Rating Quarantine Activities

Christian Sweeney
3 min readApr 15, 2020

If you thought that this was still a soccer blog, you are incredibly mistaken. Without actual soccer games happening, there’s just not much going on in the world of soccer. Sure, I could write about how the MLS is going to handle its upcoming, potentially shortened season. Sure, I could write about a certain English fullback that decided to throw a party with prostitutes (orgy?) mere hours before he recorded a plea to fans to stay home and practice social distancing. Sure, I could talk about potential transfers in the upcoming offseason. But I’m not gonna do it. Instead, I’m going to rank quarantine activities.

Making a Fire

Fires are a great way to burn some time (haha it’s a pun… please send help). They’re considerably easier to make if you have a fireplace but if you don’t, no worries, your neighbor’s house/apartment will do just fine.

Verdict: While fires are phenomenal in the middle of the winter, it’s April and it’s warm. Still solid though, always nice to sit around a fire. 6.5/10 might do again.

Drinking

America tried prohibition once and we ended up with NASCAR. Safe to say, we learned our lesson this time around and made liquor stores essential businesses during these trying times.

Verdict: Drinking always sounds like a good idea and then you start and it seems like an even better idea. Then you wake up the next day and realize that it was in fact, a horrible idea. 8/10 will do again.

Laundry

You’re supposed to dress for the job you want, right? Well, the economy is spiraling out of control and there are no jobs. I’m just a bundle of optimism.

Verdict: I have no one to impress, I’m bathing in my musk and never doing laundry again. Sorry Dad. 0/10 will not do again.

Eating

Food is good. I quite like food.

Verdict: I better get fat during quarantine. 10/10 will do again.

Working Out, Any Exercise Really

My day consists of moving from my bed to my couch and back to my bed. I’m so relatable right.

Verdict: Making healthy decisions during quarantine is a toughy. That’s why I don’t. 4/10 should probably try.

Screaming into the Void

Nothing says your mental sanity is intact like screaming jibberish into the abyss.
Verdict: I may listen to Alt Rock and EDM music, but I’ve been making screamo all quarantine. 7.3/10 not excited to do again.

Reading and Writing Blogs

Imagine having nothing better to do than read or write meaningless click-bait blogs, pretty pathetic.

Verdict: Guess what, I’m doing it for class and you’re the one that’s still reading. 10/10 have to do again.

P.S. I made a Tik Tok, this is bound to end horribly.

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Christian Sweeney
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UNC Hussman School of Journalism & Media 2020