SimsHost Chronicle #62

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We're getting caught up with a huge update to the SimsHost Chronicle this week. Our apologies go to the webmasters, artists, and subscribers for the wait. We've been on the road, setting up business offices for our company, and then were knocked out of action by a death in the family. The good news is that expanding our business means we can continue to afford to subsidize SimsHost and Moon Sims, keeping your costs as low as possible while providing the fastest web servers in the world for your Sims stuff! :)

This week's site spotlight

This week's founder spotlight site is Sim City Gallery! This is a one person site, no staff other than Starlight's old stuff that has been put up along with site owner SCG's items. Having once had a series of sites on free servers, Sim City Gallery made the move to SimsHost when the sites started closing due to bandwidth.

Your Sims will love shopping for decorations and accent pieces among the Sim City Gallery's huge selection of paintings in ornate frames, house plants and other works of art. Also offers a wonderful collection of original railed walls with coordinated flooring materials. The skins section features a wonderful collection of skins and heads, with beach wear for most of the family and pet skins. In Home Furnishings you will find beautiful furniture sets for each part of the home or go outdoors for special plants, a new grille, and some unique Celtic domes to accent your lawn.

SCG says, "right now, my site is helping me keep my sanity while my Marine has been away in Iraq since March. His return date keeps being pushed back and right now neither of us knows when he will be able to get back. He was due to leave the Marines in April, of this year.

I make a variety of things and basically work on what ever I feel like making and hope folks like it. Ironically, I started in the Sims community making houses yet don't have any houses on this website yet. This site mainly specializes in paintings, plants and decor objects yet I've been mixing in other things as well depending on what I feel like making and what my site seems short of, to give the visitors some variety. For example, I had few walls or floors on the site till I got a "Best of the Web" award for my walls/floors so added more of those since they were popular."

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Friday September 19, 2003

Grandma's Kitchen is finally here at Artistic Habitats! Grandma has been so fussy about all of her things. She wanted to make sure everything was just right! The antique appliances in the kitchen are patterned after actual pieces. Don't miss this special addition to Artistic Habitats.

Sunday September 21, 2003

Carrot Stuff added four Rosewood Beds for download. These are hacked beds that will restore your Sims' energy and comfort quickly, so they can get proper rest and get on with life. No expansion packs required.

Its time fer ya ta grab that there lasso and come on over to Lone Star Sims ta rustle up some new goodies fer your Sims enjoyment. The Boss Lady, Hope, has added Boots, The Rustler painting that can gain your Sims some of them there charisma points by jist talking ta
her. Victoria, Mayor fer Lone Star Sims has tried her had at skinning and has come up with "Diamond Lil". Now what western town would be
complete without this sassy gal running ya saloon? She comes in not only 3 skin tones, but also comes with 3 different colored dresses. She also created another antique piano and "Two for Texas" door set. Next, Boots our Rustler has hacked some more paintings and wall
decorations ta pretty up those empty walls. These can be downloaded for a normal wall or diagonal wall. Also, she put together some
pretty pink barrel chairs fer comfort. Be sure to check out the skinning contest over at Lone Star Sims Yahoo Group. If any of ya'll are interested stop on by and check it out.

Debby Sims updates with another set of beautiful 20th Century Vintage Clothing.

Yuppie Sims updates with the Child Star Set! Now children can not only leave the house alone, they can also go to work in the entertainment industry. An entire set of child enabled Superstar objects ranging from the Studio Town phone plug in to the Soap Opera Set are now available for download.

Monday September 22, 2003

Sim City Gallery updated with easels to allow you to make more money at home. The easels are visitor enabled so your guests can paint and earn cash for you too as well as have fun. Vast earning potential for a creative sim. Also for today's update you will find 2 beautiful Formals added to Women's Skins page 2.

Devil's Den updates today with some heads, including a few celebrities and a stunning dress in all skin tones (TS) for a freebie.

Serene Estates updates today with a beautiful home. The "Sage Bluff" home has everything you could dream for. It has a very well laid out floor plan, with plenty of room for expansion. The brick tiled formal foyer with bright wallpaper gives this home a welcoming feel. There is a huge eat-in kitchen. With a lovely formal living room/dining room beautifully decorated with wallpaper, chair rail moldings, and a fireplace. There is a music room/library with chair rail moldings too. It has a private first floor master bedroom suite, with an adjoining master bathroom. Also on the first floor are a main bathroom, and a den/office. On the second story, you'll find two lovely bedrooms, and a game room with balconies and a bathroom. Professionally landscaped, it has a lovely pool area and a pond. There is a garage with plenty of room for cars and a workshop.

