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It's done...
May. 8th, 2008 09:22 pmYesterday I finally submitted my application to the Fullbright Foundation in hopes of winning one of the yearly scholarships they offer to pursue a Masters Degree in the US.
If I'm one of the lucky ones, I'll move to Austin Texas or Nashville, TN in Fall 2009 to study a MEd in Special Education and Learning Disabilities. I was actually quite anxious as the lady in the office checked my documents, but everything was all right. Next step is an interview in June/July, and the results will be published in August.
I'm trying hard to be positive, but at the same time realistic, about this issue. There are over 4000 candidates and they only grant 60 scholarships per year. Well, at least I tried it, right? If I don't win, there's still my office and I can save for a Masters in my own country. There's always something to do.
I finished New Moon a couple days ago and I'm currently reading Eclipse. When I'm feeling better I might rant a little about how much Bella infuriated me, on a scene in particular. Although I have an odd feeling that S. Meyer is developing her lead characters (yeah, Edward annoys me a bit too) like that on purpose, if Eclipse's first chapter is a clue to that. But that'll come later.
I uploaded a new version of my Multi PT sets, requested by![[insanejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/ij-userinfo.gif)
simsforaranya that includes three Graslaxian PT (Cosmo, Calvin and Hobbes) and the blue female PT from the first set. She already tried it in her game and it worked too! (Good, because I didn't test it like the others since it was a very small change).
If you'd like to try this version out, here's the link.
Download Multiple P.T. Set: 3 Graslaxian + Blue Edition
Now that I've discovered that I'm not as computer-impaired as I thought to mess up with SimPe (The Pascal course I took in College really traumatized me, but that's a long story), I've been reading a few tutorials here and there, hoping to be able to create something new for my game. Namely, a new set of default skins (I love the Circonflex set I use, but I wished the skins in that set were more... tone varied. You can barely tell that Buck is S1 and Marsha S3 in my pics!) and to finally convert those freakin' Nightlife goggles for teens! (I want them for my geek teenage sims! I wanted them for Cody :S), although so far I was terrified of those tutorials, because they require me to to download some NVidia stuff, and I sure don't want to mess my Graphics card just to create default skins.
Oh well, I guess I'll visit a request forum one of these days, despite being too shy to beg for CC.
Meanwhile, I'm really disliking my Internet connection. I've had my newest update ready for two days, but I just CAN'T upload my pictures. Remember the 15 pics I posted for the PT set? It took me three hours to upload them! A 100+ pic update is impossible right now.
Yep, I was not entirely happy with a 60 pic update. It's not my style, really. I guess I'll keep my updates from now on, into a happy medium of 100-ish pics. Not too long, but still long enough to develop at least a couple plot points. I guess I'll also start adding a "recap" at the start of each update, sort of like soap-operas, "Previously on: BLA BLA BLA."
I've also had a lot of trouble reading other legacy or stories on my f-list :(. But somehow I'm able to surf ModtheSims2. I noticed that Christianlov updated his/her hacks... and then he/she took them down before I could get them! (Yikes, HP! Why did you ask him/her to do that?) Pity, I wanted to try out the All-in-One-NPC in hopes it'll let me handle my Brokes better (yeah, I'm cheating like there's no tomorrow right now just to keep them alive).
Speaking of sims, my younger sis has caught the fever. She has a Mac, and I guess I told you once that it's nearly impossible to find game for her computer. So, she ARRRed them. It's not nice, of course, but as soon as she finds them on sale, she'll buy them. She already has the original base game at least. It took her two months, but she finally downloaded all the EP's up to seasons and a couple of SP. She's not gonna sleep tonight, I can tell.
And this is the part in which I ask stupid questions but, is there a compatibility issue with CC on Mac games? Should I get for her the MATY fixes, for example?
I'm afraid I'm really rambling right now. I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well at the moment. I caught a nasty cold and my whole body is acking. I just drank a cinammon tea with honey and a little squirt of tequila (home remedy) and I'm already feeling the effects :D. Not drunk, of course, just slightly giddy. I guess I should go to bed now. Despite the cold, I'm working tomorrow, and I need to feel better by morning.
