Stories from the Savvy Simmer: Halloween Special Edition

Stories from the Savvy Simmer: Special Edition

Pinups' Place: Marilyn Monroe

 Today I'm gonna take a break from my current story for a holiday post! Autumn is my favorite time of year. I love the coolness of the air and the leaves changing colors; bonfires and hot apple cider; harvesting and Halloween parties. Thanksgiving is my all-time favorite celebration, but I like gearing up for Halloween right before it just the same! With a little holiday spirit in mind, I bought the newest expansion pack for TS4. I haven't even had it a week yet and I already love it! But I'm getting ahead of myself.

Above you see my newest edition to Pinups' Place: Ms. Marilyn Monroe. Obviously, I did the best I could with her facial features. I've found that if you want to stick with the original hair that Maxis provides instead of downloading custom content, that short sort of bob 'do was the closest they had. She simply doesn't look just like Marilyn without it. The first CAS clothing photo on the far left, her "Everyday" outfit, was my Maxis-clothing version of Marilyn's iconic white dress. It's not spot on, but I did what I could. I love the curly retro updo in her red formal gown, but I think her little workout outfit, especially with the pigtails, makes her look almost like any other Sim who could be jogging down the street. Her pajamas are fun, because the shirt she's wearing says "Mordor Fun Run," if you look closer, and the last picture on the far right is an outfit for, what else, a Halloween party! She makes a cute little red witch in her batty tights, doesn't she? ^-^;

Marilyn Monroe is a singing sensation in Pinups' Place. She has a beautiful house and she decided to throw a Halloween party. By request I've taken pictures and posted them here to show you guys how much fall fun my pinup Simmies have been having! Here goes:

Marilyn dressed as a green witch for this party. She has something of a green thumb.

Our resident royal bombshell was a little peeved that some other chick dressed as a witch for her party, too, but she was gracious enough not to say anything. 

But she seemed unable to resist changing her costume.

A little later in the evening, however, one of the party guests could not resist commenting that Marilyn shared a costume with someone else, so she had to go all out and completely change. She became Aayla Secura, while the young lady who encroached on her "oh-so original" costume idea graciously changed into a meadow fairy. Note that Cherry Dollface is getting her catering credentials on in the background, and a spooky candy bowl on the counter next to the fairy!

The pumpkin carving station is decked out in spiderwebs!

Unfortunately, our biggest resident diva spotted another Aayla Secura at her party...and so, in keeping with a Star Wars theme, Marilyn changed into Princess Leia. Here you can see her at the pumpkin carving station her boyfriend James set up for the guests in his photo studio.

Marilyn carved a cat!

Here you can see greater detail of her masterpiece. That's what the game calls it when another Sim views it, haha. Mari and James have had to be pretty handy, because although they're rich, I do not feel like replacing everything their stupid asses break on a daily basis. Seriously, they're dumb as hell. Sinks (bathroom, kitchen, doesn't matter, they're not choosy), dishwashers, multiple tubs, toilets, TVs...anything they can break, they've broken it. I've gotten so pissed that I make them fix everything now, on principle. Now they can craft wooden dragons and shit. ^_^;

 

Marilyn has another identity crisis...

Our diva refuses to be outdone and changes costume yet again. The pumpkin beside the sea of drinks on the island behind guzzlin' Cherry is puking with disgust.Seriously, this chick just needs to get it together and commit to something. At least she's loyal to her hubby, who looks totally badass in his Darth Maul costume over there. He was going with Marilyn's theme, but he lost track because she could not make up her freaking mind - and why should he have to change at all anyway, right? Darth Maul is awesome. Half of the house has been redone in spiderweb wallpaper.

Yes, that's a flowing chocolate fountain and a glowing white pumpkin with an owl carved into it.

And if you'll notice, this shot is from before Marilyn's pirate-change, because the little icon at the bottom of the shot shows Leia next to Darth Maul. Wonder what he's so focused on?

A cheerful, smiling Darth Maul is inspired to destroy the Rebel Alliance? What the hell is he grinning about?

