Nah, I am actually skipping the parade. I woke up with an ice-pick migraine (although Ubrelvy *is* working and the migraine is going away) and it's in the 90s and also my mood is in the toilet because our country sucks. I am just not feeling the parade-ness this year, even though I always say that our neighborhood's July 4th parade is very much NOT about America Fuck Yeah and entirely about Northside Is The Best Side.

I do still plan to rally and go to Tim's brother and SiL's house for the picnic later. We have potato salad and brats and cookies, so we gotta go. Plus there will be shenanigans, as usual, which always improves my mood.

What is everyone doing this holiday weekend?

Getting my eyebrows done!

I'm actually decompressing from all the socializing of my birthday week and my niece being here, so it will be low key.

I was going to mail some things today but I just realized the P.O. is closed.

I'm not feeling great about celebrating the country, so I am going to dedicate today to celebrating brenda's new haircut.

I am meeting two friends for an early "don't feel like celebrating the 4th, but would like to see you guys" dinner... at 4p to avoid fireworks' traffic.

No plans for today or tomorrow, but I'll think on it.

Just really depleted of spirit.

Ethan is still recovering from his foot surgery so we would have stayed home regardless (there are no good fireworks options near us that wouldn't require a long walk) but also I have never in my life felt less like celebrating America than this fucking year.

So instead I am lounging around in a "ban the fascists / save the books" shirt playing online Wingspan on my phone while intermittently helping Dylan fill in all his pre-college paperwork. I could be doing yardwork (the weeds have TAKEN OVER my front yard garden and are beginning to attack the house) but I've got freshly painted nails and a new dye job I don't want to spoil, so I'm sticking to the couch.

This is going to end up a weekend I want a weekend from if I end up doing all the webinars and phonebanks.

I have now added on a head spa treatment and a pedicure to my weekend of denial. Later I am going to a friend’s for a get together on her rooftop to watch the neighborhood fireworks. If it’s as hot as I think it will be I may not stay too long. H had heatstroke last week and is still a bit shaky so there’s an out.

What I really want to do is skip it and go see Sinners tonight. But I missed her birthday party a month ago so I need to do some showing up.

I too am celebrating my new haircut. I’ll throw a couple of snaps in the FB group.

Where did you get that tee, Jessica?

H had heatstroke last week

Oh no! She should absolutely take it easy. I should try to see Sinners this weekend.

Today I've signed up for more postcarding and have started the deep clean of my apartment. I finished scrubbing the bathroom floor and baseboards and the hallway baseboards. I'm taking a break now, but I'd like to declutter the kitchen and get the baseboards in there done today.

Aurelia, this is the site - [link]

Postcards are great, but not as my part. I need too much help to make it happen.

And I'm not good on the phone. I'm glad you can fill that role.

Thanks, Jessica.