mistressemi wins Sister of the Year Award.  Applause now!

My screams and victory dance made the cat flee for his life when I opened my brand new Sims 3!  Apparently your brother mentioned that I was apprehensive about some of the new changes (your created sims can move away forever and make other autonomous life choices while you play different households) but he didn't realize I'd come to terms with them and I'm pleased it will mean less micromanaging every single generation and give a more realistic "Story Mode" as it's called.  

Since then I've been super excited and perhaps just a bit mopey that I didn't have it yet, but now I'm all set to kick Justin off of his fast computer to get my Simmin' on. 

Thanks a bunch!

Completely unrelated, last night I was browsing the channels and found a 1974 Italian(?) film called "Blood for Dracula."  I switched it on halfway-through and was greeted by what I later learned was the Count himself vomiting about a half pint of blood into a bathtub.  This went on for several minutes and pretty much set the tone for the rest of the movie, which gets ALL UP ONS with nudity and gore and a sleazy rapist for a hero.  Can imagine an emo Arnold Swarzenneger? Now I can!  Also, I can picture him rolling around on the floor whining about the poor quality of blood he's been receiving from the tramps he's been wooing. 

Now I'm all boggled and confused.  (One!  One confused Parser! Ah-ah-ah!)