http://www.davidchess.com/words/SimsStories.html Stories from The Sims (and, mostly The Sims 2) en-us http://www.davidchess.com/dc_small.gif http://www.davidchess.com/words/SimsStories.html 40 40 Sims Stories from David Chess http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/DanversHouse.html The Danvers House (plan view; and a bonus awwww!) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheTownieProject14.html The Townie Project 47-51 (Mitch and Ally get hitched) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/CatchingUpWithSuzette.html Catching up with Suzette http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/DawsonDowntown.html Dawson downtown http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/GeorgeDivaBig.html George, the Diva, and Mr. Big http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/GeorgeGabrielJen.html George and Gabriel and Jen (another SSU update) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/HermesGraduates.html Hermes Graduates (a brief Bright House update) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/CollegeDiariesOfCastorNova.html The College Diaries of Castor Nova http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheTownieProject13.html The Townie Project 40-46 (Mitch and Ally) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheTownieProject12.html The Townie Project 33-39 (Mackenzie Gast joins up) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/RemingtonIvyTara.html The Further Adventures of Remington London http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/MrBigAndTheDivaRedux.html Mr. Big and The Diva redux http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TwoWeddings.html Two Weddings and No Funerals (at Rooms to Let) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/GeorgeInCollege.html George in College http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/RaptorCoxWeddingPictures.html Raptor-Cox Wedding Pictures (commentary by D. Raptor) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheTownieProject11.html The Townie Project 24-32 (teenage twins, etc.) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/OneOfThoseDays.html One of Those Days (Professor Nolan Mazza gets trapped) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheRecords.html The Records (lists of Neighborhood One sims) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/EcstacyAndTransformation.html Ecstasy and Transformation (featuring Eleanor Raptor) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/SuzetteDowntown.html Suzette Somnius goes downtown http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/YetMoreDanverses.html Comings and Goings at the Danverses http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheTownieProject10.html The Townie Project Parts 21-23 (our first dropout) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/Downtown.html Downtown! http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/GabrielGinaDawson.html Gabriel and Gina and Dawson http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/JaneMartinSamuel.html Jane and Martin and Samuel http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheTownieProject9.html The Townie Project Parts 16-20 http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/RansomAndMarissaDate.html Ransom and Marissa date http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/DamionLucyViolet.html Damion and Lucy and Violet; a birth and a wedding and so on http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/Karaoke.html Karaoke! (A new toy at the Bright house) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheDreamDate.html The Dream Date (Taylor and Candice) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/MoreDamionAndLucy.html More Damion and Lucy (all sortsa events) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/Phoenix.html Phoenix (a new arrival at the Love Nest) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/JoanAndPeran.html A Rooms to Let Update (mostly Joan and Peran) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/AndBabiesMakeSix.html And Babies Make Six (more Candice and Taylor) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/DamionAndLucy.html Damion and Lucy: the playboy and the maid http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/AllegraArrives.html Allegra Gorey arrives at Rooms to Let http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/ZacharySophieGeorge.html The Bright house yet again (Hermes, Camryn, Zachary, Sophie, George) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/MoreBrights.html The Bright house again (Martin, Allegra, Hermes, Camryn) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/EleanorAndKennedy.html Eleanor and Kennedy (a partnership of convenience) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheTownieProject8.html The Townie Project Parts 14-15 (Love, twins, autonomy) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/RandyAndRegina.html Randy and Regina (more ordinary lives) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/ContinuedProsperity.html Continued Prosperity (various Langerak updates) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/MoreGabriel.html More Gabriel and Gina (Gabriel's childhood and early teenhood) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/JustinJeanJanJen.html Justin, Jean, Jan, and Jen, a Danvers update http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/DamionAfterCollege.html Life after College (Damion's bachelor pad) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/NeighborhoodOne1.html Neighborhood One: a snapshot http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/Stc_Challenge_000.html The "Sleeping Through College" Challenge (playtester: Suzette Somnius) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/SleepingThroughCollege.html Sleeping Through College (Damion Cormier's SSU years) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/WhyJean.html Why, Jean! (Something new about Mrs. Danvers) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheTownieProject7.html The Townie Project Parts 7-13: Casa Townie at last! http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/JoanDanversCollegeYears.html Joan Danvers' College Years (in way too many pictures) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheTownieProject6.html The Townie Project Part 6; the assembly is complete http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheTownieProject5.html The Townie Project Part 5; Arcadia Bradshaw (with egregious bonus section!) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/SimDoom.html Sim Doom! (hee hee) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheTownieProject4.html The Townie Project Part 4ish; Joe Carr moves in and moves out. http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheTownieProject3.html The Townie Project continues; Melissa and Christy arrive at the Bus Stop http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/RoseAndDawn.html Rose and Dawn (yet more big events at the Love Nest) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/SallyFulfilled.html Sally fulfilled (finally!) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/SallyAndBrandon.html Sally and Brandon (a minor bump in the road) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/SallysNineteen.html Sally has nineteen lovers (the Quest nears an end) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheTownieProject2.html The Townie Project (conception) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheTownieProject1.html The Townie Project (inception) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/SallysNextFive.html Sally's Next Five (lovers, that is) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/JanJenChildren.html Jan and Jen Danvers enter childhood http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/EleanorTheTycoon.html Eleanor the Tycoon (endings and beginnings at the Love Nest) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/ShockingNudity.html Shocking Nudity! http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/HermesArrives.html Hermes Zoom arrives at college http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/MoreCongratulations.html More congratulations, also at the Danverses' http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/AnotherBusyDay.html Another busy day, over at the Danverses' http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/CandiceAndTaylor.html Taylor and Candice, back in the neighborhood http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/Candice.html Candice Ng's college years http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/NoAgeDiscrimination.html No Age Discrimination! (Marisa changes careers) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/Taylor.html Taylor Almassizadeh's college years http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/SocializingBabyDanverses.html Socializing Baby Danverses http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/JaneStacksSweater.html Jane Stacks Graduates http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/SallyHalfwayHome.html Sally Raptor: Halfway Home http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/GabrielRaptorToddlerizes.html Gabriel Raptor also enters toddlerhood (Toddler City!) