Worldwide Day of What are you talking about?
I make really bad decisions on a daily basis, but when given two days of “freedom” on the weekend there are even worse decisions made. For instance, this weekend there was the whole sleepover thing that lead to me going to bed at 9:40 pm Friday (the life of an old year old.) This lead me to waking up on Saturday actually feeling a little less tired and ready for a nap than I usually am. I did the things that I normally try to do on Saturdays, which is eat three bowls of Frosted Flakes, obtain my unhealthy sugar high for the day, then sit on the couch for several hours while the day whittles away slowly and I regret all the nothing I did all day. This Saturday morning took a tragic turn however, when my kids started watching Nickelodeon. Normally, I prefer Cartoon Network and will lead them in that manner by shaming them for watching such immature cartoons, but today, I was in a meh amount of non-committal bleh. So as the time neared 9:00 am, the Nickelodeon’s started talking some gibberish on the commercials. I wasn’t familiar with the words they were saying so I kind of stood up and took notice. They said that today was Worldwide Day of Play. What is this thing they spoke of?
The crazy people of Nickelodeon proposed that we “go outside and do something” as opposed to watching Nickelodeon. Are they crazy? For three hours? What kind of endurance they they think we have around here? And don’t they know how dangerous it is outside? There could be sun out there! There could be dirt and grass that get us dirty? There could be calories that were actually stolen from all the gains I made that morning with the cereal. Why would you ask this of us Nickelodeon? Why would the whole world of people be asked to go outside? Don’t they know it could be crowded out there? So, since Nickelodeon wasn’t going to show anything and I couldn’t reach the remote control to change it to another less guilt shaming network, I was coerced to go outside. And throw things to my son. My arm started hurting immediately and my eyes almost went blind from the sun breaking through all the clouds and my legs and arms got weak from all the exercise. The fresh air the entered my lungs almost choked me from mixing with all the toxic bitter air inside my lungs. It was a nightmare that I kept trying to wake from.
I got buuurned.
Finally the Worldwide day of Play was over. Thankfully in the eyes of Nickelodeon 3 hours means a day. And thankfully it was all just a nightmare that I woke up from when taking a nap on the couch. Pshhheww.
Arrrgggghhhh
Bitter Bad Decision Ben
Ben's Bitter Blog 
i forgot,i must be drowsy, to ask on that last one, how do the police know you are driving drowsy
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They have special powers when they eat their doughnuts.
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i wish they would give me some doughnuts & special powers
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The only thing cops are giving you is a ticket, not special powers.
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you just gave me a haiku.leave out the word is..
i could live with a ticket..never got one.. i can’t live with:
1. 2 dumb female cops broke into my condo in Md.
2. florida sheriff deputy banged on door to serv me at hotel , 2nd part of my divorce, i didn’t know & i had ptsd from the 2 cops in Md. (that was 2 months later.
3. neighbor a retired cop said he was going to bring me diet a&w root beer on sale & he didn’t
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You probably think and talk in haiku’s don’t you.
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What a grueling Saturday THAT was.
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I know. I only got a 5 hour nap that day. I was so exhasted from that nap I took another 6 hour nap.
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If only Tuesdays could be Nickleodeon’s Worldwide Playday; might be able to make it through three hours, maybe.
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That’s a good point. Why the heck are they only doing this on weekends. We need one on Tuesdays, so we can get out of this depressing office.
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Three hours means a day. LOL
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In being active yes. They are lucky they got 20 minutes from me.
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Just woke up from a nap and That GIF looks like a great way to get someone moving in the morning. Have to say though, what jerk uses an AXE flamethrower on someone’s face?
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I’m pretty sure if someone had a chance they would use that on my face, just to get me to wake up for goodness sakes.
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Ben
I don’t believe you’re really that bitter, but I get that it’s the gig fulfillment contract and you need to be, well bitter sounding. Even so, the more funny pieces you write (like this) the more we may think you’re bitter like 70% cocoa chocolate or an I.P.A. beer. Those are bitterly good.
Loved your “old year old” line.
Pat
Thanks for stopping by at AHintOfLight.com
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I just wish the gig fulfillment contract would pay me more money.
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I want a day of play, my kids are grown-ups and I am bitter they no longer think it is funny when we get together at a park and roll down the hill,actually it is trip down the hill these days, but whatever. I am even more bitter that it takes an hour to get back up off the ground when I am done making a fool of myself.
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I’d rather be rolling down a hill than having to climb up one. As I recall from a favorite song of mine. The falling part isn’t the bad part, it is the landing that sucks.
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My kids love Nickelodeon. Since I’m a Mom, I’m not allowed to admit that I too, feel the “Worldwide Day of Play” is stupid and useless. I don’t want to go outside WITH them, but I have to, because apparently 3 year olds arent old enough to play outside by the pool alone. Sheesh. Ridiculous.
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Mine are partial ot Cartoon Network, that doesn’t believe in the worldwide day of play. That makes me much less bitter. I am trying to train them to be as lazy as me, but so far they still like the outdoors and running around.
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Yay!
Nickelodeon: 1
Bitter Bad Decision Ben: 0
Bet your kids loved it. Good for you!
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Nickelodeon got the bitter scowl of the day. Yeah my kids loved it….
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That was awesome. Now that you’re awake I challenge you to go outside and play!
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I challenge myself to sit inside and complain about how much I had to go outside.
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No that’s too easy
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Easy is right up my alley. If there was an easy button, I wouldn’t push it, because it took too much effort.
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LOL! I push it for you, I have that much energy
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Good, I have some other things you can do for me, while you are up pushing the easy button.
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Such as?
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I could use a sandwich.
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or pizza?
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Let’s just say I would never turn pizza down.
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How did I know that?!
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Cause either you are a mind reader or you have a firm grasp of the obvious.
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I’m grasping firm…umm I have a firm grasp
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Nickelodeon > Cartoon Network.
Nickelodeon has Spongebob.
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Spongebob yes, mostly because Squidward reminds me so much of myself, but have you seen Regular Show? Awesome show on Cartoon Network.
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