13.02.10: Happy Holidays!
Today is Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day and -- according to Beau -- the start of Carnivale (which means Mardi Gras is this coming Tuesday). It's raining and cold outside now (sleet was coming down last night) so the fireworks have stopped for the moment. I can't say I'm not happy about that. I dig Chinese New Year fireworks: Where else can you walk out of a bar into Willy Wonka's Warzone where Roman candles are exploding with a deafening noise just a few meters from drunken spectators, lighting up the night sky in trippy rainbows and making the air smoky and dense. It's unreal and beautiful. However, that environment is not conducive to sleep, so when the rain won out today around 10am, I was glad to sneak in a few more Zs. However, I expect I will have to pay for it later as I am sure every household still has cartons and crates of fireworks that have yet to reach their full potential.
