The Aerie

WTF? It IS him!

Okay, this is kind of weird. One of the photographs that I snapped on my walking tour of Amsterdam was of a tall guy with long light brown hair performing with a marionette. The act looked familiar, because it involved the marionette playing rock and roll music to a CD. When I posted my comments for the photo, I said that he reminded me of a fellow we'd passed on the street in Paris last year.

Well the reason he looked so familiar was that he WAS the same guy! What are the chances?

Okay, so it's not ENTIRELY surprising - I was a tourist, and he selected tourist areas in order to perform. Still, why would he leave Paris, and of all the places he could go, why Amsterdam?

I wish I had stopped to ask him, but of course at the time I had no idea that he was the same fellow. When I saw him in Amsterdam it wasn't a strong recognition, it was more "Oh, weird, that puppet reminds me of something..." and later when I saw my photo I thought "didn't I see that in Paris?"

In other news yesterday was the day of the Big Interview... A Director-level position with a very big firm. The idea of taking this job is scary as hell to me, it feels like I'd be 'way over my head, but of course if they offer it to me I'll take it! No point in turning away from an opportunity. Worst I can do is get fired, and that wouldn't be the first time.

The interview itself was fine, I'm good at interviewing. My potential future boss turned out to be a lot less sociable than his online biography suggested - very stiff and reserved - so it was hard for me to tell if I was connecting with him. The two other people with whom I interviewed seemed to like me.

Aside from that, I've just been BUSY. Every night this week has had something packed into it. Haven't been able to do homework, haven't been able to rest. Monday was a meeting, Tuesday was a movie, Wednesday was visiting a friend, and yesterday was seeing "The Crucible" at the U of M theater. I'm looking forward to the weekend, even if my spouse WILL have me doing the autumn yard work...

Finally, I rode my bike to work today - a very long ride, about 12 miles at about 12 miles an hour, meaning it took an hour of course. It was pretty cold setting out, but otherwise uneventful. I took a route south away from my house, and then west towards work - going back I'll head north away from work, and go east to my house. That is if I'm still able to move...

Okay, back to work!

Posted by Albatross at October 26, 2007 9:43 AM | TrackBack