I think Friday's becoming my least favorite day of the week.

Yeah, you heard me. Friday, the day everyone loves so much they made an expression out of it...and named a restaurant chain after that. Sure, this coincidentally has to do with work-related reasons, but they're still valid. Here are the three reasons to support this preposterous claim, listed in order of ascending importance:

(1.) I work second shift at a factory (for now). As such I leave for work at about 12:30pm. During the week this isn't so bad...I acutally make pretty good time, as the commute is pretty quick and easy-going. But Fridays afternoons, everyone, it seems, has left early or whatever, and there's more traffic than usual. I'll admit, it really doesn't make too much difference in my commute...it just takes a little more cautious driving. Sure, this is a weak point, but I consider it a point nonetheless. I told you, ascending importance.

(2.) The factory where I work produces rubber products...mostly soles for boots. At the end of shift on Friday some of the molds on the presses are taken out to be cleaned over the weekend. Basically this means I have more work to do at the end of Friday. As previously mentioned, the end of the Friday shift is the least likely time of the week for any work to get done anywhere else, as people are either lazy or have already left. Not for me, though. More lifting of heavy, hot metal! W00t! Reading this so far, I've got little to complain about. But this is a matter of relative unhappiness.

(3.) The most important reason of all. What do people usually do Fridays after work? No really, I'm asking, I'd really like to know, lol. Friday nights are for people to go out with their friends and party. But what am I doing? Driving home at an hour where everyone's already at their destination having fun, just going back home to do my usual thing, with no one to hang out with and relax on the day everyone relaxes on.

And there it is! The first instance of "my life sucks" to appear in this blog! I don't really want this blog to be like virtually every other blog out there and just be one person's ranting about their miserable life. I promise, I'll keep it to a minimum.
posted by Tim at 12:21 AM