http://www.carolinecontillo.com/blog there's a lot going on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:07:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I've found myself in the nightmarish position of searching for an apartment in new york city during a recession with a student's budget and a severe cat allergy. As Chelsea Peretti says in response to the frequent "Must Love Cats" caveat that follows so many craigslist apartment listings: "No, ... http://www.carolinecontillo.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/11/bummer-dude/ yesterday when i was walking up 6th ave to meet S for dinner I walked past Patti Smith and in my excitement, reached my hand out and grazed the briefcase she was holding. I did this once to the back of Madonna Louise Ciccone's hand, too, as she was entering a ... http://www.carolinecontillo.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/30/reach-out-and-graze-someones-belongings/ So I'm off to my parents house in NJ, and then to rural Maine for about 10 days of hiking, boating, swimming and reading. No electricity, no wireless, no cell reception. See you guys on the 28th! http://www.carolinecontillo.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/16/77/ hello, but not soon enough http://www.carolinecontillo.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/15/confidential-to-big-s/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } udelco, originally uploaded by cyacopino. This building you see here is an old farm house that used to house a thrift store called Udelco. I'd drive up route 303 in my ... http://www.carolinecontillo.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/14/udelco/ On Friday I will be leaving for a week's worth of solitude in Maine. Not complete solitude, as I will be accompanied by most of my immediate family. But we will be on an island in Thee Middle Of Nowhere, without electricity. But before that there will be a series ... http://www.carolinecontillo.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/14/interesting-things/ Short but sweet. I was going to film a dog training video that incorporated humor into the lessons. Then I found that a group of friends had already started filming a comedic dog training video. So I went by their shoot and threw huge water balloons full of sticky paint ... http://www.carolinecontillo.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/13/last-nights-dream/ It was mundane enough at the beginning. I was taking the subway home and nodded off. It's funny to me that I fell asleep even when already within the confines of a dream. But there I was, tired on a commute home, so I folded up my arms and closed ... http://www.carolinecontillo.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/12/a-missed-stop/ With a tragic turn of events, I have lost some of the sidebar goodies in a hasty wordpress upgrade. On the other hand, this upgrade will hopefully allow me to be more versatile in content. we shall see. I plan on introducing a new feature starting tomorrow, wherein I use this ... http://www.carolinecontillo.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/11/upgrades/ I just happened upon this righteously awful horror flick starring the inimitable Karen Black (in all of her voluptuous horror) called Burnt Offerings. It was like a combination of Poltergeist 2 and Amityville Horror.  Oh an BETTE DAVIS is the aunt. I'm a true sucker for a haunted house movie. ... http://www.carolinecontillo.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/08/70/