- Good night!
P.S. I really need a new icon. Gotta mess with Photoshop tomorrow :)
If I'm one of the lucky ones, I'll move to Austin Texas or Nashville, TN in Fall 2009 to study a MEd in Special Education and Learning Disabilities. I was actually quite anxious as the lady in the office checked my documents, but everything was all right. Next step is an interview in June/July, and the results will be published in August.
I'm trying hard to be positive, but at the same time realistic, about this issue. There are over 4000 candidates and they only grant 60 scholarships per year. Well, at least I tried it, right? If I don't win, there's still my office and I can save for a Masters in my own country. There's always something to do.
I finished New Moon a couple days ago and I'm currently reading Eclipse. When I'm feeling better I might rant a little about how much Bella infuriated me, on a scene in particular. Although I have an odd feeling that S. Meyer is developing her lead characters (yeah, Edward annoys me a bit too) like that on purpose, if Eclipse's first chapter is a clue to that. But that'll come later.
I uploaded a new version of my Multi PT sets, requested by
simsforaranya that includes three Graslaxian PT (Cosmo, Calvin and Hobbes) and the blue female PT from the first set. She already tried it in her game and it worked too! (Good, because I didn't test it like the others since it was a very small change).If you'd like to try this version out, here's the link.
Download Multiple P.T. Set: 3 Graslaxian + Blue Edition
Now that I've discovered that I'm not as computer-impaired as I thought to mess up with SimPe (The Pascal course I took in College really traumatized me, but that's a long story), I've been reading a few tutorials here and there, hoping to be able to create something new for my game. Namely, a new set of default skins (I love the Circonflex set I use, but I wished the skins in that set were more... tone varied. You can barely tell that Buck is S1 and Marsha S3 in my pics!) and to finally convert those freakin' Nightlife goggles for teens! (I want them for my geek teenage sims! I wanted them for Cody :S), although so far I was terrified of those tutorials, because they require me to to download some NVidia stuff, and I sure don't want to mess my Graphics card just to create default skins.
Oh well, I guess I'll visit a request forum one of these days, despite being too shy to beg for CC.
Meanwhile, I'm really disliking my Internet connection. I've had my newest update ready for two days, but I just CAN'T upload my pictures. Remember the 15 pics I posted for the PT set? It took me three hours to upload them! A 100+ pic update is impossible right now.
Yep, I was not entirely happy with a 60 pic update. It's not my style, really. I guess I'll keep my updates from now on, into a happy medium of 100-ish pics. Not too long, but still long enough to develop at least a couple plot points. I guess I'll also start adding a "recap" at the start of each update, sort of like soap-operas, "Previously on: BLA BLA BLA."
I've also had a lot of trouble reading other legacy or stories on my f-list :(. But somehow I'm able to surf ModtheSims2. I noticed that Christianlov updated his/her hacks... and then he/she took them down before I could get them! (Yikes, HP! Why did you ask him/her to do that?) Pity, I wanted to try out the All-in-One-NPC in hopes it'll let me handle my Brokes better (yeah, I'm cheating like there's no tomorrow right now just to keep them alive).
Speaking of sims, my younger sis has caught the fever. She has a Mac, and I guess I told you once that it's nearly impossible to find game for her computer. So, she ARRRed them. It's not nice, of course, but as soon as she finds them on sale, she'll buy them. She already has the original base game at least. It took her two months, but she finally downloaded all the EP's up to seasons and a couple of SP. She's not gonna sleep tonight, I can tell.
And this is the part in which I ask stupid questions but, is there a compatibility issue with CC on Mac games? Should I get for her the MATY fixes, for example?
I'm afraid I'm really rambling right now. I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well at the moment. I caught a nasty cold and my whole body is acking. I just drank a cinammon tea with honey and a little squirt of tequila (home remedy) and I'm already feeling the effects :D. Not drunk, of course, just slightly giddy. I guess I should go to bed now. Despite the cold, I'm working tomorrow, and I need to feel better by morning.
- Good night!
P.S. I really need a new icon. Gotta mess with Photoshop tomorrow :)