First things First

Two interesting tidbits for today. First, on reddit, I saw a thread that asked people to take a picture outside their window and comment about it. I later found out that there is a whole subreddit dedicated to this, but it was still a new idea to me at the time. It’s pretty neat to see what great views some people have. Sure, it’s a bit skewed—people with nice views are more likely to show that off. But it made me wonder if those people can still appreciate what they have every morning on their way to work. I don’t think I would. I’m glad I live with a boring view. It makes every other beautiful landscape that much more magnificent. I’m sure I won’t stay with this position when I’m buying a house though.

The next bit is about firsts. Today, I went experienced a lot of firsts. Here is a list of just a few of them:

1. First time in a Mormon church. Also, first time falling in one, sitting on the roof of one, and watching someone breathe fire in one.
2. First time playing Settlers of Catan. Also, first time winning a game of Settlers of Catan. I have yet to lose.
3. First time doing doughnuts around a round-a-bout.
4. First time I’ve seen an Independence Day fireworks show that did not have any blue fireworks. We had several hypothesis for why this was the case, the most common one being the economic crisis that made blue fireworks too expensive. Another popular one was that they accidentally ordered Red, White, and Green fireworks, instead of Red, White, and Blue. The final one was that people at the shows were given tinted goggles. This is to prevent people from enjoying the show without coming to the carnivals.