Oh, right, he had some kind of idea while he was in his photo studio. The walls are covered with photos in various sizes, of Marilyn in various poses. James McCracken is her chief photographer. She met him in Pinup Park and the rest, as they say, was history. James was a futures trader in the stock market when they met, but since he has a nerd brain, he quit his job when they moved in together and settled for half the amount of pay he was used to so he could become a scientist instead. He still has to work a bit to advance to the pay he used to receive, but overall he seems much happier with his new career choice - or rather, MY new choice of career for him. I like going to work with him and watching him invent things; it makes me wish EA would give us the option to make all the careers interactive. I'd love to see Marilyn at work singing and entertaining other Sims.

Shh. We caught the Darth enjoying a delicious chocolate-covered strawberry...that'll go straight to his thighs.

There's a whole crowd of drinks in front of James, and he's sitting at his bar just sipping, and eating strawberries, all by himself. Why is he left to chat up the bartender in his crazy face paint? He gets all these drinks AND the candy bowl to himself...probably because there are multiple bowls of candy and plates of spooky cookies scattered throughout the house, and everyone else is too busy being entertained with other delightfully ghoulish things! Still, if I were a Sim I might've grabbed one of those to sip on...

The dining room is decked out.

I love the spooky haunted house centerpiece. There's a plate of Halloween cookies sitting next to it, and a spooky ghost armchair on the far right. Beside the plate of cookies is the carved wooden dragon I mentioned earlier; Marilyn crafted it at a woodworking table, herself. I thought it would look pretty good for the party chilling right there. And Pukey the Pun'kin makes a cameo appearance in the background again.

Proof that Sim-Emily is a blue llama.

This is one of my favorite screenshots. Emily Doll-McSims showed her true colors in blazing geek fashion when she attended a Marilyn Monroe soiree in a blue llama suit, complete with a giant head. You can see that while Marilyn is busy being Aayla Secura, her husband has had a little costume change of his own and becomes a gladiator!

Leia's classic jack o'lantern.

These shots are clearly in no particular order. Leia-Marilyn is admiring her finished pumpkin here.

Watch out for all the candy bowls around here...

In this shot we see Marilyn in her red witch costume, which is my favorite. I think she looks really cute in it. Watch out for the zombie hand shooting out of the candy, Marilyn! I jumped the first time that happened, haha. ^-^;;

This portrait is called "Lord Lycan." It's frightening enough, but make sure you keep an eye on the lovely lady beside him...

Pirate-Marilyn is admiring - and "critiquing," because she's a snob (that's one of the personality traits I gave her in CAS; mostly I've seen that it just makes her kind of snooty and materialistic and she likes to hang out with other Sims who are snooty and materialistic, as well. It also means she prefers to watch the news over most other channels, because they're "too simple" or something and they give her a headache and a grouchy moodlet. Ain't nobody got time for that) - a portrait of Lord Lycan, who was apparently cursed upon the onset of the full moon. His girlfriend next to him has a whole new set of issues, though.

Mm. Pretty.

Lady Sanguina used to look so sweet, and now she just looks kind of...well, psychotic. Check out Lord Lycan before he went all fur-face, though! Side note: WHY, Maxis, don't you have a Chewbacca costume?! It's a CRIIIIIME! >.<;

A laser show and an outdoor bar with neon lights on the side of the house. <3

Darth Maul's brushing up on his bartending skills and watching a laser show from a sturdy cauldron in his backyard. At the bottom of this photo you can see that Marilyn is between costumes right now. Whew. She's pretty high maintenance.

Entertainers like to go all out for parties!

Marilyn spruced up her living room with spooky style for the occasion, replacing her chic sofas with ghostly ones and her clean, fresh wallpaper for drastic spiderwebs. Her pretty curtains have been switched out for Gothic black tatters, and even the end tables have been decked out in tattered black draperies to match.

Emily had a great time at Casa de Marilyn Monroe, and nobody gave a damn that she was decked out as a head-to-toe llama. The gracious hostess only remarked that next time she throws a costume soiree, she wants to see Mrs. Doll-McSims' lovely face! (After all, Emily didn't show up in a costume that Miss Diva wanted to wear, did she...?) It is worth mentioning that Mr. McSims - Norman, that is - was noticeably absent from what was known as the Party of the Year. It is also worth mentioning again, perhaps, that Marilyn's charismatic, ambitious husband has just become a scientist. Astronauts aren't the only Sims who like to explore outer space...

That's all for now! ^_^ Thanks for reading, and have a safe and happy Halloween!