it truly feels like summer now

[insaneneko]

I finally made lemonade using simple syrup from this recipe, and wished I'd done it earlier. It was so easy! My goodness, fresh lemonade is wonderful on hot, humid days. Especially when they don't cost $2-$2.50 per glass. XDXD I also managed to use up most of the extra brown sugar I had laying around from another recipe, to boot. That's why the lemonade is a bit darker than normal. I put it in a lovely (and heavy) glass pitcher we "discovered" forgotten in a random cabinet this morning. One nice thing about cleaning out is the many fabulous finds you can find in your own home.

Now I want to try common variations such as ginger or mint lemonade. They sound so refreshing!


In less happy news, one of our neighbors is throwing a big party. Nothing wrong with that, right? Except that they are singing karaoke outdoors with the volume turned WAY UP. It's been going on for hours, and from past experience it will continue for several more hours. I don't understand why these people have no shame at all, subjecting several blocks of homes on a Saturday to their godawful singing (with MIDI music, no less!). Wish it wasn't so hot so that we could close up all the doors and windows and maybe lessen the noise.

On a related note, a car with a seriously augmented audio system drove behind me for several blocks today. It wasn't just loud. It had such major bass that it was sending pressure waves in all directions (at least, that's what it felt like) and causing actual pain in my head and ears. I've never had this experience before and can't believe that thing isn't illegal. -_-