Hey Guys!
What's up, friends? I'm just here to spread some gloom, so feel free to pass if you've maxed out on that emotion. I am normally very optimistic about life in general, but the state of affairs in the US lately is just soul-crushing. I'm not used to feeling like this. July 4th is one of my favorite holidays. The weather is warm. There are lots of hours of sunlight. I love hearing the constant booming of people blowing crap up and the constant haze that hangs over everything has a smell that I shouldn't love, but do. I love the food, and the get-togethers, and I even love the patriotic feeling of it all. Even when we've had drama in this country, I could still enjoy everyone coming together as a great nation for one day of the year. This year, we are so terribly broken, and while we've had bad players in office before, we could always grit our teeth and move on because there were all of the checks and balances in place that are forefathers were smart enough to enact. And now, we can no longer count on people doing the right thing. We can no longer count on people having reverence for an important office they hold. We can't count on society in general, because people have lost their minds, but even if we could, we the people no longer have a say, or at least that is the direction in which we are spiraling out of control. It is bleak, and I've lost every shred of hope. So, any of you in other countries, I may show up on your doorstep at any time with my suitcase in hand. As long as you don't have cold weather or large spiders :) I hope you all are well. Give me a few days and I will be too. For now, I'm going to find some junk food and cater a pity party for one.