5, 6, 7, 8's! It's the Crazy Eighty Eight!

I set a new commute record last night and this morning. Last night's commute was thirty-five minutes and this morning I broke that record... twenty minutes! Shortest commutes ever! How did I accomplish this feat? A jet pack? A speeder bike? Or blasting across the alkali flats in a jet-powered, monkey-navigated rocket car?

Nope. It was none of these. It was thanks to my good friends David and Apryl V. who live in Centreville, VA not to far from my BSNJ. They invited me over for dinner, a movie (a clue to the movie is in the title of this entry) and a place to crash. Dave and I met when I worked in Arlington, VA from 1996-2000. We were tech support reps back then and very often we told the customers to reboot the PC and run scan disk and defrag. I wonder if Habid tells customers about scan disk and defrag. Many the problems they solve. Anyway, we hadn't seen each other in over three years, although we have kept in touch via email and phone. He is exactly the way I remember him and it felt like we had just worked together yesterday. We reminisced about the 'good ole days' while grilling kabobs and pork chops out on the deck. After dinner we watched the movie. I'm not going to tell the title, I'm going to let you guess and unless you've seen the film it's not likely that you'll come up with the right answer. The movie was awesome and the action/sword fights were outstanding. It was everything I was told and I loved it. The visual style and direction were outstanding, and the soundtrack is a must own for me. It was just the film I needed to see. If I learned anything from this movie it's that the human body contains about forty-gallons of blood that sprays everywhere (ala Monty Python) when a person is stabbed or has their arms, legs or head cut off! It's also true that this movie does make a person want to own a Samurai Sword! After the film we called it a night and hit the sack and surprisingly it was at a reasonable hour. Something like 10:45 PM. Up this morning at 5:40. YIKES! Here at the office by 6:45 AM. DOUBLE YIKES! But now I get to pull out of the office and head for home by 3:45. That's not just schweet... it's super schweet! 5, 6, 7, 8's... leaving early is really great!

Thanks again David and Apryl!!!!!