<?xml version='1.0' encoding='windows-1252'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632</id><updated>2008-06-17T16:01:23.105+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Chim Chim</title><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/index.htm'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>299</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-5518880387151457294</id><published>2008-06-17T15:44:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2008-06-17T16:01:23.173+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='employment job boring redundant'/><title type='text'>It's not that I don't have time for this....</title><summary type='text'>(or "Let's Face It, The Only Reason You're Here is Because You Clicked on My Twitter Profile Link")

Okay. It IS that I don't have time for this, but at times I really do forget about self publishing. Also, I just don't write like I used to. I never was much for linking to other things on the internet, hence why I've merely lurked at Metafilter for the past 7 years, asking and answering the odd </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2008/06/its-not-that-i-dont-have-time-for-this.php' title='It&apos;s not that I don&apos;t have time for this....'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=5518880387151457294' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/5518880387151457294'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/5518880387151457294'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-5509513683897529967</id><published>2008-03-21T20:44:00.002Z</published><updated>2008-03-21T20:47:49.092Z</updated><title type='text'>Dammit!</title><summary type='text'>I keep forgetting I have this damn thing. It's been another damn year without a post. No wonder you people don't like me anymore.

Quick update... we live in Austin now. Just got done with SXSW. working locally. Joel loves it here.

I need to remember this thing is working. I need to maybe actually design something for this thing so I'm not using this puke green template. Oh well.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2008/03/dammit.php' title='Dammit!'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=5509513683897529967' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/5509513683897529967'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/5509513683897529967'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-872598665565891633</id><published>2007-03-28T09:17:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2007-03-28T09:46:49.278+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='badger badges forgetful work'/><title type='text'>We don't need no stinkin' badgers</title><summary type='text'>I think I may have used that title in a post many years ago. Not sure.

Yesterday, while walking to work, I passed that old garage. You know, the one that looks like it's been standing there for the past 127 years and by damned it's not coming down now. I caught something out of the corner of my eye, a cat, lying in front of 'Ole Shakey'. Turning my head to look at this rather massive cat, I </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2007/03/we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badgers.php' title='We don&apos;t need no stinkin&apos; badgers'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=872598665565891633' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/872598665565891633'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/872598665565891633'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-2515833735249897160</id><published>2007-03-26T12:06:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2007-03-26T12:20:40.818+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shoulder'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='guilt'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='injury'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ireland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holiday'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pain'/><title type='text'>a shoulder to cry on</title><summary type='text'>This morning, as I rolled out of bed at 7am, which was really 8am, I carried Joel into his nursery. I was going to take him downstairs, but my body felt as though I had been punched while sleeping. I returned to the bed to set Joel down and do some morning playing. As I turned, something moved the way it shouldn't have.

So there I was, laying on the bed trying to hold Joel up with one arm and </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2007/03/shoulder-to-cry-on.php' title='a shoulder to cry on'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=2515833735249897160' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/2515833735249897160'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/2515833735249897160'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-556922768181279509</id><published>2007-02-19T21:16:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-02-19T21:28:38.739Z</updated><title type='text'>That's right... a cheese sandwich</title><summary type='text'>Today, I had a cheese sandwich.

It wasn't very good. Kind of soggy. And too much cheese. Really. And what's with the butter in this country? Butter on every damn piece of bread that gets made into a sandwich. Butter on your tuna melt, butter on your blt, butter on your roast beef with mayo, and, yes, butter on your damn cheese sandwich.

