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		<title>Strawberry Letter 23 (01/26 &#8211; 01/30)</title>
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		<title>Strawberry Letter 23 (01/19 &#8211; 01/23)</title>
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		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2009/02/strawberry-letter-23-0119-0123/</link>
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		<title>Strawberry Letter 23 (01/12 &#8211; 01/16)</title>
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		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2009/02/strawberry-letter-23-0112-0116/</link>
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		<title>Strawberry Letter 23 (01/05 &#8211; 01/09)</title>
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		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2009/02/strawberry-letter-23-0105-0109/</link>
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		<title>Finally Got Around to Posting the Strawberry Letters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So if you&#8217;re one of those people who have been waiting on the posting of the Strawberry Letters, they have arrived! I have been soooo busy but this has been something on my task list for the longest. I personally have not been able to listen to all the letters, but I hope you enjoy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2009/02/finally-got-around-to-posting-the-strawberry-letters/</link>
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		<title>So Frustrated</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you may know from reading my previous posts, the cost of maintaining my sisterlocks is overwhelming for me as a grad student. ]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2009/01/so-frustrated/</link>
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		<title>The PC Curls are Here!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I unleashed the Pipe Cleaner curls on Christmas Eve and they&#8217;re definitely still lookin good. Here are some snapshots I took:]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2009/01/the-pc-curls-are-here/</link>
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		<title>So I Took the Pipe Cleaners Out&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I decided to take the pipe cleaners out lastnight and here&#8217;s some pics of how they look. To say that they are waaayyyy better than the wrap-a-loc job I received from my consultant(s) (there&#8217;s more than 1 person there that works on my hair&#8230;it&#8217;s pretty random since they&#8217;re all certified). OMG, I could&#8217;ve purchased a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/12/so-i-took-the-pipe-cleaners-out/</link>
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		<title>Pipe Cleaner Curls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATES ON THIS POST HERE! It&#8217;s been a while, a looong while. So much has been happening over the past few months. I&#8217;m not sure if I&#8217;ll do a huge review post, but while I have the time, I did want to show off my latest hair style. Two weeks ago I shelled out $255, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/12/pipe-cleaner-curls/</link>
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		<title>Birthday Post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[God has blessed me to live another year and today I am celebrating another birthday! I am turning 21 again For the past two weeks, I&#8217;ve been traveling and trying to keep up with the school gig. Last weekend I attended the Florida Education Fund&#8217;s &#8220;2008 McKnight Doctoral Annual Fellows Meeting&#8221; in Tampa, FL. At [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/11/birthday-post/</link>
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		<title>Going Out of Town</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m headed out of town for a weekend conference. For all of you who have been inquiring about the Strawberry Letters, please bear with me as I am just getting a handle on school. I have a lot to say but now is not the time to spill&#8230;.look out for another post in a few [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/10/going-out-of-town/</link>
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		<title>Poor Performance in School</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As of this week, I have been a PhD student for 5 weeks and it has NOT been easy. This semester, I am taking a core course which provides exposure to fundamentals of all of the disciplines represented by six advanced programs that the College of Medicine offers (Structural Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology/Cystoskeleton, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/09/poor-performance-in-school/</link>
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		<title>Activity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just came back from the gym and I am so proud of myself because that was my second workout this week! Yesterday I went to this cycling class and I thought it would be a breeze but it was surely intense to say the least. The instructor had us standing up on the bikes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/09/activity/</link>
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		<title>Audio or Text?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m gearing up to update the Strawberry letter archives on here. I wanted to get some feedback though, so please respond briefly if you have an opinion one way or the other. Do you prefer to read the Strawberry letters or hear them via audio as they are currently presented here?]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/09/audio-or-text/</link>
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		<title>Gaining Weight&#8230;and MORE Weight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I guess this week I&#8217;m realizing some things that I need to work on. Weight has never really been an issue for me. I was always a very skinny girl. Friends and family would joke around and tell me things like, &#8220;girl you need to get some meat on your bones!&#8221; No, I didn&#8217;t like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/09/gaining-weightand-more-weight/</link>
