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		<title>Passed my EMT test!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm now EMT B030415312 :)]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/08/26/passed-my-emt-test/</link>
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		<title>My Ankle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On scene at 20:55. I'm told to grab the blue aide bag and bring it into the house. I grab the bag, step out of the ambulance, and then promptly twist my ankle on the sidewalk and all of my goes slamming into the ground with all of my weight going through my now inverted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/06/23/my-ankle/</link>
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		<title>Daria</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So... Yeah... I'm without a car for a while... So I'm re-watching every Daria episode. I'm just a few minutes in the first one. I...miss the 90's? Or at least some of the cartoons...]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/06/20/daria/</link>
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		<title>Pictures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's been too long since I've gone out taking pictures...for the sake of taking pictures... I should work on that soon...]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/06/20/pictures/</link>
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		<title>Lonely Chicken</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yep...I've done this one before... *sigh* (taken from http://www.savagechickens.com/2010/05/elevators.html)]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/05/29/lonely-chicken/</link>
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		<title>Playing pretend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be. --Kurt Vonnegut in Mother Night]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/05/11/playing-pretend/</link>
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		<title>On Maintenance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. --Kurt Vonnegut in Hocus Pocus]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/05/09/on-maintenance/</link>
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		<title>Is this true? I fear it may be&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is the following true? I fear it may be... "Happiness is only real when shared." ~Into The Wild (2007) Am I sharing enough? I fear that I'm not. But who wants a part of this?]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/05/08/is-this-true-i-fear-it-may-be/</link>
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		<title>Charm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I can have oodles of charm when I want to. --Kurt Vonnegut in Breakfast of Champions]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/05/07/charm/</link>
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		<title>Humor/Fear</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Humor is an almost physiological response to fear. --Kurt Vonnegut in A Man without a Country]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/05/05/humorfear/</link>
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		<title>Bridges and fire.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn. --David Russell Isn't that the truth?]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/05/03/bridges-and-fire/</link>
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		<title>First day driving on the road!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In other news: I drove an Ambulance for 2 hours up and down rt. one! That was SO MUCH fun! Commercial sized trucks are interesting to drive. I even had someone yield to me that didn't need to. You only need to yield to an ambulance if the lights and/or sirens are on people. But [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/05/02/first-day-driving-on-the-road/</link>
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		<title>Live your life, as this is not a dress rehearsal.</title>
		<description><![CDATA["Live your life, as this is not a dress rehearsal." --Author Unknown]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/05/01/an-interesting-quote/</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;m not boring. I just don&#8217;t self-promote enough. Right?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“A decline in a narcissistic desire for self-promotion can easily lead you to be mistaken for boring.” - Alain de Botton So true...]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/04/30/im-not-boring/</link>
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		<title>Modest Mouse for the day&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[God I love this song...have for years... I backed my car into a cop car the other day Well he just drove off, sometimes life's OK I ran my mouth off a bit too much, oh, what did I say? Well you just laughed it off, it was all OK And we'll all float on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/04/29/modest-mouse-for-the-day/</link>
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		<title>Truly Beautiful People</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The most beautiful people are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen." --Elisabeth [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/04/27/truly-beautiful-people/</link>
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		<title>Red Right Ankle by The Decemberists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you can't see the video click here: http://wp.me/pj7vh-fB and it'll take you directly to my blog. Please click! This girl covering this song is one of my favorites. It just bleeds feelings of nostalgia. ---- This is the story of your red right ankle And how it came to meet your leg And how [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/04/22/red-right-ankle-by-the-decemberists/</link>
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		<title>In Fact by Gregory and the Hawk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you can't see the video click here: http://wp.me/pj7vh-fD Another song that I'm just now beginning to get. It's funny how sweet is sounds... ---- Step one: light me on fire Step two: walk clean away I wont burn long and evidence of your done wrong will be gone in seconds I swear but if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/04/21/in-fact-by-gregory-and-the-hawk/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;How do you tell someone?&#8221; by Cowboy Mouth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Full lyrics are in the video... ... Did you ever know me? swear that I have tried Did you ever need me? I feel like I have died Did you ever want me? I swear that I have tried How do you tell someone you don't love them? How do you tell someone you don't [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/04/20/how-do-you-tell-someone-by-cowboy-mouth/</link>
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		<title>I want to see this with my own eyes.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sky from Philip Bloom on Vimeo. (http://bit.ly/9hsiBg) (link to my original blog post if you cannot see the embedded video on facebook)]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/04/18/i-want-to-see-this-with-my-own-eyes/</link>
