New Years Resolution - Grow Down!

It was after a lengthy discussion with a younger friend still at varsity (pickled with Jager) that I came across this simple but life altering Mantra. He is by no means the most intelligent person - he will definitely contest this - but his foresight on the topic left me wondering, maybe it is in fact the youth that hold the answers to the Fun Side of Life.

So after the influence of family, friends and our numerous outings - nights out and morning ins - that I submit to the all powerful online universe and attempt to capture and share the essence of optimising fun! My theory unfounded and unresearched like many online sources of debates and discussions centres around "growing down".

Growing down you say... Do the following phrases sound familiar...

"A double bender on a weekend - you should really grow up..."

"Benoni bombs - really? You should really grow up!"

"You went to Manhattan? Its really time you grew up!" "

Yes - some of this good advice and mind you most of it general concern for another's well being - however (and this is the kicker) this still doesn't change the fact that we often have the most fun doing the things we normally wouldn't/shouldn't be doing i.e. all of the above.

In my quest for fun and result of my undeniable FOMO (fear of missing out) I give you the coup de gras of thought processes which you can unashamedly reply in your head or out loud to make you feel better in a situation like this...

"Why don't you grow down!"

It will cleanse you of your guilt in an instant I assure you, however I can't promise it will help the next morning or when your outlandish behaviour becomes the object of discussion at your workplace after your Christmas Party and the news of the punch downing competition and late night skinny dipping with Debbie from Accounts leaks at the water cooler... but that's neither here nor there...

So its this Mantra I will hold onto in 2011 (within reason - remember we are now tried as adults in the court of law not minors) and the substance that I hope to share, discuss point-out, urge, photograph, advise, complain, laugh about, recount embarrassing situations and document some nuances in the crazy life we lead... particularly in my home city - the not quaint - the not quiet - City of Johannesburg.

Welcome to the Fun Side of Life - dont feel bad about coming back...