Tuesday September 23, 2003

Troll Sims Site updated with 22 rugs, two of them in freebies, also uploaded a painting and a lamp in the freebies section.

Simultaneous Design updates today with 5 new casuals for your female sims in H&M.

Wednesday September 24, 2003

Sim City Gallery updates with new walls and floors the Bedroom Walls/Floors section page 3. New woman's face and the Touch of Gold Miniskirt Skin.

Thursday September 25, 2003

Celebrate Halloween with the new additions to the Halloween Gallery at Sims Festival. Watch for the frequent additions, all through October.

Saturday September 27, 2003

Simultaneous Design updated with four more female casuals from the label H&M .

Sunday September 28, 2003

Huge update at Lemon Sims!! Maria says, "to make up for the lack of updates last week, tonight Lemon Sims updates with a complete, clean, and comfortable Contemporary Loft, including a matching bedroom, living room and kitchen, in shades of cream and soft lavender and with touches of light maple wood. This is a complete set, with 18 pieces of furniture and 8 wallpaper and floor options! Enjoy!"

Candace of Candace's Sim Bazaar says, "I have always enjoyed the circus and most especially the clowns. Their manic energy and wild antics are sure to bring a smile to just about everyone's face. This set includes bed, nightstand, bookcase, desk, chair (LL), 4 paintings, ceiling lamp (HD), floor lamp, easel, rug (LL), clown bear (HD) and a freebie original clown table lamp."

Monday September 29, 2003

Debby of Debby Sims says, "Feeling a little Macabre? Satisfy your hunger at the "Here and After" Restaurant, where the staff is just 'DYING' to serve you."

Yuppie of Yuppie Sims says, "The family that plays together stays together. Now parents and children have more things that they can do together. Now Mom and Dad can play with their kids on the play ground, or kids can play pool with their parents.... but wait that's not all. Lots of child enabled objects are now available for all of the expansion packs. Kids can now grill up their own burgers, or tinker with the chemistry set. If you are worried about kids setting a fire because of low cooking skills, they can also study cooking with the child enabled bookcases now available. Children can also adopt and care for their own pets using the Unleashed objects that have been enabled for kids. For the 4H crowd, kids can now buy seeds, and grow their own veggies."

Downtown another Real Estate Agency opens its doors for the Sims in KILLERSIMS Shopping Center. Sarah's Real Estates offers currently has 4 low budget properties in Sim Lane and Oldtown. All below offer and a must see. Not enough money? See the Rosebud bank branch for a mortgage.

Wednesday October 1, 2003

Troll Sims Site updates with a great gift from Macif at Simcelebs, two wonderful skins of Doug and Carrie Heffernan from the TV series King of Queens, you can get them in the 'Gifts' section. Also uploaded 23 new rugs.

New Violin at Yuppie Sims! After numerous request, Yuppie has made a violin that is playable by children as well as adults. This violin is cloned from the guitar, so other Sims can also listen to it being played.

Simultaneous Design updates today with new clothes from Elie Saab in both Formal and Highfashion.

Friday October 3, 2003

Update to Kid's Unleashed Objects at Yuppie Sims! Kids can now buy collars and toys to give to their dogs.

Carrot Stuff has updated with "The Goth House" to the DIY Houses Section!

Simultaneous Design updates with new clothes from Elie Saab both Formal and Highfashion.

Saturday October 4, 2003

Tom's Sim Stuff is still carrying on with the semi-transparent objects has uploaded 7 chairs, 2 of them being freebies.

Sunday October 5, 2003

Sim City Gallery update today includes 2 new art easels to the Easel page that also produce more income per painting than your normal easels, 3 Women's faces to Women's Faces page 2, and a Girl's Long Dress skin to Girl's Skins.

Lemon Sims updates with a traditional Stripes and Wood Kitchen Set, perfect for your classy sims! This kitchen will fit perfectly for that cottage or that gorgeous mansion! In shades of cream and pale rose, and furniture in dark wood, this is a complete set, with 12 pieces os furniture and 7 wallpaper and floor options.

Monday October 6, 2003

Simultaneous Design updates today with seven more designs from Elie Saab in both Formal and Highfashion.

Troll Sims Site updated with three more jigsaw puzzles, two of them in the freebies section. Also uploaded 16 new rugs , one and two tiled this time.