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		<title>Skin Issues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since about the 5th grade I have been experiencing problems with my skin, specifically ACNE. I absolutely hate it! I am so fed up at this point because all this time everyone has been telling me that I would grow out of it. Well, I am 22 years old and there are no signs of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/09/skin-issues/</link>
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		<title>Ways to Subscribe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since some readers are only interested in certain categories (naturally), there are several feed (subscription) links in the right column. There&#8217;s a separate feed for each category so if you&#8217;re only interested in subscribing to posts about a particular category, choose that feed. If you don&#8217;t mind receiving posts from all categories, subscribe to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/09/ways-to-subscribe/</link>
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		<title>11th Retight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My appointment for my 11th retight was supposed to be this past Sunday, but unfortunately I had to cancel it because as a grad student my money is not looking right about now.  I have 1 inch +/- of new growth and of course, my roots are starting to get out of control. Between the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/09/11th-retight/</link>
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		<title>The Groove of School</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unbelievably, I have only been in school for 3 weeks &#8212; it feels like it&#8217;s been a couple of months! Right about now I&#8217;m starting to regret the ~1.5 year break I took after receiving my undergraduate degree. I would have been waaaay better off if I had not done that because I am having [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/09/the-groove-of-school/</link>
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		<title>Steve Harvey Morning Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so since I&#8217;ve moved, I haven&#8217;t been keeping up with the show. I&#8217;m still getting used to the transition back to school, but hopefully starting in September I&#8217;ll be back up and running.]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/08/steve-harvey-morning-show/</link>
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		<title>On My Nerves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I was just talking with one of my good friends Glamorous online. There was this chick we went to college with who was always on this nappturality ish. She wore a weave for the majority of the time (the weave looked like semi-kinky natural hair). I personally had always thought she was natural underneath, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/08/on-my-nerves/</link>
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		<title>Shopping List: Digital Camera</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve moved and I did not locate my digital camera. Unfortunately, it looks like I need to purchase a new one. That won&#8217;t happen until sometime in September, so bear with me. After that, I should be able to post more pics.]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/08/shopping-list-digital-camera/</link>
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		<title>The Beginning of my PhD Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During the past week, I finally moved into my new residence in Gainesville, FL and this past Thursday I finally checked into school for orientation.  I guess I&#8217;m kinda excited to start school since I&#8217;ve been out for a little over 1 year. My first course (a 2-3 weeks lab) begins on Tuesday and my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/08/the-beginning-of-my-phd-program/</link>
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		<title>Strawberry Letter (07/28)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Week of 07/28/2008 8/01 &#8211; Love or What? (No Audio) Good morning everyone. I am a 23 year old single parent and graduate student. When my daughter&#8217;s father and I met we appearead to really be into eachother and eventually thought we were in love; it turned out we were just in lust. He was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/08/strawberry-letter-0728/</link>
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		<title>Business Cards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In all of the excitement that&#8217;s been going on, I forgot to post a pic of my new business card. I had samples printed out, but the actual cards will not be ready for me to pick up until later this week. The business card vendor admired my card so much that she placed it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/business-cards/</link>
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		<title>Recharging My Batteries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been in Miami, FL for about a week now recharging my batteries. I wouldn&#8217;t say that it is a vacation exactly, because I have been consumed with work. What I would say is that it is the first time that I could devote 100% of my time to Ciabranel D.A.T.A. (it probably will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/recharging-my-batteries/</link>
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		<title>Experimenting with Bantu Knots</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago I decided to experiment with bantu knots. A while ago when I had my loose natural hair, my beautician told me how bantu knots could give me a nice &#8220;twist-out, crinkly&#8221; effect on my hair. So I thought why couldn&#8217;t this be done on SLs? I tried it and the first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/experimenting-with-bantu-knots/</link>
