New School, New Germs

So, I know that I've been absent from the blogging world for several weeks. I want to offer a heartfelt "Thank you" to all of you who emailed me asking if I was okay and wondering what was going on. I have been sick. Not once. Not twice. I have been sick with multiple illnesses. First I had strep throat. Then I had the stomach flu. Twice. Then I had a sinus infection, followed by an allergic reaction to the antibiotics I was taking for said sinus infection. Another bout with stomach flu followed the allergic reaction. Needless to say it was a struggle just to keep up with work and school. Keeping up with my blog, no matter how fun it is, was just too much for me to handle during this time. I've decided that I have never been sick this much in my life, and that it must be a combination of a new school, with it's new germs, and the stress that I've been under. I'm back now though, and I hope to keep up more regularly with my blog.

Here is what readers can expect to see coming up:

I have a few new books that I'm looking forward to reading:




And I've started a Sims 3 Challenge that I will be blogging about.

Here is a link to the rules of the Challenge



Happy blogging!

Sims 3 - Vampires

The vampires in Sims 3 are going to be awesome! A producer at EA games apparently feels the same way I do about, ahem, sparkling vampires because they started the most recent press release with this statement:

"Let’s get a few things clear – Vampires in The Sims 3 Late Night do not twinkle, sparkle, or cry. Vampire men look like men and vampire women, well, they’re clearly girls. When in daylight they smolder with fire and are in deep trouble as they should be. They aren’t “beautiful” in the eyes of silly, adolescent girls."

Check out the full release here!


That's freaking fabulous! I thought that the first thing I would do would be to have a sim create a band and become a celebrity. After reading this press release I think that the first thing I will do will have to be having a sim become a vampire.

Did I mention that I took October 26th off from work so that I will be able to stay home and play Late Night all day? The sad thing is that I will be knee deep in mid-terms that week. Think I'll find any time for studying?

Late Night

I can't wait to have my sims start a band. The latest news from the folks at Sims 3 tells us how, in Late Night our sims can start up a band with their friends. Check it out here

Sims 3 - Late Night

In addition to being a bookaholic I am also addicted to PC games. My particular favorite is Sims 3. I love playing God (or Goddess if you will) with an entire town of unsuspecting sims. I grant wishes and I take them away. Last week I gave a sim the life goal of super hero firefighter, and then I forced him to be a stylist. He spent his days giving people make-overs when he really wanted to be rescuing other sims from life-threatening fires. He died old and unhappy. I had fun ruining his life. I recently discovered that this game has a new expansion pack being released this fall. Here's the trailer:

I can't wait. I think the first thing that I want to do is turn a sim into a vampire. Or maybe a celebrity who lives in a penthouse and hits all the hot spots in town after dark. Of course I'll have to skimp on groceries and eat nothing but ramen noodles for a few weeks so I can afford this expansion pack on the day it's released (and then I'll get no homework done for a few days), but it's worth it. Isn't it?