Ah, the weekend awaits (oh...that)

It's one thing when the weekend approaches and you can anticipate the splash and antics of an unplanned, spontaneous two day break, wide-open to your whim and fancy. Maybe you'll wake up and hit your favorite breakfast spot - beating the crowd that always seems to show up on cue. Or maybe you'll pass on brunch and just sleep in until 11:45, or even 1:45. Perhaps you'll take a drive or go have a leisurely outing with a friend, or, better yet, that someone special. Ah.

It's quite another thing when by the Tuesday before you already have every hour of your weekend allocated out to completing various tedious, stressful, and challenging tasks. There is no buildup for the end of the week - only a prolonged whine of what's to come. Clearly, these are weekends to loathe. They might as well not even be counted for weekends. It's just Monday and Tuesday repeating themselves prematurely. Alas, this weekend will be one of these kinds for me. It's very depressing. And, what's more, next weekend is not looking altogether much brighter. To add insult to injury, there is a party or two I might have to pass up due to my academic obligations.

Well, off to bed, I need rest for task #1 which will begin promptly tomorrow morning at 9:10 am and will last until 4:00 pm, involving complex computer mapping software applications, guest speakers, and fiscal impact of public service provision problem sets.

I need to remember my coffee money tomorrow, for certain.