Happy Birthday to ME!! ....and America too, I guess

So my sister and her awesome friends took me out to celebrate my birthday last night. My birthday was actually on the 30 but since we didn't have a total celebration due to my sister having a STELLAR performance that night, she guaranteed me a fun night. Let me just say that her follow through is impeccable.

*Side note, I also started a job yesterday: a server at Curuso's, a local Italian restaurant. I've never served before and I can attest to every single server in the world that ever got shit from people for having that job that it is extremely difficult and exhausting. Bravo, servers of the world. I worked a total of 4 (unpaid, training) hours and was about ready to quit halfway through. So, Bravo!

Anyhoo, we started the evening off with pink champaigne and a cute birthday cake Nicole got, complete with candles. Nicole is one seriously cool chick. After a few more glasses of the good stuff, we called a taxi that took us to Tiki Thai, one of the neatest places I've ever been to. It basically consists of 3 or 4 small tables along the wall running parallel to the bar, maybe 4 feet apart. There isn't much room, but what the bar lacks in space it makes up for in strong drinks and creativity. Every drink is named and made with a little show in front of you.

One of the most buzz-worthy parts of the night was Nicole's sighting of Natalie Portman and her folk-singer boyfriend Devendra Barnhart and The Strokes drummer, Fabrizio Moretti. They were seated about 5 feet from us at one of the tables.

That was my first "celebrity" experience and I couldn't even really see them because I didn't want to be one of those people that "look," plus it was hard to get a clear view because the place was so cramped.

All in all, the night was terrific. Liana and her friends are amazing, I was standing 5 feet from an amazing actress that I have loved since her early years in "Anywhere But Here," and it was all free for me because everyone took care of everything, including cab rides. Even the L.A. Dog at the end of the evening just hit the spot.

Props to LiBug for a kick ass night.

Oh, and I made out with a French guy by the bathrooms at Good Luck Bar. Word.