Unconventional post-midterm relaxation techniques

| Staff Writer
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You just turned in that last 6-8 page paper and finally got back that Blue Book from last week’s midterm. You’re probably ready to sit in your bed for six zillion years and FINALLY relax—I know I have a long list of missed TV episodes I need to watch ASAP. But there are a ton of fun things you can do that don’t involve being a complete hermit. Here are some alternate methods of relaxation post-midterm season:

Go to the dentist: One of my favorite things to do is get my teeth cleaned. I mean, I love having a latex gloved hand shoved in my mouth while someone accidentally cuts my mouth with some weird metal tool. Another benefit of going to the dentist: you get to be yelled at for not flossing! Unless you actually floss, of course, which puts you up there with those two other people featured in Crest Whitening Strips commercials—go you! But if you’re one of us normal, non-flossing citizens, you WILL get scolded by your dentist. If you really want to spice it up, try yelling back at the dentist. It doesn’t have to be about something that they’re doing wrong.

Try all of the desserts from Cherry Tree: Are you that person who has 956 extra meal points and has posted in the class of 2020 Facebook group five times trying to get rid of them? If so, this one goes out to you! Cherry Tree has a TON of dessert options—including some more obscure flavor combinations for the adventurous among us. Why not taste test all of them instead of selling your meal points? This is a great time to test out spending enough meal points that you get asked whether or not you’d like a receipt.

Knit a sweater for the Bunny: Do you want to wear a knit sweater? No. Do you want that weird statue to wear a knit sweater? Hell yeah! Learn how to knit (unless you already know how) and then make a sweater for the Bunny. Someone’s got to keep that thing warm—and why shouldn’t it be you?

Run along I-64: Now that midterms are over, you finally have YOU time. You can work out! The best place to work out is not the new Athletic Complex or Yoga Six or Club Fitness. Nope—running along the highway is your best bet. You don’t even need to listen to music. The sound of rush hour traffic will provide an irreplicable thrill. I guarantee it. Besides, nothing gets my endorphins pumping like worrying that I’m going to be hit by a speeding vehicle (except for maybe trespassing, but that’s a story for another time).

Buy some coffee at Whispers: This might be my favorite place on the Danforth Campus. It’s centrally located, there are those cozy chairs near the windows and it’s the only spot open for coffee when you’re stuck studying late at night. Sure, the carpeting is kind of ugly, but if you have friends studying up top, you can almost guarantee that you’ll get a blurry Snapchat of your face as you wait in line for that iced mocha. Umm wait a second…s—. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. I forgot. This is a giant hole now, apparently?

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