<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662</id><updated>2012-02-16T08:34:44.983Z</updated><title type='text'>The Crombies</title><subtitle type='html'>A playthrough of The Sims 2. Join Catriona, Jack, Pyke, and Nooreen as they struggle to survive their own programming and the whimsical apathy of their (mostly) benevolent creator.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>44</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-3922836835710634297</id><published>2010-01-05T22:23:00.002Z</published><updated>2010-01-05T22:28:05.045Z</updated><title type='text'>Intermission</title><summary type='text'>

'Hello, everyone! I suppose you're all wondering what's happened to the Crombies! It's been a few months since the last update, but I can promise it hasn't been forgotten.'




The horribly decrepit and dying laptop I used to play the Sims with was given away to Scott (yes, that Scott) along with all the data. I don't know how to move the Crombies neighbourhood over to another game (or if it's </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=3922836835710634297' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/3922836835710634297'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/3922836835710634297'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2010/01/intermission.html' title='Intermission'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/S0Odoe3hL2I/AAAAAAAAGR4/Wo0YDgFpmfw/s72-c/Jackintro.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-1998498980191697293</id><published>2009-09-22T03:05:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2009-09-22T03:49:10.684+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Thirty-Six</title><summary type='text'>

Hello, and welcome back to another thrilling episode of the Scott and Nooreen Show! Uh. The Crombies, even! 



'I can't believe you'd do this to me, Pyke. He's deranged - if he ever does finally face reality he'll probably go on a killing spree.'






'Come on, Noo-na, it's a laugh ain't it? He's not THAT bad-'







'The squares on this wallpaper remind me of spectacles... HER spectacles...</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=1998498980191697293' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/1998498980191697293'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/1998498980191697293'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2009/09/day-thirty-six.html' title='Day Thirty-Six'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SrQjot3wAEI/AAAAAAAAGGM/hJehONO2WE8/s72-c/capture_13092009_200942.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-5170213780909554492</id><published>2009-09-07T16:54:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2009-09-21T23:55:39.999+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Thirty-Five</title><summary type='text'>Today, we have a new housemate...



Scott Brick will be staying with the Crombies for three days! What glorious indecency will he unleash on our heroes now, I wonder! Stay tuned to find out...



This house is not Nooreen. 




'What the- what the hell are you doing sneaking into the house at this time of night?!'







'It's Camryn. my wife! She- she kicked me out!'








'Dare I ask... why?</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=5170213780909554492' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/5170213780909554492'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/5170213780909554492'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2009/09/day-thirty-five.html' title='Day Thirty-Five'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SqTqT6EEn4I/AAAAAAAAF8U/rTTjhdu_1XA/s72-c/Day35A.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-2159082676568337697</id><published>2009-09-03T08:49:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2009-09-03T08:50:11.765+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Birthday, Crombies!</title><summary type='text'>
Would you believe it's been a year since the Crombies first graced our monitors? I can't! If it takes me another year to complete this I may just have to cry for the life I have wasted.

