Cork Fighting

At Fripp, my mom’s friend Pam stopped by and had dinner with us one evening. She brought some lovely wine and when she uncorked it, she said, “I collect wine corks!”

“Me too!” I said.

“I like to write on the cork, you know, to memorialize the occasion and the company with whom I enjoyed the wine!”

She then grabbed a pen and wrote, “Fripp Island July 2011 – Rosalie & Girls” right on the cork.

“What a sweet idea!”

At any rate, Lisa was over my place this afternoon. She looked at the basket I keep on my kitchen table full of Charles Shaw wine corks and she said, “You know, Donna, if you did as Pam suggested, all these wine corks would say the same thing, “AT HOME. ALONE.”

“Not all of them, Lisa. There’s a couple that would say, “Behind the 7-11 with hobos.”

The Blob Ball 2011

Last night was The Blob Ball. The Rivers Rockabilly Trio played all night long and…..

Phil Alvin

Phil Alvin of The Blasters!

I danced all night long… with Audra, Lisa, and a veritable Phil Alvin impersonator. Yes, I had more fun last night than I did in about 5 years combined. The World Famous Buddy Holly stylist, Ed Marra was in attendance, lending his vocal styling and specs to the ball. His Rave On was SPOT ON! And Stu (The Rivers’ leader and front man) even dedicated a song to me and plugged my book. What song? Somethin’ Else, natch! Which of course caused much confusion when we bumped into Stu before Blobfest and he said, “You requested Rave On, right?”

“No, I requested, Somethin’ Else”

“Well, what did you request?”

“Somethin’ Else!”

“What song?”

“Somethin’ Else!”

He knew what song I requested, he was just pulling my leg!

And let me tell you something. Any man that whines and says there are no available women out there NEEDS to go to a Rockabilly concert. There were TONS of BEAUTIFUL women in attendance. Amongst this choice crowd, there was a total of 3 old guys that spent the entire time going from one woman to the next for dances. Not one was turned down. They left very happy campers.

Frippity Fripp Fripp

It took over 13 hours to get here. That’s a lot of driving! We left early Thursday morning and arrived here in the late evening.

The house is gorgeous. It overlooks the water. I think I could live here all year round. Unfortunately it’s not my house.

So far my routine has been:

  • Wake up
  • Drink Coffee
  • Walk the beach with mom
  • Eat breakfast
  • Boogie Board with Lisa
  • Lay in the sun
  • Drink Beer
  • Shower
  • Eat Dinner
  • Sit outside
  • Walk the beach with Lisa
  • Sit outside
  • Drink wine
  • Sit in living room
  • Go to bed

It’s wonderful!

Bo in the sun

Mr. Bo agrees! He went swimming for the first time yesterday and he broke out the doggie paddle like it was nobody’s business.

The island is home to a slew of deer. They are all tagged and friendly beyond friendly. Yesterday and today, a bunch came right up to me. I think they associate humans with food and not rifles.

Time to resume my schedule and lay outside.

South Carolina Trip

Anyone located in South Carolina? I’m gonna be on Fripp Island for 7 days starting on Thursday. I am hoping to do NOTHING but sit on a porch, look out at the ocean, swim, sun, and drink alcohol. My mother and sister will be with me and so I am sure we will also laugh an awful lot and cry an awful lot… that’s typically what we do anymore. Little Bo will also be with us. I can’t wait to see him chin spin in the salty surf! He’s quite a sea dog.

It’s funny but the last few weeks I have been daydreaming of Key West. It’s funny because I don’t recall liking it that much when I was there but somehow I feel a draw to go back. I think I just need a vacation. A break from all of this crap. If I could just shut down for a week, maybe I can re-emerge charged and ready to take on the world?

Whatta day

I volunteered at a job fair today… and am now exhausted. UTTERLY EXHAUSTED.

It’s funny but this morning I read my horoscope and it said there would be a person who would crap on my parade and it was up to me to rise above the negative vibes. Can you believe it but my horoscope was absolutely correct!

Out of all the people that I worked with, there was one giant idiot who acted so rudely toward me I could barely believe it. I gave him a FREE 5 minute consultation and when I suggested he buy my book to help him make the proper updates, he acted like I was trying to sell him some sort of medicine show elixir.

