10 Cool Things to do This Weekend
Published on August 10, 2007 - 42 Comments
The weekend has arrived again, but do you want it to be the same as every weekend? Here are 10 things to do this weekend that you probably wouldn’t normally do. Pick just one thing off the list and add something different to your weekend.
1. Visit a Planetarium
Chances are, if you are reading this, you probably have at least a passing interesting in science and space. Why not go to your local planetarium this weekend? As well as getting the best view of the night sky that you can see from earth (unless you live in the Arctic maybe), Planetaria often have specialised shows on the weekends.
2. Take a Barista Coffee Course
Are you sick of making bad coffee? If so, why not see if you can find a good barista course this weekend and learn how to make coffee like a pro? If you can’t find one, you may be able to convince the barista at your local coffee shop to show you how it’s done.
3. Take a Defensive Driving Course
If you haven’t already done a Defensive Driving Course, now is as good a time as any to do it. You learn evasive techniques, safety tips, and get to race around obstacle courses. Not only do you have fun, but you learn to keep yourself safe on the road.
4. Test Drive your Dream car
Most of us have a dream car (mine is a Bentley) - why not call your local dealer and organise a test drive? If it is particularly expensive you may have to do a bit of faking on the telephone so you sound like you can afford one. What could be nicer than driving your favourite car through the city. Occasionally you are allowed to take a car for half a day - if so, why not combine this one with number 9 (the Posh Picnic) and make a day of it!
5. Visit a Day Spa
Men and women alike need to take care of their skin and bodies, so why not find a nice treatment at a day spa? At the least you can get a massage with aromatherapy. What better way is there to relax after a long week at work? I recommend doing this as early as possible in the weekend. After you are done and are feeling great, why not try number 6 (Theatre or Opera) for the evening?
6. Go to the Theatre or Opera
I wonder how many readers have been to the Opera or the Theatre? Probably the majority haven’t. If you pick well, the opera can be very interesting - it is not like the old days where fat ladies prance around in old fashioned clothes. The same is true of the theatre. I would recommend giving a modern opera a try. Some composers you might find interesting: Alban Berg, Dmitri Shostakovich, Bela Bartok, Alfred Schnittke, Benjamin Britten, and Philip Glass. The photo above is from Berg’s opera Lulu which includes a lesbian countess and Jack the Ripper.
7. Take a Coach Tour
If you are new to your town, there is no better way to get to know it than taking a bus tour. You will learn about many interesting parts of the city you probably don’t know about. If you are a long time citizen of your town, this is a great way to discover new things about the city that you didn’t know. If you live close to another city that you don’t often visit, why not take a bus there and do a tour of that city?
8. Book a Last Minute Hotel Room
This one is good for couples or groups. There are lots of resources on the internet to find last minute cheap hotel rooms. Why not book a night in a hotel you normally can’t afford and have an evening in with movies and alcohol. The best thing is that you don’t need to clean up the next day! Just remember to pack your anti-hangover cures.
9. Posh Picnic
Everyone loves a picnic from time to time, but why not have a good old fashioned posh picnic? Make (or buy) little sandwiches with salmon, cucumber, egg, or any other posh sandwich filling. Make (or buy) a posh cake. Take a nice rug to sit on and take your best cutlery and real glasses and plates. Don’t forget the champagne - I recommend Perrier Jouët Belle Époque.
10. Visit an Old Friend
We all have friends that we haven’t seen in a long time. Why not give them a call and get together this weekend? One of the nicest ways to spend an evening is at home (at your own or your friends’) with beer or wine and good conversation. If the weather is good in your part of the world, have a barbecue and make it a night to remember.
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Have a great weekend!
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1. Megatron - August 11th, 2007 at 7:39 am
No good.
