Her face was melting

by Donna on July 28th, 2008

Had a dream last night in which I positively beat the crap out of a person. In my dream, a woman insulted my looks and I had the impression that she often offered rude and hurtful remarks and so I felt it was my duty to toss her against the wall and then perform other violent procedures against her. Could this dream be the manifestation of my guilt over admitting I found the girl in Batman ugly? Perhaps this is what occurs when you watch a couple of violent movies back to back? Who knows!

X-Files and Dark Knight

by Donna on July 27th, 2008

Yesterday I spent the entire day at the movies! I went to see The X-Files: I Want to Believe. I loved it. Of course, I am a blind fan. I would enjoy anything that is labeled The X-Files. (The X-Files 3: Mulder and Scully Breed Rabbits! I LOVE IT!) This second movie felt like an extended episode of the series. It seems odd to me that Chris Carter would pick this small little suspense story to make into a movie. I guess by choosing something so small and keeping the costs down, and as long as me and a couple other people buy tickets, they will make a profit. Regardless of why, I thought it was great and I OH SO LOVED MULDER AND SCULLY’S RELATIONSHIP. I refuse to say anymore on this front because then I would give stuff away and that just isn’t fair. Oh, and Callum Keith Rennie showed up as an evil Russian man! You know Callum Keith Rennie… He replaced Ray Vecchio in Due South and he had guest spots on Forever Knight and Highlander and he played Nikita’s first season boyfriend in La Femme Nikita! Sorry, I just love Canadian working actors. Somehow it became a game to keep an indexed filmography in my brain of where I saw them last.

As I was about to walk out of the theater I noticed that Dark Knight was about to start and like a crazy teenager, I darted into the theater and took a seat. I felt evil until I thought, “How can this be anymore evil than selling burnt popcorn and stale pretzel bites for over $5.00 apiece?” So I crashed the 5:00 showing of Dark Knight. I can’t say I enjoyed it. It was a little too much for me. My preference is a slower, quieter film (LIKE THE X-FILES!). I get dizzy watching buildings shake from explosions and rounds and rounds of bullets get fired. Now I appreciated that an ugly girl got cast as the love interest but that just wasn’t enough to save the movie. Perhaps if the fellow who portrayed the Joker grew a thick mustache and coated it in white paint in a misguided attempt to hide it— maybe then I would have loved the movie.

Walking out of Dark Knight, I really wanted to walk into Step Brothers starring Will Ferrell and make it a Triple Feature day but there was this force pulling at my hand guiding me out of the theater and into Sears to look at white Reebok sneakers… I guess the Triple Feature just wasn’t in my cards.

So here is a summary of my recommendations:
Mama Mia! LOVED IT!
The X-Files: I Want to Believe: LOVED IT!
Dark Knight: NOT FOR ME BUT PERHAPS IT WILL FLOAT YOUR BOAT!

Mama Mia! That’s Anachronistic!

by Donna on July 27th, 2008

Friday I left work 15 minutes early so I could get to the local cinema to buy tickets for Mama Mia before it sold out. My mom and Lisa met me there a few minutes later and we had a girls’ night out. Mama Mia was such a fun movie, I truly adored it. I think it will become a movie like Grease, a movie you watch over and over again– a movie to cheer you up, a movie that doesn’t need to be watched from beginning to end, as long as you catch a song and dance number, it’s all good.

There was one thing that bothered me about this movie, it was really anachronistic.

1. I had the impression Meryl Streep was a wild child, not much older than 20 years old when she had her flings and became pregnant. Her love child is now 20 years old. WHY THEN DOES MERYL AND HER FRIENDS ALL LOOK TO BE IN THEIR LATE 50’s EARLY 60′S? Could Meryl have been a completely irresponsible 39-year-old?

2. The movie looks to be taking place TODAY. I say this because of the clothing styles worn by all the characters. YET MERYL AND TWO OF HER EX-LOVERS TALK LIKE THEY HAD BEEN HIPPIES. The pictures they’d flash from yesteryear showed them to be hippies with long hair and bell-bottom pants. That would mean the flashbacks were late 60’s and the rest of the movie took place in the late 80’s.

