Stories from Here and Abroad or Choices, Choices

Well, I'm contemplating quitting one of my jobs.
I've been working two jobs since August '09. 7 days, 50+ hours a week. There was no real reason for this, I'm not broke or anything I'm just doing it. You see I originally worked at MFM for nigh on two years, during which I was miserable and hated nearly every second there. I finally quit and went back to Greyhound (where I've been employed for 7 years). Things were ok until it looked like the place may shut down. I sort of panicked and agreed to go back to MFM when asked to. You see the person who replaced me was leaving and they obviously didn't want to go to the effort to find someone, so asked me. Despite knowing how much I hated it there, I went back. Now I am working there M-F and Greyhound Saturday and Sunday. It looks like the hours will pick up at the hound come the fall, so in theory I could go back there and be fine. The only problem is that the threat of closure is still a possibility. That is pretty much the only thing holding me back. I'm worried that I make the call to quit and then the place shuts down and I am screwed.
Perhaps this is an indication of a general fear of the unknown? I can stay somewhere that I hate but it is a known quality or I can take the risk and perhaps be left with nothing. I'm not exactly Mr. Risk, in everything from banking to what have you, I play it fairly safe. Should I just say screw it and get the hell out of a place where I am unhappy despite the nagging it will elicit from my mom and people near me? Or just suck it up for a while longer and see what happens with the 'hound then make the call. Tough call.
Saw Inception the other night. Great film. Although that could be tempered by the fact that it is finally a blockbuster event movie that is NOT based on an existing toy line/board game/video game/other movie/standard formula. There were some interesting concepts about dreams and memory brought up that got us talking, although I'm not all that sure why people called in confusing. I thought it was pretty straightforward, with only the ending being up to any real questioning. But then depending on how you viewed the ending, it could alter what happened throughout the rest of the movie. Overall, a solid piece of work and I hope it continues to do well. The next couple of movies that I want to see are "Scott Pilgrim" and "The Expendables." I'm not convinced that Scott Pilgrim will be good, but I'm sure hoping it will. The comics have really grown on me.
In other news, I am nearly done the entire 155 issue run of the original Gi Joe comic. I'm currently 15 issues short and have a comic store on the case for me. I've probably only read about 40% of the comics I own simply because there were so many holes, but now I've got a straight flush from 1 to 109 so I can dig in with vigor. The comic was a rare instance where one author did the entire series and kept his vision largely intact. It's much more adult and complex than people may be aware of. Larry Hama brought a lot of his vietnam experiences into the story and really did a good job of balancing character development and the requirements of Hasbro to sell toys.
The only other comic run that I've collected to completion is the original Transformers series, all 80 issues of it. That was a minor feat as the later issues were quite rare, but I was able to get 'em all a few years back. Some are not in the best of shape, but I am not worried. I collected them more for the reading and less for the potential future value. Let it be known that I am not a comic nerd, I don't have that many books in my collection. I do enjoy a good read every now and then however.
I have finally been able to quench my long suffering thirst for Mello Yello. As a kid, that was my favorite soft drink and we would always buy it when on trips to the states. Now that I can go there on my own and/or convince others to bring me back some I'm able to feed my need. It had been many years since I had had any, but now I have stocked up so can crack one open on demand. The only trick now is to ration them sparingly.
The second movie, Cybernetic Showdown, which has been in the works for nearly 3 years now is still moving along. I think that I've found someone to help with some of the CG work that Geoff has been unable/too busy to get done these past few years so with all hope the movie will be done this year. IT HAD DAMN WELL BETTER BE. I'm so tired of people asking me about it! Also, it's not that good, so the hype is not a good thing! Well, I shouldn't say that, it's ok just for something that has taken so long, you'd hope for more. Oh well, the next project will be much better! And yes, I've got the next few already written and lined up. It's more a decision of which one to do first. They are all quite a change of pace.
Finally, we've been power-watching Mad Men. Such a great show.