bombs bursting in air...

      hello all. hope everyone had a great fourth of july? i have to say that mine was probably one of the better ones that i can remember. caleb (little bro) and keira (friend) and i (me) were meeting at the theater to see "click" (not my choice) when brandon called:

      "hey, you wanna come up to gladstone?"

      "yeah."

      so when keira arrived we jumped in her car and drove the half-hour to brandon's dad's house. it was very spontaneous of us. i was proud. it was pretty much a laid-back night, but i had a blast. randy (brandon's dad) had purchased a ton of fireworks (not quite, but there were a lot), and we set about half of them off with a pizza break and a swim break in there somewhere. just before our swim break the cops were called somehow (we think it may have been the older couple that we nearly hit with a mortar as they drove by). fortunately it was a lady-cop and we were able to smooth-talk and charm our way out of trouble. or maybe she just gave us a warning, i don't remember. but after we were sufficiently pruny from the pool (and shivering) we headed over to the city's fireworks display, which was very nice. afterwards we just laid out in the middle of the football field and looked at the stars and watched the remains of other displays in the area. then we went back and set off more fireworks. great night. simple, but great.

      currently listening to josh groban and trying to work up the will to go running. almost there. anyone have any good stories?