Summer is here ... now what?

[tallbluewanderer]

Hello Tree of Souls,

I don't know how to begin this post, and I don't have much of a way with words, so I suppose I'll just start typing and see what happens. Please accept my apologies in advance for any brain cells you may lose while reading the below.

My university's spring semester just finished, and final exams are finally over. (I should preface the rest of my post by expressing heartfelt sympathies for people who are still slogging through final exams or have to wait a few weeks before exams start -- I know how you feel, believe me, and I don't mean to be inconsiderate by this post.)

Now that final exams are over, I'm finding myself sitting around with no clue what to do. I spent the last two months looking forward to the end of the semester, and the last few weeks looking forward to the end of finals, but I was so busy looking forward to freedom that I didn't have any time to figure out what to do with it upon its arrival. My existence was defined by an ever-present list of upcoming homework assignments ... now it's defined by nothing at all (except PAD).

I first saw Avatar in mid-March, and this is the first significant chunk of free time I've had since. Normally I'd have been content to sit around and waste time during a break from school -- perhaps work on some computer-related project of no real significance -- but that feels meaningless now. I don't have access to transportation, so, much as I'd like to, I can't participate in any meetups or go exploring the globe. My question to you all: what can I do with my time that won't be a complete waste?