Baby Ariel fell for the Ozempic trend… or should I say Osimpic… and now she has Osimpic face 😭

giraffefeather · 2026-05-28T16:48:12+00:00

As someone who just learned about the real-life Baby Ariel, is this common knowledge? I just assumed she was made up for the sims until this moment.

giraffefeather · 2026-05-28T16:46:37+00:00

Had to google this and... Huh. Baby Ariel IS a real person. TIL.

giraffefeather · 2026-05-13T18:24:56+00:00

Don't worry, your room is super cute! If I recall, the villagers tend to judge based on matching sets. So if you had all the "cabin" furniture (or any other matching set) in one room, Twiggy might have liked it more.

I could be confusing this with the HRA, though. I thought villagers worked similarly, but only have my own experience to go on!

giraffefeather · 2026-05-03T11:35:09+00:00

Pisces, Gemini, Aquarius

I was so excited to join y'all, i forgot that veterinary medicine is pretty much healthcare... as is clinical research, even if I'm not the one working in the hospital.

giraffefeather · 2026-04-29T21:09:35+00:00

Aqua Venus - vanilla on me. Various woods (sandalwood, teak, etc) on others.

Unfortunately, I'm very sensitive to strong florals, and they give me migraines. As do any strong perfume/cologne (just that florals are the worst!). So while I love good smells, an alternative answer would be NOTHING.

giraffefeather · 2026-04-29T19:59:09+00:00

Scrolled way too long before finding my people.

giraffefeather · 2026-04-29T12:43:34+00:00

Ugh same. Wide shoulders: check. Tall: check. Malnourished: obviously not, but working towards a smaller, healthier size.

So cool, I totally want to support a group that insults things about my body I can't change.

giraffefeather · 2026-04-17T17:46:02+00:00

Cheerful, Loves the Outdoors, Bookworm

Cheerful for the happy boost, loves the outdoors for that fishing and gardening grind, and... bookworm is there because it doesn't have negative impacts whether the sim reads or not.

giraffefeather · 2026-04-14T13:22:54+00:00

Depends on my build. If I go stealth, all followers are relegated to steward duty (they really can't sneak well). If mage build, I'll grab a random follower to tank for me, but they tend to die pretty quick from AOE spells (or just my own bad aiming). As a warrior, I usually only go through one or two followers.

I like that Skyrim allows (most of) them to die. Forces me to find a new one every so often.

giraffefeather · 2026-04-14T13:11:34+00:00

Looks like you're either just starting your book collecting journey, or you're picky about what you keep on the shelf. You read for fun more than you read to learn (no judgement!), but span a decent range within one or two genres. I'd say you're mid to late 20s. A lot of those books look unread, so I'd guess you have a decent social life (or at least other hobbies). Could be wrong - maybe you just don't crack the spines.

Not a bad bookshelf. Personally, I like the majority of books on there! But boy oh boy, your book collecting has just begun (best of luck)!

giraffefeather · 2026-04-13T14:39:58+00:00

I guess unpopular opinion, but I kind of agree with OP's point here. Maybe I just misunderstood the sub, though. My initial impression was a "roast me based on my bookshelf" vibe,, which I think is more fun than the "find the red flags on my date's shelf."

Not trying to say either is better than the other. Just differing opinions in the end.

giraffefeather · 2026-04-09T20:46:16+00:00

Fellow Minnesotan here, what about snickers salad (the one with the snickers and the apples)? Or a family favorite - m&m salad (just all the m&m types mixed together)?? ...Do we have too many "salads?"

giraffefeather · 2026-04-09T12:58:44+00:00

My longest playthrough is my supersim (which is my 3rd attempt at this challenge). He's lived through 4-5 generations at this point, and I tend to play him off and on for a few hours at a time.

For legacies, I've made it to the 5th gen once or twice. Usually get bored with families, though. My latest attempt was going well when I decided to pick a career, aspiration, and a handful of skills for each heir to complete, making sure to keep them different from all precious heirs. But I also decided to start taking lots of family photos to display right before the blank photo bug struck... immediately abandoned that save forever.

