Everyone needs to touch on their childish side... it is healthy for you. It allows you to release pent up energy and frustration, and best of all accesses that expressive thing called laughter. No matter where you go there will be people walking down the street in such a laboured manner that you suspect they struggled to find the will to get out of bed that morning. All trace of joy is removed from their facial expressions as though it had been grease wiped away with Mr Muscle. And should you have the pleasure of conversing with them it may cross your mind that they should get back into bed and stay there. But it is a very unfortunate thing to be a carrier of misery. I am sure that such retchid souls cannot help the frosty face they adorn. It is perhaps a sign of insecurity and a form of self-preservation that brings them to wear the stubborn mask.
Having worked in retail I ask any readers of my nonsense to spare a thought for those who have to assist 'les miserables'. My way of dealing with the aggressive "HOW MUCH IS THIS" that was often spat in my direction as I hung off a 5m high ceiling trying to fit an intricate lighting display was to ignore it. On hearing it again I would feign ignorance of their initial hiss and with a beaming smile from the top of the ladder merely say "Oh good morning, would you like some assistance?" . The response was always the same... the aloof customer would be forced to say good morning in return and the sharp tone to the voice would immediately be replaced by a softer and more considerate approach to the request! In fact, by being friendly and positive it seemed to tug on that quality in the other person.
So perhaps the dark, miserable people of the world need the support and perseverance of the bright, positive souls of the world to bring out a little snippet of joy. At this point I am feeling a little nausious to know that this splurge of 'PEACE and LOVE' has been filtered from MY head and that MY fingers have allowed this to be released into my blog. To make up for it I am going to make you sick too....
We had a Real LA Chill Out on Sunday 15th July!! I spent the entire day around the newly filled pool! Relaxing, drinking, FLOATING, making animal noises, laughing, EATING, diving, sunbathing and curling my straw hat into a more appropriate shape. It was such a pleasure to be doing absolutely nothing... and we had so much fun floating in the pool being infantile. Only Fang, the cross-eyed cat, missed out on the action. The only time we ventured out was to head in to Palmville for a barbeque at a bar there, where we indulged in a few drinks over an equal number of games of pool.
I am so sorry... have I made y'all miserable in the colder climes? I will finish on a positive and constructive note then... there are plenty of miserable people here in LA too. (that was not the positive note). You may have thought that plastic surgery and sleeping tablets was the answer to happiness but the evidence here is that this is just not true! You may scoff but it really isn't. The answer is laughter. So calling to all of my fellow happy people... its up to you....
...go and spread the love man!
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