Harum Scarum and Spinout were the movies Lisa and I chose to watch last night. Elvis movies are an instant upper.

Most of the day I spent fiddling around. Accomplishing not much but having a great time anyway. We put the Christmas tree together. There aren’t any decorations on it just the prelit lights. This is the earliest we have ever erected a Christmas tree.

Last night I copied my files from my old Winbook to my new Panasonic P35. I also decided it was time for me to go through my email. I had over 2,000 emails sitting in my Inbox. Most were spam or newsletters. There were quite a number of really nice emails from people who visited Donnaville and felt the urge to write me. It is a shame so much of that email was lost in the spam because I wrote back to practically no one. Now I think it is too late to write to people who wrote me in February.

Dear people who emailed me:

I am sorry I never wrote you back. It is not that I don’t appreciate your kind words or love you. I am just a lazy ass. Sorry!

Love,
Donna

There. I feel better now.

All I want to do is take my Beach and Elvis DVD movies, edit together all the dancing parts and burn it onto a DVD. How hard could that possibly be? I should think it is easy to do. NO! I have done nothing but struggled. This is crap! Why oh why can’t I figure out how to do this relatively simple thing? Heck on it!

I just downloaded the trial version of Ulead DVD Movie Factory. It is doing some massive copying of the DVD I have in my DVD drive. I am feeling positive. Maybe this will work. Maybe all of you will get a Christmas DVD from me! FINGERS CROSSED

I finally used my Borders gift certificate yesterday. I bought the Elvis Movie Collection box set. It contains Spinout, Speedway, It Happened at the World’s Fair, Jailhouse Rock, and Harum Scarum. In Spinout, there is a scene where Elvis is playing at a disco and on the wall behind the stage are paintings that I remember from the movie The Subterraneans. They are the self-portraits Roxanne painted. I guess MGM just re-used old props.

I’ve been unsuccessfully trying to create a DVD of all the Beach movie dance scenes. I have downloaded so many different software packages without a stitch of luck. I am close to surrendering.

To Do:
CLEAN ROOM
DO LAUNDRY
PACK SUMMER CLOTHES
VACCUUM
EXPENSE REPORTS
GO THROUGH MAIL & BILLS

Lisa and I visited the breeder last night. The puppy was so cute however I focused my attention on the mother since cute puppies eventually grow up. The mother Maltese was HUGE! And kind of ugly. I held her in my arms and it didn’t feel right. I whispered to Lisa, “I don’t feel it– I feel no connection!”
Lisa nodded and agreed, “Me neither.”

We left puppyless.

My date with Bob went rather well. Bob scored big points with me at the beginning of the date because he brought me Josh Early CANDIES from Allentown!!!! When I opened the box, it was full of Peppermint Patties. “MY FAVORITE!” I exclaimed.
“Yes, I know. You wrote it on your profile.”
How nice and wonderful is that?

The conversation came easily. We spoke of dogs and breeders and dog shows. Eventually other topics came too. WHEN THE BILL CAME, BOB PAID! Very nice touch. I said we should get coffee at Starbucks and then I could treat. It was at Starbucks that Bob for some odd reason decided to rub my back. I had sidestepped that action 3 times before on the walk to Starbucks so I am unsure what made him think it was welcome. Instead of playing it subtle I decided to be proactive. “Please stop touching me, Bob. I am sorry but I am not a touchy feely type.”
Bob was very gentlemanly about it and said, “Okay.” I thought he might be pissy for the rest of the evening but he wasn’t. He acted as if nothing had happened.
We talked even longer at Starbucks. At 11:00 I said it was time to end the evening and I asked Bob to walk me to my car. AND HE DID! Again, very nice touch. At the car I gave him a hug goodbye and Bob asked if he could see me again. I said yes.
Not bad.
I called my mother in the car ride home and said, “Why is it there are so many girls that give blow jobs to strangers and can have sex on the first night and I get angry at Bob for touching my back?”
My mother replied, “I guess I failed in raising you.”
It would be nice to hear from Bob again. If I don’t, my world will not be shattered.

Between Lisa and I, we have 8 GMail invitations to give away. Anyone interested? Just leave a comment if you are.

He called last night. I was almost certain he wouldn’t. I am so cynical. We are meeting Saturday night in Doylestown for dinner. It has been so long since I last went on a date.

Was my last date the one where the guy had gimpy, truncated legs and then he told me he found me unattractive?
Was it my 10 year high school reunion?
Was it the time I met that fellow in Princeton and at the end of the date he just shrugged and walked away without a goodbye or anything?

I can’t remember. They all stand out as reasons why I stopped dating. It is time to get back, especially if I have no desire to be an old woman, living alone in the Donna Villa, smelling faintly of urine, surrounded by cats wearing matching jumpers that I knitted them. I WILL STAY POSITIVE. Bob seems like a nice guy. I am sure he won’t act like a total ass. Of course the real question is, will I?

I am going to wear a black skirt and my new black, naugahyde boots and a pink shirt since men like pink. Maybe I will coat my body in vanilla and cinnamon scent. And I will try desperately not to fall into my old defensive measure of acting like an asshole.

Approved Conversation Topics
Cell Phones
New Laptop
Thanksgiving
Recipes

Unapproved Conversation Topics
Incessant watching of Beach movies
Pilgrimage to Graceland
Heiko
Peter Tork is a Dork
Routine Genital Mutilation of the American male’s penis

I bought the Satellite P35 from Best Buy. I was cautioned not to go to Best Buy but they had it on sale as well as a rebate and I just couldn’t not buy it from them. Sorry Jason!

Isn’t she just the prettiest?

So does anyone have an idea what software I need to copy pieces of several DVDs and then burn them to a single DVD? You see, I want to take all the musical numbers from my Beach Party movies and create a DVD that has just singing and dancing minus the innane plot. Is this possible? Let me know!
(If you help, I will send you a copy of the DVD I make so you too can enjoy the singing of Donna Loren and the shimmying of Candy Johnson!)

I had my second highest traffic day yesterday. 135 visitors! I like when Charles links to me! The highest number of visitors I ever received was 215 and that was when I posted the directions on how to fix a browser hijack. I just hate to think that the people who visited yesterday may think I am a pothead or advocate weed. I am proud to say I have never tried any illegal substance. On the other hand, I hold the libertarian view that drugs should be legalized. Still, it is funny to see Frankie Avalon lighting up. I wonder if there are other wholesome movies out there that have scenes that are a little subversive?