If you are alone in a big city, what would be your online/offline to kill some time during Christmas/New year vacation?
In most big cities there will be an underground trance or techno rave that goes on much longer than usual on New Year's Eve. Perhaps try one of those. No-one will care if you are there on your own and you will probably meet some great people.
Go to a nice coffee shop, get a gingerbread latte and sit by a window, watch people walking by and write (or hope a cute guy comes to talk to me ;D)
Powder skiing. No friends on a powder day. 1.4 m of fresh and -29 Celsius. Heated boots, snorkel system, heated vest, down coat and pants.
This is just one small thing, but you could hang out at a music store, and ask questions about instruments. Ask one of the guitar techs to show you how to play the bass, or ask the drummer guys to show you how drums work. Not spend all day there, maybe 30 minutes or an hour, but could learn a lot and might find that you enjoy one of those instruments.
1. Meetup.com - find local meetups that are doing things over the holidays. Try something new with others.
2. Go hang out at the touristy parts of your city. Dress up, treat yourself to a meal / drink / dessert in a cool place.
3. Make a list of chores - stuff that needs cleaning, fixing, and get them all done to start the new year fresh.
4. Someone mentioned going to music venues (clubs, raves etc..) - buy yourself a pair of musician's ear plugs to protect your hearing. You can thank me in a few years.
5. Go to the gym. Go to the driving range. Go to the archery range. Since you'll (hopefully) see improvements every time you visit, you'll enjoy going back :). They're also great inexpensive ways to blow off some steam.
6. Go to a wonderful coffee shop or an amazing old bar. Take a notebook. Find a spot with a great view, order a drink, and write - reflect on the past year, and maybe make some plans for the new one :).
Bake a cake or some cookies, find your next fire/police station and bring it to them. It will brighten up their day.
I beat FTL on normal
I did some live-stream programming this morning. It's something I started trying out recently. There were a few people to chat with, and I made a little progress on a personal project.
Go watch a movie, or at least this is something I would do before COVID. I haven't been since COVID started. The Coen brother The Tragedy of Macbeth is now showing.
I'm about to go watch the sunset with some snacks. Though to be honest, the main thing is just getting out, rather than what I do specifically once I'm there.
Just do what you usually do, I mostly just wake up everyday and decide what I want to do at any moment, and just do that.
But if you want to make your christmas/new year special, I'd say go someplace in your city where they conduct plays/actings, usually they are pretty fun to watch alone.
I'm going to one on 31st December too :D
If you're willing to share your time and talents, there are organizations in some larger cities that offer volunteer opportunities with no commitment. For instance, New York Cares https://www.newyorkcares.org
If I was in my old apartment(s) in downtown Seattle today, during COVID, I’d probably be up on the rooftop with a small cooler of beverages, warm jacket, and a good pair of headphones.
Pre-COVID, I’d be somewhere like the 5 Point Cafe or another dive bar.
Or, I’d be working on one of my hobbies.
I just got back from picking up litter, though I do it every other day too. People keep picking up the habit, so it's spreading. I've been on TV twice for plogging too.
Everyone thinks it will be dirty and ineffective, but then finds it oddly satisfying.
Playing Age of Empires IV :D
Ice skating is a great time, especially if you can get to a larger, less stuffy park district rink and bring a puck and hockey stick. Regional limitations may apply.
Reflecting on what the human needs for surviving and thriving are, which ones am I not meeting, don't know how to identify, don't know how to meet, and how can I start meeting them sustainably.
You could visit a museum or a zoo. You could go for bike rides, runs, or long walks. If I were single in Manhattan, I'd run and walk.
I usually go to the movies. You can often times find theaters that are empty, which can be a good thing right now
Anything really. You're single, which means you're unrestrained.
shopping at IKEA - very festive and hardly any people around!
Netflix and sip
Cycling locally is interesting, hardly any traffic about. You might have to take your coffee stop at a petrol station, they will be the only place open.