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/DanversTwinsToddlerize.html The Danvers twins enter toddlerhood http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/OliviaAndZacharyTeens.html Olivia and Zachary Langerak enter teenhood http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/GabrielRaptor.html Gabriel Raptor is born http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/GinaDoublePlatinum.html Gina Raptor Double Platinum http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/PeranChecksIn.html Peran checks in to Rooms to Let http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/SandysNewLife.html Sandy's new life http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/OneLessHero.html One Less Hero http://www.davidchess.com/words/http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050930.html#20051005sims Joan Danvers arrives at college http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TheGreatExperiment.html The Great Experiment (in three parts): Jane and Georgia Danvers procreate http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/Plaque.html A little architectural detail http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/NakedCameTheStranger.html Naked Came the Stranger (in two parts) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/Transitions.html Transitions at Rooms to Let (in three parts) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/Vandalism.html Vandalism at Rooms to Let! http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/DoubleBeds.html Double Beds come to the Bright house. http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/MoreRoomsToLet.html More 'Rooms to Let' (Brandi goes PermaPlatinum, etc) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/Brights.html The Bright Household http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/Kinski.html Miss Raptor admires Miss Kinski http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/RoomsToLet.html Rooms to Let (in four parts) http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/HappyForever.html Gina acheives her first Lifetime Want http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/TeddiesInAction.html Teddies in action at the Raptor place http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050909.html#20050910 Fire, and happiness, at the Langeraks' http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/NakedLady.html What do you say to a naked lady? http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/PeranMeetsGina.html Peran meets Gina http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050902.html#20050907 Gina's New House http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050902.html#20050906 Books http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/ChaosAtTheDanverses.html Jean falls (briefly) out of love with John, on a very very busy day at the Danverses' http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/Congratulations.html Congratulations on Marrying Me! http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/PeranSettlesIn.html Peran settles in http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/IKnowWhatYoureThinking.html I know what you're thinking. http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/FallingOutOfLove.html Kaylynn falls out of love with Eleanor http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/PeranMovesIn.html Peran Nolstovski moves in http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/ScienceNews1.html Science News: Public hot-tub woohoo http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050819.html#20050825 Six Danverses http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/GinasCollegeYears.html Gina's College Years. http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/GardenGnomeTheft.html Garden gnome theft. http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/GinaLooksIntoTheCamera.html Gina looks into the camera. http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/GinaAndRandyAtLandgrabb.html Gina and Randy in the Landgrabb Society http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/UnstickingJennifer.html Unsticking Jennifer (Randy London in college) http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050812.html#20050818 The twins become toddlers, Justin Danvers arrives, and more Gina adventures. http://www.davidchess.com/words/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceoln/sets/690606 (Various pictures on Flickr) http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050812.html#20050814 Kaylynn and Ben, and Jane and Georgia, get married; Kaylynn and Ben have twins, the Zooms become elders, and Gina goes off to college! http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050805.html#20050809 Hermes grows into a child, and hijinx at the Raptors'. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050805.html#20050807 Kaylynn saves Ben from death. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050729.html#20050803 Ben moves in and gets a new look; Kaylynn in uniform. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050729.html#20050802 Hermes Zoom becomes a toddler, and misc. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050729.html#20050731 Kaylynn and Ben in love, Jane and Georgia engaged, misc. http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/KaylynnsStoryTheBeginning.html Kaylynn's Story (local copy). http://www.davidchess.com/words/http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/story_detail.php?asset_id=45341 Kaylynn's Story (on the EA Exchange). http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050729.html#20050730 Birthdays at the Danvers's. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050722.html#20050728 More pictures of the Zooms. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050722.html#20050727 Hermes Zoom is born, and his sister Georgia reaches adulthood. http://www.davidchess.com/words/sims2_a/LivingWithTheRaptors.html Living with the Raptors. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050722.html#20050723 That time all the adult Raptors put on mailcarrier costumes. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050715.html#20050721 Ransom and Marisa Zoom, and Gina Raptor. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050715.html#20050720 Jean Danvers teaching Joan to talk. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050715.html#20050718 Jane Danvers is horrified by her parents' making out. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050708.html#20050712 Introducing the Zooms, the Raptors, and the Danverses. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20050624.html#20050628 First mention of TS2. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20020802.html#20020806 After that there are only brief mentions of the original Sims at all in the weblog. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20020125.html#20020130 After that we apparently put the game aside for eighteen months or so; after that, we got brave and adopted a child: the very first pictures of Bathsheba Hilox-Petunia. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20000707.html#20000707 The very first pictures of Merram and Artemisia and their house. http://www.davidchess.com/words/log.20000623.html#20000626 The very first mention of my first Sims family: Merram and Artemisia Hilox-Petunia.