Black and boo boo

by Donna on August 30th, 2007

I slept in- not by accident but rather I don’t have to go into the office this morning. Instead I have a morning meeting not far from my house giving me oodles of time. The thing is, I woke up a complete and utter mess. My right eye is twitching and my right knee is completely bruised. I have no clue what happened. The bruise looked like dirt to me in the shower but after scrubbing it and not seeing any improvement, I squinted really hard and realized it was a boo boo.

Tomorrow is Friday and I am really considering turning cartwheels. Maybe that’s how I bruised my knee? Just the thought of turning cartwheels bruises me– I am so old!

darkness

by Donna on August 29th, 2007

I am sitting in my parlor in almost pitch darkness, the only light is coming from my laptop perched rather precariously on my knee. I’ve been here for a little while, putting together a photobook from Photoworks for my Aunt. I hope she likes it.

Audra called me the other day to tell me not to bother with Virginia Beach. She said it’s just a shore town, no different than Rehoboth or Wildwood. Rob and I still haven’t made any decision on where to go. I guess it’s been narrowed by one.

My birthday is coming up in a few short days. I’ll be 23 (+10). I’m fine with it, I really am. Age is one thing no one can escape. I am thinking about throwing myself a little party. And then I think, maybe not. I don’t know.

early morning blatherings

by Donna on August 28th, 2007

Had a dream, not last night, but the night before that I went to Minado’s All You Can Eat Japanese Buffet. It’s a real restaurant, Rob and I go there to ruin ourselves with massive amounts of sushi and red bean ice cream. In my dream, I took my parents there for lunch but they didn’t have the familiar spread of foods. Instead they had the ugliest looking jellyfish and other deep sea creatures. I was so angry and called for the manager who just laughed in my face. I think the dream stemmed from watching Animal Planet before going to sleep.

I could very easily crawl right back into bed and go to sleep for an extra couple of hours. I think my drowziness is due to sleeping in on the weekends. If I could just continue waking up early, I might be able to wake up feeling refreshed rather than half baked.

Rob and I have been talking about possible vacation destinations. Nothing fancy. Virginia Beach, Toronto, Boston, Cape May… No decision has been made. I stick by my desire to sit on a chair and look over the ocean for a few days. I say that now but I am pretty sure after a 1/2 hour I’d get rammy.

I went to my Aunt and Uncle’s 50 year wedding anniversary over the weekend. I asked my uncle his secret for a long and happy marriage. He said the secret was in two words, Yes Dear. Isn’t that cute? Yesterday I was talking to my neighbor Trey and he said he and Adele have been married 52 years. I asked his secret and his reply was, “Say ‘I am sorry’ and ‘I love you’ and boy, you can get away with a lot!”

Ever since Lisa moved away, I’ve had so many people come up to me and ask if I would be able to swing the Donnavilla by myself. I always say, “I am not worried about that– I am perfectly fine.” But I wonder what they are really after? It just seems like such an unacceptable question. I mean, they wouldn’t volunteer to assist if I said I needed help. The question seems charged with Schadenfreude. Of course, maybe that’s my own paranoiac nature rearing it’s ugly head. Perhaps they are just making conversation. Yeah, that’s all it is.

Flight of the Conchords - New Wave!

by Donna on August 24th, 2007

Flight of the Conchords French New Wave

Posted Aug 06, 2007

Awesome music video from Flight of the Conchords

Time

by Donna on August 23rd, 2007

I asked for vacation time the first week of September. No idea what to do or where to go.

Everyday this week I have awoke thinking, “Another day? Already?” I feel like I’m in the Bill Murray movie with the groundhog except everyday is different. Slightly.

The weekend can’t come soon enough. Must close some sales before that though. I gotta get out of this funk.

Dork

by Donna on August 22nd, 2007

Driving home yesterday I tuned in to the XM station, Oprah and Friends. A woman was on, I think her name is Maryanne Richardson, not sure and I am too tired to check. A caller asked her how to find a spiritual teacher to help her feel more connected to God. Maryanne said that she didn’t need a teacher, she needed to reexamine her life and determine where she wasn’t living up to her full potential. Who hasn’t she forgiven? Who doesn’t she love completely? In what activities is she not doing her best? Once she can improve in these areas, she will find that she is no longer spiritually adrift and she will become closer to God.

