Here Fishy Fishy
Mardi Gras was great. Amanda & I caught 5 parades all told: Excalibur, Atlas, d'État, Isis, and Zeus. We could have caught 7 more (Hermes, Morpheus, Muses, Napoleon, Argus, Elks Jeffersonian, and Jefferson), but circumstances didn't allow for it. Specifically, we were too late for Hermes, Morpheus and Muses were taking too long, Napoleon broke down, and after Zeus, Amanda was just plain Mardi-Gras'd out. Pictures are in the process of being uploaded to my maj folder. (I'm just uploading them straight from the camera.)
We only caught 5 of the 63 Mardi Gras parades in the area. And yet, I have beads strewn out all over the place in my apartment.
This is good for you, however: extra beads means I have something to give to you.
Why would I give them to you? Skip to the end if you can't wait.
Anyway, seeing as how Tuesday was Fat Tuesday, we are now in the Lenten season. I always look forward to Lent. While I'm not Catholic, and don't actually celebrate Lent, I enjoy it when it comes because fish sandwiches become more readily available at fast food restaurants. Heck, even Taco Tico has fish tacos during Lent. (I could do without the jalapeño tartar sauce, though.) Yes, I live in the Gulf Coast region, so seafood is available year-round, but even I don't have time/money to go to a decent restaurant for lunch every day.
Anything, really to get into the habit of eating healthier. I weighed myself this morning, and the scale gave me good & bad news: 209½ lb., but only 24.7% body fat. Softball starts early this year, and spring training is right around the corner. Besides, there's a tuna salad recipe I've been meaning to try that uses ranch dressing instead of mayonnaise.
Mind you, I'm free to eat red meat: at the moment I just choose not to. Next weekend, I will probably choose to eat red meat, so there.
Oh, I mentioned the camera: Canon PowerShot A720 IS. 6× optical zoom. 8.0 mega pixels. It's spiffy. It will be making an appearance at BrickFair in August, along with the extra Mardi Gras beads.
I want to give these authentic Mardi Gras beads to you. All you have to do is send your best MOCs to me so that they can be displayed at BrickFair.
Yeah, I'm officially announcing my appointment as the BIONICLE coordinator for BrickFair 2008. Send me the good stuff and I'll send it back with beads.
Details to come later this spring.
-KIE
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