• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • recipes
  • drink
  • dining out

The Delicious Life logo

menu icon
go to homepage
  • recipes
  • drink
  • dining out
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Twitter
  • search icon
    Homepage link
    • recipes
    • drink
    • dining out
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Twitter
  • ×

    Home » drinks » wine » A Really Goode Job - Or the Only Thing for Which I Will Have No Shame. None.

    blogging

    A Really Goode Job - Or the Only Thing for Which I Will Have No Shame. None.

    The above video was my "video application" for A Really Goode Job, a 6-month position as a "Lifestyle Correspondent" for Murphy-Goode Winery in Sonoma County. I didn't even make the first cut. ~ June 2009

    Going against everything I've ever said about blogger hygiene, geishas, and how ugly people on camera hurts my eyes, I went ahead and showered, put on enough makeup to open my own Sephora store, and made a video of...

    ...myself.

    A video! Yes, I know. Even I was stunned, and I'm the person who allowed myself to video myself! Um. We haven't been drinking. Much. This hour. (And we're not schizo, either.)

    Now, before I get into the dirty details about why I would do such a big, fat, elephantageously hippo-critical act, let me share the video with you. You don't need to watch it. Actually, please refrain from watching the video. There is ridiculously embarrassing footage in it of me in hot rollers, glasses, eating Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Just vote for the video by entering your email address and then clicking a confirmation link in an email they will send to you.

    Go, do the voting thang (check out the video if you must), then come back here. I'll wait for you.

    Flaming Hot Cheeto for Murphy-Goode Video

    Hi, again.

    Given the fact that I had previously never — no, not once EVER — shared nary a photograph of my full face anywhere online except to one very special list of friends on Facebook called "no one," it has to be something very very special to get my face on video, let alone shower for the shoot.

    It's A Really Goode Job.

    In this economy, any job is special. However, this truly is "Goode" job. Blogging about wine? The opportunity should be called a Great Job. Luxury accommodations provided in Sonoma County? A Fantastic Job. $10,000 a month?!?! This is an OMGWTFBBQ Job! Of course, none of these adjectives quite go with the branding of Murphy-Goode Winery, the company that is looking to hire what they have dubbed "Wine Country Lifestyle Correspondent."

    This is a partial list from their website of some of the responsibilities of the Lifestyle Correspondent:

    • Exploring the vineyards of Murphy-Goode and surrounding areas and discovering what the Sonoma County Wine Country has to offer, from well-known destinations to off-the-beaten-path spots.
    • Tasting hundreds of wines and meeting the locals in our tasting room.
    • Increasing your wine wisdom: while studying isn’t required, our winemaking and vineyard experts will take the time to show you how it’s all done.
    • Working with our winemaker, David Ready, Jr., to create a new wine commemorating your job with us.
    • Filing reports on your experiences, via weekly blogs, photo diaries, Twitter, Facebook, video updates and ongoing media interviews.

    I don't know how Murphy-Goode got inside my brain, but isn't it obvious that they made this job for me?! Of course, I still have to prove to them that this job is mine.

    Just like dating, it's not fun if you don't have to work for it.

    That's where The Delicious Life and You come in. The first phase of the application process includes submitting that 60-second video that you just watched. (I can't believe you watched it!) Certainly, literal information presented in the video is important, as well as presence and poise on the screen and the quality of the production. So why am I asking you to vote?  There is no explicit statement from Murphy-Goode that says the number of votes on each video is part of the qualification criteria, but in my not so humble, corporate hiring and social media experience-supported opinion, "voting" is a brilliant way to gauge the reach of peoples' influence.

    In other words, your vote tells Murphy-Goode that you'd like to see little, delicious ME as their Lifestyle Correspondent.

    I have some additional thoughts and opinions about the job, about this innovative, ingenious application process, and about wine + social media in general, but I'll save all that in-depth analysis for a different post. For now, this post is just ME asking YOU to vote so I can frolic in the vineyards.

    Thank you!

    You May Also Like...

    • Coffee in Paris
      Coffee in Paris
    • June Food Holidays You Didn't Know Existed But None More Important than Sarah's Birthday
      June Food Holidays You Didn't Know Existed But None More…
    • There's an Ultra Lounge in this Hunting Lodge! - Kenadee's, Milwaukee
      There's an Ultra Lounge in this Hunting Lodge! - Kenadee's,…

    More recipes you may enjoy

    • Barolo-Braised Short Ribs + Brovia Barolo 'Villero' 1999 + essie 'Good as Gold' Half Moon - Feel the Fear
    • {obsessed with} Cerignola Olives - This is Me Trying to Start Blogging. Like a Real Blogger. Again.
    • Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
    • Fraiche Restaurant Santa Monica Presents La Scolca Wine, Fraiche Culver City and Full Disclosure

    Sharing is caring!

