The final sadsack story to finish off the week. It’s the story of how I almost won $100,000 for a short film, I Met a Girl. This video was a major step in my life and career, so it’s sorta link heavy (but I’m not an asshole and they open in separate windows). Maybe watch the video first and then click on links if you want.
So I used to date this girl, and, like many others, it didn’t end that well. Ended really bad with a complete silent ride home from the airport. That’s like 45 minutes of silence. That’s pretty horrible.
So I went out the next day to my favorite coffee shop and I met a cute girl. What transpired was amazing, and I wrote about it here and then again here. I found out Nikon was throwing a “Your Day in 140 Seconds” contest and I decided to shoot a video about the amazing day I just had. I was on a rushed deadline, as you can see here and then my sigh of relief when I finished. I was really happy with the film. It’s cute, and a true story.
Then we made the top ten, and the shit got real. People seemed to like the video and I was really happy. I begged people to watch, reflected on it, and Dwight Shrute, a judge, tweeted about it. Things were good.
I was completely happy with the film and it’s rather heartwarming response. I fealt honest and pure when I thanked everyone who helped along the way. But alas, the film eventually came up a little short. It was all good though.
So where’s the sadsack part? The sadsack part is the fact that I haven’t talked with Dana since the film. We had a very awkward discussion about the possibility of splitting the prize money, and it didn’t sit well with either of us. And even though she was pretty awesome and the perfect person for me at that moment in my life, it probably wouldn’t have worked out. I just hope she’s ok, wherever she is.
And on a side note, me and the ex are really cool again. I think we were both on our own separate weird rebounds and it brought the house crashing down. But after a few months (and her seeing the video), we kinda hashed everything out and now we keep in touch regularly. She’s a wonderful and talented girl and I’m glad we were able to overlook our differences and become even closer. We laugh about the whole thing now.
Weird how life works like that sometimes. It really is an amazing and potentially short adventure. And you know what? It always works out somehow.
