shallow thoughts by csolly: November 2001

I'm still alive. Sorry I haven't been posting much. Things are going well. I might have to travel to Philadelphia for work on Sunday, which bites because the idea of a 1-day weekend really isn't that appealing. But, looks like most, if not all, of my team will be going too, and they're fun so it may not be so bad. But today's Friday and I have tomorrow off, so things aren't too bad. Oh, and Matt at XE has come out of his coma and put up a few new posts, which is exciting. They're not as good as his old stuff, but they'll do. [I feel like I have to write a lot because it's been so long.] Oh, a guy that I was friends with in junior high ran into Mom and Dad at the grocery store last weekend. He got my email address and wrote. So much fun to hear from him. And I hope we're going to be getting together over my Christmas vacation. Ummm ... that's all I can think of for now. I'm just having a blast. Keeping in closer touch with some faraway friends, having a blast in the city, works going pretty good. I really have very little to complain about. I hope you're doing great too!

Heather came over last night and we watched a movie called "Two Girls and a Guy." Now, I had seen several previews for this movie and it looked pretty funny. In a nutshell, two girls find out that they share the same boyfriend and confront him about it. Good idea, bad execution. This movie was so bad Heather and I would be staring at the screen and say, "Oh my God!" at the sheer excruciating nature of the huge amount of prolonged dialogue. (Not to mention some really weird sex scene in the middle that came out of nowhere and really didn't make sense.) We fast-forwarded the last half hour just to see if the end had some great twist or something. No such luck. So, boys and girls, do not ever rent "Two Girls and a Guy" or you'll be sad and out of $2.50.

I am having a pretty shitty morning, so if anyone is inspired to write me and cheer me up, please do. [Edit: Things have worked out fine. I can't even remember now what made this morning so bad that I posted that. Just don't mind me.]

Happy Thanksgiving, friends and family. I love you all so much and am thankful to have each and every one of you in my life. I started my day with the Klein family in the Trump Hotel in Columbus Circle watching the parade, which was a lot of fun. Then I came out to New Jersey to be with relatives for dinner (since I cannot be with my own immediate family, who I miss very much). My cousin Josh, his girlfriend Faythe and their son Caleb (who is on the very of the terribly cute twos) also stopped by and it was really fun to see them. Heather, Nora and Amy will be in town tomorrow and we will paint it red, I am sure, and hopefully we'll be meeting up with Biren and Mike at some point this weekend too. Hope you are all having a wonderful holiday and will talk to you soon.

This is what I came in so early to get out. Big news, people, big news. Pretty exciting, actually.

I'm at work right now ...

Mom and Dad have bought me, over the last several years, many classic books to add to my collection. (Why do I think they're more of a Dad present? ... :) For the most part, they just look nice on the shelf, and up til now, I have not read any that I hadn't read already when it was given to me. (Sorry Mommy and Daddy! I'm working on it. :) Until now, that is. I started reading Pride and Prejudice the other day, and I am really liking it. Because it is such a famous work, I do know how it ends, but that's OK. I think I'll actually finish this one, as the last two books I've picked up were put down before the last pages were read.

I'm in a chatty mood tonight. I was washing the dishes and out the corner of my eye, I see a striped tail disappear into a cabinet and the door close behind him. I don't know how he does these things. I just remembered that over the summer, he once got himself up into the boxspring of my bed and couldn't get out. It took me a minute just to figure out where he was that I was trying to get him out of.

I am washing dishes, and I decided to put on some music. I chose to put on the second disc of the Chill Out Album, a "39 ambient, atmospheric and laid back grooves from top European (mostly) artists of the '80s & '90s." (I usually listen to the first CD and haven't listened to the second in a really long time). So, I have been loving it and I keep dancing around. No lie, I was in the kitchen and, doubtful that I could own something even half this good, I asked myself, "Is this mine? It is so good!" (And, they've made 2 other volumes! I gotta get those!)

On my way home from the subay, an old lady asked me if I'd walk her home. I did and it took SO long. (She said I was great, by the way, that I would make a great nurse or nurse's aid.) But, I grew to appreciate the fact that I can hop, skip and jump down the street and there are many who cannot. So, today, on this first day of Thanksgiving week, I am thankful for my health. What are you thankful for?

I am in a great mood: * Got a bit of work ahead of me today, but not so much that it's off-putting. * Heather said, "I was nearly killed by an ashtray today," which made me laugh even though she was quite serious. * There's fog in the city, and, from eight blocks away, I cannot see the Empire State Building, which is pretty ominous, but spooky in a fun Halloween sort of way. * My apartment is nice and clean and I'm excited to go home to it when work is out. * We only have to work 3 days this week! * People are coming this weekend and we're going to have so much fun. * And a few other nice things are going on ... Hope you're doing great too. If not, talk to me and I will cheer you up.

Right now, I am cleaning my apartment so that it is fit for visitors next weekend. I'm dancing around to Robbie Williams and Nelly Furtado. I'm tossing around the cat's toys and he's hiding in my suitcase, under a table, under the bed, ready to pounce. And now it's time to sweep and dust. This afternoon, I plan to bask in the cleanliness and watch movies.

