Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true. - Niels Bohr

They should draw up an equation: What level of fame do you need to achieve to keep doing what you want? Because you don't want any more than that. - Tina Fey

A strange confluence of events lead to the Green Festival, the Dalai Lama's visit and the Georgetown Art Attack to all hit the same weekend. The gorgeous weather inspired us to hit up the Green Festival at the WA State convention ctr.

We were overwhelmed by the number of vendors in the exhibit area, over 300 is what we read somewhere. Here are the highlights:

Computer Reuse & Recycling - What to do w/ all the extra hardware we computer geeks accumulate? Really the best thing to do is to find a needy relative or friend who needs to upgrade their rig. Reuse>Recycling. If you do opt to recycle, in the age of identity theft, you need to be careful who gets your old hard-drives. InterConnection provides lots of options including drop-off, pick-up or mail-in and better yet - all data is securely wiped from hard drives for free using DoD standards.

• Get your Chocolate On! - ZOMG the assortment of organic chocolate on display was mind-boggling, and it was goooood. If you're reading this before the show ends on 4/13 and you love your chocolate - RUN do not walk - to that show-floor and gorge yourself on free samples. We particularly enjoyed the 3400 Phinney Chocolate Factory's Hazelnut Crunch and NiB Brittle.

Travel with an Edge - Do you love travel,  adventures AND have a social conscience? You might want to check out Reality Tours. They offer a variety of educational, socially responsible tour programs that address political, economic, environmental, social and cultural issues around the world.

Kwytza Chopstick Art - These guys recycle chopsticks and turn them into great looking accessories. We picked up a large folding basket for the fruit in our kitchen.

Green Design - We wished we'd been able to come to this show before we started the home remodeling. Turns out that there are some new outfits that combine modern/contemporary design with green/sustainable materials. Sara blogged about them.

Funny Stuff we didn't try - Ever have the urge to give a notepad full of paper made from recycled elephant poop? No neither did we - but it's a cool idea. Likewise the eco-friendly "martial aids" from Good Clean Love. I will say the woman working the booth got a little uptight when I just wanted to take a picture of the booth sign so I could remember the name of the company - relax lady, you're in the love business!