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15 February 2006

It's OK..... Glamour has this regular column where they say cute little "It's OK" sayings, like, "It's OK to not be able to eat just one cookie" and "It's OK to skip the gym when it's cold". So, MeCha, what's OK in your book?
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 10:46 | 93 comments
I am curious to see the answers to this too Pink. I can't think of much off the top of my head. I think it's cos my head is stuffed with a head cold that is making me dumb. The cool part of the head cold is that is makes it easy for me to giggle like a school girl.
posted by richat 15 February | 11:01
I'll go first:

It's OK to not be able to date more than one guy at once.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 15 February | 11:02
It's okay to read MeFi and MeCha all day if the boss is out of the office.
posted by brainwidth 15 February | 11:04
TPS, how'd your Valentine's Day date go???
posted by Specklet 15 February | 11:05
It's OK to forget how fortunate we are, particularly relative to most people in the world. It's OK because it's natural to forget (and to get caught up with insignificant 'problems').

It's also OK to try to keep a perspective on things as much as possible, in order to reduce stress for yourself and ultimately others as well.
posted by dfowler 15 February | 11:09
Specklet, it was soooooooooooo good. I can't figure out if he's real or a mirage.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 15 February | 11:11
It's OK to sing wildly out loud while you're driving your car, even if people in other cars are laughing at you.
posted by Miko 15 February | 11:12
This is hard.
posted by sciurus 15 February | 11:16
It's OK to be yourself.
posted by Eideteker 15 February | 11:16
Right fuckin' on, miko. (Add in steering wheel drumming too.)
posted by mike9322 15 February | 11:18
It's OK to fuck up every once in a while.

I loooove Glamour. Fuck FHM, Glamour rules.
posted by flopsy 15 February | 11:19
As a related note to miko's:
It's OK to sing poorly, if that's all you can do. It's one of the greatest joys in life - singing that is, and I would hate for people to not take part cos they aren't so good!
posted by richat 15 February | 11:22
It's OK to eat a snack food for dinner.

And yes, flopsy, Glamour is my favorite magazine (and I get a lot of them!)
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 15 February | 11:23
It's OK to unload a broadside into the bad guys and then away boarders after putting a shot across their bow.
posted by warbaby 15 February | 11:23
It's ok to dance to the muzak in stores. Especially if it's got a funky beat.
posted by jrossi4r 15 February | 11:27
Steering wheel driving, fuckin' ey. My brother has a rule when in the car with me; Keep it inside the vehicle. So no bass-pedal brake-pedal action at stoplights and such. Baby.

Since everyone likes this one, I'll expand.

It's OK to rock the fuck out. Cocks optionally out. Use your (and your partner(s)'s) discretion.
posted by Eideteker 15 February | 11:28
It's okay to shop at Old Navy.
posted by mike9322 15 February | 11:31
It's OK to fuck up every once in a while.

And it's OK to admit you fucked up. Nobody has to be perfect all the time.
posted by essexjan 15 February | 11:34
It's OK to go down to the library at work to take a nap.
posted by gaspode 15 February | 11:35
It's OK to be happy, even when everyone around you is unhappy. And vice-versa.
posted by muddgirl 15 February | 11:36
It's OK to cry a little bit after all the acid has drained out of the bathtub and all you have left is a matted clump of her hair.

What!!! Is that TOO much information.
posted by seanyboy 15 February | 11:37
warbaby: It's OK to be obsessed with Patrick O'Brian novels. (I am too).

It's OK to cook fabulous dinners, even if you're eating by yourself.

It's OK to look at yourself in the mirror now and then and say "hey, not bad".
posted by Miko 15 February | 11:38
It's OK to wear socks & sandals (sometimes & then only for women).
posted by flopsy 15 February | 11:39
It's OK to put on your pajamas as soon as you get home from work.
posted by Miko 15 February | 11:40
It's OK to spend a lot of money on yourself.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 15 February | 11:41
Or your chihuahua (I spent more on my dog at Trixie & Peanut then I ever do on myself!)
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 15 February | 11:42
It's always OK to buy another musical instrument.
posted by Miko 15 February | 11:45
It's OK to be angry sometimes.

It's OK to be just a little OCD.
posted by dame 15 February | 11:47
It's OK to look at miko and say, "Hey, not bad."

It's OK to walk the dinosaur.