I have 1,000 (or 10) things better to do with a weekend:
10.Find/make energon cubes
9. Smash stuff for no reason
8. Find out what autobots are doing
7. Attack autobots
6. Get ass kicked by autobots
5. Shake fists at autobots
4. Contemplate weird physics that lets me transform into tiny gun
3. Shoot physics in the ball sack with plasma cannon
2. Raise arms and swear revenge on autobots
1. Go home, have dinner, try to score blowjob from wife… and hope to defeat autobots soon…
2. Fruckert - August 11th, 2007 at 8:04 am
why do you have the link on the cubes?
3. jfrater - August 11th, 2007 at 9:27 am
megatron: best of luck with that! It looks like you took my last bit of advice
4. Macy - August 15th, 2007 at 1:20 am
if anyone does deucde to go to the theatre, is it AWESOME!!! i recommend Wicked. It’s about the Wicked witch of the west, from the wizard of Oz. but instead of people always hating her the play is basically herlife story. ohh and she actually has a name, Elphaba
5. jfrater - August 15th, 2007 at 7:34 am
Macy: Thanks for suggesting that - I haven’t heard of it but I will keep my eyes out as I am keen to go to the theatre soon.
6. Jerry - August 18th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
These are all great if you have the money to do them.
1. Visit a Planetarium : I think the closest operating planetarium to me is over 100 miles away. Luckily I have a wicked awesome telescope.
2. Take a Barista Coffee Course: I have no idea what that means but I make a killer cup-o-joe anyways so….
3.Take a Defensive Driving Course: Again, I have no clue where you would do that. If you went to the DMV here with that request , they would laugh at you. Defensive driving courses take place on a daily basis here however. We call it Rt.460
4. Test Drive your Dream car: That is something easily done here for there is a 8 mile stretch of car lots. But after awhile the sales people , who by now know you on a first name basis, tend to avoid you.
5. Visit a Day Spa: We may have one of those around but it is expensive. And lame.
6. Go to the Theatre or Opera: The closest theater, we call them theaters not “theatres”, to here is 45 miles away. They are building one down town but it has been a work in progress for years. Sometimes on rare occasions you can catch a play at the local University. Once again, too expensive where I live unless the college is putting it on.
7. Take a Coach Tour: Here we call that the BAT system (city bus) and I would only recommend it if you need to get across town really quickly and have a D.U.I. . But at $1.50 one way, I have actually been bored enough to ride it just to have something to do.
8. Book a Last Minute Hotel Room: This was fun when I was 19 But most hotels around here will not allow locals to stay. And $90 a night to stay in a room 2 miles from my home is kind of dumb.
9. Posh Picnic: Little sandwiches? Perrier Jouët Belle Époque? We do chicken and beer here if we can afford it and can find a place where the cops won’t run us off or arrest us for drinking in public.
10. Visit an Old Friend: All of the old friends that I would even want to visit live hundreds of miles away.
While these all may be cool things to do this weekend, most of these things are moderately expensive, especially if you have to drive 100 miles.
Here is my list “10 Cool Things to do This weekend if you only have $15 and live in a Crappy little Hick Town”
1. Call up a friend, get a J and a couple bottles of Boone’s Farm and go to the lake.
2. Go to the Mall and hang out with the Goth kids and harass security.
3. Go to a bar that has a nice drink special going on and karaoke.
4. Throw rocks at cars. (for the kids)
5. Go to the Library and talk really loud until someone shushes you then storm out in a rage while calling them childish names like “monkey head” or “poopy butt”.
6. Go fishing, hiking or swimming.
7. Go online and find a stranger to “get it on” with.
8. Go catch a game.
9. Construct a U.F.O. out of aluminum foil and helium and scare the crap out of the locals.
10: And my favorite, surf listverse.com all weekend.
Shibby
7. jfrater - August 18th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
Jerry: thanks for your comment - especially for your list
Where do you live? Is it a law that hotels won’t allow locals to stay?
8. Jerry - August 18th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
West Virginia. I’m not sure if it’s a law or not but they started it about 10 years ago when the newer hotels opened. I guess they heard rumors of what was going on in the rooms. A lot of hotel rooms got trashed by locals. Normally they make exceptions for families and such that are fumigating or remodeling. But a couple, especially a young couple would get shooed away.
