I totally thought I was cool until I saw a post on Facebook about YOLO. Not Yo-Yo. YOLO.
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I clicked on the link because I thought it was about chocolate, you know like ROLO. Only, it wasn’t. It’s an acronym for, as defined by Urbandictionary.com,
You Only Live Once
Mainly used to defend doing something stupid, ranging from mild to extreme stupidity.
What a concept, I thought to myself. A license to act stupidly. Like people need one, really… And, graded. For level of stupidity. On a continuum from mild to extreme. I’m assuming the TV show/ movie Jackass constitute the far end of the continuum while walking around with water bottles filled with wine lives at the other end. (I’ve done one of those. Guess which one.)
I asked my daughter if she knew about YOLO.
Mooooom…EVERYone knows about YOLO. It’s been around FOREVER. It’s almost goooone now. (That’s how she talks. I swear. It’s as annoying as it seems.)
And my thought? Well, of course it must be on it’s way out if I just found out about it.
Apparently, though, now there is a backlash. Against this license to be stupid. Now, remember, I’m just recapping what I’ve read, because I had no idea all of this was going on. So I cannot form or express an opinion of whether there needs to be a movement against YOLO. It wasn’t on Twitter, you see. So, I didn’t know…..
Oh, yes, the backlash. There was a backlash because folks were interpreting YOLO to mean they should do things like this:
Which is not illegal in Toronto, where I live, and would only fall into the extremely stupid category if it was very sunny out or you were my age and tried to show people your boobs.
No, Folks were saying YOLO should be more like this
Now, being ever so diplomatic, I’ve decided to interpret YOLO somewhere in the middle ground that falls between completely insane and my ordinary life. I’ve renamed it the Why the Hell Not List (Catchy, right?), and intend it to replace any manner of Bucket List, which I don’t like since bucket lists are a reminder of everything I totally want to do, but probably never will. Instead, this WTHN list is a compilation of things I intend to do-daily, weekly, or as soon as the dollars present themselves.
This is a list not of desire, but of INTENTION.
My WTHN List
To see graphical representations of these points, please direct yourself to Pinterest. You won’t be sorry, really. Especially regarding point #1)
1. Openly ogle young men and their abs, particularly the cast of Magic Mike. And firefighters. And my daughter’s friends. If possible, be picked up by them and / or find opportunities to touch their muscles.
2. Pretend the dryer shrunk my clothes.
3. Drink Mojitos for lunch, get tipsy, and flirt with passersby.
4. Enjoy the occasional nooner. Hopefully with my significant other.
5. Travel to Bora Bora and stay in a grass hut onto of the water.
6. Read as much lady porn as my e-reader holds.
7. Have one or more movie star crushes and talk about them openly.
8. Wear age inappropriate outfits.
9. Give a lap dance (I don’t need to put dance on a bar because I’ve already done that).
10. Leave the house a huge mess and not feel guilty.
11. Go to India and stay on an Ashram.
12. Say NO.
13. Get a tattoo.
14. Be sexy all the time. But in a librarian kind of way.
15. Write books.
16. Laugh all the time.
17. Drink wine at a movie theatre.
18. Stand on my head thereby overcoming my fear of being upside down.
19. Convince people that it’s ok that I’m slightly crazy.
20. Be nice to everyone (this one is going to be HARD).
(This list is a work in progress and will be updated via Pinterest).
What does your WTHN list look like”? I’ll bet it doesn’t include nude skydiving. Or does it?
Well, I think you might have accomplished #19 already
So you’re doing great!
I like this idea. Let me think abt my list and maybe blog it later
Please do. Cannot wait to see your list. So, you think I should cross #19 off?
Love your list!
thanks Julia!
Ooooh. Oh, very good. Very good list. I shall try to come up with some things for a list of my own… I’m afraid so many things on my list would involve me having a personality transplant, though…I will work on it.
Love it! You are crazy woman but in a good way. We all love you for it!
And I like 14 because I used to be a librarian, a somewhat sexy (or maybe naughty?) one. LOL! JK! Or am I?
Do not joke about being a sexy librarian.
I love, love, love that picture of you. This is a great idea, I am not a fan of the bucket list either. It’s too much pressure.
If I play along I am totally using your picture though.
Thanks Kristin, and feel free to use my picture, but why not make your own WTHN picture?
Ha! I loved this post so, so much, mostly because of “I clicked on the link because I thought it was about chocolate, you know like ROLO.”
ROLOs are the best, but I also had no clue what the hell YOLO was and thought the same thing. I give lap dances wearing age inapproriate clothing while standing on my head at home already. Forget the fact I live alone…perhaps I should reevaluate my own WTHN list.
Abby, if you’re giving lap dances while standing on your head and wearing age inappropriate clothing all the while at home by yourself, then you are one step ahead of the game.
I love it! Especially #1 on your list:)
#1 makes everyone happy.
I’m pretty certain that you can cross a few of those off your list. You’ve got #s 1, 6, and 16 covered.
The best part about a WTHN list is that you can keep doing stuff. You don’t have to cross it off like a bucket list. So, for example, I can feel up young men over and over and over..because, WTHN.
You? Hilarious.
Re-reading that comment makes me think it sounds snooty, when really, I’m in stitches. I meant: You? Are. Hilarious.
You completely crack me up.
Yeah, I got that. You.didn’t sound.snooty. I will continue to keep you in stitches.
Holy smokers, Ms Firefight, your lunchtimes are going to be busy… : D
Hilarious! Sounds like a good way to add some spice to your life.
That was a wonderful list. I tried your Pinterest link but it gave me an error so I’m not sure it was me or you :0)