Wednesday or Friday?

One of the strange things about working in the service industry is that your weekend usually falls mid-week. To most people, today is Wednesday, except for people in Australia, where it's Thursday. However, for me, it's Friday, meaning my weekend starts tomorrow. Tomorrow is also payday which means I have to go into work and pick up my paycheque so really I don't get a complete day off. Payday on a weekend also means that I have to spend most of my day off running around taking care of "my duck problem" meaning that no matter where I look, I have a giant bill in front of me.