Great Granny: Drug Mule?

I went to visit my dear Grandmother yesterday to get her to dish on what job I'll be doing for her. Without further adieu, I'll be painting some concrete:



Her comment about the cheesecake delivery job was priceless.

IN OTHER JOBS:

It may have already been filled by another artist, but I am going to apply for this job:

Looking for artist to draw superhero-esque design (Montreal)

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Date: 2009-11-29, 3:20PM EST
Reply to: superheroguy@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

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Hi there,

Im looking to create a character drawing/design of myself in a superhero-type style, to be used in my business card as well as on my website, which are both in creation. I have a lot of artist friends but they are too busy these days, so I figured I'd see if anybody else would be able to produce what I need. If you got the skills to do this, let me know and we could discuss the ideas and costs some more.

Please send links of your work and hopefully in the genre Im looking for.

Thanks for your interest, take care,

Phil ;)

* * *

I hope I get it! It seems that there are similar undercurrents to many of the jobs that I am doing. It would be cool to draw a man as a superhero and then dress up as one myself next month for my cosplay job. Double superhero job tackle!

It's a bird, it's a plane... it's my grandmother yelling at me to paint her floor correctly!


Aimee.

Almost Caught Up

Man, the five jobs I did last week has taken longer than I expected to get through! I am just beginning to design my treasure hunt for Leisure Rules in Toronto. If all goes well, my hunt should be the one taking place on December 11. Has a lot of ones in it, that date. I likey. I *heart* 100.

I would like to announce that I am the proud recipient of the "Over The Top" blog award from Aurora, also known as my girl Anima Blue.

Because of graciously accepting the reward, I have some information that I need to fill out.

I must:

1. Use only 1 word answers to the questions below.
2. Pass along to 6 of your favourite bloggers.
3. Tell them you’ve given them the award.
4. Have Fun!!

Where is your cell phone? Purse
Your hair? Messy
Your mother? Silly
Your father? Birthday!
Your favourite food? Coffee
Your dream last night? Sexy
Your favourite drink? Wine
Your dream/goal? Affluence
What room are you in? Office
Your hobby? Crushing
Your fear? Hurting
Where do you want to be in 6 years? Happy
Where were you last night? Home
Something that you aren’t? Unflappable
Muffins? Date
Wish list item? USB 32G
Where did you grow up? Burlington/Calgary/Montreal
Last thing you did? Blogged
What are you wearing? Bath robe
Your TV? None
Your pets? BUNNY!!!!!!!!
Friends? Loved
Your life? Fun
Your mood? Warm
Missing someone? Adonis
Vehicle? Blue Limousine: Bus
Something you’re not wearing? Underwear
Your favourite store? Salvation Army
Your favourite color? Blue
When was the last time you laughed? Now
Last time you cried? Yesterday
Your best friend? Heather
One place that I go to over and over? Second Hand Stores
One person who emails me regularly? Matt
Favourite place to eat? Home

Now for the six bloggers... I'll keep that private for now ;) Expect an e-mail from me!!!!

I will be releasing my video from Job 20, the 1920s personal vintage shopper job, later today.

I also am going to follow up with all the clients that are pending that I haven't worked for yet. Divine.ca and the superhero cosplay job are slated for the new year, but the rest of my clients should be caught up very soon.

I am meeting with my Grandmother on Sunday, so expect the SUPER GRANNY MYSTERY VIDEO on Monday! Whee!

And now, from the CRAIGSLIST HALL OF SHAME:

Photo shoot site needed (Montreal)

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Date: 2009-11-27, 12:16AM EST
Reply to: ineedlotsofnudephotosoflotsofnudemen@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

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I am a photographer from Orlando, Florida who will be in Montreal December 9-12. I am looking for a space, not necessarily a studio, to do shoots of nude male models.

In return for use of your space, I will give you a cd with all of the photos taken there. If you would like credit for the photographs, your location will be there every time the photograph is used.


________________________________________________________________________________

Okay, dude, sure! Come shoot in my apartment so I can line my walls with lots and lots of peen.

YEEEEEAAAAAAhhhhh.. not so sure about the ROI of that arrangement.


Enjoy black Friday, to all my 'merican friends!


Aimee.

86 Pieces of Crap

Here's more from my first meeting with my model friend Matt. I have to release the first version of his website soon, likely in two weeks. Until then, I have memories of watching him stuff himself, ever so attractively. LOL!



I have a feeling this isn't going to be the last stupid video we make. LOL.


A

Addictively Fun for Christmas

Rewinding in time, but ahead in suggestions for holiday gifting, here is my Speedminton video:



Michele wrote me a really nice e-mail and she told me that Speedminton is really big in Calgary, Alberta, through an organization called the Racquet Network. I should send my Mom to join! She's already in a boring old ladies' badminton league there. She needs Speedminton! She should start practicing now, because VICTORY IS MINE!

