I still remember that Saturday when we woke up early, walked with an empty stomach to school while the snow crunched under our feet, and lined up in front of Ground Zero with tickets in hand. Ground Zero, you see, was the restaurant on campus (before they turned it into a Tim Horton’s), and we were there for St Patrick’s day breakfast/beerfternoon.

The breakfast was simple, including basic carbs (toast), protein (bacon and eggs), and starch (hash browns), but the best part came afterward, when we walked from the eating area straight through the back door into the Bombshelter (our on campus pub). I vividly recall the moment they opened the doors, and the smile that crept on my face when I saw bartenders standing beside tables full of pitchers, pre-poured for our consumption. The hardest choice we had to make was regular, or green beer.

Of course, in the ensuing years, St Paddy’s day was always a giant party, until I started work, and then partying (or at least all day partying) was only possible on the weekends. This year, in particular, was going to be a low key one since March 17th is a Monday (where I usually have work followed by soccer). Well, imagine my delight when I found out that the Irish bishops decided to move St. Patrick’s day this year to the 15th, a Saturday!

Now, word is that secular celebrations (like parades and such) are still likely to be held on the 17th, but still, if you ever needed a reason to drink all day, well, here you go.

1. Cups made from bacon, genius.
2. Mac vs PC vs Linux, southpark style.
3. Southpark goes Scooby Doo style with Korn and pirate ghosts.
4. Speaking of pirates, here’s a pirate ship mural you can buy for your room (maybe I’ll get it for Ben).
5. If you want something other than pirates to decorate your pad with, here’s a great style blog (thanks Traci).

1. This is a brilliant advertisement, even better than my last favourite ad.
2. N-Tune, a Seattle startup that is not software focused, and sells a physical product.
3. Skateboard furniture, quite a few Eames inspirations in there (via boingboing).

It started as an article in wired, which turned into a book, about how a team of MIT students won millions playing blackjack in Vegas.

Now they’ve made a hollywood movie out of it, complete with Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, and Laurence Fishburne.

Premiers March 28th.

1. Photos from around the world (google maps + flickr).
2. What it’s like if creationists took over the world – think of the children (via boingboing). Also reminds me of this t-shirt.
3. How Pakistan broke youTube, all the technical details you’ll need a networking class refresher to understand.

No, not this freeze, more like this freeze. This past Saturday, Improv Everywhere hosted an event where people froze in the middle of the plaza by Westlake Center for 5 minutes. More pictures here, and someone also posted a youtube.

I couldn’t go boarding today, so I thought I’d share a photo from Mt Baker I took while boarding a couple of weeks ago. It was a beautiful day (much like today is so far), but with snow surrounding me.

1. Han Solo in carbonite desk
2. uTango – I’ve read over the site, and still can’t quite figure out why, but apparently they give you money for shopping at their affiliates
3. Postcards from the 1962 World Fair in Seattle, all hail the Space Needle, Seattle’s penis.

The light trails are those of a plane flying by.

This is the beginning of the end.