Captain’s Log – May 22, 2020:

“Mission Control, it is day 107,748,350 of quarantine on this crazy planet and I have run out of things to do. I have watched everything I know to watch on Netflix, I have listened to all of the good music and podcasts that I know of, I have cooked all of my favorite recipes and I cannot come up with any new ideas to pass the time. A person can only build so many birdhouses! Please, if anybody is out there, send me a list of fun things to do!”

 While we are not really on day 107,748,350 of quarantine, and we are not actually stranded on a different planet with nobody to talk to except our Captain’s Log – we might ACTUALLY be running out of things to do. Do not fear! Mission Control, aka University Recreation, is here to help!

We’ve compiled a list of fun stuff our team has been doing to pass the time during this extended “stay-cation.” Check them out below!

Books 

• Powerful by Patty McCord
• Dear John – Nicholas Spark
• The Lucky One – Nicholas Spark
• Five Love Languages – Gary Chapman
• This Is The Day – Tim Tebow
• The Anatomy of Peace – The Arbinger Institute
• Little Fires Everywhere – Celeste Ng
• The Harry Potter series – JK Rowling
• Talking to Strangers – Malcolm Gladwell

Podcasts 

• Culpable
• The Thing About Pam
• Make Me Smart
• Broken Record
• WTF with Marc Maron
• 99% Invisible
• Corner Office
• Revisionist History
• Scene on Radio
• What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law
• No Sleep Podcast
• Finding Fred
• Stuff You Missed in History
• NPR Life Kit
• Accidental Tech Podcast

Home/DIY Projects 

• Revamp your yard
• Add outdoor storage space
• Homemade Toddler Finger Paint
• Playroom Makeover
• Add new plants to your garden

Movies and TV

• The Office - Netflix
• Ozark - Netflix
• Living With Friends
• His Dark Materials - Hulu
• NCIS - Netflix
• Last Man Standing - Hulu
• Mom - Hulu
• Shark Tank - Hulu
• Defending Jacob - Apple TV+
• The Man in the High Castle - Prime Video

Recipes 

• The Stew – NY Times Recipes
• Anything from VegNews
• Poor Man’s Beef StroganoffAir Fryer Chicken Parmesan
• Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas with Mexican Corn on the Cob 

Inspirational/Fun Social Media Accounts

• Rise Up Challenge
• MHN (@morganharpernichols)
• The Happy Broadcast
• Artsy Affirmations
• Quotes by Christie
• Upworthy
• Good
• Good News Movement
• Mattsurelee

Apps & Games

• SimCity Build It
• Words with Friends
• Block Triangle Puzzle
• CodyCross
• SongPop
• HouseParty
• Headspace
• Planta
• Wordstack