So, happy birthday Crombies! Here's to a glorious year of setting fires, pantswetting, talking about roadsigns, and being afraid of skunks! I tried to get them to smile for the shoot, but they seemed more </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=2159082676568337697' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/2159082676568337697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/2159082676568337697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2009/09/happy-birthday-crombies.html' title='Happy Birthday, Crombies!'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/Sp9y0WttYiI/AAAAAAAAF8E/HW2OosOIcbw/s72-c/BannerR.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-7806756636138266647</id><published>2009-08-30T05:30:00.092+01:00</published><updated>2009-09-01T12:28:26.779+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Thirty-Four</title><summary type='text'>I present to you, faithful reader, Rainbow Cottage's latest extension!This is the sun room! A nice little viewing platform for anyone wanting to just meditate and enjoy the view.... And yes, I am very much running out of ideas for new rooms.The only access point to the sun room is from the break room. I had to move the staircase over a bit to make it fit.I'm having serious problems getting the </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=7806756636138266647' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/7806756636138266647'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/7806756636138266647'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-thirty-four.html' title='Day Thirty-Four'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SpoAzUD-XyI/AAAAAAAAFw8/SgIoqDfV8Xg/s72-c/Day34A.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-3581855123604612256</id><published>2009-08-14T14:55:00.063+01:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T20:44:38.215+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Thirty-Three</title><summary type='text'>Today we cheer up Pyke! Let's see what her wants are:1. See a wolf.2. Gain a cleaning skill point.3. Look through telescope.4. Uh...Pyke thinks it would be awesome to be a werewolf! Neato!... This game really is shit isn't it? Better go look through that telescope Pyke. I can't be arsed trying to find things for her to clean and there aren't any wolves around.The usual mysterious grey-blue mist </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=3581855123604612256' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/3581855123604612256'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/3581855123604612256'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-thirty-three.html' title='Day Thirty-Three'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SoVtcI3lImI/AAAAAAAAFoo/PhzEDpIBBUs/s72-c/Day33A.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-3568368048253908510</id><published>2009-07-20T01:52:00.073+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-20T07:38:17.655+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Thirty-Two</title><summary type='text'>I decided it was high time I added another family to the neighbourhood. Meet the Hunters:From left to right:Kathryn, Daisy, Kate, Vicki, and Anna. My apologies to their real-life counterparts for turning them into soulless mannequins, but... well. I could.There we go. Hunter Court is on the lower left. Believe me, the exterior is the most interesting thing about this house, I only supplied them </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=3568368048253908510' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/3568368048253908510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/3568368048253908510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-thirty-two.html' title='Day Thirty-Two'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SmPAvKYU3nI/AAAAAAAAFfo/NtFtRC8l5XU/s72-c/Day32A.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-3598724246748651395</id><published>2009-07-16T19:57:00.086+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-17T00:44:18.904+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Thirty-One</title><summary type='text'>Alright, today we're going to be fulfilling Catriona's wants in a bid to stop her mooching around all the time. I might do this with the others over the next three days too. They all do an awful lot of crying and it's getting on my nerves.Let's get this started.... Later, I guess? Making Catriona happy is just going to have to wait. In the meantime, lets enjoy a shower scene!Oh, yeah. Scrub those</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=3598724246748651395' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/3598724246748651395'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/3598724246748651395'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-thirty-one.html' title='Day Thirty-One'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/Sl95EOa92dI/AAAAAAAAFVY/-ira2taxZF8/s72-c/Day31A.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-2395644186676161125</id><published>2009-07-03T22:12:00.080+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-05T02:12:38.305+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Thirty</title><summary type='text'>I didn't have much fun going through this day for the screenshots. This old computer's pretty much had it. I ended up spending minutes waiting for anything I clicked to... well BE CLICKED. Very frustrating.'Pyke! Pyke! I was just about to go to bed when I hear cocktails being poured upstairs! You've got some left, right? RIGHT?!''Yeah...''I want to *hic* be a karaoke superstar.''Wow, Catriona. </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=2395644186676161125' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/2395644186676161125'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/2395644186676161125'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-thirty.html' title='Day Thirty'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/Sk50z4xbHxI/AAAAAAAAFLY/JJgPLLtOG9c/s72-c/Day30A.