What to do during long exposures?

Hey all, trying my hand at star trail photography this evening. Currently waiting for a 37 minute exposure to complete. I walked back to the comfort of my truck while I wait, but I am curious:

what do you all do to pass the time while you wait for your long exposure photos to complete?

Usually eat, drink, sleep, masturbate, etc... (not necessarily in that order either)

lol

Stomp around complaining about the freezing cold to anything which will listen... which is usually nothing as nobody else is silly enough to be up at 4am taking photos

After making sure that you've covered the viewfinder with some dark material as to not let any light leak through your sensor, you can do anything except forgetting you've left your camera somewhere in the dark gazing up at the sky. ;D

First I set a timer. Then I read e-mail, forums like this, listen to podcasts, watch movies or TV on my computer, more rarely do actual work on my computer.

I do all my shooting at home, so when I leave the camera to do it's thing I'll either

a) Go inside, watch telly, drink a hot drink, (if it's really cold out), or
b) Stay outside with binoculars and a star-map and lie on the ground gazing up and learning what's up there, (if it's not too cold outside).

Jim G wrote in post #9977442
Stomp around complaining about the freezing cold to anything which will listen... which is usually nothing as nobody else is silly enough to be up at 4am taking photos

No stomping! That would ruin the exposure

I pulled an all-nighter on Saturday night. First time. I was surprised how quickly the night went. Spent the time simply gazing up and looking around, trying to learn some more constellations and star names, occasionally pulling out the binoculars for a more detailed look, checking the guiding/camera was still ticking over nicely, making coffee, eating. If I was in a group I'd be chatting and drinking more beer.

troypiggo wrote in post #9991862
I pulled an all-nighter on Saturday night. First time. I was surprised how quickly the night went... If I was in a group I'd be chatting and drinking more beer.

Hoping to go to a dark site with a small group this Saturday, and who knows, it might turn into an all-nighter if the conditions are really good. Must make sure I have enough coffee in the thermos. And have all my camera batteries charged!

Adrena1in wrote in post #10002234
Hoping to go to a dark site with a small group this Saturday, and who knows, it might turn into an all-nighter if the conditions are really good. Must make sure I have enough coffee in the thermos. And have all my camera batteries charged!

Beer. Don't forget the beer.

troypiggo wrote in post #10002638
Beer. Don't forget the beer.

Hmm, driving home at 2am after being up for twenty hours, with beer in me as well?! Nah, I'll stick with the coffee. Perhaps when I attend a weekend-long star-party, when I'm viewing right next to my tent, then I'll take your advice!

Someone say beer?

I stay quietly by the scope, feed the hedgehogs that come to check me out (there's 3 of em), drink cofee with cognac, count satellites and send drunken sms-es to ex girlfriends. then i usually realize there's no more batteries lesft, or that i've forgot to focus properly, or that i'm at iso 3200, or that the white balance-s all wrong (i don't shoot raw)..

astrophoto's great fun :P

Buy iPhone or Android.
Play games.

You can count meteors. Very useful scientifically!
Vishnu