Operation: Cheer Up Trinity

"Ain't got no money in my pocket, but I'm already here."
- Ke$ha, Tik Tok

Last night I was at work until just 7:30. When I got off I checked my texts and my friend Trinity had asked me to go to Karaoke Night with her to cheer her up, because a guy she was supposed to be dating was just being a tool. I wanted to have an early night, but I asked her what time anyway and she said she wanted to get there at 9 and leave around 11. I thought that sounded perfect, so I said I could come with her.

I decided to treat myself to a manicure before I met her, partially since I had a half an hour before the bus downtown, but also because I felt I deserved one since I just finished paying off my student loan, before it even gained interest, which is something of which I'm quite proud (even if it did happen almost accidentally).

I walked into the salon at the mall and asked if they do walk-ins, without specifying what service I was interested in. They said yes, they could fit me in, and whisked me off to a little room. I already knew they clearly didn't think I wanted a manicure. I wondered about a massage, and then the woman said, "You're here for a touch up on your eyebrows, right?" Oh wow. Oh, wow. Wow. Really? Do they look that bad?! Well in that case - "Yes." So I climbed obediently onto the chair-bed thing, removed my glasses, and got my eyebrows waxed. Worlds of endless pain. I'm a little glad I got that done, because lately I have been considering getting a brazilian, but now I am quite sure that I don't want that wax anywhere else on my body. Ouch. I don't even want to think about that. I was allergic to the soothing cream she put on afterwards, so I washed it off my face before meeting Trinity.

Showing up as early as we did, we didn't have to pay cover. We each put our name in to sing several times. I went up to the bar and asked what they had for non-alcoholic drinks. The bartender mixed a few things together and told me what it was, though I don't remember now, and it tasted really good. He told me not to worry about paying for it. Because of my sore throat, I spent the next two hours sipping water almost constantly. Trinity and I went up at least a dozen times between us. It was a lot of fun, and Trinity was in a visibly better mood when I left.

I felt really good about using my night off (which I realised later that I actually don't usually have, there is something going on every night for me) to cheer her up. I don't feel like I make friends too easily. We just met last spring during a production of Curtains. We performed together in The Summer of '69, but she isn't doing The Wedding Singer with me because she is trying to move from the local theatre scene to the local film scene, so she couldn't commit to our musical. So this is a girl that I have known for about a year, and we have intentionally spent time together outside of our musical theatre world on only two occasions. It means a lot to me though, because I feel it shows a lot of progress on my part. I actually sought her out the first time we spent time together - it was my idea. I like that.