Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2024 11:26 am
Just dawned on me that the "sim" in The Sims stands for simulation.
Oh man, Dave. That's so much. I hope you're doing okay with that deluge of new information.Dave N. wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2024 1:59 pm 1. It’s weird to learn you have a half-brother who was conceived the year your parents got married, and find out about it when you are 51 years old.
2. It’s weird to withhold that information from your mother because she holds your recently deceased father in high regard and would likely be devastated.
3. It’s weird for this information to start showing up on Ancestry and have your sister find out about it that way.
4. It’s weird when your sister goes and visits the half-brother without telling you, and it’s weird for her to find out that he is an amalgam of you, your father, and your uncle.
5. It’s weird to find out that your half-brother, who has never met yourself or your father, is also a bass player like yourself and your father.
6. It’s weird when your half-brother dies of a brain aneurysm at age 54, during a full moon in August, only two years and three days older than yourself.
7. It’s weird to grieve for someone you’ve never met.
8. It’s weird to think that I, too, could die of a brain aneurysm way too early.
Anytime a CTA bus announces California I repeat "Uber Alles"in my head multiple times.jfv wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2024 10:19 amI don’t have this exact problem, but..Dave N. wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2024 7:23 am This last week or so, I’ve been getting to work just as the sun begins peaking over the horizon. I’m incapable of seeing a sunrise without “New Day Rising” going through my head. I wonder how many other people have this problem? It’s almost like a call to prayer.
Any time I’m taking a train across continental Europe, “Trans Europe Express” goes through my head.
As does Minutemen’s “West Germany” when I’m in that area.
And also Bowie’s “Warszawa” when I’m in Warsaw.
Probably a lot more obvious if you're familiar with SimCity and the dozens of subsequent simulation games that lead up to it.rsmurphy wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2024 11:26 am Just dawned on me that the "sim" in The Sims stands for simulation.
Randy what did you think it meant before you learned this?
+1. Jesus that's some weird shit. Best wishes man.Jacques wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2024 2:05 pmOh man, Dave. That's so much. I hope you're doing okay with that deluge of new information.Dave N. wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2024 1:59 pm 1. It’s weird to learn you have a half-brother who was conceived the year your parents got married, and find out about it when you are 51 years old.
2. It’s weird to withhold that information from your mother because she holds your recently deceased father in high regard and would likely be devastated.
3. It’s weird for this information to start showing up on Ancestry and have your sister find out about it that way.
4. It’s weird when your sister goes and visits the half-brother without telling you, and it’s weird for her to find out that he is an amalgam of you, your father, and your uncle.
5. It’s weird to find out that your half-brother, who has never met yourself or your father, is also a bass player like yourself and your father.
6. It’s weird when your half-brother dies of a brain aneurysm at age 54, during a full moon in August, only two years and three days older than yourself.
7. It’s weird to grieve for someone you’ve never met.
8. It’s weird to think that I, too, could die of a brain aneurysm way too early.