that laugh

Mike suggested that I watch talent show "fails" to help me get a good night's sleep. I'm not really sure how this works for him but perhaps slapstick humour is his cup of tea. Maybe, seeing other people embarrass themselves sort of reminds us that sh*t happens to everyone and not just us, thus making us relax a bit more. This probably helps by stopping us from dwelling too much on the unfortunate things that recently happened to us and focus instead on somebody else's misfortune.

Just the other day, I really needed a good stress reliever so I gave in to his suggestion and watched a few "audition fail" videos. In doing so, I ran across some clips from Britain's Got Talent or X Factor UK (I couldn't really tell which is which) where Louis Walsh, a very giggly guy, is judging. In almost every video, it was impossible not to see Louis laugh. After a few hours of this, I said to myself: "Thirty years from now, that's going to be my laugh."

Seriously, he has got to have the best laughing face ever. If in case he was mocking me by laughing at me, I would have probably laughed with him. I can probably watch a whole episode of him laughing. I don't know... I think it's one of those contagious laughs that you won't find irritating no matter how inappropriate it is.

Take a look at this, for example:

I think the technique is in the eyes.

And so now, I've got a new goal in life. I will learn and master that laugh.