carnival season wrap-up

number of roses: 2 (an all-time low)
number of people i set on fire: 41
number of king-cake babies i got: 0
number of king-cake babies i avoided getting: 18
number of beads i caught: 158
number of bead whores i know: about a billion

best mardi gras moment: sean and david running down st. charles around 15 mph behind melissa's car in order to get a ride.

runner-up: sean drinking a previously-opened beer he found outside of superior grill.