Bueller? Bueller?

[morrigirl]

SLC called a Snow Day last Friday. AMC was showing Ferris Bueller's Day Off. There is no better person with whom to share your Snow Day.

Toward the end of the movie, Ferris says once he and Cameron go off to college their friendship will basically be over. That got me wondering about how Ferris Bueller fared in college. I know from personal experience that it's hard to coast at that level, though I know one or two people who managed to pull it off. How do you think Ferris did in college? Do you think he graduated on time? Did he graduate at all? Did he drop out and start up his own karaoke bar? Did he work for Enron?

I've decided to go back to Chicago for spring break. Yeah, I know you're supposed to head for warmer climates, but all of my friends are in Chicago. I had such a great time with them back in July that I've been jonesing to go back ever since. I'll be there for four days. I'm going to get to see Tina, Libby, David, and, hopefully, Jay. I'm really looking forward to it.

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[nabuchodonosor.livejournal.com]

AND I WILL MAKE IT UP THERE TOO. *cough*

[greenblackevil.livejournal.com]

Bueller strikes me as the kind of guy who did so well during high school that he was completely out to sea once he got to college. Like "Fish Out Of Water" but much, much worse. Plus, he definitely had an exaggerated sense of his own abilities. That wouldn't serve him well. But most of all, in the movie we see him at the peak of his senior year. He's had four years to build up the kind of social capital that allows him to get away with all his shenanigans at school, which in turn gives him the confidence to pull all the stunts he did on his Day Off. He goes to college? He's at the bottom of the pile. Again. And a lot of people can't handle that switch- definitely "creepy older guy visiting high school to relive glory days" material. I'm not saying he wouldn't be able to play the trickster in college, but he definitely would not get the same social status that he used to. At the very least, people would be more likely to catch on to his tricks. My diagnosis? He'd probably be smart enough to realize it was a different game. But he also would get *just* enough validation from his behavior and habits that he wouldn't fundamentally change. I'd say... Smarmy TKE pledge?

And we have GOT to talk on the phone. I'll be calling!

[morrigirl.livejournal.com]

I'll be sure to keep my phone handy.