Mac's 'Hood

Heeeellllloooo everybody! Remember me?

A quick catch up. First of all, I just love your 'Armor-ous' couple!

Another Toni! Yaaaay!

Good to see the Broadswood-Smythes. It's lovely to see Simone all grown up. I remember your no-child hood before you took the plunge and got hooked on the family thing.

I must say, I question Nerissa's workout clothing choices given the weather.

Go figure!

Sugah...yes, the tree comes with a couple of animation files that allow you to gather and eat the fruit. There's a coconut tree, a papaya and the banana. The coconut is particularly fun, because they can also just climb the tree for fun, and they scan the horizon and 'monkey around.' If you don't use the animation files, they're just decorative. They were ripped from Castaways. Yes, I've seen one of the others share the link around here somewhere. I downloaded them a long time ago from a rather long thread at MATY. It's probably quicker to search here.

Much love all around!


EDIT: Here're the harvestable fruit trees

More and more, I'm just selecting the Proposal:Marriage interaction. Quickly done, without any party, etc. I've more or less stopped doing honeymoons. But for Delphy, who is one of the true Sims 2 pioneers, I just couldn't do that. But since it was winter, I thought I'd try something different...

In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say: Are you married?
We'll say: No man,
But you can do the job
When you're in town.........................."Winter Wonderland" (1934), lyrics by Richard B. Smith

Delphy and Adrianna's Tovia found a willing snowman. Guests are Alan Alda and Ari's Kristi (miss March 2010). Also invited, but got waylaid by the chess table, was BeckyLynn's Vanessa. You'll see her in a later shot.


Here you can see Delphy toasting his bride - note that Vanessa and Kristi had the same outfit but it didn't seem to bother them that much


Tovia had to call in sick to her Pet Care job (Kristi also has that job)


Delphy and Tovia had a romantic first dance together as a married couple. BTW, he was Delphy Simm, but he took her name so now he's Delphy Driann.


They didn't go on a honeymoon but instead had a romantic dinner together...


Followed by a jog??????


And tumbled into bed exhausted.

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There have been some mentions of people reading while walking. Nathaniel has a Film/Lit hobby and he's no exception - even walking out through snowdrifts. You gotta admire his concentration.

That's a first for me, Mac! Maybe I just have too many creative/money-minded types?

Simone is gorgeous!

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Delphy and Adrianna's Tovia found a willing snowman.

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More and more, I'm just selecting the Proposal:Marriage interaction. Quickly done, without any party, etc. I've more or less stopped doing honeymoons.

I can see why you've reached that point. Phew!

Well congrats to Delphy and Tovia! Love her dress!

Vanessa and Kristi in the same outfit?! Horror!

Doesn't every couple go for a jog after their wedding meal?

And I have just one thing to add...

Gone away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song,
As we go along,
"Jogging" in a winter wonderland - "Winter Wonderland" (1934), lyrics by Richard B. Smith, edited by Toni F (2012)

ilikefishfood wrote:

Jogging" in a winter wonderland

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I must say, I question Nerissa's workout clothing choices given the weather. affraid

Maybe that was to motivate her to keep running so she wouldn't freeze to death.

The Winter Wonderland wedding was too cute. With snowman officiating and all!

Just a quick update...

Bad boy Patrick Driann is now engaged to Jennifer Garner...


I've added two real dancing girls to my 'hood. From left to right, they're housemates Gillian Murphy and Alessandra Ferri. Both of them danced with the American Ballet Theatre. Alessandra is 15-16 years older than Gillian and is, I think, retired from dancing. Their careers at ABT did overlap, however. Alessandra was recruited to ABT by Mikhail Baryshnikov.

As far as I know Gillian is still dancing with ABT In 2011 the ABT dancer Ethan Stiefel proposed to her (I think she accepted, but no further news). As far as I know, there is no sim of Ethan.

Alessandra is Popularity/Scorpio and Gillian is Popularity/Pisces. They are both Dance/Dance (doh) and both at level 3 in the dance career.

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They are both Dance/Dance (doh)

As well as having each other as house-mates, Gillian and Alessandra will no doubt meet plenty of other dancers to hang out with the hood!

Another engagement...