IN OTHER JOBS:

I hate to admit defeat, especially when it comes to my sense of humor, however, MY H1N1 HOOKER BOOT E-BAY LISTING WAS REMOVED! It was considered illegal as per a drugs and drug paraphenalia violation. (what?) So, for the second time, the boots didn't sell! As it turns out, a customer service rep informed me, "Your listing should be fine if you remove the prohibited verbage." Got it. No flu jokes.

Buy these drop dead gorgeous boots. They are killer! Sick! Viral, even!

Too soon?

I have now sold $50 worth of E-bay clothes. I only have $50 more to go. I should bust my butt to put out more listings soon, because 'tis the season of annoying holiday advertisments and intrusive festive songs.

Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up, it's grand, just holding your...


Aimee.

Mango Cheesecake Bliss

I edited the video for the cheesecake delivery last night, and it perfectly represents the joys of my trip. I'm really happy with how the whole job turned out. I think it is one of my favorite jobs to date:



Jason wrote me yesterday to thank me for everything again:

Dear Aimee,

Thank you thank you thank you for your help in making Katy's birthday a fantastic and memorable one! Everything was perfect! Your presentation of Celine in the cake caddy was awesome and the bow was a very nice touch! After I met up with you at Union Station, I headed over the restaurant to drop it off. Later in the evening, after a lovely dinner with friends, the cake was brought out and Katy was blown away as she definitely wasn't expecting her favourite cheesecake from Montreal. She still doesn't quite know the details of how it was all coordinated, but I'll be directing her to your blog after everything goes up so she can see for herself. :) Celine was absolutely delicious. I really have no clue how I'm going to top this next year... maybe two cheesecakes. Thank you for all your help in making Katy's birthday this year a special one, Aimee. It was a lot of fun planning this with you!

Attached are some photos for your blog!

All the best,

Jason

Here the photos:

Our first meeting:



All smiles:



The cake arrived intact!:





A slice of heaven:



My wish: for other jobs that are just as personally rewarding as the mango cheesecake delivery.

Clues: nudity, champagne and a hot tub. Followed by...

Blissful shared cheesecake :D,


Aimee

M.A. Part 1

My reaction to my first ten seconds with Matt Aymar:



Reminds me a little bit of Taylor Lautner... ON FIRE!


:D

A

Productive Weekend!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY! Cheesecake delivered: happiness transmitted.

I met up with Jason and his friend Katie at Union Station in Toronto at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and successfully handed over the mango cheesecake from Calories. Jason was so happy, adorably emotional and made the whole trip worth it, from our initial plans to the final hand over. The video should be out by tomorrow evening.

Here is the second half of the video of my photoshoot with Rob, QT Make-up and Michèle Jean-Jacques, for Job 19:



Today, I met with Sam from Leisure Rules and he confirmed me for Job 21 as Treasure Hunt Designer. Within the next week, I will design a custom treasure hunt for members and participants of Leisure Rules: Toronto's free downtown treasure hunt.

I also met with model Matt Aymar for the first time in person ever, despite having been Internet and phone friends for over six months. We ate 86 pieces of sushi together. Don't ask.

I'll show you tomorrah.


A.

Cheesecake delivery: Today

I am about to take a train to Toronto! Wish the cake luck!

:D

Good thing I'm not hungry... yet.

AimeePS

Giving My 110%

Make no mistake: One Hundred Jobs has turned into a full-time job, working time and a half.

And I'm ecstatic.

Editing videos, dealing with YouTube, managing technical issues, updating my site, backing up files, communicating with clients, completing jobs, creating blog posts, tweeting and networking now occupy most of my day. Attempting to complete 100 jobs is not something to be attempted halfheartedly.

I am committed. I should change my name to "100 Jobs Inc."

Speaking of my tech issues and my "favorite" video hosting site, YouTube is giving me grief with my Quicktime audio codec AGAIN. I chopped Job 19 in half, and here is the first part:



Also, as promised, here is a funny outtake from my photo shoot with Rob:



One Hundred Jobs: Spread Eagle. Thank you, Philips MP3 player. Click to enlarge image for maximum eagle vision.

IN OTHER JOBS:

Speedminton, Job 18, went really well! SPEEDMINTON IS SO MUCH FUN!!!!!

On top of my daily rate, my client, Michele Matthews, was generous enough to also give me a deluxe two-player Speedminton set! Yay! I am coming for you Mom, you just wait, we'll play Speedminton in Calgary over the holidays, IN THE SNOW!

My son, Max, will love playing Speedminton too. Better for him than all of his sedentary techno-gadgets. Michele said that some parents call it the Speedbabysitter because it occupies kids for hours.

