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	<title>Formation of Me</title>
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	<description>Living without self control since 1980</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>the internet is full of nut jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.formationofme.com/blog/archives/2008/11/19/the-internet-is-full-of-nut-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>regan parks</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[in which not much happens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a nice person, right?  Yeah, I&#8217;m a little sarcastic occasionally, but generally nice.  Which is why I don&#8217;t understand why this strange person on flickr hates me so much.  
It started here:

She left this comment on one of her pictures after I left a comment that was perfectly acceptable and nice. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m a nice person, right?  Yeah, I&#8217;m a little sarcastic occasionally, but generally nice.  Which is why I don&#8217;t understand why this strange person on flickr hates me so much.  </p>
<p>It started here:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/formationofme/3045176176/" title="Untitled by regan_parks, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/3045176176_7813e478ac_o.png" width="369" height="61" alt="" class = "flickrimg centered" /></a><br />
She left this comment on one of her pictures after I left a comment that was perfectly acceptable and nice.  Crazy chick attacks me saying I&#8217;m a bitch and that she&#8217;s going to block me.  I mean, really?!?  </p>
<p>Then, later in the same day, this pops up on another person&#8217;s picture:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/formationofme/3044330765/" title="Untitled by regan_parks, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/3044330765_a0f3d871e7_o.png" width="332" height="59" alt="" class = "flickrimg centered" /></a></p>
<p>I think that comment confirms that she is totally nuts.  Like the kind of nuts that requires professional help.  I think the safest bet in dealing with this Slynnro is to just back away from her.  Not acknowledge any of her crazy ass comments, not mention the fact that she&#8217;s bat-shit insane, and if I ever see her in person, not make eye contact.  I think that this is the best course of action.  </p>
<p>Also, I&#8217;m totally cute, right?</p>
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		<title>Questions!</title>
		<link>http://www.formationofme.com/blog/archives/2008/11/18/questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>regan parks</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[in which not much happens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight I made this for dinner.  It was really good, but now I have a block of Velveeta cheese left.  Does anyone have another good recipe that uses a hell of a lot of Velveeta?
Can anyone explain to me why it is that I run and try my best to practice portion control [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tonight I made <a href="http://www.suburbanbliss.net/suburbanbliss/2008/10/did-they-eat--3.html#more">this</a> for dinner.  It was really good, but now I have a block of Velveeta cheese left.  Does anyone have another good recipe that uses a hell of a lot of Velveeta?</p>
<p>Can anyone explain to me why it is that I run and try my best to practice portion control and I can&#8217;t lose weight, yet jparks does the wii fit for 10 to 20 minutes a day and manages to lose weight at a steady rate?  </p>
<p>Why is it hot in the Bay Area in November?  I have sweaters I need to wear, dammit.</p>
<p>I need a pedicure, but running has turned some of my toenails black (not all black, just a black spot) ((also, toenails, barf)).  Do I need to continue to wait for the pedicure because if I go now the little asian ladies will talk about me in asian whispers?  Or can I just go and get the damn pedicure?</p>
<p>Why is it that everything I wanted to buy jparks for Christmas he has bought for himself, or been given as a gift, this week?  </p>
<p>Why is my face breaking out like I&#8217;m 14 all over again?  Was I not punished enough my first run through puberty?  Do I really need to go through it again?</p>
<p>I have no reason to wear a fancy dress this holiday season.  Anyone want to take me out so I can get dressed up?  I promise to wear cute shoes and I&#8217;m an excellent date for company holiday parties.  </p>
<p>Does anyone have a favorite rum ball recipe?  mmm, rum balls.  </p>
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		<title>kicking off the holiday season</title>
