You have fans! :D haha

Haha, yes it would appear I do. Thanks guys. :3 I didn't get around to putting TS3 on my laptop this past weekend. I'm quite uncertain it'd run anyways. So I don't know, I think my best bet would be to see what's going on with this computer.

What is the problem? Is it running out of memory? Does it need a physical cleaning? I hope we can help!

I probably do need to do a physical cleaning so I am going to do that. All I know is my computer crashes during loading. The sound distorts and the monitor hibernates and the only way I can fix it is to restart manually. And it's not just with TS3, it does it with Portal too.

So if anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears. I tried closing programs to see if it was that but no go. :l

Okay umm.. graphics drivers? Graphics tests? It sounds like your graphics card or RAM is flaking out on you.. but I'm not positive. Maybe search google with keywords that sound like what's happening. (Avoid using TS3 though, seems like a more general problem.)

Yeah that's what it sounds like to me. I googled it about a week ago. Something hardware wise isn't working correctly anymore. I don't have the money to get a new graphics card or whatever. Not for a few more months anyways.

Oh gee.. Are you sure it's not a software problem? Like, driver updates?

You were right it looks like, Derek! I had Laura ask her brother what might be wrong and he suggested the video drivers too. So I updated them tonight and was able to play Sims 3! I'm gonna get an update out this weekend. So excited! :DD

Wow! Congradulations!!! I'm so excited for you, and an update! Similar things have happened to me, so. Well I hope you can soar off your luck!

Okay so that was just good luck. My computer is still having problems. :l But! I did install TS3 on my laptop and it works great. And I moved the Skittles safely over to there. I'm going through some of my CC though so it may be a few days until I actually play with them. But I do have 2 chapters worth to share in the meantime. :D (So it shouldn't matter XD)

Without further ado, a new chapter! http://kiayo.livejournal.com/11994.html

Yay!!! and LOL. Meredith really is a whore. Why Sim!Derek, why... why have you gone where so many have gone before. Great chapter! Reminds me I have to put together the next chapter for the Caspers.

LOL, poor SimDerek, he's dirty now.

Haha but telling you would ruin the surprise!

FINE :(

Haha if you really want to know I can PM you who it is.

Btw, thought I'd share this. I got the Skittles a dog that I named Train (my nephew's idea) :3

Dawwh! Can't wait to see that in (2-3 chapters?)

Either the next update or the one right after that. I'm thinking the next one though since if I remember right, I didn't have enough pictures for a full update.

If that's the case, that also means the next update will include old pictures (from my desktop) and new ones (from my laptop). The house is almost exactly the same. I only had to change a few patterns, a couple pieces of furniture, Mere's and Cristina's everydays outfits and two of the kids hairs. The only sorta crappy thing is the age sliders on my laptop weren't set the same (because I'm stupid) and when I set them to how they were on my laptop it le screwed up the ages a bit. Gotta guesstimate how far along in their current stage they were.