"Birds have been seen covered in oil..."

"Saw photos of the brown pelican, Louisiana's state bird." --just texted from my Bushwick housemate.

My response text: "Had awesome NOLA (New Orleans, LA) BBQ shrimp last night."

Just in time, I guess. Unfortunately, I've been saying this same line about NOLA since I managed to get there just before Katrina changed it dramatically, from what I gather. Here they go again.

[Currently listening: http://flavorwire.com/89885/daily-dose-pick-unkle]

(only figuratively, of course)