I live on an interstate as well and they want to keep rooms available for travelers. Most hotels here require reservations during Summer months.
Nice site btw. I stumbled upon it yesterday while researching Jim Jones.
9. jfrater - August 18th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Jerry - oh - that is so weird - is it a particularly puritanical state? Thanks for the comment - glad you like the site - I certainly enjoy writing it
10. Jerry - August 18th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Well let me break it down for ya… this is my town.
Church,Strip bar,Church,Strip bar,Dairy Queen,Church ,Strip bar
,Police station,Welfare office,Strip bar,Church,Church,Chili’s,Wal Mart,Strip bar,Church,Adult book store,Tatoo parlor,Church,Strip bar,Applebees,Outback,Strip bar,Church,Blockbuster
11. jfrater - August 18th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Jerry - hah okay - I understand now
12. mad - August 25th, 2007 at 12:20 am
My list of 10 things:
10. Google your own name… everybody does it
9. stand on the corner in a short skirt… when some1 pulls over, spray them wif maze
8. drive around around a round about till people start yelling at you.
7. Constract an eleberate display of ropes in your frount yard and yell to people that your a spider person as they walk past.
6. go to an ice cream shop, ask for a taste of a bunch of different flavours then leave without buying anything
5. have a picnic with friends in an elevator
4. hire a jumping castle
3. put up signs for a garage sale with a random address on it
2. fuck your sister… this one was a suggestion from my bf which disturbs me.
1. mail people annonamus love letters….
13. jfrater - August 25th, 2007 at 1:10 am
mad: interesting list - thanks. I am not sure that I will have time this weekend to try any of those out
14. Crimanon - August 25th, 2007 at 1:26 am
Urban kayaking, the three foot bungee, stand outside of a liquor store and ask for money for condoms, Random hugs(one of my favorites), count blue cars(90’s reference), go to your local governement buliding and yell repeatedly “We’re Not Going To Protest!”.
15. jfrater - August 25th, 2007 at 1:39 am
Crimanon: hah - I love the last one. Excellent.
16. heavenlymayday - September 27th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
All stuff I’d like to do I think, I’d particularly love to see live theater and opera etc… Love that kind of stuff in theory, but not financially, lol.
MY more realistic list would probably be as follows:
1. Go to the beach or pool with family. I live in Florida so this one is a given for us at least 75% of the year. I think the only month I have NOT been swimming is January or February, and even that’s possible sometimes.
2. Do some research on your area and find out if there are any cultural events- either one time deals or recurring events. My town has a music in the park night every Thursday which is pretty nice. Musicians from all over come and gather in groups to just jam.
3. Start up a game night with friends. My husband and I and 2 other couples have a rotating schedule where we get together at each others houses for dinner and games- either board and card games or good old pen and paper role playing games like D&D or Shadowrun.
4. Go to the library. Other than the obvious chance to check out books to read (one of my favorite pastimes) there is also the chance of finding or starting a book club, some libraries have events during the weekends too.
5. Volunteer somewhere. Go to a children’s ward in a hospital and read stories, visit a retirement home and sit and talk with someone who’s lonely, volunteer at a pet shelter to walk dogs or cuddle cats (yes, I looked into my local shelter and there is a position specifically for cat cuddlers. Makes them more content and easily adopted), volunteer at a soup kitchen. Anything. You’ll serve two purposes- you’ll do something good, and you might make a new friend. (I volunteer at a free clinic and I love the people that I work with)
6. Have a good old sleep over. Invite friends, pop some popcorn, beak out the old favorite movies, paint each others nails or do spa treatments (if you’re women)pour some wine or fruity drinks and just have fun with friends. This can be especially cost efficient if everyone contributes something.
7. Have a pot luck picnic. Everyone meets at a park and brings a dish to share. Great family activity- you can bring frisbees, a foot ball, a kite anything really.