		<link>http://www.formationofme.com/blog/archives/2008/11/17/kicking-off-the-holiday-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>regan parks</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[in which not much happens]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[in which I talk about my home]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight we hung some Christmas lights on the porch.  (shut it, I don&#8217;t care that Thanksgiving isn&#8217;t here yet)  I went with two strands of blue LEDs and two strands of white ones and just sort of wrapped them around the railing on the front of the porch.  I&#8217;m sure my neighbors [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tonight we hung some Christmas lights on the porch.  (shut it, I don&#8217;t care that Thanksgiving isn&#8217;t here yet)  I went with two strands of <a href="http://www.target.com/Philips-LED-Sphere-String-Lights/dp/B000QV5WZ6/qid=1226980364/ref=br_1_13/178-2060776-5922461?ie=UTF8&#038;node=700107011&#038;frombrowse=1&#038;pricerange=&#038;index=tgt-mf-mv&#038;field-browse=700107011&#038;rank=pmrank&#038;rh=p_36%3A%240-%2424&#038;page=2">blue LEDs</a> and two strands of <a href="http://www.target.com/Philips-LED-Sphere-Net-Lights/dp/B000QV76D2/qid=1226986960/ref=br_1_1/178-2060776-5922461?ie=UTF8&#038;node=727916011&#038;frombrowse=1&#038;pricerange=&#038;index=tgt-mf-mv&#038;field-browse=727916011&#038;rank=pmrank&#038;rh=&#038;page=3">white ones</a> and just sort of wrapped them around the railing on the front of the porch.  I&#8217;m sure my neighbors will out decorate me in two weeks, but whatever, my lights kick ass right now.  </p>
<p>And since I&#8217;m not one to stop when something can be done bigger, I&#8217;m going back to Target and getting more lights for the porch.  All that&#8217;s left is for me to figure out how you attach the lights to exterior walls without nails or hooks.  Duct tape or is that a bit trashy?  If it is, I&#8217;m going all out and am buying the <a href="http://www.duckproducts.com/products/detail.asp?catid=1&#038;subid=1&#038;plid=751">teal</a> or <a href="http://www.duckproducts.com/products/detail.asp?catid=1&#038;subid=1&#038;plid=744">neon orange</a> duct tape.  Why be a little trashy when you can go full trailer park?</p>
<p>I know this looks doesn&#8217;t look like much, but it&#8217;s the first picture of our first Christmas without going back to New Orleans.  And if things keep going this way, I&#8217;m not so sure it&#8217;s going to suck as much as I was expecting.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/formationofme/3040515302/" title="the start of our holiday decorations by regan_parks, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/3040515302_d9eb219692.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="the start of our holiday decorations" class = "flickrimg centered"/></a></p>
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		<title>mascaras a&#8217;plenty</title>
		<link>http://www.formationofme.com/blog/archives/2008/11/16/mascaras-aplenty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>regan parks</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[in which I play with makeup]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been trying to clean out some of the closets and drawers in our house and this has led me to realize some things that I knew, but that I didn&#8217;t know.  Like that I actually own more pairs of nice jeans than I need.  That my clothes weight enough to break the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been trying to clean out some of the closets and drawers in our house and this has led me to realize some things that I knew, but that I didn&#8217;t <em>know</em>.  Like that I actually own more pairs of <a href="http://www.formationofme.com/blog/archives/2008/11/03/self-improvement-tim-gunn-style/">nice jeans</a> than I need.  That my clothes weight enough to break the closet rod.  And that I have a bit of a mascara addiction.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/formationofme/3036617825/" title="mascara! by regan_parks, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/3036617825_eb5bfe7b90.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="mascara!" class = "flickrimg centered"  /></a></p>
<p>Hello world, I&#8217;m Regan and I have a total mascara addiction.  I can&#8217;t see a mascara and not feel compelled to buy it.  And it doesn&#8217;t help that I haven&#8217;t found a mascara that I&#8217;m willing to commit to yet.  I&#8217;ve found some that I like a whole lot and am even willing to buy more than once (as you can tell from the 4 tubes of Lash Exact), but I just keep thinking that there has to be a better one out there.  </p>
