#shout out to my cats for giving me so many good reference pics for pissed off little beasts

[tea-cat-arts]

Some scum villain animal doodles (that may or may not have been floating around in my head for a couple months) to start off the new year

Animal guide: siamese cat= Shen Yuan, chow chow= Luo Binghe, Kunming wolf dog= Liu Qingge (not shown here, but Liu Mingyan would be the same breed), leapord cat= Sha Hualing, Snow Leapord= Mobei Jun, hampster= Shang Qinghua, snake= Zhuzhi-Lang

[aharris00britney]

ASKS 04

wow I let this build up didn’t I.... updates on the ViVi inspired hair, Sim download info, some sweet people, some K-Pop, and other stuff below

@agentwashsims​ said: I️ knew you wouldn’t disappoint on the curly hairs!

Thank youu! lmao it is a pretty basic edit but I’m glad you like it ;-;

Anonymous said: Could you convert the solid colored EA Cruella DeVille style for girls or tots?

Actually it has already been converted HERE (warning: she uses an ad thing :( )

@pierce-the-rachel​ said: Okay hello I just love your cc so much!!! Like you're amazing I what you do. Much love<3   

Thank you so much omgg I am not nearly close to being amazing but I appreciate it <3

Anonymous said: Hi! Is there any chance your sim that modeled the Braxton hair will be up for download? Along with his cc?

Yes! In the next week he 100% will be. Taylor will be posted tomorrow :)

Anonymous said: What skin do you use on your male models? It looks the same as the female one but I can’t find it in CAS.

Check my resource page for my default. I don’t have the overlay labeled on there but in the next few days when I have my male model for download it will be listed there.

Anonymous said: I love your whistle skinny jeans alot, I was wondering if you were ever thinking about making one without the jacket around the waist? Sorry for wasting your time :P

That is sadly out of my ability :( but I am glad u like my whistle skinny jeans!! Not a waste of time to give someone a compliment

Anonymous said: Not exactly an ask but. I love your cc, you create beautiful content, and no matter what others say someone is gonna like it :)

Thank you soooo much omfg I really fucking appreciate stuff like this.

Anonymous said: Your creations are so awesome! I always love coming to your page and seeing all of your amazing creations!!

Thank you!!!!!! omg I feel bad that I never respond to these until I do these things, you guys that send these prob think I ignore them ;-; but for the people who read these and who send them: I really appreciate it like so much ;-; it has been a meh couple of weeks which is why CC has been slow but I love you all so much <3

@raivynmoon​ said: Omg why do you always get so much hate from anons? I’ll tell you why, because you’re doing things right and toxic people get jealous. Don’t mind the haters, you’re amazing! Happy new year ❤️ 

I actually don’t get that much hate! I never really pay them any mind bc I know as long as it is something I like that I will release it. People do def prob get jealous they can’t mesh stuff that well, not saying I am the god at it, but I do have some talent in that area from doing it for a while. Happy new year to you too!!! and thank you for the ask <3

Anonymous said: hey i just want to say that all of your cc is amazing, you put so much time and effort into it. of course everyone can give you feedback and opinions about what you make, but you are the creator so you can do whatever you want with it. that anon below was just rude, inconsiderate, and isn’t really helping anyone. that person obviously doesn’t make cc hair, because im sure then they would understand and not be a total jerk about it. maybe they should just stick to makeup, instead of hating.

<-- what she said (thank youuu)

Anonymous said: well I think that all of the hair you make is really great, even if not everyone likes it. You spend so much time making these amazing hairs and shout-out to the person below: why would you waste your time hating on somebody else’s hard work when you could be creating makeup cc? You don’t put your effort and time into creating this kind of stuff, of course I know you were also giving feedback.

Thank you <3

Anonymous said: THE HAIR IS CUTE AF

Anonymous said: Wcif the hair in your "In The Time Spent With You" post? Thank you!♡

Deleted :( I never got it to look how I wanted so I never finished it

Anonymous said: I'd just like to say that the hair looks pretty, honestly your hairs are always high quality and never fail to dissapoint, I'd just say that it could be a little puffier on the sides, and over all ignore the haters, they probably couldn't make anything close to what you're making! Luvs. 

