By now most of you should know about my move to WordPress.org. I will be deleting my WordPress.com eventually. I just wanted to let those of you who use a reader know that my RSS feed has changed during the move. Please delete the old Free and Flawed link and add the new one:

http://freeandflawed.com/?feed=rss2

I’ll be gone until Monday. I’m going to try hard to stay away from the Internet this weekend, though that might prove impossible.

But just in case I don’t post for the next 3-4 days, I wanted to let you know that I didn’t die

Have a great weekend. In the mean time, why don’t you check out my blogroll!

It is important that you read this and commit it to memory. Under absolutely no circumstances should you be allowed to do the following:

- Purchase anything with a credit card while talking to two people online, watching a DVD and writing notes about a meet-up. This will result in you spending $250 on three years of web space. (Host Monster refunds by the way)

- IM your ex before 9 a.m. or before you have coffee in your system.

- Care.

- Think that the second Twinkie is a good idea.

- Wear a fanny pack.

- Think that doing the “before and after” stomach shot in the mirror counts as a work out.

- Wallow in relationship mucky-muck.

- Count things. This will only result in more work for you.

- Lick a white powdery substance off of the ground. It’s not the inside of an Oreo cookie. Trust me.

- Hold it. If you gotta pee, you gotta pee. One day your bladder o’ steel is going to get you back for making it wait. Watch out.

- Lick the computer screen. It does not taste good and then you’re stuck with a weird smear.

Let’s practice these acts of avoidance and see how much better our week turns out shall we? Sweet.

Sincerely,
Your better half.

What’s with today today?

- By now you should all be aware of the 20SB meet-up. I want to remind you that this isn’t closed to our 30-something friends. Stay tuned for updates here if you’re not a part of the 20SB ning group. Right now, people are researching the top three cities (Chicago, NY and Boston).

- The wind beneath my wings, aka Jessica has bestowed me with an award. My only task was to pass it on to seven other awesome bloggers.

Rebekah
Sizzle Says
Random Reflective Ramblings
Half Deserted Streets
…and hijinks ensued
Ex-Everything
Anonymous Amy

- The kick ass Rachel gave me the “kick ass blogger” award. And I pass it on to:

A View from 5280ft
Starting Over at 24
It’s 3 o’clock in the morning!
Like Spinning Plates
Each of the Two

- Cleveland’s a Plum and her friend Kerri put together a funny video in honor of the Olympics: A balance beam routine…sans beam. Enjoy

- New Blog Launches: Who’s Your Dachshund and Oh! How Lovely Shops.

- Vacations: Jennifer is currently in Amsterdam and will be in Madrid (for a whole year!) before the month is over. Follow along with her travel blog. Brandy has returned from Mexico and Dan Mega talks a bit about his trip to Vegas.

- Lots of bloggers are moving…I’m sorry I can’t keep track. We do have two NEW additions to the Chicago bloggers though! Renee and in a couple of weeks The Maiden Metallurgist will be here.

I think that wraps up this week’s smorgasbord of blogs. If you’re moving, have a new blog or want to share your vacation recap, feel free to leave links in the comments.

Be sure to check out the rest of the guest bloggers and read all about their taboos/guilty pleasures.

Twenty-something bloggers: Today is the last day for preliminary votes. If you haven’t selected which city you’d like the meet-up to be held in, please do so here.

Remember, this is only a preliminary vote. The city will NOT be decided based on this poll. We will select the top three cities and go from there. In addition, our next poll will feature the month you’d like to have our meet-up take place, as well as if you’d prefer it to be a fun event or more convention-style.

Please share any ideas you have for the event. I’ve read some great ones so far, but I want to hear more!

Also, I know many of you have offered to help by leaving comments on the 20SB page. If you are willing to help, can you please comment here? Thanks!

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Chicago bloggers: As many of you know Lacey from Perks of Being a JAP will be in Chicago next month. I’d love it if we could get as many of us together as possible to welcome Lacey.

She will be in town twice for work and has given me the following dates to choose from for a meetup: September 2, 4, 15 and 17. I realize these are all weekdays and it’s difficult to work with everyone’s schedule. Right now we are planning a dinner (most likely downtown) for one of those nights. I need to know which night you’d prefer. Obviously it is hard to please everyone, but we’re going to try!

Also, if anyone has any suggestions for dinner/drinks, let me know!

Do not call me at 6:58 a.m. on a Sunday unless somebody is dead or in jail.

Do not call me at 7 a.m. on my day off to ask me for rent money.

Do not assume that I’d be willing to empty out my checking account just because you said you’ll give me the change lying around your apartment.

Do not make me feel guilty for not wanting to empty out my checking account.

Do not cry to me that you don’t have money when all you do is spend your money on beer, cigarettes, and the Home Shopping Network.

This is NOT the way I want to be woken up. This is NOT how I want to spend my day.

Please realize that I’m not an endless source of funds. I’m not a source of funds at all. I work THREE days a week and am going back to school. I have zero extra dollars. If you’re late on your rent, I’m sorry, but you’re a big girl and boy. It’s not my problem.

In conclusion, please don’t call me anytime before 8 a.m. and please don’t call me asking for more money. Ever. And please don’t call me to help you move out with a day’s notice.

This includes bail and beer money.

Sincerely,
Jenn

P.S. Now I need some eff’in pancakes, a hug and a nap.

This reminded me of a story a Chicago blogger told me.

Me too!!

This just sounds like something I’d do.

Do you know what this means?!!

I can now legally charge people to touch them!

I can also add LMT after my name. Ha! I’m so official!

Now who wants a massage?