One night last week I did some charity work. For one, I went on a date with a guy who is not attractive…like at all. I thought his personality might make up for his honking big schnoz, but he proved to be nothing more than a boring (but polite) lawyer.
Dull date aside, I did something really spectacular that night. I drank for the cure. You see, on the way to meet Schnoz, I told myself I should order a good, stiff drink. Some sort of martini would do the trick. So when the waitress took our drink order, I asked for a Kettle One cosmopolitan. To my complete surprise and amazement she delivered the drink with one of those pink, rubber “cause” bracelets around the stem of the glass. The bracelet read “Cause-mo for the Cure” and she told me 1 dollar of my drink purchase would be donated to breast cancer research. This delighted me for a few reasons.
1) I never allowed myself to wear one of rubber charity bracelet things because I didn’t like how they had become a trend for a little while. It started with the Livestrong stuff but then they started to pop up everywhere. They even had them at Gap with messages like “INSPIRE” or “DESTINY” in place of a charity’s name. But now, the fad expired 4 years ago, so it was cool again in my mind. Also, it was a pretty bubblegum pink.
2) If you’ve ever drank a martini you know that it’s best to keep the glass on the table and bring your mouth to the liquid, rather than pick it up. You may look silly but even the slightest tilt of a martini causes you to lose a precious splash over the edge. This made for a fun challenge. How much did I need to drink to make it safe to tilt the glass enough to remove the bracelet from around the stem? It was a trial and error process that encouraged me to drink quickly and also kept me entertained as we talked about the rising price of air travel. Blah.
3) Money (his money) well spent! Good cause and good drink!
4) I didn’t feel bad ordering a couple more drinks. (Not that I’d ever feel bad doing that.) Cancer bracelets for all my friends!
No comments:
Post a Comment