shallow thoughts by csolly: March 2002

I tried to post a cute picture of a kitten and a baby chick but something's not going right. Oh well. Happy Easter! Happy Spring! Yesterday, I put together a puzzle. When was the last time you did that? I hadn't in a long time and it was pretty fun. I've been staying at home a lot lately, which has its advantages. For example, I have lots of time to pamper myself. Face masks, pedicures, shaving, lotion, filing my nails. (So I can look fab for the big bash next weekend, which you are invited to, whoever you are.) Now I'm just babbling and wasting your time. Sorry. Have a nice day!

Hello hello ... I picked up my American Pie 2 In-Demand Pay-Per-View prize pack from the post office today. Very strange contents of 2 boxes. The first one I opened had one of these inside. I'm not sure what to make of it. In the other box was an American Pie 2 paint can filled with wet things: a paint-covered visor, shrink-wrapped T-shirt, and a deflated mouse pad with a hole in it (which, I'm deducing, is where all the water came from that got everything wet). Have you ever written a limerick? I'm not sure I had, until yesterday. Between Sean and I, as well as Eleanor and Biren, we cranked out over 40 yesterday. Sean is surprisingly good at them. Here's one of my favorites: There once was a man named Will Who owned a big sword, made to kill. "Stab me right here!" Sean said with no fear. Stupid drunks, Sean's blood certainly did spill. And no more complaining about money. I'm done with that. There's nothing to be done about it, so I just have to accept it and reduce my stress.

Whee! I have Netcaptor back!!! (I uploaded the free version I have at home to my web site last night so I could download it today at work.) I'm so happy to have it back! Yeay! (Pssst! If you want to try it and have some webspace that I can upload it to, I'd be happy to. And if you do try it and want some tips and tricks on how to make the best of it, let me know and I will show you all the glory of Netcaptor.) ... Why do I have a feeling no one cares about Netcaptor but me, the web geek? Do you know what the girls in my group here at work have nicknamed me? Caryn "www" Solly. [sigh] :P

Have I ever told you about Netcaptor? It's the most wonderful web browser. I don't know how to surf the web without it anymore. Today, its registration expired -- and I am lost. It's such a clever program that I can't even figure a way around having to purchase the software. I'm going to keep trying though. Serial killer action figures Pop-up toilets Brad Pitt not looking his best Memento won something! and ... Edison, finally, wins a contract in Philly I've been at work for a while now, already. I wanna go home already too. [sigh] If you are reading this, say hello to me. I'm bored.

a not-so-comic strip by me

A few pet peeves that have irked me in recent moments ... 1. People who don't respect fire drills. Sounds dumb, but it really pisses me off when people just sit at their desks during a drill. Is that what they'd do in a real fire? We had a false alarm today and only about 7 people went out into the hall. Everyone else was walking around asking, "Is this a fire drill?" So annoying. 2. Person X asks me to email or call Person Y, then get back to Person X with the answer. Why don't you just email or call that person yourself??? In the time it took you to email me, you could have done it yourself. I'm in a mood ... which, if you've noticed, is why I'm staying off Instant Messenger. I don't want to inflict my nastiness on you.

I am smack in the middle of purging my feelings about my money woes. It's gotten me pretty upset, but I think everything will be OK. And I have some ideas to de-stress, like exercising a lot more. Now that I've quit smoking (4 weeks, people!), I've been feeling much more energetic and active. I think getting out for a run every night, especially now that the weather's getting warmer, will make me feel really good. Yes, I'm liking this idea. Follow the run with a nice cool-down session of yoga ... Ooh, I'm feeling more relaxed just thinking about it ...

What Video Game Character Are You? I am Mario.

I am Mario. I like to jump around, and would lead a fairly serene and aimless existence if it weren't for my friends always getting into trouble. I love to help out, even when it puts me at risk. I seem to make friends with people who just can't stay out of trouble. What Video Game Character Are You?

Ooh! I thought of something fun and happy. On Friday night, I picked up 2 more fish for my aquarium, a sharky black guy and a cute yellow girl. Their names are Ace and Ginger, main characters of one of my favorite movies. The first person who emails me with the title will get a prize from me. ("Can't be a very good prize if you're broke, Caryn." I know.)

Wah! And I just spilled soda all over my suede jacket. Can I go home yet?

