Viva Life

I got another raise today.

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Daryel blogs now. He recently went and saw Confusatron (the band I've raved about in a couple of posts: Barroom Brawl and Let's Have a Confusatronathon).

He wrote a great review... with pictures.

Check it out.

Then tell me how you're all going with me to see them when they're here in Colorado at the end of July.

Job So Far

Per request, I'll post a little about how my new job has been going.

So far, so good.

I think I like the people I work with. They seem to like me pretty good too.

Interesting humor mistranslations... or something:

A girl commented on... I think it had to do with my being early, I don't remember the context exactly but she said, "That's good, so I guess you're not a cereal drinker."

At least that's what I heard, so I responded, genuinely confused, "What...? Like the milk from the bowl?"

Again, I was just trying to understand her comment, but they thought that was FUNNY. Apparently she was saying I wasn't a serial drinker... as in, an alcoholic.

Anyway, even understanding the misunderstanding... that is obviously not that funny (I'm sure at least my readership would agree). But I'm not kidding, I even had someone come up to me the next day and say they told their dad about it and, I quote, "He busted out laughing saying, 'That's like something I would say!' And it's so true! He would've said something like that!"

I mean, I'm flattered, and I love that they got such a kick out of it, and I know it says a lot about how well we're all getting along. So I'm not bashing it, but as for why that's so funny... yeah, I don't get it either.

But this, on the other hand:

Apparently a body was found on the driving range of a local golf-course here.

When they were telling me about it, it was something they were shocked I hadn't heard. "You haven't?! Well, when was it again?... Anyway, a transient's body... it was a female... was just found on the golf course one morning. During the night they think someone dropped her off there. They don't have any idea how she died."

"Are they sure it wasn't a driving accident?"

That, was apparently NOT funny.

Ghost Town Fireworks

I've had a wonderful 4th of July.

Spent a day on a boat on a lake, with good people, meeting good people, and eating good food.

When the evening came around we toted a bunch of snacks and blankets across a golf course and took the best seats for a wonderful show.

It's magical how everyone is beautiful by the light of fireworks.

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Almost all personal fire-crackers and such are illegal in the state of Colorado (other than black cats and sparklers and those little, white pop-snap things you throw).

But that doesn't mean people won't get the fireworks they aren't allowed to have (the Wyoming border is populated with entrepreneurs who've discovered this need). So all night you can hear these illegal spectacles going on all around you.

Well, I was driving through a nearby neighborhood, to check on my friend's dog, and I drove right into a strange and surreal experience...

Apparently people didn't hesitate to break these firework laws right out in the streets in front of their homes... but at the first sign of an approaching automobile... they leave the scene, even if that means missing their own show.

If you're in that approaching automobile you'll find yourself driving down a neighborhood street aglow with flashes and sparkles of various fountains, and literally having to manuever around the different sources of showers of sparks and exploding orbs of color... beautiful...

...And not a soul to be seen.

It's as though you're driving down a road that the people have long since abandoned... and something otherworldly is putting on a show.

Yet Another Roadtrip Pic...

Another picture of our beautiful, independent country.
This was in a valley, I think near the Washington border.
Happy Independence Day weekend everybody.