SFP: Visiting NOLA

I fully expect that when I move to place like New Orleans, I'm going to get a lot of visitors.. and I welcome y'all!  However.  I'm also a student... and with this comes massive amounts of studying. BUT.  The good news is, for a lot of this town, you don't need a tour guide.. especially where I'll be living.  Just grab a beer, and walk around the city while I'm holed up in the library.

But I def won't be studying the whole time.. Tulane's really got this motto down to a science -- "work hard, play hard"... and even the Med School's chaplain gets down.  So here's a basic guide for your visit so you won't be sorry for partying (SFP).

1.  Don't double fist.  Especially when one fist is a hand grenade.

2.  Just say no to any kind of "bombs".  Anything that sounds destructive, will be.  (I should have trusted my gut on this one.)

3.  Be nice to the locals.  And everyone showing you a good time.  You could be this guy.  SFP.

4.  In New Orleans.. sometimes the shots are huge.  But on second thought..  let's stick with beer.  Marathon drinking y'all.. not a sprint.

5.  Speaking from experience, a 6am flight out of NOLA is asking for trouble.  But even if you think you'll be good and come back at "bar close" (which is never, ps) and sleep for a few hours.. always have your bags packed.  Case in point?  3am.  We've come back to drop off some friends, bags packed, and I go out with the gays for some more drinking and shenanigans.  Flight?  6:30am.  Actual time I leave New Orleans?  11am.

 
6.  And finally, get excited, because as soon as you get picked up from the airport.. we're doing this.  (in Louisiana you can drive with an open container.. as long as you're not the driver..  don't worry Mom haha).  Monsoons upon arrival.  (destructive?  of course.)  You can't leave this city without having an amazing time.. and it literally starts upon arrival.

I'm moving in less than a month!  Visitors welcome!

Triangle Beach Music Festival: The Ultimate SFP

TBMF has been somewhat of a tradition for my girls and I -- and sadly, S$ will not be coming with RSJ and I this year (boo).  Every year by the end of the day, I'm so exhausted, drunk, sweaty that I swear I will never go again.. then I come back the next year.  Never fails.  Sorry. For. Partying.

The first year, I went with one of my girls CA, who is the quintessential wild child and always a lot of fun. TBMF 07:

Then, 2008 happened.  Much more shenanigans.

 One thing you've gotta remember when day drinking -- you. must. eat. Or you'll die.  I'm sure these were stolen coerced from someone.  Also, why every overweight guy decides to prance around without a shirt is beyond me.  But we're all drinking and having a good time, so I let it slide.. maybe.

But brace yourself for the Port-O-Johns...  Die.

And then before you know it, you're exhausted, drunk, and passed out in a bag of potato chips.  Where are your friends?  Taking photos of you.

TBMF 09, you ask?  Awesome.

Well we've learned some lessons from the year before.  Pace yourself, drink water, and find shade.  Check?  Check.  (Sorry, S$ to play you like this.. but this photo is awesome hahahahah)

 This year should be equally as fun/ridic/something -- and I've got a prep bag prepared precisely for it including all the essentials:  beer, coozie(s), water, food, sunglasses, and sunscreen.  I can't wait to go with RSJ and L$ and have another SFP Saturday.

SFP: Ruined Dresses.

With being in a sorority comes many (many) opportunities for wearing a cocktail or sundress.  That being said, I'm also known to be quite a mess when it comes to eating and drinking (in general).. so one would think the dry cleaners and I would be best friends.. however.. I'm also lazy when it comes to errands and chores that I really just don't want to do.

I have learned my lesson with this.. and some others along the way.  I don't have any "after" pics.. but believe me, they're ruined.

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Love this dress.  But don't load the dishwasher wearing anything you like.  Or rather.. be careful with the liquid detergent.  If it gets on your hands.. the last place you should wipe it is your beloved dress.  Where were the warnings that it would bleach your garments on the bottle?!  Bollocks.

You could see this coming.  21st birthday.  Sorry for partying.  I didn't take it to the dry cleaners until 6 months later.. and they did everything but laugh in my face when I asked them to take out the multiple cocktail stains.  Oh boy.

 Some semi-formal/formal.  Adored this dress.  Same fate as my 21st bday dress.  I should've stuck to clear liquids.  Some people never learn..

 Triangle Beach Music Festival happened.  I think that sums it up.  Now.. this one is salvagable because it's just a matter of reattaching the straps.. however.. I will revisit my laziness when it comes to the mundane.

 TBMF again. 1 year later.  The only mishap is that I washed it on warm water.  The red and blue bled all over the freaking dress.  Die.

I'm terrible at laundry, that's no news to me.  But I will also be the poorest I've ever been once school starts in August.. so I better learn these little tasks better or else I'll be stuck with a handful of clothes.. and no friends haha.

Happy Monday

[katherine squier]

Judging from how the weekends usually go that involve S$ and RSJ -- I'd bet money (not hard to do in Vegas) that this is what we're doing this Monday morning.  Hung. Over.  Or at least we better be.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!  Happy Monday!  NC bound Tuesday morning.