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		<title>Strawberry Letter (07/21)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Week of 07/21/2008 7/25 &#8211; 41 Year Old Grandmother to Be (No Audio) Good morning Strawberry letter 23, I am a 41 year old single parent of one young adult daughter (18) and a teenage son (16). My kids are the product of 12 year marriage. Last week my daughter told me she was 7 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/strawberry-letter-0721/</link>
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		<title>Nephew Tommy Tips (07/21)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Week of 07/21/2008]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/nephew-tommy-tips-0721/</link>
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		<title>To Those Who Follow Via Feeds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I apologize for the duplication of feed items that you may have noticed in your reader. I recently re-burned my main feed so that the entire posts will be syndicated rather than a summary.]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/to-those-who-follow-via-feeds/</link>
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		<title>Stationary</title>
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		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/stationary/</link>
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		<title>Today Was My Last Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So today was my last day at work. I was so eager that I practically ran out of there. Goodbye Rat-Race; I&#8217;m on to bigger and better things!]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/today-was-my-last-day/</link>
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		<title>Nephew Tommy Tips (07/14)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Week of 07/14/2008]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/nephew-tommy-tips-0714/</link>
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		<title>Strawberry Letter (07/14)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Week of 07/14/2008 7/18 &#8211; Heart Confused Bachelor 7/17 - Confused Genders 7/16 &#8211; Three Way Lovin&#8217; 7/15 - Waiting for a Change 7/14 &#8211; Heart Problem in Virginia]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/strawberry-letter-0714/</link>
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		<title>Putting the Final Touches on My 1st Product</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been working TIRELESSLY to put the final touches on my first product for a researcher at the institution where I&#8217;m currently working. This project really started January of this year, so the total development time was ~7 months. My next project should not take nearly as much time as this one did because [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/putting-the-final-touches-on-my-1st-product/</link>
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		<title>I am Soooo Overwhelmed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey readers! I would like to announce that at this very moment I am blogging from my new PC. It feels so great to finally have a computer that fits my needs! A lot has been going on, so I thought I&#8217;d write a post to summarize everything: I had my 10th retight done yesterday. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/i-am-soooo-overwhelmed/</link>
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		<title>Nephew Tommy Tips (07/07)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Week of 07/07/2008]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/nephew-tommy-tips-0707/</link>
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		<title>Strawberry Letter (07/07)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Week of 07/07/2008 7/10 &#8211; If He&#8217;s Rich I Could Learn to Care for Him 7/09 &#8211; Need to Move Forward 7/08 &#8211; Friends or Husband 7/07 &#8211; Need to Move Forward]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/strawberry-letter-0707/</link>
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		<title>Summer 2008 Hair</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know it&#8217;s been a while since I actually posted an updated picture of my hair. Please bear with me and my camera phone as I still have not located my digital camera. This pic was taken after a fresh wash. My last wash left my hair feeling extremely thirsty, so I decided to go [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/summer-2008-hair/</link>
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		<title>Nephew Tommy Tips (07/02 &#8211; 07/03)</title>
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		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/nephew-tommy-tips-0702-0703/</link>
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		<title>Strawberry Letter (06/30 &#8211; 07/03)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[6/30 &#8211; Am I Being Played by an 85 Year Old Man?: This woman makes no sense. I think she tried to play him and in the process ended up getting played. She needs to move back into her own house and get an aid to assist this man with his routines. 7/01 &#8211; She [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/strawberry-letter-0630/</link>
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		<title>Finally, A Computer Solution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am so excited to say that I have FINALLY purchased my new computer!!! Thanks to CyberPower (I refused to purchase another Dell), I was able to purchase a brand new desktop for only $547, yes $547! It is very powerful and I configured it to my liking, including 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, and a 1GB [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/07/finally-a-computer-solution/</link>
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		<title>Hair Products</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I admit that I usually go to a salon to have my hair washed (not necessarily my SL consultant all the time because she is located ~30 miles from where I live). Besides the fact that I don&#8217;t like washing my own hair, my consultant told me that I shouldn&#8217;t wash my hair too often [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/hair-products/</link>