The most addictive part of Speedminton is that the birdies (or for you badminton purists out there, shuttlecocks) really bounce off of the rackets with minimal force. That means you can whack a birdie over 100 feet with very little effort. I felt like the tennis pro that I never will be. The only things I was missing in my improvised games were a cute white skirt and some on-court moaning.

Ennh *pock* mmeuuhhhhhh *pock* ahhhh *pock* enhh *thwock*!

By the way, you can also play Speedminton at night, because you can fit a tiny glow stick inside the birdies. How cool!

Tonight, I go and dress my friend Alex, his wife and now a few more grown men, in vintage 20ies garb for Job 20.

Onward ho!*

*I so relisted that shit. It better sell.


Aimee

I'm a Moddle, U Know What I Mean

Fashion! Style! Make-up! Flashes! Broken Mirrors! Such was the stuff of Job 19:

[Youtube is a pain: re-uploading @11am]

I had a blast with the team. Cynthia, Michele, Rob and I really worked well together. The day went by in a flash! (pardon the highly intentional pun :).

There are some really funny shots when Rob was testing his lighting from the beginning of the day, which I shall post when he gets them to me. I think we took at least 500 pictures, so Rob has a lot to look through. Pictures should be fully edited within three weeks. Oh, the anticipation!

IN OTHER JOBS:

I'm just about to take off to go to my Speedminton Job at the Palais de Congrès. I have my comfortable pants, running shoes, 40 of gin and competitive spirit. DIE BIRDIE, DIE!

SUPER SUPER SHOCKINGLY, my H1N1 thigh high boots DID NOT SELL ON E-BAY despite having 5 watchers! WTF!!!! I am so not going to take this lying down (wearing hooker boots). I am relisting tonight after returning from Speedminton and really driving the point home in my item description that the boots are brand new and worth over $100. They say storefronts and the "Buy it now" option are sometimes better for E-bay vintage and I understand why. Whimper.

Gotta go stretch my tennis elbows!


Aimee

Worked-it-out!

Photoshoot today was a blast.

Images soon and vid tomorrow!


Love,

Moo

Job 20: Personal Vintage Shopper

Just when my schedule couldn't get any crazier, two things happened today:

My friend Alex, who is attending a roaring twenties themed 40th birthday party, called and asked if he could have the honour of hiring me as his personal vintage shopper. I told him that I would be delighted to go shopping with him, and so we are booked for Friday night, the day before I deliver the famous Calories mango cheesecake to Toronto for Jason.

And whilst in Toronto, I may be completing Job 21 (to be confirmed tomorrow night) for Leisure Rules. I will officially take on the role of "Treasure Hunt Designer".

So really, it's TWO treasure hunts to complete within the next week. And an editorial photo shoot tomorrow, the closing of my H1N1 Hooker Boots, moonwater auction, Speedminton at the Palais de Congrès, and the cheesecake delivery!

WHEW!

I also have two auditions through my agencies... yeah, I'm a wee bit swamped.

Off to memorize lines, pack my bags for the shoot tomorrow, shave my legs and Tweet.



Ain't we got fun,


Aimee.

Photoshoot Preppy

Today, I've been prepping for my photo shoot with Rob, Cynthia of QT Make-up, and stylist Michele Jean-Jacques (great name for a stylist, I think).

I'm really inspired by the current issue of the European fashion magazine "Numéro". I adore the style in the "Légende d'automne" editorial. Michele and I really want to recreate its ornate, theatrical, 80s inspired style. Also, I have been looping Lady Gaga's new video for her hit Bad Romance (which I also danced to in my booty shaking video) and the costumes and styling are absolutely breathtaking. We are going to shoot a true fashion editorial, not the commercial, catalogue fluff that I usually get hired for because of my oft-commercial, wholesome and friendly-despite-my-'tude facey-face.

I want to prove my modelling stripes on Wednesday! GRRRRRRRRRRRR! FIERCE!

IN OTHER JOBS:

My polyurethane coat sold on E-bay today. The Eskimo coat was passed over again! Boo! The thigh high boots still have a couple of days left and three watchers, which is a good sign. I'm only $75 short of making my E-bay auctions an official job. I have so much more clothing to upload in my store, too! I wish I could just press a button and automatically set it up, but alas, E-bay is actually WORK.

Speaking of, my momma wants to hire me to create a family tree. Once I get past this busy-as-busy week, I'll start the research for her. Sounds... tedious. LOL.

But, fun still exists in employment! In a $100.00 Google search,, I stumbled upon and contacted an organization called Leisure Rules that I found out does treasure hunts for $100 prizes in Toronto!

About Leisure Rules:

Leisure Rules runs treasure hunt events open to the public for free. Each treasure hunt event can be done during your free time (coffee breaks, lunch time, walking to work/school etc.). If you are the first to solve the treasure hunt then you win the prize.

