1. My neighborhood facebook page has been on fire over fireworks the past week. I live in a section of Philadelphia where a random Wednesday night at 11 pm seems like a good time to set off fireworks. This happens all year, not just in the summer. But the past week has been vicious and people with dogs and babies and those who fear having their deck or car catch on fire from debris (true story, one neighbor's deck caught on fire) rail against illegal fireworks and everyone else is all
you're pussies they're fun get a life (pretty much a direct quote). So that battle has been raging, and I kept the dogs at the shore with me Sunday night to avoid the fireworks. I could not avoid them on the third and Fourth and Mae was berserk which I did not feel like dealing with before a long, early drive. So I feel like taking illegal fireworks and shoving them up someone's fucking ass right now.
2. The drive was good. It was fine. Is it weird that I barely remember it even though it was a few hours ago? Writing this on Wednesday night with this view from our room in Ocracoke. It's dark now of course but still just lovely.
3. From 4:30 am to 5 pm yesterday, the only things I ate were my Mom's chocolate chip cookies and a slim jim. It did not occur to us to have a proper-ish car lunch so MFD hustled me over to the closest restaurant as soon as we checked in because he has been on the receiving end of my hanger enough times to know to cut the head off the ugly beast before it gets going. We did stop to pee a few times...like at Pea Island. Have I mentioned how much I love bathroom stall graffiti?
4. We also did a quick drive by of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. I always forget about how wet the south is until I am solidly under its blanket of humidity. We did not climb the steps. Also, I think MFD might actually be using Instagram on this trip. Follow him
here.
5. I also have a picture of a unicorn poop candy that's on MFD's phone. I'll let you imagine what that looks like until I get the photo and insert it here.
6. I'm trying to disengage over the next week but seriously LOfuckingLing and WTFing all over the place forever because people thought NPR tweeting the Declaration of Independence to mirror what they've done on air for 29 YEARS (they read it on July 4)
was propaganda or calling for a revolution. Most quite simply did not recognize the tweets for what they were. Maybe the lack of familiarity with the Declaration of Independence or Constitution is how we got to this place. For anyone not familiar, while they are connected in spirit, they are two separate, distinct documents.
7. It's about that time, my friends. Remember to join Jenn on Saturday in the 4th Annual Worldwide Day of Awareness and use #JennsVision in your social media sunglass selfies. If you have a minute, check out Jenn's (
facebook or
YouTube). Follow/tag her on
Instagram as well.
8. Readers! Bloggers! Show Us Your Books is Tuesday.
9. Reminder:
10. E-card of the week.
