Theme-Day Tuesdays

Howdy howdy howdy Internet-Land, and how are you all on this fine and (well, in Bathurst at least) exceedingly overcast Tuesday? Personally I am great - I am in an excessively cheerful mood, and I have an awesome outlook on how the day is going to go. Apparently, I'm either one regeneration about caring when it comes to how old I'm getting, or I've started aging backwards - kind of like a human version of the universe (if one subscribes to the expanding/shrinking universe theory, that is.)

Alternatively, it could be a combination of the weather (I love rainy days, or even days where it just threatens rain constantly) and the fact that I didn't have to start work until 10am today. Even though having the late shift at my job means that I don't get to go home until 6pm, there is something so satisfying about being able to sleep in so late and just...I dunno...writhe around trying to soak up as much comfort as you can in those last few moments before the alarm goes off for the final time, I guess. The combination just gets me set for a great day ahead.

Another perk of not having the 8am shift at work is that I get to take the bus, instead of having to either catch a taxi, or wake up an hour earlier in order to walk to work. Speaking of walking, does anybody ever get the urge, when they are in a place with lots of twisty lanes or aisles that don't really separate from each other for very long, to get a bunch of friends and pretend that you're playing real-life Pac-Man? Well, if you do, you may be pleased to know that yesterday Lydia and myself spent a great deal of time running from the ghosts that were Spud, Squiggles, and Emma (not that they knew, at first, what was going on...) inside Target. It was most fun, I haven't seen Lydia giggle so much in a shopping centre since...well...ever I think.

But anyway, back to my trip to work - this morning on the bus I had a brainwave. I tend to have them on the bus, or waiting for the bus (I actually have a note in my phone about 'back-up-blogs', in case I can't think of anything, from the fact that my mind wanders whilst waiting for my public transport.) I was thinking about how people have theme-days in their lives, often without actually noticing them. 'Casual Friday' at workplaces that are more frequently quite formal is a good example of this. 'Casual Fribsday' at workplaces that are constantly trying to undermine your personal freedoms and, everyone is quite sure, are evil (almost overtly so) is a not-so-good example (but I couldn't resist the Better Off Ted reference. I mean, seriously, why cancel a show that is clever, funny, and really just quite entertaining...?)

What I thought I would do, then, is have a series of theme-days, not just for the blog (although I do intend on having at least one theme-day for the blog, which I shall discuss shortly), but rather for my general life as well. Okay, so I say a series, but really what I mean is one theme day for my general life, and maybe one or two for the blog. But you should know, but now, that hyperbole is somewhat of a weakness of mine (when I'm not being exceedingly literal, of course...)

Indeed, though, I have decided that from now on I am going to have 'Weigh-In Wednesdays', as a group of friends and I are trying to lose weight and get fit and all that junk. I could have, of course, weighed myself on any day of the week (as long as it is consistent) but seriously, who wants to have 'Tummy-Check Thursdays' or 'Fatty-Fatty-Fat-Fat Fridays' (alliteration, I believe, is key to a good theme-day, it's why 'Casual Friday' hasn't taken off in more workplaces around the world.) So tomorrow I weigh myself, and see if my diet is working - it should, because I occasionally do preliminary weigh-ins just to see, you know, how much various bodily functions have reduced my weight by (it's more fascinating than disgusting, which is the most important thing.)

As for the blog, I have decided that I am going to have 'Fiction Fridays'. This is the concept that I came up with today on the bus that prompted the whole inevitable spiel that was this blog post. Basically, what will happen is that, on Fridays, instead of a rant (as you normally get, and are indeed getting now) you will receive a piece of fiction that I have written - the next part in an ongoing serial, if you will. Think of it like Passions - The Novel. Except mine will be better written. And mine will make more sense. The theme is, most likely, going to be my attempt at writing a story-line for a fighting game that is actually coherent and plot-driven.

If this sounds like something that would interest you, please let me know. If it sounds like the most pants idea of all time, also let me know. I want to keep you guys happy, after all.

The moral of this story is that one day I am going to dress up in a blue shirt, and make myself really really pale. I shall, for this day, call myself Inky. I am then going to convince three of my friends to dress up in a similarly pallid fashion, only each wearing one of the following coloured shirts: red, pink, or, orange. I shall then call them Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde, respectively. Following this, we will walk around Big W, Target, or somewhere similar until we find a person wearing all yellow. At this point we will chase them until they figure out our game, take some kind of medication, and beat us up. It will be ever-so-much fun. Life is magical ^_^