Primal [Jet Engine] Scream

In other news, the weather has finally sort of turned not so cold. Whoo-hoo Indian Summer at last! Or, you know, something like it. At least the sun is shining and the fog has rolled back briefly.

Just in time for Fleet Week! Apparently there's all sorts of stuff that goes on during Fleet Week, but the only part I never miss is the annual Blue Angels air show. Rather hard to miss it, frankly, what with the scream of jets roaring low overhead. Which, if you can imagine, some people actually complain about. For reals!

I mean, yes it's noisy and distracting. But it only happens once a year. For 3 days. And the planes are only in the air over the City for 30 minutes, tops. Please. Bitching about it is so lame. The ground-shaking roar of motorcycles sets off more car alarms than the Blue Angels, and I don't see anyone whining from their couches that they can't hear their precious TVs and writing editorials about banning them.

Also, because this is San Francisco, there's always the people who bitch about needless displays of military power. But come on, people! How can you not feel that roar or see the jet streak overhead and just jump in giddy glee? I mean, that's a heavy chunk of metal and stuff defying gravity up there! Humanity is capable of creating that! And there's a person inside! The things fly faster than sound! They can stay airborne upside-down! They can nearly stall out, then disappear into the wild blue yonder in the blink of an eye, level out, streak towards the earth, and roll sideways, slicing through the air like, like... like an F/A-18 Hornet, I guess.

But how freakin' cool is that?! I don't know how you can watch and not get chills. It taps into something deep and primal for me, and I just can't stop grinning like an idiot. Thankfully my rooftop has the perfect view, up above the crowds. Comically, almost every rooftop in sight was crawling with people. Love that.

So yeah, Fleet Week. Yay! Plus... Sailors!*

*Jered, I assure you there are sailors. Friday was an aberration in the neighborhood's social scene; the rest of the weekend was packed with people. Anyway, it was terrific seeing you & Paul and hope you made it back home safe! You're both to come back and stay any time!