What a Great Fourth -- NOT!!!

So it's July 5th, and you're probably expecting a happy little blog about how great the 4th of July was, right?

WRONG!

What a dissapointment! Yesterday, Michele, Jackie, and I went up to Idaho Springs to have dinner at Beau Jo's and then to hang around for the fireworks show "at dusk."

OK, so everything was fine...dinner ruled...we did some shopping...and then found a spot in the park to hang around and wait for the show.

Firstly, we got there way too soon. We waited around for 3 hours, and even after that there was still plenty of space. But, oh well, we had fun chatting and playing our new Monopoly card game. :-)

Then, the definition of "dusk" comes into play. Here it is from dictionary.com:

The darker stage of twilight, especially in the evening.

To me, this means about 8:30...nowadays. But no, Idaho Springs believes this means 9:30!!!!!!!!! So, we waited around til 9:30 to see some fireworks. My gosh! I feel crankity and old, but when it's cold out...an hour makes a big difference!

So, the fireworks start at 9:30 (finally) and I mean...WHOA...this was the most boring fireworks show I've ever seen! Literally, one or two shots would go off, and then there'd be a 10- to 15-second gap where there was nothing but complete silence. It was like being at a fireworks testing ground.

No flow. No rhythm. No fun. WORST FIREWORKS EVER.

So, to anyone in Colorado reading this...stay away from Idaho Springs whenever your calendar hits July 4th!

On a side note, I was humored to find out that our friend Jay was actually at Beau Jo's an hour before us! Creepy. Lucky for him, he did not stick around for the fireworks. Having a 41st floor balcony in downtown Denver means watching them from there.

Sigh. So not much in the fireworks area. Anything else? Let's see, did more work on Avatara in the morning. I'm only a few small steps away from network play. Small steps. Small steps.

That's all I have to report. A lazy Tuesday.