<p>And since I know you&#8217;re really dying to know what I think about these, here goes, from left to right:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2155149&amp;productId=xlsImpprod860096&amp;navAction=push&amp;navCount=1&amp;categoryId=cat80040&amp;title=Vivid+Impact+Highlighting+Mascara++-++Moonlit+Black+903">Max Factor Vivid Impact Highlighting Mascara</a>.  This one sucks.  It&#8217;s a duel wand, with black on one side and a silver &#8220;highlighting color&#8221; on the other.  Except it doesn&#8217;t highlight as much as massively clump. I should really just toss it as I&#8217;m never going to use it again.</li>
<li><a href="http://shop.avon.com/shop/product.aspx?from=product.aspx&amp;pf_id=32853&amp;from=search&amp;find_spec=mascara&amp;camp=200824&amp;dir_delivery=1&amp;rep_delivery=1">Avon SuperSHOCK</a>.  I actually really liked this one a lot, but I thought it dried up really quickly.  I would have bought it again if the tube had lasted longer.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.maccosmetics.com/templates/products/sp.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CATEGORY15102&amp;PRODUCT_ID=PROD1385">MAC mascara X</a>.  This used to be my favorite, but has been replaced.  It&#8217;s long lasting and the color is rich, but it&#8217;s not all that lengthening.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2166530&amp;productId=xlsImpprod930589&amp;navAction=push&amp;navCount=1&amp;categoryId=cat80040">L&#8217;Oreal Double Extend Lash Extension Effect</a>.  This one&#8217;s new as of today so I don&#8217;t know yet.  Hopefully it won&#8217;t suck.</li>
<li><a href="http://sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P49014&amp;categoryId=B70">BADgal Lash</a>.  Benefit makes great products and this mascara is no different.  I&#8217;ve only had it a week, but I&#8217;m loving it thus far.  I found this formula to be thick, but not clumpy.  The brush is a bit on the big side, which makes it hard for me to apply it to my lower lashes, so I usually don&#8217;t bother.  Honestly, I don&#8217;t usually bother with the lower lashes no matter the mascara. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.maybelline.com/product/eye/mascara/the-colossal-volum-express.htm">the colossal volum&#8217; express</a>.  I liked this one a lot until I got BADgal lash.  I also keep reading reviews that says it smells like printer toner and I don&#8217;t get that.  And I&#8217;ve even gone back to sniff the tube a couple of times just to make sure.  </li>
<li><a href="http://www.covergirl.com/products/product.jsp?productId=lashexact_mascara">Cover Girl Lash Exact</a>.  Maybe I&#8217;m just a sheep and am easily swayed by commercials and marketing, but I love this mascara&#8217;s plastic brush thing.  It doesn&#8217;t clump or flake and it&#8217;s cheap.  I have so many tubes because Target had it on sale recently in packs of three for $6 and, before I knew what was going on, I was checking out with a pack of black and a pack of brown-black.  </li>
<li><a href="http://sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P217415&amp;categoryId=B70">Too Faced Lash Injection Pinpoint</a>.  Love.  lovelovelove.  The brush is teeny tiny and I can really get close to the bases of my lashes with it.  It really lengthens and seriously, OMG, I love it.  The only thing is that it&#8217;s a bit hard to remove, but you can&#8217;t have everything, right?</li>
<p></ui><br />
If I had to pick, I would continue to buy the Lash Exact as my drugstore brand and the Too Faced as my expensive brand.  I really want to try <a href="http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P220111&#038;categoryId=S10510&#038;shouldPaginate=true">this one</a>, but $34 for mascara is a bit painful.  Has anyone tried it?  Am I missing out?  Is it awesome?  Tell me it&#8217;s horrible, please.</p>
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		<title>maybe I&#8217;m not &#8220;camera friendly&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.formationofme.com/blog/archives/2008/11/15/maybe-im-not-camera-friendly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>regan parks</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[in which I prove to be a tv junkie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier today I mention to jparks that something reminded me of &#8220;I&#8217;m crazy pickle arm!  I&#8217;ve got a pickle for my arm!  Now give me some candy!&#8221; and he looked at me like I was nuts.  &#8220;You know, Adam Sandler&#8217;s crazy pickle arm Halloween costume?&#8221;  Nothing.  
