I spent most of it in Miami soaking up the sun and an excess of blood alcohol content. But between South Beach and XBox, I spent much of my days coursing about the Internet in the way that I can imagine a lab mouse does when it's let loose in that maze used in cartoon science experiments.
I found my cheese. Oh, I found it alright. Found it in resident Hollywood nut Charlie Sheen -- the darling of the social media blitz. As if garnering one million followers on Twitter in 24 hours wasn't enough, the next of kin to the Mighty Ducks legacy made a call via his Twitter to college students and bored cubicle workers everywhere to be his next #TigerBloodIntern.
Being the healthy, irony-loving American that I am, I instantly applied. As did 75,000 other people from across the globe. According to Internships.com, a surprisingly legitimate resource to be hosting something so seemingly bizarre, the intern would work directly with Sheen's personal staff to manage his social media accounts in a paid, 8-week trip to Sober Valley. Sure enough, Round 2 had me submit resume information and by Round 3, the applicant pool was narrowed down to the top 250...and I was somehow still in the running.
Round 3 called for applicants to submit a two-minute YouTube video answering one of three questions concerning social media in politics, international affairs or corporations. I was also rather caught off-guard by the demands that the videos be taken seriously and with a professional attitude. However, I am competitive by nature and the chance for adventure was remarkably enticing (as was wearing a suit on camera). Hence, I enlisted the help of a friend of mine who's well-versed in the ins and outs of telecommunication production and made my submission.
Here I am
Here's hoping to a Round 4?
Sara Solano genuinely had no idea what else to blog about to have enough for this second set of entries and hopes this is funny enough to suffice.
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