Sunday, July 10, 2011

Sims 3 Is Evil

if there's any game i have lusted after since as long as i can remember, it is Sims. it has always been my dream to control the entire lives of human simulations and make them do as i please. with Sims 3 being the coolest version yet, i was positively drooling for it. but since it was pretty expensive and my brother had already used up his all the 'money saved up for PlayStation 3 games' that we had accumulated on some other useless game, there was no way to obtain Sims 3.

'til yesterday, that is. my brother had found out that one of his friends owned Sims 3, and she was willing to let him borrow it for a little while (i.e. till she came back from her vacation in a few weeks). she came to our house last night and handed the CD over. as soon as she left, i snatched the CD from my brother and stared at it in all its glory, in half excitement and half disbelief.

yes, this was my exact expression.

we instantly put the CD in our PlayStation and began playing. the feeling of joy i had at that very moment was indescribable. i created an entire household that looked (almost) exactly like the members of my family. i built a home and furnished it. i played with my little Sims and controlled their every move, just as i had always desired to. what happened next looks like this:


i must have spent a good two hours on it, struggling to keep my eyes open (it was late at night) before i finally decided to go to bed and continue playing the next day. i then remembered the existence of my phone, and when i checked it i was surprised to see loads of missed calls and this:

well not exactly this, but you get the picture.

i was totally engrossed in the game, so much that i ignored almost every call and text message on my phone. i was so completely lost in the lives of the Sims that i had forgotten the fact that stuff happening in the real world was way more important.

i suddenly realized what i had done. i had ignored everyone just so i could play a measly game. never mind the fact that i had waited to play it for a year, or that i would have to return it soon. my heart had been replaced with the Sims 3 CD. i was a horrid, terrible, evil person. BAD DOBBY!

this was me when the realization had struck.

anyway, i apologized to everyone and then made the decision that i would no longer play Sims 3 ever again. it was just way too distracting, therefore making me unable to talk to/text anyone while playing the game at the same time. i applaud everyone who can handle their Sims' life and their own and not be an epic fail at either one. i had my share of playing it, and now i have given up the responsibility to my brother. so today, the entire day, my brother has been handling the household i created and is really enjoying himself (and his friends don't mind either). 

moral of the story: SIMS 3 IS EVIL AND DISTRACTING. 

or maybe this entire thing proves that i suck at multitasking.

52 comments:

Maryam said...

JINX. You and I both posted about games within a minute of one another 0_0

Elm said...

I LOVE SIM. (O.O) I HAVE IT IN COMPUTER AND PSP. XDDD

I AGREE ABOUT THE DISTRACTING PART. =.=

I USED TO PLAY IT 27/7, NO SLEEP OR EATS; JUST ENDLESS PLAYING CAS IT WAS SO COOL ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU START GOING TO WORK AND HAVE CHILDREN THAT GO TO SCHOOL. XDD

I HOPE YOU'LL FOLLOW MY RECOVERED BLOG FURREE. I ACCIDENTALLY DELETED MY OLD BLOG. =_= GOOD THING I MANAGED TO RECOVER THE CONTENT.

www.hazel-wanderlust.blogspot.com

r.alsharif said...

I've never played sims before :P

Russian Bear said...

hahaha awwwwww...I told you to play it today, you should have.

Anonymous said...

Same goes for Black ops , but its too much funn !

Fiona said...

I've never played Sims, but I really want to. [:
And I don't think you should NEVER EVER EVER play it again, because I've heard it's a really great game. Maybe play it in moderation?

Sara said...

lol
I loved the post. :D

ZoeWrites said...

I've just finished playing on the sims!
I killed my sims accidently on purpose (locked them in a room until they starved)
Ahh, I manage to text/chat to people while playing on sims!

The Me. said...

SIMS :'(
<\3
iCrave.

Kiran Ashraf said...

Agreed Sims is reallllllllllly distracting. I remember forgetting to wish my friend on her birthday...God it was horrible...she was totally pissed off!!

Jodie-Ann Muckler said...

