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🎃 Astrid 🎃
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screenshots of some firsts for me 💜

First KK Slider concert, first gyroid, first cup of coffee from Brewster, and a bonus pic of confetti outside of the new coffee shop bc I totally forgot the ceremony exists and haven’t done it yet (oops 😅😂)

#acnh
Screenshot of Astrid’s save for the game animal crossing new horizon’s in which her avatar, her villagers, and the NPCs are gathered for a K K Slider concert. The villagers present are Ione, Sherb, Whitney, Patty, Pashmina, Zell, Kabuki, Sheldon, and Ava. Screenshot of Astrid’s save for the game animal crossing new horizon’s in which her avatar is proudly presenting a gyroid fragment on a deserted island. Behind her is a slightly messy autumn landscape in the game with different trees and some flowers. Screenshot of Astrid’s save for the game animal crossing new horizon’s in Brewster’s Coffee Shop. Brewster is pouring a coffee for her avatar, who is wearing cute autumnal clothing Screenshot of Astrid’s save for the game animal crossing new horizon’s in which Astrid’s avatar is throwing multicolored confetti next to the sign for Brewster’s Coffee in the museum.
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Today’s ACNH update: recently I redid the roof, mailbox, and door on my house and I love it so much more now!!

Soon I plan to use a free online tool to plan out my island, even though I’m a ways away from getting terraforming unlocked. There’s a lot I know I want to change!

#ACNH
A screenshot of Astrid’s avatar posing happily in Animal Crossing New Horizons. It’s fall in the game on a sunny afternoon. They are posing in front of their house, which has a black roof and light brown door. Their yard is fenced in with a light brown lattice fence, and there are flowers planted as well as a very small water feature next to the door. Their next door neighbor’s house is partially in the screenshot as well; it belongs to Sherb
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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ACNH Halloween photo dump, because this was my first ever ACNH Halloween!

Honorable mention goes to the screenshot I took in which I later noticed a balloon gift, which I missed, floating in the background 😂
Astrid’s avatar in Animal Crossing New Horizons wearing the a Jack costume, which consists of a purple robe and jack o lantern helmet, posing in front of her home in the game which has a creepy Halloween arch in front of it. The screenshot was taken at dusk Astrid’s animal crossing new horizon’s avatar posing again in front of her home, this time making a growling face while wearing a hot dog costume and holding a jack o lantern candy bucket Astrid’s avatar in animal crossing new horizons posing again in front of her home, this time wearing a baby duck costume and holding a jack o lantern candy bucket Astrid’s animal crossing new horizon’s avatar making a happy pose in a baby duck costume in the town plaza which is decorated for Halloween at night. The island flag is a design featuring two carrots.
November 1, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Reposting with alt text!
A billboard is prominently displayed on a brick building next to a street. The billboard has an image of Queen singer Freddie Mercury performing on stage as he strikes an iconic pose, taken from behind him as he faces a massive crowd. Underneath the image are the words “thank god for immigrants”.
October 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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This is the dog in question btw 💜
A little grey dog sleeping next to a stuffed dog toy, which is just as big as he is
October 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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I’ve been making OCs in some capacity for 18 or 19 years so uh, yeah lmao
Astrid’s OC Bingo, with the following rows (listed from top to bottom). First row reads: "10+ OCs"(checked), Had at least one Mary Sue", (checked) "Made an OC pair with someone else's OC", (checked) “Gave away OC for free", and "Has NSFW Art of OC". Second row: "Has an OC as a Persona, VTuber, etc.", "Fursona, Anthros, or Feral OCs" (checked), “Joined an OC RP forum, server, group, etc." (checked), Had fanart drawn of your OC", "Discarded or deleted an OC" (checked). Third row: "Made OC for a TTRPG but never played them" (checked), “OCs based on Religion or Mythology", "FREE SPACE" (checked), "More Villain or Evil OCs than Good", "Self-Insert OCs" (checked). Fourth row: "First OC came from a fandom" (checked), "Wrote a story, comic, etc. with OCs" (checked), “OC with edgy lore or traumatic backstory" (checked), “Forgot about an OC until months or years later" (checked), “Used a Faceclaim or Voiceclaim for OC" (checked). Fifth row: "Shipped an OC with a fandom char" (checked), “Made an OC pair between your own OCs" (checked), “Created OC based off of a song, movie, novel or game", "Drew fanart of someone else's OC" (checked), “30+ OCs" (checked). Astrid got two bingos total.
October 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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It’s far from perfect but I really enjoyed making this little doodle of your dog! Thank you so much for giving me a chance to practice my sketching 💜
A pencil sketch of Breensims’ dog, who is a black and white boxer mix. There is a big heart framing their head and some sparkles. The words “for Breensims 10/23/25 by Astrid” are handwritten at the top
October 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Gen 4 has been born! Meet Giselle 💜

