· Spend time with a friend you haven't seen in a while. Laugh loudly; scream obscenities at each other. Threaten to kill the other. Eat way too much. See a really good movie. Make lame jokes. Talk too loudly. Make fun of really lame things. Hug each other at the end of the day and promise to see each other really soon--even if you won't. Be sure you make traveling plans for an exotic trip somewhere very exciting and fully thrilling.

· Buy a huge package of insanely ripe strawberries and eat them while reclining in bed surrounded with things that make you smile.

· Make plans to do fun things once the summer has left you.

· Pal up with one of your closest friends and take ridiculous photo-booth pictures.

· Buy fancy new notebooks and glittery pencils that will leave sparkles on your hands after you're done filling out that scantron.

· Make an autumn reading list of books YOU want to read. Buy the first two or three in advance.

· Two words: Summer sales.

· Have some yummy pie.

· Cleanse and simplify. Rid yourself of the things you won't need for the coming year so that you have room to grow and expand.

· Try out a new hairstyle--even if you don't like it, you've learned something about yourself.

· Enjoy the weather while it's still hot and humid. Relish the feeling of moisture on your skin during a late night drive. Listen to the crickets and cicadas as they sing you to sleep. Spend the night out on your porch in a pretend camp out. Plant some night-blooming flowers and enjoy the scent. Watch the stars and universe move around you.

· Discover a new love for something.

· Write yourself love notes. Hide them in little hidey-holes around your house, in your car, inside binders and textbooks. Find them throughout the year and smile.

· I cannot say this enough: Put the music on as loud as you dare (and then some!) and dance around in your underwear. Practice some wicked air guitar. MOVE. Feel the world dance with you.

· Watch the summer Olympics.

· Play in the earth. Get a little dirty. Feel young again.

· Try a new restaurant out spontaneously.

· Thank everyone you love for being so spectacular.

· Take lots of pictures. Document your last days of freedom.

· Go to the store and try on as many pairs of shoes as you can, regardless of how they look and how much they cost.

· Buy yourself a new pair of underpants.

· Foster a love for someone completely imaginary.

· Dress suspiciously and leave thank-you notes on strangers cars. Walk off giggling like a madwoman.

· Memorize Sylvia Plath's "Mad Girl's Love Song."

· Make a list of all of the GOOD things that come with summer's end. Don't dread autumn's coming.


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