Things To Do Throughout Your Snowpocalypse

Much to chagrin of New York, the Weather Channel’s readings were far from off. Not only did we get some snow that could validate a possible day or two off from work, we got a good heap that has either kept up locked in our apartments, stuck at the terminal or eating two day old left-overs by the bundle. In regards to keeping ourselves sane, I figured I’d write a mini survival guide on surviving the next 24-48 hours: 

1. Drink to Stay Warm: You stocked up on liquor for that holiday party? You do realize there’s a liquor store on every other corner (especially in Hell’s Kitchen). Why not crack open a bottle & keep toasty. 
2. Game-Player: Instead of your usual mind-games with the gays, put that Wii to use, dust off the old Scrabble board & go to town…maybe a studly neighbor is around to keep you company (this could piggyback onto number 1). 
3. New York Times Catch-Up: All the time you didn’t have to stay relevant with what’s going on in the world, now is the perfect time to catch up & look a little worldly in your office conversations.
4. Oh Fuck It, Make the Bucket: Make a bucket-list. You’re gonna die sometime anyway - why not get a jump start on what you’d like to achieve before you bite the dust. You could get into a ski-accident or hit by an icy cab crossing the street. Start early!
5. Denied: Lead people on Grindr to think you’ll head out in the chilly weather to no avail. While you’re at it, use the AT&T service for the deaf to make some crank calls(**). 
6. Get Naked: Home alone? Naked dance parties are what being home alone is all about. If you’re too self-conscious for this, you must be the type who needs to sleep with people in the dark. 
7. Scrapbook with Facebook: Start a scrapbook of all your favorite debaucherous NYC moments with your friends. Couldn’t hurt to share with the grandkids later in life. 
8. N-e-t-f-l-i-x: What better timing will you have to clear out your Netflix queue or DVR’ed trash tv? Use your time wisely. 
9. Book It: You rarely find the right time to actually dive into a good book these days, be it from lack of drive on the morning or evening commutes, work or no time at home. Pick out 3 books you have really been dying to soak up & go to town. 
10. Jillian Michaels/P90X: If you have DVR options, downloading capabilities or a strong hankering to sweat it out - dive into a home-workout. You seriously don’t need all the equipment at the gym to get in some creatively spun out cardio from either of these (or if you read Men’s Health, rather than just looking at the toned physiques and diet trends). Put your yoga-mat stocking stuffer to good use. 
11. Tweet Up: For all y’all TAWKAS up in HERE - ya know, the NYC gays reign Twitterdom. Hop on, talk, gossip, berate…it’s all in good fun, no?
12. Productive Patty: Clean out your junk emails, get ahead with your bills, get some office work done at home & stay afloat. Not only will your boss be impressed with how productive you were while stuck in your bed, but you will feel positive, productive & fulfilled by doing so. 
13. Spa-Day: I know I am putting my Mario Badescu products to work today. A day of self-grooming will keep you replenished, refreshed & feeling like brand new come Tuesday. Let’s just hope you’re out of your house by then…
14. The Terminal: Stuck at the airport? This is what those little shops are for. Not only can you buy travel-sized booze to keep your head in the clear (or the opposite), you can put those tabloid crosswords to use, try out new products (cologne samples, anyone?) but you can also use this time to charge up, carb it up & use your feelings to self-indulge a bit. We have all ate & spent our feelings one time or another…
15. Blog: I mean, all the cool kids are doing it…

(**) Number 6 was clearly a joke & I do not condone such behavior. If you plan on doing so, do it with your own discretion & I am not accountable for such foolery on your part. Xoxo.