Me: "Wanna know how stupid I am?"
Madcat: "How?"
Me: "That guy last night? I think he was hitting on me."
Madcat: "Yeah. He was."
Me: "See, I just figured that out this morning."
Madcat: "He kept coming over to talk to you."
Me: "I know. That's how stupid I am."

He was cute, too. I think that's what threw me off. Why would a cute guy talk to me?

I know.

Stupid.

V for Vendetta ... I didn't think much about seeing it in the theater. Then I learned Hugo Weaving, who I've loved since Priscilla, is in it, and I was a big yes!

But I didn't know Coupling's Patrick, Ben Miles, was going to be in it too, a fun surprise.

He's not the only Coupling alum [yes, I consider it to be over, even though there's been no announcement to that effect] in the theaters.

*Richard Coyle (Jeff) is in The Libertine with Johnny Depp, a movie made in 2004 and is only now being released because of some weird stuff with Miramax that I haven't been following.

*Richard Mylan (Oliver) was in The Upside of Anger in 2005.

*Jack Davenport (Steve) is also in The Libertine, and will be reprising his role of Norrington in the sequels to The Pirates of the Caribbean (more Coupling/Depp).

Now when's Gina Bellman (Jane) going to be in some American movies?


*Faithless, a favorite scene from Coupling.
*I liked V for Vendetta. I think I want to see it in the theater again.
*And speaking of coupling at the movies: I saw V at my local theater tonight, an old movie house with curtains and a molded ceiling. It was also very empty. Might be a great place to make out sometime.

*UPDATE: Since you all are so intrested in Coupling, I did a little more clicking around and discovered something very sad. Lou Gish, who played Jeff's girlfriend Julia, passed away recently.

Before: The Urge T Shirt


After: The Urge Strapless Tank


I think I'm going to add some straps to the tank, but it's basically awesome.

*More Crafty Photos
*RIP: The Urge
*Song Recommendation: Jump Right In

Long voicemail greetings drive me a little batty. Call it a pet peeve. I don't need instructions on how to leave a message. And thanks for thanking me for calling and everything, but really, just let me tell you a funny story or let you know that we're still on for Friday night.

On top of that, they're often lengthened by some kind of standardized message from the phone provider. "After the tone, please leave a message. When you have finished recording, please hang up or press 1 for more options." You know what I'm talking about.

So, in line with the whole "do unto others" philosophy, I offer a short greeting.

"Hi, this is Caryn. Leave me a message."

Short. Sweet. Nothing to it.

And—of course—it's inspired by a movie: Swingers.

Do you remember the scene? Jon Favreau's character Mike has gotten a woman's phone number. He calls Nikki back the same night he meets her. His message is cut off and he calls back. And calls back. ... And calls back. And on and on.

The scene works because Nikki's greeting is so short that Mike's dialogue can keep moving along without having to wait 60+ seconds before gushing out another ridiculous message for this virtual stranger.

That short greeting?

"Hi, this is Nikki. Leave a message."

Too bad Mikey didn't didn't have the choice of pressing 1 for more options. Might have saved him a nervous breakdown.

I get a gold star for every day I go to the gym.

March is going to blow my mind. "A doozy." How do I know? I know. And it's funny because last March was also mind-blowing, and I've grown, learned and experienced so much in the time since. I cannot begin to imagine what this March is going to be like, but here I go! ...

*January By the Numbers