I know I am lacking a vacation tweet. That will take more as I have to do a bunch of photo sorting so it’s going to have to come later in the week. For now, we will update on my most recent adventure, my birthday extravaganza that ended up being a crazy success.

First and foremost, I want to thank all of my friends for being so incredibly amazing. The flood of birthday wishes I got via various sources throughout the day was so overwhelming and flattering. I cannot believe that many people cared enough to wish me a happy birthday and I love you all. There were so many that I found it hard to thank everyone individually. I truly apologize if this bothered you. Please know that I am ever so flattered and grateful.

Thursday, I headed to the Yucca Tap Room which I haven’t been abandoning for ages to enjoy some good ol rockaroke. A nice sized group of my friends showed up (Bob, Jessy, Eric, Debbie, Noah, Marc, Nicholas and his wife) and actually stayed for a good amount of time. It was nice to finally get to meet Noah in person and he even bought me a party pink fedora as a present. Additionally, I was able to wear *the* pink fedora for a few minutes, in which a photo op occurred. I got to sing one song, (after they played the birthday medley since someone informed them) which was Cheap Trick’s I Want You to Want Me and we got to see several classic rockaroke moments as well.

Photo Courtesy of @hepnova

Friday, was Phoenix Actually’s first event and it went perfectly well. We held an open bowling event at Sunset Bowl in Phoenix which was $11 for all you can bowl and shoes. So many people showed up that I knew as well as new people I had the pleasure of meeting. I am so glad to see this really starting to take off and am excited for the future of Phoenix Actually. I got a birthday medley here as well which included Shorty It’s Your Birthday :). I believe that moment got captured on video by my dear friend and fellow Phoenix Actually visioneer Matt. Once again, it was a fantastic night. Related, I had the best bowling shoes ever.

Last night was my polka dot light rail party, which started out with dinner at Hanny’s. I hopped on the light rail with my dear friends CJ and Jessica and we were instantly in love with the decor and vibe of the place. We took over the 2nd floor of the restaurant and were joined by about 12 other people throughout the night. The service sucked and the food was okay but we will had a blast. About 10 of us ended up heading over to SideBar afterward where I was able to enjoy a red velvet, a white rabbit, and a lemon drop on top of crazy conversation. It was a late night, and I didn’t end up at home until 3:30am. This is pretty much why I didn’t wake up until 11am on Sunday. The cutest shot of the night was one Marc took of CJ and I at SideBar.

Photo Courtesy of CJ

Today, the festivities got extended as I ended up with a group of 12 or so at Fez for breakfast. And yes, their breakfast is just as good as their dinner. I will be back for sure. Afterwards I went to watch District 9. Well worth it. Now I’m trying to catch up with everything I haven’t done in two weeks with the combination of vacation and birthday.

You all have spoiled me. I wouldn’t know what to do if I ever stopped having such wonderful friends. Thank you for making my weekend so spectacular and for keeping me younger than my age. You’re all super fabulous. Special thanks to Marc for being the one to stick it through all three birthday events. You rock.

Hmmm, that title now made me think of the movie Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer, but that’s a whole other story. Tonight of course was Rockaroke night at the Yucca Tap Room in Tempe, and I managed to drag another one of my friends along. This week since school is back in session it was *packed*. There was also dancing, which made it MUCH better.

It took me awhile to get a book, and after a coin toss, I decided on Radiohead’s Creep. I got the count messed up at the beginning but still managed to finish okay. Got a lot of “you’ve got a great set of pipes” compliments afterwards so at least I didn’t completely blow it. I promptly put in the other one I was stuck between, which was Alannah Myles’ Black Velvet. Just to let you all know… LOVE that song with a passion. One of my favorites! It was starting to get really busy so I was pretty far down the list.

So then it’s my turn again as they announced that song and wouldn’t you know, some other chick steps on the stage??? What????? What???? WHAT????????

Seriously????? She really stole my song?

I’m not two so I didn’t make a scene about it. I can say though I would’ve rocked that song. She, on the other hand, didn’t know the words and did some “song motions.” Fantastic. After that there was no way I would have a chance to be on stage again so I headed out.

Next week, it will be my song. You should all be there. Not just because of me, but because it’s honestly one of the best parts of Phoenix that I think hardly no one knows anything about. Who’s in next week? I’m not joking!

Tonight I headed to the Yucca Tap Room for some rockaroke (finally). Rockaroke is karaoke but without that horrid music that sounds like an f’ed up midi file mixed with an accordion. Rockaroke uses a band and you are the vocalist.

I am getting over a slight cough, but still wanted to take a stab at it. We all know I rarely pass up an offer to get on stage and perform.

I decided to go with 4 Non Blonde’s What’s Up and Kayla decided to record it with my Crackberry. The quality obviously is sub-par, but I’m gonna upload it anyway because I kicked ass (even though I messed up the end slightly).

So here it is. Share it.. especially in Phoenix. Let’s find me a band. Until then you can find me at Yucca every Thursday!

I found the awesome tiny obscure bar near my house last night. Actually, I found it a couple weeks ago, but finally ventured out to it last night. I remembered on the way in that it was finals week, and I don’t think it was as crowded as it usually is. However, it was still great.

A friend of mine joined me in an effort to check out the open mic night at the Yucca Tap Room. It was a really neat place to relax at. Also especially important is the fact that they offer High Life in the bottle and PBR, Old Style, and Schlitz in cans Makes me think Milwaukee is just a tad bit closer.

The open mic night seemed to have a pretty solid routine. I am not sure if they sign up in advance or if it’s the same group over and over again and they just have a rhythm, but it was very precise. Some pretty interesting musicians and an overall good night.

Makes me happy to have somewhere cozy like that near by.