Happy Fourth of July Ya'll!

I got a couple of half-hearted "Happy Independence Day" comments from people here, but that's about it. I decided to take matters into my own hands and BBQ a bunch of stuff for dinner with my friend Nicole and her boyfriend. Sadly, they thought I was doing it for the final footy game of State of Origin. I decided to buy Budweiser even though it's not my favorite beer. Sadly, it costs five dollars PER BOTTLE here. Fireworks? They're only legal in Canberra. I set my ringtone to the Star Spangled Banner, but nobody called me during the game. Even as I write this, autocorrect is trying to change favorite into favourite. I guess this Fourth of July is a failure. But not as big of a failure as the San Diego fireworks show, which blew up within fifteen seconds due to a technical malfunction:

Happy Fourth of July!