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			<title>Gifts I want under my tree for 2009</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">Because I feel the need to procrastinate, I am going to write my 2009 Christmas Wishlist.&nbsp; Little things that I should buy soon-ish, or just wish I have.&nbsp; So, <b>9 gifts for 2009!</b></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ci_cb2_xSlw/SvI_OrlRT9I/AAAAAAAAEmI/8II8KHt9tWo/s400/Starbucks_2010Planner.PNG" /></p>
<p><b>Starbucks 2010 Planner.&nbsp;</b> Just because I always get one every single year.&nbsp; Too bad I'm no longer in Pinas.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://images.tabulas.com/48294/l/flickr-pro.jpg" /></p>
<p><b>Flickr Pro account.</b>&nbsp; So I got an email that I need to renew my flickr.&nbsp; Should be doing this soon.</p>
<p>The rest can be seen in my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Janine-Pacheco/wishlist/Z9KNP5K2MY02/ref=cm_wl_search_bin_1"><b>wishlist</b></a>.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Troubleshooting your Ipod 101</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>For the past week, I've been having trouble with my ipod classic, Portia.&nbsp; Fifth gen I think.&nbsp; At first I thought it was a problem with synchronizing it with the laptop, it wasn't.&nbsp; It was more than just sync problems.&nbsp; The problem was laptopwasn't reading ipod at all!&nbsp; There was nothing to open in My Computer, cos it wasn't there.&nbsp; That's a major deal for me cos I use ipod as backup for my files too.&nbsp; After going through troubleshooting assistance in google, I finally found one that works.</p>
<p>First of all, this was my problem (apparently):</p>
<h1><a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538">iPod is not recognized properly by computer when USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date</a></h1>
<p>And I almost ignored this at first.</p>
<p>But it did work! All this time it was the USB driver that was the problem.&nbsp; Not my ipod, not my cable, not my itunes.</p>
<p>And now it's all shiny. Weeee!</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 01:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Getting updated</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>Hello everyone!&nbsp; <b>Guess what, I still am alive!&nbsp;</b></p>
<p>I most probably lost all 2 people who used to read my blog after my almost 2 months of hiatus.&nbsp; I seem to have forgotten how to write since I moved here.&nbsp; Unless writing includes saying things like "ambulation over level surface c RW x 150 ft c SBA..."&nbsp;<i> Boring work stuff I tell you.</i></p>
<p>Actually, most of my time has been spent in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinkcotton/">flickr</a>.&nbsp; So please visit <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinkcotton/">ME</a>!</p>
<p>Today's post made me remember this blog.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinkcotton/3453093518/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/3453093518_9c8000a181.jpg?v=0" width="500" height="357" /></a></p>
<p>See Pillow and the Pink Pillow Monster there?&nbsp; The Pillow lost an eye way back in that snowy place.&nbsp; Now that we're in sunny Florida, maybe I should make him an eye patch, make him a pirate or something, yes?</p>
<p>New things going on right now, I am renting my own place (uber expensive, killing me slow), I got myself a car (other wrist slashed), I have friends here (woot!), surprising given I knew absolutely nobody when I got here.&nbsp; I'm currently living in a small town with one mall, two Wallmarts, a few gas stations, and a bridge away from the party place.</p>
<p>Today's weekend plan is to get drunk.</p>
<p>But enough about me, <b><i>how you doing?</i></b></p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Online shoppaholic</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>One of the things I miss most is getting to places easily.&nbsp; This is not a commuters place.&nbsp; The nearest mall, by car, is only 15 minutes away; but by bus, is an hour long.&nbsp; That is not very convenient.&nbsp; The nearest outlet mall is about an hour and a half away.</p>
<p>Thank goodness Barnes&amp;Noble is a bit nearer to our place.&nbsp; At least there's a convenient book place around.&nbsp; Of course I can also get my fill of fiction and <a href="http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/Childrens+Books">children's books</a> online, so at least the looking should be easy.&nbsp; If I get really lazy I could also get my <a href="http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/Clothing+for+Girls">clothes online</a>.&nbsp; Most of these things are pretty accessible in online, if you only know where to look.&nbsp; Everything from clothes to books to <a href="http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/Activity+Sets">activity sets</a> can be found easily.&nbsp; There are sites where you can even sort it by brand and price range.&nbsp; I jjust bought a couple of shirts from Wet Seal, and I think they're uber cute.&nbsp; Unfortunately I wouldn't be anywhere near the place for the next week, so at least I have an option to get more clothes.&nbsp; Not that I should do.&nbsp; It's hard enough trying to stuff all my things in my luggages.&nbsp; I still am waiting to be shipped off to wherever I'm supposed to work in.</p>