Thank you!! I tried puffing the sides up some, here is a comparison pic:

(brown is now) (blonde is before)

@twirlyb​ said: I love the idea of the hair and I think it looks good so far but so you think that there's anyway to add for volume? I love the hair that it's based on and I really want to have it in game. I Completely understand if it's not an option but I though I would ask anyway. Btw I think your hairs are amazing. I went mostly cc free for a while (not anymore could handle not having cc but) and the only things I kept were my defaults and some of your hairs that I absolutely can not live without.

Refer above lmao

@cutesimmer23​ said: Hi , anonimus , I have a message for you. If you think Austin's cc is trashy , it's just your opinion. His ccs are one of my top favourites , and I support him in all that he does , even if that's not too good. He tries to do something and , even it's not perfect at the first time , he tries to perfect it. I really love his cc . And I have something more to say. If you are that good at cc give Austin a message (not anonimously) and then we will see who's the best. We love you, Austin!

Thank you <3 You're lovely for sending me this

Anonymous said: heyy love your blog and all of your creations. wcif ALL of your sims? do you ever upload them to the gallery?

Macie is already posted, link on my resource page. Taylor will be posted tomorrow, and my male model will be posted next week. The rest idk

Anonymous said: um can that damn anon piss off. your content is absolutely amazing and some things aren't for everyone but someone out there will love and appreciate it. also the hair in your profile picture looks gorgeous. is it released yet? and the wip you posted is cute af. ignore those haters <3

Thank you <3 Hair in my profile pic is my HyunA hair :)

Anonymous said: Hi, so sorry if anyone has already asked this, but I was wondering hat your origin ID was, since your sims are super cute!? Ps. I'm totally in love with your blog!!!

My origin is Spotharris but it does not have much on it right now, Ps. thank you

Anonymous said: Do you have any K-Pop albums? Which ones?

Oh my! I have a few! I have Red Velvet’s Perfect Velvet, and 6 LOONA albums (Kim Lip, Jinsoul, Choerry, Yves, Mix & Match, and Max & Match)

 Anonymous said: I miss you having Macie as your icon :(     

Me too jush she needs to make a comeback     

Anonymous said: Hey I was wondering if you could do a tutorial on how to make a middle parted hair side parted ?? please

I might do a livestream sometime in the future that is me remaking a hair like Joy or something where I did that. I am really bad at video stuff though so like... someone help?

Anonymous said: Can I just say how much I absolutely love all of your hairs? Like your so talented in making cc. Please keep up the great work!

Thank you!

Anonymous said: Can you convert the cupid eyes you posted for dogs/cats? It's fine if you can't, jw!

rip I can but I really don’t want to ;-;

Anonymous said: I just want to say I love you so much! All your creations are so beautiful and I use them ALL the time. Happy Holidays! ~ V

Happy late holidays!

Anonymous said: Do you have all of your own CC in your game?

Nooooo lmao

Anonymous said: does ur hyuna hair work with the ombres?

She does not :(

Anonymous said: make more diverse sims

gotcha

Anonymous said: yo i remember when you first started out and you were just starting.  now you've improved a HELL of a lot. like WOAH (i love your cc)

we don’t speak of those times in my life ok

Anonymous said: I don't know if you are open to cc requests, so if you are, would you ever consider separating them utility jacket from cats and dogs? I've seen so many people recolor it but I can't find it as an accessory, and I've looked everywhere.

A friend of mine tried it but it was really glitchy :( Maybe in the future I could give it a go?

Anonymous said: LIPS, HIPS LIPS, HIPS (ahh, ahh) L-LIPS, HIPS (ahh, ahh) Hi-hi-hi-hi-hip (POP!)

yes i agree with everything

Anonymous said: I have the same b-day as you

only legends were born on that day. and December 2nd.

