Tonight the air is filled with the haze of a million barbecues.

I can't help but wonder how many of them were mandatory, though. My school had one Saturday night. A holiday is approaching, and I think they just didn't want their employees to have an extra free day. So while we all get Thursday of for the Mid-Autumn Festival, we all had to spend Saturday evening at school, watching our students' parents try to light disposable grills with no lighter fluid. And I, sadly, had to discreetly throw away some of the grilled tofu and whole shrimp that were given to me by parents who thought I might like it.