8. Go yard saling or to a flea market. Get 5 or 10 dollars in ones and change and go see what treasures you can find. This can be a blast with a friend, you can make it a competition to see who winds up with the best deals.
9. Take a walk. Either in your neighborhood or somewhere more peaceful if need be. Put on some good shoes, pack some trail mix and plenty of water and blaze a trail. Exercise is good for you, and exploring is fun.
10. Visit another town that you don’t usually go to. It could be the next town over, just somewhere different that you can check out and see what you find. I notice I spend very little time outside of my county, and there are some neat places near by. Alternately- look online for day trip suggestions in your area.
There, my list of things to do on a weekend. Unfortunately the reality falls more towards housework and loafing, but I am a stay at home mom who home schools. I need all the rest I can get, lol!
17. ben - September 27th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
I didnt see one of my favorite things-go to walmart and move things, race karts, play soccer (and/or tag and football) see how far you can get through the store on a bike and try on random clothing. Walmart doesnt like me
18. yaurt - September 28th, 2007 at 12:21 am
1. Knight yourself and some of your close friends.
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2. Built it. See if it comes
3. Rent a Cop (this would be fun
4. Make a list
Hm…couldn’t come up with 10…
19. jfrater - September 28th, 2007 at 1:47 am
heavenlymayday: that is a great list! And well done you for homeschooling - it takes a lot of dedication to do that. If I had kids I would probably want to have them homeschooled. Maybe you can write me a top 10 list - something like top 10 tips for new homeschoolers - instructions are here
yaurt: I especially like number 4 - though that is part of my every day and every weekend routine already
20. heavenlymayday - September 28th, 2007 at 7:46 am
jfrater- Might just have to do that. I know several people who homeschool and I can find out some things that work for everyone, casue mostly it’s very personal. What works for one doesn’t always work for everyone…
Hmm, now that I am thinking this is even a better idea than I thought. Thanks!
21. jfrater - September 28th, 2007 at 9:03 am
heavenlymayday: you are welcome! I look forward to getting a list
22. Barb - October 2nd, 2007 at 5:02 am
heavenlymayday, I love every one of your suggestions. My friends and I sometimes do the sleepover thing, which is the best fun you can have. But you have to have bacon, eggs and pancakes in the morning. Next time, I will have a drink and a Tim Tam (Aussies will get it) just for you.
23. mena - October 2nd, 2007 at 2:28 pm
what about powerful & unforgotten sex nights with a sexy woman in jacuzzi at 5 star hotel … ???
THIS IS MISSING!
24. heavenlymayday - October 3rd, 2007 at 9:38 pm
Thanks Barb! Being on a tight budget really gives one the ability to be creative
Oh and jfrater- I sent it, finally. Hope it’s something you can use
25. jfrater - October 3rd, 2007 at 11:57 pm
Barb: Or a chit chat (kiwis will get that one)
You can have a tim tam for me too though - I haven’t had one of those in about a year!
mena: number 8 is meant to imply that - I just didn’t want to say it out loud
heavenlymayday: Thanks - I got the list - it will be up soon
26. Fallenangel - November 4th, 2007 at 8:55 am
hey I agree with Jerry, there’s not really anything like what you mentioned too near by, as I live on an island, and it’s about an hour drive to do anything good, as for defesive driving, it’s called Seattle and Tacoma.
This unfortunately is one list is not feaseable. But not bad if you have an extra grand laying around
27. Jennifer - November 25th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
The guy own top had SEX with ma wife and is goin to pay thy price…
28. Craig - December 4th, 2007 at 9:38 am
Yaurt, I did rent a cop one time. I was flush with a scratch off ticket winnings and as a joke a friend said i should hire a bodygaurd. I called a local security company and hired a gaurd. It was strange to say the least. I paid 350 dollars to have some guy come over and gaurd my front door. then I got worried about him being bored so I asked if he wanted to come in and watch tv. so he did. wierd way to spend half of my winnings. I really enjoy wasting money
29. Alexandra - December 6th, 2007 at 12:15 am
Well, I love all of your ideas, and when I’m older, and don’t live in the middle of nowhere (Well, that’s exaggerating… a little bit) I’m going to try them all out!
