things to do/cures for boredom
things to do.
1. get out of the house. 2.go for a drive 3. take a walk (hang out with nature) 4. movie 5. rediscover scrabble or uno 6. get artsy fartsy 7. coffeeshop funtimes 8. have a new dining experience 9. get smarter and read a book 10. help john raux fold, print, or distribute zines 11. attend a play, concert or event for little to no money at the local community college 12. start a journal 13. graf in the garage (door open) 14. bowling 15. shooting some pool 16. pinball craziness 17. sleep 18. change one bad habit 19. go camping inside or out 20. dress up to some place you wouldn’t 21. dress down to some place you shouldnt 22. play make believe 23. be nice to someone you hate 24. arrange everything in your house in alphabetical order 25. make a mixed tape for people you haven’t seen in two months 26. write a letter to some political representative and speak your mind 27. insight a snowball fight 28. jump in a puddle 29. take a bubble bath (with toys) 30. go #2 in a public place and don’t hesitate to make the natural noises 31. turn off the tv and go look at the sky 32. smile at something that would normally make you mad.. maybe even laugh 33. stick your neck out a little and tell him/her that you like them 34. sing really loud when you’re walking somewhere (even if you don’t sing so well) 35. when you need to go shopping, don’t, get creative for a meal or two 36. buy some ice cream or a candy bar 37. stay at home 38. tear apart a piece of clothing and then sew it back together 39. organize your magnetic poetry 40. invite a friend over just to talk (without having anything to say) 41. go to the toy section in a thrift store and get something that brings back memories 42. help someone out who is in need 43. take pride in your work as if you owned the company (just don’t act like you do) 44. tell some service person that you appreciate them 45. write a poem 46. read a poem out loud 47. read a book that you own that you haven’t read 48. don’t do anything to your hair for a week and see if anyone notices 49. make home videos 50. invite people over to watch home videos 51. find some random piece of large junk and mount it to your wall 52. play the devils advocate in a conversation 53. write a letter to your grandparents 54. stick you head in the freezer and take in a deep breath 55. create something in secret that only you know about 56. think about God, nature, and your own beliefs 57. care about what others think about you but don’t change on the basis of their approval 58. count how many mullets you see in one day 59. build some shelves 60. be nice 61. go play 62. host or implement a tournament of some sort (twister, taboo) 63. respond to an article in the newspaper or some magazine that really interested you 64. change your look 65. donate time to charity 66. have a local band play in your basement 67. have a touring band sleep in your living room 68. spring clean (even out of season) 69. go dig out all the spare change on your floor, car seats, and sofa and then go buy a cd of a band that you like 70. take a roll of pictures of your friends just hanging out like normal 71. hop in a hot tub of the hotel of your choosing 72. pick a flower and give it to someone special 73. start renting videos and dvds from the library 74. paint your car 75. have a starring contest 76. do your homework in the afternoon 77. write a screenplay 78. go to a movie by yourself 79. draw on an etch a sketch 80. record your dreams 81. start a zine 82. finish all of your sentences with in accordance with prophecy? 83. make a website 84. take a roadtrip to the opposite side of town and get lost 85. sit in your front yard pointing a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they slow down 86. stomp on plastic ketchup packets 87. take side walk chalk everywhere you go and leave little pieces of yourself 88. reply to everything someone says to you with thats what you think? 89. practice making fax and modem noises 90. make a list of your friend birthdays 91. put together a puzzle with a friend 92. take one whole fri/sat and go garage sailing 93. spend some time alone 94. spend some time with a lot of people 95. count your blessings 96. roll down a hill 97. bar-b-que 98. learn a new language 99. yell random numbers while someone is counting 100. honk and wave to strangers 101. signal that a conversation is over by clamping your hands over your ears 102. plant a garden 103. eat your veggies 104. fix something that you broke 105. play in a fountain 106. be on time 107. tip your waitress a little extra 108. explore your local creek and catch crawdads 109. spin around, get dizzy, and laugh at yourself 110. go to an art gallery 111. have a found object drum circle 112. go to an amusement park or fair 113. put kool-aid in your ice trays 114. climb a tree 115. make a bad drawing 116. catch the bad guys 117. lay in the grass and think about how blessed you are as an American 118. carpool with someone you like 119. go to a florist and smell the flowers 120. engage in some ultimate Frisbee 121. make a quilt out of all the clothes you never wear 122. go see THE WIZ!!!