#showusyoursims #thesims4
screenshot from the sims 4 of a young adult female sim holding and smiling at a newborn baby. they are in a nursery with pastel pink decor.
October 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Book 44: “Haunt Sweet Home” by Sarah Pinsker

Finished 10/4

⭐️⭐️⭐️

The thing I enjoyed most about this book was the character growth and how I related to her. That said, it lost stars because I was hoping for more horror, and I wasn’t really surprised by the twist. Still, a good book!
Book cover for Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker
October 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Book 43: Night Whispers (Warriors: Omen of the Stars) by Erin Hunter

Finished 9/15

⭐️⭐️⭐️
Book cover of Night Whispers (Warriors: Omen of the Stars) by Erin Hunter
October 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Book 42: “Creativity: a Short and Cheerful Guide” by John Cleese

Finished 9/8

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book lives up to its title, and will likely be added to my permanent library since I’d love to read it again. It truly is short, but full of creative wisdom for everything, not just the arts!
Book cover for “Creativity: a Short and Cheerful Guide” by John Cleese
October 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Book 41: Fading Echoes (Warriors: Omen of the Stars) by Erin Hunter

Finished 9/4

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Book cover for warriors: omen of the stars: fading echoes by Erin Hunter
October 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Book 39: Sunrise (Warriors: the Power of Three) by Erin Hunter

Finished 8/7

⭐️⭐️⭐️
Book cover for warriors: the power of three: sunrise by Erin Hunter
October 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Book 38: Long Shadows (Warriors: The Power of Three) by Erin Hunter

Finished 7/30

⭐️⭐️⭐️
Book cover for warriors: the power of three: long shadows by Erin Hunter
October 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Book 37: “Eclipse” (Warriors: Power of Three) by Erin Hunter

Finished 7/26

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Not much new to say here tbh. I’m still enjoying the series, and since I’m behind on posting my reviews I’m keeping the warriors ones brief 😅
Book cover for Warriors: The Power of Three: Eclipse by Erin Hunter
October 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Book 36: “Heroic Hearts” edited by Jim Butcher and Karrie L. Hugh’s

Finished 7/18

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Such a great collection of short stories, one of which has since resulted in The Dresden Files being added to my TBR! Definitely worth a read if you like the genre
Book cover for Heroic Hearts
October 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Book 35: The Faceless Ones (Skulduggery Pleasant) by Derek Landy

Finished 7/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is such a fun series! Landy’s unique and humorous voice, compelling characters, and engaging storyline make this series a great read not only for the target audience, but for adults as well
Book cover for Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones, by Derek Landy
October 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Book 34: Letters to a Stranger edited by Colleen Kinder

Finished 6/26

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I adore this collection of essays, and recommend it to everyone (though do be sure to check TWs prior to reading)! I very much want to find more books like it
Book cover for Letters to a Stranger: essays to the ones who haunt us, edited by Colleen Kinder
October 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Book 33: Outcast (Warriors: Power of Three) by Erin Hunter