30. King of the Horizon - January 15th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
welll its my first comment on the site and this looked interesting.no i am not as fun as all you crazy americans but i try.ireland is a wet wet wet wet country
10.go to a gig.superly averagely fun thing to do.always one on localy though
9.dial the emergency number and demand an ambulance be sent to the hospital because you saw lots of injured people there
8.picket outside a church refusing to enter until god starts to pay you personnaly
7.pay a hobo to walk around a designer store inspecting ladies bags and offering a tour at the door
6.on the same theme as 9 call the police and request them go immeditaly to the senate,dáil or whatever politicol offices you have in america(congress,senate and the president is counted as one i think.see not completly stupid=])and demand arrests on suspicion of corruption
5.paint a football(soccerball to you probaly) black and attach a string to it.paint on the side with white paint the words ”bomb,no really i am being serious” and leave in a public place
4.set up display stall somewhere explaining to people the dangers of display stalls
3.request a busker to play very annoying songs for a very long time offering him/her a reasonable sum of money.needless to say walk off.if it pleases you may return an hour or so later and demand to know why they have stopped playing.however if they still are playing give them a big thumbs up and some extra money
2.be amish for a day!i love this one very much.in fact im even doing it today=](may take a while for the slow to get but keep staring at it for a while)
1.number 1 technicly should be really special and much thought put in it however on the other hand i am clinicly lazy and yada yada yada……..closing in 1..2..3
31. doz - February 21st, 2008 at 9:20 am
hah, i wish i could afford staying at the savoy on a whim…
32. Muzzzicmadd - April 5th, 2008 at 3:40 am
There are a million and one things to do in town on a wekend, you don’t need to spend loads of money and travel miles. Why not just go into the nearest town and see whats on?
33. cris - April 14th, 2008 at 6:04 am
· Watch a movie
· Get a haircut
· Wine tasting
· Museum-arts or toys
· Tennis
· Karaoke
· Computer games
· Visit a planetarium
· Car showcase
· Test drive your dream car
· Visit a gym with sauna
· Go to see opera
· Book a last minute hotel room
· Do IQ test
· Watch series on youtube
· Library or bookstore
· Shopping
· Fishing
· Indoor surfing
· Church or watch a Christian channel or read chapter(s) in the bible
· Card games ex. Poker
· Donate funds at animal shelter(s)
· Donate funds for needy people
· Sleep over spa treatment and movie with a wine bottle and finger food and great food in the morning ex. Toasted bread with sunny side up
· Competition yard sale buying. Remember to break your full bill
· Take a walk or bike touring
· Be Amish for a day lol
34. lulu - April 25th, 2008 at 8:42 am
I love the suggestion of inviting friends for a sleep over and watching a movies Am quite the boring type so it sounds heaven to me.
35. 2e - May 13th, 2008 at 10:45 am
don’t combine number 4 with number 9…. combine it with number 3
36. Polly Odyssey - May 27th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
My three-month long weekend starts this Saturday. I’ll keep this list in mind.
37. Taija - May 29th, 2008 at 7:58 am
#6 I get it if people haven’t been to the Opera, but Theatre? I thought most of the people have been to there even once.
38. Crimanon - May 29th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Taija: Theatre in the US mind is going to the movies. I’ve been to a few shows (performances) but it just wasn’t my thing. I feel asleep at the last one, Way to relaxing/boring, my girl liked it. And in the end isn’t that the only reason most american men go to these shows?
39. Vera Lynn - June 19th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Read. Love the library.
Sleep.
Grill steak.
Swing on a swing. Not swing like “swing”
Swim in the dark.
Hmmm. Repeat. Order doesn’t matter.