One Month One World One Year Challenge 2022
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January 2 - And so it begins...
https://i.postimg.cc/rp3cKc7r/HEALY-ON-LOT.png
I found a patch of land that I decided to make my "home base." It's pretty hidden among some trees and there's a labyrinth of pathways leading through some gardens to get to it. I'm in a neighborhood called Wakaba, which is relatively new, so perhaps this is just a lot that's for sale, because there's a roadway leading to it, and a mailbox. Yeah, totally empty...well, except for this little structure. I think it's a shrine...or a grave. Maybe a sim died here and the place is haunted and that's why no-one has bought the lot. That could be true because there's also some parsley growing here. I remember, from an Ancient Civilizations class that I took in school, that parsley was an herb that the "ancient Greeks revered as a symbol of oblivion and death and as a funeral herb". Just my luck to pick a place to live that has a death motif associated with it. But I seem to recall that the ancient Romans also believed that "parsley was a potent protector and would often sprinkle their food with it and carry it with them to ward off evil". Yeah, that sounds better, because just looking at that little shrine gives me a sense of peace....like it was going to watch over me and keep me safe. So, yeah, the lot suits me just fine.
https://i.postimg.cc/Y9JdG26T/and-that-rized-selfie-he-wanted.png
My "home base" is within walking distance to the town of Wakaba where I arrived on the train. It's where everyone arrives in Mt. Komorebi. Mostly tourists who are heading to the mountain and the ski slopes in the Yukimatsu neighborhood, or the hiking trails in the bamboo forest in the Senbamachi neighborhood. So, the town is pretty convenient and I figure I can hitch a ride with some tourists to get where I need to go. When I first arrived, I met the town mascot, Yamachan. I got a selfie and we did this cool dance together called the mountain shuffle. I guess you'd say that the selfie was my first souvenir of this world.
https://i.postimg.cc/3N8zJx37/a-nice-day-and-he-went-swimming.png
Having found a place to live, I decided to explore the neighborhood, and headed down a pathway to the Wakaba River. It was a warm day, and I decided to take a swim. It's really beautiful here, and there's a bar-b-q area on the shore...although no-one made any food today. I did dig up something on-shore, some upgrade parts, and sold them to a dude who was looking for stuff like that. He paid me $20 simoleons. So maybe I could eat today. And I did find some more parsley. I could always chew on that, although I don't think parsley is really going to fill me up.
https://i.postimg.cc/4d54Yp5K/it-was-his-lucky-day-he-found-some-parsley.png
I must have been swimming in that river for awhile, because when I got out, the air was rather chilly and I decided to change into some warmer clothes. That $20 simoleons was burning a hole in my pocket and I spied a vending machine. Nothing was in Simlish, it was all in Japaneselish, and I thought I punched the button to get some type of beverage, but instead I got Anti-Arthropod Spray (§20), so now I'm broke again.
https://i.postimg.cc/mD4wrvLS/buying-a-deterrent.png
I looked at the can and it had pictures of these giant centipedes on it. Whoa! I guess this is some type of deterrent spray. Good to know, I guess, if I ever go hiking in that Bamboo Forest. But my stomach isn't thanking me for buying the wrong thing. Yeah, I had to find some food.
I see a place that looks like a bar, the Hazakura Lounge, and bars always have free pretzels or nuts just sitting there for the patrons. When I got there and scoped out the place, this old dude came up to me and started shouting.
https://i.postimg.cc/wj9TXf1W/you-kids-come-in-here-and-think-you-know-everything-well-the-elders-have-it.png
Shigeru Nishidake: "You young sims are always coming in here looking for free food, free drinks, and just hanging around. Where are your parents? You shouldn't be here. How old are you anyway?"
Dylan: "Geez, dude, chill out! I only came in here to get warm."
Shigeru: "Chill out you say? Chill out you say? I'll give you chill out..." and he promptly threw his drink at me. Unbelievable! The guy was obviously drunk. I stared at him. The "old me" would have just walked away, avoided confrontation, but then I remembered who I was now.
https://i.postimg.cc/5NG2LvHX/geez-what-is-it-i-just-came-in-here-to-get-warm.png
https://i.postimg.cc/Y9m4L3Rq/what-is-wrong-with-you.png
I smiled sheepishly and held out my hand, "I think we started off on the wrong foot, I'm...uh...Dylan...pleased to meet you..." I was going to get this old geezer back. I had put a buzzer in my hand, and I was going to show him I wasn't taking any of his flak.
https://i.postimg.cc/RV34dymd/dyans-plan-backfired.png
The guy held out his hand, and shook mine, but nothing happened. Well, not right away that is. My plan somehow backfired and I felt the electric charge rip through my body. Dang! How did that happen? I'd had enough.
https://i.postimg.cc/XqP4KSYR/aggravating-conversation.png
Dylan: "Laterz..." I said as if I had staged that "event" all along. I dismissed him, and walked away, using my tough guy walk, and headed to the bar.
https://i.postimg.cc/8k7Ldk70/and-dylan-just-helpos-himself-to-a-drink-at-the-bar.png
And there, like a shining beacon of welcome, was a drink just sitting at the bar. Unattended. So I claimed it as mine. No-one even said a word that I was underage. Maybe there was a different drinking age here, or maybe I looked older. Sweet! I could get used to this life. I didn't see any chips or pretzels and asked the bartender if there were any.
