15 Things to do on a snowy day

Snowpocalypse 2.0. The weathermen have raged about the coming of a second ice age, schools canceled classes days in advance, cars are now buried beneath under thick layers of ice and snow, and it's impossible to find a perishable food product in any store within a hundred miles of where you are. A blizzard has arrived, and it's taking its fury out on you. Luckily, you're safe and sound indoors, but you do find yourself a little bored. Here are a few things you can do if you find yourself trapped by wintery weather.

What better time to skip class or stay home from work than when your car is buried under six feet of snow? Even if you’re able to walk, you’ll most certainly have to trudge through impossibly high mountains of snow just to get there, and you’d probably just be late anyway. Call your boss, e-you’re your teacher, and stay in your pajamas for a while. It’s a snow day!

You’ve been going nonstop for seems like months without a break, take this fluffy, white opportunity to catch up on all the winks you’ve been missing and snooze away for a few extra hours. Your body needs its beauty sleep!

What better way to celebrate this mid-week holiday than to let someone else bring your food to you? Although the roads are much too dangerous for you yourself to drive, delivery drivers are wise in the ways of weather and can handle much worse driving conditions than the average citizen. Put their delivery skills to the test and order a pizza with everything on it just as the blizzard hits its peak. Order ten for added excitement while demanding that your food arrives "on-time." Complain and refuse to give them a tip of arrive later than usual (don't actually do this).

Snow days present the perfect time to skip and frolic in the same massive piles of snow that are preventing you from going to school and work. Make snow angels, build intricate snow palaces, and use that pile of snow that used to be your car as a makeshift sledding hill (don’t worry, I’m sure any scratches will buff right out). The sky’s the limit here, and it’s falling down around you in the form of little ice crystals.

If you haven’t already been to the supermarket to buy the essential blizzard survival goods, you’d better go now. Who knows how long it might take the roads to clear? Beware of scalping supermarket managers; they’d just as soon cheat you as look at you.

It’s finally time to tackle that pile of books you’ve been meaning to read for the last five months. Make yourself some hot chocolate, snuggle up in a comfy chair and start reading. The rest of the world will take care of itself.

While this activity is both dangerous and frowned upon by police, it’s also highly entertaining to watch panicked drivers swerve around your snowy creation. Watch out for bus drivers though, they’ll just plow on through regardless of obstacles.

The people of ancient Italy made it a weekly practice to waste at least an entire day whenever they felt like it, and you can follow their shining example. Take a step back, look at all the work you have to do, and give yourself permission to put it off until the world doesn’t look quite so beautiful and clean.

Given that you have the entire day free, you might as well get around to finally training your pet weasel the first few steps of the can-can. Maybe you won’t get through the whole routine, but at least you’ll feel better about life. If your weasel is particularly talented you might even be able to quit your day job.

Not only are walks fun and good for you, they’re a great way to take a break from all the can-can dancing your pet weasel has been practicing lately. So make some emergency snowshoes and trudge out into a wintery wonderland. Don’t forget to take your camera and first-aid kit in case you happen across any accidents caused by overzealous delivery drivers.

There’s no denying that snow increases a photographer’s ability by at least 10, so you should definitely get out there and take some sweet pics of all the snow. Even if people aren’t impressed with your composition (they totally will be), they’ll most certainly marvel at your twenty-foot car-sled ramp. Snap away, my friends, snap away.

This is the perfect chance to brush off your wordsmithing skills and get back to blogging! It’s easy to become distracted by the many demands of life, but nature has dropped a free pass from all that right in your lap! Take that pass and write to your heart’s content.

While it's obviously blizzard-ing outside, chances are you can make it to the nearest dumpster or trash can without getting completely lost in the swirling snow. Take that suspicious looking container of weeks-old manicotti out of your fridge, empty your trash, and head on out into the cold. Not the most enjoyable of options, but certainly a helpful one. Your guests and significant other will thank you later. 

Everyone knows that nobody actually does their homework at home, unless there’s a class 9000 blizzard (even delivery drivers fear those) raging outside. If this is the case for you, it might behoove you to start on that homework assignment or essay now. It could even save you a few panicked all-nighters.

Last but not least, this option is the most Zen of all, and involves deep meditation, thought-provoking thought, and breathing. Not for the faint of heart, pondering the meaning of life can bring both deep peace and vast despair. Be on your guard if you choose this option, and remember there’s always someone who loves you.