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Due to my evening job, I will not be partaking of the alcohol-related festivities I normally do...

HOWEVER. I love this holiday, not because it's cheesy and fun (though not very authentically Irish), nor because it has to do with St. Patrick using the shamrock to explain Catholicism and the Holy Trinity (couldn't care less about that), but because it reminds me of the actual country whose history it celebrates and whose scenery I love.

Here's my favorite picture from my trip to Ireland in '06, sitting on the edge of the Cliffs of Moher:

Bonus points if you can name the movie that features these cliffs. Hint: Inconceivable!

And here's another charming little holiday logo from Google, featuring Celtic knots:

Sláinte, folks. 

I'm really not sure what to do now that SDCG is over.

Loved this past season, and the finale was pretty awesome--That was QUITE a twist at the end of ep. 7 there. "Bam Bam" was much less annoying as a character, Ben was adorable as always, and Belle still has the worst luck with men.

I'm dying for someone to talk about it with...other than my mother. If you're in the States and haven't seen it yet, search around for it. It's already aired in Britain and is circulating the web (couldn't wait--sorry Showtime!).

How will I occupy my time between now and True Blood in June? Guess I'll have to watch all of The Tudors in preparation for the final season...I don't think it'll be too much of a hardship.

Hey! Check out this pretty lame blog post I wrote about a favorite Austin food staple.

And while you're at it, wander around the brand new Rare magazine website that was launched just a couple of weeks ago. We all worked long and hard on designing, developing, and filling the site with content...and I have to say, it looks pretty rockin'.

THEN, if you want even more crazy excitement...browse our latest issue, all about Music in the ATX. Scope out some new artists and check out a little guide to the SXSW festival, co-written and laid out by yours truly. Enjoy!

:: EDIT ::

3/17/09- The Rare site now has tons of new blog posts from the front lines of SXSW...mostly written by my coworkers, because I have a night job. :(  But check 'em out anyway!

I am so unbelievably excited about SXSW this year...especially the Film conference. Just did the layout for a "guide" to the Festival for the magazine I work for. This is going to be the first year I'm actually in Austin for the darn thing (the past four years, Michigan State's spring break has fallen a week before). 

As a local Austinite I can get a film pass for $70 (versus the $400 badge that gets you into films + panels).

Plus, there will be tons of free informal music shows at bars around town. All the staff at the magazine is incredibly excited; we're going to try to get all our work done the week before so that we can attend everything we possibly can. 

Basically, this rocks.

Early morning, April 4th 
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky 
Free at last, they took your life 
They could not take your pride

--Pride (In the Name of Love), U2

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I'm pretty happy I have tomorrow off (technically today--I'm writing this at 2 a.m.). Hopefully I will use this time for good and not for evil... hmm...

But, it's important to remember the reason for the holiday, and I'm loving this classy Google logo tribute to Dr. King:

Happy (belated) Birthday.