A couple weeks ago on Hardwick’s Front Porch Forum, someone called Tiana asked if there was anyone who could help her with her hair and makeup for an important date with her boyfriend. Front Porch Forum is an online, daily community forum, which is like a bulletin board at a local general store. You can find secondhand tires there. Or read complaints about the Selectboard. Every Vermont town’s got a Front Porch Forum and you have to be from that town to be on it.
Since Tiana’s new to town, she thought she might have luck finding someone to help her get ready for her date through the Forum. And she did.
Here is her original posting:
Makeup for Special Occasion
Tiana• Hardwick
I’m looking for someone who’d be willing to do my makeup (and possibly hair?) on the 23rd of this month.
Just something simple with my eyes and something to hide some red spots. Is there a way to make an illusion of a skinner face? I think thats a thing, right?
I understand it’s a long shot and I don’t have much money.
I usually don’t like anything thats considered “girly”. However I want to surprise my boyfriend for our first anniversary.
I have a nice dress picked out with matching press on nails.
The issue is I have no clue how to do makeup. YouTube tutorials have never done me any good considering I don’t own any makeup and I have a very round, chubby face.
Thank you for reading!
Credits
Music by Brian Clark
Thanks to Tara Reese for finding the posting
Thanks to Tobin and Mike and Rose
Welcome the Civic Standard!
Thanks to Aubrie St. Louis at the Rehair Shop
Picture of Tiana in front of the old Gazette building, and now the new Civic Standard building: 
Tiana, you are stunning and I admire that brought your “A game” to this date. I have a pretty good feeling you are going to make it to all 50 states and to anywhere else you wish to go!
Thank you so much! I know my dreams are financially impossible at this point in time.
Regardless I believe in a quote from the country band Florida Georgia Line, “…raise good enough kids, bake good enough pies and the whole world will come right to your kitchen window…” essentially small things can bring you the most joy.
Really loved everything about this episode, Erica! Purely open and honest and joyful and down-to-earth. A complete breath of the freshest air. Thank you and Tiana, and everyone else who was involved.
I had an amazing time! I’m so very grateful for the opportunity that was given to me.
The music is fantastic!!!!!
I can’t even tell you how much I loved this. Thank you, Erica. Thank you, Tiana.
Thank you for listening Ben!
I loved everything about this episode. Thank you from Washington State.
I just finished listening at 6.45 in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It’s the second episode of Rumblestrip I’ve listened to, the first was at 6. I heard the 99%I episode about it earlier this year and it stayed in my head, and when I woke up early and worried and lonely this morning something just made me think that it might make me feel better, and of all the episodes, this one called to me. I’m so glad I listened, I was really charmed throughout. You are lovely. And of course I clicked through to the pictures and you are beautiful with your hair and make up that way, but it’s not like a mask, you can easily see the real you, and that’s beautiful too. Thank you for keeping me company.
Kate I will make CERTAIN that Tiana sees this comment and it will make her very happy. thank you for listening so thoughtfully and for taking the time to write. I’m happy for your company. e