By Xan Schwartz

Watch The Cavs Enough said. (Photo courtesy of Scene Archives)
Call Your Parents Hey mom. Hey dad. Remember when we used to love to watch the Browns together? (Photo courtesy of Flickr CC)
Drink at Porco Escape to “paradise” where the booze flows freely and every drink is a touch down. (Photo from Scene Archives)
Volunteer Look up the nearest soup kitchen or elderly home in the neighborhood. At least you’ll have something to feel good about. (Photo courtesy of Flickr CC)
View the World’s Largest Dinosaur Exhibit Visit the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and remember that the universe has its own plans, regardless of what ESPN says. (Photo courtesy of CMNH)
Go to the Mall Eat at the food court. Strike up a conversation with the “swagalicious” mall guy. Buy some new jeans. (Photo from Scene Archives)
Go to Your Nephew’s Football Game This will put the Browns defense into perspective. (Photo courtesy of Flickr CC)
Clean Your House Because, um, it probably needs cleaning. (Photo courtesy of Flickr CC)
Avoid the Game at Mahall’s Grab some of Mahall’s famous fried chicken and bowl a few frames. There aren’t any TVs here so you literally can’t watch the game. (Photo by Instagram @mahalls20lanes)
Spend the Day on Reddit The internet is kind of like a captive audience, so you can post every little frustration, play by play. (Photo courtesy of Flickr CC)
Watch the Detroit Lions Repeat the age-old mantra in your head: “At least we’re not Detroit.” (Photo courtesy of Flickr CC)
Go to Church Say a prayer for loved ones, and throw one in for the Browns defense while you’re at it. (Photo courtesy of Flickr CC)
Play some Foosball Watch those plastic players spin around and around meaninglessly… remind you of something? Awe. Now we’re sad. (Photo courtesy of Flickr CC)
Binge on Brunch Have a drink and indulge in a gourmet breakfast buffet at JukeBox. Eat for every missed tackle and every missed opportunity. Just keep eating. (Photo by Instagram @jukeboxcle)
Down a Couple of Bloody Marys Now That’s Class has a build-your-own Bloody Mary bar on Saturdays and Sundays. Try their large-screen projection of popular stand-up comics instead of the local sports channel. (Photo courtesy of Steven Depolo)
Read Scene Shameless plug, or damn good idea?
Donate Your Browns Jersey to Goodwill It’s too depressing even just to wear around the house. Just get rid of it. (Photo by Instagram @nfljerseybizz)
Holiday Shop at Heights Arts Studio’s 14th Annual Holiday Store Instead of sending a stuffed toy to a child in need this year, send one to the families of Cleveland Browns players during this season of despair. (Photo courtesy of Flickr CC)
Go to Lakeview Cemetery Visiting a cemetery can sometimes put things in perspective. Plus, former Browns owner Al Lerner is buried there, so you’ll be among at least one sympathizer from beyond. (Photo by Instagram @_dez_)
Visit the Terminal Tower Observation Deck Take in the view and remember how great this city is. (Photo by Instagram @lmwoellert)

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