How to Make Summer Last As Long As Possible

Is that an autumnal chill in the air? Never! It’s just...the refreshing breeze of an air-conditioner wafting out of a nearby building! Hey, are those leaves starting to change color? NO, THAT’S JUST DUTCH ELM DISEASE. Clearly, some of us aren't ready to let go of summer just yet. Here are a few easy ways to keep that summertime feeling going long into the fall—which will henceforth be known as Summer, the Sequel.

1. Eat everything off of a skewer. The thermometer might be like, “It's autumn, yo,” but your chilled-out, picnic-stylin’ self will be like, “I just ate pineapple off a stick, dude. DO NOT CHALLENGE ME.”

2. Keep up the illusion that you’re still tan by covering the lights in your immediate vicinity with tinted saran wrap. This will not only give you that Snooki-approved orangish glow, it will also create a sexy “Hawaiian sunset” effect, making you believe yourself to be in an exotic tropical hideaway.

3. Guys: Continue to drive around shirtless long into the “winter.” For the ladies out there who don't want to get arrested, drive around in a flesh-colored leotard. Fight the Power! (Of the seasonal cycle.)

4. Wearing a solar-powered fan hat definitely says “Summertime is still on, my friends.” It also kinda says “Hey, bullies, come steal my lunch money!” Good thing you can run fast in your drag-resistant shorts! (Pffft, pants are for fools who still believe in calendars.)

5. Fill your room with cranked-up space heaters and lie in the middle of them, reading back issues of trashy celebrity magazines. When your mom yells at you for wasting electricity, just tell her she's "killing your sunshine vibe." It'll go over well, we promise.

6. Throw water balloons at your friends when they’re least expecting it. Summer fun! Just try not to do this when they’re working in your school’s computer lab—which you will now refer to as the “laptop cabana.”

7. In fact, why not treat your entire school like it’s a luxurious island resort? Gym teacher? More like Cruise Activities Director! Lunchroom? Nope—it's a bikini buffet! Math class? Okay, you’re on your own there.

Are you desperately clinging onto summer, or are you ready to dive headfirst into fall?

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