Seymour? Where are you?

by Donna on January 31st, 2008

Oh my gosh! 45 minutes until lunch and I am HUNGRY! HUNGRY! How will I survive? Gosh, I wouldn’t do well in Ethiopia!

Unfortunate News

by Donna on January 30th, 2008

At lunch I went to J.Crew and I tried on the yellow dress. It fit. It just didn’t blow me away. The quality was pretty horrific for something that costs 175.00. For that amount, I expect something more than an unlined dress that is already starting to pill. Darnit!

Rob is coming over this evening so as soon as I got home, I started cleaning. I decided to play some music as I cleaned and I pulled up the The 5.6.7.8’s on Rhapsody and you won’t believe it, as the song Baracuda came on, I lost control of myself and started to do the Go-Go Robics routine from the Pontani Sisters! It’s been years and I still remembered it!

Too much cremora in my coffee

by Donna on January 30th, 2008

5:30 came and 5:30 went. I wanted to stay snuggled in bed. Finally at 6:00 I knew I had to get up and start moving. I decided not to shower to save some of the time I wasted lollygagging in bed. Once in the bathroom and looking at my hair I knew I needed a shower. Besides, after work I am driving to a library where a petition signing to get Dr Paul and his convention delegates on the ballot for the April 22 Pennsylvania Primary is happening. I want to look my very best. Now I am lollygagging in the kitchen, avoiding the inevitable blow dry.

Loss Vegas, Viva!

by Donna on January 29th, 2008

They’re sending me to Vegas in March. I am not happy but what can I do? It’s paid. I might as well make the best of it. My one plan is to do what I do practically every year– find out where Trent Carlini is performing, pay an exorbitant amount of money for front row seats and wait for my scarf and kiss on the cheek. Heck, it makes me happy. What else is going on out there? Any suggestions? Realize it’s gotta be in the evening and accessible by the tram or taxi.

I was a little depressed when I entered the donnavilla this evening. No reason other than the world is heavy. Which is odd since everything seemed right as I drove into work this morning. My theme song, performed by Whitesnake, played on the radio and I felt buoyed. Regardless, I made myself a Mohito using flat ginger ale and Marti Mohito mix and now I feel… okay.

Why are wireless speakers not more sought after? I would think there are tons of people clamoring for wireless speakers yet it seems like no one is out there tapping into this market. Am I the only person who wants this?

Whitesnake, Here I go Again Vs Dolly Parton Here You Come Again

Good Quote

by Donna on January 29th, 2008

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”

Babe Ruth (1895-1948)
American baseball player

Pardon me sir, your teeth are in my neck

by Donna on January 29th, 2008

I’ve been trying to eat better. At the grocery store I bought 2 different kinds of granola cereal and a box of Special K with strawberries. Normally, I just fill up a bowl with cereal, douse it in soy milk and once eaten, I take seconds. Well, I’ve been trying to eat better, right? So this morning I actually measured a serving size of cereal. One cup cereal, half cup milk. Have you ever tried this? It’s amazing how little cereal is in a cup! Special K touts how you can lose up to one dress size eating Special K. The reason is because the damn thing fills you like air and you are ultimately starving yourself! One cup isn’t gonna cut it for me so I ate some Activia prune yogurt. I suppose my tummy is full enough to start the day.

I got a call from the Community Association yesterday at work. The man apologized for calling me at work but said it was an emergency. “You have a political lawn sign in your yard and that is a direct offense of our regulations… you must take it down- IMMEDIATELY!”
“That’s fine, I’ll take it down; but tell me, who turned me in?”
“Numerous people called.”
“How many?” I asked
“2″
“Who were they, I want names.”
“I cannot give you names”
“C’mon!”
“NO!”
“Pretty please! I just wanna know who I shouldn’t bother baking cookies for this Christmas”
“TAKE DOWN YOUR YARD SIGN!”
click

After much consideration, it’s probably a good thing political signs aren’t allowed. I might lose control of my car seeing certain candidates names.

Montag

by Donna on January 28th, 2008

Another weekend here and gone. On Saturday, Robert and I attempted to make California Sushi Rolls. The first roll was a complete failure– too much rice, not enough seaweed paper overlap. The second roll went much better. It was fun experimenting but I think we are probably better off just going to Minado’s. On Sunday we watched 2010, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. It was definitely not Kubrick directed, I can tell you that. I wonder whatever happened to Keir Dullea? It’s like Keir Dullea and gone tomorrow.

Let’s try to get motivated, shall we? Today is going to be a wonderful day! I am feeling chipper and enthusiastic! I will accomplish the goals I set for myself. Dr Morita say, “DO IT!”

Something wonderful is about to happen…

Misheard Lyrics

by Donna on January 27th, 2008

In a previous post I stated that I was compiling a DVD for Robert of the songs he and his friend’s performed at Drummer Mike’s 40th birthday party. The problem was, I am not terribly familiar with the kind of music they perform. There was one song I had never heard before. I listened to it over and over trying desperately to figure out what in the world they were saying. Finally I decided they were singing, “Are you going down? Are you going down?” I entered that as the title of the clip and burnt the DVD. This weekend I gave Robert the DVD. After watching it, he complimented my mastery of Windows Movie Maker and Windows DVD Maker. He then told me that the song is not “Are You Going Down?” but rather, “Tie Your Mother Down.” Oddly enough, I kinda thought maybe that’s what they were singing but I dismissed it as misheard lyrics– kinda like Jimi Hendrix’s “Excuse Me While I Kiss this Guy.”

Obviously this is not Robert and his friends. The lyrics in this clip are much clearer.

Why does Rob and his friends refuse to perform any Monkees’ songs? Why no Elvis? C’mon fellows! How about wearing some tight gold suits!

Grease for peace

by Donna on January 27th, 2008

I can’t quite remember what spurred it but Robert said to me last night, “Sha Na Na was the f*cking SH*T!” I agreed with him and together we lamented that their variety show is not on DVD. I LOVED their show. My family watched it every week back in the late 70’s. Searching Youtube, we found that Sha Na Na is not forgotten. You can watch tons of clips from their show and old concert footage. I was obviously very young when I watched that show because I never noticed how tight Santini wore his gold pants! WOWZERS! My favorites were Bowser, Santini, Screamin’ Scott (with the piano keys on his sleeve!), Johnny Contardo who I always thought was Billy Crystal and Jocko. Here’s some youtube videos of their work….

SOME TRIVIA
Sha Na Na performed at Woodstock!
Santini’s real name is Scott Powell and after the show ended he went to medical school and he’s now an Orthopedic Surgeon! Here’s his official site.
Denny Greene is a Professor of Law at The University of Dayton School of Law.
Alan Cooper is the Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies and provost of The Jewish Theological Seminary

Heck, I’ll share it with everyone

by Donna on January 26th, 2008

Nathan emailed me asking if I knew how he could get a copy of Peter Wolf’s song Lights Out. My camera was sitting right next to me so I decided to record my steps of getting him the song. I then uploaded it to YouTube and sent him the link.

And kids, you may be wondering what in the world is that revolving black disk?! That my dear children is an LP record! A record is an analogue sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove starting near the periphery and ending near the center of the disc. These devices were popular before Mp3s, CDs and even tapes.

Listening to this song, it made me realize what a forgotten talent Peter Wolf is! I never hear his music anymore and I practically forgot all about him, but boy does he have some great songs!

Here’s just a small sampling:

I need you tonight
Come as you are