6 Degrees of Separation..

I'm always amused when things like this happen --

LJ, I'm learning, is incredibly small. Not in the sense that there are few users, but that there seems to be this strange inner circle of use. I've always been a big believer of degrees of separation and "spheres of influence" because in my community, I am sort of a universal constant. I exist is so many different spheres, that I'm often one of the ways that spheres intersect.

Well, it happened today on LJ for me.

My friend shadesong whom I met many moons ago through a shared interest of the Urban Fantasy series created by Terri Windling about "Bordertown," and my friend xiane whom I met through joining a mailing list geared towards gothic interests, both wished eilonwy a happy birthday today!

As far as I know, neither knows the other (although I could be wrong) and I'm fairly certain that the connection does not exist in any way because of my involvement. However, it -is- rather intriguing and serves to amuse me to no end.

Update

Monday I spent 4 hours in Elgin, interviewing for a job.

I interviewed with two people, including the Hiring Manager for the Dept. I'd be working in.
Her final words were something like this: "I like you, I think you're a good fit, I want you in my department, and I'm going to recommend hiring you." Now I'm just waiting to hear back.

I'd be working for a large financial institution, in their call center's fraud department. I'd be getting $1.75 more an hour than I'm currently making. It's a 45 minute commute, but because it's in the same building Rachel works in, the schedule I'm looking at would let us carpool together 4 days a week.

Ironically, if I get this gig, I'd become a sort of white-hat "anti-hacker," despite all my years studying hacking and security. I suppose it'll come in handy, though.

Wish me luck, and I hope to report soon that I have a new job!