I worked on their relationship until Chase went off to do homework or sleep or something, then had Mia go to the university shops to buy some new clothes and other goodies. She picked up a cell phone, MP3 player, and handheld video game at the vending kiosk before heading back home for some shut-eye.
“Ooh, I wonder if I can call Johnny Depp…”
Cell phones are cool because your Sim doesn’t have to hike all the way across the dorm to call someone or throw a party, but it also means that they can be woken in the middle of the night by their little brother…
“No, Parker, you didn’t tell me that you named your fish ‘Grunion’…”
I don’t know why, but Parker calls her constantly, just to gab. And I don’t think it’s because they have a high relationship score — Mia has an even higher relationship score with her mom and grandma, and they never call her.
Mia’s first semester quickly came to an end, and she hadn’t even made one friend yet! She did pass her final exam, however, and received an A+ for the semester, putting her on the dean’s list. There was no time to celebrate, though, because second semester started immediately afterwards.
Mia had to build a point of Body, so I had her work out in the TV lounge. I was going to have her go to the campus gym, but since the clock runs even when you’re away from the dorm, I thought it would be a waste of time. She needed to make some friends or throw some parties, and quickly, or her aspiration meter was going to dip into red.
“Man, I knew I shoulda bought a weight machine instead of that funky lips couch…”
She continued to work on her relationship with Chase, though it was difficult to catch him when he wasn’t sleeping, eating, going to class, or doing homework. Darn those studious Sims! He didn’t like to shower much, either, so he was often surrounded by the green stinkies, which made him cranky and not very receptive to Mia’s advances. On this particular night, however, she interrupted his homework session to give him a backrub, and he rather enjoyed it.
“You’ve been studying too hard, Chase. Let me work that tension out of your shoulders…”
They were friends by now, but Popularity Sims always want more friends. They also want to throw parties at every possible moment, so I had Mia throw her first party. It was a sports party, but I couldn’t really tell the difference between it and a regular house party. I had them turn the sports channel on, but once Mia’s fun bar was filled, she kept turning it off. Aurora came over (I hadn’t played her yet so she was still a teen, woops) to join in the fun, but they might as well have been watching The Yummy Channel, they looked so bored.
“Hey, you people make better doors than windows, if you know what I’m sayin’…”
The juice keg was a hit, though. Everyone left their red cups on the floor, creating a nice pattern in the carpet, and Mia’s dormmate Daniel Patch (teehee) felt compelled to drink right out of the tap.
“Gaghaghghgahhh”
The party was successful (though only one notch above a “Snoozer”), so Mia got a good memory for that. Not quite the wild and crazy party she had longed for, but oh well! The evening wasn’t a complete loss, because she was able to corner Chase and get her very first kiss from him.
“Aw shucks, Mia, I didn’t know you liked me that much.”
It was a natural progression from there to cuddling on the bed (though I think this actually happened the next night).
“Hey, I know what we can do!”
Mia actually had a want to have her “First Woohoo”, so I figured she might as well go for it! It gave her a ton of Aspiration points (as well as Influence points, which haven’t really come in handy yet).
“One down, nineteen more to go…”
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OMG. Another update! Yay! I love this blog. And the Shanleys. lol…. someof these captions are hilarious! Keep it up, Jen!
Hey Jen! This is so awesome! Mia seems to be such a good heir. Especially with her aspiration change. It’s a good thing you don’t have to try for that WooHoo with 20 sims anymore. I had a tough time getting 5! I think she has a much better Lifetime want now. Also, I don’t really think she looks that bad. But I agree, she looks better when she’s doing something. And Political Science sounds so boring to me. Lol, but whatever those crazy sims want, I guess, right? ;-) Well congrats on everything and I hope that it gets more exciting for you! Can’t wait to see your next post!
Looks great, once again the captions keep me laughing.
How do you manage to get such clear and sharp photos?
I just managed to start a blog on my family, not nearly as enjoyable as yours but I’m learning.
Take Care, V
Thanks, you guys!
PRMami – First off, I checked out your blog, and I love it so far! Can I link to you from my site? Also, I left a comment, but I’m not sure if it showed up or not. I had to leave an anonymous one since I don’t have my own LJ.