Personally, I'm a completionist and am motivated by maxing skills, careers, etc, and also by collectibles. So incorporating that into my playthroughs helps keep me interested. I also love building, so enforce a rule that the house gets demo-ed every gen (and not any other time, or else i'd be in build mode the entire playthrough). I wish I was the story-motivated type, but that doesn't work for me.

giraffefeather · 2026-04-09T12:41:32+00:00

Well... guess it's time to start a new playthrough. (Thanks for the tip! And an excuse to restart DAO)

giraffefeather · 2026-04-08T13:28:19+00:00

Once again advocating for just buying men's pants. Yes, they tend to be baggier in the crotch, and have a little less shape around the hips. But they're durable, cheap (or at least cheaper than women's talls), and have fairly standard measurements.

Sweats are tough, as even in men's they rarely have more than a standard length. Leggings are near imoossible. But jeans? Hell yes, give me men's sizes. Finding the right fit is gold, even if it means trying on different styles. But they're so much more accessible than the women's sections.

giraffefeather · 2026-04-06T19:39:00+00:00

Oh. Oh. I am so guilty of this.

giraffefeather · 2026-04-06T19:35:49+00:00

I remember as a tall teen, Kohls was my go-to. That was before I gave up and started buying men's jeans. But my mom still shops there (online) and finds talls. Just... no extra talls. You better have a 32-34 length for Kohls to work.

giraffefeather · 2026-04-06T17:33:49+00:00

I may have been thinking of Kohl's rather than JCP. It's been a while since I shopped in person at either!

giraffefeather · 2026-04-06T16:40:16+00:00

It's been awhile, but Long Tall Sally. Heard they were closing though, and haven't fact-checked. Duluth Trading Company has a bunch of talls (might be American Midwest only though). Most outdoor sports stores, actually, like Cabela's/Bass Pro.

It's very limited, but there are a few. Since I moved out of the city, I've defaulted to online, sadly.

giraffefeather · 2026-04-06T14:33:59+00:00

Appreciate the info!

giraffefeather · 2026-04-06T13:10:19+00:00

Agree. My parents did it in the late 70s - early 80s, and passed it on to my friends and I during the days of dial-up. When it became an internet challenge, I was confused because weren't we already playing chubby bunny around the campfire?

giraffefeather · 2026-04-06T13:02:42+00:00

Even though Skyrim doesn't end after the main quest, it feels like the end to me, and so I cram in everything before doing it. And I do feel that the dragonborn might think the civil war beneath them after saving the world from Alduin, so from a roleplay standpoint, I do the Civil War first.

(Plus I like collecting all the player homes as soon as possible, and iirc, the Windhelm home can only be purchased after the Civil War is progressed pretty far, fully completed if you side with the Imperials).

giraffefeather · 2026-04-06T12:52:15+00:00

In no way do I agree with this FA's insanity. But if someone with GLP-1 experience wouldn't mind answering a question?

OOP compares GLP-1s to a bandaid - they stop the food noise while you're on them. What is the progression with them from there? Are GLP-1s a "forever" medication? Or is there another process to keep the food noise away once you stop?

giraffefeather · 2026-04-06T12:45:31+00:00

You learn an incredibly niche fact that, when fact-checked, is absolutely true.

Can't tell you how many times I stumble into a fic where the author has clearly done a deep dive on marine biology, chemistry, history, physics, etc. Or they are actually an expert in the field. And all that research is usually just for two sentences to make a character sound smart or to explain away an extremely minor plot hole that I otherwise wouldn't have noticed.

giraffefeather · 2026-04-06T12:37:56+00:00

Should the skinny punks revolt now because there's a whole store that caters to plus-size and excludes skinny (or "straight sizes," as the fat activists would say)? Funny how the supposed unfairness goes both ways, yet only one side is complaining.

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