IT'S ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to the excitement, the drama, the craziness that is MARCH MADNESS!!! (Props to Rich for the above image. You can click on it for a bigger, clearer version.)

Keep your eyes on the ball and your ears to the ground. Remember, every correct guess is worth 1 point.

The participants (alphabetically):

Arlen- From High School. He's been my tech support since grade 9. My parents are very impressed with him and his ritzy computer jobs.

Crystal- My niece! We were supposed to take hip hop together this semester, but the scheduling didn't work out. So now she's getting mad hip hop skills while I... dance a different sort of dance.

Dad- Check out his bracket. Is he lazy or brilliant? And how much of that is genetic? Cool thing about my Dad: from the side, his Adam's apple makes it looks like he's swallowing a Toblerone.

Davin- My nephew! He's a teacher in the GTA. His stories all sound very Kindergarten Cop.

Gaby- Went to Shad Carleton when I was a program assistant. Living it up in Kingston. I once yelled at her for falling out of her wheelchair. It's not quite as bad as it sounds...

Greg- From High School. I think I've biked more kilometres with him than I've driven. I have uncanny luck against him in squash, but he's been owning me at foosball.

Kathy- My niece! We watched Scrubs until 2am once. Would have come partying with my class a couple of weeks back if not for a sore throat. I hope you're feeling better!

Justine- My sister! She was in Daffydil not too long ago. I use to be a better artist than her. Then she turned 5.

Mom- The the first yogi I ever met. Her words to me: If you're not eating, working, sleeping or playing, you're wasting your time.

Rich- From High School. We used to go skiing in grade 10. We'd hide a 2L bottle coke out in the snow, and it'd be the most glorious slushie mixture by the time we needed a break.

Sara- From High School. Her boyfriend found me a place to live when I decided to come to Mac. We share a special bargain store bond.

Sarah- My sister! She's going to be working in Finland this summer. I use to be a better athlete than her. Then she turned 5.

Steph- From Queen's! (and Shad.) We applied to medical school together in third year. They say that friendship is about sharing highs and lows, but that was a year of extremes by any measure.

Sunita- From McMaster! She'll be going to Ottawa to do internal medicine in July. We get into dance offs at clubs. It usually doesn't go so well for me. On a recent night out, someone actually started booing me.

Trish- From Queen's! We lived together in second year in a house that was to become famous for its epic parties. We're taking cooking classes together.

Uncle Alex- For the longest time, my cool, sports car driving, single uncle. Now married, but no less cool. I mc-ed his wedding.

Uncle Ming- Currently in Indiana, so self-proclaimed bracket expert. My aunt Elaine taught his sons to play Risk. She hasn't really been the same since.

So there you have it. Check this space for updates!