What can a teen do for fun during the summer??

Kelsey R

I get out of school for summer in 10 days and I don't know what I'm going to do this summer. I'm 15, which is too young to get a job in my area, and also too young to drive (I have my permit, but no license). My parents both work all day, so they can't drive me anywhere during the day. They also won't let me walk anywhere more than a few blocks from my house, or ride the city bus. Not that there's anywhere to go around here anyway, because there's no fun places to go near my house. None of my friends live in my neighborhood. My summers so far have been unbelievably lame. I just sit around all day watching tv or whatever, which gets old REALLY fast. So my question is, what can I do for fun during the summer, specifically things that will let me get out of the house, and especially during the day when nobody's home. And don't say like "go to the beach" or "go swimming", because the beach is an hour drive away, and I don't have a pool and there isn't one nearby.
Whoever said that thing about "go to Oregon and get high", what do you mean by that, because dude I live in Oregon!

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I'm 15 too, and I have the same situation as you most of the time! Yet there are many things you can do. Here are a few things and you can choose any you like.

Even though your friends live in your neighborhood, you can give them a call or email them, and have a game night! Pop some popcorn, play either video games, card games (my favorite), board games, or night games.

Go door to door with your parents and meet some new neighbors.

You can also have a dog walking job and offer to walk peoples' dogs.

Go shopping at a local mall

Paint your fingernails a funky color or design.

Grab some running shoes and go running down your neighborhood area.

Make up a new, fun, delicious recipe. You can make your favorite recipe and add one of your favorite spices or foods.

If nobody is home, it is the perfect time to sing along to some of your favorite songs and practice singing!

Make up a new dance

Have some friends pick you up and you can all hang out at someone's house.

Plant some flowers in your garden if your parents let you.

Create a scrapbook full of pictures, cool papers, and quotes.

Take some pictures of random things with a good camara. You can mess with lighting, angles, etc.

Research your family tree

Tie-dye some shirts

Buy some plain, white shoes from Walmart and decorate them with markers or paints

Sign up for your local library reading program

Organize a scavenger hunt with your neighbors

Re-decorate your room.

Go shopping online.

Go down a slide at McDonald's or Burger King or some fast-food place on a tray

Create a mixed cd with your favorite songs

Go camping in your backyard

Research things on an online encyclopedia and learn something new

Create a book full of your favorite quotes

Try to blow the biggest bubble from bubblegum and don't forget to take pictures!

Run through your sprinklers

Jump rope and set your own record

Got any good anime's like Durarara!! and Baccano?

DaRkWiNdS

Because I love these shows. No critics please. (Unless you're telling me how good the shows were or how good the shows you are about to tell me are.) Because I LIKE these shows.

Thanks ^w^
Lol I see XD

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Kamisama no Memochou

Narumi Fujishima is a plain high school boy, who has been isolated in class. His classmate, Ayaka Shinozaki, invites Narumi to the gardening club and introduces a hikikomori detective named Alice to him. Alice hires Narumi as an assistant to solve mysterious cases.

http://myanimelist.net/anime/10568/Kamisama_no_Memochou

Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha

In Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appeared ten years ago. At the same time, psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged. Hei is one of the most powerful of these psychic agents, and along with his blind associate, Yin, works for one of the many rival agencies vying to unlock the mysteries of Hell's Gate.

http://myanimelist.net/anime/2025/Darker_than_Black:_Kuro_no_Keiyakusha

Higashi no Eden

On November 22, 2010 ten missiles strike Japan. However, this unprecedented terrorist act, later to be known as "Careless Monday," does not result in any apparent victims, and is soon forgotten by almost everyone. Then, 3 months later... Saki Morimi is a young woman currently in the United States of America on her graduation trip. But just when she is in front of the White House, Washington DC, she gets into trouble, and only the unexpected intervention of one of her fellow countrymen saves her. However, this man, who introduces himself as Akira Takizawa, is a complete mystery. He appears to have lost his memory, is stark naked, except for the gun he holds in one hand, and the mobile phone he's holding in the other. A phone that is charged with 8,200,000,000 yen in digital cash.

http://myanimelist.net/anime/5630/Higashi_no_Eden

Dogs: Bullets & Carnage

It is sometime in the future, where a certain European city extends far underground, even secret, dark levels that have the key to the past. Ex-assassin Mihai has returned and is living with Kiri, who now runs a resturaunt. Sword-wielding Naoto, Haine (white hair), a mysterious product of genetic engineering and his sometime partner Badou (eyepatch).

http://myanimelist.net/anime/5593/Dogs:_Bullets_&_Carnage

Gosick

The year is 1924, the place, Saubure, a small European country neatly tucked beside the Alps...

