Mood:  don't ask
I hold my head in shame. Yes, its true, I have indeed been sacked from the force because of some dodgy Pension scam. I still, and utterly, protest that although I am guilty of taking part I did not know that I was breaking the law and I thought it only affected those in the group....not others outside. To them I am trulu sorry.
The Hood Council have had me in talks and they are allowing me to finish my term of office as its only another 4days. After that I will not be allowed to serve in the hood council again. It has also brought into question my dealing's with the website. Whilst they recognise that I originally started the web they sau that this dealing has tarnished my reputation and also theirs. They have "suggested" that I start looking for a new webmaster so that when I turn elder I can retire.

I'm truly sorry to everyone out there. I did not mean to cause offence.

Exciting
Life's exciting here as we're filming the 3 part drama for Suburb Sim and its going great! I really think this will be a great addition to the soap that we may repeat if its a success for special stories. Gloria, Nathan and Olin are working like pro's...its very tiring work but they're all up for it.

Some of you may have read in the WooNoo Magazine that I was seen having a slagging match! I'm afraid this it true...but what can I say...I was running late to the studio's, there was no where to park....too bad that traffic warden came along.

I can't believe how fast life is moving along. In the next few days both me and Deanna will become elders and I'll have to start looking for a new webmaster. Daniel (my son's) taken some interest so perhaps he'll carry on the tradition. I'm also a great grandad. Our grand daughter Molly had twins and I found out today that she's pregnant again! God help her if she has twins again....she only wanted to have one child in the first place but her husband Justice is a lot like me and likes large families.

Anyway....yet again, I have no time...must dash to the editing suite to crack on with these films,

All the best,

Ant

Horrendous
Mood:  sad
Just a quickie to say how upset I was about the horrible goings on in the human world. It was lucky that I work a bit further out than the bombings...I was on the tube at the time they happened.

I am so glad that in the Sim World tradgedies like this don't happen! We've just celebrated Kaleesha's wedding to Neil this past weekend and it was a joyeous occasion....I'm sure you'll all read about it anyway!

Must dash....lots to do!

WOW
Well I am so happy. The first Episode of Inside Evil aired and we've had very positive feed back from it. I love the look that the final technicians put together and it all looks great...thanks to my actors!
Well done everyone!

Mood:  irritated
How annoying! I've been working so hard the last weeks getting everything on track for both Inside Evil & Suburb Sim and now our blimmin server's being a pain so the last two weeks of SS haven't been aired! Its such an annoyance when you've done the work and you can't get it out there.

Yesterday was horrific. I got a call from the hospital saying that Kaleesha Weaver had been electricuted. She actually died, can you believe it! Thankgod for Gemima, her housemate, as although she was in bed at the time she managed to get to death before it was to late and she won! So I've ordered Kaleesha off set for a few weeks, we've got a backlog of episodes so she won't need to come back to work until a month or so and if she isnt' ready then we'll have to work around it. Justine also announced her pregnancy so that's going to be interesting trying to work that into the storyline...or we'll have to do some clever camera angles!

Inside Evil is finally back on track thank god. I've been working on it hard all week with Britney. Its so hard to adapt a book for screen, once I know where all the shots and locations need to be I'll be fine but its getting it there thats the difficulty. I think we've finally decided on 15eps for series one and I guess I'll have to wait for Britney to write the sequel before I can even start planning ahead.

We've had a new Enterprise open in Simborough..Wong Studio's. Chang and his wife Alison set it up after he got bogged down doing paperwork at my studio. He's come up with a great idea for a reality show and wants to film it from his studio but use my webspace! Cheeky! I'll probably let him though, he is a Simborough resident so I should keep it all in one place.

Other than that not much going. I'm feeling my age and me and Deanna will both age in the next 10days. In Simborough you can buy as much Elixir as you want but you can only use it when your 10days or under till elder and once you've run out of points you can't ask anyone else for it so I'm afraid that both me and Deanna have used our points up! End of an era I say! I don't mind dying but I will miss all of this, my children, my grandchilden...its so sad. I've been part of this community for 3years and it will be so sad to leave it. I just hope one of my family takes it over. Daniel seems quite keen, Kevin's way to too stressed and Sarah, well, she's got her presenting and family, I doubt she'd have time. Anyway, I best be off, lots to do,

Take care all of you,

Anthony

Too Tired
Do I ever have any weekends anymore!? King Edward decided that a new hood council was needed. Well I completely agree as we really didn't have much of one...perhaps it would take the pressure off of me. 10 Adult Spokesim's were selected (1 for each legal career and then an additional 1 for homemaker) and then 2 of these sat on the council. Further to that there's a teen rep, an elder rep, me as International Correspondant and King Edward. I think its a great idea and I'm glad to have it but I was hoping to crack on with Suburb Sim this week (we have a double valentines episode) but instead I was tied to the computer updating with a new hood article and then completely recreating "Community News". Arr well, when I'm gone someone else will have to do it! Hooray!

