Despite previous independence highlights, today’s pre-fourth could have been my best. How many other days can you succeed at work, see one of your favorite people engaged, and get rip-roaring drunk with the best of your bestest of friends (actually, family). I love it.

In other notes: A great random-topic blog, Kinkish. Some art, some recipes, some musings. All good.

Also, I don’t completely understand what it’s about (something about gay men, i think), but Ballroom Rockstar is a wonderful name for a magazine.

And (fittingly, though you might not be able to tell by my typing), the 86 Rules of Boozing. Which maybe sounds a little tongue-in-cheek, but if you’re someone who doesn’t go out to bars very often a lot of them will serve you well.

Happy freedom to do whatever it is you’re doing.