Aurora, my new character in Sims 3, married William approximately ten minutes after meeting him, and they're completely adorable together. That's a very biased opinion, of course, since I created both of them and designed them to be a great couple. Today, they had their first son, and the game mandated that I come up with a name for him. Immediately after searching for "baby boy names" on Google, I realized 1) that's a stupid way to search for names, since babies eventually grow up and can't be known as Sir Cheekums McCrawlypants forever and 2) there was no more perfect name than that of my true love in Mass Effect 3. Sorry, Kaiden, but my heart will always belong to James.

Things I truly don't like:

• Chilly feet
• Pumpkin-spiced anything
• Knowing that winter is just around the corner and will never ever end

Things I want to like but probably don't:

• Scented candles (during any season, really)
• Hot apple cider
• Rainy days

Things I definitely like:

• Hot chocolate with so much whipped cream
• Scarves and mittens
• Snuggling with cats (or a very lucky person)

Sims 4 is only available for Windows, which I discovered after purchasing the game on my MacBook Pro and downloading the Origin game-distribution software and fighting with OS X to let me install Origin and then staring in disbelief at a "this game cannot be played, sucker" message, not unlike the saga shared in the latest episode of Rage Quit (disclaimer: language is NSFW).

This is obviously heartbreaking news, since I love the entire Sims series and don't really have a decent Windows machine at the moment to enjoy the new content. However, I must admit that I cackled a bit at the idea of EA snubbing Apple so boldly. Adam and I were discussing this via text message while I waited for Sims 3 and some expansion packs to re-install (obvs), and I think we've both chosen well:

Me: EVEN THE SOUNDTRACK IS WINDOWS ONLY.
Adam: :( WUT
Me: THE GREAT BATTLE OF OUR TIME HAS BEGUN. EA VS. APPLE. CHOOSE SIDES NOW.
Adam: Ick. I choose BioWare.
Me: I choose a mortal life.
Adam: I choose you, Pikachu!