All my bills are paid and I am broke as a joke. I hate that this keeps happening to me: start paying my bills on time, making some headway, and then something stupid comes along to suck away my money. The latest was $500 in repairs for my car. (For those keeping score, that's $1,000 I have spent fixing my car in the last 6 months.) I'm thinking about selling it. Anyone want a car?

Take the What Explosive am I? quiz

It's late and my tummy hurts, so I will be brief. 1. Oscars, woo hoo! Pissed that A Beautiful Mind won Picture, but glad Russell Crowe didn't win anything. Love Halle Berry! The writing of the show was better than ever. I really want to see Monster's Ball and Training Day now. Lord of the Rings = 4 woo hoo! Moulin Rouge = 2 woo hoo! Momento = 0 boo! 2. Had a great weekend with Sean and Heather. Took a stroll on the beach, played lots of Settlers of Catan, went for Indian food, lots of drinks, played more Settlers. I had a great time. Thanks for coming to visit, guys. :) It was nice to see Jeff too (and we're glad he didn't get arrested at that party he went to in Harlem). 3. I realized this weekend why exactly I hate the term "Groud Zero" as the site of the World Trade Center. I've never liked the term, and now I can put into words why. Ground Zero connotes that it was the epicenter, the beginning, of something. I don't really consider that to be true, really, because all of the conflict that led up to the tragedy has been going on for years and years. I dunno ... Maybe that's not right, but that's how I'm seeing it. Going to bed. Night, sweet peas.

I think y'all like these, so here's another ...

You're the 80's Man!
No, you're not a cross-dresser. You're just the odd-shaped 80's lego man! You love the classic legos, and you're not into all these new-fangled expensive kits. Why settle for the new when the old is just as good, and far less expensive!

Take the "What Lego character are you?" test!

Odd-shaped??? (And they're wrong. Matt and I played with and loved the outer space sets of Legos. So :P)

Last week, I was talking with a pal and he said that he valued me because I was his least complicated friend. I took that as a great compliment. And even thinking about it today, almost two weeks later, it still makes me smile.

In the last aquarium I owned, I named the fish in alphabetical order so I could keep track of how many fish I went through. (Sadistic, huh?) Arnold, Beatrice, Conan, Dolly, etc. I think we got up to L or M. I can't remember. So now I have my new tank, new fish, new naming system. You're not going to be shocked but this time I'm naming my fish after some of my favorite movie characters. My first three fish, which I picked up last night, are to be known from this day forward as Tyler, Jack and Marla. (By the way, Ozzie, my cat, could care less about the fish. He had more fun knocking the little container of fish food off the table. I'm disappointed. I wanted to see him paw at the glass endlessly. Oh well. I like the fish.) And, did you know that when you're buying a MetroCard with change only, the machine will only let you put in 30 coins before it cuts you off? You do now, and so do I.

I know I'm not alone here, but, my God, as much as we love them, men can be the most infuritaing creatures ever. I really don't think I need to explain that further.

*Take the What Muppet Are You?* Quiz!**
	I am Kermit! Though I'm technically the star, I'm pretty mellow and don't mind letting others share the spotlight. I am also something of a dreamer.

When I oversleep, I usually wake up with a frazzled feeling. And a parking ticket. :(

La la la ... What a nice weekend I've had. We had a really nice girls weekend: a lot of sitting around, drinking, telling funny stories, gossiping and just enjoying one anothers' company. A very successful visit, I would say. Hope you had a nice weekend too, whatever you did. :)

Jen and Eleanor are right here next to me! And Amy's on her way! Woo hoo!

Go Ask Alice is one of my favorite web sites, next to Webshots and IMDb (who don't get links right now because I'm lazy and you should know how to find them by now). Go Ask Alice gives advice to people who write in with a question about sex, drugs, general health, relationships, whatever. The answers are always complete, laced with good humor and free of any judgement. I've been reading it for about 5 years now and still love it. And the archives are wonderful. Check it out.

I will not be wearing a tank top when I go out this weekend. In fact, anything but long sleeves is pretty much out of the question. Because I have a gigantic bruise on my forearm, given to me by me, with love, last night. It all came about in a fiasco involving setting up my awesome fish tank (thanks Heather!), testing the questionable table it was on to see if it would break, having it break, trying to catch the tank as it fell to the floor (the phase of the fiasco where I caught the bruise) and then cleaning up several gallons of water off the floor, before choosing a new stand for the tank and setting it up all over again. So, no tank tops.

