Turning Your Bitterness Into Laughs (and Concert Tickets)

I just looked at my friends page on livejournal and saw this. It's a post from a friend from college, a chick named Donnelle, who, for most of the time I knew her, was in love with a kid named Rj. Rj was a bit of a mystery. My personal theory is that he was an asexual Andy Kaufman-wannabe. I enjoyed him, but I didn't date him. Donnelle did. One year, for Valentine's Day, she made him a candelit dinner, and he gave her a toilet brush. They broke up some time after that.

Then today, apparently, Donelle had an opportunity to tell this story for fun and profit:

So as you may or may not know, I listen to Eric and Kathy on Mix 101.9 every morning... James Blunt is performing in their studio Monday morning, so they've done a couple of little contests based around that. This morning they were talking about how men can be very un-romantic sometimes (Sweetest Day is tomorrow, that's how it came up), so they asked "Ladies, what is the most non-romantic gift you've ever received from a husband/boyfriend?" I wasn't even paying attention to what the prize was. I heard that line, and I was like A;DKLFJA;SLDKFJAS;DLFKJ I AM GONNA WIN THIS.

And she did. She won concert tickets and she got to be on the radio. And, thanks to the wonders of the Internet, there's even a tiny clip of her, telling her story. I have linked it below for your listening pleasure. Donnelle finished her entry with:

So that's the story of how the worst Valentine's Day of my life turned into one of the coolest things that has ever happened to me.

Way to turn your pain into fame, Donnelle. I am totally proud.

Update: Rj read Donnelle's post, and had this to say:

Donnelle has finally discovered a use for all those assuredly horrible memories of dating me! She's taken to the airwaves with a depressing tale of a non-romantic gift. Yes, I admit to being the man in question. Yes, it was a cry for help and like many things I do, there's no logical motive. Yes, I should stay out of all romantic entaglements with this species. But then, I also think this audio clip is hilarious and if she were to keep going I'm sure she could think of quite a few even worse things. Maybe if she approached the right radio producer she could have her own daily talk radio show to air this dirty laundry. I'd listen.

In my feeble defense, all these years later, the gift changed into free James Blunt tickets, and helped perpetuate the end that we both probably needed. But don't worry, Donnelle's the tops, as you all know, and I'm glad we dated those three years.

I can't decide... Is this passive-aggressive? Or is it just Rj?

On a Scale from 1 to Bitter: Amused, actually
1-800-Bitterness.com Radio: Donnelle - Valentine's Day
1-800-Bitterness.com Reading List: Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins