Lately I've been mind-numbingly bored since I'm stuck at my mom's house due to my lack of a car, and that drains me of any and all motivation to do anything unfortunately.
The following is a list of ways to get into shenanigans and poorly planned ventures without a car, large amounts of disposable income, or friends. Also known as the story of my life.
- Put on music. Sounds simple, but it works better than you'd think. No matter how shit you're feeling, throw on Werewolves of London, Hybrid Moments, and La Bamba and let me know how you feel. Almost guaranteed better. Even if you're not in the mood, pick something you know makes you want to dance and put it on. Then dance. Then repeat. It makes doing laundry suck a whole lot less, and it'll help you get excited about getting out and going somewhere.
- Trains. Maybe it's my desire to be a vagabond talking, but there is nothing better than getting up and getting on a train completely on a whim and going wherever your little heart desires. Greyhound buses are an acceptable substitute, though I've had far less mishaps on trains (story for another time). Commuter buses and I do not get along.
- Go somewhere new. Explore. Personally, I like cities. When I lived at home, whenever I got fed up with all my small-town bullshit I would head off to the train station early in the morning and take the train into New York and aimlessly drift around all day. After I moved, whenever I was really stressed or upset or whatever, I would find myself getting on the subway and randomly picking a new part of the city to wander through.
- Dress up. Wear something classier than you'd usually throw on and get out of the house. I usually dress more or less like a homeless person, but changing it up and going about my day makes me feel all mysterious. For cheap fun with a couple friends, get all dressed up for the hell of it and go somewhere ridiculous. Currently in the works is a black-tie outing to a Wawa.
- Make new friends. Visit old ones. Most of my friends don't live anywhere nearby anymore, and it gets kind of lonely. However. sometimes travelling is cheaper and easier than you'd think. Chinatown buses are a godsend. Remember that strangers are just friends you haven't met yet. The people who look like they had a rough night probably did, and they usually have the best stories.
- Follow your whims. Ignore the little voice in the back of your head that tells you whatever you're going to do is a bad idea and just do it. Do whatever pops into your head and seems like fun. Planning things out has its time and place, but sometimes letting whatever happens happen results in a truth far stranger than fiction.
Go forth and wreak havoc.
