Remember that game that was started by the ‘Bully Brigade’ in primary school, where they would run to unsuspecting little kids, grab and mercilessly yank their ties, screaming ‘FRIDAY’s TIE-DAY’. You don’t? Okay moving right along.
Let’s be honest people, like really honest: Friday is not a full work day, it just isn’t. I know the nerdy, hardworker in you would have you believe otherwise but she’s lying.

Whether you’re a student, an employee or businessman Friday is just not a full work day. Even my retired grandma does nothing on a Friday, I heard her tell her pastor (who suggested a prayer session) on the phone yesterday, “Friday Mfundisi? hayi ses’thandaza kakhulu manje, hayi mina angeke ngikhone” (No Reverend, No i think we are praying too much nowadays, I don’t think I’m going to be able to make it).

I remember times where I would go to work with the intention of completing a deadline, the first 4 hours were pretty productive, until I went out for lunch. The scent of the air would just paralyze my workaholic nerves, I would find myself extending my lunch time. And then when I came back late the boss would try to give but ‘the eye’, but he knows it’s Friday, he can feel it too.

In varsity I don’t remember ever going to a class on Friday. I would wake up a bit late, put the books in my bag, I remember going through the gate, but somewhere between the boomgate and the lecture was a distraction laid by the devil to lure me in. Either it was my friends chilling by our usual chilling place watching girls pass by and enjoying good conversation, or it was an intense strategic plan for the weekend ahead.

At work it’s that fellow employee who sits right next to you who always has the best topics to discuss. The problem with these guys is they never leave you alone, even when you try to signal that you’re trying to work, they just keep on talking.
They start with a question, “So did you watch the game last night?”
“No!” , you give them a short and dry answer hoping they’ll get the picture: You trying to work!! But no, they carry on…
“Duuuuuude you missed out, you should’ve seen those Namibians, they were usuless”
And do you know how many tries we scored?”
And that is the start of the conversation that will end up making Friday a half-productive day.

For anybody who has a lecture today and would like to actually to go to it? “I say resist the devil and he will flee from you”

If you have a deadline to complete or a presentation to make, I say “You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you”
And if you have a nagging fellow employee who will not let you work in peace, I say, “My condolences.”

Whoever you are, at least try to get some work done, a good and reasonable amount. As for me I’m gonna finish this proposal to the heavenly delegation, I want them to extend the weekend and make Wednesday a bit longer. I believe this will assist in cutting costs, increase productivity and boost worker morale.
It will also increase the chances of people going to church on Sunday because they will have more drinking days and thus more of an opportunity to nurse the hangover. This will in turn increase the chances of people getting born-again, and increase heaven’s membership before the end of the world on 21st of October, or May…or whenever the world ends. Call it a return on investment. Wish me luck.

And remember: Friday’s Tie-day.