The Misery Which Is Sunday

It has been scientifically proven that sometime around 2:37 and 5:14 on a Sunday afternoon, every person eventually remembers that they have work the next day. It is a depressing time, one which cannot be avoided.

The realization normally occurs at the climax of a Sunday, you're laughing and having a good time, maybe hanging out with friends you haven't seen in a while. Suddenly, a crazy feeling goes through your body and you remember, "shit, I can't lay around doing nothing tomorrow, I actually have to work." So you try to put it out of your mind, maybe change the channel of what you were just watching, chug some milk, or run in place for a few minutes. But you can't escape the depression. Then you start thinking about all the work you have to do in the morning, phone calls you have to make, excuses you need to come up with as to why your work isn't done yet...

It is at this point that the cold sweat begins. You realize that the next weekend is so far away and there's nothing you can do about it. The rest of your Sunday is officially ruined. So you look at the clock. It's 2:54pm, you've only been awake for an hour and a half with nothing left to look forward to on that day. Rather than go out and be productive as you originally planned, you throw on sweatpants, park yourself on the couch, order in lunch and dinner, and never experience the natural light of day.

The true problems begin when you start thinking about work when you're out Friday night. The thought process is that tomorrow (Saturday) is the day before the day before you have to go back to work. I used to think like that which is probably why I became such a big drinker in the first place. So let me wrap this up by issuing some advice to all of the kids out there. Either fail classes on purpose to postpone working and not having to go through this misery yet, become a raging alcoholic to drink away the pains, or...actually scratch all other options, drinking away the sorrows is probably the best choice. Happy drinking and remember, 4 days till the weekend.