Congrats Aimee!

But, then, there's lots of similar corporate and bureaucratic "logic" that makes the insane trolls laugh and laugh.

Ah, yes. Insane troll logic. I know it well.

Congrats Aimee! Please to be posting pictures!

Welcome to California, Emily! It will be good to you.

Happy Fourth, to those as celebrate it. It's also Philipine-American Friendship Day. I'm giving Mal's (Filipina) nanny a small scrapbook of her and Mal in honor.

YAY for Emily in California! May you find a school that deserves you.

Re: 4th of July
Due to our feelings about the current government, Drew and I are having a 4th of July Mutiny tomorrow. We're making our friends dress up like pirates and having a cookout. I'm going to hang a giant Jolly Roger flag up in the patio and make drinks involving rum.

Yo ho, yo ho, 4th of July Mutiny!

Yes, this may actually be an elaborate excuse to wear pirate garb and make people "walk the plank" into the neighbor's pool. Hush.

It's also Philipine-American Friendship Day. I'm giving Mal's (Filipina) nanny a small scrapbook of her and Mal in honor

There's a day for that? And you knew about it without prompting? Wow.

I have no plans for the 4th. In fact, I'm not sure why in hell I'm awake right now. Except Smonster and Amyth just left (they're going to brunch with friends and then continuing on home), and I read my email and there was a very make-me-melt email from the Canadian, and now I feel like I should make PLANS for the 4th of July. Last year I didn't do anything. This year I need to....do laundry? Clean a tad, for juliana? But my fireworks-watching plans involve walking four blocks and watching from the streetcorner (it's a big hill, so you can see the national fireworks really well from it). None of my friends own a grill, we all live in tiny apartments. So, hmm.

(Dear god, *I* am the first one posting this mornign? How can that be right???)

Happy 4th of Gronk to all!

The Gronk, she is me.

We who have to work today salute you.

There's a day for that? And you knew about it without prompting?

Apparently, and she had mentioned it to me some time ago in a conversation about my likely embassy duties on the 4th. So, no, I'm not that much of a wonk.

there was a very make-me-melt email from the Canadian

Yay!

We are having our traditional July 4th of fried chicken, watermelon, and Dune the board game.

Happy Fourth of July!!!

Yay 4th of July Mutiny!

DH and friend have gone fishing. Seas are a bit high for me to comfortably read on the boat so I passed. I don't fish.

Bobby is out front in the park eating and drinking after the neighborhood parade. Big crowd. I am still in jammies so I haven't joined them. It's rare for me to be home on the 4th and I should go out and be social. This is one of the few big neighborhood parties. The parade is short, about 10 blocks because it is way too hot for more than that. It was about an hour ago. I have lazy guilt.

Brendon is still sleeping. I'll go let him know there are treats available. He was up at 5am to walk the dog as she jumped in his bed and insisted. I was impressed that he didn't ignore her.

waves a sparkler

Mom is cooking too much food today and then we are visiting some friends and then heading back into reality.

I heard from a friend yesterday who I haven't heard from in probably a year. I called her on her birthday in January but never got a call back. I think we're going to try to get together soon, which would be nice. She hasn't even met Dave yet.

I fell asleep last night, after dinner while watching the Red Sox game. It was a nice evening though.

Items of note before I fling myself into the shower and rush out the door for the parade:

(1) I unexpectedly met some (most?) of The Boy's family last night, including his parents, when he said he had to go to a 4th of July thing at his brother's before we could go to the carnival/sideshow/etc., and did I want to come along? Eeep. Within 3 minutes of meeting his dad, he (the dad, not The Boy) offered me a drink of his beer so I could decide if I wanted one (it was a summer brew, and sometimes they're too fruity for me; this one wasn't). Both his parents as well as his SiL told me that The Boy should bring me back some time. Hmmm.

(2) Then we saw a real live burlesque show -- outdoors -- at the pre-4th carnival. I have pictures, but they need a lot of photoshopping, b/c it was 11:30-midnight when they went on, and it was dark and I was far back. But -- yeah. Live (partially) nude girls!

(2a) Prior to the burlesque show, we saw firebreathers, of which I also got some cool pictures. Sadly, we missed the actual sideshow freaks, which apparently involved a bed of nails and other painful things.

(3) I had a #3, but I can't for the life of me remember it. So I'll hop in the shower now, as the parade is supposed to start in 20 minutes (though it's more likely to start in an hour; or, at least, reach the area where we'll be sitting in an hour).