Short takes

[ritaxis]

So the sad thing I read last night is they have to dismantle Florida's huge artificial reef made of old tires, because it didn't work. Nothing lives in it. It's really, really, sad, if you think about it. It was a large good-faith effort to support the ocean's recovery and deal with human waste, and it didn't work.

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Do any of my fine readers know how to tweak Winamp so that it regulates the volume of music so that it stays in a similar range no matter how loud or quiet the original recording is? I've got a bunch of things on shuffle that vary wildly so I'm always having to adjust the volume. The Almeda Riddle "Mary Hamilton" is, for example, much quieter than the next thing that came on (circus music played on a steam organ???) and the Dalmation polka medley that's on now is somewhere between the two.

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I have a new graphics card, and now I don't have to worry about the screen going scritchy on me. The worst part of the scritchy is that it was also totally unresponsive and the computer couldn't even be turned off except by unplugging it. But no more! I think I could even play Sims 2 now.

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I'm writing the attack novel (which is becoming more comedic as I go along, fortunately) with little headings as to the day of the week as I go along. But I think I will remove them when I'm done. I think they're just scaffolding to keep pacing okay and keep me from getting too confused.

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time to go to babyland.

Comments

[green-knight.livejournal.com]

You're the person to ask. Right now, for around the same price, I could get Sims 2 - or the complete Sims 1 series, with all imaginable add-ons.

Which, in your opinion, is more versatile and fun? Is it worth going for Sims 2? Will I notice much difference?

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

They're not the same game. Sims 1 has much simpler everything, and it has 4-times rotations instead of true 3d. Sims 1 is less of a time investment. It's the opposite of a story, too, which will either please or displease you. You can take your characters back to the beginning if you want to, and they don't age.

In Sims 2 you have to choose between letting your characters age and die on you or freezing time on them (which means missing out on the whole genetics aspect and the whole birthday aspect). You can go back and forth between the two if you want. Also, Sims 2 has imposed some goal-oriented stuff that I find puzzling.

For you specifically, there's no contest -- you want Sims 2 because you can import your 3d work.

[green-knight.livejournal.com]

import 3D - oh, my, now tht *would* become a timesink. I'm a little undecided on the other things - I didn't mind the rotation thing, and I'm not sure I need more story, I simply want something that runs in the background I can switch to every now and again and fiddle with.

But all that has become moot, for right now, I have discovered a piece of software I would *really* like, which means that I'll put all other purchases on hold.

But at least I shall have flowers. If I manage to hit the deadline, that's the deal.