3. One of Meryl’s lovers was called Headbanger and he looked like a PUNK! AND HE MENTIONED HE WORE A SID VICIOUS T-SHIRT. This would then mean the flashbacks took place in the mid-70’s and then the other part took place in the 90’s. Plus, the term Headbanger is more for heavy metal lovers– not punks, right? I guess the name Pogo Dancer just didn’t sit well with test audiences.

Okay, that’s it about my pet peeves.

Guess Meryl Streep’s character’s name? DONNA!
Guess the name of the hotel her character runs? THE VILLA DONNA!
Guess who played one of her lovers? MY FUTURE HUSBAND COLIN FIRTH!
Guess which lover became gay at the end of the movie? MY FUTURE HUSBAND COLIN FIRTH

I heartily recommend Mama Mia! Just don’t think too much about it. And maybe have a drink or two beforehand.

An Abba a day keeps the dr away

by Donna on July 26th, 2008

GO SEE MAMA MIA!

NOW!

5:00? Here I come, Baby!

by Donna on July 24th, 2008

Yeah. I think I’m gonna take off at 5:00 today. I just feel like I am dragging. Oh, and my skin is flaking off me– so much so that I feel like I am in the midst of a raging snow storm. Except, instead of snow– IT’S HUMAN SKIN! MY SKIN! Ugh. Yeah. Gross. I know. What was I thinking tanning like I did in Bermuda?

I got an email from my company’s HR department this afternoon. THEY ARE PAYING ME TO TAKE A VACATION! I have accrued so much PTO that they are going to PAY ME to take MORE days off… because I think they are worried if I don’t, I may go ….BERZERK! And as luck would have it, it’s retroactive from July 1st so my Bermuda trip counts! Hooray! Sometimes it pays to be a workaholic. Sometimes.

5:00. I am waiting for 5:00.

Men seldom make passes…

by Donna on July 24th, 2008

…at girls who wear glasses

Today I wore my glasses and a man made a pass at me! He told me I looked just like the new Comcast Building. I’m guessing I owe the remark to my steel-colored dress. Regardless, Dorothy Parker was right; it happens so seldom that when it does, I kinda get giddy.

Head MOVE! It’s spherical but quite pointy at parts

by Donna on July 21st, 2008

This evening I popped in my latest Netflix movie, Sunday Bloody Sunday. Glenda Jackson and Peter Finch are involved in a rather strange love triangle with Murray Head. Murray is incapable of truly giving of himself to either Glenda or Peter. They accept less than what they want and need just so they have something rather than nothing. Personally, I think they were just infatuated with his Prince Valiant hairdo. Can anyone name Murray Head’s better known musical venture? One Night in Bangkok! And how about his little brother, Anthony Head? He’s the guy who did those silly Taster’s Choice commercials back in the 80’s.

Mrs Emma Peel

by Donna on July 21st, 2008

Check out Mrs Emma Peel! She still looks great!

Strange Dreams

by Donna on July 20th, 2008

I had very vivid dreams last night. I dreamt my body was covered in blonde silky hair and Lisa entered the donnavilla into a home makeover show. Some man came in and painted the loft yellow and red and drew fake windows in pencil all over the walls. I was overwhelmed by how frightfully ugly it was. Ron Paul was also in my dream. He was about to give a speech and I said I couldn’t wait to hear him orate and he told me I pronounced orate wrong. He then went into a boxing ring to do some damage to some poor soul. Teeth went flying but I don’t recall the ending.

A new day

by Donna on July 15th, 2008

I slept well last night– FINALLY! I found it very difficult sleeping on the ship. The hammock was real itchy and not terribly comfortable. Just teasing! We had an interior cabin which meant when the lights were off it was pitch black. I thought this would aid my sleep. Instead I would fall imediately asleep only to awaken about 3-4 hours later. The rest of the time was spent in this odd half dream/half awake limbo. Regardless, I felt fine and functioned perfectly. Now that I am home, I do feel that lack of sleep sort of catching up to me. The first night home in my bed I found myself sleeping just like I did in the cabin. Luckily I got back to my usual sleep pattern last night.