Bartender: "Free chips? Free chips? What do you think this is? This is a business, not a charity. Look, I'll make a deal with you...my entertainer just quit. Do you play the piano?"
And so, we made a deal...free chips if I did a stint as an entertainer, and I could keep any tips I made. It sounded good to me. Problem was, I had never played the piano before, and figured that if I just pressed some random keys...no-one would ever know.
https://i.postimg.cc/qqKtPRnB/his-first-tip-from-this-really-awfully-dressed-elder.png
And soon, I got my first tip...$2 simoleons...from this really brightly dressed older woman. In fact, the bar had a lot of elders. Where were all the teens? And then...a goddess appeared out of nowhere and headed towards me. Dang! She was a hottie...I I just needed her to be a teen. My age. But still...I think I even sat up straighter when she approached.
https://i.postimg.cc/50GwZy7j/now-there-was-a-hottie-just-need-her-in-a-teen-size.png
And she tipped me! Another $2 simoleons. Woot! And she stood there listening to me, like she actually enjoyed my piano playing. I decided I needed to find out who she was. Maybe she lived around here...maybe she was a piano teacher and saw me as a potential new student. Oh yeah! I'd love to be mentored by her.
https://i.postimg.cc/HxtqzGBS/wow-she-was-really-listening-to-me.png
But no, she wasn't a piano teacher. Her name was Bella Goth, here on vacation from Willow Creek, and she's an Intelligence Researcher at S.I.M.S. I was a bit shocked when she told me about her career. I didn't really know if I could trust her or not, but she seemed to be nice. And yet...it could all be just a ploy. Right? I just didn't know.
Bella: "You're here awfully late. Don't you have school tomorrow?"
To be quite honest, I hadn't even thought about school. But I guess I should attend school to sort of blend-in, "Oh yeah...school...I gotta go...er...home...see you around..."
And I just left, and when I did, I realized that I had never returned to the bar to get those free chips. Dang! If there was really a dead sim buried on my lot, I would soon be joining them. Because if I didn't eat soon, I was going to starve to death.
https://i.postimg.cc/kMTQrjHL/im-gonna-starve.png
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Notes:
I decided to look up the symbolism for parsley, and found out some interesting information. Not only is it associated with death, but it is also associated with love. And in medieval times, parsley was an ingredient used in a love potion, "parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme", as in the song, Scarborough Fair by Simon and Garfunkle (1966). Read more about parsley's history here.
https://i.postimg.cc/rp3cKc7r/HEALY-ON-LOT.png
I found a patch of land that I decided to make my "home base." It's pretty hidden among some trees and there's a labyrinth of pathways leading through some gardens to get to it. I'm in a neighborhood called Wakaba, which is relatively new, so perhaps this is just a lot that's for sale, because there's a roadway leading to it, and a mailbox. Yeah, totally empty...well, except for this little structure. I think it's a shrine...or a grave. Maybe a sim died here and the place is haunted and that's why no-one has bought the lot. That could be true because there's also some parsley growing here. I remember, from an Ancient Civilizations class that I took in school, that parsley was an herb that the "ancient Greeks revered as a symbol of oblivion and death and as a funeral herb". Just my luck to pick a place to live that has a death motif associated with it. But I seem to recall that the ancient Romans also believed that "parsley was a potent protector and would often sprinkle their food with it and carry it with them to ward off evil". Yeah, that sounds better, because just looking at that little shrine gives me a sense of peace....like it was going to watch over me and keep me safe. So, yeah, the lot suits me just fine.
https://i.postimg.cc/Y9JdG26T/and-that-rized-selfie-he-wanted.png
My "home base" is within walking distance to the town of Wakaba where I arrived on the train. It's where everyone arrives in Mt. Komorebi. Mostly tourists who are heading to the mountain and the ski slopes in the Yukimatsu neighborhood, or the hiking trails in the bamboo forest in the Senbamachi neighborhood. So, the town is pretty convenient and I figure I can hitch a ride with some tourists to get where I need to go. When I first arrived, I met the town mascot, Yamachan. I got a selfie and we did this cool dance together called the mountain shuffle. I guess you'd say that the selfie was my first souvenir of this world.
https://i.postimg.cc/3N8zJx37/a-nice-day-and-he-went-swimming.png
Having found a place to live, I decided to explore the neighborhood, and headed down a pathway to the Wakaba River. It was a warm day, and I decided to take a swim. It's really beautiful here, and there's a bar-b-q area on the shore...although no-one made any food today. I did dig up something on-shore, some upgrade parts, and sold them to a dude who was looking for stuff like that. He paid me $20 simoleons. So maybe I could eat today. And I did find some more parsley. I could always chew on that, although I don't think parsley is really going to fill me up.
https://i.postimg.cc/4d54Yp5K/it-was-his-lucky-day-he-found-some-parsley.png
I must have been swimming in that river for awhile, because when I got out, the air was rather chilly and I decided to change into some warmer clothes. That $20 simoleons was burning a hole in my pocket and I spied a vending machine. Nothing was in Simlish, it was all in Japaneselish, and I thought I punched the button to get some type of beverage, but instead I got Anti-Arthropod Spray (§20), so now I'm broke again.