I cant wait until March. Seems like I'm wishing my life away but in March we're being twinned with a state University. Its likely that most teens will attend and although my kids are all grown up it would be nice to think that my grandchildren can go on and better themselves. Talking of grandchildren Amy's pregnant again so my 6th grandchild's on the way!! Kevin gets to inherit the house due to the youngest inheritence rule so he and Amy and their 2 will continue to live here...we may need to extend a little though. Perhaps upwards.


Visted Rita Gamming yesterday. She's feeling lonely and I'm not suprised as she's all on her own. Laci married John Sherwood and although he took her name to keep the Gamming's alive she moved into his house. So once again Rita is alone. She actually called me round on business as she needs a little more security as she's the richest Sim in Simborough. Her TV chef appearances have made her very popular and rolled in the money and I thinkshe's estimated at 115,000 Simoleons. Laci's going to be a very lucky only child!!

Anyway, I must go and help Deanna. She's determined to lose some weight before going to the Oscars...she want's to look her best. Its going to be difficult though as her fats off the scale! See you soon, pressups are calling,

Ant

Sims are back on form
Mood:  chatty
I'm so glad to see that the Sim World gradually seems to be getting back on track. Its seemed so quiet the passed few months with just Simmerville, Simborough and Apple Valley on the web but now the Melrose site is bursting with energy, we've got DimSimTown and Palatial are also getting their site back. It'll be nice to be a able to cruise the sites again and find out what's going on.
I was delighted to see that Alisa's got a new single out, I really do love her music and I'm so glad she's back on form. Those critics that said she was over the hill...they better watch out!
It was also great to see that AK enterprises is back with a nice host of actress's that I can peruse when I need to cast new faces. I was suprised to read though that they've banned Exilir and that its illegal now to drink it! I'm glad we don't have those views here otherwise I'd be old already!
I'm so looking forward to the Sim Oscars, I can't wait to see whose nominated. I'd love a few of my friends to be up for awards...I'll guess we'll see what happens. That reminds me, I must go and post the catergories for this years Golden Star Awards. Unfortunately we've had to cut the music section as there simply aren't enough artist around at the moment but this looks like perhaps it will be on the increase,
Anyway, bye for now.

Wow! So much has been going on. We've just had a new photo shoot for Suburb Sim and I think that Kaleesha's portrait has come out particularly well (left). Things are frantic here as we've got some new cast members coming in and we're desperately trying to get things ready for them
Inside Evil is also on my mind. The series is more or less written by Britney's being difficult. We shot the whole series and it was ready to air at the end of Feb but now she's rewriting parts of the book and so wants us all to reshoot so now its not gonna be ready for months! Luckily the cast seem ok with this and Starr especially has other projects on the go. You'd think Britney'd do me a favour especially as I cast her partner Marylena in this weeks' ep of Suburb Sim as Rita but I guess she's the writer so what she says goes.
Its also Award season around the corner. The Sim Oscars and the Golden Star Awards are due to start next month. Sarah's excited as she's been asked to present the Golden Stars again and she's also got a new job presenting a docu/series "Child of our Time". Deanna's surfing the web trying to find a stunning gown for the awards as we're going to Palatial Heights for the Oscars. It should be great fun.
Apart from that life in the hood is pretty quiet. We've had our first few deaths...Candice & James Sherwood died which was sad especially as I'd only just posted an article by Candice. She was so full of life..she did get a hula funeral though! Everybody's growing up so quick..my three are all married and I have 4 grandchildren!! I spoke to Rita Gamming the other day and he little teen daughter is now a mother of 3! I couldn't believe it.
Anyway best be back to the grindstone!

I can't believe it...Daniel got married! I knew that he and Polly Phillips were serious but not this much. As soon as they both turned 18 he called her over, proposed and then married her! Its soo exciting and I hear she's already pregnant with, what will be, our 3rd grandchild. He and Polly have moved out to the house next to ours, its like a little family neighbourhood around here. I'm so happy!
I aslo got promoted at work to Detective and Deanna decided, that now the children are grown up, that she'll pursue her career and she's now an M.D. at the local hospital.
Filming for Inside Evil is going great...Starr is a STAR! You wouldn't believe it but I've never actually met her properly before this. We've been to a couple of functions together but never really talked. She's such a lovely women.
Anyway must get on...See you all :o)

Well our halloween party went fantastically! We decided to make it private and we didn't send invites out..this way we could make our guests stay longer. Its the first gathering we've had in the new world so we were very pleased it went so well. Daniel invited his girlfriend...I know, he has a girlfriend now, they're all growing up too fast. She's Polly Phillips, our ex prime ministers daughter. Sarah and Walt came with Fatima and we also had lots of my celebrity friends including Josie Harlow, Kaleesha Weaver, Britney Jones & Justine Cairns. It was such a great bash. Sorry for all you folks who weren't invited but we're planning a hood xmas party so we'll keep you all informed.
Ant :o)