On the floor of Claire's house:
Along the Ring Mall at UCI:
And among the 100+ blurry 4th of July fireworks photos:
In my defense some of the photos actually turned out quite well - and I don't get to say that often:
These were the fireworks of the 2008 Americafest, a large drum corps show / fireworks display which apparently has been held every 4th of July for the past 82 years at our own Rose Bowl (and I thought I wouldn't have to return there until September.) As we could expect, the corps that performed (Pacific Crest, The Academy, Santa Clara Vanguard, Phantom Regiment, and the Blue Devils) were as spectacular as the fireworks they preceded.
It was interesting to see how the audience segregated itself into those attending for the drum corps and those attending for the fireworks. But as the corps ended and fireworks were about to commence we were reunited by the universal love of glowsticks:
The previously-mentioned fortune cookies have been reconciled. As promised, a photo of the swarm:
One morning after waking I was plodding down the stairs when I noticed that my mom had left me a note on the rail of the stairs:
She didn't just leave me. a note, she left me two:
I later noticed a third - I guess the dishwasher really needed emptying:
And finally, relief - a fourth note with a nice upbeat shift in tone:
