Comments | margaretc: You're going to Louisiana in JULY??? Are you crazy?!??!?

margaretc

You're going to Louisiana in JULY??? Are you crazy?!??!?

Jan 30, 2008 14:39

Well, yes.
And it's worse than that - it's SOUTHWESTERN Louisiana.

It always feels strange to plan summer trips in January, but, well, it seems like that is the best time to do so.

( GPGC )

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rwday January 30 2008, 19:45:57 UTC

I was in New Orleans last July for the American Ass'n of Law Librarians conference - everybody warned me about how humid it would be, but I didn't think it was that bad. Of course, the area I live in is pretty humid to start with, so maybe I was just used to it. Hope you have a good time!

margaretc January 30 2008, 19:50:32 UTC

Oh, I grew up in Baton Rouge, and I'm usually immune to the heat, as such. Or I used to be, anyway. Ah well, doesn't matter, really. That's just the reaction I tend to get whenever I go down there in the summer.

dr_zrfq January 30 2008, 23:12:23 UTC

A week after that, the first weekend of August, is Pennsic's War Weekend

"War Weekend" is a term more typically used for the *final* weekend of Pennsic... though with everything closing up on Saturday these days, it's less appropriate. The weekend that now includes Opening Ceremonies was traditionally called "Shopping Weekend" or simply "Middle Weekend" in these parts.

I am so with you on planning ahead though -- one almost has to! (Especially this year for me, with a number of weddings in the mix.)

margaretc January 31 2008, 01:01:12 UTC

Gaah. I hope there aren't any weddings. The only one even possible is my cousin, and he's been quietly living in sin for a year and a half now. That'd mean a trip up to New Jersey. But they're plan-ahead-ers, so I'd probably know about it by now.

Thanks, I knew there was something funny about 'war weekend'. Fixed.