Neurovisual experience

Or otherwise known as: imagination. Ingredients: you, spare time, quiet, stuff. I prefer paper and pencil to create a whole army of blobs. But you can just as easily turn a piece of wood into a lightsaber (add the humming noise yourself). Or your shower-head into a microphone. Or a couple of chairs and blankets to turn them into a fort. Yeah, you get the idea.

Get a parrot!

Or something small with fur or feathers. They can be incredibly entertaining to the average human, as can be seen on one of my favourite funsites: http://icanhascheezburger.com. Yeah, you do need a computer or a camera to capture your favourite animals on a series of 1s and 0s. But witnessing them doing all the crazy stuff needs nothing, just yourself.

We have a parrott at home. Sometimes he hangs upside down on his cage defying gravity, or goes insane in front of the mirror (really, he DOES go insane sometimes).

Oh, one more thing. We occasionally let him out so he can stretch those muscles, and he flies all over the house (imagine the cleaning bit...). Important bit: catching him is better than your average whole-night Disney movie.

Thy supper

Thy supper shall provide you with unending sources of fun, including the spoon.* I remember laughing so hard at the supper table that I was, in fact, unable to finish my meal until much later, when my survival instincts took over and decided that oxygen inflow by the way of breathing is paramount to my survival. Sooo... most would consider tabletop conversation to be dull or interrupting the process of eating, or just plain awkward. But suppose you asked the right questions?* Questions like

"What would happen if we gave a yoyo to a flock of flamingoes?"

(courtesy of Disney, Fantasia 2000)

or

"If you were to go to school naked, what would your first word be?"

or just elaborating on the concept of "NAKED MAN!!!!!"

* restrictions apply. You need to have a brother, preferably younger, and as insane as you are. Otherwise the above might end up awkward.

Chess

Remember the good old days when there was no Red Alert, no Supreme Commander, no +45 damage on next turn? All you had was your friend and a funny looking board. The game Chess is not only a game of strategies, but also a game of teachings. Did you know, that great army leaders played Chess to enhance their battle knowledge?

Yes indeed, its a game with a long history, and now it is even considered to be a sport! What a twisted world.. Anyways, you play on one side and the objective is to give a checkmate to the opposing king. You have a king, a queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights and eight pawns.

A great little game that costs little money (unless of course you want to buy something like this), has stunning graphics, runs at a stable 24 frames per second and is thrilling to no end. Certainly you should invest in one, should the day of all dooms come.*

*opponent sold separately.