As for my pictures, I think lighting helps a lot. Sometimes I add a gazillion lights before I snap a photo. I also have my camera settings on high, and I use the “Sharpen” feature in Microsoft Photo Editor to make them a little less blurry. But I think sometimes the sharpening doesn’t look as good. Blurries make the Sims look more natural and less cartoony, I think. But I’ve gotten in the habit of sharpening. Did that make any sense? Heh.
if someone like mia had a baby with a man can mia have an afair with a women
This was hilarious! LOL! You had me laughing out loud with your captions ^_^ Mia seems to be havng a great time in college these days. I have to agree with you that she’s not the best looking Sim… at least she looks different, it would be boring to have all look the same… Wonderful update, I wish Mia good luck with making friends and on that lifetime want!
Hi Jen;
Please by all means go ahead and link. All us Simaholics need to stick together ..eh? as anyone who isn’t a simmer has no clue how addicting this game can be.
I’ll be adding you to mine(if it’s also ok) once I figure out LJ options.
That llama suit gets them every time… I love it! Seriously, I haven’t got a problem with the similarities in the story (it’s not like I have a patent on wooing the llama).
College gets much more fun with the next generation, as they’ve had more time to get skills and scholarships and you get more time to go hustle pool and play in a band.
All of my sims are like zombies! Its so weird! I once had to grab a guy, using buy mode, and bring him out of his dorm. My girl had a crush on him and he would not come out. I waited for like 90 sim hours! I have had a person graduate, it is cool. The new carrers are sooo awsome. Have fun!
Hi Jen. Great update as always!
Assuming most of the skins are Maxis-made since Uni has just been released, I wonder what’s so seriously wrong with Maxis people when it comes to designing clothings and hairdos… especially the guy’s stuff. But somehow they look cute and funny in your pictures with your narration on! Having beatniks and hippies around may not be so bad, now coming to think about it.
I don’t know if it’s the right place to post but I bought the Guster CD yesterday. I kept forgetting (I seriously need to organise To-Do list) but finally managed to slip into a nearby HMV store and found it. I really enjoy it. Thank you, Jen, for introducing! I’m not rushing you or anything but when’s the next installment of “Christmas in the City” coming?
Another random question… I think I saw a “High Fidelity” poster in your blog a while back. Do you mind if I ask you where or how you got it? It’s one of my favorite movies and I’m thinking about having the reproductions of the characters, especially the one played by Jack Black, when I have TS2 (Yes I’m a lousy Mac user and have to wait till May). Thanks!
hey jen! I love the funky green room! Especially the bed covers! I guess there’s a lot of feaures in Uni that we haven’t explored yet. Are you planning to satrt a greek house? and send all the YAs there? it’s be cool. as for me, I haven’t got a clue how to start a greek house. btw… I’ve gone back to updating my blog so if you have any time, don’t hesistate to drop by ^^ cheers
Hiya Jen;
Just a quick note to let you know that I switched blog formats. I could not find a way to fix comments made by non LJ members to anonymous..drove me batty. Here’s hoping this service is a bit better.
So Moonlight’s Legacy stories will be here:
http://prmami.blogspot.com/
Well I’ve found that the droms are boring! So very very boring. You won’t get much done if you just have your sims live there. What I have done for Jared Starchild, is to basically have him living on the community lots. In fact I have him living in only one (Campus Lounge) make sure a lot has all the nessesary stuff on it and have them drink coffee to stay awake. This allows you to do so much more, as a few cups of coffee keep a sim awake longer than a night asleep. Use influence to get other sims to do all your work for you, term paper is the best to get them to do. The problem is, is that the lot gets very slow as alot of sims start coming in.
I haven’t tried a Greek House yet, might be ok as you might get enough friends to influence sims to do all of your schooling for you.
chie – I downloaded the High Fidelity movie poster in a pack from Mod the Sims 2. You can find them on this thread. As far as I can tell, the creator hasn’t released an EP-ready version of the set, so I had to delete mine for now. Hopefully he’ll update them at some point (will Mac users be able to use the same downloads?). And you bought Guster! That’s so cool. I’m glad you’re enjoying it. I’m not sure when I’ll do another episode of “Christmas in the City” — I’m still searching for the right song!
Janice – Starting a Greek house is pretty easy — you just move your Sim into one of the rental houses and have them apply for a Greek charter over the phone. I didn’t have any trouble with it, but I don’t have the Prima Guide for the EP, so I don’t know if there are other factors involved. I’m glad you’re updating your blog again!!
PRMami – Thanks, I updated the link! I hope Blogger works better for you.
Aner-Dyfan – Yeah, the community lots in University are pretty cool. Good strategy! You’re so right about the dorms being boring. Try a Greek house, I bet you’d have fun with it. :-)