I looked at the can and it had pictures of these giant centipedes on it. Whoa! I guess this is some type of deterrent spray. Good to know, I guess, if I ever go hiking in that Bamboo Forest. But my stomach isn't thanking me for buying the wrong thing. Yeah, I had to find some food.
I see a place that looks like a bar, the Hazakura Lounge, and bars always have free pretzels or nuts just sitting there for the patrons. When I got there and scoped out the place, this old dude came up to me and started shouting.
https://i.postimg.cc/wj9TXf1W/you-kids-come-in-here-and-think-you-know-everything-well-the-elders-have-it.png
Shigeru Nishidake: "You young sims are always coming in here looking for free food, free drinks, and just hanging around. Where are your parents? You shouldn't be here. How old are you anyway?"
Dylan: "Geez, dude, chill out! I only came in here to get warm."
Shigeru: "Chill out you say? Chill out you say? I'll give you chill out..." and he promptly threw his drink at me. Unbelievable! The guy was obviously drunk. I stared at him. The "old me" would have just walked away, avoided confrontation, but then I remembered who I was now.
https://i.postimg.cc/5NG2LvHX/geez-what-is-it-i-just-came-in-here-to-get-warm.png
https://i.postimg.cc/Y9m4L3Rq/what-is-wrong-with-you.png
I smiled sheepishly and held out my hand, "I think we started off on the wrong foot, I'm...uh...Dylan...pleased to meet you..." I was going to get this old geezer back. I had put a buzzer in my hand, and I was going to show him I wasn't taking any of his flak.
https://i.postimg.cc/RV34dymd/dyans-plan-backfired.png
The guy held out his hand, and shook mine, but nothing happened. Well, not right away that is. My plan somehow backfired and I felt the electric charge rip through my body. Dang! How did that happen? I'd had enough.
Dylan: "Laterz..." I said as if I had staged that "event" all along. I dismissed him, and walked away, using my tough guy walk, and headed to the bar.
https://i.postimg.cc/8k7Ldk70/and-dylan-just-helpos-himself-to-a-drink-at-the-bar.png
And there, like a shining beacon of welcome, was a drink just sitting at the bar. Unattended. So I claimed it as mine. No-one even said a word that I was underage. Maybe there was a different drinking age here, or maybe I looked older. Sweet! I could get used to this life. I didn't see any chips or pretzels and asked the bartender if there were any.
Bartender: "Free chips? Free chips? What do you think this is? This is a business, not a charity. Look, I'll make a deal with you...my entertainer just quit. Do you play the piano?"
And so, we made a deal...free chips if I did a stint as an entertainer, and I could keep any tips I made. It sounded good to me. Problem was, I had never played the piano before, and figured that if I just pressed some random keys...no-one would ever know.
https://i.postimg.cc/qqKtPRnB/his-first-tip-from-this-really-awfully-dressed-elder.png
And soon, I got my first tip...$2 simoleons...from this really brightly dressed older woman. In fact, the bar had a lot of elders. Where were all the teens? And then...a goddess appeared out of nowhere and headed towards me. Dang! She was a hottie...I I just needed her to be a teen. My age. But still...I think I even sat up straighter when she approached.
https://i.postimg.cc/50GwZy7j/now-there-was-a-hottie-just-need-her-in-a-teen-size.png
And she tipped me! Another $2 simoleons. Woot! And she stood there listening to me, like she actually enjoyed my piano playing. I decided I needed to find out who she was. Maybe she lived around here...maybe she was a piano teacher and saw me as a potential new student. Oh yeah! I'd love to be mentored by her.
https://i.postimg.cc/HxtqzGBS/wow-she-was-really-listening-to-me.png
But no, she wasn't a piano teacher. Her name was Bella Goth, here on vacation from Willow Creek, and she's an Intelligence Researcher at S.I.M.S. I was a bit shocked when she told me about her career. I didn't really know if I could trust her or not, but she seemed to be nice. And yet...it could all be just a ploy. Right? I just didn't know.
Bella: "You're here awfully late. Don't you have school tomorrow?"
To be quite honest, I hadn't even thought about school. But I guess I should attend school to sort of blend-in, "Oh yeah...school...I gotta go...er...home...see you around..."
And I just left, and when I did, I realized that I had never returned to the bar to get those free chips. Dang! If there was really a dead sim buried on my lot, I would soon be joining them. Because if I didn't eat soon, I was going to starve to death.
https://i.postimg.cc/kMTQrjHL/im-gonna-starve.png
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Notes:
I decided to look up the symbolism for parsley, and found out some interesting information. Not only is it associated with death, but it is also associated with love. And in medieval times, parsley was an ingredient used in a love potion, "parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme", as in the song, Scarborough Fair by Simon and Garfunkle (1966). Read more about parsley's history here.
