So Today...
I was filtering through the websites that haunt me daily... cnn.com, foxnews.com, ebay.com, paypal.com, reddit.com, ew.com, citicards.com, bofa.com, nascar.com, espn.com, upi.com, netflix.com, finance.yahoo.com, cmr.com when I realized that all these websites have one thing in common. They can't seem to keep my interest for the entire workday. Sure, I read them all... and when I say I read them all, I mean that I read the sub section of world entertainment news on fox. This is bad people. Not only is it bad that I read all that stuff while I'm at the office, the worst part is that I can do it relatively fast.
If I get to work right at 8:00am I can be done with looking at ALL those websites before 9:00am. The rest of my day then begins in 15 minutes intervals waiting for all these sites to update. The only trouble is that something major only happens around once a week. This week, I'm saying that the plane crash in the Hudson River will be the biggest story... you can count on it. They need to try and hush-up some of the negative vibes that America has been getting for the 2nd half of the bailout and the war in Israel.
But yesterday, something strange happened. As I went to foxnews.com I noticed that the main article wasn't something about Obama or the Palestinians... it was about some sort of dream job. Of course I click on the article to find that the country of Australia is offering the job of the century. Hang out on your own private island for 6 months, get paid six figures, and party balls with the guests. I tried all day to apply, but alas; the site crashed before I could send out my application. I spent the better part of today trying to get the page to load so that I could finish sending my application when I noticed something new on their site. All applicants now have to send in a video resume explaining why they should be chosen.
There are a few reasons that I can think of right off the bat why I would be perfect for this job... I'm an alcoholic, an organizer, an ok writer, and overall enjoyer of good times. While I'm having this "good time" I usually obsess about whether or not my guests are also enjoying themselves to the fullest. It is kind-of a character flaw, and has made the women that hang out with me rather annoyed (because they don't get attention when we go out). They just can't seem to understand that sometimes its nice to know that everyone around you is having a good time even if you aren't because you're constantly worrying.
So tonight I am going to make this video they want. I am going to try and be funny, clever, and most importantly... liked. I know that a lot of the people will be sending in applications from all over the world. Like tens of thousands of people. I'm just hoping that they'll like a simpleton from Texas who's never really seen the world. Growing up in Dallas wasn't terrible by any means, but I think that I might be ready for a large change like this. It could be really REALLY fun to just cut lose for a little while. Before the working world became so competitive I think they called this sort of "self finding activity" BACK PACKING. Well at least that's what you told your parents while you went to Prague and did ecstasy for 6 months (while enjoying the best prostitutes the world has to offer).
Tomorrow brings a Friday... and a weekly report due date... guess I should finish typing that up before I leave for the day.
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