I’ve decided to go to the gym. I’ll do the elliptical and hopefully sweat out all these toxins that are plaguing me. That’s my hope. I must get better. I really dislike feeling lousy.

This is so unusual for me. I rarely get sick. Could it be psychological? The only time I don’t work is when I am sick and because I am not working, my body is confused and is assuming I must be sick. So I am sick! What else could it be…. bacteria? Nah.

Whatever, I am going to be fine tomorrow. MARK MY WORDS!

I have two phone interviews next week. Monday and Wednesday. Wish me luck!

This morning I felt artistic so I picked up my paintbrush and decided to embark upon a masterpiece. It was finished 30 minutes later:

You might not think much of it from this picture but it is FANTASTIC in person. In fact, I was so happy with it, I decided to paint a second portrait. I did it of my Pookie wearing his long lost Charles Nelson Reilly sunglasses that I loved so much. As much as I’d like to post a picture of it, I know it is forbidden. Sorry. It’s awesome though. Really awesome.

I do not allow myself to watch TV during the day. There is nothing more pathetic to me than a person wasting their day watching TV. Of course I have no problem wasting my day surfing the Internet. Why I draw a distinction, I don’t know. Because I am not feeling my best, I was able to rationalize turning on the TV. I really can’t stand most things on TV. I like Family Guy, South Park, and The Girls Next Door. Yes, I know what this means. I am one sick kitty. As I was clicking through the channels, I landed on TCM just in time for the start of The Shop Around the Corner starring Jimmy Stewart! What a great movie! At the very end, Jimmy and Margaret Sullavan have this little exchange:

Kralik: Do you know what I wish would happen? when your bell rings at 8:30 and you open the door, instead of Popkin, I come in.
Klara: Oh please, don’t make it more difficult for me.
Kralik: And I’d say Klara darling, oh dearest sweetheart Klara, I can’t stand it any longer. Please, take your key and open post office box 237 and take me out of my envelope and kiss me.
Klara: Oh Mr. Kralik, you musn’t …

And then she realizes Jimmy/Kralik has been her penpal, not Popkin and they embrace! I cried! The look in Jimmy’s eyes just hits me in my heart. They don’t make movies like this anymore. Hollywood tries. You’ve Got Mail was its remake. It didn’t even come close.

I just made myself a hot toddy. It’s cold and snow is on the ground. I sound like a dying cow. I figure a hot toddy will make me feel better. This is how I made it:

Hot Toddy
Make a cup of black/orange pekoe tea
Pour in a tablespoon or 2 or 3 of Honey
Pour in a shot or 2 of rum, although whiskey also works well too

Mix together and sip.

I sound like Bea Arthur. I feel meh. What is happening to me? I never get sick! And now it seems all I have been is sick. So strange.

Reading this article on the NYTimes Web site, Working Hard to Look Busy, I kept thinking I was reading an article from The Onion.

Dear Donna,

You are between jobs which means you have an awful lot of time at your disposal. Why is the kitchen filthy, your laundry piled up and your bedroom a mess? You have no excuses! Really! Now get up out of your POÄNG and start cleaning!

Love,

Yourself

PS You really should start pursuing a job with greater gusto, honestly, you disgust me.

I awoke this morning feeling pretty fresh considering I didn’t get to bed until after 1:00. What was I doing up so late? Yesterday I conducted some business. Erin’s place of employment liked the Web site I created her so much that they hired me to create a Web site for their business. I stayed up late trying to get the site to look right. It’s looking the way I want it to— I just hope it matches their expectations.

Laying in bed this morning, staring up at my overhead fan I had an epiphany. I AM GOING TO WRITE AND PUBLISH AN EBOOK! If Blog and Make Cash can do it, SO CAN I!!! I used to write papers all the time in college! And apparently at one time a few years ago I wrote cleverly enough on donnaville that I attracted readers, some of which still put up with me to this day despite the lack of wit and interesting content that I spew forth now! AND HERE’S THE BEST PART… I HAVE AN IDEA! Well, it’s not exactly mine. Pookie has told me numerous times I should write a book on a particular topic that I am not yet going to disclose just yet but it’s pretty funny and I think there is a need for its message in today’s day and age. Today I shall begin to write it and if for some reason I can’t do it, I will just chalk it up as a life lesson. How can I go wrong!?!

I took some pictures the other day of Lisa and me. Last night I uploaded them to Picasa. Going through the thumbnails, I found this lovely double portrait:

It’s not a good picture of either Lisa or me. As I was about to delete it, I noticed an anomaly on my eye. I magnified it:

The reflection is odd because it isn’t contained in just my eye, it extends outside of my eye and onto my skin. I magnified more:

Holy moly! I know it’s just the blur of a snowflake but doesn’t it look like Jesus???