My First Taste

I started a Prosperity Challenge type challenge with three families just to see how long it would take to play a few generations. I played each family for 7 days which took about 45 minutes per family. This is, of course, without a storyline or picture taking. And to play three families which (with the children growing up and moving out, etc.) quickly became six families.
I am still waiting for the Seasons expansion. I wasn't looking forward to it too much when I heard about it, but I think it was the jobs that hooked me. My university expansion doesn't work and I don't want to have to spend another forty dollars on a new one, so the career choices are old and bland to me.
I do think it'll be a good expansion though. I wanted to do a neighbourhood that represented somewhat the year's weather I live in (winter, winter, spring, fall). I am sort of psyched for it now, but I know even if I get it when it comes out, or shortly thereafter, I won't be able to play it any time I want. The most frequent amount of time I'll be able to play is every other weekend. Which sucks.
But oh well.
I'll get over it.
I'm going to start up a story line for my "Aliens Attack" challenge. LOL. I am thinking it'll be told by one of the humans at the fall of the Alien Empire (approximately five generations after the invasion) or an alien at the same time. The human one might be more interesting, so I'll decide later.