solicitous: /suh-lis-i-tuhs/

1. anxious or concerned (usually fol. by about, for, etc., or a clause)
2. anxiously desirous
3. eager (usually fol. by an infinitive)
4. careful or particular

how to use in casual conversation:

"i should probably be more solicitous about my liver."
"he was solicitously waiting for the game-shop door to open so he could get the newest set of magic cards."

not to be confused with:

solicitors

how it makes me feel:

apparently i'm dead inside because words just aren't doing anything to me this week. it's not good. it's not bad. it just is. it's a word. it doesn't have ass- in it, (or tits- for that matter). it doesn't make me think of pizza or beer or carmen electra. you know what i'm thinking about? knitting. that's right, knitting. i got this sweet skein of some homespun wool/rayon and there's only16 days until christmas. if i knock out 3 scarves a day, everyday for the next 16 days i will have enough scarves for everyone i want to give one to including my real change guy, willie. willie is a nice man. it was 15 degrees (F) this morning and willie was out there selling his papers, shakin his tail feather, flingin' them around like there was no tomorrow. no matter how crappy i feel in the morning, seeing willy dancing around out there every morning without being solicitous about how he looks to others, willie always makes me feel better.