Anonymous said: Your birthday is the day before mine and the day after my sister's            

So close to being legends.... sad

Anonymous said: I thought, you're female😅😅🔫

rip ur mind after i blew it up by being a male

Anonymous said: damn didnt know u were homophobic lol

oh

Anonymous said: fmk: danny devito, shrek, and jim carrey's the grinch

fuck danny bc idk who it is and i know a hot danny. marry the grinch bc he i like mayor of whoville after the movie. kill shrek and take the donkey.

Anonymous said: ahHHHhhHh idk why but i love you so much(not in a weird way u pervery xddd)

thanks babessss

Anonymous said: You should start a gameplay

I dont have the computer or the time for that I am sorry to say

[veilingofthesun]

My Tänk Om(If/Then) review/report part 1

This will probably be very long, so I apologise in advance for that. I’ve made one part for each act to make things easier for both me and you. But I look at this also as a way for me to look back on Tänk Om and remember all the little details. Some small notes to get us started:

*It’s not set in New York. It was intended to from the start, but when they started working on it they realised that it wouldn’t work that well. Us swedes would not know about all the places they mention or get the New York jokes or references. Instead it’s set in an unspecified northern european big city. What was Phoenix on Broadway is simply described as the countryside, and sometimes a very small village. Which makes more sense for swedes...

*They’ve slightly changed some of the names...She’s still called Elisabeth, but with the way we spell it in Sweden. And her nicknames are Lisa and Betty, again, a more Swedish thing. Josh is called John, Stephen is called Steffen. Kathy is called Katarina. Oren/Otis is called Martin/Markus. Jake is called Tim and Cooper has no name. Well, he probably has but they don’t mention it. Probably to suit the rhythms of swedish better, I guess.

*Staging, choreography, scenography and costumes are more or less different from the Broadway production.I’ll talk more about those things later. Even though those things are a bit different, the story and the characters are exactly the same. Same thing with the dialogue, some minor tweaks so things will make more sense to us, but it’s mainly just the New York parts that has been tweaked a bit. After rewatching the broadway boot after seeing Tänk Om, I’ve noticed that the dialogue in some scenes has been extended a bit.

It’s still the If/Then that I know and love and fell in love with though.

Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, lets move on to the review.

It starts with Elisabeth running onto the stage, over the ramps and down on the ground. Then she makes the “Hey, it’s me” phonecall. 

What if

What If is really well made, the lightning really complements the scene and the choreography is awesome.The ensemble (which is brilliant and are fantastic singers and dancers) dance and move around on the ramps behind Elisabeth. Combined with the lightning they create silhouettes on the ramps and almost become a part of the scenography. The ensemble are all dressed in light grey clothes. The combination of all these things is visually stunning.

Lucas and Kate meet for the first time when Lucas comes riding on his scooter and almost smashes into her (he uses the scooter throughout the story to get everywhere and sometimes carries it on his shoulder)

You can tell from the start that the chemistry between Lisa/Kate is perfect. Lisa and Kate have an incredible bond and they’re very sweet and natural together. They put their arms around each other and laugh and giggle a lot.

Kate’s face when she says: I’ll get used to the name, Betty, is hilarious. It looks like she has swallowed something very yucky.

Lucas and Betty are equally good together. It’s heartbreaking to watch in a way. Because you can really tell how much he wants them to be together. I don’t know if it’s the live experience or if this Lucas pines extra much for her...It’s probably more visible live though..

Speaking of Lucas, in Lisa’s storyline he has his hair out and in Bettys storyline he wears a manbun. (He’s a total pro at making a manbun really quick and sometimes he dramatically shakes it out like in a shampoo commercial) It’s quite a clever way to help the audience keep track of which storyline they’re watching..

