I was almost a spokesmodel. Almost.
Several months ago, XFX (a leading manufacturer in high-end computer parts targeted at gaming enthusiasts) launched a nationwide search for a fresh face to represent its company for the 2010 year: the XFX Girl 2.0 Search. And this wasn't your average booth babe gig (contrary to popular reaction). They wanted a REAL gamer girl. Someone who can frag, raid, and pwn with the best of 'em. Someone who knows the difference between a DIMM slot and a PCI-E slot on a motherboard. Sure, looks were a plus, but you had to know what the hell you were talking about.
On December 2009, six finalists were announced. I was one of them. (!!!!!) In January 2010, I was flown to Hollywood, California. There, I met representatives of XFX, Complexity Gaming (LA's professional gaming team), & Brandi (the original XFX Girl). I don't think I need to tell you that the experience was surreal.
We were treated like princesses. We were put up in a luxury hotel, treated to a classy dinner, given free swag, taken out to 2 of the hottest LA nightclubs, had a professional photographer following the events, and had limos taking us everywhere we went (for the clubbing it was a Hummer limo).
This whole thing... was definitely not a typical day in the life of Myra.
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