The Bookacy Family Alphabet Journal

Well, it felt silly to post basically twice in a row, so I decided to combine the posts, especially since they would essentially say the same thing.

Again, in the beginning of the week I've been a bit absent, lazy, distracted, tired, one of these things. But in the weekend I managed pretty good progress. Yesterday I finished playing Regan and Jenny's second week, and today I finished writing it. So all in all, I'm really happy with the progress. To tell the truth, I don't think I've been able to push updates out this fast, like, ever, at least in the time I've been full time employed!

Of course, it all has to do with two things. 1) This is an observational challenge, and I'm not worrying about text quality, at all. And not staging, and planning, and... And the typing as I play really seems to work here. And 2) it's still a new challenge, so I'm perhaps more excited than I am for something that I've been working on, well, frankly, the better part of a decade now. (Wow, that's a scary thought!) Well, in any case, I suppose I'll just enjoy it while it lasts!

As for the presumed hack issue with dazzling, I'm currently tossing the thought of just leaving it be and playing around it. It's rare enough, and seems to be recoverable, so I don't actually have to quit without saving if it happens. Sure, a kind of an annoyance in a BaCC, and an annoying one at that. But frankly, since it's so rare, it's also a pest to find, and I've sort of run out of ideas on what it could be. So maybe I'll be able to just live with it. In any case, I'll probably try and finish the Lakewood rotation before I consider going back to the Bookacies.

Anyway, so, I think that covers my simming this week, just about. Oh wait, you were waiting for that update, right? Well, here you go!



As always, comments welcome here, there or anywhere. I hope you enjoy! :)

Take that, real life, sickness, distraction and excuses! We're back with the first part of week 2. I hope you enjoy, and as always, comments are welcome wherever they're most convenient for you. :)

This week was my first week back at work, and also otherwise quite busy IRL, so there isn't much to report.

I did manage to finish playing the last household of Lakewood's first week, and I posted a bit of picspam on that. The writing is currently in the works, I'm maybe halfway through.

I'm not quite managing to type everything as I play, as I tend to get caught up in playing, but I intend to enforce a rule that in Lakewood, I'm not allowed to play the next household before the update on the previous one is written. With no plot, there shouldn't be a need to play ahead, so with that rule, I won't be able to accumulate any huge masses of unwritten chapters or anything such.

I think that's about it simming-wise. I suspect next week may turn out to be at least somewhat busy, but I hope I'll be able to get the Lakewood update out at least.

Phew, I've been hardworking this week!

( Progress report this way! )

This post is mostly because I'm a completist; there isn't really that much to report for last week. (And yes, as suspected, I missed my usual reporting day, as I was out of town.) I did manage to update on Tuesday before I left for vacation, but that's really all I had time for sims-wise. I'm still pretty content I got that out of the way.

I was away on vacation, spent a few days in Stockholm and then on the way back visited my sister. I had a really nice and relaxing time, mostly just walked around and looked what I came across that way. Everything went nicely, save for the fact that I managed to twist my ankle, so it was sore for a couple of days, especially with all the walking. But now its gotten a couple of days of rest at my sister's, so I think it's starting to be all better again.

I arrived back home today and have been mostly in recovery mode, unpacking, washing laundry etc. Now begins my staycation, we'll see see how much progress I can manage. :)

I'm a little bit tired, so I'll try to make this one rather fast.

( Progress report for week 12 )

That's all for this week, happy simming!

Hey look! I got something finished! May I present: the first update of that BaCC I've been babbling about. Click on the picture to read. :)



As I've been saying, this is supposed to be a lot more relaxed than my other challenges. To the point of not being a story at all, but rather just documentation. So I won't take any pressure on the writing - or picture-taking, for that matter. Just doing this for the fun of it. :)

Another week over, they're passing by like mad!

( Weekly report )

So, progress keeps happening, at its own, slow pace. Same old, same old. :)

Time for another one of these weekly simming things!

( Progress report under the cut )

So, back to CAS I suppose, the Smiths are apparently next on my list. I'm pretty happy with this week, I hope next week continues to be good!