(KC pride whatwhat?) 123. go mountain biking in the park 124. go bmxing in the city 125. skip rocks 126. jump rope 127. cliff jump into a lake 128. utilize public trash receptacles 129. perfect the art of armpit farting 130. cook a meal for some friends 140. stare at something beautiful 141. go to a nice restaurant and don’t use silverware 142. remember someone you almost forgot 143. remember a joke that made you laugh 144. go dancing 145. dance in you living room with the stereo cranked 146. meet people 147. start a band tonight, write a song, play it at an open mic somewhere tommorow 148. go to the zoo 149. be kind, rewind 150. believe again 151. get a tattoo with a sharpie 152. burn things with a magnifying glass 153. round up the cavalry for some bbq and wiffleball 154. have a picnic in the botanical gardens 155. talk with a heavy accent for one day 156. try to take over the world or at least Canada 157. try to get on tv 158. scream at anything that moves 159. reinvent the wheel, for old times sake 160. play with your food to signal that you’re finished eating 161. be redundant 162. on second hand…dont be redundant 163. take a younger relative out for ice cream 164. go to the planetarium 165. collect green markers and write your name on your ear 166. flush your radiator 167. bingo night 168. go cruise the strip in your g-ride and while your at it you might as well cruise the mall 169. give your animal a haircut (hehe) 170. strive to let go or resolve your grudges 171. start counting and see what number you get to 172. make your tv face the wall for a week 173. don’t be afraid to ask the tough questions in life?you may not get the answers right away or at all, but at least then you will no longer be bound by the doubt held within from not asking 174. t-storm watching 175. organize a progressive dinner 176. decorate and theme one room in your household 177. write a song for someone special 178. sing the song to them 179. sleep under the stars (on the roof where you wont fall off is preferable 180. fly a kite ( not near power lines) 181. go for a walk and stare at people driving by in their cars 182. read a comic book 183. be honest 184. listen to your heart beat?does it say anything? 185. take a class at the community center 186. go swimming before you have to break the ice 187. break the ice 188. dye your hair 189. seek out the truth but never think that you know it all 190. plan out 75 ways to kill your television and then go watch the simpsons 191. plan out 75 ways to stop smoking and then stop smoking 192. quit being a jerk 193. put your boots on and go puddle jumping 194. make crank calls to telemarketing services 195. play tag 196. go rollerskating 197. clip your toenails for goodness sake 198. meditate, slow down and chill for a second 199. talk to people who look lonely or down (but dont say that they look lonely or down) 200. close your eyes, concentrate, and then relax, pray quietly, then out loud, and finally wait ? be still?and know you are not alone. 201. eat more fat. 202. eat less fat. more or less eat good food. 203. drink soy milk. 204. drink farm milk. 205. cook dinner in the fireplace. 206. defrost the freezer. 207. ice cream sandwiches made with waffles. 209. design what you would eat for your last meal. 210. eat it. bite it. 211. bite the dust. 212. spend time in a soup kitchen. 213. get to the center of tootsie roll pop without biting. 214. play with your food. 215. create your own love potion #9. 216. test it out. 217. talk with your mouth full. 218. eat desert first. 219. eat ethnic food that you have never tried before. 220. eat out and let your server decide what you’re eating. 221. learn the eating with chopsticks. 222. catch a fly. 223. catch a lightning bug. 224. teach an old dog new tricks. 225. teach the dog to bring in the paper. 226. teach the dog to pick up its own poop. 227. walk the dog. 228. with your yo-yo. 229. aquire meaningful christmas ornaments. 230. kiss a womans hand. 229. kiss a mans cheek. 230. give everyone you love a note outlining how they’ve enriched your life. 231. write a childrens story. 