twenty-something

Yes. I said, Mardi Gras in Burlington, Vermont.

Sounds foolish, no? There's a big huge parade (see last year's, above), very family-friendly. Beads but no boobs. And then there is lots of drinking. Basically, Magic Hat Brewing Co. -- their beer, my drink of choice -- constructed this celebration ten years ago, and it's kind of taken off. In theory, it's meant to benefit the Women's Rape Crisis Center, but I don't know how aware of that fact any of the participants are.

Something to know about me: I hate big parades. I hate big crowds of people. And yet here I go, down to Church Street, to participate in this spectacle... and then do some heavy drinking afterwards.

God help me.