Why do we do it to ourselves?

Admittedly, this is a very assumptive opening, given that I have yet to identify what 'it' I am refering to, and then of course assuming that our collective experience is one and the same. But nonetheless, I have committed 'it' once again, and now I want to share my experience :)

In this case, for lack of a better term, I am refering to, 'Hey-cool-it's-the-weekend-I-can-catch-up-on-some-sleep-oh-wait-now-it's-monday-and-I-was up-til-2am-every-night' sickness.

As I write this, my eyes have achieved a level of bloodshot horror that is usually reserved for those who have had up close encounters with sharp sticks.

*nb quick confession: I'm writing this from my desk at work this morning & our receptionist just paged across the office intercom for some reason. It's a hard road finding something more annoying than a chirpy receptionist greeting the new day with a series of reminders about morning meetings, especialy in my current condition.

ok, digression over.......

So yeah, up too late etc. I wonder if it's because I feel I am in danger of missing out on something. Perhaps because the week can, for the most part, be lumped into two catergories
a.) Things I don't really like doing but must because of the need to the pay the bills
b.) Things I do really like doing but cannot do exclusively owing to their inability to meet afformentioned financial obligations.

For most people, the week is thusly divided 5 days into catergory a and 2 days in catergory b.

The common ground in both cases appears to be bills, and so a simple solution would appear to be the pusuit of a lifestyle that entails none of them. Howerever the critical flaw here is discovered in the observance of how few homeless people appear decidely thrilled about their lifestyle, financially unfettered though it may be.

From all of this postulating I have therefore come to the following conclusion. People enjoy making bad decisions so they can complain about them later. That is all.

Ahhhh, feels good to get that off my chest, time to re-fill the coffee mug.

Have a splendid day :)

ps. Spell check is not working this morning, and due to my diminished faculties this morning, I thank you for your understanding if you are in fact a cambridge english professor and I have failed to meet your high standards. Ta.