Are you tired of mooching around, begging your parents for a trip to the Italian Riviera? Have you gone loony, just waiting for them to comply? Think your vacations have frittered away?
Well, voila! We’ve built you a day by day list to get you going and make the best of what’s left of your summer break!
June 20: Have an epiphany. Make elaborate plans of leaving your house, living in the cold mountain forests of Dhauladar, donning saffron robes, and parting with everything you love in search of truth. Spend the rest of the day trying to make dreadlocks by yourself.
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June 21: Time to give up that old epiphany because you obviously failed to make dreadlocks. Let yourself loose over delicious, frozen, high calorie desserts. Take comfort in the fact that you will not be needing the perfect ‘Beach Bod’ now anyway.
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June 22: Start a new rumour about the Mayan Apocalypse. Wait and see if Hollywood comes out with another movie on it.
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June 23: Offer a tribute to 80s rock bands – braid your hair, pierce something that should ideally never be pierced, buy a pair of leather pants, and wear two inches of kohl around your eyes. Then sit locked up in your room listening to Def Leppard.
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June 24: Learn the Rain Dance of an African tribe and practice it in your neighbourhood park. Don’t hesitate to paint your body in bright, fluorescent colours to make people believe that you’ve done your research well.
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June 25: Tell your grandparents, very gravely, that you wish to be exorcised. This activity must be accompanied with an elaborate background story left at a cliffhanger. Enjoy the wave of hushed voices and murmurs, and telephonic conversations with distant relatives and neighbours. Document all the pieces of advice people offer you.
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June 26: Learn how to make sangrias and mojitos, and practice the art of bartendering in order to open up more career choices in the future.
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June 27: GO AND BUY YOURSELF A BOX OF LEGO. Bask in the glory of your Lego Eden for the rest of the day.
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June 28: Write creepy warning notes (like those in horror blockbusters) on Post-its and leave them in children’s books in your nearby library for the next kid to find.
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June 29: For once, before you go back to being a slave to school/college/workplace authorities, spend a day cooking a nice three-course meal for your family. *sniff*
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June 30: Make a time capsule of the above mentioned stuff, and stash it away in your closet for it to be opened after five years.
