When the Mercury took me on as a news intern, they promised me they wouldn't make me go on coffee runs and restock the copier.

Apparently that's all gone now.

Spur of the moment, out of the blue, the news staff sent arts intern Ali Reingold and I on a donut run at Voodoo Donuts under the guise of doing a blog on Voodoo's Backyard Bash. So, to fulfill the requirements of our excursion, here's what we saw...

Long lines.

The Heligoats.

Beer.

Matt Davis approves.