What a difference a day makes! This is why we cannot give up, even when everything seems hopeless because there is the promise of sunshine, poetry in unexpected places from unexpected sources, twists and turns on the road that in the darkness of our despair seemed forever lost.
Of course, the above paragraph was written several hours ago soon after the caffeine kicked in. I still mean every word of it, just not as forcefully. Staying up late on a school night to check out a rocking new karaoke bar on the hip side of town has definitely caught up with this increasingly sleepy, slap-happy girl who should know better.
Things began looking up yesterday afternoon with a phone call and an offer to potentially work on a case that fires on all cylinders for me. I eschewed my union meeting in favour of the gym where the mind and body connected, clearing away the cobwebs and getting the blood pumping. Then, some errands run, followed by a long, hot shower and getting ready to check out the new karaoke joint. Meeting my gym friend who is so effervescent that if I did not love her so much, I'd hate her. Her bubbliness is contagious.
Getting ready to go out is part of the fun of going out for me. Deciding what sort of look I want to rock and then assembling the perfect outfit to rock that look. Hair, make-up, top, bottom, undergarments, shoes, accessories. It's like being my own grown-up barbie, without all the plastic and impossible proportions. The bar was in the hipster section of town so I went for a vintage, hipster look. Black tank, black tulip skirt, fitted jean jacket, patent-leather Mary Janes with rosettes on the straps. Glasses, hair down and long and artfully wavy. The glasses were sort of a departure for a bar night. Love my glasses and they definitely have a hipster vibe. Style icon: Lisa Loeb in the early 90s.
The hipster bar was totally hipster-ish. Narrow, hard wood, gay friendly and filled with a just-right mix of season adults and college kids. High-tech karaoke where the intrepid singer selects her song from the a computer near the karaoke staging area, and then inputs her name. A screen above the staging area lists the singers who are "on-deck." The vibe was friendly but the caliber of singing was intimidating, even to a karaoke regular like myself.
Don't give up, don't give in.
Style icon: Lisa Loeb circa early 1990s
Songs of the night/day: Stay by Lisa Loeb; Coming around again by Carly Simon; and Keep your head up by Andy Grammer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vxR0oIkNwY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0A7jAVDPJU (Bonus--Carly's gorgeous curly hair--big and very 80s)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmrOB_q3tjo
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