Hmmm, how much of a bad boy is Patrick? He will do the right thing by Jennifer, won't he?

Jayce wrote:

Hmmm, how much of a bad boy is Patrick? He will do the right thing by Jennifer, won't he?

Not so much as a "bad boy" as a reminder of the injustice of life. Here's my take on him from my previous (overloaded and now unused) 'hood. He's Fortune/Cancer (not Romance or Pleasure) so should stay on the straight and narrow.

BTW, Emmy and Maggie aren't in my new hood (I try to keep the number of femmes down - they still outnumber the guys. Tom Hanks is in my 'hood.)

Don Aster (coming up) - is a Pleasure/Slacker bad sheep and his sister and cousins really don't like him - see here in my old 'hood. All three of these ladies are in my current 'hood.

You have to hand it to Don (in your old hood) for being so persistent!

It's great you reincarnated so many of your favorites into your current hood.

An update on Don Aster. Even his sister doesn't like him. He's a Popularity/Libra Slacker. He even has had trouble getting enough friends to advance in his career - lots of negative bolts. "Do you like what you see?" "No way!"


But then he met an NPC, Brittany Hart. She's a slacker, too. He doesn't know her well enough to ask her to move in, so I'm a bit unsure about her stats, but they do have two positive bolts! Both of them also share an unofficial hobby of (ahem) breaking wind and amusement at the same. I predict that they'll have a very harmonious relationship.


Once she moves in, I'll tart her up with a new hairdo and a better makeup job.

I couldn't wait -so I played Don long enough so that she was willing to move in. She's Pleasure/Libra Slacker(2)/Cuisine. Her attributes are: 06045 !

I also gave her a new hairdo and makeup and here is the result:

mac wrote:

An update on Don Aster. Even his sister doesn't like him. He's a Popularity/Libra Slacker. He even has had trouble getting enough friends to advance in his career - lots of negative bolts. "Do you like what you see?" "No way!"


But then he met an NPC, Brittany Hart. She's a slacker, too. He doesn't know her well enough to ask her to move in, so I'm a bit unsure about her stats, but they do have two positive bolts! Both of them also share an unofficial hobby of (ahem) breaking wind and amusement at the same. I predict that they'll have a very harmonious relationship.


Once she moves in, I'll tart her up with a new hairdo and a better makeup job.

I couldn't wait -so I played Don long enough so that she was willing to move in. She's Pleasure/Libra Slacker(2)/Cuisine. Her attributes are: 06045 !

I also gave her a new hairdo and makeup and here is the result:

Aww poor Don :( sometimes when sims can't find a good outlet in one situation, they can in others so hopefully they'll be happy! And I have that hair. It's very pretty!

The Perils and Pleasures of Self-Sims

Yes, I made a self-sim of myself - then met a sim in my 'hood and became engaged... Then the RL woman of my life found out! "Who is she?" "Nobody" "Nobody??? Where did she come from???" "I created the sim" "Created her??? Is that your idea of the ideal woman??? Huh??? HUH???"
I won't go on...

Meanwhile, I was playing Emma Peel (in the science career) - and look who she brought home with her - another scientist to be sure, but who??? Same self-sim (although I don't own a brown tweed jacket or a cute little red bow tie). Ahhh, but the pleasures of a self-sim - to have Emma Peel rub the knots out of my back while crooning "Jamba Squee" into my ear in her dulcet voice. Worth it! (Almost)


My self-sim did have 3 bolts with Emma Peel, but she's very happily married (also 3 bolts) to Hugh Laurie (aka House). I might just to have the mystery femme ditch my self-sim. Maybe there's a monastery community lot somewhere.

Now you're flirting with Emma?!
You're tempting fate from all sides, Mac!

Jayce wrote:

Now you're flirting with Emma?!

Nooooo.... Emma was flirting with me!

Aww poor Mac. He's such a pimp and doesn't know what to do with himself j/k dear XD

Just to let you know, your self sim - along with about 5 other male self-sims I have, are in my WYD challenge, so who knows - you may end up being a baby daddy ^_~*

SimEm wrote:

Maybe that was to motivate her to keep running so she wouldn't freeze to death.

Congrats to Patrick and Jennifer.

