To balance out what I did yesterday (which was basically watch the entire Lord of the Rings series) I decided to do some exploring today. So I biked down to the French Quarter, which took about a half an hour. I think a lot of people know the French Quarter as our cultural perception of Bourbon St, which as you can probably guess smells like beer and is really touristy- in Vassar po-mo lingo it feels like Bourbon St. is performing Bourbon St. especially a time when NOLA is relying heavily on it's tourist appeal. Jon and I hung out there one night back in June, and it was fun if you're into $7 daiquiris, drunk people and mardi gras beads. HOWEVER, the French Quarter is a lot more than Bourbon St. and it's really beautiful. A lot of narrow cobblestone streets and colorful houses with gorgeous wrought iron balconies, as well as art galleries and shops. I did have trouble finding something cold to drink after my grueling bike ride (yeah, I'm a lightweight) that wasn't alcoholic, but I finally located a Community Coffee House (contrary to it's name, it's a major chain down here) and read the Sunday Times-Picayune over a frozen Mocha-sippi.

On Friday night I hung out at Fair Grind and listened to this woman play the guitar. There were a ton of people there even when I left at like 9:30.

Someone asked, and I realized I hadn't posted our address on the blog. So here it is:

2949 Maurepas St.
New Orleans, LA 70119