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The Sims Eat My Soul
I didn't play during the school year. I knew that I tend to obsess and that things would get out of control and I just didn't have the time. When I graduated, I looked forward to being able to play again, but my Simming got a little out of control a few weeks ago.
I was spending entire days in my pyjamas and staying up until all hours of the night manipulating my fake people's fake lives, and I wasn't doing anything valuable with my real life. There was a period where I suddenly realized I hadn't applied for a single job in a month. I quit cold turkey and stayed off the junk for over a week, but it didn't seem right - rather than complete abstention or complete obsession, I had to find a happy medium.
To remedy the situation, I've made a rule for myself: I can play The Sims on the weekend as long as I don't get carried away and don't shirk other responsibilities and commitments, and I can play on weekdays only after I've applied for at least one job.
So far (less than a week into this) it seems to be working okay. I've played a little, but I haven't become hypnotized yet. I haven't given in to the urge to let Juan give birth to his second alien baby or Benjamin be terrorized by the dripping ghost of the ex-girlfriend I killed in his pool or Jonkykong* age into a teenager. I'm making progress.
So now instead of sitting around the house in my pyjamas all day playing The Sims, I sit around the house in my pyjamas all day applying for jobs. This is the life, folks!
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* Don't ask.
srah - Wednesday, 13 July 2005 - 1:30 PM
Tags: job search, the sims
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Comments (10)
chrisusa12345 - July 13, 2005 - 5:35 PM - ℓ
sims is fun!!!!
Sylvie - July 13, 2005 - 9:32 PM - ℓ
Didn't have the SIMS growing up so don't have a clue what the addiction is about. I do know I had found myself coming home after my internship and watching, somedays upto, 4 movies till I went to sleep. This also involved munching on unhealthy snacks. So, I joined the gym! Now, I come home too tired to eat, watch a movie or anything. I am even typing this via telepathy.
tbone - July 13, 2005 - 11:48 PM - ℓ
I love the sims. I hate the stupid university though, you can't have kids, it's boring. And they keep pressuring the kids to go to college as soon as they turn into teenagers--it really is like real life! I have also discovered that having more than one kid is totally unmanageable, again, like real life. I enjoyed your sim photos. I request a sim story album from you, i think that would be hilarious!
srah - July 14, 2005 - 1:04 AM - ℓ
Sylvie: No one had the Sims growing up - it only came out in... what, the early 2000s? Late 90's? There's still time for you to get in on the fun!
Pauly D: The game pixellates naked people. For some reason Juan got out of the shower and carried his alien baby, Ffyxyvygl, to her birthday cake without getting dressed first.
tbone: I always forget to take pictures of momentous events in Sims' lives. Instead I go "Ha ha ha! He's carrying a baby around naked! I have to take a picture!"
Oh, the Sims addiction. I could write a lot about it if I wouldn't spend the time it would take me screwing my Sims up.
Since I have the College Add-On I have also learned that doing your homework is fine, but making out with your teacher works just as fine. It's insane, but I love it.