luck of the irish...and virtual lovers

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

Forgot to mention that Phenix City nightclub Broad Street Blues, 913 Broad Street, is having a party tonight with drink specials and giveaways. Doors open at 5 p.m. Call 334-297-3200 or visit the hot spot's MySpace page here.

See a complete list of tonight's festivities in the previous post ("lepreconjugal visits").

Need to kill some time before the drinking begins? Check out these tidbits:

*You're not the only one boozing it up tonight. Here are 50 random photos of animals drinking alcohol. Is it bad that the dog sleeping with a bottle of Coors Light is one of the cutest things I've seen in my entire life?

*Don't feel too bad about chugging that extra glass of green beer. It's your wine-drinking friends who should worry about their health. Beer shrinks your brain less than wine and hard liquor, this article concludes. No guarantee your perception of physical attractiveness will remain intact, though.

*Finally, we all risk the inevitable 2 a.m. beer tears perpetuated by visions of a lifetime of loneliness. But why cry when you can simply click here to get a virtual girlfriend or boyfriend? They're both kind of hot, in a Sims kind of way. And ladies, if you're not sold yet, check out this sample line from the virtual bf: "I love commitment and want to be married."