I've got Friday on my mind..

Well, it's Friday and that's supposed to signify a welcome return of 'The Weekend'.  It hasn't actually gone away, it's really a brand new weekend never, ever seen before, so actually it can't be a return, more like a 'welcome to the new weekend'. Whatever it is, it's usually better than the week.  I have a cyclocross race on Sunday which should be fun after all this rain.  I notice it's forecast rain all Sat night and through Sunday morning, so I'm expecting plenty of sticky bits where we'll have to decide whether to ride or run.  As a 'runner', you would think I would be better than riding, but that theory ignores the dismounting/mounting factors that can (and have) influenced decisions about this sort of thing.  Take last week for example.  I dismounted for the telegraph pole, only to hit my hip on a tree when remounting and the next lap caught my tender parts on the seat when I jumped back on.  Not nice, especially the second time.  Having said all that, I'm much better than I was at the start of the season a couple of months back, so jumping off/on is a slightly better option in some circumstances.
We're also going to see Grease on Saturday night which I'm hoping is going to be good.  I do hope they have live music - they should for 35 quid a ticket.  That's one of the more enjoyable aspects of live theatre - live music. I don't remember what we went to see and the music was recorded, I felt quite ripped off, which is not unusual for me, but more ripped off than usual.  Talking of which, what makes you feel like you've been ripped off? Is it the relative price you've paid for an item versus your disposable income?  Is it price v. expectation? price v quality?  etc.  I'm not too sure, maybe the price v. expectation which is (depending on the purchase) a pretty poor calculation when I think about it. e.g. how do I know the profitability of the theatre production of Grease?  If they are scraping along with minimal profits, and all income is swallowed up by the production, then why should I think it's a ripoff?  Mind you, I can't imagine any advertising showing income  v. expenditure to help me make a decision, but it might be useful.