What happened to me? Everything happened unfortunately. I had planned on coming back but, than real life got in the way. Building sets, making sims, editing clips. It’s all tedious work with no real reward to me. I think Jaydee said it best and I quote “making a movie doesn’t take just a few nights, it’s just way too time consuming for a hobby”. She is completely right. Sadly I have only ever enjoyed the creating part of it and not the machinima hoopla that accompanied it. I didn’t become a real director, I’m not a producer, and I don’t work at Electronic Arts. While it’s nice to dream about those things it’s just not in everyone’s cards. I just wanted you to know that my husband and I are doing just fine. Please do not hang your hopes and dreams on ‘The Sims’ or machinima in general. Get out and enjoy other things in life that is worth so much more. Become a celebrated doctor, crime scene investigator, daring archaeologist, a orbiting astronaut. Anything you want just don’t limit yourself to the glitter of Hollywood. Don’t make a great movie, live one.
Goodbye!
Jaydee was only right about one thing in my opinion. That making sims movies is hard and it takes time. But nothing more. I think that filming should be a passion, and you have to love it enough to start and finish what you’ve started. If you love it, you do it. And you don’t even have to ask for something. You just do it, share it and enjoy others.
But real life is just as important, and I am happy for you and I hope you and your husband will stay happy for a long time.