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-552112463436487991</id><published>2009-06-08T23:50:00.105+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-09T15:16:36.176+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Twenty-Nine</title><summary type='text'>'Urgh... what a nightmare...''My arms! I still have my arms!''Where's Nathen? I'm going to get the spare petrol from the back of the car and pour it all over the little bastard.''Looks like he ran off when we started to wake up. We've got to be on the alert for anything unusual... remember: he's a shape-shifter.''Wonderful. As if we didn't need anymore paranoia on top of the fact that there's an </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=552112463436487991' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/552112463436487991'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/552112463436487991'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-twenty-nine_08.html' title='Day Twenty-Nine'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SXq75lto3WI/AAAAAAAAEfU/RIXGAPQ4WMw/s72-c/Day28BY.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-4290239158700262847</id><published>2009-05-27T08:01:00.059+01:00</published><updated>2009-05-28T07:06:32.077+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Memories, Part Four</title><summary type='text'>'There's no escape this time! Sweet dreams!''NOOOOOOO-!'*THUMP*Later...'... CATRIONA... CATRIONA... CAN YOU HEAR ME?''Urrgh... my head...''What happened?''I feel... different somehow.''Hey, Catriona! You're awake!''Jack?! Is that you?!''Holy fuck! My hands! My fingers- we're crochet dolls! We've been turned into tiny woollen toys! Jack, we are in deep shit here!''It gets worse!''How in the fuck </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=4290239158700262847' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/4290239158700262847'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/4290239158700262847'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2009/05/memories-part-four.html' title='Memories, Part Four'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/Sfyyxt6g8nI/AAAAAAAAE2E/Lmf0vAd54rU/s72-c/NathenDarkAvatar.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-5673490510723125681</id><published>2009-05-01T17:04:00.068+01:00</published><updated>2009-05-09T06:19:30.847+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Memories, Part Three</title><summary type='text'>On with the show.'Our last childhood home. After we left Miss Hannigan we spent the rest of our childhood years under the care of a gentle transvestite called Zumzum.'Let me guess - it's Nathen right? Come on, Nooreen, this is easier than Scooby Doo.''No. Zumzum was not Nathen. Zumzum  graduated from university with distinctions in chemistry and biology. He worked as a pharmocological chemist for</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=5673490510723125681' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/5673490510723125681'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/5673490510723125681'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2009/05/memories-part-three.html' title='Memories, Part Three'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SfsfHkNQ-8I/AAAAAAAAEts/d_3_N66GyeQ/s72-c/Fishblog+006.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-587148868926302342</id><published>2009-03-08T14:27:00.053Z</published><updated>2009-03-08T19:12:01.610Z</updated><title type='text'>Memories, Part Two</title><summary type='text'>'The next section of this scrapbook details our childhoods. After the mysterious disappearance of our guardians, we were put into the care of a Miss Hannigan, the wealthy young daughter of a bank manager-'Wealthy? My inheritance senses are tingling.''Don't get too excited... according to the notations here, Miss Hannigan no longer remembers us. For some reason, every memory of our existence was </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=587148868926302342' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/587148868926302342'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/587148868926302342'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2009/03/memories-part-two.html' title='Memories, Part Two'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SbPXrY-p4xI/AAAAAAAAElc/fdBOtvE-yfs/s72-c/Memories2A.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-9141104907535201529</id><published>2009-02-14T13:12:00.046Z</published><updated>2009-02-14T18:22:03.734Z</updated><title type='text'>Memories, Part One</title><summary type='text'>Why did I think continuity was a good idea for this, huh? Why? Oh well, on we go.'We've had our memories taken from us. With this book we can learn our pasts and find a way of defeating Nathen. That's what Harriet told me.''What's in the book?''It's a scrapbook. If I'm right, it's been compiled by Harriet's agency and placed in the house so we could find it.''Why couldn't they just tell us all </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=9141104907535201529' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/9141104907535201529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/9141104907535201529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2009/02/memories-part-one.html' title='Memories, Part One'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SZbEQ96DplI/AAAAAAAAEfk/FEYytcrhteI/s72-c/MemoriesA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-8682226773932805159</id><published>2009-01-24T04:54:00.044Z</published><updated>2009-05-28T11:32:12.902+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Twenty-Eight</title><summary type='text'>Nooreen and Catriona are the first up. Catriona heads off to work almost immediately though, so we won't be seeing her again until the afternoon.'The last full day of my youth... I can't believe I'm going to be an old woman tomorrow. I need to seize the day! I need to LIVE!'*snort* 'Stop talking so loud... I was having this really nice dream... I was Pacman and I'd eaten all the dots... lemme </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=8682226773932805159' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/8682226773932805159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/8682226773932805159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2009/01/day-twenty-eight.html' title='Day Twenty-Eight'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SXpJbgUtV5I/AAAAAAAAES0/s8eoPfm3Gic/s72-c/Day28A.