It’s A sign

It’s A sign is so well performed by the ensemble and Karolin Funke who plays Kate. She hits the high notes perfectly. Plus she’s hilarious and has perfect chemistry with both Lisa and Anne. This number is really cool, the costumes are very modern and edgy, but not over the top. Funny thing: When Liz replies No! to Kate, John says Yes! loudly. One thing I really like is that when Kate and the ensemble start singing about who’s read their signs today, John comes over to Lisa and Anne and sits down with them. Lisa and John only have eyes for each other. So Anne makes a typical ‘Jenn Colella Anne’ face and goes to join the others and John sits down next to Lisa. So they sit and chat and look embarassed by Kate while she sings. I thought it was a nice little addition. You get to see that they both feel it’s something there and that they do really enjoy talking and getting to know each other a bit. When John eventually leaves, Lisa is incorporated into the choreography. (You can really tell how much Linda, who plays Elisabeth enjoys that. It’s basically the only time she gets to dance)

A map of New York

In the meeting with Steffen, when he says: You should take the job. Betty replies: As a stripper? and knocks over the architectual table and the buildings spell out Tänk Om (as you can see in the trailer) It’s quite cool.

On the date with the ice cream guy, Lisa “accidently” spills her ice cream on his shirt before she runs up on the ramp to John. The abandoned guy then gets so upset that he eats the ice cream.  When John says Hi!, Lisa casually replies hi, but then you can see in her face that she has a plan... She the turns around, shouts hi (in a very high pitched voice) and runs like crazy to the ramp, climbs up and throws herself in his arms. When she lets go of him they look at each other and laugh.

On the date with the trader guy he says his lines in english. (the actor who has that track is an american living in Sweden, he says the end line in swedish though...I’m guessing he’s not completely fluent in swedish yet) He’s also a really slimy guy who starts poking her when he talks to her.

When Steffen tells her to romance the site, he makes a exhaling sound and hunches a bit. Which Linda/Betty makes a hilarious impression of.

I love this number though, I’ve always had a soft spot for this song and they all pull it off so well.I’ve always loved the ensemble parts in the choruses and it sounds amazing. Again, it’s very beautiful visually with the gray/blue/green color scheme and a very clean, yet effectful choreography.

I’m very impressed with the translation too, this song is filled with so many street names and specific places, they’ve had to strip all of that away. But the words and sentences they have replaced it with blends in so well. The translation is very true to orginal.

You never know

There’s no pro pic from you never know, so you get a cute pic from It’s a sign instead..

I’m just gonna use this to gush about Christopher Wollter who plays John. He’s like the swedish version of James Snyder. He both looks and sounds a bit like him and has the same mannerisms. He’s so natural and real and plays the role perfectly. But he’s not a carbon copy of James, even though they’re very similar. He’s got his own take on the role. You can’t help yourself from loving him... When he sings the steal your cat line, he looks around as if to spot her cat. I know a lot of people do it, but I like it...

The first thing she does when they enter her apartment is to kick off her shoes (it’s a swedish thing) and then she goes and sits on her bed. No hanging out and drinking wine in the livingroom. Straight to the bed, lol.

Their chemistry really starts to build during this number. They’re so lovely together, you can’t help but smile. I love their conversation before he starts to sing. The way they deliver their lines and play off each other is terrific. In the end, after saying the ‘I look forward to the next chance to spending 70-85 minutes with you’ he takes her hand and kisses it and then he leaves...

This is one of the few numbers without any dancers in it,it’s just John and Lisa sitting on her bed.

Ain’t no man Manhattan

Lucas is really pissed off at Steffen here.  He plays him so angrily in their scene together.

The scenes at the football stadium have been extended a bit. In the middle of Bettys and Steffens conversation, he jumps up and shouts at the referee. The ensemble collectively shouts shut up!. The ensemble plays a bigger part during the game, they shout Yes!, No! and Ohhh! at places that are appropiate to the conversations going on. It’s kinda hilarious, actually. For example, when Steffen says I wanted to be here with you, they go ohhh! And when he says friendship and politics, it gets complicated, they yell Yes!

Instead of having problems with his chickens, Lucas has problems with his beans. (In swedish beans is a slang word for beautiful young women.) When Lucas says that line he puts his arm around Anne and she gives him the ‘Jenn Colella look’ again, kind of like, I’m not your bean.

I like the fact that Anne is the only one of the main characters at the game who actually wears a football shirt and scarf. It’s like she thought: I’m at least gonna pretend that I’m here for the game even if Kate dragged me along to spy on Lisa.

