So I've hit 80 for the first time. I've completed a normal run on every dungeon, and heroic on all but CoS and ToC. Got lucky on my early heroics, was able to get decent groups, and got a lot of gear quick. I've got some pretty decent stuff going on now, and keep up with the pros now.
Picked up the Gargolye Femur from PoS(H), put the black magic enchant on, got my head enchanted too, and im working up decent gems for the rest of my gear. Went the typical 57/3/11 mage build, and the results are fantastic. With a good group and buffs, and I can hold 2500-3000 dps, though SimulationCraft says I can do nearly twice that (lol wut).
Also: why is Oculus still a big deal? Took all of 20 minutes to do on Heroic, included me who had never been there before. Got some blues, and 3 scarlet rubies from the goods bag at the end == 1 H Oculus == 150g+ Similar goods from my party mates, too.