Want to become a part of the First (unofficial) DJ Rob Fan Club? (A parody and tribute by Eleanor Baglas and Caryn Solly)

Pay day ... yee haw. I'm nearing the finish line of another marathon period of social overstimulation. (I know I haven't been posting much; work has been pretty busy and I have been getting home half-drunk a lot of nights, which isn't too condusive to blog posting.) I've been so busy, but I'm been having so much fun. I need to rest up so when Heather and Nora come to visit next week, I'm energized to do all the stuff we want to do (including going up in the Empire State Building, drinks at the Plaza, window shopping, looking at the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center, maybe the Staten Island ferry, and much, much more!). So, a birthday party tonight, and then I have no plans until Thanksgiving Day. And I'm going to do my darndest to keep it that way.

Oh, Will and I really are a couple of characters ... Read this.

I'm currently reading this book. It's funny and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

I'm ignoring the news this morning. I have too much work to do to get bogged down in it now. I'll read up and freak out when I get home.

I know I'm in trouble when I got into the video store and they're having a sale on previously viewed movies, 4 for $20. (1, 2, 3, 4)

I'm trying to remember the dream I just woke up from, and it's making me mad that I can't because it was really strange. I remember a back-woodsy cabin with a father and son. I think the father murdered the mother. And there was a muddy river nearby, and a bunch of us were there. We ended up in the river somehow and I saw some people sort of drowning, but it was moving so fast I couldn't really help people. And then we were driving somewhere ... a city in the distance ... Oh well. [Edit: I just remembered Rob was there at some point and his hair was kinda longer and blonde.]

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My far-off friends ... Right now, Rob lives in California and Jen lives in Japan; Biren is in London on business and Rod was in Guam for his job ... that's pretty fun. I better get some postcards.

My cat is sneezing ... I think I gave him my cold ...

So, I was just searching through WebShots for the word "attack," hoping to find an animal eating another animal or something like that so I could make a joke about how Will's last date ended. I was flipping through the pics and I got to WTC attack pictures, including closeups of people jumping out of the buildings. Totally not what I needed to see.

Oh, and, I totally intended to vote today. I had finally decided who I wanted to vote for. And I was sure I had registered to vote earlier this year when I got my driver's license. And I never got anything about the primaries because I'm registered independent. But I never got anything about where to vote or anything. And I discovered too late that I'm not actually registered. What a bummer. I hope my candidate wins.

So, I'm still listening to Launch. It's definitely getting better. The more songs, artists and albums I rate, the more good stuff it plays for me. But it's taken a while for it to get this good.

Fabulous! This is what I get for not reading my mail and avoiding my bills. I just opened a letter from the Dept. of Ed., and because I live in New York City where the tragedy happened and there are a lot of people in dire financial straits (as I am, but not because of the tragedy), I don't have to make any payments on my student loan until January. I guess everyone knew this already. I'm happy tonight. :)

I'm at work already ... Uuunnnnhhh ...

Now that my health insurance has kicked in, I think I should start seeing a therapist.

I will not write much because I want to go to bed, but I just got home from picking up my car in Maine. What a day - started at 6:45am and just got home about half an hour ago. All went very smoothly: PATH from Hoboken (stayed at Prescott's last night) to Penn Station; train from Penn to Boston; bus from Boston to Portland; Kameel drove Nora and me from the bus station to the car in Falmouth; had dinner with Nora and Kameel (which he wouldn't let us pay for - what a jerk); drove back to Boston, popped in to see Amy; and drove from Boston back here to my home sweet home to one neglected kitty. G'night!!! Thank you Nora for keeping me company today and putting up with my nonsense! :)

This is what I get for being greedy. This morning while I was making my tea here in the office, I saw that someone had brought in leftover Halloween candy -- including Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, my favorite. So, I grab one and eat it. I decide to sneak another one out and dropped it in my pocket. That was at 10am. I just pulled it out of my pocket and it is longer edible. ;)

I saw Christine Baranski last night on my way home from work. We passed each other - right next to her! - crossing 43rd St. at 5th Ave. And, here is a clip of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, if you like him. :)

I can't take it anymore. I have totally run myself down and I am about to pass out. Here I am, at work early again. I don't know if I can make it through the day; I am so tired. I figured out that I have not had time alone at home since last Sunday afternoon. (Dan's visit, hanging out with Heather, going to Boston and Maine, late nights at work, early mornings at work, last night's BU event.) I need a break. But, there is a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully, I will be able to leave work early today. I will go home and do nothing. I want nothing more in this world than to spend a long quiet evening on my couch. I still have to get my butt to Maine to pick up my car on Saturday, which will be a long day and totally exhausting. I'm living for Sunday ... I think Sunday I will be able to rest. I need it. I'm so tired ... [Edit (3:35pm): Above post was related to hangover that has now passed. I am still exhausted, but not nearly so cranky.] P.S. My health, dental and vision insuance start today! And life insurance and all that other good stuff! Woo hoo! No more COBRA! Yeay!

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