If you are anything like me, looking at the political news on facebook and seeing facebook friends support any of the President’s actions is stressing and tiring you out. You just want a way to get away from the horrible things of the world and you want to do it quick. Well, I have just the thing for you! A nerd’s step-by-step guide to ignoring the horrible world of political news on facebook and getting back to having joy in your life.

1. Get off Facebook!!!

Yes I realize that’s one of the best ways to see what your friends are up to, but it’s also the main source of you massive stress, so just get off it.

2. Read fanfiction

Ah, yes. The time-honored tradition of reading the beauty of the internet that is a nerd’s Nirvana. Yes. Just realize as you read about your favorite gay ships getting married and having the time of their lives... before their basic human rights get taken away from them... crap.

3. Stop looking at the Facebook app on your phone

It’s tempting to go back on. Yes, we know. But stop looking at it.

4. Go on Pinterest

Yes, go and look at all the craft ideas! They will help destress you... until you start to run low on supplies and start remembering that horrible things that have happened in the past three weeks that are stressing you out... well that’s not working anymore.

5. Seriously stop looking at your app!

Let’s avoid the temptation altogether. Just throw your phone, laptop and tablet into a place where you will never see them again. For me, it’s the black hole that is my room.

6. Read a comic book

Yes, always a relaxing pass time. For me, I think I’ll just read my newest ‘Ms. Marvel’ comic here... and think about all the poor people who are innocent and only want the freedom to practice their religion and are being persecuted and some being forced out of the country they love... dang it.

7. Read a chapter book

I always like to read series of books that have happy endings, like “Harry Potter” or “the Mortal Instruments Series”... which just so happen to have villains who take or attempt to take over a government because they believe that blood should be pure and that people who are different or seem different are evil... these steps are really helping are they?

8. Watch a movie

Hey, look! My “Star Wars” DVDs! Let’s all just watch “Star Wars” and watch as... The Empire takes over... And a group of people die in order to get plans to a princess... Who ends up being in charge of a rebellion… Which overthrows the Empire… And restores peace to the Galaxy... and let’s hope the next trilogy has a similar outcome...

9. Become Princess Leia

No, you don’t actually go into space and become and princess and general. You do, however, keep fighting against the Empire. You have hope that you can change and make things better. You go to protests, you sign petitions, you create petitions, you vote, and you keep fighting until we make it through and bring peace to the galaxy!... Or at least the United States.

10. Get back on Facebook

Yes, you have my permission. If we’re going to be fighting, we at least need to know and have knowledge of what we’re fighting against. Find real articles from real sources! Don’t go to fake news or look at the ever so lovely “alternative facts.” Find something real and of substance so that we can fight as Hermione and Princess Leia.

To the people who support Trump or believe I should just accept that he is president now, please understand, I do accept that he is the president. That does not, however, mean that I suddenly stop fighting for my rights and for other people’s. I can do both. I believe that many of the actions of Trump are wrong and I believe that I and many others can try and stop them and help regain the rights that many have lost in the past few weeks and stop the Trump Administration from taking so many more.