Mahinda’s Little World

Just had a bit of a "small world" lunchtime in Alty…

First, I walked into Bap (a Subway-alike type affair) to find Morose Laura behind the till. "Morose Laura" to distinguish her from "Glamorous Laura", both of whom were in the chorus for my last Altrincham Garrick panto (Aladdin, in case you were wondering). Despite the unflattering sobriquet, I quite like her - she was only Morose because she tended to mope across stage, shoulders dropped, deep in 14-year-old angst. She’s a lovely kid once you get to know her. Whereas Glamorous, despite being the same age, looked about 22. Scarily so. Obviously, they’d be a bit older now.

I don’t think Laura’s co-workers are going to let her forget the panto thing now!

Then, I was bidden hello by Dave, who happens to be one of S____’s close friends - I met him when we went bowling on Wednesday, and he’s a bit of a Karaoke King. It turns out that he works in Timperley, and was in town buying a pair of red braces for an 80s party. We chatted, and it was definitely a bit awkward. S____ has been trying to convince him that he should join SMAOS. To be honest, he’s perfect for it, and I pointed him towards the website.

Lastly, Ex-Workmate Sandeep walked past while Dave and I were talking. Just a wave and general hello for that one.