Good Friday (HA!)

I hate this day.

In all seriousness, what purpose does it serve other than to piss non-religious people off?

I'm not going to forgo eating meat today, because of some religious thing I'm not into, if that is what I choose to do. But that's another issue. The main issue I have with Good Friday is that nothing worthwhile seems to be open or operating. So, everyone has their day off, and can't enjoy it because everything is closed.

Not only that, but we also have to be subjected to an entire day's-worth of the Good Friday Appeal. It's painful. I mean, I'm all for donating to the Royal Children's Hospital on Good Friday and will do so if I venture out anywhere and come by a place to offer up some cash; but this day-long torture session complete with all the Channel 7 stars (hooray!) is just not my cup of tea.

Fine, put it on the airwaves for a few hours here and there to remind everyone of the good cause. Maybe a couple of hours in the morning, then a break, a couple in the mid-afternoon, another break, and finish off into the night with the sparkling crescendo of Andrew O'Keefe butchering a much-loved classic simply because "Uncle Johnny" could sing.

Unfortunately, the other stations don't help ease the pain at all with their regular "bad daytime TV" scheduling. I should thank my lucky stars that I may be able to find an episode or two of M*A*S*H on Fox Classics to keep me bordering on sane.

I also have a problem with the AFL not scheduling matches on Good Friday. Why not? The NRL doesn't seem to have a problem with it, and I certainly can't see one. Is it because they need Telstra Dome for the Good Friday Appeal? Or maybe it's because of the potential loss of income from decreased meat pie sales...

It's ridiculously stupid. Don't they realise that If they scheduled matches on a day when just about everyone is bored out of their minds, people are more likely to come out of the woodworks and go to a match not involving their team, simply for something to do?

I'm going to get a case of cabin fever today, I can feel it. Then I'm going to want to go out and do something and I'm going to be met with the realisation that "no, you cannot do this" and "no, you cannot do that", because everyone has got the day off for Good Friday.

I'm quite a discontent little panda today.

However, I've done my dash and it's rant over

- Panda