I feel like the biggest dummkopf. The County Theater is playing Mulholland Drive which I missed when it first came out. I’ve been looking forward to seeing it ever since I found out the County would be playing it as part of their Spring Cinematheque Series. Finally the date rolls around and I get ready– put on makeup and do my hair. I even packed some pecans in a little plastic bag to munch on during the film. I grabbed my purse and tried to find my car keys. They were nowhere to be found. I looked out the window and noticed my car was missing. Suddenly it hit me. Lisa’s car is at the mechanic and she borrowed mine. I knew that but conveniently forgot. Now I am all dressed up with no place to go. DUMMKOPF! And I really wanted to see Mulholland Drive.

It was 2 years ago today that I officially returned to single status. TWO YEARS! Holy moly. It wasn’t really a shock, I knew it was coming. Subconscously, I wanted it. Regardless, it was painful and I was devastated. Who would have thought that two years later I would still be single? Not me, that’s for certain. Oddly enough, I don’t mind it. I’ve met many people over the last 2 years but not one of them interested me enough to pursue. Isn’t that funny? Pursue. Wasn’t there a time when that was a man’s job? Not anymore. It took me awhile to grasp that concept but I now understand that if I want a boyfriend I must go out there and catch him. The real issue is I am not so sure where “there” is. I hold the belief that somewhere in the middle of Philadelphia there is a sports bar where all the men in my age range loiter. I haven’t found it yet, but one day I will. When that day happens, I will reel in a nice man who thinks I’m neat and wants to spend time with me. Until then, I am quite happy surfing the Internet, watching old movies, and knitting.

My laundry is slowing getting done. I find the motivating factor is the fear that I might have to wear my bathing suit because everything else is dirty. At that point, I do the wash. I just wish it didn’t have to go that far.
The border for the dining room was delivered a few days ago and I really want to put it up today. That will bring the dining room another step closer to finished. I hate borders but there is a molding that goes around the top of the room and it is perfect for a border and whenever anyone walks into the room they invariably say: “A border would look really nice up there.” I got tired of fighting it and bought a border from Home Depot. It should look nice– you’ll see, I’ll post pictures!
I still need to get this bedroom of mine cleaned up. Certainly just getting the clothes washed and put away will help. The rest of the house I keep pretty clean- I just have some sort of a mental issue with keeping my bedroom tidy.

I posted more pictures of my KITCHEN! (scroll down to the bottom of the page)

It seems to me that when one thing goes wrong, everything goes wrong. Just the other day it was the router problem and now my computer dies on me. I doubt it is salvageable. Next week I will take my laptop (or as I like to call him, Hal) home to my father and we will see if it is as Charles posits, a loose connection. The darn thing had been acting strange. So strange, in fact, that I backed up my email and My Documents folder. That is most likely the reason I am not head over heels beside myself in sorrow. My collection of Cher pictures and Monkee mp3s are safe. Of course, just the last few days I received some nice bits of email I wish were in my Outlook backup but they aren’t. Ce’la Vie. Now I have to figure out if I use my old laptop I keep for occasions such as this or if I go out and plunk the money down for a new one. Ugh, more money. It never seems to stop.
Yesterday my dinette set was delivered. It came flat and I had to assemble it. Holy cow what a challenge! The directions were of no help and so I just went by my feminine intuition. That may explain why I accidently hit myself in the face with the table leg. I was so frustrated that I began to cry and then I realized how ridiculous a situation it all was and so I started to laugh through my tears. Lisa was there for the show and she said, “Donna you are taking this far too personally and seriously– plus you are really freaking me out; why don’t you take a break and get control of yourself!” I told her to leave me alone and stop looking at me! Somehow I figured out the issue and I was able to put the table together. It looks pretty good.

Saturday Evening To Do List:
1. Laundry
2. Eat dinner
3. Clean bathroom
4. Straighten bedroom

I just looked out my window and there is a little bunny sitting there!

I was sitting at my desk– listening to some mp3s on my Winamp player. I decided to check my email. I think I alt-tabbed to bring up Outlook when suddenly the blue screen of death appears with the following message:

Beginning dump of physical memory
If this is the first time you’ve seen this Stop error screen restart your computer. If this screen appears again follow these steps:
Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed.
If this is a new installation ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any Windows 2000 updates you might need.
If problems continue disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components restart your computer press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options
and then select Safe Mode.

I didn’t panic. I wasn’t alarmed. I rebooted my machine. It ran through BIOS fine but then I get a screen that reads: Operating System Not Found. I rebooted again and got the same message. I turned it off and unpluggged the power cable and let it sit for awhile. When I rebooted again, the message was still there. If I go into BIOS it can’t find my hard drive.

Is it what I expect? Did my hard drive crash? Have I lost EVERYTHING? If anyone has a clue, please help.

Guess what! I added pictures of the Donna Villa to the Donna Gallery: Picture Pages!!!!!
Take a look!

Did I knit? No
Did I clean? No
Did I read? Only if you count perusing cockeyed.com
Did I catch up on email correspondence? No
Did I write to my old Penpal, Silke? No

What did I do? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! (say it again y’all!)

Does anyone remember those old Freedom Rock commercials with the 2 aging hippies? “Is that Freedom Rock? Well turn it up, man!” I still remember the song medley from that commercial! Oh the useless knowledge that pervades my mind!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

My father and I took my Mom out to dinner. We went to a Japanese restaurant. The food was great but the service was lousy. My mom and I were served before my dad. In fact, we finished before his meal was even brought out. Dessert was a Butterfinger ice cream cake from Sweet Hearts in Morrisville. They make the best ice cream cakes! Despite the rather uncomfortable dinner, it was a nice evening. I think my Mom enjoyed herself. It’s too bad Lisa couldn’t join us; she had to work.

Lisa and I went to see Starsky and Hutch last night! We snuck some Junior Mints into the the theatre, completely ready to have a great time. The movie was very slow to begin. Very very very slow. Lisa sighed and fidgeted. I turned to her and said, “This movie better pick up or else!” I don’t know exactly who I was threatening but I was angry. It just seems like the movies I see in the theaters anymore don’t deserve the ticket price charged. When I was only paying 5.00 I would happily sit through a horrible movie. Now that it is over 10.00– I expect to see something good! At any rate, about 15 minutes into it, Starsky and Hutch picked up and became a laugh riot! My stomach started to hurt from laughing so much. If you are a fan of the old show– you really should check it out. Oh, and if you like the S/H fan fiction, there’s some stuff in there for you too!