> Well, school's out now for the summer. A week and a half of no school, and I'm bored already. I'm even starting to get tired of computers {a very strange thing indeed}! It'd be nice if I had a way to keep from forgetting everyhting I learned in school last year. I can almost feel my brain leaking out of my head through my ears... Heeeelllpp....meeeee....
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> riv"slowlygoingcrazy"enwanderer

Ways to keep your brain from rotting in summer:
1. Grow a garden. All that hard work and frustration will stimulate brain cells. And if your brain rots anyway, you can use it for compost.

2. Travel. Some will recommend reading, which is good, but travel is better. Yes, reading is cheaper but cheap travel is very educational. Readers often cheat by looking at the last page to see how the story turns out. You can't do that with travel, which is very unpredictable.
Cheap travel? Well, the first thing that comes to mind is a bicycle. It costs a little more than hitch hiking, but it's safer.

3. Get a summer job. The first thing it teaches you is that you won't make much money. The second thing it teaches you is that you won't stimulate your brain much with a summer job.

4. Pitch your TV out of a second story window. Nothing rots brains quicker than too much TV.

5. Start a collection. I recommend searching sites like eBay until you find something that never gets any bids. Then you start a collection of whatever that is. It's a good way to enjoy collecting without spending much money. Come to think of it, that's how I started collecting De-Liars. Boy was that educational!

6. Get a girl friend or a boy friend. That will even make a summer job look good. It's also a good way to lose your mind, and people who have no mind don't have to worry about their brain rotting.

7. Summer school. No forget that one. It has nothing to do with your brain. If you had a brain you wouldn't. . . .

8. Check up on your teachers from the last school year. Find out what they do all summer. If your brain can handle that, it won't rot.

9. Get into some kind of competition. Try to set a record for the longest afternoon nap. Try to write the longest post ever on RinkWorks. Sign up for the Ironman competition in Hawaii. When you get to Hawaii, drop out.

10. Let your brain rot. Nature has a way of letting things rot, only to grow back stronger the next time conditions are right.
Howard