Autumn Sky

It’s storming. It’s not a lite drizzle, hell it’s not just a summer storm: this is full on I-can’t-drive-in-this storm. Your internet is out, your power is going on and off, and you are bored out of your mind. Is there anything to do?

1. Read a book.
The most obvious activity is to pick up that dusty novel from your shelf and begin at chapter one. Need some suggestions? Check out my Reading List.

2. It doesn’t have to be spring for you to do spring cleaning.
If it’s during the day, open up your blinds and let that depressing gray light in. Sure, you may not feel like detail cleaning, but thunderstorms are an excellent time to pick up clutter and fold laundry.

3. Prank call a friend or relative.
This is if your phones aren’t down. If they are, try your cell phone; if that’s down too go straight to number four. Your loved one is probably just as bored as you are right now. Think of a creative persona and use a funny voice. Wait at least five minutes before letting on who you really are. Oh, and remember to block your number!

4. Turn up your music and dance in your pajamas
or if your power is down, your Ipod. No one is watching or judging you! Pretend you’re at a dance of and pwning your opponent with some kickass moves. (Just make sure your significant other doesn’t come home to find you shaking your butt to “My Humps”.)

5. Turn off your music and remove all distractions.
Pop some popcorn and watch the lightning storm. Go outside and dance (if it’s safe to do so). Listen to the rain on your roof.

6. Write in a journal.
Write a story, write how the storm makes you feel, or write about what happened yesterday. Just find a corner, snuggle up, and write away.

7. Write a love letter.
Even if you don’t have a boyfriend or girlfriend write it to your future romance. If it’s to your current love interest tell them how much you wish they were there or list everything you love about them. If it’s to someone you have yet to meet, write about how you want to meet them.

8. Stop acting so mature!
Remember who you were ten or twenty years ago? What happened to that kid? You don’t have to stop being immature. Go into the kitchen and invent a new concoction! Wear your underwear outside of your pants! Venture into your attic for an adventure! Jump on the bed! Eat as much sugar as you want!

9. Make a hollow book.
Find an old hardback and make a hollow book for your secret letters, pirate treasure, or you could be a hacker like Neo [00:42] .

10. Check all your closets and wardrobes for Narnia.
You think this is funny? It wasn’t funny for Lucy, Peter, Edmund, and Susan who were trapped in an icy world ruled by an evil witch. However, since then Narnia has been restored to a peaceful nation it is a great place to vacation (or conquer and rule, if you’re menacing like me).