i still hear fireworks going off

in my neighborhood. every now and then i hear the occasional pop and boom and sometimes i hear the big POW and it scares the shit out of me. i jus finished cleanin and vacuuming my room after a long while of not cleaning it. and i must say, i feel a sense of accomplishment. heck i could of stayed in bed, reading another book that is on my ever-growing summer list. but i took one look around at the different items scattered around my tiny room and decided it was time.

its so funny how when you're not looking for something, it ends being in the most obvious places. i gotten a random jab of inspiration and i and grabbed my post-its and started writing. Soon, i was up to three post its full of random lines that dont seem to go together but somehow i had thought of them in one long string. after leafing through a bunch of papers piled on my computer desk, i found a those three post its among another piece of paper that i had started writing yet another piece. i grabbed all of those pieces of paper, stuffed them in a notebook and made sure to tackle those random lines and somehow put them together, make them cohesive.

july 4th was yesturday and all around this small town of where i live, kids and adults alike were excited to start lighting some fireworks. for years, this town called Salinas, had made a law (or ban, im not sure) where it made it illegal to shoot of fireworks. i dont know what had happened this year, but that ban was lifted and boy was i excited to see some fireworks being lighted. we got about 80 dollars worth of fireworks and waited anxiously for the night to come. once night came and the darkness engfulfed Salinas, you can hear the beginnings of a citywide fireworks show. We goofed, we laughed, we lighted all the fireworks with glee. A splash of colors, flashing orbs of light and the whistling as they go off, it was a good time. I kind of wish that certain people were there to enjoy it with us, but they were in San Diego, or with their own families. it was not only a time to celebrate Independence Day for me, it was a revelation of changes to come. But i put that to the back of my mind and enjoyed the time i had with my younger brother and my two younger cousins.

I just remembered that tomorrow is monday once again and that means that i need to review my notes and just relax my head. Till another time wheni feel like blogging, adieu to you.

britt