Coming to New Orleans on vacation and staying in the French Quarter and relying only on your feet and the streetcars is one thing. Driving into it and finding a place to park is quite another! Needless to say, when we went down to the FQ that first Friday in town, it was a very…
Category: New Orleans
Recap 3: Arrival
There is a distinct and sudden feeling of Otherness, the second you cross over the border from eastern Texas into Louisiana. Reclaiming the helm at a welcome center just across the line, I immediately cruised us through Shreveport, and knew I was in the right state because the pro-environmental billboard on the side of the…
High Watah, Birthday Rituals, Gator Feet
Last night, I took my friend Cody to see the Mississippi river. He was ecstatic, and slightly overenthusiastic, trying to climb down the rocks off the levee in order to touch the water. He didn’t want to swim in it, thank goodness, but he just wanted to dip a finger in. This was up on…
And Then, of Course…
…shortly after my previous post, I came across some photos on a blog I read weekly, from New Orleans, and saw the roots of an oak tree shoving up through the brick sidewalk, and when I see that sort of thing, or other images similar to the ones I took myself (shared below, quickie pull from my…
Misty Day, Reflections
Wednesday finds me in a better mindset, regarding the Vibe thang that had me in such an emotional dither yesterday. I went home after work and, after having a decent cry on J over a couple of cardboard boxes, we had a chat about all of that, and the various philosophies of grief. It is…
We Are MOVING!
To New Orleans. We are moving. To New Orleans. We are. Moving to. New Orleans. We. Are. Moving. To. New. Orleans. We’re moving to New Orleans. No matter how many times I say that, it still scarcely seems real. But it does, at the same time. We are ridiculously excited! Last Friday, I was standing…
Weighing Decisions
I have played things fairly safe, my entire life. For example, when I graduated from college in New Mexico, back in the day, I had no obligations to anything. I could have gone anywhere. But, I did the smart thing, and came to Colorado, where my folks are, because they were happy to help me…
Voodoo Jar, Part 3
Voodoo Jar finale and job-interview update, all in one. Last week was sitting-on-eggshells stressful. After a smashing 1st interview, J proceeded to hear nothing for the entire rest of the week. I spent all day, every day, glued to my phone, waiting for a text or a call from him letting me know that he…
Mardi Gras
Happy Mardi Gras, world! Greetings, from my desk, for I am at work. Just about everywhere else, save for New Orleans and other places along the Gulf Coast, today is just a Tuesday. The same holds true where I’m at…but I’m doing the best I can. I’ve got the Mardi Gras Parade Cam running, via…
Follow Your Crazy 