The BUCKAROO is dead!!!! I uploaded his song, It’s Crying Time Again to my Buzznet page if you want to give a listen. It’s my favorite song of his.

My childhood was filled with many watchings of Hee Haw and the Benny Hill Show. That explains a lot, doesn’t it?

Thursday was my mom’s birthday. I was in NYC so I was unable to celebrate it with her. This afternoon, Lisa and I took mom and dad to a new restaurant called Smokey Bones to celebrate her birthday a few days late. Their specialty is ribs. The waitress put a brown paper bag in the middle of the table and said, “This is the bone bag where you can throw your bones.” My mom replied, “Wow! I feel like I’m in an episode of CSI!” After the meal, we headed back to the donnavilla for ice cream cake and coffee. Dad and I drove back in his new Dodge Charger. I asked if I could get in through the passenger side window rather using the door. As usual, he ignored me. Lisa and I bought an ice cream cake from Sweet Hearts in Morrisville, earlier in the day. It was so good. We’ve been getting their ice cream cakes for years and they are always consistently great. They are not at all like the typical Baskin-Robbins or Carvel ice cream cakes. The Sweet Heart cakes have candy bars and fudge blended in with the ice cream; they are delish! Mom and dad left completely full. Bo was also full. I kept catching my mom feeding him globs of vanilla ice cream. It was a great birthday celebration.

Bo did fine the three days I was gone. In the mornings, Lisa would guide him to his cage and he would enter willingly. She would lock it behind him and run off to work. At around noontime, my parents would let themselves in and take Bo for a walk. All but Friday, they took him back to their house where he spent the rest of the day. During the hours that he was alone, I had my spycam on, broadcasting an image updated every 20 seconds so I could check in on him. Each time I checked, he was asleep. I am beginning to think that Lisa and I were the ones overreacting.

Someone in the comments section had asked about my spycam setup. I have a Logitech webcam. When doing motion detection I use an old software program that came with an earlier Logitech webcam I once owned. I think you can download the app here, it should work with any camera. It’s strange because the later software they bundle with their cameras isn’t as full-featured. In terms of the updated spycam image, I use Bill Oatman’s SpyCam. Hope that answers the question, if not, email me.

My first three days of work went very well! This new job is completely different than what I had been doing so I am in the midst of quite a transition. The Philadelphia office is not yet open so I am going to be spending time at the New York office. I will do the commuter thing. An hour and a half each way. I would never sign up for that voluntarily but as a short term deal, I can do it.

You should have seen the hotel room I somehow lucked into the last three days. Penthouse and marble floors! My room was the only room on that top floor! Crazy! I think it was a coincidence more so than anything else.

Last night, Lisa and I went to Super Marshalls, the Rag Shop and Ross. At Ross, as Lisa stood in line to pay, I perused their cheap DVD stand. You won’t believe what I found for 4.99!!!! 2 DVD set (5 movies!) of CHARLES BRONSON FILMS!!!! Of course I snatched it up! And yes, I spent the rest of the evening watching Lola and Man with a Camera! I don’t know what it is about Charles Bronson but just typing his name makes my heart beat a little faster.

All is still going fine. I am dressed and getting the last bits ready. I had the craziest dream last night that Dr. Sanjay Gupta and I were making a really huge salad with whole tomatoes. We used shovels to toss it.

Everything is packed and I am prepared for three days at the NYC office. All I have to do is wake up, get ready and catch the train to NYC. I feel amazingly calm. I really have no idea what to expect but I just feel as if everything will be completely okay. Better than okay! FANTASTIC! My three-month weekend has finally come to an end and I am ready to join the workforce.

I am not bringing my laptop so most likely I won’t be updating. Now, if any of you go through Donna-withdrawal, just pop on a Monkees’ record and dance around. You’ll be fine. 🙂

It’s either getting easier or this episode of 24 just wasn’t that stressful. I didn’t need to take any breaks.

Has anyone seen those previews for that Amanda Bynes movie, She’s the Man? It reminds me of a movie from my youth, Just One of the Guys. I love movies that have to do with cross-dressing. Victor/Victoria, Sorority Boys, Nobody’s Perfect, Some Like It Hot, Tootsie, Mrs. Doubtfire, Bosom Buddies, the list could go on and on. There are two laws that govern characters that cross-dress. 1. If a guy dresses like a girl, almost immediately some strong football player-type appears and falls in love with him. Hijinks ensue! 2. If a girl dresses as a boy, almost immediately another guy will fall for “him.” The fellow in love questions his sexuality but then breathes a sign of relief when he realizes that the man he loves is really a woman. I wonder if Amanda’s movie will depart from the norm?

Snow flurries flooded my vision this morning as I took Bo for his morning walk. Great way to start spring!

Tomorrow is my last day of freedom. Wednesday I start my new job! I can hardly wait, I am excited!

Bo just spent 45 minutes in his crate. He whined the entire time. He also somehow pulled the fabric that I had lovingly wrapped around the crate through the bars. When I finally opened the door, he was wrapped up in the fabric. He also peed himself. The shirt he was wearing soaked up the pee.

The thing is, he LOVES the crate when the door is open. This is going to be tough.

We moved Bobo’s crate from the kitchen to my office since that is where he tends to spend most of his time. One could argue, that is where I spend most of my time and little Bo is my Siamese twin. At any rate, since the move, Bo goes in the crate on his own volition. He likes it as long as the door is open. If I close the door to the crate, he is okay as long as I sit with him but as soon as I start moving around the house he wants OUT!

Today I am going to lock him in and then leave the house. I am going to only be gone an hour and I will leave my spycam on to record him. I hope he is okay. I tell you, little Bo is a free bird! And this bird you cannot change! Well, let’s hope we can at least train him.