Em came home and said I should have a go at joining this mob to get my nose into the industry. Oh yeah , yeah right , ok , hmmm,it couldn’t hurt I suppose , I said with enthusiasm.All you have to do is go on line and register your details and answer a few questions. Ok. So I got on line and hit the questionaire . 20 questions that eventually got harder as they go . Wow , I pulled it off and the agency will send an email on the next move .Sure enough an email arrives 10 minutes later and I’m to watch a video to proceed . After the video another questionaire pops up , mainly about the 13 minute video . Shit , I was hardly taking it all in and now I’m locked into 20 questions . The 1st 17 I sail through,but the last 3 you need to be a trained professional to get these right . Sure enough , I’ve pulled the miracle 20 out of 20 and I’m through . Geezuz, now I’ve gotta do a small biopic on video and send it in. You can re do the video if you aren’t happy with it . On the 2nd take I submit it through. As soon as my finger hits the button a huge wave of doubt pulses through me . I look down at the video requirements and I’m to answer a couple of questions in the video . Oh shit , I didn’t do that , I’m screwed .3 days and no response . Yep I’ve been eliminated at the last hurdle . On the 4 th day I get an email congratulating me and asking me to come in for a 90 minute orientation, answer and question induction and an official 1 minute video to be sent out to potential clients , The Aussie accent has surely got me through at the last hurdle as I feel this process has been about elimination at each mistake .The last 24 hours I’ve been edgy and a bit short . This morning I take my 1 st drive through peak hour traffic and make my way to Santa Monica . I’ve relieved myself multiple times at the toilet , reviewed everything I know in my head on the drive in and I actually slept well and went back to sleep after waking in the middle of the night . Ive got here 20 minutes early , found a gold car park and I think I’m ready . I walk around the park looking for the meeting place but there is no one here . I check that I’ve got the address correct and everything lines up. What the hell have I done ? I look at my watch and it’s the 17 th of August , Thursday. I then check my email details again and there it is . ‘ your orientation will be on the 18 th of August . WTF.!! I’m here a day early . I ring Em and she bursts out laughing , but does admit that she read the details and had the day as today . WAG will be seeing me tomorrow.Yep I know what you guys think ; the Western Actors Guild will do my stuff Friday. …… .. Ok it’s not quite that but it sounds kinda cool . It’s WAG the dog walking agency . It’s the Uber of dog walking . Yep , I’m down to the final stages of joining a dog walking agency . You just ring up WAG and they find a walker in the area that suits you . They’l send in the walkers details and video and then you can decide if you want to proceed with that walker or find another . Oh well ,guess Ive just done a test run . The big days tomorrow. I just hope no one from WAG reads this as there’s no use rocking up at someone’s house a day early , unless you’ve got other intentions, of course . Yep it’s ground hog day again
August 17 the big day
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