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Which websites do you have to visit each day?
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Friday, May 21

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Do you believe "The One" exists for everyone? That there's one person you're best suited for?
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If You Give a Guy a Necktie...
In 1985 book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Numeroff a boy gives in to a rodent's request for a cookie. Once the rat gets his cookie he wants milk, then a straw to go with that and it keeps going on from there.  Even though this book is over two decades old it has the universal theme of "one thing leads to another" and if the author wanted to make yet another sequel to this book (there are nine) I would gladly give her the rights to my story for free.

One day I was in a store, just browsing.  As I walked by the dress clothes section I made a mental note that it would probably be a good idea to iron my "formal wear" before my friend's upcoming wedding. More Here...
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Cleaning up the Top Toolbar...

We just rolled a few tweaks to the top toolbar: More Here...
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The Non-Boyfriend
I guess I'm missing out, but ever heard of non-boyfriends and non-girlfriends? These are not to be confused with friends with benefits. In some cases, it's the complete opposite.

He's the guy you go out to dinner with twice a week, she's the girl you vent to and go to concerts with. Yet the other person isn't aware that you've dubbed him/her your non-whatever, or you guys have been friends for too long to become an actual couple. You're free to date other people, but you don't really want to because of your feelings for this person.

I look back on my relationship history and realize that I've had quite a few non-boyfriends.

During one summer, a guy friend and I became extremely close. More Here...
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Thursday, May 20

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Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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Cleaning up the Top Toolbar...

We just rolled a few tweaks to the top toolbar:

 

  • Expanded "Update" Menu - we've replaced the old "blog now!" menu (which had options only for adding weblogs, photos and pulses) with a *full menu* of update options *including* new "edit" links to give you easy access to your various manager pages (e.g. photo manager)
  • Prominent "Help" Link - we've added a prominent link to our help forums, so you can easily get answers to pressing questions like, "When is Xanga going to launch the customizable private pages?!" (A: soon! This toolbar update is actually part of that project.)
  • A Bit Better Organized - in the old toolbar, the menu of links under your username had a strange mix of private and public pages; in this updated toolbar, the menus under each link are organized as follows:
    • under your username - links to your private pages (plus your current credit count, which is basically a private piece of info)
    • under "view site" - links to your public pages
    • under "update" - full menu of update & edit links

Also, if you're using Xanga Themes, you'll see that the "edit theme" link now appears on *all* of your public pages so it should be much easier to find!

Just another quick update as we continue our Xanga spring cleaning...

Now back to your regularly scheduled blogging.

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Sunday, May 16

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What song reminds you of your significant other and why? Any fond memories w/ this song?
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Friday, May 14

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Optimizing the Frontpage...

We've just rolled some minor updates to the frontpage to try to optimize a few things.

before
after

 

 

In case you're having trouble spotting the specific changes, here's what's new:

  • Showing Longer Titles in the 4-Picture Module - a lot of you pointed out that titles were regularly getting cut off in that module, so we've made the text smaller and moved from just two lines of text to three lines of text for each title. Now you should be able to see the full title for almost all the posts.
  • Moving Top Blogs a Little Higher on the Page - as you can see from the before & after screenshots, the Top Blogs module ends up a little higher on the page after these latest tweaks

But wait, you say... how can you add longer titles without pushing top blogs *down*? Well, we started by hiding those little labels that used to show above the pictures (Parenting, Dating, Beauty, etc.). But because some of you mentioned that you liked those labels, we've used some CSS trickery to make them available - just mouse over any of the pictures and you'll see the label!

Just keepin' y'all in the loop.

 

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Where are you planning to go on your next vacation, and why?
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Car Rental Aside, Adulthood Is Mostly Overrated
Parents, thanks for teaching your kids not to be brats in department stores and that it's not okay to belch so loudly in restaurants unless they also excuse themselves just as loudly.  Thank you for keeping them from acting in ways causing them to appear before Judge Mathis, Judge Joe Brown, Judge Judy, or any of those other judge shows that law school professors abhor.  I appreciate those of you who've taught your princes and princesses the importance of being well-mannered around other adults who might record them on YouTube and make them the scourge of the Internet.  I have no kids, so I won't presume I know what more you could do to teach them the ways of maturity, except to make one suggestion that may not even have anything to do with what you've done or not done to fashion them into contributing members of social security... I mean society: 

Please tell your kids that it's okay for them to be kids. More Here...
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I Used to Be Ugly
Growing up, I was the ugly kid. Or at least that is how my peers made me feel with their constant taunting and nasty words. They may have been correct in calling me ugly. I was chubby, pimple-ridden, and most of all, had the most terrible style of dressing.

Exhibit A More Here...
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Thursday, May 13

Weekly Neighborhood Update - 5/13/10

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