232. let your little sister do the illustrations. 233. watch a sunrise. 234. watch a sunset. 235. spin the bottle. 236. spin on a swing. 237. draw with your eyes closed. 238. people pyramid. 239. build a house of cards. 240. 52 pickup. 241. make a list of things you would do for a million dollars. 242. do one of them. 243. make a wish upon a star. 244. go back to where you came from. 245. stand on your head. 246. walk on your hands. 247. carpool. 248. hitchhike. 249. travel around the country like a hippie. 250. reinvent the flower child. 251. take a pilgrimage to somewhere sacred. 252. go out of your way to bless someone today. 253. take a jello bath. 254. bubblebath. 255. milkbath. 256. take a bath fully clothed. 257. go to the dentist. 258. eat an apple. 259. put a scavenger hunt in your will. 260. time capsule. 261. model for a painter. 262. learn to throw your voice. 263. practice reading lips. 264. stop speaking in code and let the poor boy/girl know what youre thinking. 265. sponsor a needy child. 266. send a friend flowers. ask for a raise. 267. ask for a vacation. 268. just take a vacation. 269. read bedtime stories. 270. clean up your mess. 271. clean up someone elses mess. 272. clip coupons. 273. stop cussing. 274. thumb through a dictionary and find funny words. 275. compost. 276. donate blood. 277. pay a strangers bus fare. 278. sit in an empty church. 279. wear two different shoes. 280. pretend you don’t speak english. 281. pee your pants laughing. 282. all nighter. 283. themed party. 284. find a masterpiece at a garage sale. 285. get out of debt. 286. get to know your neighbors. 287. write a long stream of consciousness letter to yourself. 288. always be too young to take up golf. 289. take up golf. 290. have a hideout. 291. climb a tree. 292. research your family tree. 292. never have a hideout in a tree. without a zipline. 293. shed non essentials. 294. stop complaining. 295. stop explaining. 296. take your time. 297. swallow your pride. 298. beat the odds. 299. hit the road. 300. write a rap song. 301. make paper dolls. 302. stage dive. 303. animate a rap song with stage diving paper dolls.(stretch) 304. wear a feather boa to work. 305. fingerpaint. 306. admit that you don’t know. 307. sleep naked. 308. learn to say the alphabet backwards. 309. break the rules. 310. talk to people in elevators. 311. talk to people you don’t know. 312. seek out the stories of peoples lives. 313. recollect your own story. 314. share it with someone else. 315. listen and learn. 316.Throw pies. 317. Throw shoes. 318. Throw water balloons. 319. Throw snowballs. 320. Throw money. 321. Throw merchandise. 322. Throw away trash. 323. Throw paper airplanes. (2nd floor of the mall…parking garages…or out windows of tall buildings. 324. Hold your breath going through tunnels or going over bridges. 325. Walk to work. 326. Take a map and find a new route every day. 327. Hide something along each route and document it on the map. 327.(ziplock time capsules) 328. Sing in the shower. 329. Have a bath in candlelight. 330. Stomp grapes in the bathtub. 331. Spend a day without electricity. 332. Learn French. 332. Learn Braille. 333. Learn sign language. 334. Learn morse code. 335. Tell someone you love them. (in one of the above if possible) 336. Learn to count to 10 in as many languages as you can. 337. Take the things you bought last weekend back to the shops. 338. Write a letter to a friend in rhyming verse. 339. Read it to them out loud and don’t rehearse. 340. Join a cycling club. 341. Get a gold tooth. 342. Watch people and make up stories about them. 343. Collect jokes and tell them. 344. Cut a friend’s hair. 345. Let a friend cut your hair. 346. Give a cat a Mohawk. 347. Turn a retriever into a poodle. 348. Dance naked in front of your pets. 349. Create a dance routine with friends and then do it at a bus stop. 350. Serenade someone. 351. Serenade someone you don’t know. 352. Sit in the sun. 353. Walk in the rain. 354. Sing in the rain. 355. Swing in the rain. 356. Wear a name tag so everybody knows your name. 357. Clean the kitchen. 358. Mud wrestle. 359. Smile. 360. Forecast the future. 361. Practice tai chi in public. 362. Help an old lady with her garden. 363. Water your plants. 364. Plan next years garden. 365. Plan tomorrows sick day. 366. Learn a magic trick. 367. Disappear for a few days. 368. Relax. 369. Talk to someone who gets on your nerves. 370. Find something nice about her/him. 371. Take a picture of yourself with that person. 372. Wash all your unwanted clothes, iron them, and take them to your local charity shop. 373. Buy a month long bus pass and give it to a homeless person. 