I’ve been thinking, how can I apply this advice to my life? It’s been YEARS and I am still angry at Peter Tork over that silly incident at the Tin Angel. I still haven’t forgiven NBC for canceling Misfits of Science back in 1985. It is time to forgive.

Idea, not the greatest

by Donna on August 21st, 2007

I got home earlier than usual. The traffic wasn’t so bad coming home from my last appointment. Once home, I plopped into bed and putzed on the Internet. Around 7 I decided my lethargy was due to not having eaten dinner so I grabbed a couple handfuls of lime flavored tortilla chips and I whipped up that easy breakfast recipe I found the other week. This time I cut up bananas into it and once it was done, I served it with syrup. Yeah, it was too sweet and too heavy. I ate half of it. I’ll save the rest for breakfast tomorrow.

I gotta get some stuff accomplished like going through the mail, finishing my expense reports and writing some proposals that I should have finished today but had no time. Of course, I am not doing any of it. I’m watching Flight of the Conchord episodes and giggling like I was 15 years old and watching Davy, Micky, Mike and Poophead romp around. MUST EXTRACT MYSELF!

Conchord Thanks

by Donna on August 20th, 2007

SimoneS KICKS ASS!!!! She provided me with the link to satisfy my Flight of the Conchords needs!

I watched the first episode and about 3 minutes into it I realized the show is an updated version of the Monkees! No wonder I love it!

Thank you, Simone!

Sharks

by Donna on August 20th, 2007

I had a horrible nightmare last night that I was swimming in the ocean and circling below me were sharks. It was horrible.

I am having flashbacks to that one afternoon over a year ago when I was struggling to edit my resume. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to do it, I just felt great discomfort doing it. I am having the same issue right now. I am trying to come up with my forecasted figures for August/September and I am dragging my feet. I don’t want to do it and I’ve put it off for hours which is just extending my discomfort. Ugh! I don’t know. JUST DO IT!

Rabelicious

by Donna on August 19th, 2007

Spent the afternoon with my parents and Bobo. Mom and I made the Broccoi Rabe and Tortellini recipe. We made a few edits to the recipe such as blanching the broccoli rabe. We also used quite a bit more olive oil and garlic and we added Italian sausage. Really the main difference is we just did our thing. We weren’t really tied to the recipe. When I made it the other day, I was tired from a long day at work, tired from searching a couple different stores for the broccoli rabe and in my mind-dead state, I followed the recipe exactly. I wasn’t having fun cooking, I was just trying to get it on the table. All these things combined to create a pretty awful meal. On the other hand, the meal this evening was delicious, absolutely wondrously delicious. Lesson learned = don’t get roped in and have fun.

Little Bo was so happy to see me. He jumped into my arms and stayed there until I left. Outside, saying goodbye to my mom, we heard this pounding against the window. We looked up to see little Bo bumping himself against the window! My mom went inside and grabbed Bo. She said she had never seen him do that before. Apparently he wanted to be outside saying goodbye to me! I felt horrible leaving him. I miss him so much. I wish I could have an animal here with me but my schedule just doesn’t allow it. Away 6:30 - 7:30 every weekday. It just wouldn’t work.

On PostSecret, a postcard this week proclaims that the person who sent it found enlightenment but they’ll never tell anyone because it’s so easy no one would believe them. Why didn’t they just send their secret to enlightenment!?! Grrrr! Now I am sitting here trying to figure out what their secret to enlightenment could possibly be! I’m thinking it’s a tray of brownies and a cup of Oolong tea.

Tomorrow I am going to NYC. I have my sales meeting and I really should grab my numbers this evening to try to figure what I have left to close but I just simply have no desire. Tomorrow I am going to regret this choice but oh well! I made my choice and I’ll live with it.