Turns out jparks had [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Earlier today I mention to jparks that something reminded me of &#8220;I&#8217;m crazy pickle arm!  I&#8217;ve got a pickle for my arm!  Now give me some candy!&#8221; and he looked at me like I was nuts.  &#8220;You know, Adam Sandler&#8217;s crazy pickle arm Halloween costume?&#8221;  Nothing.  </p>
<p>Turns out jparks had a life or something during the 90&#8217;s and didn&#8217;t watch Saturday Night Live.  He has never heard of most of my favorite sketches and seriously, HOW?!!?.  When I mentioned living in a van down by the river, no response.  How does anyone over the age of 25 not know who <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Foley">Matt Foley</a> is?  I didn&#8217;t ask if he knows who Philip the Hyper Hypo or Simon are because I don&#8217;t want to know the answer.  </p>
<p>I really think his ignorance of SNL in the 90&#8217;s might be grounds for divorce.  So, to avoid that, let&#8217;s educate him:</p>
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<p>You can find more over <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/categories/1990s/25065/?sort=views">here</a>, but unfortunately not Crazy Pickle Arm.  Bonus points to anyone that can find it online for me.</p>
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		<title>I thought age was just a number</title>
		<link>http://www.formationofme.com/blog/archives/2008/11/14/i-thought-age-was-just-a-number/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>regan parks</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was not a good day for me.  We didn&#8217;t get home from the concert until after midnight, I had enough beer to make myself hungover today, and in a moment of brilliance, I scheduled a client meeting for first thing this morning.  I managed to make it until about 2pm before considering [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today was not a good day for me.  We didn&#8217;t get home from the <a href="http://www.formationofme.com/blog/archives/2008/11/13/look-where-im-about-to-go/">concert</a> until after midnight, I had enough beer to make myself hungover today, and in a moment of brilliance, I scheduled a client meeting for first thing this morning.  I managed to make it until about 2pm before considering cutting my wrists open with the blades from my pencil sharpener.  </p>
<p>I just don&#8217;t understand when I got too old to be out past midnight and drink beer.  Life is really fucking unfair.</p>
<p>And since it&#8217;s 7:30, I should probably go to bed.</p>
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		<title>look where I&#8217;m about to go!</title>
		<link>http://www.formationofme.com/blog/archives/2008/11/13/look-where-im-about-to-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>regan parks</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[in which I hear some live music]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[in which I show my love for shoes]]></category>

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And I&#8217;m wearing my kick ass boots for it, with my kick ass purple tights

And I&#8217;m taking jparks to eat at &#8216;wichcraft before the show, which is the best sandwich place in SF (It&#8217;s the only sandwich place I&#8217;ve been to in SF, but whatever, it&#8217;s really good).
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<p>And I&#8217;m wearing my kick ass boots for it, with my kick ass purple tights</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/formationofme/3028393072/" title="11.13.08 by regan_parks, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/249/3028393072_c5d2acfa9c.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="11.13.08" class = "flickrimg centered" /></a></p>
<p>And I&#8217;m taking jparks to eat at <a href="http://wichcraftnyc.com/">&#8216;wichcraft</a> before the show, which is the best sandwich place in SF (It&#8217;s the only sandwich place I&#8217;ve been to in SF, but whatever, it&#8217;s really good).</p>
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		<title>girls on the run</title>
		<link>http://www.formationofme.com/blog/archives/2008/11/12/girls-on-the-run/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>regan parks</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day ML sent me an im suggesting that I join Girls on the Run as part of her 100 Days to Become Less of a Lazy Ass and Help Change the World program.  I had seen GOTR booths at race expos but I&#8217;m horribly forgetful unless the thing I&#8217;m trying to remember [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The other day <a href="http://www.crankyspace.com/wp/">ML</a> sent me an im suggesting that I join <a href="http://www.gotrbayarea.org/">Girls on the Run</a> as part of her 100 Days to Become Less of a Lazy Ass and Help Change the World program.  I had seen GOTR booths at race expos but I&#8217;m horribly forgetful unless the thing I&#8217;m trying to remember has to do with food, which GOTR does not.  </p>
<p>Girls on the Run is a program that builds confidence through non-competitive running programs for girls aged 8 to 13.  The girls do weekly training runs with a coach and eventually run either a 1 mile or 5k <a href="http://www.gotrbayarea.org/programs/lollipop/index.asp">Lollipop Run</a>.  My roll with this organization is to be a running buddy, someone that joins the girls for one of their training runs and for their Lollipop Run to encourage them to do their best and have fun while participating.  I signed up without really thinking what encouraging an 8 year old would mean or taking into account that I tend to run more along the lines of smartass rather than cheerleader.  </p>
