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How to recuperate from a lame day, inspired by/stolen from here.

  • Go out for a milshake.
  • Write a letter to someone.
  • Have a slumber party.
  • Go to a yoga class.
  • Wear a fake mustache all day.
  • Get a big cup of tea, a box of Trader Joe's dark chocolate-covered almonds and read a really good book.
  • Pick up some delicious takeout, either Indian or Thai.
  • Read through my film textbooks and learn about movies!
  • Take a long, hot bath and then lather myself in cocoa butter.
  • Write down a list of things that I really appreciate.
  • Go to your favorite store and buy some cool stuff ($20 limit).
  • Indulge in a guilty pleasure (i.e. Oprah Magazine, Justin Timberlake, Ben & Jerry's heath bar crunch ice cream, Twilight books, etc.)
  • Curl up in bed and watch one of my stand-by comfort movies (i.e. All That Heaven Allows, Annie Hall, Say Anything, The Lady Eve, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, Reality Bites, etc.)
  • Watch Stephen Colbert videos on YouTube.
  • Treat yourself to a movie at the IFC theatre.
  • Write a letter to yourself in the future.
  • Eat animal crackers out of the box!
  • Make a care package and send it to someone.
  • Visit a church (at least for the aesthetic value).
  • Color your hair some ridiculous shade.
  • Listen to David Lynch's "Catching the Big Fish" audiobook.
  • Listen to Beirut's "The Flying Club Cup" all the way through.
  • Read some of The Tao Te Ching.
  • Watch any of the following TV shows on Hulu/the Internet:
    • The Simpsons
    • The Colbert Report
    • The Daily Show
    • At the Movies
    • Saturday Night Live
    • Sex and the City
    • 30 Rock
    • The Office
    • Nip/Tuck
    • House
sep 12 2009 ∞
oct 22 2009 +