The site's admin, Sam, wrote me this nice follow-up e-mail:

Hello Aimee,

I went to your website and checked out what you are up to. Is there any chance
you're ever in Toronto (did you already deliver that cheesecake?)? If you did
happen to get to Toronto, I could offer you a couple of unique gigs. You could
be a "Treasure Hunt Designer" (that I expect doesn't come up often) or I could
include you as a "clue" in an event we're running.

I'm still thinking of other options and I'm open to discussion.

I really liked what you're doing and I'm interested in being a part of it if I
can.

Thanks...

Sam

Sounds perrrrrrfect. What a great social networking activity. I love new social networking sites that allow you group and play online to venture out and continue offline, much like Akoha.

What's this? I think there is a clue in my bedroom AND a prize... ah, yes, bed, which leads to... much needed sleep.

ZZZsheepxo,


Aimoo

Called My Granny

I called my Granny about what she is going to hire me for and I made a SPECIAL VIDEO PRESENTATION with the audio from our phone call:



Dear God, my Granny rocks!

:D Aimee

Moon Water by Domme

Ho-ho-ho! I maximized the marketing weirdness of my E-Bay listings to attract more buyers laughter.

In honour of the recent unequivocal discovery of water on the moon, I am selling 100% bio-identical to moon water, in a recycled flask (empty juice bottle), starting at $1.00. Ah, how spending $0.35 on a junk listing brightens my weekend.

TO PURCHASE NOW LIMITED TIME NO INTEREST PREPAID OFFER LAUGHTER IS FREE 100% authentic terrestrial reproduction of Moon water:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250530312209&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

As suggested by Anima Blue, I also listed my (worth over $100) thigh-high hooker boots, starting at an appropriate $41.21 with this funz deskriptun:

"Why die ugly? In honour of the sexy H1N1 media hysteria everywhere, I am auctioning off a used pair of 6.5" platform thigh-high PVC boots. Wear them at work with your favorite face mask to protect your killer gams from viral infection!

Be an extra sexy flu fetishist!*

Size is 40 or 10 ladies, but fits from 9-10 comfortably. Almost new heel w/original material stickers.

*Mask not included."

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250530304859&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

OFFICIAL ANNOUCEMENTS!!!!

I will be having a party to celebrate Job 50 at Off-Interarts (likely), whenever that arrives. Considering the imminent success of my recent E-bay listings as Job 20, I am 1/5th done. I can't believe it. I estimate it will take me minimum 6 months to complete the rest, but who knows? Could be sooner than I think and I'll collapse into an overwhelmed, quivering host ball.

Secondly, I am going to open up bidding soon to be my 100th employer. I want to go out with a BANG! If you are interested, check back soon on One Hundred Jobs' Official Website.

I bought thick, coloured scotch tape that reads "No Peeking" today. Wonder what that's for?

HMMMMM????


Aimee-Bay

Personality Butter Jelly Time

I took a personality-based career inventory from similarminds.com and apparently I have the executive personality type:

Career Inventory Test Results Extroversion |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 83% Emotional Stability ||||||||||||||| 43% Orderliness |||||||||||||||||| 56% Altruism |||||||||||||||||| 53% Inquisitiveness |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 86% You are an Executive, possible professions include - program designer, attorney, administrator, office manager, chemical engineer, sales manager, logistics consultant, franchise owner, new business developer, personnel manager, investment banker, labor relations, management trainer, credit investigator, mortgage broker, corporate team trainer, environmental engineer, biomedical engineer, business consultant, educational consultant, personal financial planner, network integration specialist, media planner/buyer.

Take Free Career Test
personality tests by similarminds.com

What's funny about my ever-changing personality type is that I always score EN as the first part of any Myers-Briggs typology, but depending on the test or the day or my mood (lol), I am an ENFP, ENFJ or and ENTJ, as above. The older I get, the more I think I am somewhat more thinking/judging than perceiving. I'm certainly not the classic ENFP who is irresponsible, pro-tattoo and unable to plan or follow through:

"ENFP

outgoing, social, disorganized, easily talked into doing silly things, spontaneous, wild and crazy, acts without thinking, good at getting people to have fun, pleasure seeking, irresponsible, physically affectionate, risk taker, thrill seeker, likely to have or want a tattoo, adventurous, unprepared, attention seeking, hyperactive, irrational, loves crowds, rule breaker, prone to losing things, seductive, easily distracted, open, revealing, comfortable in unfamiliar situations, attracted to strange things, non punctual, likes to stand out, likes to try new things, fun seeker, unconventional, energetic, impulsive, empathetic, dangerous, loving, attachment prone, prone to fantasy

favored careers:

performer, actor, entertainer, songwriter, musician, filmmaker, comedian, radio broadcaster/dj, some job related to theater/drama, poet, music journalist, work in fashion industry, singer, movie producer, playwright, bartender, comic book author, work in television, dancer, artist, record store owner, model, freelance artist, teacher (art, drama, music), writer, painter, massage therapist, costume designer, choreographer, make up artist

disfavored careers:

data analyst, scientist, researcher, financial advisor, business analyst, govt employee, office manager, mathematician, investment banker, office worker, computer tech, it professional, network engineer, strategist"

I also found a more comprehensive list of Jungian (or Myers-Briggs) personality types, which you can check out once you've filled out a quiz or two on Similarminds.com

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator online: http://mbti.human-types.com/.