<p>Today was my training run and after wandering around the elementary school feeling an awful lot like a <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=creeper">creeper</a>, I found the track and joined the group for warmups.  After that the girls were divided between the running buddies and we were told to hit the track at whatever pace was comfortable for the kids.  My two girls and I were about to set off when the coach came over and informed me that my girls, they couldn&#8217;t run.  And is that okay with me?  Would I mind walking with them for the next hour?  I think I might have scared the coach with my overly enthusiastic &#8220;Walking is great!&#8221; response and with that we were off.</p>
<p>For the next hour we walked around the track and talked about our pets and I told them about my marathon to which they replied &#8220;Whoa, you&#8217;re crazy!&#8221;  This little thing that I was dreading was actually (surprisingly) a lot of fun.  They didn&#8217;t need much encouragement, other than the occasional &#8220;Do you want to run for the next little bit?  Yes?  Wow, go you!&#8221;  The rest of the girls were sprinting around the track at breakneck speeds, while the other running buddies did whatever they could to keep up and not have a heart attack, but me and my girls were just strolling.  </p>
<p>In the end all the other girls did 14 laps while we did 8, but we had just as much fun as them.  My girls were really proud of their laps and I was really proud when they asked me which high school I attend.  If I had known volunteering was so good for my self esteem (high school!) I would have signed up to be a running buddy months ago.</p>
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		<title>not to point fingers or anything</title>
		<link>http://www.formationofme.com/blog/archives/2008/11/11/not-to-point-fingers-or-anything/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>regan parks</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you guys hear that really loud explosion earlier today?  It was my head spontaneously combusting over the fact that my blog was broken and I didn&#8217;t have the knowledge to fix it.  A friend sent me a quick explanation of what could be wrong, but all I was capable of doing was [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you guys hear that really loud explosion earlier today?  It was my head spontaneously combusting over the fact that my blog was broken and I didn&#8217;t have the knowledge to fix it.  A <a href="http://dsandler.org/wp/">friend</a> sent me a quick explanation of what could be wrong, but all I was capable of doing was forwarding the email to jparks with a note that said &#8220;PLEASE HELP ME!&#8221;</p>
<p>See, jparks and I have been going back and forth for a couple of months now about moving me from wordpress to blogger.  The fight usually goes like this:</p>
<p>jparks: &#8220;Wordpress sucks my balls!  I&#8217;m moving you to blogger!&#8221;<br />
me: &#8220;Suck your own balls!  I&#8217;m not moving to blogger!&#8221;<br />
jparks: &#8220;Fine, then I&#8217;m not helping you with your blog anymore.  Deal with it yourself!&#8221;<br />
me: &#8220;Sounds better than moving to blogger!&#8221;</p>
<p><em>(we are mature)</em></p>
<p>But then something goes wrong, like my blog going AWOL, and I have to beg him to help me.  You might have noticed that I recently uploaded a new template and somethings haven&#8217;t worked since then.  Like links to other blogs or the list of books I&#8217;ve read recently (both highly exciting I tell you).  They don&#8217;t work because I have no idea how to fix them.  Also, the font on the site is tiny and makes my head hurt but I have to suck it up because my husband is cruel and will not fix it for me.    </p>
<p>Jparks recently moved his blog over to blogger and won&#8217;t shut up about how much easier the upkeep is.  I&#8217;ve recently purchased a crapload of new domains and jparks created them on the blogger platform (which I didn&#8217;t realize he was doing when I bought them.  sneaky bastard) but I&#8217;m holding out for Formation of Me.  Wordpress might not be the best platform out there, but it works for me, so why change?  Moving to blogger is not a change I can believe in.  </p>
<p>And until I hire someone to do the behind the scenes work for me, the font will be tiny and you&#8217;ll have no idea what blogs I read.  I know this leaves you feeling empty inside and for that I blame jparks, the wordpress intolerant bastard.  </p>
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		<title>and still I love him</title>
		<link>http://www.formationofme.com/blog/archives/2008/11/10/and-still-i-love-him/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>regan parks</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;You know I only said &#8216;Ohh Pottery Barn!&#8217; was because I thought they would have a sugar bowl for my tea.  I really need a sugar bowl&#8221;
Tonight I went and bought him a sugar and cream set and when I gave it to him this came out of his mouth:
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;You know I only said &#8216;<a href="http://www.formationofme.com/blog/archives/2008/11/07/keeping-the-economy-afloat/">Ohh Pottery Barn</a>!&#8217; was because I thought they would have a sugar bowl for my tea.  I really <em>need</em> a sugar bowl&#8221;</p>
<p>Tonight I went and bought him a sugar and cream set and when I gave it to him this came out of his mouth:</p>
<p>&#8220;Now I can have a tea party!&#8221;</p>
<p>Yet he still maintains that he&#8217;s not gay.  </p>
<p>So, who wants to come to jparks&#8217; tea party?  RSVP now so he knows how many finger sandwiches to order.</p>
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