Tolkeinites suck

I’m never happier than when I’ve been to a fireworks display, but today I am like a ten-year-old on Boxing Day - all glum and down and suffering a bit after the build-up, excitement and ultimate pain of being back in normal life mode.
I had planned to fill you in on another joyous fireworks evening last night, but it was a lot colder than on Saturday and by the time we got in I was bloody frozen and just wanted to have a hot chocolate, then a hot shower, then bed. 
It was a very different event to the previous evening, but no less enjoyable. The display was less ‘spectacular’ but the atmosphere was much friendlier, and the quality of the soup on sale gave them some extra bonus points from me. ‘Spicy Moroccan Vegetable’ is not a flavour I would ever think of putting together myself in soup form, but it was just the job for a chilly outdoor occasion and was so thick they could have called it stew. 
One incident from the night that I have to mention: 
We were standing next to a very nice family of five people, who we spoke to on and off several times. As we approached the end of the fireworks, when the frequency of bangs and the height of the rockets just kept on increasing, one of the younger members of said family remarked - “Every time you think it’s finished, something else happens. It’s a bit like the last ‘Lord of the Rings’ film.”
So I said “Except better, because this is actually worth watching.”
The woman who was standing in front of us, who had paid very little attention to the display itself and had made no effort at interaction with anyone prior to this point, was so offended by my comment that she had to turn around and huff very loudly and pointedly in my face. She held back from actually shouting anything but looked very much like she wanted to ram a large rocket up my arse and then sit me on top of the bonfire. 
One of these days I’ll write a blog about adults who are blindly obsessed with the fantasy genre and why they are worse than religious fanatics, but I can’t be bothered right now. 

6-11-17