2 Days ‘Til Friday
So this morning I’m in the car with my dad and he realizes that this Friday is coming up. I don’t remember much of the conversation since a lot of what happens to me in a day is a blur anyway but I’ll try my best to portray a faithful re-enactment of what went down. Without further adieu:
Rob: I think they’re gonna give me the free days I asked for at work this weekend.
Roberto: Really? Which days did you ask for?
Rob: Friday and Saturday.
Roberto: Right! It’s this Friday… wow, 23 years old, Robert…!
Rob: Yeah…
Roberto: I have mixed feelings on the subject, you know.
Rob: What do you mean?
Roberto: Well, to me it’s an occasion for joy and celebration, of course… don’t get me wrong, son. I’ve been with your mother for 25 years now and I’ve taken all kinds of attacks and hard times and I’m still in it… but damn, it’s 25 years living…with your mother. In fact, I just realized I’ve been doing this 25 long years. Wow…
Rob: uhh…
Roberto: It’s a time of joy and happiness in my life, Robert… but it’s also a reminder. A reminder of, well… when I fucked up.
I didn’t know if I should’ve been touched or insulted. These dates are always reflexive ones for the people who go through with them but I guess they’re also just as important to other people, depending on you those people are and what their roles are in your life. this is a strictly Latin American society and not even foreigners escape it if they’ve lived here long enough: there’s machismo, hypocrite courtesy, an energy to everything no other culture has and an unflinching sense of honor inherent of every Latin American stereotype you can think of. I suppose I was lucky to land in the family I landed in since they leave me be for the most part and even though they beat me down and take every chance available to ridicule me I think it’s made me who I am, pompous, with a huge ego and a no-bullshit attitude. Seriously, when your own mom breaks your balls over stuff you do, you develop a hard shell of sorts. And a hard shell is something you need when you’re dealing with a society as fucked as this one, specially when you’re actively breaking the norm on a lot of fronts.
I want to save the details for Friday, so it seems that this week will be a slow one in terms of wordy goodness. Tonight’s the Butterfest, and I was told by Smoth while we were recording the Smoth Loves Movies podcast that the band Ruleta is going to use a snippet off of episode 2 where we talk about Lindsay Lohan… I dunno how that adds into the performace either, but we’re going to be on the show nontheless. Both Smoth and I will be there to heard the tunes and score some beer while we’re at it so feel free to drop by and say hello… these things always end well if both memory and the word of mouth serves. Anyway, I hope to see you there and if you see me please remember I can’t distiguish anyone in clubs so tap me on the shoulder and say “hello.”
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