Oh, and should I mention? this gorgeous futuristic/Mesopotamian looking set of castles/towns in the friggin' SKY is floating over a frozen Ice Age wasteland, and they went up there to escape it?

HOW classic oldschool sci-fi-novel concept is THAT?
(and yes, there are ALSO have-nots living in caves on the surface. They're called "The Earthbound Ones", although I can't hear the word "Earthbound" + Super Nintendo without thinking of the GAME "Earthbound"/"Mother 2"...)

I'm also taking screenshots of the Zeal stuff out the yin-yang...because I want to see if I can build something in the Sims even slightly close. If can get a similar color palette, something that looks even CLOSE to ancient _and_ futurey/computery, and overlapping walkways and levels in the same area where you can look down from one and see the lower levels, that'll be good enough.

Also there has to be a cat. Because the Prince of this kingdom has a cat. :)
(yes, I know who he also is SHUSH. :P)

(claps hands) I've been playing through Chrono Trigger (the Steam version) after I finally got it to save properly again and EEEEEEEEE I JUST GOT TO ZEAL MY FAVE LOCATION/TIME OF THE WHOLE GAME I remembered it from over 20 years ago the first time I played the game EEEEE AWESOME ANCIENT FUTURISTIC CASTLE in the frickin' SKY ziggurats with glowing computer lines LET'S HECKING GO.

:D

(also, the next Random Song that played after "Bohemian Rhapsody" was "Paradise City" by Guns & Roses.

I _LITERALLY_ just did the (first) "Slash" fight in Chrono Trigger, earlier this same evening. XD)

HAPPY 2026!!!

I write this while the New Year's fireworks are literally STILL going on (and freaking out my poor cat). But there's a fun little tradition I like to do at the turning of the year: Lasts and Firsts.

Last Book 2025: "Snow Crash"--Neal Stephenson
First Book 2026: Will be: "The Fall of Shannara: Book 1: The Black Elfstone"--Terry Brooks

Last Song 2025: "Peaceful, Easy Feeling"--Eagles
First Song 2026: Technically "New York, New York"--Frank Sinatra but I don't count things that get played during the actual New Year's thingie; otherwise it'd be the same every year.
So I typed "Random Songs" into YouTube and got "Bohemian Rhapsody"--Queen. Awesome!

Last Movie 2025: "The Big Lebowski"
Last TV Show 2025: "Hawaii Five-0" (original!)
Last Anime 2025: "The Misfit of Demon King Academy"
Last Comic/Manga/Manhwa/Webton 2025: "Mage and Demon Queen"
Last Game 2025: CHRONO TRIGGER! :D
First Game 2026: Probably one of the new ones I just got.

(1 down, 3 to go)

I go by whatever's on sale, and it can be either one. So I kinda have a mishmash. :P

i own Deluxe Sims 4 and a few DLCs that were offered free on Steam.
everything is purchased on EA.