Random musings indeed...

So, nothing earth-shattering to write about, but felt like typing so here I am.

No news on the job this week, which means the EPUD job is probably dead. I keep telling myself that perhaps it just means that they had hundreds of applicants (like every job in Eugene has right now) and with only one HR person, it's taking her a while to get through everything. I haven't been turned down yet, so that's a good thing. Maybe I'll get lucky, but I've come to peace with not getting it, I think.

One of my best friends from high school was in Portland this week, so I went up and had dinner with him yesterday. Was nice to catch up with someone in person, rather than over the internet. For being so far away from everyone, I'm still fairly well connected to a lot of people. Most of them in Cali, but some spread out all over the country, and a few outside the U.S. But there's just something about being able to sit across a table, drinking a beer, and talking about old times that is unequaled by anything that could be done online.

Fetish Ball was a good time last weekend. Performed at this one, rather than helping Ruthie run security. Of course, security at this one sucked, because Ruthie was trying to do it all on her own, and she's just not physically capable of doing so. But I didn't have to care, because it wasn't my job this time. Met a new friend, who I did a 30-minute session on, more than almost anyone I've ever seen. She can take a beating for sure. Will hopefully be playing with her on a regular basis now. Was a very weird vibe, though. A LOT of new people, a lot of frat boys and sorority girls, almost no one dancing. Odd also because the last Fetish night was an amazing vibe from start to finish. This one just seemed... off. Of course, being behind the ropes, I don't get the same vibe no matter what. Definitely had some good reactions to my scenes though.

Lots of movies over the past week or so. Did you know that Against All Odds, the 80's flick with Jeff Bridges and James Woods was a remake? The original was called Out of the Past, and it's from 1947, with a young Robert Mitchum in the Bridges role, and Kirk Douglas in the James Woods role. Great, great movie. Took about 30 minutes to get me hooked, and then it was awesome through the end. In other movies... Thought Green Zone was a little formulaic, but pretty good. Thought the worst movie title in recent memory: Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief (WTF, people, you seriously couldn't tighten that title up a bit?) was actually fairly entertaining. I actually hope they make more in that series, because it has a lot of potential. The writing wasn't great, but I do think it could grow into a pretty good series. Way more great actors in it than I had heard about. Sean Bean, Uma Thurman, Rosario Dawson. The names kept popping up on the credits, and I just thought, "Wow, really?"

Speaking of Sean Bean, I'm reading Game of Thrones for the first time. It's George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series, which HBO is turning into the first high fantasy TV series with a real budget... ever. Sure, there's been stuff on Syfy, Merlin, Xena, etc. But all of those, even the ones that were somewhat fun to watch, were WAY low budget. I'm looking forward to something akin to 'Rome', but in the fantasy realm. Comes out after the first of the year, should be great.

Bubbled at poker this week, fucking hate that. But still, I've already got more points and more cashes than anyone had all of last year. I think I need four more cashes to break the records for points and cashes in a year. Should have that soon enough. D'oh! Way to jinx myself.

Okay, I'm done for the night. Love you all, thanks for reading.