Art Intimidating Life - The Ruins of my Mental Empire: Part Eighty-Five

a couple of forty degree days to weed out the arseholes
too naughty to be forty
a hall of fame at the jamieson pub for cougars in the area
a couple of beers with friends in the fan forced cool pub air
high times at mid afternoon in the bush
having some beers
driving through the dust
talking shit
taking a swim
nothing to do except say thing like
i might go for a swim
i might have another beer
i might have snags for dinner tonight
i might take a nap
who wants to play cards?
sipping a cold beer in the watching the countless deep green trees
swaying in front of that deep deep blue sky
cloudless for three days
pushing a cool breeze around a twenty four degree day
three days in a row
great fucking friends
how did we end up together?
are we this way because of the way we are
or have we made and molded ourselves into this
this strange mixture of smart, mature, open-minded, intelligent, caring, hard drinking, sexual obsessives

an appreciation for poetry, and drawing massive cocks on the photos in tabloid newspapers
so lucky to have the opportunity to laugh so fucking hard so often
too much at times - i found myself trying to hide my laughter
because i wasn't actually laughing at anything in particular
just in the mood
these are things you have to be thankful for
and i am because it is crazy how good life can be
it is insane how well we can live
my on-going  guilt and questioning as to whether i am a good enough person to be this lucky is something i have to live with
a few days later, back home
i spend the day walking around one of those forty degree days
weeding out the arseholes
i walk around the lake and it's very secluded
i walk off-track and im reminded of my times camping with friends
i take some silly little photos
i sweat from the forehead
i take my time and walk around the streets
i take some photos of some hidden factories that may or may not still be operational
i stop off at the local music store and dig the music they're playing
as i always do
have a look around but don't buy anything
i walk down to the pub
blowing my nose as i walk
i order the roast, a beer, and a glass of ice water
the ice water is the best of the lot
i take a seat and watch the cricket
i take a seat and take a look around me
i'm surrounded by arseholes
but we're alright