Right. Blog. I have one of those.

[ursulav]

I have been in New Orleans for three full days. I have gone on a voodoo tour, led by the owner of the New Orleans voodoo museum (a fascinating man with an encyclopedic knowledge of local history and a rather regrettable boil the size of a grapefruit) who knew a great deal about the topic and once wrote a paper which wound up being the basis for a

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[terrykun]

There's something about seeing originals as opposed to reproductions in books...whew.

That was just how my wife and I felt when we unpacked Iguana Triptych, Tiny Woodpecker, and Vivid Manatee recently. (OMG we're up to the point of unpacking the fragile art stuff. Our house is really ours!)

[wombat32]

that's what I thought when I saw the animals-with-hearts. Much more vivid than they appeared on the computer.

[spiralngphoenix]

I can't decide which to be more jealous of; the trip to New Orleans, the workshop by Mr. DeMeng (I'd been salivating over Dusty Diablos so badly that a friend bought it for me and I've now been gleefully reading and missing my old Dremel), or the tiki-shaped guave drinks...

All I can say is I can't wait to see what sort of things you're going to come up with after this trip. ;D

[merrycalliope]

In case you get in a mind to...the French Quarter can give one some crazy ideas...do NOT, I repeat, do NOT drink anything blue. Even if they do claim it's better than a Hurricane (tip: a lot of stuff is).

Also, don't let anyone bet you they can tell you "where you got your shoes at". Cuz you got your shoes on your feet in the French Quarter, city of New Orleans, state of Louisiana. Yes, my (now looong ex) boyfriend actually fell for that and, as an encore, flashed a wad of twenties (and asked for change) when he paid off the bet. Later he drank the blue drink and yelled at giant dead cockroaches as I tried guiding him back to the guesthouse, down the middle of the street because the "shoes at" guys were, of course, tailing us. *facepalm*

That said, from how you've described Kevin he sounds like a wonderfully sensible companion to accompany you in the French Quarter experience. :D

[wombat32]

I almost fell for the "I bet I can tell you where you got your shoes at" gag. I turned it around on them when I bet them they couldn't tell me which President is on the $100 bill. (the answer of course being "none". Ben Franklin was never President)

[chipuni]

I have a little secret about the food of New Orleans.

It's not that the food is so fresh...

It's that New Orleans has some of the absolute BEST cooks in the world, bar none.

They've borrowed from every other cuisine on the planet, brought them together, and made something incredible.

I envy you!

[wombat32]

even the Nawlins chefs that suck wind up on TV.

[akirashima]

You forgot the VooDoo. You do not play with that many herbs and not figure out something to do with them other than bless or curse someone.

[gardenwaltz]

It will spin your head, cure what ails you, and also, tastes of blueberries.

[applejinx]

I would have said 'awesome' :)