Kazuya Kujo has been studying abroad at the prestigious Saint Marguerite Academy, where urban legends and horror stories are all the rage. Most Kazuya ignores but the story of the Queen Berry, a mysterious ghost ship, really gets to him. Of course, his brainy friend Victorique is much more intrigued by true stories, and she uses her unrivaled logic to solve mysteries even the town's famous detective can't. Ironically, it is Victorique's inquisitive nature that leads the duo to board a ship that matches the Queen Berry's description to a tee, a ship that might just hold the key to solving a sinister mystery...

http://myanimelist.net/anime/8425/Gosick

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If you were on American Idol?

38C

What song would you sing from your birth year.
I was born in 1968 so I pulled up on the internet top 100 songs of 1968 and I would pick 17. Harper Valley P.T.A., Jeannie C. Riley
This is a fun song

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if i was on idol and had to do a song from birth year it would be raindrops keep falling on my head by bj thomas, but wouldnt catch me there id much rather be on nashville stars alot more real and then i would sing shamless by garth not birth year but its a classic but at 70 it would be without love(there would be nothing)by tom jones!!LOL
theres alot to choose from 1970
check it out
1. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel
2. (They Long To Be) Close To You, Carpenters
3. American Woman/No Sugar Tonight, The Guess Who
4. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head, B.J. Thomas
5. War, Edwin Starr
6. Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Diana Ross
7. I'll Be There, Jackson 5
8. Get Ready, Rare Earth
9. Let It Be, The Beatles
10. Band Of Gold, Freda Payne
11. Mama Told Me (Not To Come), Three Dog Night
12. Everything Is Beautiful, Ray Stevens
13. Make It With You, Bread
14. Hitchin' A Ride, Vanity Fair
15. ABC, Jackson 5
16. The Love You Save/I Found That Girl, Jackson 5
17. Cracklin' Rose, Neil Diamond
18. Candida, Dawn
19. Thank You (Fallettin Me Be Mice Elf Again)/Everybody Is A Star, Sly and The Family Stone
20. Spill The Wine, Eric Burdon and War
21. O-o-h Child/Dear Prudence, Five Stairsteps and Cubie
22. Spirit In The Sky, Norman Greenbaum
23. Lay Down (Candles In The Rain), Melanie and The Edwin Hawkins Singers
24. Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today), Temptations
25. Love On A Two Way Street, Moments
26. Which Way You Goin' Billy?, Poppy Family
27. All Right Now, Free
28. I Want You Back, Jackson 5
29. Julie, Do Ya Love Me, Bobby Sherman
30. Green-eyed Lady, Sugarloaf
31. Signed Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours), Stevie Wonder
32. Ride Captain Ride, Blues Image
33. Venus, Shocking Blue
34. Instant Karma (We All Shine On), John Ono Lennon
35. Patches, Clarence Carter
36. Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See The Light, Creedence Clearwater Revival
37. Rainy Night In Georgia, Brook Benton
38. Something's Burning, Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
39. Give Me Just A Little More Time, Chairmen Of The Board
40. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes), Edison Lighthouse
41. The Long And Winding Road/For You Blue, The Beatles
42. Snowbird, Anne Murray
43. Reflections Of My Life, Marmalade
44. Hey There Lonely Girl, Eddie Holman
45. The Rapper, Jaggerz
46. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, Hollies
47. Tighter, Tighter, Alive and Kicking
48. Come And Get It, Badfinger
49. Cecelia, Simon and Garfunkel
50. Love Land, Charles Wright and The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
51. Turn Back The Hands Of Time, Tyrone Davis
52. Lola, Kinks
53. In The Summertime, Mungo Jerry
54. Indiana Wants Me, R. Dean Taylor
55. (I Know) I'm Losing You, Rare Earth
56. Easy Come, Easy Go, Bobby Sherman
57. Express Yourself, Charles Wright and The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
58. Still Water (Love), Four Tops
59. Make Me Smile, Chicago
60. House Of The Rising Sun , Frijid Pink
61. 25 Or 6 To 4, Chicago
62. My Baby Loves Lovin', White Plains
63. Love Or Let Me Be Lonely, Friends Of Distinction
64. United We Stand, Brotherhood Of Man
65. We've Only Just Begun, Carpenters
66. Arizona, Mark Lindsay
67. Fire And Rain, James Taylor
68. Groovy Situation, Gene Chandler
69. Evil Ways, Santana
70. No Time, The Guess Who
71. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time), Delfonics
72. The Wonder Of You/Mama Liked The Roses, Elvis Presley
73. Up Around The Bend/Run Through The Jungle, Creedence Clearwater Revival
74. (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You, Ronnie Dyson
75. I Just Can't Help Believing, B.J. Thomas
76. It's A Shame, Spinners
77. For The Love Of Him, Bobbi Martin
78. Mississippi Queen, Mountain
79. I Want To Take You Higher, Ike and Tina Turner
80. The Letter, Joe Cocker
81. Ma Belle Amie, Tee Set
82. The Bells, Originals
83. Yellow River, Christie
84. Somebody's Been Sleeping, 100 Proof and Aged In Soul
85. Vehicle, Ides Of March
86. Gimme Dat Ding, Pipkins
87. Lay A Little Lovin' On Me, Robin Mcnamara
88. Up The Ladder To The Roof, Supremes
89. Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop The Rain, Creedence Clearwater Revival
90. Come Saturday Morning, Sandpipers
91. Psychedelic Shack, Temptations
92. Without Love (There Is Nothing), Tom Jones
93. Are You Ready?, Pacific Gas and Electric
94. Woodstock, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
95. I'll Never Fall In Love Again, Dionne Warwick
96. Look What They've Done To My Song Ma, New Seekers
97. Walk A Mile In My Shoes, Joe South
98. The Thrill Is Gone, B.B. King
99. It's Only Make Believe, Glen Campbell
100. Call Me, Aretha Franklin

