On Specialness

intense simplicity:

It was the Fourth of July, you and I were...

Fire, fireworks <3

关于fourth of july的笑点：

1. 美国有首patriotic song叫my country, 'tis of thee旋律和god save the queen是一样的，并且在1931年前star spangled banner被正式确立成国歌前大概和hail, columbia一样是de facto的国歌

……然后你就会在独立日游行里听到很多英国国歌的旋律加上身边许多人patriotic的（真诚）掌声和笑容忽然就在街边笑得蹲下来

2. 游行里有一支乐队穿的军装和当年continental army的military musician制服很像，红外套蓝边内里是金衬衣和金色breeches——颜色搭配和continental army的正规军正好反过来，目的是在战役里不被误伤。但粗看真的和独立战争里的英军挺像，的（。具体体现在他们走过的时候有个盆友神情僵硬地和我说why there are redcoats here???

Anyhoo. Happy Fourth of July! 

And happy the 241st anniversary you signed the Declaration of Independence, America!

     
     

(photo: proudly taken by me at the national mall, July 4, 2017, at Washington, D.C. <3)