Where Is Mookie’s Day Off

Ferris Bueller’s Day off is definetly one of the best 80’s movies in existence. Of course there are other favorites, but they have nothing to do with today’s blog entry. The genius that is The Ferris Experience, is something we have all sought to replicate in our own lives. Skipping school, driving a Ferrari, outsmarting “The Man” at every turn, and singing in a parade in the middle of downtown Chicago are things we all have dreamt about doing.

I recently watched FBDO for the umpteenth time, and thought to myself, maybe I should take a day off from work; just call out sick. When I was younger I would just take a day off and spend it sleeping, drinking, and playing video games. Work on that thesis about the religion of porn. Go to NYC, just to walk around and get some lunch with friends at Scores with our fake ids… etc.. etc. All great memories that I just wanted to relive.

But today days off from work are spent helping around the house, doing things that don't need to be done, and generally trying desperately to uphold the oath you took in front of the judge. The little things like waking up past noon are replaced with trips to strip malls and other various shopping locations that you would never go to even if the great king Leonidas himself ordered you at threat of death. SPARTA BITCHES!

Yea, I want a clean home but I don’t want to waste my sick days from work, working on my honey do list. But with our lifestyles today, we really don’t have the time in our regular lives to complete these mundane tasks. They are after all an investment in your comfort and enjoyment. So the only time to do it would be during your days off. Its sad I know…

But not me, I choose not and will not succumb to this grim reality. I will take a sick day and drink bourbon for breakfast. I will sing in the shower and master the shampoo Mohawk. I will go to a snooty restaurant under a pseudonym, taking the identity of The Sausage King of Chicago. I will try to wind back the odometer by running the car backwards…. I will….

And as Cameron points out, sometimes you gotta take a stand. I am not going to sit on my ass as the events that effect me unfold to determine the course of my life. Go out and enjoy the day people… screw it…

"Life moves pretty fast...
...if you don't stop to look around once in a while you could miss it."
-- Ferris Bueller