Watched the fireworks from the field with neighbors, had another margarita with them. Home and third shower to wash off the bug spray, smashed bugs and sweat from watching fireworks with a wiggly 6 year old on my lap. Good night.

Still sounds like a war zone out there, cats don't care.

Dear neighbors, if the VERY LOUD firecrackers you are setting off in your driveway set my house on fire, or more importantly, wake up my kid, I will stuff the next one down your pants and then light the fuse.

I posted in Bitches about my experience with the next door neighbors. Grr.

Actually, the more time passes, the more peeved I get.

I'm super tolerant of their youthful ways but what that means is that the line can be crossed quickly and terminally.

With them, tolerance may be mistaken for being a pushover.

Try me boys. Just try me. IJS.

My view was actually better than I remember it from last year, so that was a nice surprise. Pretty. The local amateurs are still making things go boom, which is annoying. I'm probably gonna have to hit the coffee hard tomorrow.

Brendhan Behan was an Irish poet, playwright and author. Conversation turned to him elsewhere than on this board (actually in a twitter exchange with Ken M). And yes, self-deprecation is common. What I think is less common is self-deprecation that is not self-hating on the one hand and is not "Isn't charming that I'm such a jackass" on the other. Though I think the examples given are great ones.

Fireworks in Olympia were illegal this year, after being legal for a long time. Did not eliminate them, but it made people a bit more discreet.

Happy half-price fireworks day!

I was in bed before the town fireworks began, but not asleep, so the bangs kept me awake. The are set off about 5 blocks from our house, so very loud.

After sleeping half the day yesterday and getting another almost 8 hours last night, I feel better. I think part of my exhaustion is that I do not get enough people time and that mac is being a slug about doing anything around the house to help me.

It is going to be a very slow day. drivers will be done with loads by noon and the other two guys in the office will probably leave. I guess I should take it as an opportunity to get everything off my desk.

Thanks, Hec. Bouffant is the key word I needed there.

What I think is less common is self-deprecation that is not self-hating on the one hand and is not "Isn't charming that I'm such a jackass" on the other.

I can't tell if any comedian's self-deprecation is also self-hate unless I have some insight into their personal life--what are you using to determine this? And why did you come to the conclusion Americans can't/don't do it?

It feels weird to go do work today.

It also feels weird that I've slacked off drawing. I'm doing linocutting, but I'm shit at that and don't know if there will be a picture at the end of it, so it's a weird sensation.

Oh, Consuela--what sweetener is used in those low glycemic load cookies, and what sort of oats?