Bombs are flying
People are dying
Children are crying
Politicians are lying too.

Cancer is killing
Texaco's spilling
The whole world's gone to hell
But how are you?

So... not enthusiastic about the 4th then, I take it...

...So wait, which of those is new? :P

I just thought it would be an amusing way to start the thread.

To celebrate our great country I stayed up to 5AM making a bootleg SMBC-type anniversary card for my dad to give to my mother. They were amused.

Went to fireworks on Saturday; sat too close and was pelted with falling burnt cardboard (too dark and crowded to move back, of course). Woke up today and power had gone out. Decided to go to the parade at the town ten minutes away I used to live in for the first time in half a decade; when I got there, my lawnchair broke to the point of unusability the moment I sat down, the parade was almost entirely bereft of the floats that are generally the main attraction (only two and one rather crappy rather than previously usually more than six), and evidently the difference between 18 and 23 is the difference between being showered with candy the entire parade and getting two pieces (expected and obviously the correct action on the part of the throwers, yeah, but somehow still stings). I'm just overwhelmed with the patriotic spirit.

On a separate and marginally less whiny note, the music in the parade is hilariously all over the place. Some are playing Sousa, some military marches, at least separate three groups of bagpipes playing traditional Scottish tunes, one float with showtunes, a lady warbling Amazing Grace, one band that might have called themselves a garage band back in the '80s, and a firetruck blasting the Ghostbusters theme.

Obviously, the true patriots are the guys with the firetruck.

I saw some fireworks last night. It was nice.

... I'm playing Minecraft...

Relevant to Mike's comment.

I started a Professional mode run of Resident Evil 4.

I mention it here because Leon is the embodiment of America.

I think you mean "America as portrayed by the Japanese".

That was beautiful...


...also, I love desert temples...

No, that would be President Michael Wilson of Metal Wolf Chaos.

That game is fucking batshit insane.

I spent my fourth playing Terraria until I realized beating any of the Hardomodo bosses wad going to require more grinding than a World of Warcraft raid, so I turned that shit off and took a walk. Stopped by work to see what tomorrow's shipment would be, and then decided to reread Tsukihime. Now I'm listening to America, Fuck Yeah and will probably take another walk before doing some drawing or something.

Haven't heard any fireworks here (and surprisingly none at midnight either), but that might also be because it's pretty overcast.

EDIT: Not three minutes later... fucking neighbors.

So Red Silvers is Big Gay Al?

Are you sure it's not Bandit Keith? Or Chibodee Crocket?