the one about activities

activities which are available to college students, and which provide some temporary enjoyment:

  • drinking alcohol
  • partying
  • doing drugs
  • having sex
  • sleeping (too much or too little)
  • eating
activities which i do to forget difficult realities:
  • eating

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