Finals week is for two things: studying and procrastination. We asked our writers how they do the latter.

I procrastinate by…

…playing with my banjo. Because nothing is a more effective tool for procrastination than something that not only keeps you from doing your work, but keeps everyone on your floor from doing their work as well. – Nathan Partridge

…eating, cleaning and catching up on TV shows I’ve missed. – Alexandra Wolff

…finding an online tutorial on how to make a miniature house out of a cereal box. Spend five hours turning a box of Cheerios into a masterpiece Christmas cottage. Get back to studying. Two minutes later, give up and make the Eiffel Tower out of a box of Fruit Loops. Think of all the work you have left. Cry. – Samantha Steiner

…making and eating anything and everything; my favorite quick recipes are mini pizza bagels and hot chocolate. For the pizza, split a mini bagel in half and spread sauce from a jar on each side. Top with shredded mozzarella cheese and microwave until cheese is melted. Thomas brand makes mini bagels for about $4 per bag, and Wegmans brand sauce is 99 cents. For the godliest hot chocolate ever, prepare a packet of cocoa in the microwave as per the instructions (I like to use milk instead of water). Add mini marshmallows and swirl a candy cane for instant peppermint hot chocolate. Know that you haven’t added enough marshmallows until you can’t see the chocolate anymore. If you want to get really crazy, throw in some Dove or Ghirardelli chocolate until melted. – Gabriella Ginsberg

…cleaning my room and washing my face. – Dorothy Farrell

…watching Law and Order SVU. – Gabriela Tilevitz

…sitting on Facebook and hitting refresh until there’s finally a new update. Then I keep hitting refresh until there’s finally another new update. Times infinity. – Rich Kersting

…ignoring my depressing pile of work and Googling images of puppies and baby elephants for hours because they make me happy. – Eurih Lee

…choosing an entertaining YouTube channel and watching every uploaded video from most views to least. It’s a lot more fun than starting the six-page paper I have due tomorrow. – Rebecca Porath

…listening to Preab Sprout and getting friendly with the random article function on Wikipedia. Never stop learning. – Alex Carducci

…discovering Reddit during finals week is a great way to avoid studying so it should be avoided at all costs … But seriously, have you seen how grumpy that cat looks? – Cameron Wade

…watching “Dexter,” eating, going to the bathroom. Especially going to the bathroom. I excuse myself by saying these are all very necessary things to do — I have to eat and pee right? – Katie Kravat

…scrolling through every single one of my photos on Facebook and reflecting deeply on how much my life has changed in the past few years, especially since that embarrassing haircut I got in ninth grade. – Emily Mancini

…buying an endless amount of food and eating it. – Alyssa Bossio

…reading for fun instead of for class. – Jacob Shamsian

…I don’t procrastinate because I am an organized college student with time management skills – Darian Lusk