Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras was awesome!! i stayed at my friend's loft right in soulard. we went to the parade and froze our asses off, it was alot of fun, caught alot of beads, saw some boobs. you can't bring bottles or cans out to the parade, so i poured a bunch of beers into a huge QT mug, and brought spares for reloading stuffed into all my coat pockets. i kept having to chip the ice out of the drinking hole in the lid, it kept freezing shut. i didn't know if anyone was going to be flashing, being that it was below freezing, but there were some real troopers out there saturday! after the parade, we warmed up for a bit and had lunch. then we went and watched the They Might Be Giants concert. it was at an outdoor stage, totally free! they started at 6:30, right after dark, holy shit was it cold, it also got very windy, making it worse. i was even kind of dancing around, just to stay warm. it was a Fantastical show!! they were awesome, i had never seen them live before.