374. Go and get a library card. 375. Borrow a book from the library. 376. Take an overdue one back. 377. Pay your over due charges. 378. Pay your taxes. 379. don’t owe any taxes. 380.Pay attention when someone is talking to you. 381. Pay no attention when someone is talking about you. 382. Listen to the radio. 383. Call and request independent or local music. 384. Tickle someone. 385. Provoke someone to tickle you. 386. LOL. 387. Stay in bed. 388. Stay in bed with your other. 389. Cuddle. 390. Find animals in the ceiling texture. 391. Make babies if the time is right. 392. Road trip coast to coast. 393. Be a contestant on Jeopardy. 394. Roadie with a band. 395. Ride in the tour bus. 396. Go skydiving. 397. Go scuba diving. 398.Go cliff jumping. 399. Go bungie jumping. 400. Ride in a hot air balloon. 401. Ride in a jet plane. 402. Ride in a helicopter. 403. Ride in a spaceship. 404. Ride a horse. 405. Ride horseback on a deserted beach. 406. Build a bonfire. 407. Go camping with a telescope. 408. Learn the names of the constellations. 409. Learn the names of common trees. 410. Learn the names of common birds. 411. Learn to do something with your feet (throw a Frisbee…brush you teeth…play piano) 412. Be able to identify 10 composers of classical music. 413. Go to the local symphony. 414. Drive your car as fast as it will go on a race track. 415. Attend a Sotheby’s auction…and bid. 416. Explore the local art Museum. 417. Ask the museum security for their opinions. 418. Build a fort. 419. Build a tree house. 420. Spend a week living in a fort or tree house. 421. Have a Swedish massage. 422. Have a hot rock massage. 423. Hot tub. 424. Hot shower. 425. Cold shower. 426. Rearrange political campaign signs. 427. Play the piano…with mittens. 428. Roll over. 429. Play dead. 430. Donate your brother’s body to science. 431. Hot wax the bottom of your brother’s dress shoes. 432. Grease his doorknobs. 433. Wax your snowboard. 434. Wax your surfboard. 435. Ask stupid questions. 436. Ask why. 437. Wonder. 438. Try to join Hell’s Angels by mail. 439. Spew…if you need to. 440. Run away…from trouble. 441. Run around the block. 442. Run a race. 443. Run through a carwash. 444. Believe in Santa Claus. 445. Sing a duet. 446. Stretch. 447. Listen to a painting. 448. Play with matches. 449. Choose a favorite color. 450. Choose a favorite number. 451. Learn how to make your favorite food from scratch. 452. Learn how to make homemade tortillas. 453. Change your mind. 454. Change it back. 455. Reread books from your childhood. 456. See how long you can stay awake. 457. See how long you can sleep. 458. Crawl. 459. Duck. 460. Hit the deck. 461. Cut the deck. 462. Make your own damn things to do list. 463. Challenge your neighbor to a duel. 464. Howl at the moon. 465. Yell like Tarzan. 466. Wear a lampshade on your head. 467. Solve a rubics cube. 468. Dance til you drop. 469. Appreciate everything. 470. Blow bubbles. 471. Run your fingers through his/her hair. 472. Test the temperature of beverages with your finger before drinking. 473. Lick you fingers. 474. Touch your nose with your tongue. 475. Eat dirt. 476. Wash your hands. 477. Pick up trash in your neighborhood. 478. Mispelle words. 479. Throw a tomato into a fan. 480. Relive fond memories. 481. Gargle. 482. Count your teeth with your tongue. 483. Design a better toilet seat. 484. Play air guitar. 485. Develop hearing problems. 486. Grow your fingernails. 487. Skip. 488. Play hopscotch 489. Hide and Seek. 490. Wink. 491. Memorize the periodic table. 492. Exchange all of your money for 2 dollar bills. 493. Buy a ginsu knife. 494. Buy a wok. 495. Buy a telescope. 496. Buy new socks and underwear. 497. Buy fresh food. 498. Buy an etch-a-sketch. 499. Buy a CD and tee-shirt from a touring band. 500. Buy a house. 501. Buy flowers for a girl. 502. Buy a small piece of artwork from a starving artist. 503. Commission a portrait. 504. Commission a song. 505. Lend money with no questions asked. 506. Barter you skills. 507. Change your lifestyle. 508. Buy a few really good board games. 509. Break a world record. 510. Log your own personal records. 511. Break your own records and update your logs. 512. Go under cover with a tape recorder. 513. Request covert assistance from the CIA. 514. Have a secret hiding place. 515. Drink as much prune juice as you can. 516. Cultivate grace. 517. Rock in the free world. 518. Boldly go where no man has gone before. 519. Change American culture. 520. Start your own traditions. 521. Live well. 522. Live love. 523. Dare to live life.
