ways to not be bored with the sims

I will always love the Sims franchise and even when I get a little bored with it, I don't worry. I can go months without launching the Sims and there they are, waiting for me to come back and direct their little lives. Still, I feel like it takes a little creativity to really use this wonderful game to its full potential. Here are a few things I've done that you can try if you're getting sick of just telling the little bitches what to do all day:

-Get new EPs and SPs. Electronic Arts loves the cashflow and we'll keep buyin' it. If you don't have them all yet, go buy them. I personally think each one has been worth it and it lets EA know that people heart the Sims. And really, who doesn't want to play SSX3 on a hugescreen TV? (see pic - thanks, Apartment Life!)

-Movie Making. It's actually a lot easier than you think it is if you've never tried it, and now that YouTube is so huge and accessible, it's crazy easy to share your creations with the world. It's fun getting comments and especially lots of views. My best movie has over 11,000 views which I think is pretty darn good for a Sims video.

-Custom Content creation. Again, it's really not that hard. If you've ever used Photoshop, you can totally do this. It's fun downloading other people's creations too, but being able to make custom clothing and furniture to your own specifications can really enhance your game, and you can make clothing especially easily with the Body Shop that comes with the Sims software.

-Sims Challenges from TSR. The Sims Resource is an amazing Sims site with crazy knowledgeable Sims fans from all over the world. You can find tons of custom content there for free download, but I especially love TSR for its Challenges. They give a new spin to regular Sims gameplay with goal oriented challenges that reward subscribers with points to use at the site.

Online interaction in general is a fun way to enhance the Sims and I highly recommend it to any bored Sims players out there! Anyway, Sims 3 is right around the corner and that will be a-mah-zing.