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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Meet ________!

______ is an (obviously) unnamed character that I created in CAS, and eventually planned on introducing to the SH spinoff series. Speaking of the Saskan Harbour Legacy, should I just change the name to something more generic in case of another world crash? I suppose I could simply say "Dillard Family Legacy", but the whole point of the SH Legacy blog was to sort of blog about the whole town...which didn't work out, but still. :P Also, I don't think I would call it a legacy anymore. I mean, from the very beginning, it was about more than just skilling, promotions, etc. But when asked to describe what genre I write, I said it was a legacy. So I'm confusing myself, really.

Oh, did I mention that I'm blogging on sleep aids right now? ...yeah.

So uhhh...oh right. Here's _______.


Anyway, I've spent fifteen minutes trying to rack my brain to figure out what might make this character tick, and how she could fit in the spinoff. So since I'm a little..."disadvantaged" at this point, I'm asking for an outsider's POV. Without giving too much away, I need to know these things:

1. What kind of stereotype does she look like to you?


2. What traits/personality would she have?


3. What would be her vice(s)?


4. What would be her advantage(s)?

That would help me a looot. Then I could finally figure out why her story isn't coming to me, and what I'd need to tweak...

Anyway, off to bed for me. :)

Friday, November 26, 2010

Life With Angie: Episode 3: Thanksgiving Day Special

Ever wonder how regular sims celebrate holidays? Well, I'm afraid you'll never know. You will, however, find out how dysfunctional vampire families celebrate the holidays...

 *this update has been certified ADD-friendly by the Bridgeport Sims Medical Association*
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Beau fixing a mean key-lime pie.
Thanksgiving dinner (bet they'd rather have plasma)
Family Photo Time!!
The beautiful and eloquent Thame

Thame, you've grown up so well! Pretty, smart, artistic...I don't know how you did it. I mean, your parents certainly can't be credited to your success. I could have sworn that you'd grow up to be an evil party animal.

Thame - "Thanks." *giggles* "Well, you know, Jacob and Daddy helped me a lot, and I rarely ever speak to Mother. Her fame did rub off on me though, which will help with my career goals."

Wonderful, wonderful! I bet you'll be an architect, right? A doctor? Lawyer? Ruler of the free world? I'm so ecstatic, you may be able to save the Dillard bloodline from booze and partying!! So what will you be, my dear child?

Thame - "I wanna have my own band!!" *wide grin*

...oh. I see.

Thame - "You ok?"

Yes, just excuse me while I sulk.

Jacob has always been a smiler.
So, how are the grades?

Jacob - "Could be better."

Still failing?

 Jacob - "...yeah." *sigh*

Tsk tsk, Jacob. Tsk tsk.

Jacob - *icy glare*

In a household lacking structure, it's nice to see that some things stay the same.
More drinking?

Angie - "Get the [bleep] out, please. Kay thanks bye."

Angie! Your daughter is in the next room!

Angie - "Shhhhhh. Now goodbye."

I just wanted to ask-

Angie - "GOODBYE. Beau and I have things to do."

Oh...

Angie - *winks*

Fine then, just...just remember protection, okay? We don't need another child of yours running around-

Beau - "Leeaaave pleeeasseee, I haven't gotten any in weeeeeks!"

Okay then, I guess I'll go. Don't have too much fun, you two. I mean it.

Angie - "Yeah yeah, whatever."

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Life With Angie - Episode 2 - Happy Birthday!

Instead of postpartum depression, Angie suffers from...postpartum insanity?
 So...what's up?

Angie - "Just serving up some 'experimental' drinks."

In your underwear? And you're giving them to your teenage stepson?

 Angie - "Yes!! Plumbbob, you always find some way to make the things I do sound borderline illegal."

*mumbles* Gee, how would I do that?

Angie - "What?"

Nothing. So, what's up with the lighter fluid...?

Angie - "...okay, that might be illegal. Very illegal. Cut this scene out during editing."

Will do.

Looking spiffy (as always), and classy (a rarity).
 That's a very nice ensemble, Mrs. Dillard.

