Thank you thank you thank you, Mercurial. I can sometimes be a bit of a misanthrope too, so your honesty is refreshing. And as others have said your Canada Day experience is helpful for your southern cousins gearing up for the Fourth of July. It was always one of my favorite holidays, partly because of it being socially acceptable to drink during the day on it . . but this year I'm focusing on the fireworks! (Last year on the fourth I ended up swimming naked with strangers and breaking stuff by accident blackout drunk -- the details are so ridiculous I still have to laugh, as horrible as it was and as seriously as I take my problem.)
Here's to celebrating the summer holidays sober!