LMAO! When I play Sims 3, I can't stop.
The first time I got it, I played till two something in the morning. And I had gone on it at like 3 o'clock or four in the day. :o

Delilah said...

Never played Sims. I'm assuming its that good =D This is next on my list.
And LOL furree. I'm sure your friends will understand.
If you like it so much then maybe you should just send them a text before you start playing saying that you'd be gone for a few hours. You might want to play it again before your brother returns it =)
LOVED the cartoon you as well. *bear hug*

Unknown said...

i feel guilty, I am obsessed with sims 3. I play up to 4 hours a day when I don't have to work. I sometimes ignore text messages when I'm playing. lol. but i still love it. I'll never get tired of it, I guess...

kae said...

oh those games are addicting. i was once addicted to ragnarok lol. glad i've gotten over it!
how did you make those colorful drawings? they're real cute! (;

p.s. i like that its your pretty face i see first every time i view your blog. (;

Anonymous said...

lol its all about the attention span.... :) it engages you :D ...its the piscean in you :P

Smokey_Cat said...

When I was in college, SIMS made me fail a midterm.

:S


It is evil. This is what happens when you try to play God with computer simulated humans

Unknown said...

After reading your post I will not to play SIMS3.

Ovais said...

I've never played SIMS :o
SimCity, SimTower, and SimSafari, yes.

But, um.. try 'pausing' the game every ten minutes to answer all the texts.. Or tell everyone to text you later, you're "busy" :p

I chuck my phone under my bed when I go off to play Golden Eye, Assassin's Creed, FIFA, or NFS :p
Try it.
After all, life is a gift which has to be enjoyed, right?

Anonymous said...

Ohhh.. I've never tried playing SIMS. But most of my friends recommend the game. Im not sure if I wanna play it, though.. seems sooooo addicting. LOL..

Ash said...

Your pictures never fail to be awesome.

Rebecca said...

I've always wanted to play on a Sims game. I wanted to create my own house and people too! But I never have to this day.

cricketfreak said...

I love SIMS:) But since I always play it on the phone, my people always die of fire:(

Maryam A. said...

I can totally relate to this post. OHMIGAWD.
I love your doodles. I loved the first one where the 'Furree' is drooling. xD

Twefrence said...

hahaha
I know Sims jz has this appeal to some ppl.. I used to play sims everyday too (back when they had individual names) on the pc
and thn I kinda outgrew it.
Last holiday me and a couple of my friends started playing sims 2 and basically it was the majority of our "get together time" haha

I do hv to say though, I can handle my "real life" while playing sims =P

Guy From Karachi said...

Hahaha! I LOVE the Sims. I used to play Sims 2 a LOT on PS2. Havent playd Sims 3 on Ps3 though. Its probably much better :P

Whoa, didnt know someone could get THAT distracted by a game, especially being a girl. Girls HATE video games :P

ishashime said...

i absolutely love Sims! i have both sims 1 and 2 (sadly no 3) installed on my laptop and i have the many versions (castaway, nightlife, etc.) for the PS2 as well as the PSP version. hahaha. xD
surprisingly, i manage to keep up with all that and my real life. or maybe i just don't have as many friends as you do. or they don't care about me. huhu. :(
kidding. oh well, at least you tried. :)

PeaceLoveandSharpies said...

Lol, I have never played Sims.
But I have heard stories of how addictive it is.

:D

I guess I should follow.
It would be insulting my Desiness if I didn't. :D

However, I think that the fact that I can't make chai for my life suffices in doing that...

Yours Truly said...

lol! your little cartoon pictures make laughh! <3

Curl Jung said...

Never heard a girl been so passionate about a play-station game! Whoa!

LOL, I must get my hand on this baby too. Sound pretty 'intriguing':P

MG said...

bwahahaha that made me laughed, hehe.. the bye "4evah txt message thing" nyahahaha.. very funny post.. u made my day ^_^

ateeq mughal said...

bwahahaha, it happens a lot with me too,i get too involved in the games that even if someone dies beside me, IDC.:D

Nas said...

