I sit in my La-Z-Boy and play old original Xbox games.

I don't have finals as I have not been in school for many years...

But to relax, I usually drive / race / etc. :thumbsup:

Light some candles, listen to Luther Vandross, and.. oh wait.

Chill with friends

Holding my daughter while she drinks her bottle while I watch her fall asleep in my lap is pretty damn relaxing.

I go to sauna. :disguise:

The internet in general, excluding Twitter and Facebook because they just increase emotions if I'm stressed, upset, etc. I love to catch up on my youtube subscriptions, mainly http://www.youtube.com/seananners, http://www.youtube.com/roosterteeth and http://www.youtube.com/BlueXephos. I also love to check my Tumblr to see the hilarious stuff people have posted, along with really awesome stuff people have created. Other things range from checking forums (like this, not been here in a while, but I'm actually in a downer so I'm keeping my mind distracted) and news feeds (mostly gaming ones, like Joystiq).

I listen to music all the time (even as I type this! :laugh: ), it relives me big time. Like when on a car journey or out walking or something like that I take a collective breath and feel at ease. That kind of feeling drug addicts get when they inject their poison in them or when an alcoholic takes a gulp of their beverage. Only time I have it paused is when I'm watching a video or gaming (depends what game, of course). I play music when I study and read too, some people can't concentrate with music on but I can't concentrate without it, in complete silence. Ironically enough, my more emotionally provoking and heavier music from artists such as Bring Me The Horizon, gets me more relaxed and in a better mood than, let's say, Owl City (unless I'm cheery, Owl City would sustain the cheeriness ).

I have an OCD, so when I do things like tidy my room or organize my iTunes library (you have no idea how batty I get at people who have pathetically organized iPods! Classic example is when they have Lady Gaga as two artists; one "Lady Gaga" and the other "Lady GaGa". :stare: ) I feel so relived and I enjoy it too. I'm also a very lazy person so, for example, my room will build up a mess over a while and I'll go on a field trip. I actually just created a timetable for my exams next month and stuck it on my wall. Doing that makes me feel more prepared and puts me at ease just knowing when such and such is going to happen.

Gaming, of course, helps me relax, but it depends. Games like Dragon Age I find relaxing (or well, at least the first playthrough round) because it's not frustrating (much, as long as I have a save not long ago from when I died) compared to FPSs like Halo where it can put me in " :glare: " or in rare cases " :swear: ". Unless I'm whooping ass. RPG games also immerse me in the game, so I forget the real world for a while. Other games like Minecraft are just soothing to play, because it's a simple, fun and exciting game.

Chocolate rain and lamb of god. :cheat: Does sound silly now that I think of it...

Oh and yes, Sauna too, but I usually do it 1-2 times a week, friday, saturday or sundays mostly.

Turn on Some music, either Post-Rock or Post-hardcoe, metalcore, turn the music down some, and read a good book.

Play guitar, enjoy the sunshine outside, drink with my friends - best if all at once

I do a lot of different things to relax, but none of them include wearing shoes or socks.

i grow beards

I listen to my favorite music...
Try Buckethead's "Electric Tears". It's incredibly relaxing

Being online either checking tech stuff or being in these forums or watching videos on youtube don't make me relaxed but it doesn't involvee much effort so it's very..calm, which is always good :yes: Other than that watching TV, listening to music and sleeping :shrug: If done with friends even better...minus the sleeping part, probably

EDIT: and eating...hmmmm

This is how real men relax ^

Usually to relax I'd have a mixed drink of Captain Morgan and some variant of coke or pepsi, or vodka and some juice like OJ or cranberry-something. It helped quite a bit in terms of studying. Some older guys like to sit down with their merlot or chablis or zinfandel or whatever, I just like a good mixed liquor until I'm old enough to tolerate the taste of wine.

computer, forums, TV, talking to someone i like and or familiar with and in good standing with, or doing something creative(read that as re-creative, actually, as i don't think people really create anything, just re-shape, re-form, re-whatever that which is already there).

I have a nice lil gun collection to take out to the range and release any frustrations. Very relaxing to lay behind a Remington 700P, relaxed breathing and taking that 1 single shot

Meditation when I get an opportunity (it's hard to be zen when everyone is constantly yelling around here). Otherwise I'll just try and get away from everything, so I can collect my thoughts. Usually that involves doing something else, but I can't mention that here :whistling: .

Same as Wyatt Waste Ranger minus the cigar.

Pauses the game, then go either single player or two player.

Tap up a bath, light some candles, put on some Veronica Maggio and get cozy. :3

Videogames and beer. Together of course.