What's your instant cure-all for a really bad day?

[Slenn]

For me, it's dessert, especially ice cream. I got back from a really bad time in the lab with all my samples going haywire and not making any sense when I analyzed them, as well as bad mistakes made with equipment. I felt like I made no progress and had a terrible headache by the end of the day. When it came time for dinner I got some cake, and it made me one happy camper.

So what is it for you? Video games, beer, food, sleep, walking, chat with peers/girlfriend/boyfriend/family?

 

[Marter]

Sleep usually does it for me. After waking up, nothing seems quite as bad.

 

[Dommius]

I take my pills? No? That doesn't count? Hmmm... I bury myself in my room, shut everyone out and either come here or play games. Some of the threads here and the posts within are quite entertaining.

Oh. comedy Central. I don't care if the stand up comics are usually repeats they still make me laugh and that helps a ton.

 

[Z(ombie)fan]

A good round of spelunky. OK, I hate the music, and die alot.

but I don't care. even the smallest victories mean something with all that difficulty and the way you die guaranteed hilarious.

 

[Thelonesun]

Step 1. Start up computer.
Step 2. Wait for steam to start up.
Step 3. Shut off everything unnecessary.
Step 4. Start up garry's mod.
Step 5. Go into multiplayer with a buddy or 2.
Step 6. Build assault jeeps.
Step 7. Try to kill each other.

Then we usually end up just coming out of our vehicles and turn it into full blown deathmatch with blastdoor flinging.

 

[S.R.S.]

Schadenfreude. Don't try and deny it. That and bad music cheer me up immensly.

 

[zombiesinc]

Sleep is usually one (though falling asleep can be a *****), and currently anime.

If it's not anime, it's some TV series, a movie, a book, Psych homework, or music. Pretty much losing myself in another reality.

 

[Sleekgiant]

Look at pr0n or post here, either way I'm gonna smile

 

[DeadlyYellow]

Physical pain, since the stream of adrenaline works wonders on depression.

 

[cookieXkiller]

if i have a shit day , when i get home or on my way home i buy an energy drink, get home and pour some alcohol into it and then sleep while playing some opeth or animals as leaders... that or get drunk and abuse everyone on halo 3 (only after lots of alcohol or its no fun)

 

[RaphaelsRedemption]

Icecream over a multiplayer game. One that I can win. There's nothing like destroying your opposition with massive gunships that fire missiles to put a smile on your face

 

[thethingthatlurks]

Verily, he speaks the truth!

 

[CloggedDonkey]

I believe we have a winner.

OT: Come here, play some STALKER, some things you don't want to hear about, or just watch something funny. Any of these will cheer me up, some more then others, but I always get a laugh here, so that helps.

 

[Sneaky Paladin]

Go out get a new game come home pop it in. It's always fun to get to be in a new world figure out it's mechanics and conquer it on a bad day.

 

[CoverYourHead]

Find an easy game and killing millions and millions of helpless NPCs.

Examples:

Deadrising. Nothing relieves stress like zombie massacres.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Hey, I like the game). Throwing storm troopers like dolls is always fun.
Oblivion (on the easiest difficulty). Waltz into town and kill everything that moves.

Also, post on the Escapist rarely fails to cheer me up.

 

[TheXRatedDodo]

Go out into my back garden, sit on my bench and smoke a nice, well loaded pipe full of strong weed and meditate to my surroundings.
Very relaxing, especially at sunset.

 

[adragonofgold]

Rum. 5 out of 5 people in my house all say Rum.

 

[Offworlder_v1legacy]

A good book, which at the moment is Cell by Steven King.