Jealous (Nick Jonas)

The days are getting colder, but not cold enough for those of us who are concerned that the Iditarod may be moved to Fairbanks. That would be totally bunk. Not that we don't have our fair share of events here in Anchorage and the Valley, but the Iditarod is pretty high on the list, and I was looking forward to it! While I'm on the subject of unfair events that skip our area, what's up with all the other states getting Warped Tour and we're only "Road to Warped"? I mean, it's basically the same thing, and Newfound Glory plays us almost every year so I'm not exactly complaining (especially with the mostly crappy lineup for NorCal this year). You just have to burst our bubble by saying we're "the road" to Warped tour, as if it's somehow less legit. Uncool. One thing that we are having is the Mud Factor 5k in June, which sounds completely hilarious. Being that I'm basically hunting for cool 5ks, I'm thrilled about it. I think I'll volunteer. ;) If you volunteer at the Mud Factor you get tons of MF gear plus free entrance to a future event! Also, they hold a big Fun Fest the day before the race (music, food, beerfest...) and they'll be having We The Kings and Watsky here in Alaska (among some smaller bands). The Color Run is obviously a must, especially with the new Shine tour offering glitter. I hear they also do a Night Run on the Color Run with glowing paint. I was really excited about that until some dream crusher reminded me that I live in Alaska, and it would be almost impossible to do a glow in the dark paint run on an Alaskan summer night... (It would still be light out). On the same day as the big Fun Fest for Mud Factor they're doing a Triathlon here in Wasilla with a 5k run, 400 meter swim, and a 9.5 mile bike ride. I am dying to try that one, mostly because doing a Triathlon is on my bucket list, so I guess I'll have to just choose between the two events or try to hit up both somehow... Either way June is going to be a crazy month for me! I picked up a ticket to see Fall Out Boy in Sacramento this August recently. Also Wiz Kalifa... I'm not entirely sure why Fall Out Boy is touring with Wiz Kalifa but whatevs, the tickets are really cheap on Groupon and I suspect it's going to be a blast. Finding all these great events in my area is awesome for me, I can't wait to try them all out. :)