Recently I was wandering aimlessly in Venice Beach, CA. I was trying to get away from my thoughts, my situation, etc. It was kinda working, but Venice Beach always reminds me of a few times when I seemed to be happier. So maybe it's not the place to go to not dwell on the past. But anyway I've been down a bit lately and seeing all these tourists in happier states than me was kind of a bummer. There was this cut-out photograph stand. You and your "better half" stick your heads through the holes on the large wooden board and magically it appears that you are now a Strong Man holding his Bikini Beauty at the beach. This couple, no doubt from the Midwest, were obliging and seemed to be so fuckin' happy doing it cause they were laughin' hysterically at it. It made me think, it must be nice to be that happy that something so dumb makes you burst into laughter. Wouldn't it be nice? ... OK, maybe not.
