N'awlins

Yuh huh.

N'awlins.

It just looks pretty, don't it?

Well it better, as today marks the day that Alex, Chris and I set off on an epic road trip to the gloriously wild "Big Easy." [Cue craziness.]

Being down on the Bayou will certainly present its share of chaos, education, good eating -- if you know me, you know how much I like Cajun (and by this I just mean the seasoning as I've never been fortunate to actually live the real Cajun food experience but will do so shortly ;-) ), and of course, a full helping of Crescent City excitement. We owe a special thank you to Mr. Stuart Anderson for making the entire shebang possible.

What exactly is in store? Who knows? That's the beauty of a road trip. One certain highlight will be a stopover in Hotlanta, where fellow GJ native and best friend Adam Meininger will play host to our wacky crew. Yes, the A-bomb is out on the East Coast, making his appearance on the left side of the country this summer while getting a shocking (though hospitable, most likely) introduction to life in the South as he does research at Georgia Tech (which he seems enamored with, btw). Unfortunately he is not going to be able to trek down to the French Quarter with us as originally planned, but there are future weekends and the possibilities in the Summer of Dan are endless.

The rest of the trip, as in the entire N'awlins part, save for a visit to Jackson Square, spitting in the Mississippi, the eating of beignets and possibly some blackened catfish, remains an unplanned mystery, which is really a good way to travel on occassion. Rest assured, the zany adventures that most certainly will enter into our debauchery will be chronicled here upon return for your astonishment/amusement (and probably some other adjectives that are just impossible to predict).

Don't worry, we'll be sure to say "hi" to Emeril for you.