A blue-toned photograph of a small plastic skeleton figure hauling itself up over a rock ledge, one arm reaching for the top. The words "friday, huh?" appear twice, offset and overlapping.

friday, huh

Eight minutes until it’s time to go home. There is no reason I can’t close my laptop now and walk away to enjoy the weekend, but here I am watching the clock. I probably could have logged off an hour ago, maybe even hours. Five minutes to go.