It's OK to fall in love, with anyone, everyone. Strangers (the girl in the library with the single strand of hair across her face). Lovers (all over again). Friends (from time to time).
posted by Eideteker 15 February | 11:53
It's OK to read your Valentines over and over. It's OK to print them out to read later, too.
posted by Miko 15 February | 11:54
Boom boom shakka-lakka-lakka boom
posted by mike9322 15 February | 11:57
Oh, and: It's OK to look at your secret Valentines over and over.
posted by Eideteker 15 February | 11:58
It's OK to be so old that you remember Walk the Dinosaur.
posted by jrossi4r 15 February | 11:58
Dammit, miko, you caught me on the preview!
posted by Eideteker 15 February | 11:58
It's okay to enjoy some (most?) of the kid shows and movies your 4 y.o. watches.
posted by mike9322 15 February | 11:59
It's OK to read all the celebrity magazines.
posted by sisterhavana 15 February | 12:02
It's OK to follow celebrity gossip on the internet, yes, thank you sisterhavana!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 15 February | 12:03
It's OK to eat a big honkin' bag of Doritos every once in a while.
posted by Specklet 15 February | 12:03
miko: who's talkin' about fiction? I'm talking real life.

*loads chainshot and langrel*
posted by warbaby 15 February | 12:05
TPS: ohnotheydidnt rules! : )

It's OK if most of your friends are significantly older or significantly younger than you. We're all adults now.
posted by sisterhavana 15 February | 12:06
DORITOS?! WHERE? GIVE ME SOME PLEEEEASE!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 15 February | 12:06
Also, Eide, my mother is all about making "the car dance" via brake pedal. And since i grew up in SoCal, I spent about half my childhood in the car. While it danced.
posted by dame 15 February | 12:07
It's OK to read Archie comics because you genuinely like them.

It's OK if you think Jughead is the cutest of the Archie gang.
posted by Miko 15 February | 12:07
It's OK to like Ashlee Simpson
posted by flopsy 15 February | 12:08
OHNOTHEYDIDNT is the best source of celebrity gossip on the internet, hands down!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 15 February | 12:10
It's okay to shoot a guy on a drunken hunting trip (apparently)
posted by mike9322 15 February | 12:10
It's OK to read Archie comics because you genuinely like them.

Oh, I was all about Archie comics back in the day! I haven't bought one in ages, but I still have some old ones I will read on occasion.
Which leads to...

It's OK to see a copy of a book you read in grade school and reread it, no matter how old you are. : )
posted by sisterhavana 15 February | 12:11
It's OK to read the same book twenty times instead of twenty books.
posted by JanetLand 15 February | 12:12
It's okay to get up at noon and not get dressed or leave the house at all on a Sunday.
posted by mike9322 15 February | 12:12
It's OK to buy your husband liquor for Valentine's Day.
posted by eamondaly 15 February | 12:17
Dame: It's OK to air drum everywhere. And dance everywhere, even if you're a car.

It's also OK to tell your driver when they are scaring you.
posted by Eideteker 15 February | 12:30
Unpopular, but:

It's OK not to drink. Or smoke. It's OK to not want to go places where people are smoking.
posted by Eideteker 15 February | 12:33
Umm.. and

It's OK to need a nap right now. See you all in a few hours.
posted by Eideteker 15 February | 12:34
It's okay to dance. Even if you're sober. And male. And middleaged.
posted by tommasz 15 February | 12:35
Yaaaay Eideteker, amen!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 15 February | 12:36
It's OK to leave your Christmas tree up until February 15th.

It's OK to forget to feed your fish. For a while, anyway.

It's OK to pronounce vase "voz".
posted by Specklet 15 February | 12:36
It's OK to create nifty, intellectual/social/soulful bonds with people on the internet. It's a nice new kind of relationship the world has offered us to enjoy.

posted by Miko 15 February | 12:39
It's OK to buy your husband liquor for Valentine's Day.

Mr. Rossi got a lovely bottle of scotch.
posted by jrossi4r 15 February | 12:40
It's OK to wake up screaming.
posted by cmonkey 15 February | 12:46
It's OK to make cmonkey sleep on the couch.
posted by Specklet 15 February | 13:14
It's okay to dance around the house naked, every once in awhile.

It's okay to oversleep, wake up, and promptly go back to sleep sometimes.
posted by jaksemas 15 February | 13:26
It's OK to make out with single co-workers.

