Instead of torturing yourself by watching the inauguration, here are some ways to get through this awful day:
1. Get ready for one of the many protests going down on Saturday
2. Protest after work today, if you can
3. Donate to an organization you care about
4. But also donate to Planned Parenthood, always be donating to Planned Parenthood
5. Look at a dog
6. Pet a dog
7. Think about dogs
8. Think about cats and their lil tiny bean feets
9. Play literally any Fallout game
10. Take up running or some other physical activity that will give you the endorphins you need to process
11. Sleep in
12. Call your mom (if you get along with your mom)
13. Kiss somebody you like
14. Make a preventative care or OBGYN appointment while you know you still can
15. Call some shitty legislators and give them a piece of your mind
16. Get in a Resistance Mood by watching all the original Star Wars movies
17. Listen to music that gets you pumped up
18. Get a bug-out bag
19. Eat some ice cream
20. Make mac and cheese
21. Try some deep breathing exercises
22. Volunteer at the food bank
23. Drink lots of water
24. Watch Bob Ross paint some happy trees
25. Build a blanket fort
26. Bake cookies
27. Clean your bathroom
28. Stare at Channing Tatum’s abs
29. Paint your nails
30. Reach out to somebody who’s having a hard time
31. Exfoliate
32. Talk your friends and family out of watching the inauguration too (don’t give that stale ass cheeto the ratings boost he so badly wants)
33. Listen to some good podcasts like Yo! Is This Racist? or Another Round
34. Call or email a badass legislator to encourage them over the days to come
35. Go out to lunch with a friend
36. Listen to the Hamilton Mixtape
38. Remind yourself that being angry as fuck is reasonable & feel your feelings
39. Remind yourself that being sad as fuck is reasonable & feel your feelings
40. Plan a project you’re excited about
41. Oppose Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education
42. Have a drink to protest the inauguration
43. Thank Obama
44. Sign up to volunteer like, today, at peak rage
45. Do a small favor for a friend
46. Tackle something you’ve been putting off for a while
47. Remind somebody that you love and admire them, and tell them why
48. Hug somebody you care about
50. Don’t cry if you think it’ll just make you feel tired and queasy
51. Eat a fruit or a vegetable
52. Do your taxes
53. Celebrate the beautiful and amazing Obama/Biden friendship
54. Watch this video of Mr. Rogers making the Senate Subcommittee on Communications cry
55. Watch, in this order, the following episodes of Parks and Rec, provided you’ve seen them all:
- Season 5 Episode 14: “Leslie and Ben” (for self-care)
- Season 5 Episode 22: “Are You Better Off?” (for today)
- Season 4 Episode 22: “Win, Lose, or Draw” (for inspiration)
- Season 7 Episodes 12/13: “One Last Ride” (for hope)
56. Read (or re-read) this letter to you from Leslie Knope
57. Learn how to be the Leslie Knope you want to see in the world
58. Unfriend (or at the very least unfollow) your exes in preparation for post-inaugural boozin’ if you’re a sad/talkative drinker
60. Romance Garrus
62. Don your fanciest duds and makeup to dramatic music as if you are a TV knight in a putting-on-armor montage
63. Make fancy toast and re-read The Toast
64. Play with stickers
65. Read your old fanfiction (it’s better than you think)
66. Resist
Featured image credit: Biuf, the skateboarding dog