Fireworks

We tried very hard to see fourth of July fireworks here in Japan. Of course you know that Japan doesn't celebrate the 4th of July right?

Every year it has rained and the American military base fireworks have been canceled. The first year they went ahead and did the fireworks on the 7th of July when the weather cleared. After that they moved the fireworks to Labor day, it rained on labor day and they were postponed again. After two years of that nonsense they moved the fireworks back to the fourth of July this year. We had already assumed there would be no fireworks and scheduled our trip to Tokyo. This year our fourth summer in Japan we planned on going to see the fireworks at Disneyland on the fourth. After the entire day we all agreed we would rather go back to the hotel. So at 6 p.m. well before dark we headed out, getting back to our room with some Mickey D's (McDonald's) take out by 7 p.m.

This weekend we are going to see us some fireworks. We can all pretend it is the fourth of July. We are going to go camping with several friends, near the campground is a lake and at this lake their is a huge festival, culminating with fireworks over the lake. Fireworks we can see from our campground. It is supposed to be very crowded etc. So I hope it is ok.

Instead of trying to cook something impressive I am bringing hamburgers & hotdogs. I am just going to try to have a good time with as little effort as possible. I am cautiously optimistic about this weekend. If I could only finish my homework all would be good. I am having a bit of trouble sitting still long enough to absorb the basics of programming. I know that I am able, it just takes sitting still long enough. I find sitting still very hard lately. To do homework I usually have to be a little tired, like in the middle of the night or in the early morning. That way my brain isn't going 90 miles an hour in every direction and I can sit still and learn. This current class, Java programming is a bit different. I find that when I am tired enough to sit still I am too addled to learn these analytical concepts. So trying to sit still when I am fresh and concentrate instead of allowing my brain to wander is a challenge. Challenges are good, I know this, but in reality I am frustrated.

Lily and I have been on a killer schedule this week trying to get everything in. I am trying to re-incorporate the gym into our daily schedule plus a lot of other crap. So I made this schedule to get it all in. It sucks. I hate being on a schedule. I am a free spirit. I like to go with the rhythm of the day and not be bound to the clock. I don't even wear a watch. Three days of this schedule and I have gone to the gym everyday. I have accomplished a lot around the house and with Lily but I am about to murder someone. This morning I made her some gluten-free pancakes and we ended up playing in the "flour" and giggling. Totally lost my schedule. Yeah! Missed the gym, more time to blog. Hope your day is carefree and blissful, I know mine will be. Perhaps I will grow up someday, but I really don't think so.