Dancing in the Fire

Hello folks, I'll avoid the cliche of talking about how long it has been since I wrote in here...oops. Anyway, I find myself at an interesting point in my life once again. I've been to Vegas, gambled and won. I've had my best Christmas break in recent memory. I've started back at my job in West Virginia and am living the dream.

Well, it isn't quite that grand. Work isn't as satisfying as I'd like. It is close to the point where I would say that I dread going to work. I'm glad to have a job though...I feel bad for the people who are not so fortunate.

There are bad times on the horizon for a lot of people. People are losing their jobs left and right. In fact, today Circuit City announced they are liquidating all of their assets and closing all of their stores. That means 35,000 people will have lost their jobs. Just terrible. I'm hoping to dodge the bullet on all of this (loans, job, etc) but my perennial luck has its limits. You know, I'm really rooting for this new administration coming into power Tuesday...but there are no miracles in government and it may be too little too late. I also worry about how we're going to pay down our massive debt even if we do survive this mess.

It hasn't helped that a large majority of my free time has recently been consumed by Fallout 3 for the X-Box 360 and Cormac McCarthy's The Road. Neither of them paint a pretty picture for the future and I often find myself agreeing with them. But this too shall pass.

On a slightly lighter note, I fell in love with House MD (the show, though Hugh is pretty sweet) over break and now have all of the DVD's. House is an extremely interesting character. I feel there's a little House in me, so I learn a little about myself by watching the show. Of course, I'm not addicted to Vicodin or anything.

I promised to write a post about my time in Sin City...I obviously delayed doing so. To be honest, after returning I was intellectually and physically exhausted. I hadn't recovered from school where I literally worked myself into an illness (and still managed to be lazy). It was a tough quarter though I did grow a lot closer to Ryan and Jayna who I miss a lot. And then after I recovered I was busy with Christmas, New Year's, and moving here. So, here I am.

This time in Parkersburg I've found myself a lot more lonely than I used to be. I knew before I even left that it was going to be this way. I don't really understand why though. For some reason I just feel really close to my friends these days. Tonight I turned to my bourbon. Yeah, I drink. My advice: Don't drink alone if you can avoid it, folks. I mean, I'm obviously not drunk and it did help me to feel less depressed...but it is a bad place to be. I'm not sure what is wrong with me. Whatever, I miss my friends. I guess I could call them, but I'd rather see them. It'd be better if they called me...especially certain people. Don't feel bad though, I'm sure the blame lies with me.

Vegas. Let me tell you, it was different than any place I'd ever been before. I had some good company and saw some amazing sights. I played blackjack, roulette, and the slots and I won on everything but blackjack which was really fast-paced. It was a constant assault on the senses walking around that town. Lots of amazing architecture and lighting and a constant barrage of advertisements for shows and women. I could probably write a big piece about prostitution but I don't have the readership or the drive to make it worthwhile. Needless to say it is not an industry I anticipate ever utilizing...but there isn't much to say beyond that which wouldn't take me several paragraphs. Oh, I saw Blue Man Group in Vegas too. My goodness, they are amazing. Spencer has good taste.

It's Saturday now...Was there something else you wanted to know?