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-3094264848488273172</id><published>2009-01-13T15:41:00.077Z</published><updated>2009-01-15T08:18:49.061Z</updated><title type='text'>Day Twenty-Seven</title><summary type='text'>Catriona and Nooreen have left the house to inspect the new easels. Their response is at least consistent.'Fucking easels! This is the worst thing that's ever happened. Ever.''Easels?! Ewww!''Jesus Christ, don't USE it! You don't know where it's been! That's so gross! I think I'm going to- BLURGH!!!''I just wanted to draw a puppy.''BLUUUUUUUUURGH!!!''What are you painting on that thing?! Why are </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=3094264848488273172' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/3094264848488273172'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/3094264848488273172'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2009/01/day-twenty-seven.html' title='Day Twenty-Seven'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SWy2gPlc8UI/AAAAAAAAEJw/eCMdVRqI1N0/s72-c/Day27A.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-4867082608146027344</id><published>2008-12-30T22:54:00.104Z</published><updated>2008-12-31T13:51:40.211Z</updated><title type='text'>Day Twenty-Six</title><summary type='text'>After I removed the pillars, the music room was left floating in the air. Nature abhors a vacuum and so do I. Thus, I have built an art gallery for the Crombies, so they can indulge in a little cultural education in their spare time. Will they use it? Doubtful.DON'T THINK I CAN'T SEE YOU RAIDING THE FRIDGE, JACK.A closer look. The thing blocking the Marilyn Monroe picture is a sort of indoor </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=4867082608146027344' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/4867082608146027344'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/4867082608146027344'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/12/day-twenty-six.html' title='Day Twenty-Six'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SVqnWjnZ7fI/AAAAAAAAD-E/xOg4_ff5g00/s72-c/Day26A.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-7117817017962843872</id><published>2008-12-19T23:56:00.132Z</published><updated>2008-12-21T23:20:52.507Z</updated><title type='text'>Day Twenty-Five</title><summary type='text'>The cactus must be protected at all costs. I have assigned two gnomes to this vital duty. May God be merciful on your small ceramic souls.The lift has broken! I order Nooreen to repair it.SMACK IT WITH A SPANNER, NOOREEN.In the mornings, Catriona always enjoys her cornflakes and milk, laced with whiskey. And gin. And vodka. And that bottle no one knows what it is because the label burnt off.I </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=7117817017962843872' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/7117817017962843872'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/7117817017962843872'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/12/day-twenty-five.html' title='Day Twenty-Five'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SUw1KmgMahI/AAAAAAAADvE/20iYfGM2rbA/s72-c/Day25A.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-14251858148430628</id><published>2008-12-15T00:34:00.100Z</published><updated>2008-12-22T00:41:03.286Z</updated><title type='text'>Day Twenty-Four</title><summary type='text'>MUST... BUILD... MORE ROOMS...Rainbow Cottage now has a gym with en suite shower room! The gym has every single exercise machine I could lay my hands on. When I had to deal with the uncomfortable truth that part of the room was completely empty I did what anyone would do in my situation and bought a rug.A gigantic cactus fills the enclave quite nicely, I think.Yet more rec room buggery. I don't </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=14251858148430628' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/14251858148430628'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/14251858148430628'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/12/day-twenty-four.html' title='Day Twenty-Four'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SUWmlg3UMkI/AAAAAAAADjc/nzjuMdCk4uM/s72-c/Day24A.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-5630006337795648440</id><published>2008-12-09T16:04:00.105Z</published><updated>2008-12-13T14:45:34.664Z</updated><title type='text'>Day Twenty-Three</title><summary type='text'>As a point of interest, I thought I'd share a glimpse of the neighbourhood that the Crombies live in.The large building in the bottom left corner is the Khyber Kingdom.The building nearest Stonehenge (eh?) is Scott's house. Across the road from Scott's house is an uninhabited yellow building.Next door to Scott is Rainbow Cottage, inhabited by the Crombies we've come to know and love. Next door to</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=5630006337795648440' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/5630006337795648440'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/5630006337795648440'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/12/day-twenty-three.html' title='Day Twenty-Three'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/ST6XuhLjYgI/AAAAAAAADWU/7YMIDX-No1U/s72-c/Day23A.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-3221557548663392234</id><published>2008-12-04T09:05:00.091Z</published><updated>2008-12-04T12:59:22.840Z</updated><title type='text'>Day Twenty-Two</title><summary type='text'>Today's gimmick- ah- condition will be satisfying a want for each Crombie. Could be interesting.I'm in the mood for expanding the house again.A deck! A nice outdoors relaxing area for stargazing, playing some strange sort of bingo game, and chess. Our Crombies can also grill themselves some burgers or hotdogs and enjoy them... somewhere... I forgot to include a table and chair to eat the food. </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=3221557548663392234' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/3221557548663392234'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/3221557548663392234'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/12/day-twenty-two.html' title='Day Twenty-Two'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/STeemN_T-qI/AAAAAAAADK0/f0G3ijMC3Jo/s72-c/Day22A.