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This Week is Going to be Busy

Before the weekend started I knew
I had a good amount of work to do
On Tuesday I have some code due,
plus home improvement projects anew
I figured I had four days free,
and I'd finish everything easily
But the plans of mice and men
fall apart every now and then

A few of us started the weekend early
we wanted to kick things off merrily
the plan was dinner and drinks,
but with glasses filled to the brinks
after the second round of clinks
it turned into a round of "what Sam thinks"

I went to a couple of birthdays,
one for a friend traveling a ways
we're parting ways, so I wanted to raise
a glass and send him off with a toast of praise
The other friend I've not seen for days
and she ended the night in a drunken daze

I met up with some college friends
it's been too long, so to make amends,
we continued the weekend's trends
with drinks of alcoholic blends

All in all, I had my fun
a good reminder I'm twenty some
but my tasks were mostly left undone
(I did make time for my weekend run)

Nothing was completed in my time off
but I will say this, before you scoff,
I made progress on my list
so I'll be fine if I persist
I'll just be busy all week long
to make up for this weekend's wrong

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