“Loneliness is about the scariest thing there is.”

-Unknown

Take it from somebody who knows all too much about it.
The best way to spend a Friday night is not alone.
Due to a recent curfew change, this blogger's gotta be home by 9:30.

No, you didn't read that wrong. 9:30 is the right time. I actually have to be home at that time.
Stupid? Yes. Very.

Even though that's the reason I won't be going to a late movie showing with a group of good girl friends, that's not the what this particular entry's about.

I've decided to make a list of productive things to do on a Friday night spent alone.

1) Procrastinators! Start your homework. Seriously. Jam packing your weekend with pointless shit is...well...pointless. You know that sick feeling you get in your stomach when it's eight o'clock Sunday night and the mountain of homework on your bed is no shorter than it was Friday night? Well, by eliminating at least a portion of your work load also eliminates those butterflies that predict sleepless nights. I don't know about you, but I certainly can't be very analytical at two in the morning. Especially when it comes to AP Lang essays.

2) Clean your room. Do it. It's easier to actually do it than it seems when you're standing in front of your floor that's not actually visible beneath the foot high pile of clothing that's hiding it. Pop in a good CD (personally I'd suggest the White Stripes or Noah and the Whale, they make for good room cleaning music). So the music's playing and bit by bit you're getting your room to be a little more neat, a little cleaner, and finally you've found where that weird smell's been coming from. It's that PB&J sandwich that slipped between your fingers 3 months ago when you were doing your homework and ended up under your bed. You told yourself then that you'd pick it up after the sentence you were currently writing, but you forgot, and that bread, peanut butter, and jelly provided four and a half star room and board for the mold that took hold of your sandwich.

3) Watch a good movie. Read a good book. Rent one. Or opt for the alternative and watch it online. I don't actually know if that's legal or not, so I'm not endorsing it. You can do it if you want, but just know that I strongly advise you against it. You know you never have time to watch a movie over the week.

4) Call in work and see if they've got a couple of hours open. At least make some money. You'll be happier when your paycheck arrives.

5) Write an autobiography. Who knows? Maybe you have an intriguing life that'll get people laughing, weeping, and on the edge of their seats at the various events that deeply affected you. You might end up becoming the next Augusten Bourroughs, whose hit book Running With Scissors ended up a movie featuring lead actors such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Evan Rachel Wood, greatly succeeding in box office numbers.

6) Save a cat. Did you know that 34.7% of the time there are cats in trees that cannot get down. Drive around town and offer your services to poor kids, parents, and nice old ladies who can't, for the life of them, get their poor kitty to climb down from where they're perched.

7) Make lists. Possible topics
-The best parts in the Harry Potter a)Movies b)Books
-List of probable outfit choices for the upcoming week
-Different hairdos
-Birthday/Christmas/Halloween/Easter/Halloween gifts
-Books you still need to read
-Things you want to do before you die

I sincerely hope that this will somehow help relieve you of your lonely boredom come your next planless Friday night.