How does personality influence your choice of profession? The obvious answer is completely. If you aren't patient enough to sift through hundreds of pages of data, you'll never be a research scientist. Full disclosure: I will never be a research scientist. LOL.

I've been obsessed with personality typing since my late teens. My primary reason for seeking out such information (which some would debate is innacurate and as preposterous as astrology) is romantic compatibility, followed by understanding myself. I was quite lost in my career search in university and resorted in my final semester, while pregnant, to taking a personality-based career choice course.

I had a particularily bad experience when once identified as an ENFP and grouped with those who were supposedly the same, the teacher asked, "Who in this group feels they exhibit the classic irresponsibity of the ENFP type?" to which one of my fellow ENFPers replied while pointing to me, "Well OBVIOUSLY this one, because she's pregnant!"

:( I think she was misdiagnosed in her typing. She was really an ISFB (impolite stupid fucking bitch). LOL. (edited to add: insensitive stupid fucking bitch also works, natch.)

I also found this little exercise online in my 100 Jobs egocentric Google-thyself research last night: The 100 Jobs Exercise.

I completed the first part and it only served to enforce what I already know about my global career goals. My top twelve intuitively-chosen exciting careers are:

1. TV Talk Show Host
2. Entertainer
3. Professional Actor
4. Fine Artist
5. TV or Film Director
6. Music Composer
7. Fiction Writer
8. Venture Capitalist
9. Event Planner
10. Professional Athlete
11. Psychotherapist
12. Business Strategy Consultant
[13. University Professor]

Evidently, I naturally disregarded financial rewards, as indicated in the "Top Ten Reasons Why Aimee Davison is Still a Starving Artist in Her Wildly Entertaining Salad Dayz". I had a very negative vomitous reaction to the choices of homemaker, clerical worker and firefighter.

What are your top careers? And if you are following me, please stop lurking, hand-in-the-pants style and puhleez tell me what type you are in the comments.*

*soicanpsychoanalyzeyouanduseittocreateasuperpoweredhumansharklaser.

I'll leave you with my answer to question three of the 100 Jobs exercise:

3. Note any Spontaneous Images (or Words or Songs) while participating in this exercise

I rock, I am a host already, awesome, wish I was drunk, hands-in-the-pants and



followed by HOT.

I get off being...


Me.

Fashion Mm-mm-odel: Job 19

It's booked: for Job 19 I am going to model for Rob's fashion portfolio. Thanks to Model Mayhem, and its great networking and casting call system, I found a make-up artist and a stylist!

Conversely, I had a pretty shitty casting this morning. A low-end clothing store was looking for commercial-looking runway models for a Spring 2010 commercial. As soon as I arrived at the casting, I knew I stood no chance in hell. Everyone there was 2 inches taller and ten pounds thinner. I didn't even get to try on any clothes like the rest of the girls. I got to walk for 10 feet with a small smile, pose-pose, take a few quick photos with the photographer and was told, "Thanks, that's all," by a Wintouresque woman with silver-streaked hair. Disappointing.

Sometimes I feel like I'm pretty in TV land and ugly in model land. If I get the casting, I take it back, though... LOL... but usually my gut instinct is right and I didn't fit the job. Can't win all the time!

IN OTHER JOBS:

I put up over $100 in clothing on E-bay yesterday:

http://shop.ebay.ca/aimeethepoet/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

I still have more gorgeous dresses I haven't put up yet. I'm going to do that later today. I already have one watcher for my red Polyurethane coat. If I sell $100 worth of merch, I am calling it a job.

The trick with E-bay is to always sell at a price point that is an undeniable deal. I think I failed at my last auction because the green Eskimo coat wasn't precious enough to start it at $100.00. I have now reduced the price to $30.00. I think it will sell.

I haven't gotten any pervy e-mails from nasty dudes since my new job search postings went up. I'm disappointed! No dramz, no funz! And Mike F, the Nigerian, has abandoned me. Sniff.

Just wait until my nude photo session next week.

OHNOIDIDNT!


Aimee.

Your Date With Dreams

I got the call today and Speedminton is officially confirmed as Job 18! I'm gonna whack it with my racket at the Palais de Congres next week!

