I hope everyone had a happy Fourth of July!

Mine was quite nice; I spent the morning hanging out at home, reading and watching National Treasure: Book of Secrets. In the afternoon, we went to the pool for a while, then headed to the country club to watch the local fireworks display from there. I enjoyed my Fourth, but I do find the recent focus on ( Read more... )

Last night was relatively fun. There was a moment when it looked like the sky might open up, but luckily, it passed and we had a clear sky to watch the fireworks. For some reason the band decided not to play any music during them, so I grabbed my iPod and speakers and put on some good, rousing tunes like the Raiders March from Indiana Jones, the ( Read more... )

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

- Declaration of Independence

There, I guess King George will be able to read that.

- John Hancock, Remark, July 4, 1776

A toast? Yeah. ( Read more... )

Tee-hee. I got my crazy skeleton pirate phone charms from Hong Kong today, and they are absolutely the cutest things ever. I think I will give them names, and then they may live on my desk until I get to school. I'll post pictures because they are too adorable to be believed. Plus, I love getting things from China, because the stamps are neat and ( Read more... )