Lucas and David are adoreable together from the start. The look on Lucas’s face when he says you have a house and Hi David is amazing, then he follows him like a lost puppy. And Lisa and John are veery pleased with themselves.

At the hospital party, John literally tears of his surgeon clothes as he runs towards her.

Small side note: I love the ensemble in this (well, I always love them) They sound so beautiful and the harmonies are so powerful.

What the fuck

There was a slight mishap with the props, something wrong with the sink. So one of the stage guys came out to fix it. She had just kissed John and turned to run to the bathroom, spotted the guy in the bathroom  and ran back and kissed John for a very long time. He was still fixing something when she went into the bathroom and her face was a picture. Like: There’s a man in my bathroom! So she giggled through the first few lines. She kills this song though. This one is really close to the orginal setup, there’s not much difference between this and the broadway version. Just her, the bathroom and her men. The setting feels a bit more homely and relaxed. It’s a good contrast to the tense feelings of the characters. Her coat, shoes and bag are spread around throughout her apartment...and she’s on the toilet when Steffen rings the doorbell..

Lucas shows up (on his scooter, as always) and seems really worried about her.

Betty seems more sad here after Steffen rejects her. She actually cries in front of Lucas, which only encourages him to make his move..He’s not being an asshole, but he’s trying to comfort her in the only way he knows.

Here I go

And the love fest for Christopher continues. He just gets John and his character so well. And he and Linda have the most amazing chemistry, it feels very real and it’s beautiful to watch. They’re so synced and blend so well together, both with their acting and their voices. They’re so hilarious together in the conversation leading up to Here I go, their facials and interactions are spot on. She goes through so many mood swings here, she’s angry, annoyed, scared, sad..basically everything. She’s so good at finding the right balance between all these emotions and switching quickly from one to the other. And he just rolls with it and responds in his usual calm way.

Part of their conversation takes place while she’s on the toilet.They have less clothes on than in the orginal. John is just in his boxers and Lisa walks around in a top and panties before putting on a longer shirt after a while.

Another routine without any dancers. Interestingly enough, it’s mostly the Lisa/John numbers that don’t have any dancers in them...

The only thing I don’t like is that they have cut out a bit of Here I go in the beginning. The second little verse before John starts singing has been taken out. I’m guessing it’s because the dialogues has been extended in some places. My guess is that they felt they needed more dialogue in some places and that they felt that the show was too long. Just my theory though...I really like the extended dialogue, but I wish they’d kept the whole song though. But I guess I’m not the right person to ask, I wouldn’t mind at all if it went on for even longer with both the extensions and the full songs. The general public who does not know much about the show might find it a bit too long then...

You don’t need to love me

Lucas hides out in the bathroom during Here I go. He enters the bedroom while Betty’s getting dressed and lays down on the bed shirtless, looking a bit smug. Betty goes into the bathroom and while she’s in there they have the conversation about what they are to each other. The dialogue has been extended a bit here aswell. When he talks about how there’s something more going on, he gets down on all fours and gets big puppy eyes and a sad face. Then he barks like a dog and puts his ‘paws’ up and follows her. And she laughs and affectionally says his name..It sounds kinda silly, and I don’t know how to describe it. But it’s not silly at all in reality, it’s sweet and also a bit sad...

She comes out and sits on the bed and they talk for a while before Lucas stands up and starts singing. While he sings, she sits on the bed watching him. When he sings “your excuse to take a sickday”, he comes over to her and touches her forehead as if to check if she’s got fever..

This number is fantastic. Jonas Brehmer sings it so emotionally and beautifully and the choreography is so beautiful. I really wish you could see it. There’s a single guy dressed in black on the ramp behind him who performs a beautiful dance routine. While he sings, Lucas mimics some of the dancers movements. So they kind of blend into one and the dancer helps expressing Lucas emotions. Again, the dancer creates a silhouette on the ramp behind him with help from the gorgeous lightning. Cue me crying for the first of many times...

