Fireworks. Why?

It’s almost the end of the year. Just a few more days and the big countdown till midnight begins. And then there it is: fireworks. All those people – mostly men -  lighting their rockets into the sky. It’s the moment they’ve been waiting for for days, weeks or maybe months.

I don’t really get why people like fireworks that much. Some spend a fortune on something that’s nice to look at for a few seconds before it  just vanishes into the sky. Maybe it’s just the thrill of lighting something that will explode, the risk and the danger. Would that really be the main reason to buy and light fireworks; the exploding part? Or is it the pretty sight? You tell me.

Well, it’s not always a pretty sight. You also have those annoying loud firecrackers. Stupid things. I don’t see the purpose of those things at all. It just explodes and makes noise. Maybe I just don’t understand because I’m a girl. As you can tell I don’t have a thing for fireworks. I’m quite afraid of it (seriously, I’m even scared to hold a sparkler) and it’s too loud. But, to be fair, without it New Year’s Eve wouldn’t be complete.  

I know where I will be January 1^st from 0.00 till about 0.30. Yep, safely inside, behind the window. Looking at all the morons shooting their money into the sky.