Hi kids! I went to see the fireworks in my town last night. It’s held over this lake, so it was sort of like Bilbo’s birthday party on steroids — and without a fireworks dragon, alas. Otherwise it was a great show, suitably loud. It was also extremely crowded — it took my friends and I nearly two hours to get out of the parking lot. I think it might have been extra crowded this year because a lot of the communities around here are not having July 4th weekend celebrations due to budget cuts or something. Anyway, I had a good time, though I was also reminded of 1) my age, and 2) why I don’t go to concerts anymore.
Anyway, I plan to get rid of this rather boring blog theme as soon as I can decide which of the ones I downloaded I like, so there will be that to look forward to. There is no new Doctor Who episode tonight — SciFi is taking the 4th off and is showing a Twilight Zone montage instead. Confession: I never really liked The Twilight Zone — I always found it either too depressing (so many of the characters ended up basically insane; also every episode that was set in outer space seemed to have a “leaving the Earth is hubris” theme), or too preachy (atomic bombs are bad, mmm-kay? Oh yeah, and people suck too!). Give me cheesy old Star Trek (the original series) episodes any day.
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July 4th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
The last time I saw a fireworks show was 11 years ago. Poway, California. Don’t remember much (pain meds will do that, I guess). Not being one for concerts, crowds, or noise of almost any kind these days, I think I’ll skip the show in OP that’s down along the river. It’s pretty, but I don’t see me staying up that late.
It HAS been a beautiful day, a perfect day for celebrating – so we did our celebration early & fairly quiet. The cats sure prefer it that way.
Happy Independence Day to all!
July 4th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
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Tsk, tsk.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:26 am
We just stayed home this year. My husband’s business is located in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site area, and we had been going down there for the past few years. They have live music, booths and whatnot, and the whole shop plus friends and family usually get together for a barbecue. We were both a little too tired to care this year; he’s already fast asleep.
I did buy and try some absinthe for the first time tonight, or at least what I believe to be: Absente. Apparently there is some question as to its authenticity because of the type of wormwood used. Whatever. I like it, and those who like licorice might as well. I like this better than aniset liquors, and the fact that it turns cloudy right before your eyes is kinda cool. I even got a spoon that came with it–not as fancy as some I’ve seen. My husband asked me why I would buy a French product for our Independence Day celebration. I quickly remembered my history and said, “To Lafayette…”
July 5th, 2008 at 7:06 am
What? (To aelfheld.)
July 5th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Blech, licorice. Can’t stand the taste. Though I’ve had ouzo (which turns cloudy too, and tastes nasty).
July 5th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
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July 5th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
D’oh!
July 6th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Since building a house on the Hood Canal I have not gone to a formal, official fireworks show when in the States. There are plenty of Indian reservations that sell really great, as in REAL fireworks, and outside the pussified enclaves of Seattle real fireworks are not evil and banned as hateful in Gaia’s eyes. These things are bona fide Take-Off-Your-Hand-If-You-Screw-Up WMDs.
So all along the Canal, people are firing off actual rockets and it’s a free show to just sit where you have a view a few miles up and down the shore, and across to the opposite side, where something’s always being shot into the air and exploded.