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		<title>Nephew Tommy Tips (06/23 &#8211; 06/26)</title>
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		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/nephew-tommy-tips-0623-0626/</link>
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		<title>Strawberry Letter (06/23 &#8211; 06/26)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so I think I finally figured out a system that will work for all of you Steve Harvey Strawberry Letter fans out there. Instead of posting on a weekly basis, I will add new strawberry letter audio each day until a playlist has 1 week of strawberry letters. For example, I am starting the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/strawberry-letter-0623/</link>
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		<title>Beginning My Journey to the Ph.D.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a previous post I talked about the fellowship that I was awarded, but I did not discuss too much about what it was for. I will be entering a 5-year doctoral program this fall to study Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences. My long term goal = researching and resolving health disparities among minorities (i.e. hyptertension, diabetes, sickle cell [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/beginning-my-journey-to-the-phd/</link>
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		<title>After the Fellowship Orientation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To follow up on a previous post, I attended the Mcknight Doctoral Fellowship orientation last weekend. The good news is that I left feeling more prepared for graduate school in the fall. I was very fortunate to have state political official, university deans, and others take the time out of their busy schedules to help students [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/after-the-fellowship-orientation/</link>
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		<title>A Real Creamy Crack Horror Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I saw this photo posted on one of my favorite Facebook groups, Natural Hair. Read more about this woman&#8217;s story over at The Coarse Hair Diary.]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/a-real-creamy-crack-horror-story/</link>
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		<title>LuV-?&#8217;s Music Videos Portal (SIMS STYLE)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have always enjoyed watching LuV-?&#8217;s music videos on Youtube. Here&#8217;s one of his latest from Neyo. Check out some of his other videos.]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/luvr-music-videos-portal/</link>
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		<title>Nephew Tommy Tips (06/13 &#8211; 06/19)</title>
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		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/nephew-tommy-tips-0613-0619/</link>
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		<title>Strawberry Letter (06/13 &#8211; 06/19)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I apologize for the delay&#8230;.computer issues. I know that I&#8217;m missing a week in between, but I will be able to retrieve the audio in the near future so bear with me. 6/13 &#8211; Who&#8217;s yo&#8217; babe Daddy?: I agree with Steve. This family is entirely ignorant. No further comments. 6/16 &#8211; Ooooh, What A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/strawberry-letter-0613-0619/</link>
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		<title>I Need Curls!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You may have noticed in a number of my previous posts that I love curls. For the most part, around the time of my monthly re-tightening sessions, I also have a roller-set done. So far, the only method that has been done on my hair is setting with very small perm rods. I am usually [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/i-need-curls/</link>
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		<title>Things People Say About SLs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I ran across this post over at Goodnapps about the things that people say about SLs. It&#8217;s so hilarious that I had to share it (read the entire post here). At the same time, it&#8217;s sad that this type of ignorance exists rampantly in the world. Excuse me, are those Sisterlocks? You have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/things-people-say-about-sls/</link>
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		<title>Nephew Tommy Tips (05/19 &#8211; 06/05)</title>
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		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/nephew-tommy-tips-0519-0605/</link>
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		<title>Strawberry Letter (06/05)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve decided to start commenting on these Strawberry Letters when I can, just to give my $0.02. Well, there&#8217;s not too much I can say about this particular letter. I can&#8217;t lie and say that I can&#8217;t relate a little, because I actually can. But it&#8217;s pretty clear that this woman is in serious denial [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/sh-0605/</link>
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		<title>Strawberry Letter (05/27 &#8211; 06/04)</title>
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		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/sh-0527-0604/</link>
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		<title>Shopping for a New Computer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m finally getting around to shopping for a new computer. The old one has got to go because it is definitely impeding my progress. Honestly though, I have been trying to hold off on this purchase because I don&#8217;t really have the funds for it right now. In addition, I have been awarded a McKnight [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/shopping-for-a-new-computer/</link>
