Sabrina Dent: Freelance web designer, developer and internet marketer living in Cork, Ireland with one dog and a husband in no particular order.
Balls
Mike Kane called me on Wednesday night to say he’d bought tickets, was dateless, and since I was the designer of his shortlisted site, we were going to the Digital Media Awards. On Friday.
Far from being excited, I was deeply irritated. Because here’s the thing: if you’re a woman, you can’t just get a buzz cut and turn up in a penguin suit. Black tie events require Herculean amounts of effort, and I now had one day – Thursday – to do all of the following:
- Buy a frock
- Buy a dress bag for said frock
- Buy shoes
- Buy a wrap
- Get a haircut
- Get my nails done
- Unpack 16 boxes to find my grown up coat
- Remember how to put on make-up
Also, I hate this shit because I do not have a magical fairy godmother, and there’s always a very real danger that unless the shopping gods are on my side, I’ll arrive at the ball looking like a Teletubby wrapped in tulle.
Luckily, the stars aligned and Debenham’s had the perfect frock, the haircut doesn’t suck, and the shoes are truly ace.
Now I’m excited. I don’t even care if we win.
13 Feb 2009
| In: Domesticities |
I’ve often threatened to grease back my hair & turn up in a penguin suit just to avoid the hassle & utter pain of looking presentable. Enjoy the night!
13.02.2009, 1:07 pmYou are gorgeous, have a ball.
13.02.2009, 3:54 pm