Sunday, August 28, 2016

Diary of a Drifter-House #1 Chapter 2 Must Get A Bed


Oh my aching back.  Napping on this park bench is not something I would recommend to anyone.  Hopefully today I'll earn enough money to buy myself a bed.  I'll beg to go back to the Bin if I have to spend another night like that.  I need some coffee but I don't have a coffeepot, cup, coffee or even water yet. Maybe a shower will make me feel better.


Oooh that feels so much better.  Now I'm ready to start my day.  I'm a bit hungry so I should have some breakfast as breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Hmmmm maybe some blueberry pancakes with butter and dripping with maple syrup with a side order of crisp but not overdone bacon would be wonderful.   My mouth is watering just thinking about it.


Instead when I got to the grill I noticed the hot dogs I made last night spoiled. Such a waste of food.  It really is a sin because now I have to make a whole other plate of them for today's meal.  Now I'm not sure do I want to keep my food from spoiling or my back from aching?  Tough decision to make.


There is no trashcan so I guess the food is just going to keep piling up.  Well a trash can is the least of my worries now.  I have to plan my day and I'm going to start with the things I want most to do.  I hear there is some kind of advantage for people who are out of the bin if they do the first things that just pop out of their heads.  Ok here is my to do list for the day:

  1. Weed a Plant
  2. Collect a Fossil
  3. Chat with Someone (hopefully a hot male)


Hey wait a minute what is that one doing.  She better not harvest that plant as I was looking for it.  I think I found my person to talk to because I have to set this bitch straight.


Her name was Cindy Lo and I told her that if she touched my plants I would knock her straight back to whateverville she came from.  It turns out she was only trying to help and water the plants for me.  That was so sweet of her I think I found myself a friend.


I decided to plant these chrysanthemums right on the edge of my lot.  I'm not sure where I'm going to place my house but I'm sure I'll want plenty of pretty flowers around.  Hopefully I'm not messing up.  Well I'm not messing up the almighty PG may be but I'm certainly not messing up.  Heaven knows she can't build houses to save her life or mine so I better just cross my fingers.


Must get a bed, Must get a bed, Must get a bed.


Must get a bed.


I'm too tired and hungry to grill up another batch of hot dogs so I'll just eat these strawberries from my pocket.  Since I found a way not to spoil so much food I know what I am doing with today's earnings.


I got a bed!  And its a double bed too!  What happened to that guy Travis I met the other day.  Hmmm I wonder why he just popped into my head right now.  I think I will invite him over unless I happen to see someone else who changes my mind.


Time to start another day of digging, harvesting and frog searching.  I grilled up some more hot dogs and asked Cindy to join me since she was watering the plants again for me.


It was right after breakfast that this guy walked into my life.  His name is Paolo Rocca.


Oh boy decisions.  I was planning on calling Travis back over but the latin lover over here has me thinking twice about that.


However things didn't work out for us as he had something else to do.  I really should just invite Travis back over.


Tonight I decided to grill up some chicken instead of hot dogs because I will actually be able to save the left overs.


As now I have a refrigerator, stove, counters, a radio, a table and a couple of chairs.


The grilled chicken from the night before was so good I decided to have it for breakfast.  I think tonight after my rounds for the day are finished I'll call Travis to see if he likes what I have done to the place.  Hopefully he isn't that picky about visiting houses that actually have walls.  I will have them eventually.


After I finished my rounds for the day. I did call Travis and he came right over. Sadly look at the way the almighty force made me serve a meal.  Doesn't she know that the chairs are supposed to be placed closer to the table.  And I expect HER to build a house for me.


It looked like Travis was getting ready to go but needless to say I worked some magic with this him.  He moved right in that very day.  This whirlwind romance of three days must have took him by surprise but I have him under my spell. Hey when you got it you got it!


Yes honey we are working on getting some walls.  That is the next order of business.


Later on that night we had some walls.  We tried for a baby but


it didn't happen.  Oh well if at first you don't succeed, try, try again.  And keep on trying as that was not bad at all.


The only problem was that I was sad and needed to cry it out before I could even start my rounds for the day.


Boy Travis really loves Christmas music as he seems to listen and dance to it all night long.


Just to show you my progress so far.  We might have walls but not a full house yet.  The small room that is enclosed is the bathroom.  My plans is to have the kitchen area right where you see it and our current bedroom will actually be the living room.  As of now we are thinking of placing the bedrooms upstairs but that might change.


Time for another pregnancy test.  I better buy some lights for the bathroom after my rounds for the day because it is dark in here.  Let's keep our fingers crossed because I'm certainly in a position where I can afford to take care of a baby.




Guess all that trying did work!


The first thing I did was tell Travis but...


he doesn't seem to thrilled about the news.  He has some crazy idea that we need a complete roof over our heads before starting a family.  Someone didn't get the picture and that person will remain nameless but he did warm up to the idea of becoming a father.  I guess I better get to my rounds now.  Baby needs a new set of walls.