It's OK to look at other co-workers like they are pieces of meat.

It's definitely OK to hang with the girls (and jonmc) and dish about co-workers you think are hot.
posted by TrishaLynn 15 February | 13:51
It's OK to want a full body banana costume.
It's OK to use vacant office space for your own purposes.
posted by jonmc 15 February | 14:00
It's OK if you think Jughead is the cutest of the Archie gang.

*puts on crown shaped hat, eats hamburgers con brio*
posted by jonmc 15 February | 14:05
It's okay to want to work with TrishaLynn.
posted by mike9322 15 February | 14:25
Be careful what you wish for, mike. Not because of Trisha, but you. don't. want. our. jobs.
posted by jonmc 15 February | 14:33
It's ok to have just one more drink/shot.
posted by porpoise 15 February | 14:35
It's ok to cry, even if you're a guy.
posted by porpoise 15 February | 14:37
It's ok to do that one extra rep.
posted by porpoise 15 February | 14:38
Word. You will not believe the craptastic meeting we got back from. The good? Free pizza and soft drinks. The bad? Everything else.
posted by TrishaLynn 15 February | 14:38
It's OK to pee in the shower.

It's OK to watch Elimidate.

It's OK to throw away a tupperware container out of the fridge if it would make your whole kitchen smell were you to open and wash it.
posted by Specklet 15 February | 14:52
It's OK to come back from lunch an hour late with your panties in your purse.

It's NOT OK to do so every day.
posted by rainbaby 15 February | 15:10
It's OK to come back from lunch an hour late with your panties in your purse.

What about someone else's?
posted by jonmc 15 February | 15:20
Someone else's panties: OK!

Someone else's purse: NOT OK.
posted by rainbaby 15 February | 15:23
How about if I come back from work with someone else's panties on?

(there really needs to be a book of modern ettiquette to sort these things out)
posted by jonmc 15 February | 15:26
Yah. You'll have to consult the Ombudsman on that one, jonmc. I'm out of my league.
posted by rainbaby 15 February | 15:35
It's ok to flub an interview because you have no idea what the hell you're talking about and don't think the subject warrants an article to begin with.

/trying to make myself feel better.

posted by jrossi4r 15 February | 15:57
Um, is it OK if I post a picture here?
≡ Click to see image ≡
posted by dfowler 15 February | 16:09
It's OK to wear socks & sandals
No, it's not. Not ever. Not for any human. Just no.
posted by dg 15 February | 16:12
It's OK to wear socks & sandals

No, it's not. Not ever. Not for any human. Just no.


What if that's all you're wearing?
posted by jonmc 15 February | 16:15
It's OK to wear socks & sandals

No, it's not. Not ever. Not for any human. Just no.


What if that's all you're wearing?


Then it's WORSE.
posted by rainbaby 15 February | 16:17
much worse
posted by dg 15 February | 16:52
It's OK to make cmonkey sleep on the couch.


:(
posted by cmonkey 15 February | 17:00
Miko, it's definitely ok to like Patrick O'Brien novels. I've read the whole Aubreyiad, and now I've got the weather gage on all you landsmen...
posted by killdevil 15 February | 17:20
Confusion to our enemies!
posted by Miko 15 February | 17:24
Oh cmonkey, you know I wouldn't make you sleep on the couch!




The bathtub is much more comfortable.
posted by Specklet 15 February | 18:32
It's OK to admit that you wear socks and sandals, even if you know you're going to be laughed at.
posted by mudpuppie 15 February | 18:39
whaddya mean dg & rainbaby? socks and sandals are a great look! see! yum!

also. leg warmers are cool.
posted by flopsy 15 February | 20:43
It's OK to throw away a tupperware container out of the fridge if it would make your whole kitchen smell were you to open and wash it. -- Specklet


I have to admit that I do this as often as not. I just can't justify opening it! Bleah....
posted by Sil 15 February | 22:15
It's okay to be fucking pissed off and say so, loudly.
posted by Lipstick Thespian 15 February | 23:06
It's okay to be jealous.
posted by brujita 16 February | 07:22
It's okay to read trashy novels and watch crappy TV.

It's okay to cry at sappy commercials.
posted by deborah 16 February | 10:54
It's okay to have sex with little children
posted by thirteenkiller 16 February | 12:30
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