Ten Things to do When You’re Bored and Not Studying

We know you study all the time. We know you’re a great student. And now we know you’re bored- because you’ve stumbled upon our blog. Here are 10 things to do when you’re bored and not studying:

1. Explore your surroundings– Go on a walk, bring a friend or your camera, if you have an Iphone, Instagram any flowers or interesting street signs/bumper stickers you see along your way!
2. Sing– If there isn’t a karaoke bar near your campus, or your not 21 yet, consider trying online karaoke!
3. Smile at every person you see– We know that you might look a little creepy but you might just make someone’s day or find yourself with a new friend!
4. Play Frisbee– go outside and play Frisbee with a friend, if you can gather a large group of people consider playing frolf!
5. Color– You can do this from almost anywhere! Print out some free coloring pages, grab some markers and create!
6. Tie dye– Find an old sweatshirt or a pair of white shorts, head to your local art-supply store, pick up some dye and some rubber bands and blast some Grateful Dead!
7. Re-watch your favorite childhood cartoon– A surprisingly nostalgic experience ‘nuff said!
8. Make a collage– Make a collage of your favorite images; print out your favorite Facebook photos and rip out pictures from old magazines, hang it wherever you want!
9. Make the perfect PB+J sandwich– Do some taste testing and master the perfect peanut butter to jelly ratio!
10. Try meditating– Let us know if you figure out how this works!

Remember, it’s also ok to do absolutely nothing!

You Know You’re In College When…

We hear that Flashnotes users care about their school. Well we care about your school, too!

The problem is, we have a lot of users from a lot of schools. It’s hard for us to relate to everyone. Our solution? A student from University of Maryland put together a list to help us familiarize ourselves with his campus:

You Know You’re From UMD When…

• The only time you go to the library is during midterms or finals to party at Club Mckeldin.
• On a sunny day, you lay out on Mckeldin Mall rather than go to your class that is less then a hundred yards away.
• You’re completely obsessed with the Maryland state flag regardless of whether you’re actually from Maryland.
• You have sweat stains on your shirt going to class after walking up the hill before Stamp Student Union.
• You live at The View or Varsity Apartments but can never get your friends to party at your place because it’s too far away from South Campus and the bars.
• You get a parking ticket from DOTS because you parked in a parking lot 5 minutes before 4:00 pm.
• You thought that the R.H. Smith School of Business building was a 5-star hotel
• You can’t eat any food without putting Old Bay on it first.
• You scan and leave for every basketball game just so you can have a better chance to attend the Duke game later in the year.
• You’ve learned to accept the fact that “Fe” will never reopen but you still get excited when rumors stating it will open restart at the beginning of each semester.
• UMD Alert sends more texts to you then some of your friends and most of their texts are after the incident is given the all clear.
• You see a University of Maryland bus and want to jump in front and test whether you actually get free tuition if you get hit.

So now that we know all about University of Maryland, tell us about your university!