First, read this article for reference so that you know this is not a joke:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/send-a … 2012-02-21

A very close friend of mine is one of 20 finalists competing to win a trip to SPACE.  Personally, I can't think of many things that could be any more epic than taking a ride in a space shuttle.

She's a very sweet girl and I actually spent a few years in the same Japanese class with her in college.  She also studied abroad at Sophia University.  I would mean so much to her to have her dream of space flight come true.

I know none of you know me, and I'm only a very recent contributer to the forums on this site, but it would mean so much to me (and certainly to her), if you guys would take a minute to vote for her video, titled "Swimming to the Stars," by Sarah Cook.

If you're feeling extra generous, feel free to post the link on your facebook pages as well.

Thanks everybody!!

This should be a direct link (let me know if it does not work, and I will be sure to fix it:

http://apps.facebook.com/spaceracecompe … ntries/142

...and remember, you can vote EVERY DAY!