Delphine Pavlova

Delphine Pavlova

Traits: Foodie, Creative, Snob, Essence of Flavor 

Aspiration: become a Master Chef & own her own restaurant

I’m really looking forward to the upcoming restaurant game pack, now I have to build a restaurant for her.

Rossi’s Chum-cheria & Gelateria is my second build for the Rebuild Newcrest Challenge.  I’m excited to share it!

Rossi’s Chum-cheria & Gelateria is a neighborhood restaurant that serves Italian classics, with special focus on pizza and gelato.  The Rossi family opened the restaurant many years ago after moving from Monte Vista and it has since become a neighborhood favorite and was voted best pizza and gelato in Newcrest.  

Details:

Lot Size: 30x20

Lot Type: Restaurant

Location: Newcrest (looks best on a corner lot).

Cost:  $170,471

CC-free.

Requires all expansion, game, and stuff packs.

There are two restaurants on this lot – the pizzeria in the front (3 floors) and the gelateria in the back (2 floors and a roof terrace).  Four bathrooms.  Both lots are fully furnished on the ground floors.  The pizzeria has a cozy bar and more seating on the second floor. The remaining floors have been left unfurnished to do as you please.

Staff clothing and custom menu settings have been selected.

Play-tested as both customer and owner.

Download in the Gallery under my Origin ID vicarious-sims4

I’d love it if you tagged me (#vicarious-sims) if you use my builds because I’d enjoy seeing them in your games.  Feel free to do what you want with the lot, but please don’t re-upload or claim as your own.  

Book Tag!

Thanks for tagging me @sappylemontree and @vesimsve

Rules: in a text post, list 10 books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard- they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you.  Tag 10 friends, including me, so I’ll see your list.

My list is under the cut.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - I adore gothic novels (especially these three) for exploring the big themes in life - the human condition, love, loss, death, fear, etc.  There’s just something so atmospheric about these books too.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Like all of Austen’s books, this is such a pleasure to read - entertaining and diverting while still having substance.     

The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde - I have been a hardcore fan of Oscar Wilde for a while.  There’s so much variety - comedy, drama, horror.  Also, I never get tired of his cutting wit and one-liners.    

Metamorphoses by Ovid - I was assigned this book in a classical mythology class I took in college.  It makes you realize how people have always tried to make sense of and give meaning to their lives and the world around them.  Even though the stories are ancient, you see how timeless they are.

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson - Also assigned in school.  Her poems are surprising modern and interestingly cryptic.

Ariel by Sylvia Plath - Much like the previous author, Plath’s poems are very modern for her times and show the difficulty of being an unconventional woman.  Her words are so forceful and full of emotion.  There are quite a few poems in this book that I just keep coming back to.  

Woman Hollering Creek by Sandra Cisneros - I like how this collection of short stories ties in Mexican history and folklore, such as La Llorona (one of my favorite legends).  

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - A great coming of age story that explores gender and ethnic identity.  I appreciated the allusions to greek mythology.

The Hours by Michael Cunningham - This book has some of the most gorgeous and deeply moving prose.

Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice - My favorite book in my teens and the beginning of my fascination with vampires.

And here are my favorite childhood books (I thought I’d add these separately)- 

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - I enjoyed this tale because like Alice, I was always lost in my imagination as a child.  I’m interested in the Victorian era, so as an adult I appreciate the satire of the time.

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett - I related to strong and complicated female heroines as a child (still do).  It’s a heartwarming tale.

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams - I swear I start tearing up just thinking about this book.  

Matilda by Roald Dahl - So darkly funny and deliciously twisted.

Ugh, my list is running over and I feel like I could just keep going (don’t worry, I won’t).  I guess this is what happens when you invite a bookworm English major to do a book tag. 

I tag @jenba, @bsimth, @redhotchilisimblr, @simmingstuff, @budgie2budgie, @stargirl-sims, @murilala, @bustedpixels, @jools-simming, @simlaughlove, @simmindipityunplugged, @alexpilgrimblog, @sim-spell, @theartsysims and anyone else who wants to do this (no pressure though).  

Salome de Sang (Vampire)

I have wanted to create a supernatural sim for while, so when I saw that @boxaholic was asking for them for the Holland Legacy, I thought I’d get started.

Salome is an old soul and not in the metaphorical sense.   At 260 years young (courtesy of vampirism) she has had ample time to master the art of everything, especially seduction.  This cultured fashionista enjoys the finer things in life and expects to get whatever she desires.  Even though Salome has seen and done everything, she is not jaded – in fact you could say she has an unquenchable thirst for life…ahem, amongst other things.

Life Stage: Young Adult

Traits: Mean, Romantic, Snob, Alluring (bonus trait from aspiration)

Aspiration: Serial Romantic

Download Salome in the Gallery under my Origin ID vicarious-sims4.  Be sure to check “Include Custom Content” under “Advanced” options in the Gallery.

A CC-free version is also available on the Gallery (although I would suggest adding vampire teeth and the skin tones).

Uses content from Get to Work, Get Together, Spa Day, Movie Hangout Stuff and Backyard Stuff.

 CC list under the cut...

Genetics: Revamped Fangs by @pickypikachu​ | Soul’s Mirror Eyes (non-default replacement more colors & add-ons) | B-Natural Fair skin tones by @simsinspring​ | Vampiro Tattoos by @mjauduuude​ 

Cosmetics & Hair: 3D Lashes Version 2 by @kijiko-sims | Classic Top Knot by @femmeonamissionsims | Florence Hair by @nolan-sims | Vampire Details (face) by @mjauduuude | Bellezze Eyeshadow by @mjauduuude | Natural Wing Eyeliner N36 by @pralinesims | Matte Almond Nails by @pralinesims | Trendy Toenail Polish by @veranka-s4cc

Fashion & Accessories: Anita Dress by @sentate | Kimberley Dress by @sentate | Mortimer Biker Pants by @sentate | Linz Heels by @madlensims | Roksanda Boots by @madlensims

Poses: @flowerchamber​ and @sens-felipa

Feel free to use Salome as a base sim or change her however you want, but please don’t claim her as your own.  I’d love it if you tagged me (#vicarious-sims) if you use her because it would be fun to see her in your game.

Here’s my TS4 Drag Race contestant styled in a look inspired by Pokémon.

Lola L'Amoureux is the shining beauty as Gym Leader Elesa.

By @vicarious-sims

Here are a few photos of my second build for the Rebuild Newcrest challenge.  I have been feverishly building every chance I get.  This residential lot is a work in progress - I have yet to decorate the interiors at all (I wish had more time!).  I’m attempting to make Newcrest slightly more urban and this build is inspired by brownstone homes in New York.