Embrace the good things in life

Green. I painted this room. Did you know that? With my own two hands, and a paint roller of course. I painted most of the rooms in this house to tell the truth. Well the ones that are painted. My room is just unfinished brown wallboard. I'm not too happy with the trim work, but I was in a rush and the corners are rounded so its hard to get the line to look good from all angles. From the ladder it seemed just fine. I had to pay a fine once. Actually I've had to pay more than one fine, but only one big one. It was a memorable event. Do you remember it? Oh never mind. I've half a mind to forget it myself, but it doesn't want to go away. Sometimes I like to go away. I don't get much chance to physically go away, its just too expensive. So I just go away in my head, that can get expensive too. People tend not to like those who travel in the realms of their heads because they seem detached. I found out I have a high risk of detached retinas but I don't have them now so I shouldn't worry. Thats what the doctor said. You know how they are, any reason to get you to come back. Well I'm not going back, at least not back to Mexico. Its full of Mexicans. I do like Mexican food but you can get plenty of that in New Mexico. This country is all about the new, and the news. We're news obsessed. There seems to be this phenomenon in the US that everyone just loves to hear about others misfortunes. Oh they say "How horrible" and feel genuine sympathy, but I think the underlying cause is an ever present need to feel better than others. Thats why I stopped watching the news, when they start reporting about all the wonderful things that happen in the world then I'll start watching again. I don't need the TV to tell me something I can look outside my door and see. The sea is frequently green, did you know that?