The Keats of Our Lives

LATEST UPDATE (03/03/07)
EPISODE 173 AKI, I LOVE YOU ...WILL YOU STOP HURTING ME?

EPISODE 172: As a family...an unwelcome guest
Some Random Pictures
Side Story 1 - Fabian Rios
A Family Tree (Outdated but it might help you to track the many characters)

A really kind reader, liizukas, has offered to translate my story into the Estonian language.
You may find it here 
http://liizukas.livejournal.com/
The first few epsiodes are up. Enjoy if you understand the language! :)

Thank you for reading my journal - The Keats of Our Lives.

This Sims 2 story was started in The Sims Resource (TSR) Challenges Forum with the intention to complete the famous ten generation legacy challenge. But after writing and posting there for nearly a year, I decide to switch to LJ because I want more freedom to edit my story and to write my story in a more relaxed environment.

If you have followed my story here from TSR, I sincerely thank you for having enough interest to hang out with me at LJ.

In this version of the Keats story I post here on LJ, there are/will be several changes as compared to the story on TSR.

a) The title of the story is changed from "The Keats' Dramatic Lives Legacy" to "The Keats of Our Lives." This change is important because I am now focused on storywriting of the lives of the Keats rather than trying to produce heirs and slogging my way to the tenth generation. In other words, I play according to my own rules now. I won't bother with not using cheats or hacks or stuff like that anymore.

b) All the posts moved here from TSR have been edited and revised. Some sections have been shortened so this is a much shorter version you find here compared to TSR.

c) For the posts which I moved from TSR,  I have also corrected as many grammar errors and such which I have been able to spot. If you ever see a grammar or spelling mistake in these moved posts/future posts, kindly inform me via "Leave Comments" so that I may edit the post. I will really appreciate that.

d) If you like my story, please tell your friends. Now that I am on my own, I need all the support and free publicity I can get =p

UPDATE 24/11/2006
I have a small site up for FREE sims 2 clothes. It is still heavily under construction now but my new clothes set, Simplicity is there.
I don't have a lot of RL time to make it nicely but I hope it is not too bad. I will make it look better soon with more downloads.
Have a look and see if you like it. I would appreciate if you leave a comment to encourage me at my new site lol!

 

Jewel wipes her tears away in quiet anger as she changes out of her sports attire. It has been almost a month since she has moved into his house and yet nothing has changed at all.

 

She is still a dork to him, a yoga teacher and probably nothing more.

 

Loneliness…

There is only so much that the heart could bear …

She has given up calling him. It just doesn’t work that way. Calling him excessively would make her seem like a baby and she doesn’t want to be a baby in his eyes. Not her!

So she marks lines on a notebook that she kept hidden in the third drawer of her dorm desk.

 

Ten lines…

 

Ten days …

 

It is painful.

 

And that was when she met him – Fabian.

 

Sorry for the unimaginative story title. As usual, comments are good XD 
This is probably beyond PG13. 

It helps to read Ep 172 for the background.

Ok guys, since we are all involved in this story as writer and reader, I want your comments on some stuff.

 I have a great story in mind (a side story but great ) for Fabian and Ceras. Do you guys MIND NOT SEEING PICTURES at all? If you don't mind, I shall  write it immediately and you will see very frequent and fast updates for this side story. The side story is closely linked to the main story but since Fabian ( a non Keats) is the main character, it is classified as a side and not part of the main saga.If you really need pictures, you need to wait a rather long while.  I don't have enough time to indulge game playing + clothes making + RL (argh), so something have to give way.This is because I have been contemplating making my own website for clothes and such so to do that, I need to research into web site creation (0% knowledge in this) and making of more clothes. I am a bit tired of submiting to TSR (mainly because of all the recent silly changes- the incentive days are so worthless now and  I don't want them anymore) and I am also tired of uploading everywhere ....perhaps my own home is needed. If I mange to make enough good clothes for a site + hosting fees are somewhat afforable, you'll see it in a few months' time. 

