superbowl sunday. black and gold, baby. go steelers.

If you know me in real life or follow me on Twitter, you're probably well aware of my opinion of Seattle as a sport town -- two thumbs down for its teams and 90% of its so-called sports fans. Seattle lacks the live-or-die sports mentality I grew up with on the east coast, and as a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, the "We were robbed in Super Bowl XL" whines are exhausting.

So when I put out an APB asking if any Seattle bars were running any specials or promotions for Sunday, I was met with radio silence. No surprises there.

I figured we'd end up at one of our usual football viewing haunts -- the Ballroom or Pacific Inn Pub in Fremont -- until Leslie at Fresh-Picked Seattle posted pretty fantastic list of things to do in Seattle on Superbowl Sunday. Check it out here. Now my NFL-lovin' mind is spinning with so many great options. Thank you, Leslie and GO STEELERS!

good news! tgcp broke the $11k mark this morning. 7 days to go.

Good news! The Global Citizen Project just broke the $11k (or 55%) funded mark thanks to these fantastic new backers:

Sean and Corinne McLeary, dear friends in San Francisco and soon-to-be (awesome) parents. Corinne also hails from the East Coast.

Dyan Dolfi Olfutt, friend, fellow Pittsburgh Steelers fan and gal-in-the-hospitality-know with Bread & Butter Public Relations.





Big thanks to you all for making my Monday morning. Seven days to go! Let's do this!

Photo courtesy of Dru Bloomfield

kickstarter down

Wah. The Pittsburgh Steelers lost in OT to the Baltimore Ravens and Kickstarter's site is down for "unexpected downtime." At least my chili and corn muffins turned out to be the perfect sofa tailgate fare. If you're interested in donating to The Global Citizen Blog (that's why you're here, right? I kid.), please check back tomorrow. Hopefully, the tech fairy will pay the site a visit tonight and all be right once again in the world of fundraising by the morning. Fingers crossed.