As a kid we wanted to grow up to do something awesome, like blow stuff up or go really really fast. So now that we have some more experience within the working world we here at the Bren and Sven team would like to impart upon you our knowledge of what we view as the top 5 best jobs.
1. Hosting Top Gear- OK so if your not familiar with this show… Get familiar!!! This has to be the best automotive show on the planet. It’s informative, interesting, and even someone that doesn’t know the difference between a steering wheel and a fly wheel will find it entertaining. So as for the hosts, all they do is drive around in Bugatti’s, participate in odd and interesting challenges where something inevitably gets blown up, and travel the world (yes I’m ignoring the countless hours of preparation and planning that go into the making of each episode… but for a ride in a Bugatti it is totally worth it). On top of that, the hosts aren’t all that special! There not some spruced up metro sexual TV personalities (well maybe Richard Hammond, aka “hamster”, is), their just three blokes who love cars and are funny as hell. So due to the combination of cars, explosives, and lack of six pack abs, they instantly win the top spot for best having the best job ever.
Just three ordinary dudes living extraordinary lives!!!
2.Being The Stig- If you don’t know, The Stig is a tamed racing driver that Top Gear keeps just for test driving all the amazing cars on their show. His job doesn’t rank number one because no one knows who the hell he is, but according to legend he is afraid of trees and sleeps upside down, all we know is he is the Stig. So he is number two because he gets to drive all of these amazing and expensive cars around Top Gears short circuit track. He is wrapped in mystery and most likely a former F1 racer meaning he’s probably loaded and is getting a gratuitous amounts of tail.
3. Hosting Mythbusters- Pardon me, it would appear my nerd is showing! Yes, despite how cool we at the Bren and Sven team think we are with our love of motorcycles, lets be honest, we are bloggers that smoke pipes so there is an overwhelming element of nerd about us. To appeal to this primal nerdyness, we had to give the hosts of Mythbusters a podium finish on our list of best jobs. These guys are living out the geeky dreams of our childhood by messing around with power tools, building random metal contraptions, then blowing the hell out of everything with c4 high explosives, and they get paid to do it!!
It's actually the awkward facial hair we are envious of.
4. Brew master- OK so it is a well established fact that we here like beer!! So it would only fit that a brew master would be amongst our top jobs. Now we love the taste of beer, but aside from basic understanding of the fermentation process, (thanks to the History Channel show: Modern Marvels) and the knowledge of the almighty brews main ingredients, we have yet to unlock the many secrets that go into developing the multitude of flavors and styles that go into brewing beer. The brew master holds within their mind all these marvelous tricks of the trade that lead to producing such a profound, history altering beverage, and that is why we hold these craftsmen in such high standing. Also being a brew master means you get to taste all the beer you want, for free!!!
5. Vintner- For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, a Vintner is the wine industries equivalent of a Brewmeister. Now I know that our slogan states “Bikes, Brews, and bromance” but in all honesty we view “brews” as any alcoholic beverage (Brews just works with the alliteration) so wine fits right into that category. We are steadily discovering the wonders of wine, it’s purported health benefits, and its amazing diversity of flavors and styles, and along our path of discovery we have determined that the individuals who get to create this must a have a pretty sweet job. First of all, they get to taste wine everyday, second, think of where wineries are located… yeah usually in very temperate climates, on large plots of beautiful land, so their work environment beats the hell out of an office any day.
En Vino Vertias!
Now I know after reading this you are asking, “Hey isn’t this site all about the love of motorcycling, often described with awkwardly gay overtones, so shouldn’t a motorcycling career be on the top five list?” and the answer is yes, we are a motorcycle based website, and no, a motorcycling career should not be on our top five list. Let us explain this logic. First, we don’t need to mention motorcycling because we can’t consider it any form of work, its all fun, all the time. Second, we like to expand our horizons and give credit where credit is due, and trust me these careers deserve their credit!
Live the Journey- Bren