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		<title>A friend just shared this with me.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: Truck Stop Blues Artist: New Found Glory Oh! That was such a short goodbye Never get to say exactly what I want in front of you I always fall apart at the worst thoughts of crashing down I know you know this isn't what you signed up for I'll never let this go I'm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/04/18/a-friend-just-shared-this-with-me/</link>
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		<title>On the comforts of another: Chinese</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FYI: "A Chinese" in the UK is the same as "A pizza" in the US. This FYI has nothing to do with why I'm posting this. ---- Title: Chinese Artist: Lily Allen ---- I see you from the sky And I wonder how long it will take me to get home I wait for an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/04/12/on-the-comforts-of-another-chinese/</link>
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		<title>Another song I love.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: First Day Of My Life By: Bright Eyes This is the first day of my life Swear I was born right in the doorway I went out in the rain, suddenly everything changed They're spreading blankets on the beach Yours was the first face that I saw I think I was blind before I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/04/12/another-song-i-love/</link>
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		<title>A song on life (and love): Brendan Benson &#8211; What I&#8217;m Looking For</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: What I'm Looking For Album: The Alternative to Love Artist: Brendan Benson ---- Well I don't know what I'm looking for But I know that I just want to look some more And I won't be satisfied Til there's nothing left that I haven't tried For some people it's an easy choice But for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/04/11/a-song-on-life-and-love-brendan-benson-what-im-looking-for/</link>
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		<title>Thank you for seeing me through growing pains and difficult times.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone. I just heard one of my favorite songs today: Changeless by Carbon Leaf. In it, there’s a line that goes “I will not wait until the end, for my applause for you my friend.” I think it’s important to occasionally say thank you to the people that love us. So many people have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/04/04/thank-you-for-seeing-me-through-growing-pains-and-difficult-times/</link>
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		<title>Wikipedia is funny.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scarlett I. Johansson[1] (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress and singer, and the most beautiful woman in the world. Just became Scarlett I. Johansson[1] (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress and singer, and the most beautiful woman in the world. [citation needed] Not that she really should need any citations...Just that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/04/02/wikipedia-is-funny/</link>
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		<title>Falling Awake &#8211; by: Gary Jules</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good lyrics for when you can't fall asleep. Ugh, I've got class at 8am. This is ridiculous. Falling Awake by Gary Jules: ==== Eagle in the dark Feathers in the pages. Monkeys in my heart Are rattling their cages. Found a way to blue And another ghost to follow Said "it's only up to you" [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/03/27/falling-awake-by-gary-jules/</link>
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		<title>Employed!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got a job at the Boy Scout shop in Springfield! The hours rock! Good number of hours, and they're never going to conflict with my volunteer EMT classes or duty crews at O.W.L.! I'm so happy. This is such a relief.]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/03/23/employed/</link>
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		<title>Photo A Day: 6</title>
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		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/03/12/photo-a-day-5-2/</link>
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		<title>One more song: Switchfoot &#8211; Mess of Me</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Huh...interesting. I like this one too. ----- Song Title:             Mess of Me Artist:                     Switchfoot Lyrics: I am my own affliction I am my own disease There ain't no drug that they could sell Oh, there ain't no drug to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/03/10/one-more-song-switchfoot-mess-of-me/</link>
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		<title>Photo A Day: 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I like this. Silly experimenting in Photoshop makes me happy.]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/03/10/photo-a-day-5/</link>
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		<title>Another song that really hit me.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Iris by: The Goo Goo Dolls (Emphasis Added) And I'd give up forever to touch you Because I know that you feel me somehow You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be And I don't want to go home? right now And all I can taste is this moment And all I can breathe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/03/09/another-song-that-really-hit-me/</link>
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		<title>A Song I&#8217;ve been listening to: Gomez &#8211; See The World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a beautiful song from a not so beautiful movie I just saw...some lyrics from the song: See the world Find an old-fashioned girl And when all's been said and done The things that are given (not won) are the things that you want The things that make me happy really are the gifts I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/03/07/a-song-ive-been-listening-to-gomez-see-the-world/</link>
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		<title>Photo A Day: 4</title>
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		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/03/06/photo-a-day-4/</link>
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		<title>Photo A Day: 3</title>
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		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/03/05/photo-a-day-3/</link>
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		<title>Photo A Day: 2</title>
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		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/03/03/photo-a-day-2/</link>
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		<title>Photo A Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I tried this a while ago...I didn't make it very far...but I looked in the mirror and I realized my face looks really different...I just sort of startled myself I guess. So I'm starting over. 365 photos of me. Starting tonight. I'm only letting Facebook re-post this first one. After that they'll just be on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2010/03/03/photo-a-day/</link>