<p><i>In the meantime, I better get myself ready to take my driver's exam.&nbsp; Urgh.</i></p>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Relationships hate me</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>GIven all the free time I have, you'd think I'd have more blog posts right?&nbsp; Unfortunately, when you're living with other people who bums around as much as you, you have to mingle.&nbsp; Also flickr is taking up too much of my time lately.&nbsp; Taking pictures is more fun than writing.</p>
<p><i>Now for something random (or not).</i></p>
<p>Relationships hate me.&nbsp;<i> I think.</i>&nbsp; I saw a plurk the other day about people feeling they don't deserve to be in a relationship, and I sortof' get that.&nbsp; Being in one mess after another doesn't exactly inspire confidence in relationship skills.&nbsp; Or maybe it's just my people skills that sucks.&nbsp; This is funny coming from someone who used to teach pre-school.&nbsp; Or maybe I'm blaming this on attachment issues.&nbsp; Blegh!&nbsp; I have too much issues.</p>
<p>I'm serious about attachment issues though.&nbsp; I dont like liking people too much.&nbsp; Cos I have this nutty belief that they'd leave eventually, and that's there's no point of geting attached when I'm just going to be left behind.&nbsp; Insane, I know.&nbsp; So how do I deal with this?&nbsp; I dish out crap.&nbsp; Seriously.&nbsp; I drive people against the wall, and well, <i>don't stop til they run far, far away.</i>&nbsp; Then I'd be sane again, and realize that I've been acting crazy, but also figure out that it was bound to happen eventually, and that this is actually better.&nbsp; Less time spent, less attachment.&nbsp; Also, I'm very good with rationalizing.&nbsp; It's a skill.&nbsp;</p>
<p><i>You'd have to wonder at this point why I even still have friends.&nbsp;</i> Surprisingly, I still do.&nbsp; Yes, they're nuts too.</p>
<p><i><b>There are days when I wish I'm normal.</b></i></p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>on trips and series</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>I've been neglecting this blog for a while now.&nbsp; Considering the amount of free time that I have, this is pretty surprising.&nbsp;</p>
<p>So there was the trip to DC last last weekend.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3441/3286227940_9756126443_m.jpg" width="252" height="180" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/3286230040_87cb764677_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3143/3286230110_2c3c2b4745_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3286235020_92fe6ece0e_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3470/3286234514_3b43b9900a_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3418/3285419539_6d8235c973_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/3286236066_ffecc97a42_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3371/3286238464_9ec7ec09ba_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" /></p>
<p><i>around DC, and the smithsonian institute</i></p>
<p>Also been wasting time on the series<b> True Blood</b>.&nbsp; Basically, blood, bewbs and secks in a nutshell.&nbsp; After a few episodes, it gets old.&nbsp; <i>Who'd have thougth right?</i>&nbsp; The girls are pretty, but annoying.&nbsp; <i><b>Sookie Stackhouse</b></i>, the blonde telepath, is pretty much like an older version of Bella.&nbsp; Minus the <i>my world revolves around "Edward"</i>.&nbsp; Her bff, <i><b>Tara</b></i> <i>(I think her name is)</i>, is supposedly this black, witty girl who has too much angst, but she comes off as major trying hard to be too good for everyone, and not at all witty.&nbsp; I'd prolly watch the whole season thought, given I've dl-ed the whole thing. <i>bah!</i></p>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Post-valentine post about valentine's</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>So valentine's came last saturday, and we can all predict what happened then.&nbsp; Lots of flowers were killed to show your love.&nbsp; People gave fat-laden chocolates to loved ones.&nbsp; For sure, all the motels are packed all day.&nbsp; And <a href="http://www.sexydepot.com">lingerie</a> sales probably boosted up too.&nbsp; Let me correct that, not just lingerie, <a href="http://www.sexydepot.com">sexy lingerie</a>.</p>
<p>Enough with the bitterness, valentine's day wasn't so bad for me here in far away.&nbsp; Food always makes things better.&nbsp; And what better food place to go to than</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3543/3282701981_11dae1c269_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I had lunch there with the housemates.&nbsp; tell me if this doesn't make up for the lack of having someone to cuddle this day:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3365/3282703317_0a501b78df_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3283523974_8fbff8c204_m.jpg" width="217" height="162" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3485/3282703763_76b1e18d79_m.jpg" width="221" height="162" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/3282703697_4c8047cd35_m.jpg" width="214" height="161" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><i>four cheese pasta, chicken madeira, pecan turtle cheesecake (or something like it), and dulce de leche cheesecake</i></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The rest of the day was spent embrassing myself in the mall in front of a videocam.&nbsp; <i>No, don't ask.&nbsp;</i> But I did get a fugly big bag for my effort.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>A quick update on how things are in the east</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>So I'm getting used to this <i>noworktilidieofboredom</i> again.&nbsp; Seems to keep happening to me at least every year (<i>cos yeah, preschool and break has sem breaks like that)</i>.&nbsp; I do know I am so going to die when I get back to work again and find out on my first day that my brain has atrophied into a peanut.</p>
