June/July 2085: postcards

Extras, outtakes, and updates from our supporting cast. Many of these photos were also posted on my Tumblr, but Tumblr is chaotic and lacks structure. So for the sake of documentation, and to choose favorites, these were some of the things that happened in the background of other stories in June and July of 1985.

The Lind and Roberts family: 


Paige and her little bestie, Tara Lind. Tara is a year younger than Paige, and going into fifth grade this fall.

June 2085: graduation day

High school graduating classes of 2085: 

Lakeside Heights: Ruby McCullough, Parker Michen
Sunrise Shores: Gloria Garth, Shiloh Morgan


Belated pictures from Ruby's graduation and grad party, because this would have happened in June.

I had once taken these pictures thinking I would do a blog story for it, but it became too big and involved and novel-like, so I decided it was the kind of story that would be better suited to books instead. For reasons. Too complicated, overwhelming and smothering the neighborhood. Too many books to write for one lifetime. Life happening. Need to conserve and funnel and allocate my creative energy. And junk.

But I already took these pictures, so I figured I might as well share some of them here, to mark the occasion of these proud young people at the culmination of their high school years.

April 2085: date night

April 2085: Barbara McCullough is 41, Phillip is 43, Ruby is 18.

"What are you wearing?" Ruby scowled at her mother. "Haven't you had that blouse since like, 1972?"

April 2085: happy birthday, dear Ruby (spring birthdays)

*** mildly NSFW for one quick boob. When Darla wants her top off, she gets her top off, lol! ***

April, 2085. Ruby McCullough is 18 years old. 

The car was painted a shade that Ruby couldn't decide if it was supposed to be brown or green, bringing to mind things like mud, or bugs, or excrement.

"What is this color? It looks like horse shit! How can I drive this while people still have eyes!?!"

February 2085: The Snowflake Ball (Ruby)

February, 2085. Ruby McCullough is 17, Claude is 12. Kevin Pittman is 19. Lily is 12.


"Smile," Barbara said, holding the camera up at her son and his girlfriend.

Claude's grades were ridiculous, and it was a miracle his father was even letting him go to prom. But they knew it would only disappoint Lily if he didn't go, and she looked so lovely. Her parents were lovely, and rich, and had five children in the school district. Barbara knew it never hurt to have powerful connections when her husband going for school board president. Best not disappoint one of their daughters.

Claude and Lily smiled for the camera.

the McCullough family

Phillip McCullough
age: 44
birthday: July 7, Cancer
LTW: Max 3 skills
TS2 aspiration: fortune/knowledge
TS3 traits: ambitious, friendly, loves the outdoors, workaholic, nurturing, bookworm, artistic, photographer's eye, family-oriented, perceptive
hobbies/likes:
hates:
occupation: education, School Board President
family:
BFF:
romantic: married, Barbara McCullough
romantic history:
family: children, Ruby, Joey, Claude, William

Barbara McCullough
age: 41
birthday: August 27, Virgo
LTW: raise 5 children
TS2 aspiration: family/fortune
TS3 traits: perfectionist, shy, light sleeper, no sense of humor, family-oriented, bookworm, frugal, never nude, eco-friendly, hot-headed
hobbies/likes:
hates:
occupation: stay-at-home mom
family:
BFF:
romantic:
romantic history:
romantic: married, Phillip McCullough
family: children, Ruby, Joey, Claude, William

Ruby McCullough
age: 18
birthday: May 23, Gemini
favorites:
LTW:
TS2 aspiration: popularity/fortune
TS3 traits: schmoozer, hates the outdoors, no sense of humor, mean-spirited, diva, ambitious, unlucky, star quality, artistic, ???
hobbies/likes:
hates:
school: Lakeside High School, class of 1985
occupation: student, part-time shop clerk
family: parents, Phillip and Barbara McCullough; siblings, Joey, Claude, William
BFF:
romantic: Kevin Pittman, dating since June 1983
romantic history:

Josephine "Joey" McCullough
age: 15
birthday: November 26, Sagittarius
occupation: student
LTW: ???
TS2 aspiration: knowledge/family
TS3 traits: loner, grumpy, bookworm, family-oriented, rebellious, handy, perceptive
romantic: crush, Ocean Michen
family: parents, Phillip and Barbara McCullough; siblings, Ruby, Claude, William

Claude McCullough
age: 14
birthday: July 11, Cancer
occupation: student
LTW: ???
TS2 aspiration: pleasure/?
TS3 traits: absent-minded, schmoozer, adventurous, loves to swim, brave, dislikes children
romantic: single (dated: Lily Riley-Kim, 4 months; Gabby Roseland, for a minute)
family: parents, Phillip and Barbara McCullough; siblings, Ruby, Joey, William

William McCullough
age: 4
birthday: January 14, Capricorn
TS2 aspiration: ???
TS3 traits: neat, hydrophobic, no sense of humor, good, artistic
family: parents, Phillip and Barbara McCullough; siblings, Ruby, Joey, Claude