You really feel for Lucas here, he’s so sad...(I’m probably gonna write small sections where I talk more about the main actors, but let me tell you: Jonas is amazing. His version of Lucas is so passionate about everything, and he’s also very much at the height of his emotions. He really wears his heart on his sleeve when it comes to Betty. He’s very needy and can’t hide the way he pines for her. It’s heartbreaking to watch)

No more wasted time

Kate’s face and voice when she says: “and three books about women...” is awesome. She really drags out the word three and you can hear how stupid she thinks it is.

This is one of my favourite songs and adore the parts where they all sing together, so I was really looking forward to this one and they did not disappoint. All four of them has got such strong and beautiful voices. Even Tuva (Elena) who looks so small and innocent in all the pictures. There’s a lot of power in her. They blend and harmonize perfectly together, the four of them.

Speaking of Elena, the actress who plays her is great. Very different from Tamika, of course. She plays her a bit more younger, but also happy-sassy. I don’t really know how to describe it...She and Linda have a great connection too. It’s more visible when you see it live how Betty sees herself in Elena and decides to take a chance on her because Steffen did the same for her even though she wasn’t the most qualified. It’s a nice little paralel.

The deputy mayor says to Betty(after talking about inviting the nycc to the groundbreaking): Kiss me from behind and and grab me in the ass (not a perfect translation, it’s a swedish thing don’t know how to translate it properly) in which she replies: You can grab yourself in the ass goddammit! Sassy!Betty.

Fun thing for me: The  deputy mayor has a different accent from the rest of the cast. Won’t mean anything to non swedes, but they’re totally making fun of people from Stockholm (our capital) with his accent. People from Stockholm(at least the inner city) talks in a much more snobbish and ‘proper’ way than the rest of us..

Kate says, it was nice to meet you Steffo! and gives him the evil eye. Steffen!, he yells after her, but she completely ignores him and stomps off with Elena in tow.

After Kate wraps the cape around Betty the ensemble  gathers around her and basically imitates the kindergarten kids, poking at her and pulling at her clothes. It’s like Kate brought the whole class with her to the groundbreaking. Which I totally can see Kate doing actually. Betty makes a hilarious uncomfortable face. Kate’s kindergarteners have made Betty a crown too, which Elena puts on her head. Later Betty puts it on Steffens head before she flings the cape in his face and walks off.

Surprise

Hilarious little thing: When Lucas says hide and David goes to hide elsewhere, Lucas yells: Hide on top of me! And David does, lol. So Lucas lays on his stomach with David on top of him. Their acting when they discuss having kids is spot on from both of them. Lucas delivery of his line is hilarious and the look on David’s face and the way he responds is perfect.

When Lucas finds out she’s pregnant he says OMG! really high, like falsetto high.

When Steffen arrives he tries to shake Anne’s hand. She doesn’t take his hand, instead she glares at him and puts up her hand and almost pushes him away. (I LOVE swedish Anne, but I’ll talk more about her in part 2)

Drunk Lucas is hilarious, he’s even more angry with Stephen. Anne has to pull him away and sends him off to the roof while pointing two fingers at her eyes and then at Steffen. When Lucas interupts Betty and Steffen talking he stumbles and falls flat on his face.

When John finds out she’s pregnant he picks her up and twirls her around (he’s so happy) and she squeals at him to put her down. Kate and Anne “make out” in the bathroom and Lucas and David slow dance in the background of the scene.

Another great ensemble piece. You can tell they love this number, they go all out here. The choreography is really cool, captures the slightly drunk party vibe perfectly. They dance on top of the ramps and they go all kinds of crazy up there. One of them almost takes off his clothes and is pulled back by another one who gestures at him to calm down. One of the ramps opens and lots of balloons flies out. 

In the end, Elisabeth stands on the middle ramp, the Lisa party with John and the big cake is on the right ramp and the Betty party with Lucas is on the left one. In the translation the song ends with Elisabeth singing: Time for a new start. It’s a nice connection to Always starting over.

Okay, that’s it for act 1 (if you made it this far) If you have any questions just ask. :)