concussion likely or not? -sort of long details of the past days?

Brandon

thursday-
was biking downtown to see if I could find any friends. thought I could cross the street fast enough to beat the red light. It was the car's turn to go, got hit, fell down, arm caught on bike seat, went level with the ground, hit the cement but no pain in my head, got up, went to the side of the road with bike, knees were scratched up, giddy and high on adrenaline, felt fine, knees stung a bit. While standing at one point vision went white and slight ringing in my right ear. Was a bit off balance. Thought it was from the adrenaline. A tad trouble remembering details of home information but not much more than usual.
-went to a friends', sat on their couch with ice packs, they didn't think I had a concussion because I could remember everything. I had slurring of words and poor phrasing, tad trouble figuring out what to do for cutting vegetables, clear the food on the other, or use the table. Finally asked for another cutting board.
-thought I hadn't seen their dog between puppy age and grown, then realized that was wrong. I had seen the dog a few times between.
-We had dinner, started getting a light head ache, it moved to the front of my head (frontal lobe), before was in the back, kept returning to couch because of dizziness but didn't say anything except for asking for a pain killer. started worrying about going to sleep. Head felt a tad bit sore.
-Got a ride home, took two more pain killers, head ache finally went away, went to go to bed, felt sick, head ache returned a tad, slept ok- a bit light


Friday:
-woke up, another sick wave and urge to puke, spent the day relaxing with ice
packs, had trouble cracking eggs well and sort of ate egg shells, lol. Had ice cream for dinner. when trying to eat I felt sick with some head ache, went to bed, felt sick and head ache.
-off balance going down the dark hallway and didn't realize it until I got to the door when I was leaning heavily towards the second door.


