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March: Greatest month of the year? |
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Written by Andrew Olson - View Profile
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Wednesday, 07 March 2007 |
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We're almost down to a week now before one of the greatest days of the year. That's right, St. Patrick's Day. The one day, no matter what your situation, race, relationship status, gender, or social status, where you absolutely can't go wrong. Everybody is green on Patty's day until the ability to decipher green from any other color becomes problematic. The day when you start with pouring Guinness on your Cheerios in the morning rather than milk, then wash it down with sweet mix of Jameson, Bailey's and more Guinness.
If your in a relationship, it is the most ideal holiday of them all. You can get sloshed with no reprecussions whatsoever. No need to rush to Wal-Mart to pick up a cheap bouquet of flowers and a $1 teddy bear. All you have to do is hand that significant other a green beer, and watch as they get more beautiful. For singles, it's the ultimate mingle. On no other night are so many inhibitions thrown so emphatically to the wind. Plus there's leprachans and people trying to do the river dance. Celtic music, and girls who insist they are wearing green (but you just can't see it) with a wink. But it's also the day when people will other people drinks without any presumptions or need for reciprocity, at least in general.
Not only is St. Patty's day right around the corner, but so is America's single greatest sporting event. The bracket, the office pool, the cinderellas, the dance, the maddening, maddening dance. The one time you have absolutely no qualms about asking Julie who hates sports whether she watched the games last night when you see her at the water cooler. Perhaps the only time you'll get your lady to sit down and watch the game with the same intensity as you, just because she has to beat this (insert comment here) at work in able to look down on that person for a day. For the fanatic sports fan, it is the greatest singular concoction in all of sports. You don't even have to like basketball, and if you do, it the one time of the year you will unabashedly take the risk of your boss catching you watch the realtime score ticker on your computer.
Besides that, snow melts, the sun comes out, and it's time to play outside. C'mon now, does it really get any better than March?
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writen by: Drew
What is up FoCo?
I am a recent college graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead. After recieving my B.A. in English and Mass Communications this past August I moved down to Colorado.
I enjoy long walks on the beach, candlelight dinners, and heavy metal. My hobbies include reading and writing, music, movies, and getting drunk. Some of my favorite contemporary authors include Bret Easton Ellis, Chuck Palahniuk, and Kurt Vonnegut. My top movies are anything directed by Kubrick. I enjoy listening to anything that rocks.
Right now I am just trying to get to know Colorado and FoCo better. Mostly in order to find the best drink specials on each day that ends in Y. So if you know where I can get a cheap drunk on, let me know!
--Drew |
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I am a recent college graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead. After recieving my B.A. in English and Mass Communications this past August I moved down to Colorado.
I enjoy long walks on the beach, candlelight dinners, and heavy metal. My hobbies include reading and writing, music, movies, and getting drunk. Some of my favorite contemporary authors include Bret Easton Ellis, Chuck Palahniuk, and Kurt Vonnegut. My top movies are anything directed by Kubrick. I enjoy listening to anything that rocks.
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