it's been a lazy rest of the week

Well, as several people have pointed out, the subdued celebration of the 4^th was more likely because it fell in the middle of the week instead of my preferred reason. Especially out here in this little red town. We recently had a special election for our US Representative since the last one resigned amid a sexual harassment scandal and our district elected a party line Republican to replace him. Hopefully it's only temporary and he will get the boot in November.

We went to see Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, number 5 in the Jurassic series.

What can you say about it? Arrogant humans think they can control dinosaurs, dinosaurs eat arrogant humans, dinosaurs are loose in the Pacific Northwest. The plan to save the dinosaurs from the volcano eruption and move them to a new island sanctuary is a ruse and the true purpose is to capture as many as possible and sell them on the black market for millions. Oh, and to continue the plan to weaponize them for war (because isn't that what we humans do, weaponize everything?), as if we don't have bombs big enough to take out a trained dinosaur. The last scene on the island is rather poignant though with the lava flowing to the ocean while the last brontosaurus bellows on the edge before being overcome.

Tomorrow morning I have to get up early and pick my sister up by 8 AM as we have plans to drive the 2 hours to Rockport for their annual art festival which is supposed to be one of the best in the country. Not an early riser like my sister who inquired when she first proposed the trip if I would be able to get up in time. Yes. I'm a big girl, I can set my alarm and get up when I have to. We're going to take the back road state highway along the coast, a much more pleasant drive albeit a little longer time wise.

What did I say about Rocky showing up today? So far, no. I imagine he plans to show up tomorrow which he has done the last three Saturdays except I won't be here and it's better if he doesn't work when I'm not here. Hopefully he'll give me enough days next week to finish.

I could probably think of many things I could and should do for the rest of the day today but instead I'm going to go sit and continue to read Outlander. When my sister brought the book to me I about fainted...627 pages of small type and small pacing between lines. OMG, it will take forever for me to read this book except that it grabbed me almost immediately. I'm at least 3/4s of the way through and was surprised that, in this first book at least, it was a woman that passed through time. For some reason I had always thought it was a man.

Ah, so Rocky popped in a little after two, has caught up on his two other jobs and can give me his undivided attention now til it's done. Should take less than a week.