Honestly, I haven't come back here to talk to you about </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2007/02/thats-right-cheese-sandwich.php' title='That&apos;s right... a cheese sandwich'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=556922768181279509' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/556922768181279509'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/556922768181279509'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-117183136070511615</id><published>2007-02-18T20:23:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-02-19T21:31:33.144Z</updated><title type='text'>No... Seriously</title><summary type='text'>All too often, I've had a thought in my head and wished this thing was still alive so that I could jot down my ideas again.
So now it is.
See, I tried a couple (few) times before to get going again, but it never seemed to take off. That's a lot of water under the bridge. Since I was last regular with this beast, I've moved to the UK, gotten married, and had a son. I've been taking a lot of photos</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2007/02/no-seriously.php' title='No... Seriously'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=117183136070511615' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/117183136070511615'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/117183136070511615'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-117182963105102273</id><published>2007-02-18T20:12:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-02-18T20:14:13.056Z</updated><title type='text'>Breathe a New Life</title><summary type='text'>Listen...

I think I'm going to tell some more stories.

did you miss me?</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2007/02/breathe-new-life.php' title='Breathe a New Life'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=117182963105102273' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/117182963105102273'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/117182963105102273'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-110242809918707296</id><published>2004-12-07T13:56:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-07T14:01:39.186Z</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>18 Months
Long time old man. This Blogger thing has changed. New people, new format. There's some new shit here, man.
Still works though.
Maybe it's time we got things going again around here.

You know. Grease. Squeaky wheels. the lot.
</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2004/12/18-months-long-time-old-man.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=110242809918707296' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/110242809918707296'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/110242809918707296'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-95782479</id><published>2003-06-18T07:52:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2003-06-18T07:52:37.540+01:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>i have not been able to go a single day without thinking about it &lt;!--not it... her... we've been broken up longer than we actually dated. i do not understand why she is stuck in my brain--&gt;, there's always something that triggers it.

a car, a person, a song, a color. a deep color. a beautiful deep color that haunts me day and night. every damn day. every damn night.

i love it.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2003/06/i-have-not-been-able-to-go-single-day.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=95782479' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/95782479'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/95782479'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-95782303</id><published>2003-06-18T07:43:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2003-06-18T07:43:27.976+01:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>i figure it's worth a shot. i haven't used blogger for 6 months now. Perhaps it's time we put some effort into this monkey-forsaken site.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2003/06/i-figure-its-worth-shot.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=95782303' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/95782303'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/95782303'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-86380020</id><published>2002-12-22T02:21:00.000Z</published><updated>2002-12-22T02:21:57.393Z</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>there has been something wrong with my publishing for about two weeks now. perhaps i should talk to ev about it. or perhaps i should stop using free publishing and move to something a little beefier.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2002/12/there-has-been-something-wrong-with-my.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=86380020' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/86380020'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/86380020'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-85995014</id><published>2002-12-14T16:55:00.000Z</published><updated>2002-12-14T16:55:24.963Z</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>people change</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2002/12/people-change.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=85995014' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/85995014'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/85995014'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-85956820</id><published>2002-12-13T18:48:00.000Z</published><updated>2002-12-15T18:47:57.000Z</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--i don't have a lot to say these days.--&gt;</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2002/12/blog-post.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=85956820' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/85956820'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/85956820'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-85009730</id><published>2002-11-24T15:58:00.000Z</published><updated>2002-11-24T15:58:02.496Z</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>the most surprising comment i've received came a couple of days ago from a customer at the store. i had helped him pick out some binoculars a couple of months before and asked him how he liked them. his face went blank and then said something to the effect of not recognizing me. he said i seemed like a completely different person and i must have been having a bad day when he was in here last </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2002/11/most-surprising-comment-ive-received.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=85009730' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/85009730'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/85009730'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-84714357</id><published>2002-11-18T17:27:00.000Z</published><updated>2002-11-18T17:27:26.706Z</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>today, while doing a photo shoot for our executive chef, he asked me to say something funny so his smile wouldn't look forced.

i tried hard to think of a funny joke, but just blanked. after a couple of minutes of sitting there, thinking. i turned to him and said, "pants."


he laughed for ten minutes.

damn, i'm funny.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2002/11/today-while-doing-photo-shoot-for-our.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=84714357' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/84714357'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/84714357'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-84446955</id><published>2002-11-13T01:37:00.000Z</published><updated>2002-11-13T01:37:48.763Z</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>last night i dreamed that we were on our honeymoon. we were on a boat off of venice looking back onto st. mark's square. it was really beautiful and the sun was shining. we were heading to switzerland to stay at a small inn. i showed you the canals and the amazing churches. you smiled and held tight onto my arm.

