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quidditchgrrlSo. Well. So.
Leaving for NOLA Tuesday...never will I be so darned glad to get the heck outta Dodge. Andy showed his arse yesterday, and it's a good thing he's worth more to me alive than dead, else he would be in for some serious physical harm.
Me, I plan to hit the talks my friends are giving, work out, swim in the rooftop pool, and take a few tours of the city. Bring back photographic proof that George Bush hates black people. Have a po' boy and some muffaletta. Eat beignets at 9am on Friday at Cafe du Monde.
At least I have a good base tan from planting for six hours yesterday. Sore, though, dang! Today is a recovery day, for real. I will never, EVER own a place where I have to do ANY yardwork. Too much work is anytime I can't put my hands up to wipe sweat off my face.
I also ran face-first into a dumpster lid. So I have a big slice on the bridge of my nose, and my eyelids are a little swollen. Yargh.
OH - DC Madam - Susie Bright's take. Ilu, Susie! (NSFW ads in there)
Today is also Stephen Colbert's 43rd birthday and I'm discovering all sorts of gems - like Jon Stewart is God & Stephen agrees. And seriously, if you've never seen the Responsible Drinking clip:
Another great comedian's birthday was yesterday - George Carlin. You can find his 101 Greatest Quotes here. My favorites:
--Religion has convinced people that there's an invisible man…living in the sky,who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a list of ten specific things he doesn't want you to do. And if you do any of these things, he will send you to a special place, of burning and fire and smoke and torture and anguish for you to live forever, and suffer and burn and scream until the end of time. But he loves you. He loves you and he needs money.
--The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a courthouse: You cannot post "Thou shalt not steal," "Thou shalt not commit adultery," and "Thou shalt not lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges, and politicians. It creates a hostile work environment.
--Capitalism tries for a delicate balance: It attempts to work things out so that everyone gets just enough stuff to keep them from getting violent and trying to take other people's stuff.
--And now, in the interest of equal time, here is a message from the National Institute o fPancakes: It reads, and I quote, "Fuck waffles." Muahaz.
That is all. Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there.</td>
Leaving for NOLA Tuesday...never will I be so darned glad to get the heck outta Dodge. Andy showed his arse yesterday, and it's a good thing he's worth more to me alive than dead, else he would be in for some serious physical harm.
Me, I plan to hit the talks my friends are giving, work out, swim in the rooftop pool, and take a few tours of the city. Bring back photographic proof that George Bush hates black people. Have a po' boy and some muffaletta. Eat beignets at 9am on Friday at Cafe du Monde.
At least I have a good base tan from planting for six hours yesterday. Sore, though, dang! Today is a recovery day, for real. I will never, EVER own a place where I have to do ANY yardwork. Too much work is anytime I can't put my hands up to wipe sweat off my face.
I also ran face-first into a dumpster lid. So I have a big slice on the bridge of my nose, and my eyelids are a little swollen. Yargh.
OH - DC Madam - Susie Bright's take. Ilu, Susie! (NSFW ads in there)
Today is also Stephen Colbert's 43rd birthday and I'm discovering all sorts of gems - like Jon Stewart is God & Stephen agrees. And seriously, if you've never seen the Responsible Drinking clip:
Another great comedian's birthday was yesterday - George Carlin. You can find his 101 Greatest Quotes here. My favorites:
--Religion has convinced people that there's an invisible man…living in the sky,who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a list of ten specific things he doesn't want you to do. And if you do any of these things, he will send you to a special place, of burning and fire and smoke and torture and anguish for you to live forever, and suffer and burn and scream until the end of time. But he loves you. He loves you and he needs money.
--The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a courthouse: You cannot post "Thou shalt not steal," "Thou shalt not commit adultery," and "Thou shalt not lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges, and politicians. It creates a hostile work environment.
--Capitalism tries for a delicate balance: It attempts to work things out so that everyone gets just enough stuff to keep them from getting violent and trying to take other people's stuff.
--And now, in the interest of equal time, here is a message from the National Institute o fPancakes: It reads, and I quote, "Fuck waffles." Muahaz.
That is all. Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there.</td>
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Date: 2007-05-14 01:51 am (UTC)New Orleans is gonna ROCK!!!
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Date: 2007-05-14 02:07 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-05-14 05:27 am (UTC)You'll still see boarded up buildings, and look closely when downtown. You can see water lines on the buildings. You'll see a spray-painted X on a lot of buildings. The number on the left is the date the building was searched, and it'll say "FEMA" or "HSUS" even. The number in the bottom quadrant of the x is the number of people dead, and to the right is any hazards: "gas", for example. Population wise, it's about 40% of what it was, but the Lower Ninth was pretty much obliterated.
The city's great, but take lots of cash for cabs. All bars have cover and drinks are pretty expensive (at least, to me, they were: $5 for a beer). The bloody marys at Port of Call (near the French Quarter) are amazing, as are the hamburgers, and if you want a bit of a swanky meal, go to Gulfstream on St. Charles. Seafood.