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		<title>Making it a Reality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know it&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve written about the development of Ciabranel D.A.T.A., but believe me there has been a LOT going on. I don&#8217;t even know where to start. I&#8217;ve been working like crazy trying to bring everything together. A few days ago, I registered the new business with the State of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/making-it-a-reality/</link>
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		<title>Retight #8</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I had my 8th retight at Johadeni Nappi in St. Petersburg, FL (Address: 1638 9th St N, St Petersburg, FL 33704, Phone: (727) 823-9899). It seemed like this appointment would never arrive. Usually, I have my hair retightened every 6 weeks, but I think this appointment was scheduled out a little further than 6 weeks. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/06/retight-8/</link>
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		<title>My Crown (Part II)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some updated pics of my sisterlocks. These pics were taken from earlier this year up to now.]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/05/my-crown-part-ii/</link>
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		<title>The Big Chop x2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in a previous post, I promised that I would explain why I had to shave off my hair twice. So here goes&#8230;. Well firstly, I&#8217;d like to clarify that in circles of napptural women, we use the words &#8220;Big Chop&#8221; (BC) which means clipping off all relaxed hair and leaving only the natural roots. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/05/the-big-chop-x2/</link>
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		<title>Cute Shoes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I consider myself &#8220;fashionably challenged&#8221;, so I was proud of myself to pick out these shoes. Check out Like.com Visual Search to browse other cute shoes and other products. If you want some more excitement, go on over to Polyvore, an easy-to-use web-based application for mixing and matching products from any online store. Items are pulled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/05/cute-shoes/</link>
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		<title>Updos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I took these pics a few days ago. Right about now, I am starting to experiment with different styles. I have always loved my hair in updos, so here are a few pics of updos with my SLs. The ponytail look was actually by accident. I have started putting my hair up in a loose [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/05/updos/</link>
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		<title>Strawberry Letter (05/19 &#8211; 05/20)</title>
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		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/05/steve-harvey-strawberry-letter-051908-052008/</link>
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		<title>Nephew Tommy Tips (05/02 &#8211; 05/16)</title>
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		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/05/nephew-tommy-tips-0502-0516/</link>
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		<title>Strawberry Letter (05/02 &#8211; 05/16)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I absolutely love the Steve Harvey Morning Show but now that I don&#8217;t have to wake up early in the morning to get to work, I often miss the show. Since I was not able to find a site that keeps recordings of the show, I decided to do that on my blog.]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/05/steve-harvey-strawberry-letter-050208-051608/</link>
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		<title>Thank God It&#8217;s the Weekend Baby!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been a loooong loooong week at work and I am so happy that the weekend is finally here. Today I had the most fabulous hair so I decided to take some pics on the way out for a fun day! Here&#8217;s a few close-ups. It&#8217;s been 8 months since I had my sisterlocks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/05/thank-god-its-the-weekend-baby/</link>
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		<title>The First Steps to Starting my Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I had a brilliant idea to start a business. I&#8217;ll rewind to get you up to speed&#8230;. So I&#8217;ve been working as a research associate managing a breast cancer research study at a local research institution. Since I&#8217;ve been there I&#8217;ve picked up many skills and I&#8217;m glad that I decided [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/05/the-first-steps-to-starting-my-business/</link>
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		<title>Nice Pedicure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I decided to go and treat myself to a pedicure. An artist at heart myself, I was very impressed at the talents of the esthetician. By the way, she used acrylic paint (found in any craft store) for the designs. Lesson Learned: Sometimes you just have to treat yourself!]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/05/nice-pedicure/</link>
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		<title>My Crown (Part I)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello readers! Thanks for visiting my blog. For all of you out there who are here to here all about my crown of glory, this post is especially for you. Come take you through a virtual tour of my hair through the years. Childhood/Relaxed Hair/TWA/Wig As you can clearly see, I have gone through many, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bloglorious.com/2008/04/part-one/</link>
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