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Maxis weren't that keen on The Sims. Braun remembers "The board looked at The Sims and said, 'What is this? He wants to do an interactive doll house? The guy is out of his mind. Doll houses were for girls, and girls didn't play video games.'"

I love her. I occasionally fantasise about doing best-friends things with her. And the show is not a documentary; it's a commentary/satire.

It already is! As per the article:

I loved that game. My little brother and I had a copy for our BBC Micro, and we spent such a lot of time playing the 2-player version together (there is nothing so satisfying as taking out your 6-year-old brother with a flying neck chop), and taking turns at the single-player version.

There's something in that that my lips *really* don't like. It cracks them up something horrible; which is a real shame, because I love the smell and texture of Reve de Miel.

There's something in that that my lips *really* don't like. It cracks them up something horrible; which is a real

Oh, that's useful. I use a lanolin balm (Lanolips - essentially *exactly* the same stuff), which is irritatingly pricey. In the UK, where I live, it's very hard to find medical-grade (i.e. non-sheep-smelling) pure lanolin - but as it happens, I'm in the US this week, so I'm going to see if I can find any of this stuff

Oh, that's useful. I use a lanolin balm (Lanolips - essentially *exactly* the same stuff), which is irritatingly

I was on a transatlantic flight last week when I realised I'd forgotten to pack the Lanolips (also 100% medical grade lanolin) I usually use; thankfully, there was some of this stuff in the duty free magazine. I'm still in the US and have been using it all week - it tastes a little different from Lanolips, but it's

I was on a transatlantic flight last week when I realised I'd forgotten to pack the Lanolips (also 100% medical

Me too! EOS ATE MY LIPS.

Me too! EOS ATE MY LIPS.

Oh, this *is* interesting. I'm in the UK, and subscribed to something called Joliebox which was acquired by Birchbox as part of their move into the UK market. We don't have as many of these as there seem to be in the US, but the concept has definitely got a foothold now.

Absolutely nothing: I am trying utterly unsuccessfully to get pregnant. It's been nearly 8 months - which isn't an unreasonable length of time, but it's a little dispiriting.

I can do ANY NUMBER OF MAJOR CITIES in the UK. I would die of the joy of it. Really. The JOY.

I LOVE Marina. I'm a British woman for whom so many of her observations are so accurate; and lord, the noise she can make.

In the UK, there is a very popular brand of tampons called Lil-Lets. I am finding the cognitive dissonance too much to bear.

Just shouted across the room to my husband: THIS WOMAN IS THE BEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD. LOOK AT THIS THING SHE DID. LOOK.

I put on a lot of weight on Mirena (which came off when I had it removed after using a series of them for about fifteen years) - and I have nothing like as much water retention these days. I used to get a cystic zit about once a month; I've had none since it was removed. I sometimes got hot flushes (when a Mirena was

WOMB-U-NOT!

Indeed. I am stunned. The embroidery on that is...be still, my beating heart.