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!

I haven't read any books in the past month or two, in part because I've been tremendously busy but moreso because The Picture of Dorian Gray took such a weird turn that I've been actively avoiding my entire reading list. (Thank you, past me, for hoarding hundreds of amazing magazines for just such a time.) However, I'm determined to make a vat of coffee this weekend and get back on track with my goal of finishing fifty books this year. For kicks and giggles, here is what I've enjoyed—and not enjoyed—in 2014:

• Divergent and Insurgent (good story, terribly written)
• Yotsuba! Vol. 11 & Vol. 12 (cutest, funniest manga series)
• Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories (haunting in a way that very much reminded me of The Awakening, by Kate Chopin)
• Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (had some good moments but was overall disappointing)
• Eleanor & Park (quick read, fantastic love story)
• Unless (also kind of haunting, not my fave but not bad)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (so wonderful, possibly because I felt like I could relate to the autistic kid being overwhelmed by environmental stimulants)
• Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars (ohhhh my gosh, I cannot stop raving about this series)
• The Light Between Oceans (poorly written and super sad, but it generated my favorite inside joke of the year)
• Casino Royale (quick, fun read, even if Bond did mistakenly think many good Americans were from Texas)
• Howard's End (perfect first book to read for my miniature book club with Tyler)
• The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers (duh)

I took extensive notes on all of these books and will someday share them on Goodreads. Until then (and after then), add me as a friend and/or give me recommendations!

Jenni Rom is credited as the proofreader for the 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. I don't know anything about this woman, but it is my new life goal to find her and befriend her and beg her to become my mentor. We will then embark on an epic journey, one that is remarkably similar to the first episode of Samurai Jack, and with her blessing, I will go on to fulfill my destiny—one Grammar Sauron to rule them all.