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Email

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Mikey says

      June 25, 2009 at 8:15 am

      Your video is super funny. You got my vote!

      Reply
    2. Diana says

      June 25, 2009 at 8:16 am

      Your video cracked me up! Good luck Sarah :)

      Reply
    3. TAO says

      June 25, 2009 at 9:13 am

      Sarah, you look 18 years old in this. I hope they know you're of legal drinking age.

      Reply
    4. Sarah J. Gim says

      June 25, 2009 at 9:21 am

      Mikey, Diana: thank you!

      TAO: i look 18?!?! that's the nicest thing anyone's said to me since my *ahem* thirty-cough-th birthday this weekend!

      Reply
    5. Anonymous says

      June 25, 2009 at 10:54 am

      Done. Good luck delicious.

      Reply
    6. Loren says

      June 25, 2009 at 12:10 pm

      Your video is great, and love the blog.
      I watched the videos from the "top contenders" for the job... *yawwwwwn*.
      You deserve to get it ;)
      I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, and happy birthday!
      xoxo
      Loren

      Reply
    7. TAO says

      June 26, 2009 at 9:53 am

      So sorry you didn't make the top fifty. You'd have rocked the job. Oh well. Cheetos?

      Reply
    8. Sarah J. Gim says

      June 26, 2009 at 12:18 pm

      anonymous + loren: thanks for the votes and support!

      TAO: yeah...a post with my opinions on the job itself, the hiring process, and the future of wine 2.0 coming up!

      Reply
    9. nick says

      June 26, 2009 at 1:46 pm

      The "sexy" shot with the curlers was effing money.

      LOLz abound...

      Reply
    10. MC says

      June 30, 2009 at 1:01 pm

      Very creative and funny! I've never actually seen a Cheeto in such sophisticated lighting.

      Reply
    11. Jessie Kozma Bennett says

      July 10, 2009 at 10:40 am

      Sarah--if you didn't make the top 50 you don't want this job! Anyone with any sense of style, fun ... inspiration (!) ... can see (even from distant lands like hokey ol' Inside the Beltline Raleigh) that your and your work are exceptional. Perhaps you are too "Goode" for Murphy-Goode!

      Reply
    12. jj says

      July 24, 2009 at 8:55 pm

      I loved the video. You were cheated dear Delicious! But I think readers of your blog know you and your great writing ability. The dummies at Murphy-Goode probably never heard of you...if they knew anything they wouldn't have been posting that job. Maybe 10 seconds of your background and examples from your blog before you launched in the humourous might have helped.
      jj

      Reply
    13. justcooknyc says

      July 28, 2009 at 7:58 pm

      sorry for the late comment, but i thought it was pretty funny

      Reply
    14. Lorinda says

      August 03, 2009 at 12:22 am

      I cannot believe you didn't get this!! You would have been amazing. I would have read it every day. I can't stand the guy who really won it. Sorry but he is just annoying.

      Reply
    15. Veronica says

      August 05, 2009 at 12:48 am

      I hope you know that there are hundreds of people in this world who just fell in love with you simply based on that Flaming Hot Cheetos clip.

      Reply
    16. Hundewanderer says

      August 05, 2009 at 5:16 pm

      You are adorable, too bad you didn't make first cut, they don't know what they are missing out on! I enjoy your (cooking) blog, thank you for sharing your life and photos with me...

      Reply
    17. Melanie says

      August 26, 2009 at 2:35 am

      hey, I love your blog, it has so much flair!

      Reply
    18. Alex Alcantar says

      September 05, 2009 at 7:06 am

      Sarah,

      Love the blog! Love following you on Twitter! Keep up the good work. Tempted to buy some Goode wine but not without a TheDelicious seal of approval! Looks like I missed the video. Too bad.

      Reply
    19. adli says

      April 19, 2010 at 7:47 pm

      Hi,

      Wow! Great post! Very informative & can guide me in future. Keep blogging with new post! Unique and very useful to follower....

      Cheers!

      Reply
    20. Patrick says

      July 16, 2010 at 3:28 pm

      What happened to your video? The links just go to the Murphy-Goode site.

      I'd love to see it!

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    Follow Me

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Twitter

    if you shop on Amazon starting from here, TDL gets a teeny tiny affiliate commission!

    just a regular ol' ad

    Popular Posts

    Red White and Blue Charcuterie Board Recipe

    Green Goddess Crudites Platter with Green Goddess Dip Recipe

    pistachio sea salted dark chocolate bark

    Dark Chocolate Bark with Nuts

    Classic Smoked Salmon Platter {how-to}

    Copyright © 2023 · The Delicious Life