What are you thinking? (Part 2)

[Hel]

Writer's dilemma: You have a great idea (or just any idea, it doesn't even have to be great), incorporate it into your story, and tell the people close to you about it. Suddenly someone says: "That's cool! Were you inspired by [insert name of any book/film/show/game]?" You're like, "No, I've never even heard of it", but you can't help looking up the work of fiction that yours was compared to, and you see the exact same idea implemented in the exact same way. Your first thought might be: "They stole it from me!" Then common sense kicks in and you realise they can't have stolen it, either because their work of fiction predates yours by a few years, or yours isn't even public in any way, or both. But that doesn't change the fact that they're using the same idea, and once your story does go public, it will seem like you stole it from them! So you think about things you could change to make the unintended similarities less obvious, but you don't really want to do that because it's still your idea, even if someone else had it before you, and if you change it, chances are you might accidentally make it resemble something else that has already been done before. In the end I usually decide to stick with what I have and hope for the best, but this keeps happening to me, and it's so frustrating!

 

[Flipqy42]

CT: Just saw Ghost in the Shell. As a fan of the original, I actually thought it was amazing.

 

[La Femme Fatale]

I really appreciate coming into work to find a bloody needle left in our mailbox. Disgusting slob.

 

[Hel]

CT: Can anyone relate to this? Sometimes when I'm bored, but unable or unwilling to do something about it, I turn to Facebook, hoping to be entertained there. Yet no matter how much time I spend there, no matter how often I refresh the page and how long I wait, nothing happens, not even the two or three friends who seem to be online 24/7 post anything.

Then I finally find something to do, and return to Facebook for a quick check hours later just to find that I've missed three weddings, the discovery of a new Earth-like planet and the second coming of Jesus... What the hell? How can the interesting stuff only happen when I'm away, and not when I desperately need it??

 

[blivvy]

CT: Can anyone relate to this? Sometimes when I'm bored, but unable or unwilling to do something about it, I turn to Facebook, hoping to be entertained there. Yet no matter how much time I spend there, no matter how often I refresh the page and how long I wait, nothing happens, not even the two or three friends who seem to be online 24/7 post anything.

Then I finally find something to do, and return to Facebook for a quick check hours later just to find that I've missed three weddings, the discovery of a new Earth-like planet and the second coming of Jesus... What the hell? How can the interesting stuff only happen when I'm away, and not when I desperately need it??

They say a watched kettle never boils

 

[Hel]

That's true too!! I can stand in the kitchen in front of my soup all day, but it won't stop boiling until I go somewhere else for a second, and when I come back there's a mess!

 

[Jen]

CT: I love it when you visit an old friend/ group of friends that you perhaps haven't spoken to for a while, and it's like nothing has changed. It's great.

 

[Venomous Oddball]

So excited for this weekend! :biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Lithium]

CT: oh my god, I'm going to be a parent!

 

[Romero]

That's true too!! I can stand in the kitchen in front of my soup all day, but it won't stop boiling until I go somewhere else for a second, and when I come back there's a mess!

Isn't that similar to events that happen/doesn't happen in The Sims? I didn't play that game, but someone told me they forgot to pay attention for some moments, then the family died of illness because there were water on the bathroom floor.

CT: oh my god, I'm going to be a parent!

Good luck!!

 

[Hel]

I've never had an entire family die of an illness in just a few moments, especially not because of some water... But, of course, if you go away for half an hour and leave the game running, a lot can happen in that time, with various degrees of severity depending on what game you're playing.

Nowadays in Sims 4 it's no longer as dangerous as it used to be, though. If you leave your sims unattended, chances are they'll waste a lot of time doing things you don't necessarily want them to do, or miss out on going to work, but unless one of them sets the kitchen on fire and you don't have a sprinkler, it's unlikely that they will get themselves killed.

 

[Lithium]

Good luck!!

Thank you! Our (first) child is due in three weeks and it still feels strangely unreal, but wonderful!

 

[Venomous Oddball]

Isn't that similar to events that happen/doesn't happen in The Sims? I didn't play that game, but someone told me they forgot to pay attention for some moments, then the family died of illness because there were water on the bathroom floor.

This reminds me of one time in one of the older Sims games my whole family died because they couldn't get to the fridge because someone had died right in front of it and I couldn't move it for some reason, and I didn't have enough money to buy a new fridge.

 

[Jen]

CT: oh my god, I'm going to be a parent!

How exciting! Congratulations! :smile:

 

[RedPanda]

This reminds me of one time in one of the older Sims games my whole family died because they couldn't get to the fridge because someone had died right in front of it and I couldn't move it for some reason, and I didn't have enough money to buy a new fridge.

That has b level horror movie written all over it.

CT: oh my god, I'm going to be a parent!

Congrats!!!!

 

[lorddemolatron]

And again well getting an mild paranoia somehow ,beacuse again i got that feeling im observed

 

[Jen]

We're having a small family reunion today with some of my family from Australia. Should be pretty nice, but it'll be weird without my great uncle John. I'm also going to meet some of the family that I've never met, which I'm also weirdly nervous about...

 

[JujuLodestar]

So I'm home alone for the second time of my life. Both of my parents are overseas for some business and I'm left to my own devices. I love this feeling of having to do everything on my own accord. It's really nice. No hassle, nothing is forced, no getting on my case about it.

Just utter silence. And I love every single moment of it. Everything I do is for me. Not for anyone else. And I love that feeling. Spending your whole life for others and for once you get to do something for you? It's such a pleasant feeling.

 

[Turo602]

So I'm home alone for the second time of my life. Both of my parents are overseas for some business and I'm left to my own devices. I love this feeling of having to do everything on my own accord. It's really nice. No hassle, nothing is forced, no getting on my case about it.

Just utter silence. And I love every single moment of it. Everything I do is for me. Not for anyone else. And I love that feeling. Spending your whole life for others and for once you get to do something for you? It's such a pleasant feeling.

Just don't ruin the sheets.

 

[JujuLodestar]

Just don't ruin the sheets.

Lucky for my parents I'm a clean person. I make sure everything is spotless.