Angie - "Thanks! I figure I might as well start dressing like a mom, since I am one now."

I wouldn't say that you look like a mom, but you do look like a five-star actress and socialite, which you are.

Angie - "...right."

Still want to be a bartender?

Angie - "MIXOLOGIST, and yes. I made $400 in one night at the Prosper Room!"

Awesome! So now you make the same amount of money as working-class sims in about the third or fourth level of their careers! Certainly better than the amount of money you make as an actress, which is double that amount. So overrated. Right?

Angie - *silence*

Keep your day job, dear.

Beau: the bleeding heart of all evil vampires.
 Beau - She won't shut up. *sigh*

Maybe she's hungry. Got any plasma?

Beau - "Ha ha, I already tried that. No dice."

Where is Angie? Maybe those maternal instincts will tell her what's wrong with Thame.

 Beau - "Psh, Angie hasn't touched Thame since the day she gave birth to her. Jacob and I have been looking after her."

I see.
 
Vampires read, and so should you!
 So, whatcha doin'? Reading something evil?

Beau - "Nope, just reading."

Reading a novel about sim mortals being eaten alive by vampire overlords?

Beau - "That's absolutely disgusting and vulgar! I'm just reading the Mystery of Pleasantview. Very intriguing book."

....do you realize how boring you are for a vampire?

Beau - "Hey, you take any vampire and put them in high-class suburbia with a wife and two kids, then tell me if they're still super exciting."


....The new facial hair is looking nice.

Beau - "Oh, thanks."

Vampires are closet lushes. If they could get all their plasma from a bar, they would.
 So...what are we doing here?

Angie - "Drinking to....ahahaaaa Beau what're we drinkin' to again?"
Beau - "Thame's *hic* burffday. Shhe's turning three." *holds up three fingers*
Beau and Angie - *hysterical laughter, sounds of choking on juice*

Poor Thame, at least Jacob is old enough to ignore his parents.
 
What a beautiful little demon. I mean, darling.
 Hello there sweetheart! What are you doing?

Thame - "Da'dy says I can keel yoo." 

Wh...what?

Beau - "Nonono Thame, shhhh. That's our little secret, kay?"


Such a nice Vampire daddy.
The picture of innocence and purity.
Oh, what's this?
 Beau - "Do you want a lolly, Thame?"
Thame - " Yay!! Lolly!!" *claps*
Beau - "I'm sure you do want one..."

Bad Beau!
Beau - "...but Daddy wants one more."
Thame - "NOOO!!!" *wails*

Well, that wasn't very nice.

Beau - "Just teaching her a life lesson, that's all."

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Life With Angie: Episode 1 - BABIES!!

Because he is a half-vampire, Jacob looks well beyond his teenage years.
 So, what do you think of your new stepmother?

Jacob - "She's pretty hot."

No, I mean, how do you think of her as a mother?

Jacob - "She's okay, I guess. She leaves me alone for the most part so I can work on my pecs. She is a little irresponsible, though. She's abandoning her acting career for mixology, drinking while pregnant, and invested 18k of our 20k family funds."

Wow.

Jacob - "Yeah but she lets me stay out all night, so she's cool."

Jacob wasn't lying.
 Angie - *quickly downs drink* "That little punk! I am sooo responsible. I'll have you know that I'm doing incredibly well with mixology, and if I do it, it'll only be PART-time. For extra ka-ching, yanno?"

You're slurring.

Angie - "Yeah but it'ss not super bad 'cause I developed a tolerance for drinks."

Are you sure that's good for the baby?
 
Pregnancy memories: doing publicity work, drinking, and chasing the hubby around the house.
 Angie - "Aw, the babes will be fine. It's gonna be a girrrllll, I can just feel it."
Beau - "Ahaha, it's kicking!"
Angie - "Oh good, so I'm not just imagining that."

And she goes into labor...after finishing another drink.
 Angie - "Owwwww, it hurtssss!!!"

The drinks didn't dull the pain?

Angie - "No it did, but I had to say that line in all my labor scenes in those movies. I can't feel a damn thing." *laughs hysterically*

That poor child.
The lovely nursery for the baby girl.
So, what did you name her?

