6 Things to do During Spring Term

By Dane Jones

Would you look at that, it’s already spring term. The birds are chirping, it’s sunny out, and the local homeless population is tanning. This is a perfect time to put in just enough effort to pass your classes so you can enjoy the little things in life. If you life somewhere great like I do in Eugene, OR, you can relate to these activities. I’m Dane, and I’ll be your pale skinned guide to these next ten weeks.

1. (With discretion) skip your classes

If you really, really need to get a good GPA to achieve a goal/dream of yours, this is absolutely terrible advice. I dedicate this one to the rest of us who are okay with chilling in the range where you get a decent amount of B’s, and maybe an A or two sprinkled in. I’m not saying you should skip every single class, I’m just saying you could probably skip every single class. Accounting? I’ll give that 12/10 skip, would skip again. Get the notes from your friends and instead get some much-needed Time To Yourself®! With this Time To Yourself® you could nap, read a book, or even nap.

2. Exist outside

It does not even matter if you do any sort of activity, just literally be outside. You can get more than enough of your daily requirement of vitamin D by being in direct sunlight for only 15 minutes (This isn’t true). You know those weirdo’s who do their homework in the middle of big grass fields and instagram it? They’re having an exponentially better time than you, weirdo.

3. Buy a hammock. Lay in it.

I have not purchased a hammock, but I have lied in my roommate’s hammock, and all I can say is DAMN. It’s like being in a womb, without all of the weird things about being in a womb. Once inside a hammock, everything is fine and nothing hurts (thanks, Kurt). I’ve been sad a few times during my life, and none of those times have been inside a hammock.

4. Obtain a dog. Care for it.

My other roommate brought his stunning Black Lab/Golden Retriever mix down to Eugene, and boy was that a trip. Lucas’ presence added vibes previously thought to be mythical. Since we had to walk him, we had to exist outside more than usual (see #2). Although most rental companies don’t allow pets, and it’s probably financially unwise, get a dog anyways. Does it suck to pick up poop? Absolutely, but the smiles that our remarkable Labtriever brought to others faces while we walked him around were marvelous. (DISCLAIMER: If you plan to get a small dog, you have poor taste, and I hope your life contains no less than 10 very tearful trips to the DMV. Small dogs suck.)

5. Go on a bike ride.

This is exactly what it sounds like. Just be careful when going butts up and fast.

6. Get high and play Frisbee

With this, I literally mean to display your athletic abilities and jump high while catching the Frisbee. A great time to smoke your friends with your Frisbee skills is anywhere between 4:10 and 4:30, because that’s when science said the weather would be like, not cloudy or something. Find a nice, grassy field with a few trees around, and pass that disc to the left.

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