<p><i>This post has a point.&nbsp; I just forgot it.&nbsp;</i><i> Gad!&nbsp; peanut-sized brain I tell you.&nbsp; And it's only almost a month.</i></p>
<p>So what have I been doing aside from the non-stop eating which only makes the tummy bigger and nothing else <i>(bah!)</i>, and the sleeping at random hours of the day, and the driving the boyfie crazy with sudden outbursts aimed to make him crazier than I am?&nbsp; <b>Absolutely nothing.</b>&nbsp; Thank goodness for the <b><a href="http://cigarette-girl.tumblr.com/">project365 camwhoring</a></b> <i>(yes, again with the shameless shameless plugging)</i>, something actually occupies my time.&nbsp; Of course I could also spend the time reading handouts sitting in my bag for weeks now so brain wouldn't actually completely disappear, but I'm just not in the mood.&nbsp; I will hopefully be in the mood soon though.&nbsp; What with the NY trip this weekend being cancelled and all.&nbsp; <i>Annoying, annoying, annoying.&nbsp; I hate it when my plans don't push through.&nbsp; I'm a little OC that way.&nbsp; I like my schedules, they're neat and FIXED.&nbsp; </i></p>
<p>Also, advance <b>Happy Hearts Day </b>people.&nbsp; This should've been the first valentine I could've actually spent with someone, <i>if he wasn't like a few thousand miles away from where I am!</i>&nbsp; It's the thought that counts, but <i>bah!</i>&nbsp; Still sucks.&nbsp; I will hopefully get the hang of this cos it does get a little bit frustrating, <i>and its only been a few weeks.&nbsp; *sigh*</i>&nbsp; Must be all the things I don't know getting to me.&nbsp; I <i>hate, hate</i> not knowing how things are supposed to end.&nbsp; I like the knowing, <i>it's my comfort zone.&nbsp; </i>I'm so far from my comfort zone right now, I'm turning into an emotional mess.&nbsp;<i> </i>Every little thing just bugs me.&nbsp;<i> How dare he says this, how could he think that, why doesn't he know this about me yet.&nbsp; </i>All those little trivial bits that just blows out of proportion.&nbsp; <i>Messy, messy, messy.&nbsp;</i> Not that I was completely stable before... whole different story.</p>
<p>Having this too much free time in my hand is bad for me.&nbsp; I better start getting busy soon.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>What to do with paintballs</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>I first found out about paintball, not in <a href="http://www.paintball-forums.com">paintball forums</a>, but in the movie <i>10 Things I Hate About You</i>.&nbsp; You know the farm-like scene where Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger played peek-a-boo behind some hay, while throwing paint balloons on each.&nbsp; That did it for me.&nbsp; I wanted to try paintball.&nbsp; Unfortunately, that's not how it was back where I was.&nbsp; A few years ago, my friend told me all about his paintball game experience.&nbsp; <i><b>Long story short:</b></i> the game was short but extremely fun.&nbsp; He ended up with aching legs, and couldn't really go up the stairs for the next 2 days or so.&nbsp; Apparently, they had all this gear strapped on them, not just the labsuit-look-alike I saw in the movie, and they shoot the paintball through guns.&nbsp; I found some of these things too in <a href="http://www.paintball-forums.com">scenario paintball forums</a>.&nbsp; I just hope I get to try this thing out in this lifetime.</p>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>And so the days when we do nothing begins</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>Last friday was <i>"let's be friends with our neighbors day"</i>.&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>everybody!</b></i></p>
<p>Okay, so neighbor just meant townhouse on the otherside of the drive, but they brought food so we're friends.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3430/3263974382_c61763c256_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" /><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/251/3263147989_af111ff7d6_m.jpg" /><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/254/3263975286_83752bf6b1_m.jpg" width="240" height="193" /><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/241/3263974770_2c09bd20da_m.jpg" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>sisig, kare kare, and cakes times two</b></i></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Sisig was yummy!&nbsp; Funny thing how all the girls all went to the living room for chismis fest, and the guys stayed in the kitchen and talked about marketting over tequilla bottle.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Now, on a different day, I would be where the tequilla bottle is, but I wasn't in the mood for those people.&nbsp; <i>Yes, I'm evil and anti-scoial, and I was only there for the food.&nbsp; Also, this was my place too.</i></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Next day was <i>"shop til we're broke day"</i>.&nbsp; Got myself some shirts, a jacket and boots!&nbsp; Not sure if it's such a good idea now that snow seems to be over, and weather seems to get better, but I'm sure I'll need it.&nbsp; If weather stays great til next week, i can wear my dress to New York. weee!</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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