Unfortunately, unlike my horoscope, I did not make light of his comments. I confronted him, told him I didn’t appreciate his manner and asked him to leave. He then called me a bitch and left. Wanna know what? He was right. I am. PROUD OF IT! I will NOT allow anyone… ANYONE to treat me like crap. Especially after I sacrificed a day’s worth of work to go to a career fair and help job seekers.

There were probably over a hundred other people who were really awesome. So… I am beginning to think I am going to need to do a better job at letting go of this negative crap.

UPDATE… I just realized there was another jerk in attendance. A real passive aggressive type. In fact I just got an email from him that made me realize he was even worse that I thought.

Prada Swing and Bellagio B660

Back in 1995, I went to Berlin and saw a man who stopped me in my tracks. He wore the craziest pair of glasses and I immediately assumed he was as interesting as his glasses. Unfortunately, after talking to him for about 3 minutes I realized he was just a douche bag and nothing special. But I learned something that day and that is the power of a funky pair of glasses.

A few months later, back in the US, I bought my first pair of insane glasses: LaFont’s Prima Donna cat eyes. They were gorgeous! I wore them proudly despite the fact most people snickered and asked if I was wearing my mom’s glasses.

My regular pair (not the LaFonts) recently snapped and I realized I needed a new pair. Here’s what they look like:

my prodesign glasses

My father picked these glasses for me. I remember putting on pair after pair and then turning to him to see his reaction. When I put on the ProDesigns and turned to him, he smiled and I knew they were my mine. I wore them for years and my father always complemented them. It was just a couple weeks ago that the right arm snapped clean off. I went back to wearing the LaFont glasses but as I said, people snicker and ask if they are my mom’s glasses. It became clear, I needed a new pair.

When it’s time for glasses, there is only one place to go and that is Steve Robbins Eyewear. Steve NEVER disappoints when it comes to unique glasses. And it didn’t take long to find my new specs. I think it was after the 2nd or 3rd ones I tried on, Lisa told me to close my eyes. She placed a pair of glasses on my nose, turned me to a mirror and said, “Open your eyes!” (Yes, I am pretty sure she put on a Penelope Cruz-accent when she said it)

“SOLD!” I shouted.
Bellagio B660 black crystal fade

Aren’t they perfect?! I love them! So retro! So unique! If these don’t impart personality to me…. NOTHING WILL!

I also bought a pair of sunglasses. It was quite a splurge for me but I have never seen a pair of sunglasses like these PLUS I’ve been through a ton of crap the last few months, I figured a splurge was in order.

prada SWING sunglasses

Okay, okay… The real justification is that when I put these sunglasses on, I feel like a 50’s starlet and Superhero hybrid. And honestly, isn’t that self-actualization at it’s best?

Performance Review

I couldn’t help but notice I am posting WAY more since the death of my father and the abandonment by Pookie Bear.

Posting More Frequently

I think it has less to do with my dad and more to do with an increase in free time and no longer having to curb what I write because Pookie didn’t want me writing ANYTHING about him. This was pretty difficult since my life pretty much revolved around him. Whatever the reason, I can only hope that the increase in posts are an improvement. My father delighted in telling me that my blog had become an embarrassment. I think he’d tell me, “Quantity doesn’t equate to quality, Donna.”

I’ll eventually start dating again and that’s always fun recounting the terrible experiences. Perhaps it’ll get better again. Maybe I can get back to the heyday when I had 5 regular visitors and 90 entries a month. Practice makes perfect and I’ve only been maintaining a personal Website since 1996, spycaming since 1998, and blogging since 1999. I’ll find my way… eventually.

A new Muppet Movie!

I saw a different trailer for this movie a few months ago and it looked horrible… this new trailer looks awesome! Can’t help but think back to when my mom took Lisa and me to see the Great Muppet Caper at the old drive-in back in 1981.

The final reveal!

Ever wondered what the donnavilla looks like? Me neither. But here it is! Replete with the new laminate floors!!!

Donnavilla

Donnavilla

Yes, I own an organ. Yes, there are two Elvis busts on the organ. Yes, the Elvis busts are draped with leis and scarves that I received at Elvis Stylist concerts. No, I will not be sharing any photographs of my bedroom. I may share a photograph of my office if I get new carpeting.