Things are looking up, up in the air

Well, August has been shaping up to be a much better month than July was. Okay, I am still broke; but I’m having a lot of fun anyway.
Went downtown and spent last Saturday night at a good friend’s house. She had invited a few people over to watch the finale of the fireworks competition. We could peek between the buildings and see the wonderful colour explosions of Mexico’s entry. Simulcast music on the radio. I danced and oohed and aahed on her rooftop patio surrounded by truly great people that I’m blessed to know [and honoured to call friends].
Sunday, we were all quite tired [and a bit hung over] from the night before. But that didn’t stop us from dragging our asses down to the beach to watch the Pride Parade. This was the first parade that I’ve been able to attend [usually out of town when it happens]. I had a blast! Again, I danced and oohed and aahed at all the floats and participants. The only downside was that I ended up with a wicked headache from smiling and laughing so much. Can’t wait to go back again next year.
In two weeks I’m supposed to be heading down to Las Vegas with another girlfriend of mine [it’s her birthday] and I’ll be sure to pack lots of Tylenol because, again, I know I’ll be smiling and laughing way too much. I’m a bit nervous about flying after today’s events. No, I’m not afraid of the plane being hijacked or blown up; I’m afraid of what it’s going to be like trying to go through the various security checks.
I’m afraid my fairly new nipple piercings are going to set off the alarms when I pass through the metal detectors. I’ve had them less than six months so I don’t want to take them out [they are still in the healing stage]. Oh, well, I don’t mind if they want to see them. Just hope I won’t get into any trouble by “flashing” them.
I’m also not looking forward to having to buy beverages in the airport instead of being able to take my own bottled water. I somehow doubt they’ll be letting anyone through with any kind of liquid beverage. I’ll be sure to take lots of pictures when I’m there.