Angie - "Thame!"

....after the town?

Angie - "Psh, nooo, I made a typo on the computer one night while chatting with my agent and I thought it was a cute name for a baby girl."

Right...

Angie - "She's gonna be famous, yanno. And famous babies need unique names to separate them from the commoners. I could have named her Stacey, but how many Staceys are there in Bridgeport?"

...none.

Angie - "And there were no Thames, either."

Alright. So we'll come back in a few days, sounds good?

Angie - "Yep, fine with me. Bye everyone!" 

Monday, November 15, 2010

I Owe You All An Update...

So, it's been a few days since I showed you guys the downtown area of a world that I'm working on, and I decided that now would be a good time to show pics of it, since I'm (mostly!) done with the area.







One area down, four more to go. Huge thanks to EA for all most of the buildings. Saved me from a lot of swearing. Best believe I will be inserting more EA lots in the future. ;)

New Angie update coming your way soon!

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Angie Does Bridgeport - Finale

********Theme Song - Beverly Hills by Weezer********
Angie..."pampering" herself and a guest at the Buena Vista  Resort.
...Angie?

Angie - "Shhh, go away, I'm busy."

We can see that.

As a Master Romancer and an A-lister, Angie now has her own limo, with a chauffeur to match.
Is something wrong, Angie? You've had your five conquests in five different places, you've become a successful celebrity, and yet you seem so lost. Are you lonely? Are you empty inside?

Angie - "Don't go all soap opera on me, I'm simply thinking about what I should do next."

You can't possibly be through with Bridgeport this quickly, the Creator would have a fit. There is something left for you to do here, I'm sure.

Angie - "You're right, there has to be something left for me in this town. I just don't know what it is..."

That's a nice home you have there.

Angie - "I just bought it for 150k. Of course, I had to pull a few strings at the motherlode bank in order to get a 150k loan, but it's nothing my stardom can't pay off."

You can't escape financial burdens with fame, just ask the celebrities that commit tax fraud.

Angie - "See, that's exactly what I thought, but Bridgeport is different. All I had to do was a few commercials for them and they considered it an even trade."

Must be nice.

Someone's not too fond of phone calls. Or maybe that's just a permanent vampire/evil scowl...
Angie - "That was my agent, she called to say that the owners over at Plasma 501 want me to make a visit tonight for publicity. They'll compensate for my time."

Well, that sounds fun.

Angie - "It does, except I have my housewarming party tonight! How can you miss your own party? Oh well, I'll just push it forward a few hours, I guess."

Extended pinky = prim and proper
So, how'd the housewarming party go?

Angie - "S'alright, people said it was verging on epic but I feel that it could have been better."

A little bit of a perfectionist, are we?

Angie - "I'm famous. I have to be perfect, or people will hate me. Must I remind you of all those scandals?"

There's a difference between deliberately acting out and being so clean that it's fake.

Angie - "Not for me it isn't. Like you said, the public isn't exactly receptive to evil, flirty vampires. I'd rather not take my chances. I did have an overnight guest, however..."

Sigh.

The funny thing about Sims is that they always go back to their first love. Or if they're Angie Dillard, their  first "conquest".
 Angie - "Don't 'sigh' me, you'd actually be proud of me right about now!"

Oh? And why would we be proud?

Angie - "Because I think I know what I want to do next with my life...and it involves settling down. With Beau. I already asked him to move in." *large grin*

How sweet.

Angie -"Isn't it? And we can live our entire vampiric lives together, avoiding the sun and keeping our youth. And not only are we both into the idea of world domination, but he's also totally okay if I'm not faithful to him! Squeee, it's going to be so awesome!"

Right.

Angie - "There is one quirk, though..."

Ahh, love-children. The burden of all romantic relationships.
Angie - "He had a baby eons ago with this one chick that now hates me for making him break up with her, her name is Marina."

What's the kid's name?

Angie - "Oh, him. His name is Jacob."

You don't seem like the maternal type.

