Examiner.com

I was looking for a writing job and came across Examiner.com, which seemed like a pretty neat place. More important, it promised money for writing about things, which was a very good promise for an enterprising young thing-writer like myself. But what thing to write? I wondered.

This was complicated slightly by the site's tagline: "Insider source for everything local". Basically, local writers providing experienced insight on their home regions. This was unfortunate for two reasons:

1. I lived in Miami
2. I hated Miami and many things about it and had no desire to write about those things

Therefore, I was a poor candidate to provide local coverage. So, I flipped over to the National section, hoping to find a topic I could write about with love and dedication. I found several interesting topics, but was worried I would be rejected just because I lacked real "experience" and "qualifications". But what I lacked in college education I made up for in important intangibles like "grit" and "hustle" and so, after several weeks of preparation, I submitted my application to write on a subject near and dear to my heart: Brett Favre!

And... not only did I get the job, but they were so enthralled with my application that I got a salary three times that of the normal Examiner, a free Brett Favre jersey, and tickets to Minneapolis so I could meet Number Four himself!

Just kidding, I was rejected. The "official" reason was that they already had a Brett Favre writer (I had searched over their list of employees several times and was sure they didn't have one, but what do I know, I'm not even good enough to write about Brett Favre on Examiner.com), but I think we all know that upon seeing my application and realizing how it blew everyone else's writing out of the water, they couldn't hire me lest I overshadow every single Examiner on the site. Yes. That must be the reason.

Before anyone gets the idea that I am bitter at my potential employer, I am already searching for a second topic to write upon. Frankly, I would take just about any writing job I could (Reno Roadkill Sanitation Engineering Examiner? I'm your man! Or should I say... Examiner!!!!!). And maybe I'll write my planned Favre articles here, since I had some good bodies of writing planned. Of course, now that I'm not getting paid and will be writing for probably zero readers, the enthusiasm has waned slightly.

Well, that's enough complaining for now, I need to start getting to work on that 2010 Connecticut Senate Race article.

Alright, my first follower!

It's me though, so I shouldn't celebrate too much. And I might want to start posting, internet superstardom isn't just going to create itself!

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For historical purposes, this is just so I can see how posting on this blog works.