Grizzly

leaving me home alone for 5 days. Yes, my wife and son are leaving town this coming up weekend and I will be left to my own devices. I have not had this kind of unfettered time to myself in at least 15 years. I want some advice. What should I do with myself? To aid your suggestions, here is a list of resources at my disposal.

1) House
2) Car and truck
3) Pool, hot tub, and grill (and smoker)
4) Two refigerators
5) TV and VCR (and a DVD player on the computer)
6) Ample supply of discretionary money
7) Two hour drive from white-sand beaches

Any advice would be appreciated!

Oxidizing Material

Invite me over

vixstile

When left alone I just blast my stereo and watch Porn.

christ-on-a-stick

PARTY AT GRIZZLY'S!!! I'll bring the beer....

Well, I would suggest doing whatever kind of stuff that you enjoy and *don't* get to do often when the fam is around... anything in particular that you enjoy that your wife doesn't, or that is impractical with your son at home?

I would definitely have a party though. Boys' poker night or something?

lisarea

Two words: Crack whores.

Three words: Crack AND whores.

Alternately, you could just go with the standard "nekkid marathon" to see how long you can go without putting on any clothes. If that gets too boring, you could order a pizza or go drive around or something to liven it up.

Grizzly

Alright,

So far, I have OxMat, loud music, pornos, crack, and whores. While I'm sure that the police would be interested if I invited an underaged Canadian male to my house for some drugs, loud music, pornos, and sex with loose women, I have a feeling that it might not fly with the neighbors. I liked the suggestion about poker night, but I am relatively new to the area and don't know many people. But I could invite some co-workers over. Hmmm.

My biggest fear is that I will just become paralyzed with options. I want to do a bunch of stuff, but I also want to relax (something I rarely get to do). So far the only thing I have planned is to get the morning paper, pour myself a cup of coffee, and sit on the can until my legs go numb. When you have kids, your personal goals aren't quite as high as they used to be....

8of9

I recommend one whole day inside the house. Nekkid if you wanna, but the point is to do the major loafing around the house that is usually made impossible by the presence of co-habitants. Don't answer the phone or communicate with the outside world (unless that's really the best loafing you can do).

I then recommend one whole day out of doors. I like the woods, but maybe the beach is more your geography. Pack a snack and walk, baby! Look at people, look at things, wonder about silly stuff. Don't talk to anybody, just move around and be in the world, and let the world be in your head.

There are lotsa variations on those two themes for the other three days.

Or, if solitude is not your thing, follow someone else's advice. either way, I AM ABSOLUTELY GREEN WITH ENVY!

Have a good time.

girlwriter

I like 8of9's advice, Grizzly,

Sounds to me like you could use some serious defusing time. Spend at least one day loafing around the house. The coffee and toilet routine sounds like a good start. soak in the hot tub, swim in the pool (skinny dip after the neighbors go to bed!) whatever. Read a book or the paper or whatever you never get a chance to do when the kids/wife are home.

I'd also say don't let yourself get sucked into watching too much tv, or getting zoned out on the internet the whole time. You might end up feeling like you wasted the time.

Get out to the beach for a day with a book, a nice picnic (you said you have money, call a caterer ahead and have them pack someting nice for you.)

Take yourself out to a really nice restaraunt - one you can't go to with your kids. Order out (pizza, whatever) a lot so you don't have to cook and clean the kitchen.

If you're a social animal, then I suggest a B-B-Q/poker game, whatever you like. The key here is *don't bog yourself down with a lot of logistics* (like cleaning for guests and cooking, usless you love that)

Do you have a hobby you never have time for? Golf, writing, woodworking, cooking, reading, etc.? Maybe you could spend some time on that.

Spend a little time at the end sprucing the place up a bit for your wife when she comes back. She'll think you're a saint.

Whatever you do, keep it simple and make sure you have a balance of 'planned stuff' (I'd suggest minimal) and unplanned time. Other wise you could end up stressing yourself out with too much or blowing too much time.


Have a great time, Grizzly!
girlwriter

beth

You've gotsta invite us! I wanna party! I'll bring tequila!

Jesus Tap-Dancin' Christ

Whores and nudity. That's the way to go.