Tuesday October 7, 2003

Beginning to feel a "Chill in the air?". Bring the family together for a feast in this cozy Dining Room set by Debby Sims, perfect for those Winter Holiday gatherings.

Lots of Sims Lots updates today with a Downtown lot "Irish Pub/Restaurant" for lot 22.

Thursday October 9, 2003

Artistic Habitats has added the Grandma's Bathroom, lots of rugs and some new floors and walls.

Candace's Sin Bazaar updates with 8 erotic entertainer cakes (they require House Party) to choose from, 11 erotic massage tables, so that your sim can receive the massage of a lifetime. You can also find PG-rated versions of these cakes over in the regular bazaar. The same goes with the massage tables.

Friday October 10, 2003

Candace of Candace's Sim Bazaar says, "Did anyone but me notice how constipated and like Nurse Ratchet the massage table personal were? So I decided to add my own weird twist of humor and sexiness to the mix. You can now hire a funny, sexy, ethnic or whatever masseuse. Just set that particular table on the lot. I got tired of the same old entertainers coming out of the cakes. I wanted humor, sexiness and ethnic diversity. The freebie for the week is the Robin Hood Massage Table."

New to Misc Objects at Sim City Gallery are two color tvs with different programs on them, as well as tweaked with more fun and higher room score. New Walls/Floors added to Bedroom, Family Room and Exteriors. Some wooden ones in that mix that have been popular.

Sunday October 12, 2003

Sim City Gallery updates with "Hacked" coffeepots in 9 colors. They fill your energy bar without the negative bladder effect. Very
useful for that all nighter study session for job promotion, late entertaining, an energy top off before going downtown. New Art added, 2-tile Caribbean Palms Painting in wooden frame, and 4 portraits 2 of the Beatles and 2 of Jim Morrison, double sided posters in aluminum frames and Kitchen Art.

Simultaneous Design updates with four more casuals from the lable H&M.

Kimbarlou Sims updates with the Cordova Living Room set, 5 bathroom accessories and 9 flower arrangements.

En Plain Aire celebrates their first year anniversary! Today they update with Aunties House, a very cute, very basic house for lot 67.

Tuesday October 14, 2003

After a hearty meal at the Restaurant, visit Debby Sims and take the stairs down to the "Spirit Bar" where there's NEVER an end to the fun!

Thursday October 16, 2003

Lots of Sims Lots updates with the Castle Holiday Inn for Lot 43 of Vacation Island.

Friday October 17, 2003

Candace of Candace's Sim Bazaar says, "Happy Halloween! Last year it was the children's bedroom, this year, I decided to give a love bed a go so that the adult sims could have a lot of fun. As they play in bed, the eyes of the Jack O' Lantern on the headboard will flash on and off. It is enabled for Downtown, Studio Town, Vacation and Olde Town. It is also visitor enabled ."

Carrot Stuff added the Noblesse House to the DIY Houses Section. Also added today are the "Arch Window/Door Sets". I made windows to match the arch single and double doors in Superstar. Just added Blank Neighborhood Files, these are *freebies.

Ayoe of Simultaneous Design says, "Time for a new designer. This time it's the two amazing guys Badgley & Mischka. Their designs are stylish and classic and are made as casual wear."

Troll Sims Site updated with 13 objects - 1 stone cave, 6 troll paintings, 6 troll's - one in the freebies section also moved the goldpile to freebies.

Sunday October 19, 2003

Carrot Stuff updates with "The Bledstone Manor" for Lot 7, "The Bedevilment Brick Set", stone exterior walls and the "Shades of Autumn" Carpet Collection.

Tuesday October 21, 2003

Debby Sims updates with the "Eternity Garden Terrace." After an evening of feast and fun, order a cup of espresso and take a leisurely stroll thru the "Eternity Garden."

Thursday October 23, 2003

Lots of Sims Lots updates with  Longbourn - Pride and Prejudice for Lot 58. Freebies for November are the Ultra Factory for Lot 3,
Watergardens Fantasy Restaurant for Lot 24 and the Snowy Pines Guesthouse for Lot 41.

There's a "Velvet Curtain Blowout" going on at Carrot Stuff! The Blowout includes: 4 more curtains for Unleashed and 8 more for Superstar.

Friday October 24, 2003

All for Sims has a massive up-date for you this month including New Men's Formal Section, more Skins, Walls, Floors, Rugs and so much more. Why not head for our What's New section, and check out all our new downloads.

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