New Orleans Pictures (Pocket Universe)

Under tremendous peer pressure, here are some pictures from my recent trip to New Orleans.

I was in New Orleans attending the wedding of an old college roommate, Marc. Here is the interior of the church…

…and here are my traveling companions, Chris, Todd and Dave. Let’s see…Chris and I became friends in grade school, Dave and I became friends in high school, then Chris and Dave met through me, became roommates in college with Marc, then later with Todd, and when I ended up attending the same college, I roomed with Todd and Marc. Does that all make sense? If necessary, I can attach a diagram.

Here is one of the mausoleums that we drove by. Because New Orleans is at sea level, it is too wet to bury anyone below ground. Thus, the area is dotted with these gothic graveyards. I felt like I was in the middle of a Mike Mignola comic.

I have no idea what the story is behind this case. I suspect that if I did find out, I would wish that I hadn’t.

The wedding reception was held at a building in the city park, which is set on—what else?—a swamp.

And here is the man of the hour himself! Chris looks particularly fatherly in this picture, and perhaps a bit condescending. I think his newly acquired degree has had a negative effect on him. Or perhaps my own biases are showing through.

And here are Todd, Dave and Chris, looking quite proud. You may have noticed that Chris tends to squint in pictures. He always does that when he’s really, really drunk.

And there we are, the Gang of Four.

…and with the groom himself! I’ve uploaded this picture at a higher resolution, so you can use it as a desktop picture on your Apple 23" Cinema HD Display.

And there are the happy couple, enjoying their first dance. I haven’t seen Marc look this happy since…well, to be fair, I’ve never really seen him be unhappy. But in the range of happiness levels I have seen him in, this is up there near the top. Somewhere between playing the bass and watching Army of Darkness.