Ah, the Birthday Beer

I had the honour of celebrating not one, but two birthdays this last week. The first was that of my very dear friend Shance. As some of you know, Shance is a bartender at The Woodshed, formerly owned by my other friend and basketball teammate Benny. Well, Benny sold the bar and the new owner, coincidentally, hired Shance. Luckily for us, though, Shance was not working that night, but was rather the guest of honour. I had the whole night planned out so I wouldn't have to drive. I walked to the bar while my brother, John, had taken the car to do comedy in Tooele. John finished his set at about 11:30, which got him to the bar just in time to drive my drunk ass home. Shance hired a great DJ for the night and I had a fantastic time. In addition to catching up with old friends, the drinks at The 'Shed really are some of the cheapest in the city (Voted best Cheap Drinks 2008 by City Weekly).

Then on Saturday it was time to celebrate the 21st birthday of my good friend Anna. This girl is stunningly beautiful, as evidenced by her being a contestant in the Miss Utah USA pageant in October. It was so fun to see her drinking legally and the night was highlighted by her dancing on the piano to Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back". Effing hilarious and it fulfilled my fantasy of singing that song as if in natural conversation ("So Fellas." "Yeah?" "Fellas." "Yeah?" "Has your girlfriend got the butt?" "Hell Yeah!" "So shake it." "Shake it?" "Shake it." "Shake it?" "Shake that healthy butt. Baby got back!")

Now here was the tricky part with both of these birthday celebrations. I'm BROKE. Couldn't afford birthday presents and could barely afford to by birthday beverages for the guests of honour. Luckily I have the world's coolest friends and Shance was a cheap date (again, Woodshed is THE place for cheap drinks) and Anna had enough people buying for her that I snuck by without buying (I owe her). Great times were had by all and I had more than my fill of beer.

Happy Birthday Shance and Anna! This one's for you!