I want everyone to know that this evening, before dinner, my mother went to the door. “Donna!” she screamed.
“Huh?” I said, somewhat confused.
“Oh, sorry honey, I meant to call the cat,” she turned back to the door– “Cocoa! Cocoa!”

I had a date this afternoon but he cancelled last minute. At least he had the decency to call, right? I really shouldn’t feel as disapointed as I do. The other night I said to Audra that I was feeling rather split- I was looking forward to going out with Don, but I wasn’t looking forward to waiting for the follow-up phone call, wondering why I hadn’t heard from him, wondering if I did something wrong, trying to figure out what I did to repel him, etc… So, him cancelling out is probably a good thing. I guess the truth is I just really liked the possibility of dating a man whose name is Don. When I was younger I wanted to marry a man whose last name was Donnelly. That would then make me Donna Lee Donnelly. Later, as my German obsession bloomed I wanted to marry a German man with the last name Wetter. That would make me Donna Wetter which sounds like Donnerwetter, which is a dirty curse in German. Himmeldonnerwetter! Well, I thought it was cool. At any rate, I am sure Don really did have a surprise family reunion and I am sure he will call me back to re-schedule. I just won’t hold my breath.

Italia Donna, arte, storia, tradizioni e istituzioni per le donne italiane

Last night Lisa and I watched Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. If you haven’t seen this movie- Go rent it! Better yet, go buy it so you can watch it over and over. I think it appeals to both men and women. Women love it because it shows the collective female fantasy of marrying up. (It’s just a fairy tale, men NEVER marry down) Men love the movie because it has lots of naked boobies and Dom DeLuise.

The DONNA® Ovulation Tester is actually a Mini Microscope that is so simple to use, and allows a woman to examine her own saliva samples in order to determine her ACTUAL times of Ovulation – Know 1-3 days BEFORE you Ovulate!

Ex-Astronaut Accused of Punching Man
BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) – A man who publicly confronted astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin over whether he actually went to the Moon said on Tuesday that the Apollo 11 hero almost sent him into space with a punch to the jaw.
Bart Sibrel, an independent filmmaker from Nashville, Tennessee, said he was trying to conduct an ambush interview with Aldrin outside a hotel in Beverly Hills on Monday when the astronaut punched him and ran away.

Once on an airplane, I sat next to a man who (said he) worked for NASA. I asked him if it was just a hoax, the whole landing on the moon thing and he said, “No, it is true, we did land on the moon.” Of course, if he knew, would he tell a stranger on a plane? The man was very friendly and told me that he had studied plane safety and found that instead of flotation devices, airplanes should be equipped with ejector seats. I told him I would feel safer if they were equipped with parachutes.
/Gosh, I just realized this is not the most considerate topic for today. Sorry if I offended anyone./

Mieux decided to carve a lovely design into my chest last night. Apparently she is not de-clawed. I will not be picking her up again in the future.
Considering the programming that will be on tonight, it is hard to believe last night I watched a show centered entirely around Booties. Yes, VH-1’s Booty Call was my show of choice. Don’t roll your eyes, it was very educational!

Ananova – Pilgrims flock to ‘divine potato’

Blood Banks Threw Away More Than 200,000 Units in Weeks After Sept. 11 – from Tampa Bay Online
Where do they throw it? Yuck!

Mieux the cat is warming up to me. This evening she rubbed up against my leg and she let me pet her! We are making progress!