And Do you think you will visit my site if I have one?

Episode 101 What Happened?
Episode 102 Le Tour Dorms
Episode 103 Faye Keats and Havel Henke
Episode 104 Drunken Encounters
Episode 105 Unrequited Love
Episode 106 Six Years Disconnected Ties Part 1/2
Episode 107 Six Years Disconnedted Ties Part 2/2
Episode 108 Meet the Parents/It's the Correct Decision
Episode 109 Two Out of Seven
Episode 110 One out of Seven
Episode 111 Sandwiched/Extreme Love- Extreme Hatred
Episode 112 An Exchange: I Despise You but I Despise Myself Even More Because I Love You...
Episode 113 Goodbye Part 1/2
Episode 114 Goodbye Part 2/2
Episode 115 The Keats Main House: Colored Lines and No Man’s Land
Episode 116 'I am Home!'
Episode 117 Faye Keats Once Again
Episode 118 A Tale of Broken Limbs and the Disappearing of Colored Lines
Episode 119 A Long Awaited Family Reunion
Episode 120 A Match-Making Disaster
Episode 121 A Disappearance and a Reappearance
Episode 122 'I wish we have never met again, Ms Keats.'
Episode 123 Ms Femme Fatale at Work and A Quick Marriage
Episode 124 Alien Abduction Frenizes
Episode 125 The Woes of Preggie Ethel and the Arrival of Little Aki Keats!
Episode 126 Teen Romance
Episode 127 Don't Wanna Let Her Go
Episode 128 The Wedding of Fyn Keats and Havel Henke
Episode 129 A Disasterous Birthday Party
Episode 130 Refugees
Episode 131 Illusions and Delusions
Episode 132 I Care, Endre 
Episode 133 Marry Me, Endre 
Episode 134 Chaos in the Main House Without Ethel Keats 
Episode 135 A History to be Buried 
                       Special: House Tour
Episode 136 Reconcilation
Episode 137 The Third Party
Episode 138 Separation
Episode 139 The Reappearance of a Familiar Stranger/Dead Weight
Episode 140 Havie...
Episode 141 All About Aki Keats! (One of my favourite simmie!!)
Episode 142 A Tri-Relationship
Episode 143 Sister Talk, Paranoia and Hidden Fears
Episode 144 Sadness...Death...Life Goes On Part 1/2
Epsiode 145 Sadness...Death...Life Goes on Part 2/2
Episode 146 Endre and Sandy
Episode 147 Things Must Stay the Way They are Now...
Episode 148 River Keats
Episode 149 High and Dry
Episode 150 Stop Your Games
Episode 151 Un-Forgottened Memories ( Many cute pictures of Aki!! - a must see, lol)
Episode 152 Yukiii, Will You Be My Prince When I Grow Up?
Episode 153 Lane... Clyde...Havie
Episode 154 You Should Just Love Her...
Episode 155 Endre's Promise
Episode 156 Twenty Years...
Episode 157 Hit and Miss
Episode 158 Inquitisive Young Children and Unrelated Adults 
Episode 159 'You are not one of the things I need...'
Episode 160 OUT!!
Episode 161 A Game of Numbers
Episode 162 Striving on...
Episode 163 'I won't cry in front of you again...'
Episode 164 Progression
Episode 165 Recurring Bad Dreams
Episode 166 Without and Without
Episode 167 Hardly...Said and Concluded
Episode 168 Yoga-Nastics
Episode 169: Anticipation
Episode 170: Reluctance and Remorse
Episode 171: Lavender Keats
Episode 172:  As a Family...an unwelcome guest
                          Some Random Pictures

Episode 1  Dear Shelley Part 1                                                                                     
Episode 2  Dear Shelley Part 2
Episode 3 Dear Shelley Part 3
Episode 4 Dear Diary Part 1-2
Episode 5 Dear Diary Part 3-4 

Hey guys, this is my latest piece of work. It will be published at a really special place for free. I'll let you know the link when it is up Let me know what you think of this, 'kay?  :)
Link: http://www.noukiesims2.net/
(under guest artists section)

My latest set "Florence".
No mesh required.

