No matter what your priorities are this 4/20, we’ve got you covered.

It’s a warm, lazy spring at Columbia. One look at the lawns could tell you that. Students lounge day in and day out, almost catlike, and few appear to care about the looming deadlines of a usually-busy period in the semester.

I can think of no other atmosphere better for celebrating 4/20.

Below, you will find Bwog’s Bwest Bwicks for how to spend 4/20. So go forth—crank that 4/20 playlist, light up your doobies, and avoid your professors. And remember, Bwog does not endorse illegal activity of any kind! 

Start Your Day Right

As we often forget, 4/20 celebrations do not need to be constrained to the evening and night. If you want to prove that you’re serious about marking 4/20 properly, try to see just how early you can get started. A certain Bwogger holds the record at 7:30 AM—write in if you beat them! This is also a great hack to get around having evening classes today. Bonus points if you catch the sunrise!

Get to Surfin’, Turfin’, and Earthin’

Holy, wondrous day! For the first time in recorded history, 4/20 has coincided with Surf, Turf, and Earth, truly the most sacred of all Columbia holidays. Today, you can enjoy not only the delightful fog of regular 4/20 indulgences but also the delicious convenience of lobster, burgers, and sorbet only a stone’s throw away. And no need to speak to a waiter or cashier—just manage to dig your ID from your tote bag and tap it, and you’re good to go. Quite frankly, Surf, Turf, and Earth seems like the Platonic ideal of munchies satisfaction.

Get Down With Nature

As we’ve covered extensively in this here Bwog, April showers bring April flowers, and there’s no better state of mind to appreciate them with than a heady 4/20 haze. This writer’s recommendation? Take a walk from the Earl Hall gardens to the middle of campus, and then lay down in one of the Butler Lawns. The grass—and I mean the literal grass on the lawns—will be pleasantly ticklish, and today’s beautiful blue sky will most definitely satisfy your zonked-out brain waves. You can pass a good hour or two this way.

Finish Your Thesis

Why not? If you, unlike the students I mentioned in the introduction, are eager to celebrate 4/20 despite your anxiety from finals season, just light up and try to let the words flow through you. Your writer’s block doesn’t stand a chance against the 600mg brownie you bought from a nearby smoke shop and promptly scarfed down. Besides, every piece of writing is improved with a touch of creativity.

Observe Lima Bean Appreciation Day

Need I say more?

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