extra time

leap day.

people get all excited calling it extra time. like, time just came out of nowhere and was gifted to us. that might be fun to think about, but in a practical sense, that is not the case at all. a fluke of the calendar requires an extra day every four years to get things back on track.

what is time, anyway - a principle of the universe or an invention of man? days pass, nights pass, the phases of the moon wax & wane. are these things the stuff of time? or, is time something we create, so that we can meet for drinks?

if this day were really extra, it would not be regular. it would not be friday, or monday, or any usual day. it would be extraday. and, there would be no super extraday sales, b/c all the stores would have to be closed. there would be no buying & selling b/c there is no buying & selling on this day in most yrs... b/c this day does not exist in most yrs. and, there would be no classes & no homework, but school would not fall behind since this day doesn't usually exist, and they usually keep up just fine. and, there would be no work, for the same reason.

it would be an international holiday dedicated to peace, and everyone would spend the day playing.