[Dionysus]

I did the celebration last Saturday. I went to the parade in Soulard (which is the largest mardi gras celebration place after Bourbon, I think) and stuck around the area a few hours afterward. It wasn't as fun as it was when I went the last time, I think it was 2001. I don't know if it was the (cold) weather, I was watching the parade and not IN the parade unlike last time, or the people I was with. I couldn't believe that I actually got bored after a while. After the parade, it kind of got old after standing on the same street corner talking for like 3 hours. I was looking forward to touring the whole Soulard area and hitting every bar there, but that never happened.

The Good: I met a lot of cool new people. I also saw a lot of people I haven't seen in years.

The Bad: It was too many damn people at the parade and I was too damn short, so I didn't see 90% of the parade. The 10% I did see, I was sitting on a friend's shoulder, he got tired eventually, lol.

The Ugly: Seeing age 50+ women flashing their boobs! *gags*