Angie - "I knoooowww, right? I don't even know if I have a room for him!"

And you're still keeping him around?

Angie - "Well, yeah. It'd be awfully rude of me to say that his son can't move in with us, and I really care about Beau."

Wow, that's actually an awesome way to think of things, Angie. Maybe you're finally maturing.

Angie - "Plus, the little twerp can raid the hospital for plasma so I won't have to! Yay, everybody wins!"


....wow. Oh, and he's a teenager, so he can't fetch you plasma.

Angie - "Damnit!!"

A few days later, we checked on Angie again. We found her in her lingerie (as always), doing something that we never thought she'd do.

Angie? Nervous? How rare.
Angie - "Babe, ahh, you just...you just stand right there, b-because I have something f-for you."
Beau - "Is it something that involves a hot tub?"
Angie - "HAHAHA YOU'RE SO FUNNY SWEETIE!  But...umm...no...ahh...we shouldn't woohoo for a while...or maybe we should...? Anyway...umm..."
Beau - "...what's going on?"

See? Totally didn't see that coming.
Angie - "What's going on is...is..."
Beau - "Yeeesss?"
Angie - "Is...is..."
Beau - "For Creator's sake Angie, spit it out!"
Angie - "IgotknockedupandI'mnotexactlysurewhenbutIknowthatitsyoursandweneedtogetmarriedsothatI'mnotshunned. K?"
Beau - "....what?"
Angie - *deep breath* "I got knocked up and I'm not exactly sure when but I know that it's yours and we need to get married so I'm not shunned. Better?"
Beau -*excited gasp*
Angie - "Is that a yes?"
Beau - "HELL YES!!"

The newlyweds.
Beau - "Angie...before we continue, can I ask you something?"
Angie - "Shoot."
Beau - "Do you really care so much about what other people think that you're willing to marry me, even though you didn't want to before?"
Angie - "Um, yes, duh. But before you get all mopey/homicidal/whatever on me, I've been thinking about marrying you for awhile now...it's just that with the oopsie baby and all, now seemed as good a time as any."
Beau - "..."
Angie - "...Beau?"
Beau - "I love you, but I'll never understand you."

I think we all share that sentiment, Beau. You are not alone.

Angie - "Oh, Beau, meet my camera crew!"
Beau - *blank stare*

...Is he okay?

Angie - "Yeah, he's just a Loner, so it'll take awhile for him to get used to the cameras."

Well everyone, that's a wrap for now! We should probably leave so Beau can start breathing again.


Angie - "Psh, he's practically immortal! Breathing is for wimps."

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- Season Summary -

Stats:
 
Name: Angie Dillard
Sign: Virgo
Traits: Flirty, Vehicle Enthusiast, Evil, Star Quality, Heavy Sleeper
Favorites: Purple, custom music, O positive (previously Shwarmara)
Relationship(s): Alan Stanley (Romantic Interest), Matthew Hamming (Romantic Interest), Richie Striker (Romantic Interest), Beau Dillard (Husband)

Name: Beau (nee Merrick) Dillard
Sign: Capricorn
Traits: Hates the Outdoors, Evil, Loner, Genius, Frugal
Favorites: Black (of course), Electronica, O positive
Relationship(s): Marina Prattle (ex-girlfriend), Angie Dillard (Wife)

Name: Jacob (nee Prattle) Dillard
Sign: Taurus
Traits: Hates The Outdoors, Heavy Sleeper, Absent-Minded, Athletic
Favorites: Hip Hop, Frogs Legs, Pink
Relationships: None

Goals Completed:

  • Entered the Acting career branch
  • Won a Simmy Award
  • Became a five-star celebrity
  • Woohooed in five different places with five different sims
  • Became a vampire
Plot Twisters:
(also known as OHMYGOD LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE FREAKIN' GAME PROPERLY.)
  • Five scandals (only one false)



So far so good. :)

Friday, November 12, 2010

Blooper Reel: Stride of Pride

How many times can a sim stride with pride before the elevator attempts to crush them? Let's count...
One...
Two...

Three...
Four...
...Ouch!