starfish

Occasionally I eavesdrop on people in public places. There are may fascinating people in the world with lots of life experience and sometimes you can learn something. A certain situation comes to my mind. It was a few months ago at the Yellow Deli with my sister and some friends. There were these two guys next to us, it looked like they were on a date. One of the guys was very quiet and the other was very outgoing. The outgoing one was talking about how evil starfish are. He was talking about how they go on top of mussels and eat them slowly. He said that the other mussels are like, "Ohmygod what happened to Jimmy?!" We were dying laughing. Sometimes good stories can come from listening to people in public. You just need to keep your ears open.

Living in San Diego, I have a lot of options when it comes to water recreation.

When given the choice, I would definitely choose the beach over the pool any day. The beach gives me a sense of freedom. It's my happy place. The ocean stretches for miles and miles, farther than the eye can see, and it really makes you start to wonder about everything, just life in general. The beach is a good place to think. You can just walk along the shore and not even notice how far you've gone. And in the water, the waves are so soothing, swirling around you like foreign winds. There is so much life in the ocean, it seems to be alive itself, always moving. The pool is fun, but not nearly as spiritually and mentally beneficial as the beach.