, no apparent inclination or interest whatsoever to do so.

They took the existing characters and did the prequel on them. *facesmacks* I thought it was deliciously tongue-in-cheek of them to carry over characters built for the original Sims into Sims 2 (Brandi Broke is the daughter of the Newbie household, for example. The whole Goth family thang. Etc.)

But for Sims 3, did they take it ahead a notch? No, they went back a generation and started again. *facesmacks again* YOU SUCK.

And they delayed the release for no other reason but to make their sales figures look good.

Not. Buying. It.

Just got word yesterday - looks like AOD is on again for next year, same Bat Time, same Bat Hotel. Will have to wait for final word, but I've committed to doing that panel I've been threatening for years -

"Welcome to the '60's. It was a great time to be a kid in love with anime."

Who the bleep needs Spongebob when you have Beany and Cecil. Oh, wait.

I think I may try to find out if Tom Hatten can make it. If there was an expert on animation older and wiser than I - it's the guy who showed more of it on local television before cable than anyone I know. You can't beat him when it comes to Popeye, folks. He even had words for the awful dubs we had to endure in the 70's - things like Jack and the Witch that he thought was excellent Halloween fare. Copyright, 1967.

I may have to see if I can't get a video room or some slots dedicated to material covered in the panel - no chance I can show enough material to give a taste of the era in an hour, after all. *snaps fingers* The alternate animation track! There we go - stuff that isn't anime. But is good. Yeah.

Got time. Got plotting and scheming to do. Still want to see if I can't put the 'Bad Guys VOA" panel together. (That one could get pricey, depending on how many of them are Good Sports, and for our attendence level, they'd have to be.)

And see what can be gotten on DVD.

Could almost thunk myself in the head for not coming up with it sooner, but I think Sunday afternoons are going to turn into crafts afternoons with Xander. I just flat ran out of cope and things to keep him busy (and it was clear he wanted to Do Something with me, just neither one of us had a clue WHAT) in that hammock between up from nap and Dad comes home from work. (Dad is a big draw, folks. BIG.)

Going to go get some supplies. And a big bin to store them in. Right now, I have some coloring books and crayons - not enough or the right kind of stuff.

Anytime daycare does kid art, he really loves showing off. My refrigerator is covered right now. (I've told you how much I LOVE kid art, right?) So maybe we do some at home.

I certainly did enough of it myself. I did scouts, and then was a camp counselor. Come on brain cells, recall some of that stuff....

It's Tuesday. Payday Friday. Come on, Friday....

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[cahwyguy.livejournal.com]

One word: Lanyards.

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

Your 60's anime program sounds fun.

We've shown Alan 60's cartoons we can get a hold of - he liked Wacky Races and the follow up show - "Catch the Pigeon" - forgot the real name. Now he's watching 60's sitcoms with my husband - Get Smart and Green Acres. (One thing - the 60's cartoons had more physical violence than today's - Alan would get worked up watching Wacky Races).

There was a book I had at one time "Little Hands Art Book" - might be good to check out for Xander. (Could never get Alan to do art with me.)

[sweetmegumi.livejournal.com]

I had to do a double take to make sure who was posting this hehe. I'm trying to collect old TV shows for Mochi already. Someone here mentioned Green Acres and I was JUST thinking about that this morning when I was getting ready for work. What a small world it is.

[neintales.livejournal.com]

I probably already blathered on about it, but I did preorder Sims 3, since I never really have any serious attachments to my neighborhoods in 2 due to my constant reboots/better ideas.

I sort of am seeing it more as a "cycle with Sims 2" thing as a "will replace Sims 2" thing, because I do like some of the ways 2 works, and 2 of course has the expansions that I'll be waiting for (and paying for *sigh*) for 3.

My problem is that I am just so insaanely picky about what genres of games interest me. I like simulations. And some turn-based strategy games- but not all of them. And of course MMORPG's now and then.

And in those subsets, I like games where I /build/ things and not just direct characters around. Level design. Crafting (even if it's relatively useless). And of course home/neighborhood building and decoration.

So it kind of makes me semi desperate to try out aanything that comes out that fits into what I like. Which means that dammit, EAxis has a direct siphon into my wallet. Le sigh.

[murphymom.livejournal.com]

I *heart* Tom Hatten (I grew up in SoCal- was an original "Valley Girl" long before Moon Unit was even born) - I won a prize at one of his personal appearances by guessing the number of dots he used to finish a drawing. (It was a whale with a wind-up tail that scooted across the bathtub - boy, do I wish I still had that!)

Another thing I loved was his ability to take a squiggle - or the letters of someone's name - and make a caricature of the person from it/them.

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

Talk to artbeco for more art and craft project ideas for kids.