At dinner, I told Lisa about Down Argentine Way and Midnight. Since then, she has called me Donna Meche.

eHarmony just sent me 6 matches! I haven’t received any communication from them in absolute months! The other day I logged in to their Web site to see what was going on and it must have reinstated my membership. This is the first summer in a long time that I haven’t even attempted to find a “kind, decent, intelligent man.” Sure, as summer was approaching I had plans on getting dressed up and heading off to the city in search of fresh meat but that was before my company decided to have me travel to Chicago every week. Last summer I was praying for matches and very few came. Now I have 6 matches in my inbox and no time or desire to respond.

I found a Don Ameche gallery. He was such a beautiful man. I have 2 favorite actors of all time: John Garfield and Dirk Bogarde. After watching Midnight and Down Argentine Way, I am very close to adding Don Ameche to the list. Wait, I also love Charles Bronson and Yul Brynner. So let’s just make it 4 favorite actors of all time. And Horst Bucholz.

Mom served baked ziti and meatballs. Dessert was fruit salad and brownies. After lunch, my dad and I sat outside and tag teamed a crossword puzzle. My mom and I then went shopping. We found some great sales at Macy’s. Back home I sat down on the sofa with mom and we flipped through some TV channels. “I gotta go, Mom. I have my expense reports to do… wait, stop that’s Don Ameche… and Betty Grable!” Next thing I know we are watching Down Argentine Way. What a GREAT movie! They don’t make’em like that anymore. Carmen Miranda, the Nicholas Brothers, Charlotte “Lady Longlegs, Letty” Greenwood, it was incredible. Two hours later I left.

I found more listings for La Femme Nikita bootleg copies of 2nd season. These actually have pictures and screenshots! Now I am worried that my bootleg will not be of the recalled DVD but taped from USA Networks with commericials. Gosh I hope the seller I bought from is an ethical bootlegger, errrr reseller of the original asian release. I am also worried that the DVD won’t play in my player– Region Free is a good thing, isn’t it? I have at least 2 weeks before the package arrives. I refuse to worry or get myself anxious until there is a good reason to do so.

Lisa and I will have lunch with mom and dad. This morning was spent putzing. I ate a yogurt and a handful of walnuts and drank a cup of coffee and a glass of grapefruit juice. I took a shower and washed my newly cut hair. If anyone lives in the Bucks County area and looking for a hairdresser– go to Salon 39 in Doylestown and ask for Aprille. She is fabulous!
Now I am trying to do my expense reports. Why do I hate doing my expenses– I GET MONEY BACK! That should be motivation enough but it isn’t. I hate having to collect all my receipts and place them in order and then enter them into the expense application. Then there is always that nagging feeling that I am forgetting some big ticket item. UGH!
I don’t leave for Chicago until Tuesday. It is nice to be home. Although I feel paralyzed. I don’t want to do anything. One day my obituary will read: She spent her entire life staring at a computer screen. I should go for a walk. I should do my expenses. I should pay my bills. I should just get these chores done and then I would be free to do nothing. MOVE IT!

So much to do and no desire to do any of it.

Clean
Expenses
Tickets
Laundry
Bills

It is always the same thing.

So I am surfing eBay this morning (listening to James Darren sing Goodby Cruel World) and I find a cheap La Femme Nikita Season 2 auction. There is no picture. The seller is from Hong Kong. The Buy it Now option is available for 22.99. I check his feedback and it is excellent. He has a few identical auctions and the bids are numerous and in the $40 range. He just posted this auction. What do I do? Th description reads: Original Asia’s Release; Language: English; Subtitles: English/Chinese(On/Off); Format: NTSC; Condition: Brand New and Factory Sealed; Region: Free. It should play. Maybe it is bootleg. Maybe it really is some Asian release.

I took a deep breath and clicked the Buy it Now button.

Heck, I spend $40 on a steak that I end up just pooping out the next day. I accept the risk that this $40 may go down the toilet too.

Ordered room service. Flat iron steak sandwich and SWEET POTATO FRIES! When I called room service, I was greeted by name. They know me here. “Donna! You want sweet potato fries and a Michelob Ultra?” Now I am watching a Steven Segal movie. Belly of the Beast. Steve is walking around wearing a gi. He don’t look too good. Tomorrow I have a meeting in the Chicago suburbs and then I fly home. I can’t wait to get home.

I am an awful friend. It was Audra’s birhday the 3rd and all I did was send her a Blue Mountain Card. She’s a leo so I am hoping she forgives me.

It dawned on me as I was walking across the bridge that connects my office to the hotel that I haven’t been outside once today. I went straight to my room and ordered room service. The food feels so good in my stomach. It is unnatural how much I love sweet potato fries.