</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2002/11/last-night-i-dreamed-that-we-were-on.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=84446955' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/84446955'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/84446955'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-84295159</id><published>2002-11-10T01:06:00.000Z</published><updated>2002-11-10T01:07:17.000Z</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>it's party time!

if you can't join us tonight. check out the party on the chimchim cam.

</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2002/11/its-party-time-if-you-cant-join-us.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=84295159' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/84295159'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/84295159'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-84151077</id><published>2002-11-07T03:21:00.000Z</published><updated>2002-11-07T04:37:41.000Z</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>jeremy and i have decided to throw a party this saturday.

see, you only turn 25 once. unfortunate as that is, i've still decided that it would be fun to have folks over for my birthday.

i still feel as though i'm 25, and that is all that is important. so there will be a large soirée here at the house on saturday evening. i will try and sent out invites to all my friends out there, but am </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2002/11/jeremy-and-i-have-decided-to-throw.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=84151077' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/84151077'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/84151077'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-83979982</id><published>2002-11-04T01:22:00.000Z</published><updated>2002-11-04T01:22:50.800Z</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>it really is true.

cat's are much larger than you think.

</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2002/11/it-really-is-true.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=83979982' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/83979982'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/83979982'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-83704709</id><published>2002-10-29T06:29:00.000Z</published><updated>2002-10-29T06:30:12.000Z</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>get on with it

those that have spent any amount of time around chimchim these past six months know that i have been a monkey of few words for quite some time. for a while this was due mostly to having someone to share my daily thoughts with in person. that was truly a blessing even though the content here suffered because of it. more recently, the lack of thoughts here have been due to a </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2002/10/get-on-with-it-those-that-have-spent.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=83704709' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/83704709'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/83704709'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-83444187</id><published>2002-10-24T05:39:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2002-10-24T05:39:47.613+01:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>pimento cheese</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2002/10/pimento-cheese.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=83444187' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/83444187'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/83444187'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-83086906</id><published>2002-10-17T00:21:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2002-10-17T00:21:01.800+01:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>comments are working again.

you know you wanna.

</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2002/10/comments-are-working-again.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=83086906' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/83086906'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/83086906'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-83051993</id><published>2002-10-16T07:55:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2002-10-16T07:55:42.763+01:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>not sure what's up with comments yet. checking on it.

contact me through the "contact" form if you need to.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2002/10/not-sure-whats-up-with-comments-yet.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=83051993' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/83051993'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/83051993'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-82942090</id><published>2002-10-14T02:31:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2002-10-14T02:31:55.093+01:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>i... can't... breathe.

&lt;!--i really miss her a lot. it's supposed to be getting easier every day, but it isn't; it's getting harder. i'm dreaming about her everynight. i'm thinking about her most of the time during the day. i'm very nearly always out of breath and on the edge of tears.

two and a half weeks have crept by, leaving behind each morning another day i wish would disappear. i wish</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2002/10/i.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=82942090' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/82942090'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/82942090'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026632.post-82704790</id><published>2002-10-08T21:35:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2002-10-09T00:22:34.000+01:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>sleep

last night i turned to her and asked her if she missed me. she tilted her head slightly and smiled. "not really," she said. it was almost as if the thought of how it had affected me hadn't crossed her mind.

"well, are you happier now that you're not with me?"

her eyes grew very large and a look of excitement flooded her face. "oh! yes!"

i turned over and hugged my pillow tighter</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/2002/10/sleep-last-night-i-turned-to-her-and.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3026632&amp;postID=82704790' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.hulagroup.com/chimchim/feed/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/82704790'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3026632/posts/default/82704790'/><author><name>ChimChim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008137820339597237</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry></feed>