Leavin on a jet plane

So tomorrow I head even further south to the Big Easy.
The American Meteorological Society is having their annual conference in New Orleans and it's supposed to be a blast. I've been to the National Weather Association conferences before, but this is supposed to be much, much, much bigger...so I'm nervous but really excited. I'll post when I get back about my trip, and hopefully it's all good news!

Here's plans for what I want to do while in NOLA:

- eat biegnets & coffee at Cafe Du Monde - according to some friends from the area, I'm supposed to get Cafe Ole which has chicory in it...whatever that is. And hopefully in the meantime I won't come away looking like a druggie from all the powdered sugar on the biegnets

- hear some great jazz - hopefully at Preservation Hall, which is supposed to be kinda seedy but is also supposed to have the best New Orleans style jazz in the city - old timers just sitting in kitchen chairs on a stage and jammin away

- try a tasty hurricane and maybe a Hand Grenade (NOLA's famous drinks)

- buy a book for my collection of travel souvenirs

- not get mugged :)

- oh, and hear some good talks, network with potential employers...yada yada yada...all that conference stuff I'm actually supposed to be doing!

So off I go to the hometown of Cowboy Mouth (one of my favorite bands, thanks to David) & the setting of one of my favorite movies: Undercover Blues, while trying not to be sad that I could miss a snow storm here in Huntsville. No joke...depending on which models you look at, this area could get 8 inches on Saturday. Hopefully it's a bust and we have one after we get back!