As we get further into the semester, I find myself almost subconsciously doing other things rather than doing my homework. It's like my brain would rather do anything in the world as long it isn't writing that paper or memorizing those facts about Ancient Mesopotamia.

So here's a list of my favorite procrastination activities:

1. Make a Fort

Grab your pillows, blankets and jammies. Build the fort so tall and strong you can hide from all your problems. If you can't see the homework, does it actually exist?

2. Scroll through Social Media

You go through every social media outlet you can think of. Facebook, Vine, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, Snapchat, MySpace, YourSpace, everything. Once those run dry you actually consider getting one of those obscure ones that nobody has started using yet, just so you'll have something new to look at.

3. Eat

I'm not talking about some light snacking. Imagine a shopvac and black hole had a baby. Now imagine that YOU ARE the baby. That's the kind of eating you do.

4. Sleep

You lay down thinking you'll wake up in an hour and finally start on that essay due at midnight. In reality, you emerge from your hibernation 2,000 years later with a mile long beard, wondering what year it is.

5. Pretend to Read a Book

You know, where you go to the Student Center and "read." In reality you've been on page 107 for 3 hours and you've simply been using the book as a cover to people watch without having to partake in human interaction.

6. Actually Reading a Book

Finding a book that you bought freshman year, thinking it was going to be amazing, only to find out the real reason Books A Million had it out front in the $1 book cart.

7. Watch a Funny YouTube Video

And by that I mean being sucked into a video blackhole, only to emerge 2 hours later with glazed eyes and suddenly informed about the migration patterns of ducks.

8. Scroll through Social Media, AGAIN

So you wait 30-45 minutes and repeat the process over again, thinking that SURELY SOMEBODY has posted something new. But alas, nothing. So you do what any decent human being would do. You look at everything over again.

9. Clean

It starts out as you straightening up your desk, then you decide to make your bed. The next thing you know, you're deep cleaning the toilet and scrubbing the ceiling with a toothbrush and bleach.

10. Make a List

You decide that maybe you should start on SOMETHING. So you do the only logical thing. You make a list of everything you need to do. After about 10 pages of writing, you give up and take one of those power naps we discussed earlier.

11. Make a Taco Bell Run

It doesn't even have to be Taco Bell, it could be Waffle House or even McDonald's. The only thing that matters is that you get food. After all, you ate it all earlier while you were imitating a shopvac-black hole hybrid.

13. Movie Marathon with Squad

It's all fun and games until someone breaks out the Harry Potter movies. Eight movies later, you're left completely sleep deprived but lacking any regrets. #HarryPotterisLife

14. Organize

Contrary to popular belief, this does not fall under the category of "cleaning." In this category you wind up with a closet sorted not only by color, but by size and sleeve length.

15. Try that new DIY project

That super cute scarf thing you've been wanting to make? Try it. But be warned, when it never turns out the way the pictures show.

All in all, if you're really looking for something fun to do instead of homework, go with your gut. This list shows you can do anything you want. As for me, I'll stick to running.