Being happy can be a serious downer. So says Ashley Schleeper, a happy ex-cheerleader art student. She starts off by saying that as a happy person, people assume that there's something wrong with them. Unfortunately, I assume the same when I see happy people, but Ashley clears those misconceptions about her. She is not on anything nor is there anything wrong with her head, she is just a happy person, which is why it's such a downer.

In today's society, depression and angst is common, which is why it is so hard for her to fit in. Instead of curing negativity , she wants to cure her positivity, which I find hilarious. The whole piece is hilarious, yet intelligent. Ashley uses quotes from Mark Twain and current day prescriptions to promote the fact that her happiness is something unusual.

With the narrator's upbeat personality and the piece's light hearted tone, it's hard not to like this piece or the narrator.