Just Stuff

Mah toof hurts. And my allergies are acting up. It's runny-nose allergies, too, not stuffed up congested allergies. I suppose that can be considered a blessing, because if my sinuses were stuffed up it would probably make my tooth hurt more. It hit me last night at the Luxor - I think something in their A/C set it off, but it's still pretty bad tonight. My throat's sore & itchy. My ears itch.

I spent the past week at the Luxor learning about their night audit processes. They've got a couple of problems w/their 'room and tax' revenue that need to be fixed. Apparently their NA has been complaining about it, but nothing gets done. I'm usually able to get things done, so on Wednesday that's what I've got to do. Scream & holler, "Fix it! Fix it!" to the right people. /sigh

The last time I was promoted to night auditor, I honestly wanted the job. I worked hard at changing the 'face' of the night audit position, worked hard on building the business relationships, making it more transparent... Will & Harley have tossed a lot of that out the window because they just don't give a fuck. I don't want to go back into the audit, honestly, but it's job security. It'll be mine as long as I want it. I just have to remind myself that I'm not emotionally invested in it this time around. I can quit whenever I want. The shift is a serious pain in the ass, though. I don't know how I did it for 5 fucking years. It's not so much the graveyard as it is the 10 hours.

Been watching Torchwood on Netflix. It's a fantastic show, but I'm a little creeped out. It says a lot about American broadcast television that I find a regular ol' gay man to be weird. Usually, in sit-coms & stuff - Will & Grace f'ex - the gay males are over-the-top flaming queers. Affected manner of speaking, exaggerated hand movements, uber-feminine, catty, etc. Capt. Jack Harkness is not (ok, he has made a couple of catty remarks about certain relationships, but I think it was more to provoke a reaction than it is innate cattiness). He's GQ, but he's just a regular guy (if a little eccentric, but being immortal probably does that to a person). John Barrowman, the guy who plays Harkness is gay IRL, and apparently got turned down for the part of Will in W&G because he didn't act 'gay enough'. Seeing his character & the relationship with Ianto, who is also a regular guy, is a little discomforting. Seeing him fully kiss another man - especially the guy who played Spike on Buffy - was almost embarrassing, like, "OMG I can't watch this!" It doesn't help that Barrowman is good-looking in that plastic fantastic Tom Cruise way. He doesn't look quite real. I mean, human beings just don't look that handsome. It's unnatural. Even if he was straight, it'd still be unnatural. Rob's having trouble coping, too, but moreso because it was Spike, not necessarily because Harkness is openly gay.

I'm having problems dealing w/my own reaction to it. I mean, I'm bi, for Gods' sakes. I've had several gay male friends over the years. I've seen men kiss other men in person (and do quite a bit more, too). But watching it on t.v. hits me in the sensibilities & makes me feel like a prude.

In other news, I'm working on getting a wonderful Yule/birthday present for Rob :D