From Asheville to Australia: The video application

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Applications to the “Best Job in the World” closed over the weekend, and I think I got mine in just under the wire. I got a confirmation from the Web site, but have not yet received a confirmation e-mail. The site, islandreefjob.com, was slammed with last-minute filers like me, so I may have gotten lost in the shuffle. Last I checked, the site had received something like 34,000 applications, so we’ll see.

Regardless, here’s my video. I’ve got to give major props to Jon for helping me out, and to Janna and Stu Zonder, who provided me with the original song in the video. Stu is the “dude walking” in the video.

Despite what the screenshot you see above might suggest, this video is work safe! 🙂

11 Comments

Ash February 27, 2009 - 6:33 pm

Atticus, nothing. Looks like I won’t be headed to Australia any time soon.

Atticus Finch February 27, 2009 - 5:06 pm

Any news? Are you on the shortlist?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,501768,00.html

Orange Cat February 26, 2009 - 6:34 pm

Great video, hope you win, and yes get a haircut. It’s hot in Australia, you need to get ready.

Groomer February 26, 2009 - 1:10 pm

Jason, cut your hair.

Deborah February 25, 2009 - 7:19 pm

Dude!
In the words of Paula Abdul that was phe-nominal!

Lesley February 25, 2009 - 2:37 pm

Naked news! – this is better than the breasts. Fabulous work – you are a superstar in the making.

Dad February 25, 2009 - 1:38 pm

Excellent video! You’ve got what it takes.

Good luck.
Love, Dad

Gratuitous February 25, 2009 - 2:11 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndzL7fhcJWc If you want somethin’ done… not everyone knows how to get the url from the embed, Ash.

As for the vid, yeah, it worked for me, all cute and charismatic. Made me wanna vote for you, if not quite toss cash and fame your way. But I’m concerned about the stats. Out of 30k, might others have submitted similarly self-deprecating skits? It’s all just, so… well, British. O’ course, Aussies is closer to Brits than we Amuricans is to either, so way to work that angle. Seriously, though, if I were a ‘roo charged with picking someone to make me a truckload of cash by publicly playin’ n’ chillin’ n’ dinin’ n’ partyin’, I’d pick you. You look like you could use it, mate.

restless February 25, 2009 - 2:11 am

LOVE it! As Wayne Gretzky says "You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take". Go J!

Dean February 25, 2009 - 12:23 am

178,000 applied for the Antarctica program when I started long ago. I got the job and felt like I’d won the lottery!

Gratuitous February 24, 2009 - 9:55 pm

Video isn’t loading; do you have a YouTube url to try?

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