Archive for March, 2007
TGIF
by Donna on March 30th, 2007
I am so happy the weekend is here! I left work a tad bit early, caught an early express train and got home BEFORE 6:00! The first thing I did once I got home was queue up some Harry Belafonte and I started cleaning the little patio outside the kitchen. I got all the leaves collected and the deck swept. I even washed off the little bistro table and chairs. Now I can sit out there in the evening if I so desire. Next thing I will have to do is clean the back patio. That will take an awful lot more work but it will be worth it. I like being able to sit out there too.
UGH!
by Donna on March 28th, 2007
I am bleary-eyed! I just exited out of Turbo Tax online. I’m nowhere near finished but I am tired and can’t think straight so I figured I’d finish up later. My Uncle Dick, who is not my uncle, he’s an old family friend and my accountant and he likes me to call him Uncle Dick, ANYWHO, he told me I should just do my taxes myself this year. He said it’s simple and I would have no trouble doing it. Maybe I’m not having any trouble but I am still worried I am missing stuff but I can’t imagine that Uncle Dick has any more information on any of it so I guess I really shouldn’t be so worried. I can’t wait to be finished with it.
Waking up so early this morning really exhausted me. At 11am I was ready for a nap! This evening I bought a hoagie for dinner. I so wished I had a beer or some wine to go with it but alas, the people I love, love alcohol and there is never any left when I want it. Oh well! Hmmmm, I think there is some creme de menthe in my closet, maybe that will do the trick.
I can’t wait for the weekend. I hope the weather stays nice. We shall see.
Yawn
by Donna on March 28th, 2007
It’s 5:30 and I am ready to go. I am wearing one of my dresses along with a pair of NO RUNS pantyhose. This is the third pair I’ve worn. The last two I have thrown away because they got snagged and instead of forming a run, they just got a little hole. It was by far better than having a run but I would prefer if they weren’t prone to the inevitable snag.
I am sitting here and instead of doing a review of my day and what I will accomplish, I’ve been thinking about the episode of House I watched last night and why I rarely if ever watch television. This episode showed Dr House in various locations, trying to pee. Eventually he catheterized himself and they showed the yellow liquid running through a tube and puddling into a bag. I almost wished they had used the blue liquid that is the substitute for blood and piss in commercials. Later, a patient contracted a yeast infection or some other infection that typically crops up in the va-jean (As Borat would say) but it appeared in his mouth. The doctors had to ask when was the last time he was in that region of his girlfriend’s body. Two of those doctors then had sex in a store room.
I am not sure why I subjected myself to any of this OR why I have just subjected YOU to the retelling.
Where is Dr Kildaire? Where is Dirk Bogarde in one of his old Doctor movies?
I survived
by Donna on March 27th, 2007
This morning I had to deliver a speech– a speech that was given to me Thursday evening. I probably should have spent the weekend memorizing the speech and practicing my delivery. Instead, I decorated Easter Eggs with Audra and Steve and Lisa. On Sunday, Rob and I went to the King Tut Exhibit. Last night, I finally started studying. As it is, everything worked out okay. The presentation went smoothly and I got some nice feedback.
The King Tut Exhibit, although very interesting, was a little disappointing. Can you believe they didn’t have a single one of his sarcophaguses? One of which was featured heavily in all the advertising. Strange. Regardless, it was pretty amazing seeing items that were 3,000 years old.
Tomorrow I have to wake up super early. I mean super early! Like 4:30! I have to leave my house by 5:45 so I can be at the train station at 6:00 so I can get into the city by 6:45 so I can get to the meeting by 7:00. Ugh!
My Gaydar is taking the day off
by Donna on March 23rd, 2007
I went to the NYC office today. In the elevator of the office building, there is a monitor that displays the news of the minute. As I was riding up to my floor, the headline read, “Carmen Electra and Joan Jett are a couple!”
I couldn’t help but gasp and say, “Joan Jett …is GAY?!?!?”
Immediately I was taken back a few years to a similar situation in which I uttered the immortal words, “You mean to tell me George Michael, IS GAY?!?!?!”
How I never connected those dots, I’ll never know. I never really thought of Joan being sexual, she was just a rocker. Good for her though. Carmen is hot.
Pretty Colors!
by Donna on March 21st, 2007
I use Google’s Personalized Home Page. Yesterday I noticed they had a new option where you can select a theme. I opted for the Beach theme– yes, I am yearning for summer! The cool thing is that not only does it have a very nice clean look but it changes with the time of day. In the evening it’s night at the beach and the moon is visible. This morning I watched the sun rise and right now, the sun is shining brightly on my Google Home Page.
Take a note, hosiery manufacturers! Think about taking a class in branding. It is important that you put a tag in the panyhose themselves that gives the name of the brand. This way, at the end of the day, when I see that the pair I am wearing have no runs or holes and I can wash them and wear again, I can check the tag and make a note to buy more pairs like it. As it is now, I desperately try to remember the brand, fail, and end up buying whatever brand is on sale at CVS that day.
On Monday I went to Boscov’s and bought 5 pairs of NO RUN panty hose (2.50 each!). Does anyone care to make a bet that instead of running, these stockings will just form lovely, perfectly round holes?
Uncle O’Grimacey
by Donna on March 18th, 2007
I was kinda aware of St Patrick’s Day. Wasn’t sure of the exact day but on Friday I noticed an awful lot of people wearing green. I have no roots in Ireland and so the holiday didn’t and doesn’t hold much meaning for me. Regardless, I WANT A SHAMROCK SHAKE! I am hungering for that minty green confection!
Yuck
by Donna on March 16th, 2007
I just had the most disgusting lunch. This morning I ate a light breakfast and ran out of the house to catch my train. I guess the breakfast was evener lighter than I imagined because by noon I was dying of hunger. It’s ugly outside and so I decided to just go to the Quizzno’s in the lobby level of my office building. I ordered a salad because it seemed a healthy choice. I watched the woman in the muslim garb prepare it. She grabbed a handful of chicken and then plopped two handfuls of cheese on it before placing in a conveyor belt oven. Once out the other side, another lady grabbed the now melted cheese and chicken, threw it atop some lettuce, placed two tomatoes and another helping of cheese on it. They charged me over 7.00 for the montrosity. I brought it up to my office and tried to eat it. It was difficult. I ate a little less than half and threw it away. I try so hard to never throw meat away since some poor animal gave it’s life for my meal and the least I can do is not waste it. In this case, I just couldn’t do it. It was gross. I considered complaining but I think that’s just their way of making a salad. Never again will I go there. Ugh! Gross!
Last night I was thinking that there should be a blog graveyard. A place where people can put their old blog archives for posterity. I guess I was thinking about this because Andrew’s blog, Bloggedy Blog has been retired as has Slave to Target. So sad. I enjoyed both these blogs and I am sad to see them go.
I am so happy it’s the weekend. I am feeling rather exhausted. The weather which had gotten warmer has turned back to cold and dreary. It would be lovely if the warmer weather made a return. I could certainly use it.
The other night Robert and I were watching episodes of Kung Fu– the original series. The one episode featured a very young DON JOHNSON portraying a young Indian, errr Native American! It was probably one of the funniest episodes of Kung Fu ever. There was this great scene between Caine and Don Johnson…
“Caine, won’t. you. fly. down. this. cliff. with. the. hide. of. the. white. buffalo. against. your. shoulders. and. save. my. mother. from. those. evil. marauders?”
“No.”
“Why. not?”
“Because. I. do. not. have. the. hide. of. a. white. buffalo.”
“Oh, I. didn’t. think. of. that.”
The periods are meant to mimic their halting speech patterns.
And I don’t have to tell you that Caine climbed down the cliff and kicked some evil marauder ass.
All is right in the world
by Donna on March 10th, 2007
My bags were returned late last night. Everything seems intact! As proof– here are the videos I took during my stay in Vegas:
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