i think you're brilliant: "oh look, here's an opportunity to forget my past" is laugh-out-loud funny. the wording's perfect.  earlier, you mentioned "[scrambling to write] a brief wander." what's a "wander" in your terms? a stream of consciousness, free-writing session?
it's when i choose a starting situation and then start writing and just go out the front door and start getting into trouble without knowing any way to get back before supper