Saturday:
-went to the saturday market thinking i'd be fine. Didn't recognize someone's face- they looked like a stranger but I knew I knew them. I almost never forget faces) I knew them by my name being called out (their voice mostly, that's how I knew where I knew them from without really thinking about it).
-Hung out with a friend but kept getting dizzy, light headed and feeling more sick the more I walked. The friend finally got me to call my dad. I left a message saying I was feeling sick and light headed or had a head ache (not sure anymore). But I didn't want to go home because I was functioning almost fully. If I hadn't gotten sick or light headed or the friend pressuring me to call family, I wouldn't have bothered at all and kept going like nothing was wrong.
-Food scents were making me feel sick and hungry at the same time. Noise made me feel queasy as well. Kept having to stop and lay down in the grass. Several times I felt like I was going to pass out due to light headedness, feeling sick or trying to breath deeply and calmly. Head felt sore at times.
-rested enough to attend a dance. Some sick feelings, rested a bit though.

Sunday: seemed fine, went home after eating some but got full easy and didn't want to upset my stomach by eating too much.
-since thursday almost constantly asking things over and over again to double check because my head was foggy on details of plans or not understanding what people are asking for. Phrasing things strangely and mixing up words. Asking easy to answer questions as clarifications to details of plans to make sure I have it right and then getting confused.
-constantly forgetting I asked things already.
-couldn't remember what i'd eaten before heading out thursday, took 5-10 minutes to remember faintly i'd made the pizza i'd been staring at while trying to figure it out. Even now I get confused on when I ate the pizza. Sometime between wednesday and friday.
Head felt sore at times.
-dad talked to me, thinks i'm a hypocondriac and saying things for attention. doesn't take me seriously because i say i'm worried but am "running around normally".

Today: Monday: seem fine. Still forgetting thins that were said earlier. Friends keep telling me I already said that and I have no memories of saying it. still getting light head aches.
-got tired at 9:59pm. O_O I'm never tired this early.
the part of my head that hit the ground was the back left side on the upper corner area. the part that keeps getting these light head aches is the frontal lobe and above the eyes. some pressure in the nose area as if it were sinuses but i don't think they are.
family won't take me to see a doctor due to money concerns and they think i'm a hypocondriac.. -_- its so stupid.
thanks metomn, that was very helpful information and i did wear a helmet that day. :)

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You likely have a mild-moderate concussion- type 2 would be my guess. It sounds as though your brain, when you fell, struck the front portion of your skull which is why the majority of your pain is now centered toward the front despite hitting the back, left quadrant against the ground. It may also be possible that when you were in your accident, your brain hit your skull hard enough to cause a leak in brain fluid. A decrease in fluid around the brain would also explain/lend to why you're getting dizzier when you stand as well as why you're having increased nausea. To maintain food intake while minimizing nausea, try eating the B.R.A.T. diet (bananas, plain rice, applesauce, toast) for the next 2-3 days. While it might not fill you up as much, it will provide you with much needed nutrients while calming your stomach. You'll want to avoid loud noises, bright/flashing lights, and further injury to your head and neck for about a week until the symptoms begin to dissipate. Maintain the recommended dosage of an over the counter prescription pain killer such as ibuprofen/motrin or aspirin. Try not to take too much Tylenol if that's all you have as that will often upset your stomach more and potentially cause other issues. Keep up on your fluid intake by drinking lots of water but in slow, steady sips. If you don't begin to feel better or your symptoms don't improve within 5-7 days, it would be a good idea to seek medical attention. If you don't have a doctor or money is tight, you can always go to the ER and talk to a case manager or someone in billing who should be able to either set up a payment plan or use a donation-funded account to cover some or all of your costs. If you were in a crosswalk when you got hit, had police involved, and you got the person's insurance info, it might be a good idea to be seeking medical care through their insurance as part of an accident claim. Most importantly, this is why it's so crucial to wear a helmet. Granted, your supposed adrenaline rush aided in protecting you from more harm, but nothing protects better than a good helmet....even if they don't always look so "cool." Good luck to you!

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