What's Better Than Sex?

We just got this email from a reader:

My name is Vince, a 25-year-old gay guy living in NYC. I thought I'd touch base with you about my blog, Better Than Sex. The premise of the blog is that I don't have sex for 100 days, but for each of those days I have to find or do something that is, you guessed it, Better Than Sex. I started it a little more than a month ago as a social experiment and a way to explore the art & cultural offerings of New York City. It could be food, a play, concert, a hobby or practically anything under the Manhattan sun. Some of the fun things that I've done so far include  going on a silent date at the Cloisters, dressing up as a soccer chick for the Pride Parade, the chocolate cube dessert at Park Avenue summer and randomly going to City Hall to be a witness to a wedding ceremony. Anyway, I thought I'd ask you for suggestions/recommendations on things/events that would be Better Than Sex (or really bad sex, at least!) that I can explore for my blog.

• Volunteering makes you feel almost guiltily good about yourself. It doesn't even have to be formal volunteer work--it could just be walking around for an afternoon looking for people who are lost or having car trouble or whatever. It feels great.
• Um, drinking outdoors. Maybe a few bottles of sparkling red or Brooklyn Brewery Summer Ale, some good cheese, and someone's roof? And a party game, like Celebrity. Six to eight people is ideal.
• Petting and/or buying puppies.
• Momofuku pork buns ($9 for two).
• I like to paint mugs and plates at the Painted Pot. You just go in, put on your iPod, zone out and paint amazing presents for your friends. Dishwasher safe--only $10 per mug. (Plus the one-time supplies fee, which is like $7 per session I think.)