I've never played SIMS.
Your drawing are awesome! :P.

And I think the person who said bye4eva? Woah. Surely waiting a few hours wont kill any one. Patience.

Hope you're well.
:)

Katherine said...

I love your illustrations. They're totally cute! :)

I haven't played Sims 3, nor am I a fan or any computer game or video game. We used to have a Playstation, too. I was 11 or 12 then. That was the time when I loooooved playing PS games. :)

Go on and enjoy playing games. Just don't be too occupied with them :) And your friends who texted and called you? I don't think they'll be mad at you for long.

Zy said...

Sims truly is distracting. Love your drawings!

monamour said...

I LOOOOVE sims for some reason or another,I love controlling them and making them do as I please :p I don't have 1 myself but whenever I visit my friend, we always end up playing for an hour or two :) what I do't like is the fact that I can't understand what they're saying!

Maryam A. said...

Hahha awwww. Doodles are love.
BTW.
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You have been awarded. Check it out asap.

Amy said...

I LOVE the Sims 3 and I completely agree that it is very distracting. I have been known to be engrossed in hours-long games that make me wonder where the time went. But I definitely don't consider it evil...I think it acts as a much-needed distraction from real life once in awhile!

hijabi hippie hypo said...

Never played SIMS but games can be too addictive!! Haven't been on your blog or blogger in general for a while, hope you're good! missed you :D x

Vice Versa said...
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Vice Versa said...

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLL
i ignore my friends all the time when i'm reading or watching a movie or playing cards or something and they're used to it :p
your friends will forgive you :)
and i don't think you need to stop plying altogether. reply to their messages later.

ive only played sims once i think, and found it okayish.

i loveeeee your drawingsss

the other side of me said...

LOL, I love your blog and I just mentioned it in my blog...

Read all your previous post and ....expect me frequently here!!!
take care sweety

syieranuar said...

hahaha thank goodness am not a SIMS freak!:D but yeah,by judging the way my baby loves it too bits, and couldn't even leave his games for awhile,i'll agree with u SIMS 3 is EVIL!haha

zaynab. said...

Aha that happened to me before ith WLO & iWas stuck on it for years : " D
Games suck you into their awesomeness & you never want to leave ~
Until you realize you shut out everyone & you feel silly.

zaynab. said...

* with
& Yeah iReally want to go play SIMS cause it does look fun.

Chunky Panda said...

ya sims 3 is SUPER fun, but REALLY distracing. I'm new to blogger so i haven't seen many blogs yet, but so far your blog seems to be the awesomest :)

R. said...

Crazy funny drawings.
I like.

And I just don't have the patience for Sims. Irritating.

Try playing real life sometime. It's like you're living for real.

PurpleMist. said...

LOL. I know how addictive Sims can be, that's why I'm staying away from it :P

Furree Katt said...

@Maryam, JINX! that is way cool.

@Hazel, yay! i loved the fact that everyone can go to work and school. i followed your new blog :D

@r.alsharif, LOL! you should try it (if you have loads of free time)

@Russian Bear, oh shut up. :D

@Fahham, glad you can relate :P

@Fiona, i wish i could moderate myself whilst playing! but Sims is seriously hypnotic. you should try it :D

@Felicity, thanks :)

@ZoeWrites, hahaha i try my utmost best not to kill my Sims! and you're lucky you're able to text friends while playing :O

@The Me, YOU FOLLOWED ME! ♥ iLoveYou. lololol

@Kiran, hahaha omg that is terrible :O

@Jodie, WHOA that is insane! and funny. :O

@Delilah, you should play :D and no they don't understand, that's the problem. :(
thank youuu ♥ *hugs*

@mayen, YOU'RE SO LUCKYYYY!!!!

@kayren, gotta love addicting games! :D
thank you. i use MS Paint for my drawings :D
and AWWWWW you're too sweet, i love you! ♥

@eddiesdomain, AHAHA TRUE THATTTT!

@Smokey_Cat, NO FRIKKIN WAYYYYYYY.

