Category Archives: Donnaville Archive

Dienstag, Februar 19, 2002

I just signed up for comments. I don’t really know why I bothered but it is new and different. No one signs my freakin’ guestbook and I know no one will write comments- oh well. Lisa and I are off to Ikea. I want to buy a CD storage shelf for all my Serge Gainsburg and Elvis Presley CDs.

Dienstag, Februar 19, 2002

I am tired. I also feel disillusioned ever since I saw Robbie Williams on Parkinson Sunday night on BBC America. He looked so cute when he sang Something Stupid, but watching him Sunday he looked like an elongated dwarf. Lisa says the reason is because Hugh Grant was on before and everyone pales in comparison to him. 🙂

Donnerstag, Februar 14, 2002

Happy Valentine’s Day. Hmmmm, another Valentine’s Day spent alone. How many is that? 27. Unreal. Despite the exclusion, I do love V-Day. I love it because it is capitalist and corporate. I admire Mr. Hallmark. What a great idea – what a way to make money!

Happy Valentine’s Day!!!!

Samstag, Februar 09, 2002

Trading Spaces — The Learning Channel (TLC) — Trading Spaces
I love Changing Rooms, I watch it whenever I can on BBC America. Trading Spaces is the American equivalent. Tonight I watched an episode and let me tell you: I have never seen such god awful ugly design- ever! It was hideous! I was riveted mainly so I could watch the owner cry as she looked at what once was a very nice kitchen. Somehow the owner actually liked the Southwestern style- the ceiling was painted to look like a Native American blanket, the cabinets were painted silver, faux exposed bricks were painted on an aquamarine wall, chili pepper lights hung by a window- How could she actually like this!?!?! I may just watch it again to laugh…or cry.

Donnerstag, Februar 07, 2002

I got back from California yesterday. I arrived in LA at 4:30 PST on Monday. Spent Tuesday in Meetings. Awoke Wednesday at 4:00am and caught a flight at 6:30am. Arrived home at 5:30 EST. Does that add up to more time spent in the air than in California?
Rode on the old Route 66 and got some kicks. (Y’know, I get my kicks from Route 66?) Passed a Tommy’s Hamburger stand, but running late, I didn’t go in to eat. Saw snow capped mountains! Drove about 100 mph on the freeways. Discovered a different breed of woman than we have here in the Northeast. She is blond but with brown eyebrows. She is emaciated, looking like a skeleton with a thin overcoating of skin. Her most peculiar feature are her gargantuan breasts that seem to defy gravity. What amazed me most is that these women are able to walk and not fall forward! I would assume carrying such a huge load would be painful, but these women were not struggling, in fact they were very cheerful and nice. (maybe breasts are filled with helium?) I am guessing she is an offshoot of the California Girl that the Beach Boys sing about. 🙂
Enjoyed my short stay in California. Certainly wouldn’t mind going back. Except, I would not fly Delta. Although they served FOOD (unlike National) the seats were not accomodating to my legs! I am guessing that Delta designed the seats for people who do not have such appendages. Very odd.

Freitag, Februar 01, 2002

I downloaded G-Force about 6 months ago. Now I find myself addicted to its kaleidoscope effects. I listen to Henry Valentino and watch the swirly patterns until my eyes hurt. Right now I am listening to Peter Kraus singing Fuer Gaby tu ich alles. I wish I had a key for umlauts. Is there a single American out there who even has a clue about any of this crap?
My stomach hurts. I hate that the weather is rainy. I feel stagnant and lethargic and idle and lazy. I have a ton of receipts that I have to submit in an expense report and I can’t seem to make myself do it. I still haven’t cleaned my room from last weekend! What is wrong with me?
Last night I watched a bit of Bye Bye Birdie. I am getting old. Why do I say this? In the past, I related to Ann-Margret– Now I relate to Janet Leigh!!!! 🙁