developments

1) 101 fever, flu-like symptoms, meningitis-like symptoms (stiff neck? sore...head?), middle ear infectiong, amoxicillin, cough suppressants, ibuprofen, acetomeniphen, expectorants, hankerchiefs; the first bona fide sickness in five years or more?;

2) #1 coming in light of New Orleans volunteer work, garbage, tracts of unusable housing stock, trash cans literally full of shit (or *whatever* that was), Katrina floodwater still in the bowls in the kitchen, getting sprayed in the face by shitty floodwater retained in the paper towels, Tyvek suits and fear of rusty nails;

3) #2 happening in the day, FEMA tent city in Camp Algiers happening at night - 1,300 undergrads and church groups (think hackey sacks, bongos, "ultimate," mess hall spare ribs, shower trailers, probably lots of making out, Bibles everywhere) - + some not-so-sloppy drunkenness/flu-like symptoms on Bourbon Street + shrimp po' boys;

4) #3 happening after following a vanload of nice but racist Kansas City Baptists to Billy Graham/Franklin Graham's New Orleans revival ("A Celebration of Hope") = terrible musical acts (soft rock, crappy country fingerpicking, pornographic Jesus's-blood-n-gore songs) + 30 minutes of unspectacular bland platitudinous sermonizing by Franklin and then 20 minutes of watching other people going down onto the "field" to be personally touched by Franklin Graham('s pamphlet-distributing minions);

5) Flying home early to convalesce;

6) Moving to the 'Wick;

7) Needing furniture;

8) Playing in a band, Extra Super Hold, on bass guitar and vocals. Galapagos in Williamsburg on Thursday at 7p, be there/square;

9) Stressin' out, not doing ICWA, blogging instead.