Tomika Cunningham - Simday 15

41 simyears old, (05/23/07):

Prepare yourself for a long journal entry....A lot of things happened this period. Let's start with mine not showing up. I got pregnant again! Sabien and I found out totally by surprise. (yeah...I know I always say that.)

But, seriously, this time I had no morning sickness, no energy loss, no great hunger loss, when all of a sudden my tummy swelled up. LOL!

This comes right after I changed my job schedule to help Seth Guthrie out down at the station. I now work 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., graveyard shift. We had our first two inmates, and he needed the help. I really like that guy, Seth. He seems to be very easygoing, and hard working. He even trimmed my hair for me. He's not a women's stylist, either, and he did a great job.

Seth Guthrie - Simday 15

30 simyears old, (05/06/07):

This whole journal thing is new to me. I don't like the idea of sharing my life story for the whole world to see, but I was told that it's a requirement of everyone in this town...so, I guess I have no choice.

After meeting and talking with my superior officer, Tomika Cunningham, I realized that I'm running this jail without any previous guidelines. I had to be ready to make up the rules as I went along.

I was glad to hear that as long as I have prisoners, I would be getting a stipend from the SimCity government to help maintain everything. After the prisoners are released, no more stipend. I told Tomika that I would be interested in opening up my own business to run on the side. She told me the necessary steps, and I feel much better knowing I'll have some steady income coming in.

What strikes me as funny is that everyone here calls this place a prison, but that's not really what it is. We don't house inmates on a full-time basis. We just punish sitizens for a couple of days and then release them.

The first prisoners to grace the halls were Angel Cameron and Ray Olshfski.

Neither of them had a pleasant experience, but Angel seemed to take being in jail a little harder than Ray. From the police report, I read that she was the one that started the fight in the first place. Just goes to show that bullies can be the biggest cowards.

Ray, on the otherhand, tried to stay in solitude.

At first I thought he had a big, angry chip on his shoulder, because of the gangsta way he came walking up in here...but, I later came to find that this was a protection device he uses.

My program's main goal is to promote respect and forgiveness. Maybe if these prisoners learned how to respect each other, there wouldn't be any incidences of assault. First, I had to get to know their personalities and introduce relationship-building techniques based on their differences.

At free-time, keeping them in the same room together, was risky. Angel took every opportunity to remind Ray who was boss.

But, I didn't let that ruin my plan...I made them eat together, play together, and Ray eventually tried to apologize to Angel for anything he'd done to upset her. She just wasn't having it.

I failed to get them to rectify their relationship, but I think Ray Olshfski is leaving with a better attitude. He gave me a hug before he was released.

I won't be surprised to see Angel in here again. I hope that Ray won't be joining her, but I'll definitely see her again...it's only a matter of time.

After they left, I went about buying my small business.

Seth's Barbershop is now open!

Things are great. I also have a crush on a beautiful woman named Marisa Bendett. I hate to publicize that, but it's the whole truth. More about that in my next journal, I guess...

NOTES - Medical - Simday 10

The hospital got it's first big case last night. Nick Michels was admitted for poisoning. I'm happy to have the medical facility in place to treat him. It was built just in time.


At this point, he's resting and his vitals are becoming more stable. I can't say more than this, the investigation is still underway. It's already been admitted to the paper that Sim'Ce Le Bon Red Wine was what he drank.

--Trinity Higgins, M.D., Medical Advisor

Trinity Higgins - Simday 10

36 simyears old, (04/16/07):

What a week! It started off with the opening of Simmington Hills Medical Center. I'm very proud of it.

Sabien worked real hard to follow through on his promise to provide adequate health care for all of our sitizens. Not a moment too soon, either. As you all know, Nick Michels was poisoned Simday 9. It must've been fate looking out for him, as I was visiting he and Honey on that dreadful night. I was able to get him to the hospital fast!

I have never stopped loving Nick, even though he made his choice clear enough to me...I didn't want to believe that he and Honey could really be happy together. But, having dinner with them, and rekindling our friendship, really helped me see that they were meant for each other. I told Honey that I was genuinely happy for them...and had vowed in my heart to move on from that moment.

In the next brief moment, all of that was tested after Nick collapsed. I felt as if my world was about to end. It was all I could do to keep from hugging and kissing him as he slept in his hospital room. I couldn't believe the magnitude of my emotions as I watched him sleep. It was as if every conviction I had about leaving him alone, just a few minutes earlier, had disappeared.

I knew then, that I had a serious problem. I had to let my love and respect for Honey, her unborn child...anything I could summon up, give me some balance on the situation. I was the doctor...not the wife, or the lover. And nothing I was feeling could compare to what Honey was going through. I could hear her screaming and praying all the way downstairs in the hospital lobby area. I had to tell her to take it easy...she needs to be strong for the little one she's carrying inside her. The whole night gave me a new appreciation for love and relationships. Honey and I have never been closer. She comes by for a morning cup of coffee with me before I go to work...well, in her case, she has juice.

I've been able to truly apologize to her for my behavior, and I believe we've become tight friends again.

She keeps edging me on towards Keith Dalton. (smiles) He's a wonderful man, and he has been the most supportive to me during this stressful week!

We had a bad rainstorm and I got leak in my kitchen ceiling that was dripping down onto the countertops, making a mess...

Keith dropped everything to come over and patch it up for me. He even brought spackle and paint. It wasn't long before I began feeling for him...he's contagious! After he left, I found this sitting on my television...

A poetic loveletter! Well, that just took me over the edge! I was ready to take the relationship to the next level. I desperately need to break that intimate bond I have with Nick. Soul ties....can be a bitch. I've never been with anyone else.

I got my bedroom ready....lit up an intoxicating incense, and put on my sexiest outfit. Then I made my little late night call....you know the kind I'm talking about! LOL!

When Keith got here, we spent about an hour kissing and talking outside before we realized that time had passed. We fell in love.

It was an incredible night.

So much so that I proposed engagement to him and asked him to move in.

Gawwd, he's gorgeous! And he's the Vice President of Sim City Furniture. A VP...I told you I love an ambitious man.

I hope to have a huge wedding.

(...closes this journal before I start to freak - I'm 10 YEARS OLDER than this guy! - If this is a dream, I reaaalllly don't wanna wake up.)

NOTES - Politics - Simday 10

Money Well Spent

This period, we are seeing SH take on a whole different look. It's growing! We have built several new buildings, especially along Magnolia Street. A new hospital and also a cemetery. But, the most exciting news is that we have two new fun spots to visit! Ice skating and roller skating rinks! Our new Homemaker Advisor, Emerita Valdes, did a lot of negotiating with the SimCity Neighborhood Partnership Planners to see that SH had some fun places to go with their families. So, we thank her.

Our budget is not strong enough on it's own yet (just not enough income coming in), and I refuse to raise taxes at this point...Sims are struggling as it is.

We had to get another infusion of cash ($700,000) from SimCity Trust. The NPP allows for it as long as we need it, and as long as our town has less than 50 residents.

I will probably institute a business tax of some sort, aside from the Employee Hiring Tax...being that there are new businesses in the area, and the Hood needs help. This of course, would need to be voted on.

 

--Judge Sabien Cunningham, Spokes Sim