Strangetown extras: Family portraits, gardening, and reader participation + sims talk

[strangetomato]

I just wanted to share a couple of photos and do some sims gabbing about CC and the Kitchen and Bath Stuff Pack.

Have you seen these recolours of the Teen Style Stuff gym wear converted for adults by cloudlessnights on MTS2? I think they're really cute. Lots of nice colours and patterns, and it makes up for the lack of gym clothes in the game. I'm a pretty big fan of conversions like that in general, and migamoo also did some really great ones, including the clothing that Ripp wears right now in this story. Imagine that - a plain black button-up shirt! It seems like something you would take for granted, but I don't, considering how specialized a lot of CC is (and the Maxis stuff too, for that matter). Basics, people, we need basics.

Speaking of basics, the new Kitchen and Bath Stuff seems awesome to me. And it has clothes! Nice clothes. Argyle sweaters with jeans (Buck and Frances just heard that and looked over), and a nice sweater and leggings outfit. Yes, actually classic and nice, not trendy (I couldn't believe it either)! They've posted the item pics at the official site, if you haven't taken a look at them yet. It seems like a good SP to me. Lots of things that have already been done pretty well by Holy Simoly, but some new things too.

I only recently started using the hula mod, and I'm really liking it. Especially the still poses from the lot loading screens. I've always wondered how other people posed sims for photo shoots like that and now I know. I'm so behind sometimes. Anyway, I thought I'd share the results of my tinkering with the poses and moveobjects/snapobjectstogrid.




A little "family" portrait. Aren't they cute? Why limit myself to Sim Couple A & B, when I can pose three together!

You can see Ophelia's garden in the background too. She already has her gold talent badge, and Ripp and Johnny are both getting there too, just from occasionally helping her (the garden got so big that she really needs some help). Here they are in action:




Sure, guys. Why bother getting dressed first? Why not?


ETA: I also just noticed this new "Cottage Garden" loveseat on Holy Simoly. How perfect for Nervous' garden one day! :D The universe just seems to be aligning for me right now.

Also, is anyone interested in some reader participation related to the next chapter? No promises that it will end up in the story, but I'm opening the floor to anything that you would like to see come up in conversation at the dinner party with Johnny, Ophelia, Ripp, Stella and Jayne (within reason and character, of course). I have plenty of my own, but is there anything that you would like to see brought up? Just curious. Maybe I'm overlooking something good...

Comments

[sinderellah.livejournal.com]

I don't quite recall whether Johnny told Jayne he has a girlfriend, or whether his father mentioned it? If Stella mentions much about the alien plans (or is this semi-secret? besides the government suspicions, I mean) this could make for interesting conversation. Though I doubt she'd be so forward. But I would get a kick out of some more of her "research" talk/hypotheses with the others. I wonder if this is when the issue of alien vs sim appendages come up?

Tank will only go to the sorority party, right? He won't be at Jayne's house?

[franwi.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to see Frances and Tank at the sorority house, lol. I wonder if Ripp is up to something there. This is giving me that "peer through fingers while reading" feeling.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Ripp might be up to something? Hmmm... maybe. Or he might honestly just want to see his brother get laid. :P

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Well, not "see" it, but you know what I mean! *snicker*

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I won't give away the detail about whether Jayne knows or not, but you'll find out.

The alien plans are pretty secret. Johnny doesn't even know everything about them. But some of the details might come up. Minor details. Heheh... like maybe alien appendages. But maybe not. I can imagine the topic coming up, and them Ripp just blurting out his question to Johnny. *snicker* That would be funny.

That's right. Tank's only going to that other party. Johnny and Ophelia don't even know that Ripp invited him.