Tomorrow is Independence Day, known to some as "Fireworks Day." Fireworks can be used on many ocassions and fulfill many purposes. However, in the U.S., we celebrate July 4. Anyway, I just found this and thought it was pretty funny: the RedvsBlue PSA in which the characters demonstrate what not to do with fireworks (or in their case, grenades and tanks).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99LguwhQE00

This summer is off to a pretty rocky start, especially with the weather being below average temperatures with lots of rain. One of my summer goals was to get a job right away, but so far that's not happening. My mom says that I've earned a summer vacation and that I shouldn't go on any more interviews until the fall. Which brings me to my next goal - finish the last three raw manuscripts of my Magic Paladins series (a cross between magical girl and sentai type of genre). That's what I do every summer, work on my raw manuscripts. There's no chance of them being profitable in the foreseeable future, however, but I'm at least going to finish raw versions for all of my manuscript ideas if not just for my own enjoyment. Other than that, I've got odd jobs around the house for which I may or may not get paid. One of my neighbors is going on vacation next week and is paying me to water her plants. She's unemployed too since they're laying off so many teachers and not hiring a lot of new ones (makes me feel guilty since I just graduated, but then again I'm not in any better of a position to be hired by anyone either), so I'm wondering whether or not I should be accepting this money.

AnimeNext happened recently, and once again I didn't go. One of my friends emailed me and told me all about the Yu-Gi-Oh! Abridged booth. I recently saw episode 40 of abridged as well as videos someone took of AnimeNext 2007. And this is something that's going to haunt me for a long time - Ed Paul (also known as Ted Lewis) and Wayne Grayson were there that year. I am so mad at myself for not looking into it and not going back then, but it probably wouldn't have mattered since that was the year I got seizures and was in and out of the hospital. Not to mention AnimeNext is a very expensive trip to begin with. I didn't expect to like episode 40 since it deals with round one of the semi-finals, but I really did enjoy it. Maybe it was because I prepared for the worst and was pleasantly surprised on many levels. It was just very well-written and well-thought-out as a whole.

Father's Day is this weekend, and it looks like it's just going to keep on raining. I actually find it funny though that there were a lot of videos posted to YouTube this past Wednesday all dealing with Father's Day (Chad Vader, Jeff Dunham and Achmed, Neil Cicierega, Marvel/DC and ItsJustSomeRandomGuyandGal). Good times. Here's hoping that Sunday isn't a total washout so I can do some fun outdoor activities with my dad.

Today was the graduation ceremony for my college. It rained again this morning too. At least my high school graduation four years ago was sunny. Anyway, I avoided my roommates and sat with some of my classmates, and that made me happy. For the first half of the ceremony it was really cold, but it warmed up toward the end. Connie Chung was the guest speaker and one of the pieces of advice she gave us was not to end up on Maury's show. Despite the fact that I am not sure what kind of job market awaits me, I am ready to move on with my life. It will be tough finding a job, though. I rely on good memories and having fun here with you guys for strength.