TSR: http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/sims2/369190,369191,369192,369193,369194/

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Believe me when I said these are my best works to date!! XD
I love these. They were made for Yuki in mind. So obviously Yuki is modeling them... 
As for the "Chotto Wild!" set, it is modeled by Nolan Midlock (my CAS model sim).

Necklace is by AG (triple chokers) found at MTS2 and are not included as part of these outfits!
The mesh used is RabidAngel's fabulous AM Bodymesh which could be found at Sim Chic and SimsConnection.

These outfits will beef up your males simmies greatly! :) 

TSR: http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/cmid_1084843/sims2/sets 
(The first 2 sets)

Simply Elau Forums: http://www.simplyelau.it/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7354
MTS2: http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?p=1418988#post1418988
(Walk on the Wild Side only...so far. I'll add Chotto Wild later. It is time consuming to create a new thread at these places.)

For the Sims who favour a runway dress by Anna Sui.
Based on Sim Chic Mesh - MESH_SimChicSuperMiniDress5-02-05 
I hope you will like this dress as much as Faye Keats does!
Hair: Chaz Designs@ TSR
Long red hair: Peggy Sims 2 (Paid)
TSR: http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/cmid_1084843/sims2/?ID=362075,362076,362077
Simply Elau Forums : http://www.simplyelau.it/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7357

Well, I always want something for middle aged moms. What do you think of this?

This is for the middle aged mom who no longer have a 24 inches waist and have some baby fat due to a few preggies. She wants to hide her baby fat around her waist by wearing very black loose dresses which are not too loose and at the same time doesn't look too ugly. So these dresses are the answer. They look similar but one is with white trimming and gold buttons, the other is with sliver buttons and slightly bluish trimmings.

These are FFS recolors of the Hawaii dress. I changed the alpha and all that but left the ribbon there because middle aged moms still like ribbons every now and then :P

Honestly, these are not my best works (I'll admit this) but still...I think someone might like them. Let me know :) Feel free to criticise if my middle aged mom concept is wrong.

Model: Ceras (as usual - just can't let go of her...lol...she is such a fav to me as Yuki and dearest Aki are)
Hair: Sunair @TSR

TSR: http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/sims2/?ID=360928,360929

(I don't think mature mom series clothes will be very popular so I might just leave them at TSR only rather than spend time uploading them elsewhere. Unless you  want it and don't have a TSR account, then I'll  upload it to Simply Elau. Let me know if this happens).

*hugs*
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Here is my first male teen set. I spent a lot of time on it... let me know if you like it. If response is good, I think I will make more :)

This set is especially dedicated to Sue for her unwavering support of my stories. Thanks, Sue. If your sub has expired, I shall be pleased to send this set to you directly. Let me know if this is necessary.

Hair: Peggy Sims 2, MTS2 (short hair with hairband)
Model: My CAS Created (Downloadable at MTS2 under my profile)
Mesh used: RabidAngel's TMFitJeans mesh which could be found at Sim Chic and SimsConnection.

TSR: http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/sims2/?ID=356213,356214,356215,356216,356217
Simply Elau Forums (sticky): http://www.simplyelau.it/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7219
MTS2: http://modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=191475

All outfits are available for free at Simply Elau's and MTS2 because  I want them to be free forever as these are dedicated to someone.Have fun!

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My K Dress (red recolor) is now a featured download on Simply Elau's homepage. That's Faye as the model, heehee.



Felt so honoured and happy that the thread is now a sticky!! Woo! If you want the red recolor, pls download from:

http://www.simplyelau.it or TSR (link below).

I am now working on a set of male teen clothes. I hope to get them published soon :)