Next time

It seems a relatively easy concept to understand, the use of the word "next".  I mean, if someone says that they'll pay for pizza "next" time, then I understand that the first instance that we get pizza, that person will pay for it.  Easy.  I got it.  But, I swear, I can't wrap my head around what "next" thursday means.  I always hear people say that it's "this" Thursday because that's the next one, but yet, somehow, in my brain, it all gets screwed up.  And, it gets worse as "this very next" Thursday approaches.  I mean, like today (Wednesday), "next" Thursday seems a lot more like 8 days away than tomorrow.  Yet, I'm likely to miss at least one appointment sometime either tomorrow, or "next" week.  I'm not sure. 

Catch you next time.