This is the first in a three part series. My parents are currently in town, and they told me some funny stories, most of which show how crazy things are in New Orleans right now. My mom seems to think that everyone is really stressed out and on the edge, which I can imagine. Anyway, here's part one ( Read more... )

Don't you ever wonder? Why do they call the wheel on the side of the paper towl despenser the "emergency feed?" Is it ever really an emergency, just because you don't have access to paper towels? I propose they call it, the wheel you use on a regular basis because a lot of people don't pull down with two hands.

In other news, today is Mardi Gras. ( Read more... )

For those of you intimately familiar with Pittsburgh, you may have been wondering about my extended absence ( Read more... )

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I just won tickets to a concert off the radio!

WRCT has a show on Tuesdays called the "Brass Band Power-Hour," which plays, of all things, Brass Band music.

This Saturday night, Rebirth Brass Band (New Orleans' finest dance brass music) Ellis Marsellis and some blues singer whose name I forget are playing at the Manchester Craftmen's Guild in a ( Read more... )

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This is my last week of work at the summer internship. I've had a good time working there this summer, but this last week I am really trying to get a whole bunch of last minute stuff done before Friday. I did a lot this summer, but it never seems like enough, and I feel a tiny bit stressed at the moment ( Read more... )

Whoa, America.
I just got back from my first ever trip to New York City (Okay not technically, but first overnight trip). It was awesome. I had way more fun than I even expected. I thought I was over that sort of thing. Tomorrow is my first day of work, so I don't even have much time to discuss this sort of thing. But let us just say that it ruled. ( Read more... )

Today I was thinking about how my high school had an Alma Matter, and how this is probably not a common thing. This idea had never struck me before, so here it goes (I'm singing in my mind):

In the south-land's fairest city ( Read more... )