Since I've decided I have an affinity for winning things, I've decided to participate in even more. Every day, at work, I listen to Z100 over the Internet. And every day at 11am and 4pm, they have a contest; if you're the 100th caller when you hear a certain song, you win $100 (or $1,000 if you are a ZVIP, which I am, thank you very much). Yesterday, for the 4pm contest, I was caller 20. I will let you know if I'm ever caller 100. Maybe I'll even give you one of my dollars. (Actually, if I win $1,000, I won't be hanging onto it for very long. I have a debt or two to pay off. :)

I think I might suffer from premenstrual dysphoric disorder. I made an appointment with a doctor to find out. I -- and everyone around me -- will have to continue to suffer until then.

seesolly.tripod.com (And no comments about the NSYNC pop-up on Tripod. It's on ALL Tripod sites, not just mine, OK?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lookie: I won something! Hi & congratulations.... You have won an American Pie 2 In-Demand Pay-Per-View prize pack by registering on Z100.com. Your prize will be mailed out in 5-10 business days. Sincerely, Z100 Stand close to me more often. You can pick up some of the little things that fall off my overflowing prize cart. (Recall, if you will, a certain movie-playing aparatus I won around Christmastime ...)

OK, OK, ready for my list? 1. I can sew and alter my own clothes. 2. I collect postcards, movies and penguins (and I do have lots of each). 3. I donate platelets pretty often. 4. I care a lot. Too much, even. 5. I have the most fabulous head of hair. ;)

Can you do me a favor? Make a list of 5 things that make you unique. Spend some time thinking about it. You don't have to send it to me (though I would love to see them). I just think it's something you should do. (I'm still working on my list. I'll show it to you in a few days.)

Well, because I apparently don't think I've posted enough today, here I go. I chickened out on going to BU Alumni event tonight. For several reasons. To be honest, the biggest reason was that I didn't want to go by myself. Last time I went by myself, I had a great time. Not sure why I was scared to go alone this time. I just don't feel up for being super outgoing tonight, which is what going alone would require. Second, I've quit smoking. It has been a week since I quit, and today was the first time I cheated in the last 7 days. I'm mad at myself for doing it, but nothing to be done now. I have been walking around all day dying for a cigarette and coming dangerously close to buying my own pack. I could not fathom going to a bar and not smoking tonight. Impossible. I would either spend all night being a mooch and pissing people off because I was asking for cigarettes all the time -- or I'd buy my own. Don't like either of those choices. (The no-smoking is going well. Until today, I didn't cheat, which has been much easier than the other times I've tried to quit and cheated the whole time. Hope I really do it this time!) So anyway, I'm home tonight instead of out. ONLY IN NEW YORK I am starting a new feature in my Blog: The "Only in New York" Moment of the Week. You'll see. Here is this week's: Today I saw a man wearing a costume that made it look like he was riding a horse (horse head, dangly legs, I think you know what I mean). Wearing one of those hats that has dreadlocks hanging from it. Singing a song that made no sense. On the subway. I took his picture.

Freaky And check out The Daily Dose, by my friend Marcia. She finds some wild stuff on the Internet and posts it for all to share. Thanks, Marcia. :)

I've been thinking about California a lot lately. I have a friend who lives in San Diego. THis weekend, I saw "Mulholland Drive," which takes place in Hollywood. I'm reading White Oleander, which also takes place in California (well, maybe it goes somewhere else, but that's where the story is now). I've never been there, but it looks like a dream world (the landscape, the people, the "vibe"). I never thought I'd be interested in going there; I've said so. I've said that I don't think I would like it and that it's not for me. But now I'm rethinking that. I'm thinking of visiting Rob in San Diego, which I probably will do (I don't know what's keeping me from making my reservations). Maybe I'll like it so much I'll want to move there some day. Do not mistake me: I love New York and do not plan on leaving anytime too soon. But I probably won't be here forever either. (Who knows!) Maybe Cali will be my next move ...

