Much to the certain dismay of anyone who is either a blithering drunk, a die-hard party hound, or just chock full of beaming Irish pride, I’ve managed to hide comfortably under a prude, party-free rock for the past three years of St. Patrick’s days of which I’ve been of legal drinking age. I do, however, indulge in the opportunity to deck myself out in green and I appreciate a good shamrock – so I’m not a complete dullard. Maybe I was just lackluster about the idea of joining 700 rowdy, beer-soaked drunks in a crowded bar that only seats 250 for a greasy platter of badly-impersonated fish n’ chips (I’ve had the real deal and, frankly, the fakes they dish up here in the states are highly disappointing.) I might have been working or in class, or had theatre productions to attend to, or was otherwise committed. Anyhow, for the past three years my St. Patrick’s day festivities have consisted of calm and peaceful quiet at home or backstage at a theatre, non-Irish grub, and the company of whoever I happened to be with that evening.
But this year I’m thinking of spicing it up a little. We now live in a lively and bustling city, with plenty of good Irish eats, that appreciates a good celebration. After all who, by the age of 25, hasn’t properly celebrated a St. Patrick’s day? Ted and I both work all day on Thursday and we don’t have (or necessarily want) the option of skipping a full day’s worth of work or paycheck to drink from 6 a.m.-1 a.m. like the other loons out there. Apparently though, we don’t have to! The parties and drinking at many pubs start as early as 6 a.m. (that’s pre-work partying folks!) and continue long past 5 p.m. Here’s just a few of the potential options we have available to us this Thursday:
- The first 500 customers into The Pub (the great Irish restaurant we tried and loved last week!) at 6 a.m. receive a free breakfast!
- “Kegs & Eggs” breakfast and a free t-shirt to the first 400 people who arrive at the Cock & Bull English pub in Covington, KY at 7 a.m.
- O’Bryons Irish breakfast special includes two drinks with breakfast. Nothing like starting early! How does one cultivate a taste for alcohol before noon?
- A menu of Guinness pancakes, green eggs & ham, corned beef, cabbage, and green beer at other area pubs. Delish!
While I’m all up for rising at 5 a.m. if it gets me a free t-shirt and breakfast, Ted has a physical therapy appointment at 7 that morning, so unfortunately we’ll have to skip out on the freebies. I’m toying with the idea of finding recipes to make my own Guinness pancakes and green eggs & ham before we head off to work. After work we’d like to enjoy some green beer and Irish dishes at The Pub, though I’ve heard that place is mobbed on St. Patrick’s day, and I’m sure it is a miserable nightmare to get a seat. But you gotta try everything once and soak up the experience, right? What are your plans?
Day 3 – A picture of the cast from your favorite show
Though I’ve had many favorite shows over the years, Gilmore Girls and Modern Family are two of my absolute favorites! I’ve loved Gilmore Girls since it first aired in the year 2000 and I’m a proud owner of all seven seasons in the series. Modern Family is a fairly new show and a very recent, as in two-weeks ago recent, addiction. They’re both fast-moving, intelligent, and full of excellent, quick-witted humor and modern references. The variety of characters are a hoot! They’re relaxing to watch, but they keep your brain working and your laughter coming. The casts are excellent and both shows feature truly talented, quirky actors and actresses.
Though I’m sure this prompt is supposed to refer specifically to the cast of your favorite television show, I’m a theatre kid and I also interpret this to mean the cast of my favorite live show. I have all kinds of favorite shows content and plot wise, favorite casts, favorite shows I’ve acted in, favorite shows I’ve worked crew on, and favorite shows I’ve directed. So picking just one favorite is unrealistic. I’d love to be able to include a picture of one of my shows for you, but I just can’t. I’d end up spending an extra 45 minutes uploading pictures of six shows and describing them all to you. I never claimed to be decisive. You’re welcome.
