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A funny thing happens during a vacation, holiday, or long weekend. You know what it is because you have all felt it at one time or another.
It is the “Time Warp”.
I was able to hang out on the Fourth doing nothing in particular. I played on Facebook and played with Bandit. I visited my FIL in the hospital. Later on in the afternoon, my son gathered up his single friends who had no plans and held an impromptu barbecue. All in all, it was a great day.
After sleeping in a bit on Saturday, I got up, showered, and went out to breakfast with my girlfriend and my daughter. It was a good time. I napped in the afternoon and when I woke up, it had happened. Time shifted.
I couldn’t shake the feeling that there were things that I had to get done because “tomorrow is a work day.” I felt like I had to finish other things because the radio shows that I listen to were coming on soon. I thought my son had to go to work because it was Sunday night.
It was no such thing. It was only Saturday.
This particular ‘time warp’ is different from wishing that time would move faster.”It’s only Wednesday??” Doesn’t apply. It’s the warp where you realize that you have an extra day. You can sit down and relax or finish the job that you have been putting off.
It is kind of related to the feeling when you eat dinner early or finish a task way ahead of time. “Why, it’s still early! I still have time to ___!”
When the holiday happens to fall on a Monday, it makes the week whiz by. Thursday comes along and all of a sudden you realize that the weekend will begin tomorrow!
It’s a time warp and it’s a bonus.
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that girl
said:
on July 6, 2008 at 02:09 pmi love when that happens!
when you have to get up at 4 getting to sleep in a extra day (til 7!) is a treat!
that girls last blog post..today i am officially old
Metalmom
said:
on July 6, 2008 at 02:59 pmthat girl-That really is a treat. But the down side is the day that you CAN sleep in and you wake up and can’t get to sleep again!
Grant
said:
on July 6, 2008 at 07:16 pmAll the stuff’s the same to me. I slept fitfully, had an upset stomach from the antibiotics, and drove to the hospital every day for a new IV. The difference between my holiday weekend and the workweek is a lack of pay.
Grants last blog post..Bad Blog!
Loving Annie
said:
on July 6, 2008 at 07:24 pmLovely to feel that way with the holiday on a Friday - that kind of time warp I appreciate !
Loving Annies last blog post..Oh Is That Good Bread Pudding !
Metalmom
said:
on July 6, 2008 at 08:00 pmGrant-Tell me again-Why you are taking all the antibiotics? Is it true that you got a dose of the Japanese clap?
I hope you’ll get better faster. I hate picking on the sick. 
Metalmom
said:
on July 6, 2008 at 08:01 pmLovingAnnie-I felt that way about four or five times. It was great!
libragirl
said:
on July 6, 2008 at 08:19 pmThat totally happened to me! I went to sleep thinking that I had to get up and then realized I didn’t and when I woke up in the middle of the night and freaked out because my alarm wasn’t set - I realized -IT’S ONLY SUNDAY
I love that feeling
libragirls last blog post..Stage 1 done
BlondeBlogger
said:
on July 6, 2008 at 08:51 pmOh that’s so weird! My husband just said to me today that he woke up thinking it was Monday and was so happy when he realized it was actually Sunday. Looks like he wasn’t the only one!
Metalmom
said:
on July 6, 2008 at 09:18 pmlibragirl-I took the dog out at 5:30am and noticed that the coffee pot hadn’t started brewing. My boys leave the house at 6:00 so I rushed around trying to fill the basket with coffee. Then I realized that everyone was going to sleep in!
Metalmom
said:
on July 6, 2008 at 09:19 pmBlondeBlogger-That is the best one in the world…the “YAY! It’s not Monday!” warp!
Robin
said:
on July 7, 2008 at 08:09 amGotta love that.
ps. I just happened to listen to Time Warp yesterday…let’s do the time warp agaaaaaaaaaaaaain!
Nobody™
said:
on July 7, 2008 at 08:19 amI thought that it was Sunday on Friday. It was just a bit of a time slip, but it made my mind flip.
(How come I don’t have RHPS on DVD??)
Nobody™s last blog post..Still here, still Nothing
Finn
said:
on July 7, 2008 at 09:23 amI love the holiday on a Friday time warp. Sweet!
Finns last blog post..The Reluctant Mother
Metalmom
said:
on July 7, 2008 at 10:16 amRobin- I must have played this clip three or four times just for shits and giggles. It makes me wanna dance every time!
Metalmom
said:
on July 7, 2008 at 10:17 amNobody-You ask an interesting question…Why don’t you have it on DVD? For that matter, why don’t I have it on DVD? I DO have it on VHS…..*sigh* alas..even VHS is going the way of the dinosaur….
Metalmom
said:
on July 7, 2008 at 10:18 amFinn-Wasn’t it GREAT? I feel so relaxed now….I almost forgot what that felt like!!
Slick
said:
on July 7, 2008 at 10:43 amPPffftt…..time warp my ass. I worked Fri, Sat, AND Sunday….
I also have to work tonight and tomorrow night then I am off for 2 (two) weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Slicks last blog post..A Daddy Blogger….
Matt-Man
said:
on July 7, 2008 at 10:52 amSo to finish the sentence…you still had time to have sex, right? Cheers!!
Matt-Mans last blog post..Jesse, Your Heart Was as Big as North Carolina
Shelli
said:
on July 7, 2008 at 11:18 amI totally know what you mean. It happened to me this weekend, too.
Shellis last blog post..I’m Needing You…
Metalmom
said:
on July 7, 2008 at 11:57 amSLick-
Poor crybaby! Two weeks off isn’t enough of a trade-off? I don’t wanna hear it.
Metalmom
said:
on July 7, 2008 at 11:59 amMattMan-Why, it’s still early! I still have time to have sex!”
Metalmom
said:
on July 7, 2008 at 12:01 pmShelli-I think everyone got a taste of it this weekend ….Oh, except for crybaby Slick who worked all weekend…boo hoo!