Mardi Gras

(Note: Pardon any spelling errors in this entry. My computer is sticky from heaps of beer and some green substance, so typing is quite difficult)

Yesterday, in honor of the holiday American’s do best, Mardi Gras, we show the flats a good time!

Apparently, Mardi Gras is not that big of a deal to the Europeans. The British folk tell us they do not participate in any of this drinking and bead debauchery. No, instead, they call it “Pancake Tuesday”, and eat pancakes all day. Pancakes all day long - imagine the peace it must bring to that nation.

So, we opt for the better way to consume carbs and have a rousingly American time.  The beads were thrown, classic games like King’s Cup and Flip Cup are played (in red cups - the Brits all think it’s soooo cool that we party with red cups), and we paint the town red.

And by painting the town red I mean I opt out of the bars, and head straight for McDonald’s, where I feast upon the “Mac Attack” - a value meal consisting of two Big Macs, a large Coke, and a large fry, all for $11.50, which is a great deal, especially considering the exchange rate is the best it’s been since I arrived here (Go USD!). To cap it off, I order a double cheeseburger and ice cream cone on the walk home.

It is “Fat Tuesday” after all.