Holy jabeezus did I get food poisoning from ice cream? Or maybe it was the Excedrin? (And when did my brain get to be such a pansy about loud noises?) BUT it was a good thing that I took pain killers because people were (still are at 1 AM) crazy with the fireworks here! I don't know what it is, it must be a combination of fierce holiday spirit and everyone catching on that the city does little to enforce the fireworks regulations. Between five local professional shows and a dozen amateur ones, the sky was constantly lit up from at least two directions and nearby BIG (ILLEGAL) ones set off car alarms twice (much MUCH more than that if you include all the little warning WATCH IT beeps).

GUYS GUYS It's official, El Cazador de la Bruja (is that as clunky in Spanish as it is literally translated into English?) is my favorite of the Bee Train trilogy. WHATEVER to complex and symbolic conspiracy plotz! I found this series more satisfying. And the last episode is just wonderful. They were just like, "How can we bring this around full circle, make it fun, and then let everyone get one last chance to kick ass to send this series off?" Also I'm terribly amused that Nadie, unlike so many bounty hunters in fiction, actual has a license to act as bail enforcement agent. And in the episode where she discusses her work with Ellis, she mentions people skipping out on bail as being the most common targets. So hey, real world bounty hunting! Except they don't actually show any of that because asking a bunch of questions, staking out a house all day, and then non-lethally apprehending someone is kinda boring to watch.

Oh man, it's July! Next it'll be August, then finally September and NEW YORK BABY.