It's Monday! Am I losing it?

It's Monday! Aaaand...it's just the same as Sunday. Or Saturday. Go figure.
Seriously, it's been a long day today. Both in the literal sense, as I've been up since about 5 this morning (had a bad headache, couldn't sleep), but also in the sense that it feels like this day's been going on for about a week. Oh well.

What have I been up to? Well. Work calls. Work emails. Podcasts. I saw some TV shows. My mum stopped by. I ate some home made sweet potato fries. I took the dog out. Saw the news and got updated on Norwegian corona deaths (3 new today, that's 10 in total). Oh, and I played the Sims 4. More on that shortly.

But first... I think I had a bit of a break down today. I mean, this whole situation is apparantly beginning to take it's toll on me, even if I'm trying to stay positive. I mean, it could be worse, right? I'm not ill. The people I love are not ill. Knock on wood. But so many others are. And there's all the sterilizing stuff constantly, and the antibac, and the washing of hands every half hour and all the other surreal stuff. So I had a bit of an episode, I'll admit it.
I was looking at some Sims videos on Youtube, trying to get some inspiration for my game. I was checking out a channel by someone called Plumbella (great channel, btw) and she was playing and doing a challenge where she had to try and keep a family of 8 Sims alive for a week, while playing in fast mode. Not an easy task. And it failed, so miserably. Kids got taken away by social workers, parents were set on fire, bills were not paid, the house was swarmed by skunks, and cockroaches and other vermin, and there was garbage everywhere... And as I sat there, watching this, I began to laugh. And I laughed, and laughed, hysterically, until I was crying all over the keyboard and could barely breathe. It felt so strange and so good, at the same time. What's going on?! Am I losing it? Maybe in a few weeks time I'll just be sitting in front of a laptop, giggling like a maniac and whispering "Look, that woman is on fire, it's sooo funny!", I don't know... Here's the video, if you want to take a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpvEG3EVp2A

Anyway, I bet you're wondering how my own game turned out yesterday? Well, I made a new Sim, specially for this blog. Here she is:

Her name is Queenie Sims. Queenie because it was as close as I could get to "Quarantine", and because she's the queen of my game right now. Sims because, well, she's a Sim.
I built her a little house, nothing fancy, her funds are limited after all. Then I got her a job as a gardener. I figured she could roam about and explore nature, now that my own life is so very "indoorsy".

So far so good. But then... Just as the lovely Queenie was beginning to settle in in her new house, there was a bit of an incident. Yup, Queenie became a victim of a nightly vampire attack. See, that kind of random shit can happen in the Sims 4. A vampire shows up at night and bites your neck, making you miserable for the whole next day. I really do not like this "lore" part of the game that much. Luckily, it's not the sort of thing that happens often. As mentioned, I've played this game a lot for the past two weeks, and this is the first time in that period that this has happened. And now it won't happen again, since I got Queenie some garlic to keep her safe. I love it when problems have an easy solution.

Apart from the encounter with the vampire (fittingly named Vlad), Queenie was spending her days alone, most of the time. So, the in the next few Sim days, I tried to make her a little less lonely, and I made her connect with a random guy from the same street. I think his name is Travis. He stops by all the time, and they seem to like each other. So her social meter is usually pretty full, even though she lives alone.

Here they are:

I know, in this picture she doesn't look too keen on him. But I think it's mostly because she's so tired. Being a gardener, and also being a good friend, is hard work, especcially with vampires lurking around every corner. 

So now we'll see where Queenie's life path takes her next. I'll give you an update tomorrow. You know, if she hasn't burned to death and I'm busy laughing about it. I'm kidding, I'd never hurt Queenie ;)

See you tomorrow!