BLOG: 13 Totally Sensible Things To Do on Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th is a rare date, and whether you consider it cursed, lucky, or just aggressively dramatic, it’s at least a mentionable high-strangeness day on the calendar. This list is purely for fun — we neither condone nor condemn any chaos you may or may not unleash. All activities are performed at your own risk, preferably with a sense of humor and solid health insurance.
1. Walk Under Every Ladder You See. Don’t just pass by one— zigzag beneath a few. Make it an Olympic sport and sprint your way under 100 feet of them. Construction workers love when you treat their job site like a personal obstacle course.
2. Open an Umbrella Indoors. In a room full of priceless antiques, if possible. You’ve heard of a “bull in a china shop” but that’s no match for a “Friday the 13th curse in a room chockfull of irreplaceable vintage collectibles.”
3. Adopt a Black Cat. Name it Lucky. Walk it home across three broken mirrors and post on IG about entering your “villain era” with your new feline sidekick.
4. Break a Mirror on Purpose. Seven years is nothing— think of it as almost a decade of opportunities to test your patience and build your resilience.
5. Start a Long Road Trip. Leave at 11:59 PM. Ignore the mysterious blinking dashboard light. It’s probably just festive mood lighting.
6. Schedule Minor Surgery. Make it elective and experimental. Let the intern do it. After all, everyone has to learn sometime— what better time than the present. Which just so happens to be Friday the 13th.
7. Buy Something “Definitely Not Haunted” Online
If the listing says “slight paranormal activity,” that just means it has some unique personality. Or maybe several personalities. Free shipping is worth the risk.
8. Investigate That Strange Noise Outside
Go alone. Don’t turn on the lights. It’s probably just the wind. . . if the wind slaps the side of your house and screams like a banshee. Nothing to worry about.
9. Text Your Ex. Nothing says “I make wise choices” like reopening a relationship black hole you barely escaped from the first time. Friday the 13th is the day to turn red flags into welcome mats.
10. Explore An Abandoned Building. The extra-scary one chained shut with “NO TRESPASSING” signs. That’s clearly reverse psychology. Bonus points if it’s somehow full of ladders to walk under.
11. Say “Nothing Bad Is Going to Happen” Repeatedly. Declare it confidently in front of your mirror. Then break the mirror for emphasis. What could possibly go wrong today?
12. Tempt Fate With a DIY Project. No instructions. No forethought. Just pure intuition, power tools, and measuring with your arms because “That looks about right!”
13. Pick at Your Own Risk. Oh, you wanted a 13th suggestion? Absolutely not. Don’t you know 13 is unlucky? 🤪
However you choose to spend Friday the 13th— cautiously, boldly, or hiding under a blanket— remember it’s just a (slightly strange) date on the calendar.
But wait, there's more! If you’re still feeling brave, you can dive into 13 Unfortunate Occurrences That May Just Prove Friday the 13th is an Unlucky Day, or explore 13 Strange and Surprising Objects That People Claim Are Haunted and 13 MORE Strange and Surprising Objects That People Claim Are Haunted for even more perfectly rational reasons to stay alert. Proceed wisely. Or don’t.
~ Lindsay W. Merkel
