PWND! (Translation: punk’d, burned, gotcha, just kidding)
This is a tale of a Melburnian in her mid-20s who moved to another English speaking city, Toronto. How brave. Should she continue writing this introduction in the third person or stop being a wanker?
FAQ
Why Canada?
I wanted to move overseas and Canada had the best working visa program available for Australians under 30.
Why Toronto?
Toronto has a massive film and TV industry, which is where I want to work, and a fantastic (and cheap) live music scene.
I grew up watching Degrassi in the 80s and early 90s and it remains to be one of my favourite shows to this day, so it would be fun to immerse myself in anything Degrassi related I can find here. Even if it’s something minor like Nancy Kramer’s sister singing at a karaoke competition at a dive bar in the suburbs, I’ll be there.
Plus, Toronto is a one hour flight away from New York. Don’t tell the Canadians that New York is my dream city and I fully intend on moving there later.
What do you do?
I don’t do anything at the moment. I arrived here with no job. This is what I have been:
- Freelance writer (well, still doing this – the brilliance of the internet means I can e-mail articles to my editor in Australia)
- Marketing coordinator at a publishing company
- Production assistant on an indie music community TV show
- Gig booker and promoter
- Office admin whiz
What do you want to do?
I’m open to doing any job in my desired industries (film, TV and trade publishing). Given my experience though, it would be something in marketing, but initially I don’t mind working in admin just so I can get in a company easily. I’d also like to write for a Canadian or American magazine, but since I only have a small portfolio and, judging by the style of my writing, you would agree that I probably need to return to uni to improve. I did Computer Science and Marketing at uni – I’m only used to writing in binary and profit margins!
Ideally I’d like to work in the production side of a comedy TV show. Or a cooking or travel show. Or something that involves cats. As long as it’s not Big Brother.
Why is this blog titled “Baked beans on toast”?
I spent a lot of money moving here, so I’ll be eating baked beans on toast for awhile until I find a job and pay off my credit card. Well, not really. My povo (tranlation: poor) food of choice is fruit and yogurt, but more people use the phrase “eating baked beans on toast” to mean the food you eat when you are trying to be diligent with money.
Why do you have a FAQ section? You don’t even have any articles on your blog yet. Even if when you do, you won’t even have readers, like in your last blog.
Because I’m a wanker. On a serious note, everyone I know has asked me these questions, so I’ll refer this page to the people I meet in the future. Kidding. They probably wouldn’t want to speak to me anymore after reading this garbage.
Where did you get your banner photo from?
I took it from: http://degrassi.ca/Degrassi-Landmarks/landmark-images/page5.htm. It will have to do until I go to De Grassi Street (yeah it’s not one word) myself to take a photo.
Give me the fucking nude photo of Duchovny or I’ll hack into your blog!
Ok, I’ll give you two. Now leave me alone, pervert. Go watch New Year’s Day or something.