I also may have another gig with a photographer named Rob:

Hi Aimee,

I was looking into the possibility of working with you for the day as a model to help build my portfolio. I share a studio with Barrie Macleod in the RCA building so I figure we could work there. I'm basically new to fashion/glamour photography and feel I'm in a bit of a catch 22, need a good portfolio to attract models - need models to make a good portfolio. I'm not sure if this is something you may be interested in but I guess we can talk about it and maybe share some ideas.

Thanks
Rob

http://www.modelmayhem.com/1292538

* * *

Sounds great. If he hires an MUA (make-up artist), I am totally in! I find all new portfolio shoots have better results when a professional team is assembled. Plus, most MUAs do my make-up in ways that I am unable to, and I get to feel more like a pampered princess model for the shoot who is prepped to work-it-out.

*snap snap snap*

I joined the Amazon Affiliate program and I'd like to pimp my first recommendation. It's a film called My Date With Drew.

"My Date With Drew" served as a small part of my inspiration to start One Hundred Jobs. A lifetime fan of Drew Barrymore, Brian Herzlinger, documents his hard-won journey of getting a lunch date with Drew Barrymore. He is a fringe filmmaker who is so financially challenged that he purchases an $1100 camera on his credit card, so that he can return the camera before the 30 day warranty expires and hopefully nab Drew within a short time frame.

What I loved about the film was that it captures the essence of the magical things that can happen when you take bold steps towards making your dreams come true. If you risk failure, you allow yourself the potential for success. Brian also achieved the benefit of making his first successful film by unflinchingly pursuing his passion. When you start something true to yourself, aim high and execute (or , as the new media mogul wine guy Gary Vaynerchuk would say), you might get your own Date with Drew.

Hell, I can't believe I am flying to Chicago, delivering a Cheesecake to Toronto, and publishing my first book because on one frustrated, unemployed Saturday I decided to launch One Hundred Jobs.


Dreaming of your dreams in action,


Aimee.

Job 18: Speedminton?

Cast your net far and wide and you'll catch a lot of fish.

Okay, maybe I didn't get a fish tonight, but I did get a bird. A badminton bird!

Speedminton.ca wants me to promote their game at the Palais de Congres or McGill in a week.

From what I can tell, Speedminton is pretty much like Badminton, minus the net and plus a custom birdie.

From the site: Each player stands in his square and has to defend it. Hitting back and forth he tries to get the Speeder on the ground into the opposite square.

A game ends when one player reaches 16 points. If the score is tied at 15 or greater, play continues until one player has a two-point advantage. A match consists of three wins (best of five).

Sounds simple. My Mom actually plays badminton in a women's league. She'll be THRILLED. I may have to challenge her to a game of Speedminton when all is said and done. I may be going home to Calgary for Christmas, so maybe I'll tote along my Speedminton set and kick her ass.

IN OTHER JOBS:

Without further adieu, here is the second Charles Vinh video from Job 13: Photoshop lessons:



I still haven't gotten back to Charles about the pen tool in Photoshop. If anyone knows how to use it, PLEASE PLEASE I AM BEGGING PLEASE E-MAIL ME IMMEDIATELY with custom instructions. Charles designs beer boxes for Unibroue and is soooo talented. Help moi help him!

I was thinking about setting up a kissing booth for Job 17, I mean, in general.

Any takers?


Aimeexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Job 13: The Ressurection!

Just when I thought it was never going to happen, I spliced Job 13 in half and I locked down a decent upload. Hurrah!!! Second half will be out tomorrow.



IN OTHER JOBS:

From Mike F, The Nigerian:

hello dear
how are you doing?it been a while i heard from you i hope everything is okay with you over there??just wanna say hi to you and to tell you i miss your mail and also miss talking to you..have a nice day and which you well in all what you doing...bye

--

Hi Mike,

I am doing great! I wanted to ask you: how did you get involved in
the e-mail business you are running? I am really curious to know how
it works?

Take care,

Aimee

--

Hi Aimee

How are you doing?i am so happy to read from you i really miss your mails..i havent done anything about it..i can do it here cus i dont know much about it i was hoping you will put me through it..miss you Aimee

--

Dear Mike,

I will have to look up more precise info for microfinancing and get back to you.

What I was referring to was the running errands scam. How does that
work? I really want to know, but not because I want to get you in to
trouble!

Please tell me, Mike, it would mean the world to me!

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I so want the inside scoop on how running errands and wire transfers frauds go down. I don't know if I can get him to dish, though. I'll try to work my feminine wiles on him and report back.


RUH ROH... Your Kijiji Ad is about to expire: Hire me: the job search is on!

