I discovered today via pop-up toaster that there's a new Sims expansion pack coming out called "The Sims Unleashed." The official EA site has more details and screen shots. The basic idea, however, seems to be: pets. Now your Sims can have pets, you can play with them outdoors in new garden environments, and there will now be a new veterinarian career track. Of course, this is a major break-through for lesbian Sims, because one must really strain to create a realistic lesbian household without dogs and cats.
I was also pleased to read about some of the other careers added, especially the option to run away and join the circus. I have long felt constrained by the Sims emphasis on white, middle-class professions, which I feel has hampered me in my efforts to create believable chicano/a Sims characters--or at least not chicanos like in my family. I could use, for example, a hairdresser and a gardener career track. I also need some medium-toned skins with cool tatoos and a grandma NPC that sits around on the couch watching TV all day and occasionally hits people with a wooden spoon.