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30 Super Fun Things to Do When Snow Attacks


by pochipeach

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With winter comes the inevitable cold, and with the inevitable cold comes the inevitable snow. It will strike when you least expect it, like a stealthy neopet in the night. And when it does, there will be no escape. It will cover your streets and your homes. It will take everything that was once yours. There is only one way to fight back.

You must engage the snow. Interact with it, play in it, become it. You will have to do things. Snow-related things. In light of this most probable event, I have provided 30 possible things that you can do in the snow.

1. Create snow Neopians. It's almost like you have real friends!

2. Make snow angels. Otherwise known as horizontal jumping jacks and disappointment when you realize that your "angel" looks more like a misshapen blob.

3. Snowball fight! Crush your enemies with soft white fluffiness.

4. Snowball war. So that "friend" of yours hit you in the back of the head like some kind of traitor. You see how it is. And the last thing they'll see is your fury as you send a thousand snowballs sailing over the edges of your impenetrable snow fort.

5. Build an igloo. Now you have a second, snowy home to fill the void.

6. Play hide and seek. I bet you're regretting that "edgy" shadow look right about now.

7. Hibernate. Stuff your face with food and sleep. Essentially, do what you do now without receiving nearly as much judgment from your friends and family members.

8. Go sledding. Climb the highest hill that you can find. Just when you're at the top and can feel the adrenaline pumping through your veins, take the fast journey downhill as the wind whips tears from your eyes. It's like a metaphor for your life!

9. Ice skate. If you find your coordination is lacking on the traditional blades, you may want to try ice crawling! Also known as "ma'am please get out of the rink, you're disturbing the other skaters."

10. Catch snowflakes on your tongue. If you're eating them raw, add a bit of salt.

11. Snowboard. For those of you who are cool enough the snowboard, chase away the cold with the hot laser-like quality of all those jealous eyes.

12. Ski. One day a Neopian grabbed two planks of wood and two poles and said "oh well, that's good enough for me." And that's good enough for you too.

13. Ride a ski lift. If you have zero coordination, enjoy the snow from above. You'll get to move in in an elliptical, which is a word that I've been looking for an excuse to use! Ell-ip-ti-cal. Doesn't it sound so nice?

14. Pack the snow into a freezer. Much like your happiness, the snow isn't here to stay. Save as much of it as you can by nurturing it in a cold environment. On days when you realize the meaninglessness of life, take out your snow let the cold numb your internal pain.

15. Write messages. Snow provides Neopians with the unique opportunity to shape the ground beneath their feet. Use this power wisely by coming up with creative new insults to write on your neighbor's lawn.

16. Play hockey. If you need an excuse to beat your fellow Neopians with a stick, this is the game for you!

17. Ignore it. The crackling fire place is all the company you need. Sit inside with a hot mug of cocoa and read a good book. Or curl up in blankets and roll around on the floor. Or dance with a jar of pickles. I don't know what you do for fun.

18. Disguise yourself as a snow Neopian and use the camouflage to scare small children. This is fairly self-explanatory.

19. Talk about the snow. Can you believe how much snow we've gotten this year? No, really, can you believe it? I mean look at it. It's there. Just falling. All white and stuff. No, I'm not complaining. I like the snow. But just look at how much of it there is!

20. Concoct delicious snow foods. Shaping snow into grapes really does make it taste fruity! No, actually it just tastes cold. Cold and flavorless like your social life.

21. Use your fire powers to melt it and cause chaos. The greatest weakness of snow is heat. Establish your dominance early on by burning the snowflakes daring enough to claim your territory.

22. Examine snowflakes. Each snowflake is unique and special! Use this as a metaphor to give yourself a sense of self-worth in a cruel world.

23. Laugh. Show the snow that you appreciate it by laughing gleefully. Show the snow that you really appreciate it by rolling around and laughing hysterically. Ignore the ungrateful onlookers.

24. Icicle sword fights. Sure you may poke your neighbor's eye out, but all the evidence will melt away!

25. Sit on your lawn and angrily scold playing children. Just because it's snowing doesn't mean that you young whippersnappers can run amok! Keep your newfangled "fun" away from me!

26. Dress up like Taelia and hand out quests to unsuspecting Neopians. As soon as the flurries pick up, raise your hands and declare that you are the faerie- nay, the guardian- of snow. You may get some pretty cool stuff in return.

27. Wear all of your cute winter clothes at once. You may not be able to move under your twenty designer jackets, but you sure do look fabulous, darling.

28. Drink hot things. This delicious coffee brings a semblance of warmth back into your life!

29. Sing snow-related songs. Now is the opportunity to bust out musical numbers irrelevant outside of Happy Valley. Let the entire neighborhood hear your operatic solo. A few eager pets may even join in with insults!

30. Become the snow. Observe it in its natural habitat and learn its ways. Once you have received its acceptance, you may live as the snow does. Just realize that at the end, when the snow melts away you must make an impossible choice: return to your unfulfilling Neopian life or disappear along with your new brethren.

There you have it. Your survival guide to keeping your sanity under winter's cold, ruling fist. Just remember: snow can smell your fear. So force a smile onto your face, and for the love of Taelia, try to enjoy yourself if only for a moment.

 
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