random thoughts

the final hit count for 3/5 was 742! i wish i understood how so many people found my site all at once...

anyways, i realized that my counter isn't working correctly yet. it still doesn't register anyone from on-campus. it looks like IT (not the division that i work in :) ) changed how ip addresses are seen, so that might have made a difference... after work today i looked thru a bunch of new blogs (everyone's that commented on my entry of 1.23) and stumbled upon a counter that offers much more than gostats. never mind...i just checked it out and this company has to be hosting my site. i'm sure there's another good one out there...it's just a matter of typing it into google. :)

a few days ago i looked at some trillian skins. i experimented with a whole bunch of them before falling in love with solaris. the red took a little getting used to and the sounds still surprise me every once in a while, but it's a nice change from the default skin that i've used for about a year. the print is much smaller and it's also less mac-looking! :) if you use more than one chat client, you need to check out trillian! it gives each of the clients more options and some really great emotions. for example, there's one looks like a laughing smiley-face and it actually giggles! many of them make noises. i especially like the feature it adds to aim that lets me chat while being away. other than that, i don't remember the benefits because i haven't used anything but trillian for over a year.