Yes... it really is 4 AM. BUT I figured out what I'm going to do for my application video!!! I'm so excited now that I can't sleep. I'm not really sure how or why all the pieces came together; I'd pitched similar ideas to the creative team (aka the Mom and Soren - who's going to help me film/edit). But I'm telling you, I was laying in bed, practically crying because I couldn't fall asleep and I have a HUGE day ahead of me tomorrow... and then it was just there!! I texted the mom and dad and Soren... Soren actually called me back and sort of thinks its a good idea, but he was also asleep (I think) so I'll let it slide...

So you wanna know?

Ok, so here's what I'm thinking... So this whole job is really just one big marketing campaign, right? Everyone is suffering from the bad economy especially tourism. So these brilliant Aussie's decide to spice things up a bit by offering something that sounds incredible to us, but really doesn't cost them much in the long run... So, in order to prove that I'm serious about this job and don't just think it's going to be 6 months of lounging around, I'm going to do something that aligns perfectly with the motives of the original promotion. I am going to give away a trip (or two, or three) to come visit me if... I mean WHEN I get the job.

How, you might ask? Well... with my newfound near double in salary... I'll be making more than I would back home and with practically no living expenses. I'll have plenty of extra cash to fly a couple people 1/2 way around the world (especially if fares stay as cheap as they have been for the past couple weeks).

Why, you might ask? Well... what I'll do, is get people to sign up for the contest by "pledging" that they will visit the blog/website once I get the job. Basically, I'm creating my audience before I get there. Showing the panel that I can not only captivate people with my brilliant writing skills (*ahem*) but that I also have the resources to launch a major campaign on my own.

So... I'm off to the pier, the promenade, maybe even a couple other cities (I'm going to San Diego Friday and Mammoth next weekend, so maybe I can take this show on the road!) and I'm going to set up shop w/ a clipboard and sign people up! I'm thinking if I can get at least 1000 or so names, that will be convincing enough. And get some good footage of my mingling, chatting and indirectly selling myself to Australian government :)

Now the plan is to print up flyers, make a poster that I can put at the front of a table, get a table to tape said poster to, convince Soren that this idea ROCKS so he'll shoot it, and get this website/blog up to date before submittal date!

Not so much work in... about 3 weeks :)

Oh and by the way... that picture at the top of the post is the house I found on google maps that I believe to be my new residence... or at least similar :)

XOXO

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