I'm almost off to Mardi Gras. For those who don't know what Mardi Gras is, basically... it's when stupid fucking whores (I mean, nice, generous women), expose themselves for beads. What they do with those beads, I can imagine. Aside from that, it's mostly people taking hard-drugs and getting in fights. Aside from that, it's the period before lent, and the purpose is to gorge yourself, so when lent hits, you're square for the whole period. For those of us who do not officially practice lent, we get so fucked up, the recovery time is almost the same as practicing lent. New Orleans is very family-friendly, as you might imagine.

I'm glad IEM5 is happening before I descend into the depths of New Orleans and Mardi Gras (the depths to which you cannot comprehend unless you are from New Orleans). My personal picks for IEM5 are as follows: The overall winner will be whoever finishes 1st. The second-place finisher will be someone else. I know you wonder how someone could have such skill at picking winners. You wouldn't wonder that though, if you were with me at Mardi Gras ('cause you'd be too fucked up to care). Good luck to all the competitors. No need to wish me luck. I don't need luck in New Orleans.