14 Things To Do Instead of Watching The Awards Banquet

1. Take a trial course in bird watching.

2. Visit your local library.

3. Watch "Groundhog Day" on DVD.

4. Do some online holiday shopping.

5. Read a short novel.

6. Take a walk around the neighborhood.

7. Replenish your First-Aid kit.

8. Learn to juggle.

9. Peruse the class schedule at your local community college.

10. Read to the elderly.

11. Eat a turkey club sandwich.

12. Call your parents.

13. Realize that, with Nascar in the off-season, there's nothing to write about. Nothing! You're screwed! What the hell am I going to do?

14. Knit.