I'm not very good at it, so far 2 of the characters have had to get visits from a therapist (he drops out of the sky).

The funny thing is that the therapist is only visible to the Sim being counseled. If you switch to another Sim's view, then all you see is the Sim in counseling standing there talking to themselves.

Also fun is when the Sims are so lonely that the Social Bunny drops from the sky to play with you. They give you hugs.

This has got me REALLY itching to play.

I'm going to have to try this when I get home.

Won't being abducted cause you to miss work?

edit for clarity....

I may know the mechanics of the game (like, the horsie pieces move in an L), but I sure the hell have NO idea how to actually play.

I'm the same way. I know the concepts, but not the music of it.

Sims 2 has teenagers, toddlers, and kids, and old people.

Do the teenagers date? If you put two adult Sims and a teenager in a house, will the dynamic be parental/family, or will they all hit on each other?

Also fun is when the Sims are so lonely that the Social Bunny drops from the sky to play with you. They give you hugs.

Damn, why isn't real life like that?

Do the teenagers date? If you put two adult Sims and a teenager in a house, will the dynamic be parental/family, or will they all hit on each other?

The teens DO date, and they've even got goals like "Sneak out of the house after midnight."

I'm not sure if you create teens- the only way I've had them so far is having Sims have kids which then grow up.

Also, I HAVE had my children taken away by Child Services, and I wasn't even trying. They don't give them back.

The teens will date. In Strangeville there's a family of 4 (parents, teenage boy, little girl) this is the alien family. The dad is an alien, wife is human, the song has green skin like Dad. The teenager, Johnny, has a birthday right of the bat, his aspirations are to have a good party and kiss Olivia (if you switch to Olivia her aspiration is to kiss Johnny).

Olivia was the only person to show up for the party and I had them making out in no time flat. They made out for the whole party time and then I made her leave, but I don't know what would happen if I had her stick around.

Hec, I am *so* impressed. What can I do to repay this generous solid you've bestowed on me?(without getting JZ all upset) in re Sims, I only know from the commercials, but it sounds like somebody could get a deal for Sims Homicide.

I never got involved with the Sims. I prefered Myst & Riven.

I think we may have just saved ourselves $50/month on our cable bill.

Cindy, I don't think that's boring - I think it's great. I just spect some time on the phone last week lowering our car insurance now that Joe is gone and reducing the interest rate on our credit cards. Even though I save about $60 total, it still feels good.

My cable company is my next target. We spend $116 a month, but that include internet. However, in our area, you can't get a DVR with cable. However, I think can with a dish. So, I'm considering changing it around to see if I can either get the DVR capability or save on the bill.

BTW, is it true that Tivo will shortly no longer allow you FF past commercials? This could be a factor in my decision.

Lilty -- if you go to Sims Body Shop (it comes with Sims2) you can create all kinds of Sims. The control you have over their features is incredible. There are a lot of faces to choose and then you can manipulate the faces -- I think there are about 9 or so different ways just to manipulate their eyebrows.

You can make them at every age and go and see what they would look like at different ages. These Sims can be imported into the game and I think it's a way to make a family. I haven't tried, I've had too much fun making the Sims.

There's make up available which you can put on every age except toddler -- including the guys. And there's costume style make up but no real costumes to put them in. Lots of different outfits -- including pirate outfits!