This Morning...

I woke up to the sound of an NPR story. My conscious mind started following what was being said, the body slowly waking. This particular story was about the Director's cut of Donnie Darko that has just been released.

Unfortunate.

Donnie Darko is one of my favorite movies ever.

Having said that, sound bites from Donnie Darko are not what you want ushering you down the winding road between REM sleep to full consciousness. Too many opportunities for pit stops. The upsetting kind.

I also had a mouth that tasted of cigars and beer, a grumbling stomach, and a deep-seated fatigue from lack of sleep. I could tell that it was going to be a freaking great day.

But wait... that wasn't all.. Something else was going on here

I had the feeling that something had been done... some step had been taken...

I got the familiar feeling that my old enemy, Jefe of the past, had once again screwed me, Jefe of the future... that @$#@ing bastard.. I could just see him chuckling into his mug about some injustice passed on to that nit, Jefe of the future..

Yeah.. My spidey sense was not happy at all..

I might want to roll-back tape....


--- Late the Night Before ---

Me and Jfizz were headed back from a cigar run..

We'd had a few..

sure.

We were barreling down 54, windows rolled, radio on...

We were a bit frustrated cuz we'd been trying to get a poker game together..

no luck..

[eventually we come to our turn-off and Jefe of the past is hit by genius..]

Jefe: "Fizz... Why you turning here?... RDU's that way... Hell, we can be in Vegas in a few hours.."

JFizz: "hehe... I like it...Strong... "

{ moment of thought }

JFizz: " seriously?"

--- a little while passes ---

We're sitting at the computer messing around online...

Jfizz: "jefe, throw me my wallet"

(tap,tap)

--- a litte more time passes ---

{a finger hovers over the return key}

Jfizz: "jefe... you sure about this"

Jefe: "hell yeah" (I sorta was)

He pauses... finger still raised

Jfizz: "I'm having a doubt"

[click]

We were in, the transaction logged.

Jfizz CEO
and
Jefe DDS
[they let you pick titles]

were headed to Atlantic City....

awesome

----- later that day -----

I walked into the office and wondered how it'd be. I was less and less excited about this trip. There are three people in our department and I didn't relish asking the boss if the two of us could have two days off because we got drunk and bought tickets to Atlantic City. I sensed there would be an awkward moment.

When I got there Jfizz gave me a rather embarrassed look.
Jfizz: "What's up buddy?"

---Long story short..

He got us a refund. I just looked at him

Jfizz: "You okay jefe"
Jefe: "Sure, why"
Jfizz: "I sense tension"
Jefe: "No tension............................... "

Yeah..

I'm going to give him shit about this for quite some time.

I mean he blinked first
El Jefe