If you want to party... leave!

Well, today being Fat Tuesday, it was brought into focus just how boring it is in Canada at this time of year. Forget how cold it is here (sometimes hard to do), there are bigtime parties everywhere if you head south, starting in...

New Orleans

Well, d'uh, right? Okay, so the city might not exactly be completely recovered from that hurricane you may have heard about, but the majority of the tourist-y part of town was largely unaffected, and is very much back up and running. So really, as long as you ignore the spike in violent crime (also ignoring it was pretty high to begin with), it's still very much on the table for good times waiting to be had.

A little further South, we get to...

Daytona Beach

While, yes, we are still a couple of months from Spring Break, Speedweek just finished up. There are still drunk rednecks everywhere, I'm sure... although last week would likely have been more fun, what with the Great American Race, and all...

Now, leaving the Continental US, we get...

Trinidad

Carnival started this week in Trini (the joys of listening to Toront's "Urban" FM.. I get updated on these things). I have trouble seeing how this is anything but a great time. I'm basically picturing Caribana here, but, you know, in tropical paradise.

Further South, still, one finds....

Brazil

My buddy Mike is in Brazil right now, and seeing as their Carvinal is going on as I type, I'm not sure I could possibly be more jealous. I'm sure he's more than happy to hear that, too. Fucker. :)
And now I'm thoroughly depressed.....