I REALLY look forward to my weekends. 
 
During the week, I'm lucky if I get more than an hour or so to sit down and play any particular game, between work, the commute, cooking for the fam, and taking care of anything else.  And of course fighting for time on the console. 
 
So when the weekend rolls around, I'm stoked, because I'll finally get longer stretches of time to sit on my ass and play my game of choice.  And it all starts with Fridays. 
 
Or at least it should. 
 
But lately, Fridays SUCK.  Work is so crazy-hectic on Fridays, I'm lucky to get out by 5.  Which means I'm lucky if I'm home before 6:30.  And because work's been crazy and I've been up since 6am, I'm already tired by the time I get home, and most of the time I end up going to bed around the same time I would if I had to work the next day. 
 
How the hell am I supposed to enjoy my games this way? 
 
I need a stress reducer just for Friday afternoons at the office.  So I can get home and procrastinate on dinner while I play whatever strikes my fancy. 
 
Suggestions for stress relief?  I don't think I want one of those squeezy stress balls either.  Also, my desk is out in a fairly trafficked area. 
 
I'm talking stuff like those zen gardening kits where you draw in the sand and stuff.