! In other fun stuff news , the week after next is my vacation from work , and how 's this for lucky : it happens to fall on the week of Chris ' birthday . So he 's gon na try to get a few of those days off and we 'll do something rad for his 24th . We do n't know what yet , but we 'll find something . Hopefully you will take a few days off , SHANE , so we can at least hang and party for a few days .

Why is the narrator excited about having some days off ?
The days line up with a friend 's birthday .