I guess I should say a few words on what this thread in particular has meant to me given we've just gone beyond 5 years. In October 2011 I had recently started a new job as a creative leader to win an advertising pitch to a large cosmetics firm. I had previously done a lot of creative work for another large cosmetics firm and as such I was enticed (a.k.a they threw a lot of money at me) to join on and help them win this cosmetics client's business, worth 2 million dollars. For me this was my dream job in advertising. Although I'd enjoyed some terrific success under some amazing creative talent, this job was meant to signify me having truly "arrived". I spent about 3 weeks preparing my new team for the pitch and when we met the client, I'd thought for sure we'd won the business. Unfortunately I was informed at the end of the presentation that we did not win. We'd beaten 22 other ad agencies up until that point but not this time. Typically when you lose a pitch which happens quite often in advertising, you'll head back to the office to do a post mortem on what could be done better the next time around. In advertising pitches cost ad agencies thousands of dollars so it's a necessary step to try to improve for the good of the agency and the people working at it.
Upon arriving at the office I met with the executive creative director who had already been informed that we didn't win. He asks me to follow him into his office so we could talk about it more and there I was greeted by the head of human resources. Well on this day I was fired on the spot from my dream job.
I was completely lost for words and beyond depressed. Now I've been a gamer since I was 5 years old and games is typically where I'll go to escape reality at a time like this. It was right around this time of course that I'd heard that MKHD was cancelled. Worst. Day. Ever. I needed good news and so not being one to give up, I searched and found this thread which had started about 15-20 days earlier than I discovered it. Over the next 6 months while I was seeking a full-time job, this place, you guys helped keep my head above water. Meeting some of the most passionate Mortal Kombat fans and working toward a common goal was so very good for me. The right medicine at exactly the right time.
So it's my turn now to say thank you. Thanks to this community. Thanks to everyone who's ever had anything positive to say about this project. Thanks for teaching me humility. I'm humbled time and time again by talent and passion that I've interacted with during the course of these 5 years. It's really truly meant so much to me.