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-1463279857239997759</id><published>2008-11-30T11:50:00.097Z</published><updated>2008-12-04T09:05:13.486Z</updated><title type='text'>Day Twenty-One</title><summary type='text'>Today I think should be formal wear day. At some point I'll get all the sims to don their fanciest outfits and head off to somewhere swanky.'I can't take it anymore! Why do those drinks taunt me so?!'Catriona, Pyke, and Harriet are still utterly baffled as to how they're supposed to get the drinks on the bar counter. Either they're all too thick to simply lean over or that counter was only </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=1463279857239997759' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/1463279857239997759'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/1463279857239997759'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/11/day-twenty-one.html' title='Day Twenty-One'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/STKDfBd-DGI/AAAAAAAAC-Y/KGu9aOrZpzQ/s72-c/DayTwentyOneA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-4808038078788870658</id><published>2008-11-22T19:58:00.129Z</published><updated>2008-12-31T03:09:13.296Z</updated><title type='text'>Day Twenty</title><summary type='text'>Welcome back, gentle readers, to another crazy, zany day with the Crombies.RECAP!Catriona's mad at Jack for smacking her in the face with a pillow.Jack is mad at Pyke because she threw away his toenail clippings.Pyke is mad at Nooreen because she is convinced that Pyke is working against her in an attempt to get all the high scores on SSX 3.Nooreen is mad at Harriet because she beat her high </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=4808038078788870658' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/4808038078788870658'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/4808038078788870658'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/11/day-twenty.html' title='Day Twenty'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SShklG5o9SI/AAAAAAAACv4/almrn2Ykev0/s72-c/DayTwentyA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-9013764686936273193</id><published>2008-10-31T23:40:00.089Z</published><updated>2008-11-01T23:38:18.760Z</updated><title type='text'>Day Nineteen</title><summary type='text'>Today, I have something a little special for you all - a special guest!Can you see her yet?This lurking shadow is Harriet Rum. For those readers unfamiliar with the real Harriet, she's an English folk music junkie with a penchant for ale and rum (ostensibly enough), and she is quite, quite mad. She will be joining the Crombies for the next three days before moving into the neighbourhood. If </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=9013764686936273193' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/9013764686936273193'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/9013764686936273193'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/10/day-nineteen.html' title='Day Nineteen'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SQuYP2XSmoI/AAAAAAAACl4/aukzl34mE54/s72-c/DayNineteenA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-8003189808334579461</id><published>2008-10-25T19:59:00.070+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-26T00:04:04.057+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Eighteen</title><summary type='text'>Today, I decided that I might as well develop some of our sims' skills since they're obviously not going to do it themselves. Catriona and Nooreen need logic points, Jack needs charisma points, and Pyke needs to GET FUCKING PROMOTED. WORK HARDER.Jack, Pyke, and Nooreen have arrived home from their sorry excuse for a night out at the karaoke bar.Well done, Jack! He had to get it right at some </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=8003189808334579461' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/8003189808334579461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/8003189808334579461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/10/day-eighteen.html' title='Day Eighteen'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SQNwVMuU3jI/AAAAAAAACdo/4OCBSDZoboc/s72-c/DayEighteenB.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-1942732703723910671</id><published>2008-10-13T12:59:00.101+01:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T01:58:11.427Z</updated><title type='text'>Day Seventeen</title><summary type='text'>'Nooreen, we're expecting most of the day to be overcast with spells of warm weather until the cold front pushes in from the east.'Nooreen goes to work. She is secretly planning to return with the decapitated heads of the patients she liked least.Jack is dreaming about himself again. Catriona dreams about... I have no idea who that is.Jack heads off for work in a nifty new uniform. As he makes </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=1942732703723910671' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/1942732703723910671'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/1942732703723910671'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/10/day-seventeen.html' title='Day Seventeen'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SPM4TPws78I/AAAAAAAACOU/ZdoouLPzi40/s72-c/DaySeventeenA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-1823930912560806077</id><published>2008-10-04T22:12:00.100+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T01:04:04.718+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Sixteen</title><summary type='text'>More building work today, I wanted to expand the second floor into something worth visiting.Spooky...Here's the new room! It's kind of just another recreation room, but the emphasis is more on relaxation. I've given our lucky Crombies a minibar, another fridge, a cooker, and space to prepare food. The thing next to the counters is some sort of dessert holder, I forget exactly. I railed off the </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=1823930912560806077' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/1823930912560806077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/1823930912560806077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/10/day-sixteen.html' title='Day Sixteen'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SOfcoAvkWqI/AAAAAAAACCw/W-gZU5sepG0/s72-c/DaySixteenA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-1462627403785030090</id><published>2008-09-29T18:54:00.070+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-01T21:00:13.787+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Fifteen</title><summary type='text'>Before commencing Day Fifteen, I thought I'd build a new expansion to Rainbow Cottage. So here it is! I've built a lift!We now have a second floor - the observation deck! I've moved the telescope up there and bought a beautician's desk. I thought at the time that it might be good for charisma, but it just does the same thing as the makeover station. Shame. I'll expand the second floor later, when</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=1462627403785030090' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/1462627403785030090'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/1462627403785030090'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-fifteen.html' title='Day Fifteen'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SOEXEcd0AZI/AAAAAAAAB6w/2Eq11LFcXF0/s72-c/DayFifteenA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-7872455358347598326</id><published>2008-09-27T14:42:00.065+01:00</published><updated>2008-09-27T18:27:37.955+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Fourteen</title><summary type='text'>Pyke wakes up and takes in the scene. How many people can claim to have seen something like this on getting out of bed?'Nooreen, don't worry, I'm going to get you out of this mess! You're going to spend the rest of your sleep in a nice warm bed with a glass of water or anything else you'd like at your side! Hang on in there!''...zzz... not... lemonade... zzz...' *snort*Pyke flees the bedroom, </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=7872455358347598326' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/7872455358347598326'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/7872455358347598326'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/pyke-wakes-up-and-takes-in-scene.html' title='Day Fourteen'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SN44qRb9cDI/AAAAAAAAByg/QhZIC26nMt0/s72-c/DayFourteenA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-8659982916330059336</id><published>2008-09-24T21:50:00.077+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-01T16:52:06.398+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Thirteen</title><summary type='text'>Nooreen stands in the kitchen, chuckling darkly. Creepy, creepy eyes.I'm not so sure that all this bed-sharing is about warmth-stealing anymore. I'm beginning to suspect it's just that they really like this bed. They can't get enough of this one! It DOES have cool outer space blankets, I suppose. That must be it.'Hey, Pyke! Pyke!''Wha... what is it? It's six in the morning! Why'd you wake me up?'</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=8659982916330059336' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/8659982916330059336'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/8659982916330059336'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-thirteen.html' title='Day Thirteen'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SNqoSRDmh9I/AAAAAAAABpg/nO0K5WGlQ0s/s72-c/DayThirteenA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-9150463734016591689</id><published>2008-09-19T00:42:00.071+01:00</published><updated>2008-09-19T06:02:57.867+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Twelve</title><summary type='text'>Before I set those sims in motion, it's time to build the music room I promised in the previous post.Here we go, a full band's complement with a sofa, some wall speakers, a groovy little minibar, and plenty of space for dancing! I rather like the psychedelic wallpaper too.And it's supported by pillars! Lots and lots of pillars!Truly, this is the house that Jack built. I can't wait to see what the</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=9150463734016591689' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/9150463734016591689'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/9150463734016591689'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-twelve.html' title='Day Twelve'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SNLoMYtNgTI/AAAAAAAABho/CppYgZG0zlw/s72-c/DayTwelveA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-1034434143963718090</id><published>2008-09-17T23:44:00.093+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-01T16:59:40.580+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Eleven</title><summary type='text'>Ah, a fresh new day begins. I think it's time I extended the recreation room again. This time for a real goliath.A bowling alley! I wonder how amazingly crap the Crombies will be be at it. While I'm in a cash-splashing mood, I wonder if any of the sims want anything I can easily provide. A quick survey reveals that it would make Jack very happy if we had a 'womrat' cage. What the hell is a womrat</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=1034434143963718090' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/1034434143963718090'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/1034434143963718090'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-eleven.html' title='Day Eleven'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SNGIspRQawI/AAAAAAAABWQ/5ykej-Z0ing/s72-c/DayElevenA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-827354760136583860</id><published>2008-09-17T00:05:00.067+01:00</published><updated>2008-09-17T03:05:33.617+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Ten</title><summary type='text'>Catriona and Nooreen return from their night out. They're both very tired, so they must be quite looking forward to a good sleep when they get back in.But Nooreen has to go to work. I think we can expect a surge in the mortality rates in the nearest hospital.Catriona goes straight to the land of sleepy-byes, dreaming