LETTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD DECIDE (Turning Your Computer Off by Waiting for a Car to Hit a Telephone Pole) WHAT IT IS Turning your computer off by waiting for a car…
SPECULATING (Making It Make Sense (Briefly)) WHAT IT IS: Before the oppressive reign of logic, evidence, and “please cite your sources,” universities across the globe proudly funded speculation teams. These…
ENERGY MUSTERING (aka Willpower Preheating) WHAT IT IS: Energy Mustering is the slow, deliberate recreation of preparing to maybe do something — eventually. It’s the 2–5 hour buffer zone between…
Dish Soaking (Time-Assisted Compliance) WHAT IT IS: A long-haul excuse disguised as preparation. The dish is dirty, but you’re not ignoring it — no, you’re letting it marinate in its…
Squirrel Watching (Watching One Squirrel Pretend It’s Busy) WHAT IT IS: Like bird watching, but with less grace and more chaos. Squirrel watching is the recreation of observing nature’s twitchiest…
NAPPING (Giving Up (Briefly)) WHAT IT IS: A recreation involving brief unconsciousness, used primarily to dodge responsibilities, emails, and the emotional inconveniences of being awake. Some call it “rest.” Real…
TRASH STACKING (aka Garbage Jenga) WHAT IT IS: Trash Stacking (aka Garbage Jenga) is the high-stakes leisurly pursuit of seeing how much waste you can balance on top of a…
