Figedæg

It's Friday again. Last day of the working week and beginning of the weekend. Alas, this is something I've waited for the whole week.

"The name Friday comes from the Old English frigedæg, meaning the day of Frige the Anglo-Saxon form of Frigg, the Germanic goddess of beauty." - Wikipedia on Etymology of Friday

"In Norse mythology, Frigg (Eddas) or Frigga (Gesta Danorum) was said to be "foremost among the goddesses," the wife of Odin, queen of the Æsir, and goddess of the sky." - Wikipedia on Frigg

Most people probably don't really realize how deep-rooted the old pagan myths and ways of life still are in our daily lives. All those holidays that were originally based on pagan festivals, all those rites and supersticious beliefs - and all the names for things we commonly use. Names for days of the week, too, come from pre-Christian times. So, here's a short briefing of the weekdays with the help of my good friend, Wikipedia:

Monday = "It gets its name from the Moon, which in turn gets its name from Mani (Old English Mona), the Germanic Moon god." - Wikipedia

Tuesday = "Tiwes dæg, named after the Nordic god Tyr, who was the equivalent of the Roman war god Mars" - Wikipedia

Wednesday = "The name comes from the Middle English Wednes dei, which is from Old English Wodnes dæg, meaning the day of the Germanic god Woden (Wodan) who was a god of the Anglo-Saxons in England until about the 7th century." - Wikipedia

Thursday = "The contemporary name comes from the Old English Þunresdæg (with loss of -n-, first in northern dialects, from influence of Old Norse Þorsdagr), meaning "Day of Thunor", this being a rough Germanic equivalent to the Latin Iovis Dies, "Jupiter's Day"." - Wikipedia

Friday = See above

Saturday = "It was named no later than the second century for the planet (Saturn), which controlled the first hour of that day according to Vettius Valens. The planet was named for the Roman god of agriculture Saturn." - Wikipedia

Sunday = "Germanic-speaking nations apparently adopted the seven-day week from the Romans, so that the Roman dies Solis became Sunday (German, Sonntag), likely in reference to the Germanic sun goddess Sol." - Wikipedia

So yeah. Think about it. :)
Enough of the info-bit, however, and let's get back to the issues at hand.

Weekend's around the corner and I really need the rest. I've been tossed around at work from project to project, from deadline to deadline and it just doesn't seem to end! A couple of days off will be just what I need right about now to cool my head.

Today will yet prove to be a stressful day but it's Friday so I don't give a damn. I'll just live and survive it and that is all.

Oh, I booked flights to Finland this week! So, I'll be back in the land of the thousand lakes between July 27th and August 11th. Sweet!
I don't really miss home as such, only my friends and family. Aside from that, Finland seems a dull place right now. I know there's a lot of good things there too, but it's just an observation I've made. When I went back to Finland last October for a few months, I found it really "flat". No high buildings, no big cities, no busy streets, and no sense of "motion". Finland just felt like a place stuck in status quo, with minimal things happening. I know many people like that. I don't. Not now anyway.

What I really look forward to going in Finland is a nice day by a lake: sauna, swimming, beer and barbecue. Nothing can beat that - that is the perfect way to spend a day.

Well, back to work. Lots of stuff to do today before I can set off to enjoy my few days off.

Acta non verba.

EDIT: 19.6.07, took a small typo away thanks to a nitpicking friend.