Friday, August 26, 2016

Diary of a Drifter-House #1-Moving In


Hi my name is Darlene Holden and this is the first day in my new home.  I don't have much memory of anything that happened to me before today.  Its almost as if my life actually began today.  I know that is strange I should have some memories but I don't.  What I do know is I was promised a nice life, with a nice home where I could have a garden of my own.  I'm on my way to my new home and I'm so excited to see it.  I hope its air conditioned with a tv so I could watch the soap operas and maybe a nice stereo so I could have some music to dance to.  Oh I would so love to have music to dance to right now.  It seems as though I am here and I can't wait to get a good look at it.


Is that all?  Not even a Gilligan's Island Coconut Tree Hut?  Talk about your fixer uppers!   Where is the TV how am I going to watch my soap operas!  I'll never find out of Megan gets that brain transplant or not.  Looks like I have some work ahead of me.  The only thing I am sure of is that I will have plenty of room for my garden because that is all I have Empty Room.  I better check my bank account to see how much money I can use to get the basic necessities to turn this dust bowl into a castle fit for Queen Darlene.

What?  There is no money in the bank.  Zero Dollars!  You mean to tell me that Laura Ingalls has a better house than I do and I have no money in the bank at all.

When I was pulled out of that place they call "The Bin" for a challenge boy they weren't kidding.  This is a challenge!


Ok Darlene operation Live off the land is underway.  There is a stream over here maybe I can catch some fish.  I have heard that some other drifters sold some fish to start on their fixer uppers too.  Maybe I will have some luck also.

Darn crafty fish aren't biting today.  So far I haven't caught anything at all.  Must be the bait I'm using.  Duh Darlene you aren't using any bait.  I haven't any money to buy bait so how in the world will I catch any fish.  Yep those darn fish are crafty!  They aren't dumb enough to bite on a hook with no food on it. I'm sure they are all begging for the opportunity to become someone tuna fish sandwich.  Let me go to plan B because plan A was not working well at all.


Bingo a Plant to Harvest.  That is a wild chrysanthemum bush and I can tell that its ready to be harvested.  If I sell those I only get $5 in the bank account so that is not much at all.  I wonder if I can plant these and start on my garden.  They might be more valueable to me that way.  I'm starting to be in desperate need of bathroom facilities and $5 is not going to help me at all so I might as well save this for planting.  I don't know how long this is going to take before I can earn enough for a toilet.

Why didn't I take any Depends with me when I left that Bin place?


What is this?  Its a rock.  You know something tells me if I bang on this rock I'll get something out of it.  I know I have rocks all around me but it needs to be this one.  Those rocks are not special enough but this is a special rock.

What do you know I found Pyrite and I sold it for 10 whole dollars.  I'm wondering should I have held out for more?  I mean what does Pyrite really go for these days?  Actually I should be asking myself if I even know what Pyrite is.

I did find more of those special rocks and I got a Sea Monster Fossil, a couple of My Sim Trophys and an orange topaz.  Now I'm really cooking with gas.  Well I will be cooking someday as soon as I get enough to buy a stove but for right now I will just settle for a toilet.


I'm really in need of a bathroom now maybe I should ask this gentleman if he knows where the nearest ladies room is.  Maybe we should get a better look at him.  I heard that I will need an heir and I won't get one of those by myself so I better start looking.


Not bad at all so I decided to talk to him a little.  His name is Travis Scott and it turns out he isn't a bin person like me he is a premade person. He has his own challenge because someone kicked him out of his house.  How Rude!  I wonder who would do such a horrible thing.  He says that him along with a whole bunch of other premade are wandering the worlds looking for a home.  He wondered if eventually he would have a home with me Queen Darlene.  I wouldn't mind that but somehow I think I might play the field a little first and find out what is out there for me.  He gave me his phone number so if needed I can call him back.


I decided to try fishing again and what do you know I actually caught one this time!  The no bait method really does work.  Come on fishes bite on that hook. Mama needs a new toilet so she can pee like a champion.


Uh Oh now I really have problems.  Not only do I have to pee but my stomach is growling.  Didn't I see a grill over here someplace.


Yep I sure did.  I was able to grill up some hot dogs.  Not sure where I got the hot dogs from but I was thankful for them.  I just wish I had a refrigerator for the rest of them.  Those are going to spoil by tomorrow  morning.  Such a waste of food.

Its the end of the day.  Lets see how I did.


Better than I expected.  Thankfully I found 2 rare frogs that I was able to sell for $100 each so not only did I get my toilet I also got a shower!  Not bad for the first day.  My plans for tomorrow is to start on my garden and at least earn enough for a bed because....


this bench is not very comfortable.  I guess I should be grateful that I have it.  I should also be grateful that I have been given a life outside of the bin as I do plan to make the most of it.