Always sunny on California

"In the land of the lotus eaters, time plays tricks on you.
One day you’re dreaming, the next your dream has become your reality.
It was the best of times. If only someone had told me.
Mistakes were made, hearts were broken, harsh lessons learned[...]
I don’t know how I got here; but here I am.
Rotting away in the warm California sun. There are things I need to figure out, for her sake at least. The clock is ticking; the gap is widening..."

Hank Moody, in Californication, season 1, episode 3, "The Whore Of Babylon".