it’s no news that i highly dislike pigeons. but there’s a new plague in town: firecrackers. now with new years eve in sight don’t go hatin’ on me. i am not talking about the actual nice looking fireworks. i am talking about all these tiny crackers that just make a ton of noise, bring nothing good and litter the streets. oh, and they hurt like hell when you get hit!

ok, let me be biased. after being hit by a firecracker last year my ever present reservations against firecrackers turned into DISLIKE!!! but since i got to celebrate last year’s new year save and sound in a city that does not allow fireworks i was OK.

this year around i’m in germany again and that means as soon as the fireworks is being sold (on the 28th i believe), stupid kids and adults light them. you walk down the street and suddenly hear the screeching sound of a cracker. to me that means “run and hide” but obviously i cannot live life running and hiding from firecrackers for a whole week (yes, this continues even after new years…basically as long as the stupid people out here run out of their ammo).

so i am trying to be outside in the dark as little as possible. as soon as i smell the distinctive smell of burned firecrackers or see a gray cloud of smoke i get antsy. thankfully, unlike with the ever-present pigeons, this is a plague i only have to endure once a year….

so dear god, this year around, please let the stupid people not have a lot of money for fireworks because i like to be outdoors and don’t want to be in hiding for another week.

franzi