Tuesday Morning, Blues? Cheer Up! Here’s Dancing!

Tuesday mornings suck. Monday, eh, you’ve been away from work a few days and had fun, so Monday feels kind of grin-and-bear-it-able.

But Tuesday morning?! Criminy! You’ve already forgotten about your weekend. The next one is four days away. You’ve got a ton of work. You’re sitting in the office under intense fluorescent lighting. And the weather is finally getting nice and warm. The sun is shining brightly, taunting you.

How can you make it through? How you can you possibly bear the monotony? The stress? The feeling of being chained to your desk? The glare of the lighting! The agony! The ecstasy-lessness!

Well, I promise nothing, but how about taking a few minutes per every hour of your Tuesday to watch one of the videos below.

What do they have in common? Dancing! Glorious, amazing dancing! And the fun kind too! Think of the following as meditations in fun, opportunities to let lose a bit for a few minutes throughout your Tuesday and relax and enjoy and even do a little bit of cube dancing yourself (come on! you can shimmy just a bit in that office chair!).

Follow the Post-Rockist’s 8 video plan and you’ll be assured that this god-forsaken day will, in fact, end.

9am: You obviously turn on your computer and go directly to The Post-Rockist blog. It’s probably your homepage. It is?! Sweet. We think you’re great too. Let’s start your day with the late, great Godfather of Soul. I know what you’re thinking: “But Scotter, I don’t feel good. It’s Tuesday morning.” But in the words of Walter B. Sobczak, “If you will it, it is no dream.”

10am: Ok, you’ve finished your first cup of coffee and are onto your second. You’re mildly awake, have made it through your inbox, and are ready to start the work at hand, perhaps preparing for a meeting. How about something new?

Found a new video for the first single from the new Peter, Bjorn, and John album last night from the Radio Milwaukee blog. Czech it.

11am: Finished third cup of coffee. Maybe thinking about that first cup of tea. Two hours down, another till lunch, then the afternoon. You’ve completely woken up. You’ve done some work. You’re kind of “on” right now. How about something from a french film from the 60s? Godard’s Band a part was a revelation to me when I first saw it this past fall. And this is one of the best scenes of any movie ever, as far as I’m concerned. The dance is called The Madison. The music is northern soul. Who knew french cinema could be so fun, and that line dancing in midday at a diner could be so cool? L’existence est tres bon, n’est-ce pas? (And Anna Karina! Ooh-la-la!)

Noon: Time for lunch. YES! Here’s a send-off for you. Just try to get this song out of your head.

“Hot dog!”

1pm: Back from lunch. About to start the second half of your day. YOU’RE HALF WAY THERE! YOU CAN MAKE IT! You had a good lunch, you’re feeling a bit kooky. So get it out before returning to your daily haul of tasks. Fuse some Flashdance with some M.C. Hammer shit, like David Brent.

This never, ever gets old.

2pm: OK, this is the midpoint of the second half of your day. The high from getting out of the office into the lovely spring air has now faded from your mind and you’re starting to look at the clock. But the 5 is still so far away!

What you need is something to get you moving in spite of yourself–music that’s too infectious to be refused. But you also need something quirky–something to take your mind off of the clock. Here’s the best of both worlds.

3pm: You’re in the homestretch. Two more hours! Likely, you’re browsing through your Google Reader or reading blogs anyway. I was doing that just the other day and found this video. I’m a bit late on it, with the election well over. We all know who won. Still, this is well worth a few minutes off your 3 o’clock hour.

4pm: One hour to go. Oh man! One hour to go!

I’m not sure what kind of dancing video fits this hour. So, why not Beyonce? This video is amazing. It needs no other justification than that.

5pm: YES! That day is done! Time to celebrate! Time to exalt!

I told you I’d help you make it through, my babys!

And to help you celebrate the end of Tuesday, I’m going to let everybody in on a little secret. If you’ve ever been out dancing with me, this video will look oddly familiar for reasons you might not as first be able to put your finger on. Here’s the secret: I’ve stolen every single dance maneuver I’ve ever maneuvered on the dance floor from Stephen Colbert. Yep, that spin with hands in the air, elbows at 90 degree angles. The sassy walk with hip thrusts back and forth. That other spin where I hold my leg behind me and my other arm raised in the air. I pretty much stole it all from Colbert. GUILTY! Still, you love it.

Have a safe ride home. You made it! And you’re welcome.

Did I miss any good ones? I’d love to get suggestions for a similar video mix next Tuesday. Please submit suggested time of day with description and video link to scotter[at]post-rockist[dot]com or comment. I’d love some new ones. I have to suffer through Tuesday too, you know?