This is too funny. As many of you may know, Webshots is one of my most favorite web sites in the world. A few days ago, I sent around an ecard that I made from one of the millions of pictures hosted on Webshots. Heather replied to my card and asked, "Are there any other pictures of paul and his 'talent'? He's potentially cute." Indeed, I did find more pictures of Paul in the photo album of his friend who posted the first. Figuring it would never matter and just wanting to make Heather laugh, I posted the following to the girl's album guestbook (which had not been posted to in months): "My friend Heather (23, tall, beautiful, Boston) thinks Paul (the guy who can draw with his nose) is cute. He can email her at venusbyu@yahoo.com." Ooh, I'm hilarious. Anyway, Heather, the doll, opened her email this morning to find a message from someone named Paul, subject "i can draw with my nose and breathe with my hands." Paul writes: Hi! I guess this is kind of weird... my friend has a website which I just found out haas some pictures of me on it... (webshots) and this posting came up: ---------------- > My friend Heather (23, tall, beautiful, Boston) thinks > Paul (the guy who can draw with his nose) is cute. > He can email her at venusbyu@yahoo.com. ---------------- anyways, I'm pretty bored at work right now and I've never talked to anyone from Boston before (especially noone tall and beautiful ;-) so I thought I'd drop you a note.... Whats your strangest talent??? ;-P talk to ya soon! Paul I rock. ;) (And who knew Webshots was also a dating service? Wonders never cease.)

Why is it that I never get anything done on the weekends? For me -- in the past few months, anyway -- the weekend comes, and my brain just shuts down. I forget all the stuff I 'have' to do and just have fun. I'm not really complaining about it; I'm more productive during the week, so it makes sense that now is when I'll get that stuff done. It just seems silly that I'll spend so much time in my apartment, for example, and now, Monday morning, I'm thinking "I have to stay home and clean my apartment tonight." Why didn't I just clean it this weekend when I was here and had all the time in the world to do it? I don't know. But tonight, I'll be cleaning. :) [Pop Update: Songs I'm obsessed with this week -- "Underneath Your Clothes", Shakira; "Party All Night", Toya; "Video", India.Arie; "At the River", Groove Armada.]

Movies, movies, movies. That's all I've done so far this weekend. Dead Alive. The French Connection. Wall Street. Donnie Brasco. Mulholland Drive. The Dinner Game. And it's only Sunday morning. I need to get out today. I'd love to go for a walk in the park, but the weather's so yucky. I need to clean my apartment too. Not sure If I'm going to get there. Ho hum. Here's to lazy Sundays!

You are just going to die. I'M about to die (probably because you're going to kill me yourself). So, is everyone sick of me saying things along the lines of "Oh, so-and-so is SO cute, I could just eat him up!" I should hope so. I'm sick of it too. "Do you have a picture of him?" No, I don't. Well, I thought I didn't. I made the most frightening discovery the other day. How frightening? I almost fell out of my chair. Wanna know what the darling so-and-so looks like??? He looks j u s t l i k e the guy on the right in this picture. I'm so embarassed. . . . . . I watched "Dead Alive" last night. Have you seen this movie? Whew. What a trip. It's a horror movie, pretty basic. But the gore in this movie, I'd bet, is almost unparalleled. I had to stop eating my dinner, which I made the mistake of trying to eat while viewing this picture. Here are some factoids about "Dead Alive" (or "Braindead"), by "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson. * During the lawnmower scene, blood was pumped at five gallons per second. * The video rental in Sweden (and probably other countries as well) came with supplemental vomitbags. I think you get the idea. Blech. (Oh, and, if I had been a Lord of the Rings fan, seen "Dead Alive" and then heard that he was going to direct the movie version of the Tolkien classic, it wouldn't have inspired much confidence.)

It's Blog, Blog, it's big, it's heavy, it's wood. It's Blog, Blog, it's better than bad, it's good! Everyone wants a Blog! You're gonna love it, Blog! Come on and get your Blog! Everyone needs a Blog! OK, so a Blog isn't made out of wood. But everyone's got one. Rupaul, Wesley Crusher, Eleanor, Rob, and now even Heather has one! Madness. Oh, and I have one too, but I have a feeling you already knew that. (Don't let me forget Marcia, Sassy, Jen, MTV's Adam Curry, Moby all have one ...) Weekend's almost here. Woo hoo! Hope you have a good one!

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