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		<title>Hello My Future Readers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello My Future Readers I decided to dump out the articles I had posted on here, because some got too personal, and I disliked the negative tone in most of them. So, here we go, semi-blank slate. (BTW, I never could get into Tabula Rasa. I tried, but no.) There&#8217;s been a lot more happening [...]]]></description>
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<p>I decided to dump out the articles I had posted on here, because some got too personal, and I disliked the negative tone in most of them. So, here we go, semi-blank slate. (BTW, I never could get into Tabula Rasa. I tried, but no.)</p>
<p>There&#8217;s been a lot more happening in my life late than has happened in a good while.</p>
<p>I sometimes get bored and once in a great while google myself  and &#8220;Hello My Future Girlfriend&#8221; just to see what&#8217;s currently being said. I came upon an post on <a href="http://www.reddit.com/">reddit</a> where a user (Desidiosus) had suggested tracking me down and having me to an AMA (Ask Me Anything). This post was only a couple of days before I learned of reddit and registered there. I replied saying there was no need to track me down, because I was already there, but had no idea what an AMA was. Desidiosus sent me a reply telling me how to do one, and that&#8217;s what I did. You can find it <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/blzgb/i_was_an_internet_meme_the_hello_my_future/">here.</a> I was kind of amazed at the quick response and overall positive tone from everyone. The few that questioned whether or not &#8220;Hello My Future Girlfriend&#8221; was indeed a meme were struck down rather swiftly.</p>
<p>I have let this get to my head a little, but I am enjoying the positive attention. One question asked was why I wasn&#8217;t attending ROFLCon. I replied that I hadn&#8217;t been invited, and a short while later I received my invitation. It&#8217;s kind of short notice. It also sounded like ROFLCon might not be able to help with travel arrangements. Supposedly I&#8217;ll hear next week whether or not it is in their budget. I&#8217;m basically a broke college kid, without the college this semester at least. I&#8217;m typically not one to ask for help, but I believe it would be a very positive experience for me to go to ROFLCon. If you&#8217;d like to donate or if you work for a company that might be interested in sponsoring me, I&#8217;d be happy to wear your shirt at the convention, be your advertising slave as it is, just as long as the shirt isn&#8217;t in bad taste.</p>
<p>Let me know what you would like to see in my blog.</p>
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