@Multibrand, LOL you can play it! but in moderation! :D :D

@ovais, i have never heard of the games you played. :O i had Sims 2 Pets, though.
and you're totally right, but people don't really like it when i say i'm busy. cause they're weird like that lolololol.

@Leah, it's truly addicting! you need a lot of free time to play it. but it's an awesome game :D

@Ash, THANK YOU! ♥

@Rebecca, you must! it's loads of fun :D

@cricketfreak, LOL fires are awful!

@Maryam A, yay for relating :D and LOLOLOL yeah i was wondering if anyone would notice my drool :P
and thanks for the award! yayayayay.

@Twefrence, i don't think i ever played Sims on PC :(
and lol you're super luckyyyy!

@chocolatemilk, I LIKE VIDEO GAMES! not all, but most of the good ones. like Smackdown VS Raw hahaha. i've played every version of it. B)
Sims 3 on PS3 is AWESOME!

@ishashime, OMG SO MANY SIMS VERSIONS YOU OWN! *jealous face*
hahaha you're so lucky you can handle your real life while playing Sims :D


@PeaceLoveandSharpies, YOU SHOULD PLAY SIMS :D
thanks for following my blog! ♥ and LOL i can only make the teabag sort of chai :O

@Yours Truly, thank you ♥ :D

@Hamza, it is truly intriguing, you must try it :D

@MG, yay! glad it made you laugh :D thanks :)

@ateeq, LOL that is so funnyyy!

@Nas, you should play :D THANK YOU!
and hahah that wasn't really what anyone said, i made it up for the drawing to look funny :P

@Katherine, thank you so much ♥
haha you should try Sims 3 if you get the chance! it's quite entertaining.

@Zy, totally :D and thanks!

@normal.is.overrated, ahaha i find their garbled nonsense-talk quite endearing! in Sims 3 there's a little box in the corner of the screen that translates a bit of what they're saying :P

@Amy, :D THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENT! ♥ so nice seeing you here. and yeah, Sims is way too distracting :O

@hijabi hippie hypo, you should totally try playing Sims, it's fun! and i've been good :D

@Vice Versa, ahahaha in either case i won't play again :P
Sims is fun once you're totally into it! ♥ and thanks, your drawings are way more awesome :D

@the other side of me, awwww thank you :D
and thanks for following, too! ♥

@syieranuar, LOL you're lucky! and hahah glad someone agrees with me :D

@iZaynab, LOL! exactly! you've hit the nail right on the head. and you should play Sims (if you have lots of free time :D)
love you! ♥

@Chunky Panda, INDEED! and thank you so much, that means a lot to me ♥ :)

@Peevie Juice, YAY! thanks :D
and OMG i shall definitely try real life. it sounds awesome.

@PurpleMist, LOLOL!

Anonymous said...

YES, its highly addictive :p Though I havn't played Sims 3 ... I remember I had to delete the earlier versions from my PC so that it won't distract me :P
And I always texted/talked to my friends when the household was asleep :D

Loved the doodles! You're awesome :)

Danyal said...

MEET. THE. KING. OF. SIMZ.

MYSALF.

5EVA.

HAHA I LOOOOOVE SIMS! I HAVE ALL THE SIMS AND ALL THE EXPANSIONS INCLUDING EVERY OBJECT PACK THAT EVER CAME OUT ON PC! WHY DONT YOU GET IT ON PC? I EVEN HAVE IT ON MY DADS LAPTOP LOLOLOL IT DOESNT NEED AN OMGGSONICELYNFASTLY PC EITHER ANDDDD YOU KNOW WHERE YOU CAN GET ALL OF THEM FOR REAL CHEAP LOLOLOL

aakash said...

hehehe... now I remember the missing part of my past life.. I was gaming

and I was wondering if u r the 'the-girl-who-lives-in-her-phone' waala hisaab :P

aJ

Something said...

I am a victim of the Sims as well, albeit in a different sense.. Man, your blog is like a cure to my writer's block. This is fun to read.

Wish I could do quick and awesome illustrations like you do. -_-