Looks like I have to put another blast out for more jobs. Here is the new job post:

http://montreal.kijiji.ca/c-resumes-general-labour-Hire-me-for-100-Jobs-Viral-New-Media-Project-W0QQAdIdZ155325951

I don't have any solid bookings this week. In less than 14 days, I am delivering the cheesecake to Jason and I should have completed my Numubu.com job, the table sanding and working for my grandmother.

I also added a poll about my book "One Hundred Jobs: the Classifieds". Are you stoked to read it? Would you buy it if it contained JUICY SECRETS and THE SINS OF THE HOST?

I thought so.


Aimeeyay!

H1N1 Pin-up

I found the ultimate bizarro shoe find at the Salvation Army yesterday. For $10, I picked up a pair of black patent leather thigh-high hooker boots.

I honour of the sexy H1N1 swine flu media hysteria everywhere, I would like to post my home office H1N1 pin-up look:



With my reno mask, I'm protecting myself and my gams from the killer pigs. Sorta.

I cannot believe the tech issues I have been facing lately with YouTube. I have re-edited my Charles Vinh video four times now. I also uploaded the uncompressed *.mov straight to YouTube today and it only captured my title credits. WTF. Blogger is not displaying my embedded videos from YouTube in Internet Explorer, either. Also, my cracked version of Photoshop stopped working. Technological meltdown, people!

Unhappy telecommuter,


Aimee.

Video Killed 100 Jobs Star

I am having so many problems with my video from Job 13! I am trying to resolve the problem and hopefully I'll have something up later today. Charles was very hospitable and adorable and needs to be seen!

To answer Anima Blue, my grandmother, Martha, is still thinking of a project for me. She really loves gardening, and if it were summertime, I'd likely be pulling a whole lot of weeds for $100.

She has been really generous with giving me her vintage clothing in the past (some dresses are originals from the 1940s!!! I have a bright emerald green velvet mermaid-style dress with a green crinoline direct from her closet!), and she loves when I give her clothing a "second life", but I don't know how we could parlay that into a job... She has pretty advanced osteoporosis, so cleaning high places is impossible for her. Maybe I'll just do a thorough cleaning of her house, ceilings and attic. I can't wait to interview her: she has so much wisdom to share, and many hilarious barbed comments to direct at her favorite granddaughter. lol.

Another potential Job/ project I am setting up is the online promotion of a hunky male model friend I have called Matt Aymar. I was the one who essentially booked him on the following commercial. I found the casting call online on Mandy.com (an invaluable resource for non-union or new actors looking to pick up legit work and experience) looking for handsome male models who could play construction workers between 18-25. I sent him an e-mail telling him to apply RIGHT AWAY because I knew he could kill it. He didn't even have to go in for an audition; they booked him immediately:


(He's the shirtless brunette who puts on the silly glasses)

He also starred in a Lady Antebellum video "Need You Now". He's at the end, wearing the mask. The lighting sucks, in my opinion, but he plays the romantic role very well. What I find funny is that already two women have called him ugly in the comments. LOLOLOLOL! Ah, the interwebs, always full of all tastes and kinds...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7T3lJ3dZ4

I got him to register www.mattaymar.com and now I'm going to do some web dev on the site. The Lady Antebellum video already has over a million views, so I am hoping I can craftily direct enough traffic to his site to get him some ad revenue... at least $100!

I'm off to meet a friend who is new to Montreal to help her get a job. I think I can say that I'm fast becoming an expert on finding and locking new jobs.


xoxo,


Amoo

Inverted Neeples: Job 13

Ah, the joys of Google's automatic search term detector:





News flash! My Grandma is going to hire me for Job 16. She is like, the coolest Grandma ever. She is super bright and reminds me a lot of Dr. House.

I haven't heard anything from Mike F, the Nigerian. I guess he may have moved on to another target?


Enjoy your evening,


Aimee.

Sanding a Table and Other Delights

People! Peeps! Warlords!

I volunteered to shoot some fine art prints for an artist named Brock via Model Mayhem, and now he's going to hire me to sand a table for him for Job 15. He's also a woodworker and furniture maker. He seems like a really cool guy; he started a software business at 20, sold it for a small fortune and retired at 30 to become an artist.

Whooopz... I missed that deadline AND that bankroll. But hey, the world needs a little One Hundred Jobs! Without starving artists, you would never have seen my boom-boom.

I should be working for Brock within the next two weeks.

I successfully completed Job 13 today! I spent a few hours and a delicious sushi lunch with illustrator and painter Charles Vinh who, thanks to me, can now be found on charlesvinh.deviantart.com and www.modelmayhem.com/charlesvinh. I also gave him pointers in Photoshop, some of which can be found on Photoshopcafe.com and Photoshopsupport.com/tutorials. The only thing I didn't get to in my lesson was how to use the Pen tool to create vector shapes in Photoshop. God, I suck at vector shapes.

