@v00deux: embarassed to admit I confused the speakup entry line with the search entry. apologies!

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I don't think this is akin to piracy at all, because the demo space is still limited to one area of the map. I tried the demo with the half hour limit and barely got a good feel for the controls and tasks at hand. I tried this the other night and had fun with it really getting to know the game better with more time. I already have it preordered so now I'm looking forward to it even more. Only thing I noticed was I could only seem to get this technique to work once, and I see the demo wants to update now, I wonder if that is to stop this glitch?
oh I so wish I still had my squeezy dolls of Strawberry and her friend Angel Foodcake. :( But it's nice to know that the ones people still have still have the scent. *sigh* I loved all things Strawberry Shortcake. and I really think that Sour Grapes was my introduction to the BitchDiva Villianess character-not Cruella deVille as it was for so many others.
i was a funeral director for awhile, and good for her. the makeup that we used (not so much cheaper than hers) was all this ancient stuff, I don't think the formulae had changed since the 50's. thickest gloopy stuff ever.

and for people who are reading that Mitford book, just remember that was 30-40 years ago, stuff changes. laws, for instance, have changed drastically.

@dabu: agreed. i can be a gamer interested in reviews and also want to fuck the reviewer.
I totally want her haircolor too.
i know someone who lost a DS by playing in the bathtub & dropped it in. and no, they weren't 7. ridiculous what some people get up to. still seems like something a ziploc could take care of if you deemed it truly necessary. do they not have ziplocs in Japan?
Louboutins? expensive way to look like a streetwalker.
ignore that last, wrong post. i am a dumbass.
they tell lies. looking at the Mii Contest channel, I'd say the popularity of Hitler, Harry Potter and Darth Vader ranks right up there with the big JC.
fact: Japan makes the finest ear cleaning devices in the world. theres just no comparison with anything we have here in the US.

just sayin.

and i'd get in there and cuddle with that cat n bishi too.

WANT NOW and the end of the month can. not. get. here. fast. enough.
notice they say "the sims" and not specifically whether its the original or Sims 2. I'm guessing they added up the numbers for all versions and all expansions going back 8 years or so. but as a sucker who bought the original and all expansions, and 2 and most expansions and even the complete shams of the object packs i can see how they have reached this high a number. people who don't get it don't get it. people who do get it get it in spades. i'm out hundreds of dollars to EA over the years for this one game alone. and so are many others.
yeah, i'm joining in with the peeps who say give the blogging a rest for a bit. more important that you take care of your family & yourself right now. we readers and the world of video games will still be here in a few weeks.

also think a little paypal fund is a good idea. i don't know how much a hospital stay in Japan is, but here in the US my mom was in for 6 days last fall... bill was around $35K. :(

i'll be thinking about your family of Bash's and sending good thoughts/prayers whatever you want to call them. remember to take care of yourself too, as well as your family.

took a day off work. but not the 29th. i'll actually get my game a couple days later, according to amazon *shakes fist at amazon*. will probably get some extra sodas & snacks. might brush up on my Eastern European accent.
who knew this topic would inspire so many comments. can I appreciate him just for being a leather skinned cracked out old dude who drags starlets around the world like they're so many chihuahuas in LV bags? can't I appreciate him just for the half-gloves, the fan, the diamond brooch, the fader glasses? i welcome this addition. now if they would only update their site so i'd know more about the music especially, those 14 blank spots are KILLING ME.
great, now when can we get hulu to work on the wii?
THANK JEBUS ITS ABOUT TIME. preordered. thats all i have to say.
@Abriael: yeah, you're right. i'm one of the fools who "plays" second life(tm). and there are a ton of Japanese populating it, and an incredible amount of creative output from dedicated creators in Japan too.

the thing about Second Life is that most people who try it get confused or frustrated within hours of beginning (if not immediately). Theres a lot of information to process, and it takes more patience than something like a console or computer game where everything is already set up for you and the most you might have to do is make a custom character. most of the hardcore inhabitants seem to have the same quirk that makes them enjoy games like the Sims. its a different experience, not all people connect with it.

but yeah, i've personally met some Japanese, and if you go into the Japan islands, there are lots of people.

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