The weather is horrible. It’s raining and earlier it hailed a little bit. No BBQ tonight! We’re still going to our parents’ house for dinner. One year ago today, Barbara and George celebrated the Fourth of July with us. We had a little BBQ and had such a fun time. Little did we know just a few months later George would be diagnosed with cancer. You never know what is right around the bend.

At any rate, I wish everyone a lovely Independence Day!

I remember you guys scoffing at me when, on a few occasions, I mentioned that crazy movie, Lisztomania, and that particular scene in which Roger Daltry grows a very very very large appendage which is later guillotined. No one believed me. Well, joke is on all of you. I found a page that actually has a video of bits and pieces of that very scene! Click here to see it (beware there is lots of nudity). Enjoy!

2006 Pool Rules and Regulations
Rule #8
There will be a $500.00 fine levied against anyone defecating in the pool.

Why does this make me laugh?

Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick sends me tons of brochures. I don’t mind because he is SO CUTE! I fight the urge of kissing his pretty little face and hanging the picture on my wall!

My last day of vacation! I am so sad. I wish it could continue! Of course what good is vacation when all I do is sit around doing nothing? There used to be a time I would hop a plane and go places and do exciting things. That has stopped for some reason.

Last night Lisa and I went out to eat. I ate too much unhealthy food. I don’t know why I am eating like this, it’s going to take me weeks to get back to normal. At any rate we got into an argument over something stupid and instead of going into Philly to walk around as we had planned, we went back to the Donnavilla, ran into our rooms, slammed the doors, and stayed there all evening. I HATE bickering with Lisa. I hate it yet I seem to be the catalyst. At least that is what Lisa tells me. I must master the “Whatever you say, honey” comment and smile that was popularized in the 50’s by housewives everywhere. Sure, I may die a little on the inside but at least I won’t ever be confused as a guest on Jerry Springer.

This morning my mom and I went shopping. I bought a couple pairs of shoes and a couple tops. We ate lunch and then I went home. I took Bo for a walk and then I donned my fluorescent pink two piece bathing suit and I went to the pool! Yes! By myself! I swam and then layed in the sun for a little while. Back home I took Bo for another walk and now I am trying to motivate myself to do some laundry and go to the grocery store. If I can get those couple of items accomplished this will be a most productive day!

I searched and searched for my Burlington Coat Factory receipt yesterday. I went through the garbage in both my bedroom and BATRHROOM! Yuck! After tearing everything apart, I finally gave up. I walked to the living room to get my purse and sitting atop my purse, somewhat crumpled, was the Burlington Coat Factory receipt!!!!! How it got there, I do not know. I went to my Aunt’s house the day before and I had taken my purse with me so there is no reason why that receipt should just be sitting on top of the purse. I asked Lisa and she denies everything so it has to be either God or Archie and Helen, the ghosts of the Donnavilla. At any rate, I went to Burlington Coat Factory and told cashier I wanted the tag removed and he said, “Do you have the receipt?” “YES!!!!!” I said a little too loudly as I waved it in the air.
“Good,” he said BUT he didn’t even look at it. I could have handed him a bubble gum wrapper.

While I was there, I figured I might as well do a little shopping. I found two really cute little scoop neck t-shirts. The one shirt I LOVE because the print is of STRAWBERRIES! Perhaps I am remembering it incorrectly but didn’t one of Sybil’s personalities insist upon wearing clothes with patterns of strawberries printed on them? I could be wrong and confusing two completely different things.

I seem to always be about a day or two behind the news. I just found out that at the eBay Live! 2006 Conference held at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV there was a SURPRISE Davy Jones concert! Davy and Mike are the only two Monkees I have not met up close and personal. Lisa and I met up with Micky at a gallery showing of his work in Bryn Mawr and we met Peter at the Tin Angel in Philly. (PETER TORK IS A DORK!!!) Davy lives in Pennsylvania on a horse farm and I keep meaning to take a day trip to the town and hunt him down but I just haven’t been that proactive about planning it. One day. Mike is another story. I have no idea how to track him down. I sorta figure if I am meant to meet him, it will just happen. So anyway, here is a Youtube video of Davy performing at the eBay conference. Notice how he still shags like a little minx, BABY!!!

It’s a little known fact but Davy Jones fits in my top left breast pocket.

I’m feeling very antsy. I want to be more productive than I am by nature, apparently. I always have such great plans but then I end up doing nothing.

This afternoon, I’m gonna go home, pick up my mom and then we’ll go shopping. I bought a blazer at Burlington Coat Factory last week. They were having a going out of business sale and all sales were final. So I bought the blazer, took it home, ripped off the tags and threw away the receipt. A couple days later I went to wear it to work and found that the security tag was still on it! That Burlington Coat Factory, where I bought it, is now closed. AND I HAVE NO RECEIPT! I figure I will go to another Burlington Coat Factory, explain my situation and hope they remove the tag and not call the cops. We shall see.

I’ve been eating too much. I must stop and take a breather. Too many meals, too much dessert and it doesn’t seem like I’m stopping anytime soon since this evening I am having dinner with my parents. My mom baked blueberry pie. And for dinner she’s cooking steak. Oh yeah!

I had a lovely day yesterday. Ate too much food, but had a great day. I allowed myself to just lay in bed until 9:00. I rarely do that but I really felt like I needed it. At 11:00, we went to Goodnoe’s for brunch. Goodnoe’s is a local diner/restaurant that has been in Newtown ever since God created the earth. Some say day 3, others say day 4. I ordered Belgium waffles with Graham Finale ice cream and scrapple. It was yummy. Goodnoe’s is closing on Labor Day this year and so we decided we needed to go there for one last meal. It’s sad they are closing. That Graham Finale ice cream was incredible!

Yesterday afternoon, after brunch, I went to my Aunt Helen’s house for a BBQ. My cousins David and Dionne and Benji and Grace were there! Benji and Grace were beside themselves seeing Bobo. They love him to bits. Luckily Bobo was very well behaved. We are still welcomed back, I think.

On Friday, my match.com date went well. There was one point where I considered leaving because the guy freaked me out a bit but I decided to let it pass. Sometimes I overreact because I have had such bad experiences and I am prepared for the worst. On the other hand, I tend to overrate mediocre dates based on my prior horrific experiences. If the guy shows up on time and wearing a shirt, I am beside myself with glee. Regardless and despite the minor freakout comment, I liked this guy and would like to get to know him better. The thing is, he hasn’t called me since the date which makes me think I might not have faired nearly as well in his eyes. Oh well. That’s the way it goes. I will continue to blame the rejection on the size of my breasts and not my sparkling personality.