of herself again. I've noticed that all the Crombies dream about themselves a </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=827354760136583860' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/827354760136583860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/827354760136583860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-ten.html' title='Day Ten'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SNA8A4HXedI/AAAAAAAABOI/jsVgbWpQ6lE/s72-c/DayTenA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-25639638537608869</id><published>2008-09-14T08:48:00.105+01:00</published><updated>2008-09-17T03:11:34.763+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Nine</title><summary type='text'>Catriona and Nooreen are the only ones up. Catriona begins her day with a good old muck about with the GameBoy. A sadistic, twisted smile slowly widens as she destroys some innocent Tetris blocks.Nooreen begins her first day as a nurse. Look at that! No more hitching a ride in an ambulance, Nooreen's actually in a proper car that doesn't look like it got nicked off a scrapheap.Dawn breaks and </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=25639638537608869' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/25639638537608869'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/25639638537608869'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-nine.html' title='Day Nine'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SMzCAnl5S-I/AAAAAAAABBU/zyDpcyAPgzQ/s72-c/DayNineA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-3830083977122487524</id><published>2008-09-13T03:40:00.063+01:00</published><updated>2008-09-13T15:26:17.939+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Eight</title><summary type='text'>A whole week has passed since the Crombies moved in, and I think they're really beginning to settle into this place. No more worries, no more fears, no more fretting about ridiculous things like-'Cockroaches. I think cockroaches are taking over the planet. Did you know that they can survive for like a month without food? I think we should all prepare for a cockroach apocalypse.''... I asked you </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=3830083977122487524' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/3830083977122487524'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/3830083977122487524'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-eight.html' title='Day Eight'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SMso8HTq3xI/AAAAAAAAA5w/bKeRztUJE6Y/s72-c/DayEightA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-2735506408870814174</id><published>2008-09-12T18:41:00.066+01:00</published><updated>2008-09-14T18:02:17.149+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Seven</title><summary type='text'>Day Seven begins slowly, the only one awake is Nooreen who's just got out of bed.'Holy camboodle, am I still in this place?'SUDDENLY!Hmm, well I consider 'I dunno' to be something of a negative response. Jack's not even considering making an opinion, at least there's something substantial in 'whatever', as in 'whatever you select, Malcolm my man!'I select 'Whatever'....Wow, I guess I chose </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=2735506408870814174' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/2735506408870814174'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/2735506408870814174'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-seven.html' title='Day Seven'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SMqrEdO8XrI/AAAAAAAAAxA/t_SkWFCDVno/s72-c/DaySevenB.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-7369199220413090699</id><published>2008-09-10T23:47:00.045+01:00</published><updated>2008-09-13T03:38:49.626+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Six</title><summary type='text'>I decided it was high time to give our sims some more things to do so I expanded the recreation room. It now includes a pool table, an exercise machine, and a poker table. I also added some funky lights.I also moved the stairs slightly because I accidentally moved them whilst mucking about and it wouldn't let me put them back. Grr! I put a stylish wee fountain at the top of the stairs.In other </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=7369199220413090699' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/7369199220413090699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/7369199220413090699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-six.html' title='Day Six'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SMhPFKapChI/AAAAAAAAArw/qgDQECyZqX8/s72-c/DaySixA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-9111322233210192960</id><published>2008-09-09T18:57:00.070+01:00</published><updated>2008-12-22T00:30:17.799Z</updated><title type='text'>Day Five</title><summary type='text'>Pyke and Catriona are the first housemates up. Pyke gives Catriona a cheery wave.Catriona is unsure how to respond.Today is the day that Rupert leaves the Crombies to make his own way in the world. Time I set that particular ball in motion. Since Catriona's just standing there, I get her to do the honours.'Hello, is this the place you call to give up your pet for adoption?''It sure is!''Wow, </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=9111322233210192960' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/9111322233210192960'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/9111322233210192960'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-five.html' title='Day Five'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SMa5JqxqDPI/AAAAAAAAAjA/Y1vojAJj9hI/s72-c/DayFiveA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-5568452336370955552</id><published>2008-09-08T19:35:00.056+01:00</published><updated>2008-12-22T00:23:32.959Z</updated><title type='text'>Day Four</title><summary type='text'>Not a creature was stirring,Not even a mouse-Hey, Pyke, where are you going? As soon as Pyke gets into bed, no matter how sleepy she is, she gets out again and moves elsewhere. Why?Pyke...Pyke attempts to steal Nooreen's warmth like a thief in the night.Nooreen awakes with a start, fighting off the deja vu before