I love fireworks.
So this should be a great time of year for me, right? But no, it all has to get complicated. For example, Tempe has fireworks both tonight and tomorrow, set off over the lake we row on. We were going to go tonight on the theory that it would be less crowded. But it turns out tonight’s fireworks are only a 15-minute preview of tomorrow’s show, which will last an unspecified but presumably longer time. Also they’re charging $8, becuase it’s not just fireworks, but an "extravaganza", with music, a rock climbing wall, and all kinds of other crap. I can’t imagine who thought this was a good idea, considering that at 5PM, when it begins, it will be approximately 109 degrees F here. (Not an exaggeration.)
I’d go just in time for the fireworks, if the promo material told what time they start. A better idea might be just to watch from the other side of the lake, for free. Tempe discourages this, "because the bridge will be closed so you can’t walk over it to the festivites". Since I have no desire to see the rest of the festivities anyway, I don’t much care. However, Rudder seems to be having one of his periodic fits of bizarre obedience to rules and is worried about whether we’ll be able to see the fireworks from there. I don’t quite understand this, since pyrotechnics tend to be a bit hard to hide.
Also, tomorrow, July 4, will be the 8th anniversary of our marriage, so there’s some pressure there to have an especially good time. (Because that’s what one does on birthdays and anniversaries. Speaking of bizarre obedience...)
Maybe it would be easier to just go watch fireworks in Chandler.
Posted by dichroic at July 3, 2001 02:31 PM