Monday, May 07, 2007

TCP'S DAY OFF

I am in Chicago, and due to my poor efforts at scheduling my own travels, I have arrived a day early to my conference. Like Ferris Bueller, then, I am enjoying my very own day off. Here is a table comparing mine to his, as it were:

FerrisMe
Cute girlfriend, played by Mia Sara, gets to come alongWife, not played by Mia Sara, is pissed because she can't
Friend, played by Alan Ruck, wears Detroit Red Wings jersey and affects silly voice to aid in caper I have no friends
Ferris, Sloane, and Cameron take Cameron's dad's FerrariI have a sweet Chevy Malibu rental car. Ok, not so much sweet as mind-numbingly dull
Ferris and Co. eat at a swanky French restaurant, giving the rude waiter his comeuppanceUm, I got a Jamba Juice...
Ferris snags a foul ball at a Cubs gameI saw Spiderman IMAX, and didn't even get the free soda I was entitled to
Back at home, Mr. Rooney breaks in and is maced by Ferris' sister, played by Jennifer GreyThey are doing an apartment inspection at our crummy temporary apartment. I hope our dog Chloe pees on them
The Ferrari is trashed, and everyone learns an important lesson about being young at heart, or somethingI can't afford to have another rental car incident, and there's absolutely nothing to learn here, except that you should read the conference's agenda before you make your flight arrangements, or better yet, get an MBA and become a manager so that you can get someone else to plan your trips.


Anyone know how I should kill the rest of the day? Anyone? Anyone?