heading off for work. Pyke dreams of destroying Jack's paintings.Hearing a strangle </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=5568452336370955552' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/5568452336370955552'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/5568452336370955552'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-four.html' title='Day Four'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SMVw501Mw0I/AAAAAAAAAc4/ZgOG22bIZ4s/s72-c/DayFourA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-2616773613829228684</id><published>2008-09-07T12:29:00.066+01:00</published><updated>2008-12-22T00:10:37.749Z</updated><title type='text'>Day Three</title><summary type='text'>Only Pyke and Nooreen are up now. These straight-at-midnight cut-offs are making each day a little disjointed, so from now on I'm going to make it 6am to 6am to fit in more properly with the Crombies' biological clocks.Pyke is playing some jazz and it doesn't sound too bad at all.But anyway, in the last post I mentioned that I was going to get a bubble blower for Catriona. It was quite big so I </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=2616773613829228684' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/2616773613829228684'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/2616773613829228684'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-three.html' title='Day Three'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SMO74w9koQI/AAAAAAAAAVg/4-XbF-XzL70/s72-c/DayThreeA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-9052845816614700418</id><published>2008-09-05T16:36:00.053+01:00</published><updated>2008-09-07T15:22:17.257+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day Two</title><summary type='text'>Jack finishes his meal and heads for bed. He's looking a bit perturbed here because he just found a malteaser despite there being no malteasers in the house. Mysterious.Pyke soon gives up the piano, checks her tips jar and moans disgustedly at the poor scrapings her din has somehow rewarded her. She tucks her self in and is soon asleep. Ah, bless.Nooreen is the last housemate to succumb to </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=9052845816614700418' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/9052845816614700418'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/9052845816614700418'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-two.html' title='Day Two'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SMFSa6DmfTI/AAAAAAAAAPI/lQ7NI88MAH8/s72-c/DayTwoA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-140133562716978762</id><published>2008-09-04T17:49:00.055+01:00</published><updated>2008-09-13T03:29:39.646+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Day One</title><summary type='text'>Alright, here we go. The Crombies are ready to move in Sims-style.The first thing I was greeted with was this. Jack and Nooreen are happily chatting off to the side whilst Pyke and Catriona are standing bolt upright in line like robot soldiers off the conveyor belt. Creepy.Well, if we're going to get to know these guys properly, we should find out just what it is that makes them tick. We'll have </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=140133562716978762' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/140133562716978762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/140133562716978762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-one.html' title='Day One'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SMASNOIm36I/AAAAAAAAAI4/8Ack-ukPb80/s72-c/DayOneA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-6834032209992880354</id><published>2008-09-03T14:13:00.007+01:00</published><updated>2009-01-07T14:50:31.564Z</updated><title type='text'>Introduction, Part 2: The Crombies</title><summary type='text'>Here they are, the four people and one cat that we will be sharing our experiences with. Hopefully none of them will meet a tragic end too early on. And yes, that's a million simoleons in the account.Before we introduce these fine sims, I'm going to note that these people are not going to resemble their real-life counterparts in anything they do or say. They barely resemble their real-life </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=6834032209992880354' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/6834032209992880354'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/6834032209992880354'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/introduction-part-two-crombies.html' title='Introduction, Part 2: The Crombies'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SL6N_vbjLcI/AAAAAAAAAIs/GGRI800Sero/s72-c/Intro7.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970705867057901662.post-85266473473154126</id><published>2008-09-03T12:44:00.015+01:00</published><updated>2009-01-07T14:42:23.632Z</updated><title type='text'>Introduction, Part 1: The House</title><summary type='text'>Welcome to The Crombies! You're probably wondering what the hell this is, and who could blame you? Here's as concise an explanation as I am prepared to make:The Sims 2 is a computer game, sequel to the extremely popular original, The Sims. Which you should have been able to surmise. The Sims is basically a life simulator, you design people and design houses, then move said people into houses. </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1970705867057901662&amp;postID=85266473473154126' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/85266473473154126'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970705867057901662/posts/default/85266473473154126'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thecrombies.blogspot.com/2008/09/introduction-house-that-jack-built.html' title='Introduction, Part 1: The House'/><author><name>King Siroc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03302137528817012005</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/R3uQhtCyXEI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9u7CdGrH0YY/S220/Phone+Photos+001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cb0318lF-Cw/SL570s0S5NI/AAAAAAAAAH8/i8OCi1W_wy0/s72-c/Intro1.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
