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7.02.2012
Just watched the Kamloops fireworks for Canada Day. They were lit in the downtown riverside park, but I decided not to take the half hour walk there, and instead opted to stand on the 4th floor balcony of my dorm buildings and listen to the nostalgic explosions from a further, yet optimal, distance. They were surprisingly, uh, (what's that word?) ... lame? Yes. That's it. The display was lame. It was 15 minutes of a sporadic lights shot willy-nilly all over the skyline; colors not coordinated; time delays between shots, and, did I mention it was 15 minutes long? However, it was Canada Day fireworks, and I loved them. It just feels so good to see them. It's comforting to know that no matter where I am (at least in Canada), for at least one day out of the year I get to share fireworks with everyone else who is watching. Like a chain of wonder is strung suddenly across the country. And we all chain up willingly, if only for a few moments.