Finished 6/25

⭐️⭐️⭐️
Book cover for Warriors: Power of Three “Outcast” by Erin Hunter
October 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Book 32: Heartstopper by Alice Osman

Finished 6/15

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Definitely cute, definitely a series I’ll be reading more of!
Cover of the graphic novel Heartstopper by Alice Osman
October 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Guess it was Greyson's turn. This is becoming a family tradition atp

His fiancee is already pregnant so I might lose it if he ALSO gets pregnant from this lmao

#thesims4
screenshot of Greyson getting abducted by aliens. he is looking up nervously. screenshot of greyson being abducted by aliens on a beautiful summer night.
October 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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get someone who looks at you the way my sim Greyson looks at his new fiancee, Asami

#showusyoursims
screenshot of two sims in the sims 4. one, a young adult male named Greyson, who has platinum blonde hair and is wearing casual clothing, is on one knee looking lovingly at the other sim, a blond woman named Asami who is standing and looking at her ring just after being proposed to. She is also in casual clothing. They are outside in downtown Chestnut Ridge at night. Greyson looking at Asami with a surprised yet happy expression after she jumped into his arms.
October 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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This is him so far! I’m going to sew on some blush, then in a week or so I’ll be able to get some yarn for the stars (which will be sewn on once finished)

PS this was made from a pattern I bought on Etsy! If anyone’s curious I’ll gladly link it (I’m unaffiliated with the creator of the pattern)
A crocheted stuffed soot sprite, sitting amongst other stuffed animals on a dresser. His eyes are large and a little bit wonky.
October 3, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Lilsimsie’s statement, from her instagram account today

I’m curious to see how professional simmers like her will talk about and handle things moving forward
Screenshot of an instagram story post by Lilsimsie saying the following: This news is extremely scary to me, and it makes me deeply worried about the future of The Sims with EA now being owned by such a conservative group. The Sims has been a very inclusive game for a long time, and it horrifies me to think of them rolling back any of that progress or somehow censoring the game. Making a change like that would alienate the entire player base of The Sims, and I think it would be an incredibly stupid and shortsighted move from the new investors that would backfire heavily. Often with deals like this the buyer takes out a huge amount of debt that they then need to prioritize paying off quickly. For us, that could mean a push toward even more microtransactions, or budget cuts and tighter deadlines on future content and games (like Project Rene). I am not exactly an expert on this, but I wanted to talk out some of my concerns and hopefully echo some of what you're feeling. The Sims is a cash cow for EA, but I don't think it's a major reason they're interested in buying the company. I think the Sims team is probably feeling just as scared as we are right now, and I know that they are going to be advocating for us internally as much as they can. The Saudi investor (PIF - Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund) already owns 10% of EA, and this isn't the first time they've made major investments in gaming. They're also major investors in Nintendo, Take-Two, Capcom, Ubisoft, etc. but this kind of private sale is unprecedented in gaming and it's a record breaking deal. It's impossible to know what to actually expect from this. My hope is that we won't actually see too much change with The Sims specifically, but who knows. I'm obviously going to be keeping a close eye on it. This news feels devastating to me, and I know that a lot of you feel the same way.
September 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Greyson's new house is now on the gallery! It's a 4br home with 5 full and two half baths as well as a study, rec room, outdoor cooking area, garage, and pool! Originally built for the Arid Ridge lot in Oasis Springs.

Might take and post actual screenshots later!

#showusyourbuilds #thesims4
screenshot of a build on the sims 4 gallery. it is a mediterranean style two story home in Oasis Springs with desert landscaping. it's called Arid Ridge Family Home, was built by CuriousCarrotTop, posted september 29 2025, is a residential type build, costs 210,379 simoleons, is on a 40 by 30 lot, and has four bedrooms and seven bathrooms. It is also the current featured build on CuriousCarrotTop's gallery profile and uses a lot of packs.
September 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM