Grrrr.... >:(

I'm getting just a bit angry at this.  I feel like I'm never going to get anything done in the Sims 3 and Create A World!  My brother's laptop keeps crashing whenever I attempt to make my criminal hideout for Isla Parrot, so I can't post a picture of it yet.  The reason I have to use my brother's laptop is my Sims 3 games stopped working on my laptop because my graphics card was outdated and when I asked the guy who fixed it if he could show me how to update it, he tried but there was no way to update it because it was a discontinued model.  I guess it's a blessing in disguise - the graphics on my laptop were terrible anyway (it was a Vista, his is a 7).  This now means I can make really thin or really fat Sims without them looking like part of their body has become detached and moved in the opposite direction.  Anyway, when I finally finish my criminal hideout on Isla Parrot I promise I'll post it (when do I ever not post my progress?!).  Until then, please vote on my poll, it would mean a lot to me.  Thank you to whoever already has.