Last night was a typical night for me on Bourbon Street.

I lost 50 bucks at Harrah's, saw 13 pairs of tits, and witnessed a murder. And all before 1:30 am. This is all true.

Lemme explain: I'm currently in New Orleans for an architecture convention, and I have been partying pretty hard on Bourbon Street the past few nights, but last night took the cake.

Lemme explain: I'm currently in Nawlins for an architecture students convention (AIAS), and students from colleges all across the country are here. A bunch of students from Florida Atlantic University are next door to my room, for example.

So, about last night: First I went to Harrah's with 50 bucks in my pocket, played roulette for a while, and actually had won 100 bucks at one point. But Old Man Bad Luck caught up with me and I eventually lost it all. Then I said "screw this, I'm heading over to Bourbon."

I headed over to Bourbon, I had a few mango daquiris (because I'm a girl drink drunk and I hate beer and hard liquor), and proceeded to walk around with my camera looking for drunk girls trying to show off their goods in exchange for beads. I saw 13 pairs of tits that night, and I was able to take a picture of one. I got some nice beads, also. And all I had to do was lift up my shirt (I'm a guy, BTW), and show my chest. You wouldn't believe how easy it is to get beads there.

Then, the coup de grace: There was a murder that happened just a half a block away from me, and the police had just got on the scene. They guy who was shot was laying there dead, and the cops had the guy who did it in hand cuffs standing a few feet away. (I think it may have been a gang murder) I had arrived probably no more than 5 minutes after it happened, and I took a picture of the body and scene with my camera. Ironically, the last two pics I have on my camera are of a pair of tits and a murder.

And BTW, for those of you who don't know, Mother's Restaurant on the corner of Tchapitoulas and Poydras is the BEST restaurant in the entire fucking world!!! Their Po' Boys are out of this world, and their seafood gumbo is simply orgasmic. I think they melt rocks of crack in the gumbo. I've been at that place THREE times now in the past three days.

Overall, it's been a hell of an experience so far for me. I still have two more days left of this, and I don't know if I'll handle it.:) The other students from the other colleges say that us North Dakota kids can drink any other college under the table on this trip. Probably because we drink more than anyone else in the country.;)

Anyway, it's all going good, and this place kicks ass. New Orleans kicks so much ass, it's wearing the anus around its ankle.

Cheers.

and why the odd number of tits??

Not 13 individuals. :)

-Homer Simpson on Spring Break in Florida

Sounds like you are having a good, interesting time in the Crescent City...

Then your night has been complete

ever been there. Love Nawlins though. Absolutely love it there.

I'm from Cavilier orginally

Are you from Winnipeg? I live in Fargo, but I'm originally from N'wawlins.

I hate the entire beads/breasts thing, tho'.

I haven't been back to Mardi Gras since 1986 (for various and sundry reasons), including when I was a little kid (my great aunts Gert and Sadie lived in an apartment on Royal that is now the Hove Parfumier).
It was, admittedly, a different scene then.

I'm going back to take the kids (12 year old daughter and nine year old son) to the first Mardi Gras, and it bothers me a bit that I don't dare take them anywhere near the quarter this trip (or at least, not until Wednesday).

The quarter has turned into this Girls Gone Wild/Frat Boy thing that drives me wild.

Mothers IS the Best Place To Eat A Sandwhich In The Entire F---ing World.

I'm a Winnipeg Jets fan, though. I was gonna contact you about a get-together in Fargo before the election.

I could have steered you to fun and non-touristy as well, especially in the Good Eats department.

I'm sorry you had to see that. We have a real crime wave going. Used to be we would never kill a tourist, we would be too busy killing each other.

Just be careful and have fun.

One of the first things I saw the first time I went to Vegas was a body outlined in chalk. Don't know what happened, don't wanna know. I returned many, many times and thankfully never had that experience again.

I'm thinking it might be a gang shooting.

out the Garden District if you are into architecture. Besides, it's a lot safer and easier on your pocketbook

check out Tower Records. It's in the Quarter, next to Hard Rock Cafe. Best record store ever!

Then walk a half a block to Landry's for lunch. Or go a few blocks further and go to Mulatto's - it is across from the convention center. Also, Bubba Gumps has great shrimp.

I was there for a week in November. I could live there just for the food.

at least, not in N'wawlins.

The food there is great. I had no idea it was frozen.

from the eastern shore, who was visiting NO with family. She knows.

Hell, I'll eat frozen seafood if I must. My family had a ball at Michaud's where I'm pretty sure my alligator came out of the freezer, but the atmosphere more than made up for it.

We are heading out for NO in a few day and we will give it a try.