Welcome to the hood Gillian and Alessandra...nice to meet ya!

Would you like me to try my hand at making an Ethan Stiefel sim? I don't know if I can get his exact likeness, but it'd be fun to try.

Well done Don Aster! And Brittany sure looks great after her Mac-over!

Mac! You naughty boy!

mac wrote:

Nooooo.... Emma was flirting with me!

And you were lovin' it!

butterflyunion wrote:

Aww poor Mac. He's such a pimp and doesn't know what to do with himself

ilikefishfood wrote:

Would you like me to try my hand at making an Ethan Stiefel sim? I don't know if I can get his exact likeness, but it'd be fun to try.

Yes, please! You can find some pics of him on IMDB, here. He does have sort of a unique and interesting look. There is a beer commercial (a viral video) showing a guy, mocked by his friends for being a ballet dancer, being discovered by them in a studio dancing with DDG women. I think Ethan has this in real life. I can, of course, manipulate his sim's stats so that he's a perfect match for Gillian.

I already have male dancers (Gene Kelly - what a genius, Derek Hough, and Patrick Swayze) but they're all taken (Anneke Nuviel - from SimTR ,Adrianna's Melanie, and Ariana Woodfae)

mac wrote:

Yes, please! You can find some pics of him on IMDB, here. He does have sort of a unique and interesting look. There is a beer commercial (a viral video) showing a guy, mocked by his friends for being a ballet dancer, being discovered by them in a studio dancing with DDG women. I think Ethan has this in real life. I can, of course, manipulate his sim's stats so that he's a perfect match for Gillian.

I'm on it! I'll do my best. He is quite snacky!

Will post a pic as I go along and get your feedback. Do you prefer if I do it in my C Habour game thread, or may I post here?

EDIT: I've found some photos of him with longer hair. Do you prefer his shorter, more polished coif?

ilikefishfood wrote:

Do you prefer if I do it in my C Habour game thread, or may I post here?

EDIT: I've found some photos of him with longer hair. Do you prefer his shorter, more polished coif?

Of course you may post here - or anywhere else!

I'm familiar with the hair style he had in the movie (Centre Stage), already quite moppy, but I'm more than happy to leave that at the discretion of the designer. (No crew-cuts, please! )

and...

An update on my 'hood... John Kerry and Ari's Echo Aster are now engaged and living together...


Braden Rian (thanks, Adrianna) and Tara Aster (thanks, Ari) have twin daughters. I do have a nursing hack - don't remember where I got it - but it's very useful, at least for babies. Tara's modesty is preserved and she sways from side to side like all moms but with two babies, she feels like she should "Moo" If anyone has a "triplets hack" I don't want it! Getting through two toddlerhoods is a real chore, both for their sim parents and for me!


But here they are, anyway, in the front that's Ashleigh in blue and Astrid in pink.


Sugah broke off with Paul McCartney, but he invited his two DDG neighbors (Monet VanDeKamp and Chantal Fourier - don't remember where I got them) over The good news, he has two bolts with each of them...


The bad news, they have three with each other. (Both in the sims and in RL, I'm cool with that)


Poor Paul, he just missed Lady Sugah, who rang his doorbell while visiting, but had left by the time he ran the length of a 5x3 lot. Some people will do anything for company.


Note to Jayce - I love your wedding photos - all those very snacky simfemmes in beautiful designer dresses and bikinis. But if you're planning a winter wedding in your Pacific Beach neighborhood, be very careful.

Will comment on your latest update when I get back home. Heading out to work for a few hours. Wanted to post what I've done so far with my attempt at making Ethan. I'm thinking I having to find a way to being his cheeks forward a bit more. But this is what I've got so far.

All feedback deeply appreciated.

ilikefishfood wrote:

All feedback deeply appreciated.

'nuff said!

lol! Excited much, Mac?

At work...will be home by early evening. I want to find him a skintone that's a bit more pinky...or ruddy...or whatever you call it. Then I'll tweak his cheekbones a smidge and package him up for you. Stay tuned.......

ilikefishfood wrote:

lol! Excited much, Mac?

As they say in Minnesota... You Betcha!

I think you're absolutely right that a ruddier skin tone is called for.