[Chasmo]

Although I'd like to keep the Danielle Parnell stories coming, I find myself with a bit of writer's block as to where misfortune should take her next. With that in mind, below are a few stories I'm considering. Please let me know if any of these resonate with you or -- if there is something you've wanted to see but haven't -- I'm always open to suggestions.

1. Bikini Car Wash - Danielle gets a call at work from her youngest daughter Maria that Anna is participating in a bikini car wash (in high heels no less) to raise money for the equestrian team at her high school. Infuriated at the inappropriateness of it all - and after taking her rage out on a host of women at her office - Danielle storms off to put a stop to her daughter's embarrassing display. Several pratfalls later - including getting doused by water, an unfortunate encounter with an industrial vacuum and the poorly timed arrival of her son Will - and Mrs. Parnell finds herself the star of the show.

2. Parents' Weekend - Mrs. Parnell heads to Harvard - where of course she is a trustee - to see her darling son Will for parents weekend. She doesn't at all appreciate the fact that Will has been tapped to become a member of the Porcellian Club and uses her speech in front of the student body to bash the ancient, all-male institution as sexist and archaic. When the members decide to put Will to the test of making sure his arrogant - if incredibly sexy - mother is taken down a few pegs, it's Danielle who comes undone.

3. B-I-N-G-Oh my God . . . I'm Naked! - this one is a Katherine Wray idea. Mrs Wray has been one of the mom's tasked with hosting a weekly bingo night at her young son Jackson's private school to help raise money for activities. The fact that all of the dads can't get enough of the lithe southern belle soon turns the other moms to ideas on how to bring the tall tease down.

4. Turning Japanese - although one of SmythKnight's largest clients is a massive Japanese industrial conglomerate, Danielle has long been sickened by the role of women in Japanese culture and decides to tell the board as much in a meeting in her Washington, DC offices. She saves particular vitriol for the Japanese women executives who she views as giggling supplicants for their male masters. Neither the women nor men in the company are too pleased and when the likes of Lauren Butcher and Karen Manley offer some suggestions about how to address their concerns they are all ears. None of them is prepared however for what ultimately befalls the ordinarily imperious Danielle Marie Parnell.


Like I said, these are just a few ideas rattling around my head - thoughts and suggestions are most welcome.