OK, this one’s pretty cool.
A friend of mine is the manager of a Games Workshop store in San Jose. He’s running into a staffing problem (not enough staff) and is looking for bright, enthusiastic people who can work at retail rates. If you’re a gamer (that’s mainly tabletop wargaming, by the way), that’s a definite plus.
Perks include getting paid to play games and paint miniatures.
So, I know I have a few folks in my Friends List who fit the bill, and I know I have a lot of gamers on my Friends List. My manager friend wants to keep his LiveJournal on the down-low, so just comment with a mangled email address or email me and I’ll hook you up!
Edit to add: This is a full-time, non-seasonal position.
In June, the founders of Node101, a non-profit organization dedicated to spreading the word of videoblogging, created a new project called Have Money Will Vlog. The idea behind HMWV is to create a funding model not unlike an arts grant that would allow videobloggers to ask for funding from the vlogging community to help them with special vlogging projects or ideas.
This seems, to me, to be an excellent idea, particularly if you want to stay away from direct corporate sponsorship.
And now, the shameless promotion: The vlog pouringdown
is one of my favorite vlogs of all time. I mentioned it several times in the book as being a high-value art vlog with great, insightful commentary in voiceover. Daniel Liss, the creator of pouringdown, has a HMWV proposal up right now, to take audience-suggested challenges and push his videoblogging limits. He has 14 days to reach full funding on it. If you’re interested and have a spare $10 in your wallet, check out his proposal on HMWV, and consider sponsoring him here.
You can read all about it at the HMWV website (even if you don’t want to donate), read his project wiki, or even subscribe to his project’s feed.