If anyone has tips on how to deal with the bloody pen tool in CS3 and how to create a purfect curved, thick line, especially for illustrations, within the Photoshop environment, please e-mail me at aimee.davison AT gmail.com. Like I did today, you will aid in the development of a professional and talented artist. Karmically and personally rewarding.

I'll release the video tomorrow.


Hasta luego, Che Guevara,


Aimee

OMG I GOT 200 000 VIEWS!

HA HA HA HA HA ha ha. *ahem*

Yeah, sure. So far my booty shaking has generated an overwhelming 200 views. The reactions from my friends thus far are:

"Wow. Good on ya." (I detected a touché of sarcasm in that one)
"You dance better than that in real life." (said with moderate wide-eyes)
"Why????????" (from my brother)

and from the client,

"Hi Aimee,

I've got the video and it looks great. I am ready to launch it either over
the weekend or Monday at the latest.

It was a pleasure working with you and hope to have the chance to do so
again sometime soon (keep me posted on your article ideas).

I look forward to seeing what the other 80 some odd jobs turn out to be.

Talk to you soon!

Ryan"

I am totally stoked to pitch some ideas to Ryan. If I can come up with a good enough article idea, maybe I might land myself another job for StyleShark.com.

IN OTHER JOBS:

For Job 13, I am going to teach an artist, Charles Vinh, some extended Photoshop skills. He does very pretty portraits in pastel:



Maybe I can convince him to do a portrait of me. I'm meeting with him tomorrow.

And for Job 14, via a positive reaction to my GynAd YouTube video, I was contacted by a photographer and musician from Nashville named Mike, who shoots female superhero unitard cosplay. For those of you who don't know what cosplay is, it's short for "costume roleplay", in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character, usually from video games, Japanese manga and anime. Here is his portfolio:

http://www.modelmayhem.com/antfarmprod



I SO NEED TO MAKE THE 100 JOBS SUPERHERO COSTUME. I so totally need a black cape. And a mask. And some silly string.

A big bonus: in December, Mike is going to fly me to Chicago, pay for my stay, and photograph me in my costume. I love travelling for One Hundred Jobs! We also spoke about creating a calendar he can sell at comic cons. I should research calendar marketing...

By the way, my cheesecake delivery, or Job 7, is now 19 days away. So excited!!!!!!!

And finally, my correspondence with my Nigerian friend, Mike F:

Mike,

Question: Do you like the music group P Square?

--

Uh yes i do know and listen to their music as well..How come you knew them..i think you also love their songs...Tell me more about them and what do you really know about nigeria??????

--

Mike,

I don't actually. A friend told me to ask you. I actually know very
little about Nigeria. I have never been to Africa. What is it like?
Have you ever been to Canada?

--

Hello Aimee..
How are you doing today and i hope you are having a nice weekend over there....I am so glad to read your mail and i have never done this before and i am telling you that i will be honest with you and i will let you know all about me and all you asking me and i will never stop telling you....Uh yes thats good and that means that your friend will know almost everything about Nigerians...Am all yours and you can ask me any question you want to....I have never been to canada as well but my dream is to visit that country and i know my dream will come true it just a matter of time....Well there is nothing special about africa cus they are now trying to make it possible to be like the usa and other country..but there is nothing much about it here...I will love to ask you for a favor and i will be happy if you can ...Can you pls send me your picture at least to see who am talking to and thats will also make me happy..Cant wait to hear from you Aimee and how old are you????

--

Mike,

Hello Mike,

Here is a link to microfinancing institutions in Nigeria:
http://www.nextbillion.net/news/nigeria-approves-8-microfinance-institutions

Basically, a microfinancing institution will lend you, a new business
owner, a small amount of money to start a business at very low
interest. By getting a microfinancing loan, you will have the capital
(the money) you need to start operating your business.

If you google my name you will find pictures of me. I am 30-something.

Take care,

Aimee.

--

Hello aimee
thanks for the mail..i have gone through it and this makes me happy..i will start saving some money for this and i hope i get some...if you wanna get to know me am also on face book there you can see my real picture and all you need to know about me..tell me what do you do for a living?You marreid?you have kids?...just trying to know a nice ,caring lady like you if you permit me to use the word |Lady...have a wonderful week ahead of you

-- [2 hours later he sends this]

Aimee,

Are you a model?????

--

Mike,

Yes, I am. And I host two shows: One Hundred Jobs and Fashion Ambush.

Here is my agency card:

http://www.specsmodels.com/pages/Aimee.htm


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What next? I really want to help this fellow. I don't know if it's safe to add him to my Facebook, though. I don't think there is any info he can use against me, but I am totally inexperienced when it comes to credit card and financial fraud. I should get him to open up a bit more about that. I'd like to know!

And the group P Square is so cute:



No one be like you!


Aimee.