How to fill a summer holiday

[Mighty Lighty]

I've created this thread to get suggestions how to kill time between now and September, a week has passed since I've finished high school so I now sit in a strange time period in whch I have nothing to be stressed about and have very little to fill it with.

So my question is "How did/will/wish you spent your summer break?"
So far I have: pass both driving tests, learn to ride a motorcycle, visit relatives and a to book a lads holiday at some point

 

[CODE-D]

Well my first summer after graduation was spent play Transformers War For Cybertron but I beat it 3 days....so then I went on walks.

 

[Broady Brio]

As a guy in the EXACT situation as you, I'm trying to find a job. It is not working very well sadly.

 

[Jonluw]

Copious amounts of lube and tissues.

I'll just be relaxing and hanging out with friends.
I'll also be doing some work for my parents, working towards my driving test, and visiting Harstad and New York.

 

[lRookiel]

By doing FUCK ALL other than video games.

Day Z will take up most of my time me thinks :3

 

[FilipJPhry]

After work its usually playing games, working out, see friends, get drunk, or get important shit done.

 

[Vicarious Reality]

Vidya games, interwebs and... uhhhh, drink til you drop

 

[Marter]

Work. Work, work, and more work.

Seriously, get a job and you won't complain about having too much free time. (Not saying you're doing that, BTW.)

 

[Total LOLige]

I'll probably visit friends down in England at some point, play video games, read a book and whatever else happens to crop up.

I have the sound track for your LADs holiday Feeder - Seven Days In The Sun

 

[straymatter]

I am an expert in having fuck-all to do, so here are my suggestions:

... take up a hobby or two. Anything you've ever been interested in, start doing it. Look around for community education if it's a skill you can't learn on your own (or just want to do with other people). If you need a group, scan meetup.com or craigslist or, failing that, start your own.
... sign up at your local gym. Whether or not you use the machines, there are usually plenty of classes to fill your time with. It's productive and a great mood boost.
... read /all of the things/. I hang out with a bunch of old fogeys and their common regret is that they didn't read enough when they were younger and had the time to do it.
... volunteer! Libraries, retirement homes, soup kitchens, animal shelters--there's always something to help out with in your neighborhood. Inquire at a local church if you're at a loss for contacts because they have plenty (even if you're not religious and don't belong to the congregation).

Or, you know, eat taco-flavored Doritos or Dorito-encrusted tacos and play vidya games.

 

[neonsword13-ops]

I bought a Roxio Game Capture card, which I will use to record game footage and put it up on the tubes.

It's gonna be a fun summer. :3

 

[ChildishLegacy]

*Cracks knuckles*

 

[Amethyst Wind]

Learn to juggle.

Start writing/drawing/playing an instrument. Doesn't have to be that good if you aren't doing it for money, just enjoyment. obviously the end goal is to both good and enjoying it, but the second's okay without the first.

Learn a new language.

 

[yeti585]

-work out
-read
-play copious amounts of videogames
-try to learn a new language/skill/other thing
-"fix" random things. You are now a master landscaper, cabinet maker, and carpenter in one.

What I do is to sit outside with a book and make it a point not to be bothered with, well except when by things I don't mind. Even if you don't feel like reading you can people watch.

 

[shadowseal22]

Expand your musical horizons. Fall in love with hip-hop, post rock, shoegaze, dreampop, noise rock, or any other genre that you arn't well versed in. That's how I spend all of my summers, if you arn't listening to at least 3 new albums a day you are doing it wrong.

 

[Kaytastrophe]

If you have no commitments this summer, then now is the time to sink time into projects and explore new hobbies. Learn a musical instrument, learn to draw, start flying R/C planes, write short stories, read books you've always wanted to read. Essentially now is free time to explore things you have never had time for, nor that you thought you might enjoy or be good at. If by the summer you've tried tons of new things and never enjoyed or were good at any of them who cares, this was time you were going to (for lack of a better word) waste anyways. Who knows you might find a new hobby or something you like.

This is coming from the guy who spent last summer learning to fly R/C planes.

 

[yeti585]

If you have no commitments this summer, then now is the time to sink time into projects and explore new hobbies. Learn a musical instrument, learn to draw, start flying R/C planes, write short stories, read books you've always wanted to read. Essentially now is free time to explore things you have never had time for, nor that you thought you might enjoy or be good at. If by the summer you've tried tons of new things and never enjoyed or were good at any of them who cares, this was time you were going to (for lack of a better word) waste anyways. Who knows you might find a new hobby or something you like.

This is coming from the guy who spent last summer learning to fly R/C planes.

quite a costly habit? I was going to recommend RC cars but seeing how an entry level truck ran me $200 I didn't think it was the best to suggest.

 

[Kaytastrophe]

If you have no commitments this summer, then now is the time to sink time into projects and explore new hobbies. Learn a musical instrument, learn to draw, start flying R/C planes, write short stories, read books you've always wanted to read. Essentially now is free time to explore things you have never had time for, nor that you thought you might enjoy or be good at. If by the summer you've tried tons of new things and never enjoyed or were good at any of them who cares, this was time you were going to (for lack of a better word) waste anyways. Who knows you might find a new hobby or something you like.

This is coming from the guy who spent last summer learning to fly R/C planes.

quite a costly habit? I was going to recommend RC cars but seeing how an entry level truck ran me $200 I didn't think it was the best to suggest.

You would be surprised, I thought so too. I managed to find a cheap airplane for about 100 bucks. Look around and you can get some rather cheap.

 

[triggrhappy94]

I've created this thread to get suggestions how to kill time between now and September, a week has passed since I've finished high school so I now sit in a strange time period in whch I have nothing to be stressed about and have very little to fill it with.

Same here. I graduated from High school in May.
So far I've spent two weeks with my family in Belize, and tried to go on a 50 mile back packing trip with my boy scout troop--that unfortionately fell apart three days in, we had really bad luck. I'm also finishing up the paper work to get my Eagle.
Other than that, I've decided to use my time to go back and replay Fallout 3 to get all the achievements I missed the other times I've played through it. Also, to play through F:New Vegas a couple times, because I never got a chance to play all the DLC. A friend and I are playing through Dead Rising 2 together in co-op, and I'm trying to get all the achievements in that game. I have a huge back log that I've been working on which include but are not limited to Gun (I actually already beat that one), Kameo, Condemned, Driver SF, Viva Pinata, and Battlefield 3. I also plan to eventually get the Skyrim DLC, Mass Effect 3, and Assassins Creed Revelations.

Other than that, I've been holding off on getting a job over the summer both because I want to finish my Eagle first and because I had two big trips early in the summer (50 miler and Belize, but both of those are done now). Having already registered for classes for next year and attending a local college, I'll actually be able to keep my summer job long after summer. A friend of mine works for parks and rec, and says he should be able to hook me up. I'm also planning on getting a job on-campus during the year.

 

[Broady Brio]

As a guy in the EXACT situation as you, I'm trying to find a job. It is not working very well sadly.

I only need one for 6 months and I'm having no luck.

OT: Join a Gym, a nice cheap one if you don't have much money.

Used to go to a gym until problems in my Achilles' tendons and hip arose. I now need time to move rooms in my house anyway.