Ever stuck watching your brother's basketball game, your child's school performance or going with your friends to some boring concert? This guide will tell you how to bear through it.

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[edit] Steps

Try to watch or listen to the performance. If you're just too bored or can't get into it, follow the next step.
If you can, try to get up and say you're getting a drink of water or going to the bathroom. Then you can take a short walk.
Play with your cell phone. Most phones have games, if not, play around with the settings.
Look around the audience and see if you know somebody. Look up at the ceiling and count the tiles or wooden planks. Do isometric exercises which are not obvious. You do not want to embarrass anyone.
Know what to wear

If you know you are going and you have a hoodie and an iPod, hide the iPod in your hoodie's pocket and run the cord through the inside of the hoodie, put the earphones on and jam. Some jackets have hoods with speakers in them, specifically made to play iPods.
If you have a program, count the number of words in it, then read it backwards.

[edit] Tips

If you know what you're being dragged to, bring a book or a cell phone to keep you occupied.
If you are using a cellphone as a means of distraction in a dark auditorium, keep in mind that the little bit of light which your cell phone screen gives off will be incredibly annoying to anyone sitting near you.

[edit] Warnings

If you play on your phone, make sure you have the Java settings on sound off to save yourself a lot of embarrassment (especially if it's a school play or a quiet performance). You could also get in huge trouble.
If it is a concert or performance with someone you know, and they happen to look your way and see you not watching the performance, their feelings could be hurt, especially if it is a child