Ring-Rang-a-Dong for a Holiday!

I'm really having to work hard to keep my head in the game. Only 8 more sleeps till we go away on vacation! That's right, the Robeau and I are actually taking a vacation. It's a complete shock to my system, the thought that we are going to go somewhere, on an aeroplane, for the express purpose of having a good time.

We will first be heading to Baton Rouge to check out some of his childhood haunts and then we are on to New Orleans for the first jazz fest there since Katrina. The line up is incredible, Herbie Hancock and Terence Blanchard worth the trip alone. There are also a lot of non-jazz acts on the line up which would normally get my purists back up, but when those acts include Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen I learn to shut up. Fast.

I've never been to New Orleans so I am, of course, pretty excited. It also feels like responsible tourism, which is nice. We'll be able to spend a little time volunteering which is something I'm happy to do. Of course, this is not a selfless mission. Far from it. Check out this shot of the hotel we are staying in, located in the French Quarter.


Please! Will you look at that? How do I make my brain realize that I still have 4 days of work left?