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		<title>Emily in DC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Forgot to post them to my blog too. I've been double posting these to facebook and here. My beautiful friend Emily, and a couple random shots in DC: (c) Paul Gupta]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/12/16/emily-in-dc/</link>
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		<title>A quick update.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I heard that the Smithsonian's National Zoo's sloth bear died: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/PressMaterials/PressReleases/NZP/2009/Merlin.cfm It's name was Merlin. I learned his name when I was younger during a "Snore &#38; Roar". I think it's interesting that it came up and hit the news, this little piece of my childhood. Perhaps I'm just a little amazed because something in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/11/07/a-quick-update/</link>
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		<title>Even more shots!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today it's "Girl's Wearing purple sweater's day!" These shots were taken at the National Arboretum and a little spot near an airport that I love. Click on these shots for full sized (they are low quality large size): If you're coming from facebook, it will require two clicks:]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/10/11/even-more-shoots/</link>
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		<title>More photos.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just some shots of Deanna with her horse Storm. This is my first time really doing a shoot like this... This is what I came up with:]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/09/27/more-photos-2/</link>
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		<title>More photos!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the backyard and the Springfield Metro Station! Click on the following photos to see them full sized: I also have a new facebook page (not just a profile!) for my photography: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paul-Gupta/161917863775 You should definitely go check it out and become a fan of mine! Thanks so much internet! Paul]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/09/24/more-photos/</link>
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		<title>Went to the National Cathedral on Sunday.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Click on the images below to enlarge them. If you're reading this on facebook you might have to go to http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/09/22/went-to-the-national-cathedral-on-sunday/ Please comment on these: Peace, Paul]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/09/22/went-to-the-national-cathedral-on-sunday/</link>
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		<title>Arrr!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I forgot to properly celebrate talk like a pirate day! (and rosh hashana, which I wasn't planning on celebrating anyway...but I find it worthy of noting the concurrence of events) http://www.talklikeapirate.com/ But alas mateys, I shall repent my sins and celebrate! When I go to the renn fest! (Maybe Oct. 3rd?) (information about the MD [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/09/20/arrr/</link>
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		<title>Yesterday I applied to 36 different places.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before I begin! [shameless plug] My resume is posted on this blog at the  top link and at http://guptaxpn.com/blog/resume for anyone reading this via syndication (not on my blog, probably through facebook) Please show it to anyone that can hire, or might know someone who might hire me. Or send me a message at http://guptaxpn.com/blog/contact/ [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/09/16/yesterday-i-applied-to-36-different-places/</link>
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		<title>Stil looking for work&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm applying left and right...but I'm constantly coming up empty... I really don't know how I'm going to keep going...every day something just seems to get worse...not better... I just got paid (generously) yesterday for a one-time gardening job. But the money is already out the door for taxes. Actually it doesn't cover it...it just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/09/15/stil-looking-for-work/</link>
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		<title>That last post wasn&#8217;t supposed to get published.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm sorry to all who read it. The situation improved.]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/09/13/that-last-post-wasnt-supposed-to-get-published/</link>
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		<title>Just a quick update.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Still unemployed, still looking for work. I just got interviewed yesterday and should hear back on Monday whether or not it will result in a job. This waiting game is intolerable! Currently have a stable place to stay. Going to school online. My life is exciting!]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/09/12/just-a-quick-update/</link>
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		<title>Dear World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I've been filling out applications for jobs left and right. I'm searching nonstop. Can anyone tell me why I'm still not working? Anywhere? Fast food hasn't even called me back! I can't survive like this. I need to get a job. Why can't I get one? I've been applying everywhere! Warehouses and manual labor included! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/09/04/dear-world/</link>
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		<title>Thank you all</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm currently staying with someone from church; this living arrangement is only temporary and I need to find someone else to live with soon. I also need work, if you know of a place where I can stay more long-term while I get settled into a job of some sort I would appreciate hearing about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/08/17/thank-you-all/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got kicked out again. I'm not coming back, my mom is changing the locks. I have a place to stay for the next couple of nights. I have very little money, and I'm losing the will to keep on doing this. I am lost. I don't know what to do. I need someone. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/08/16/647/</link>
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		<title>Still Unemployed.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Internet, I'm unemployed, almost entirely broke, and I'm looking for a job. Please send me something soon! Sincerely, Paul Gupta]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/08/03/still-unemployed/</link>
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		<title>Help Save The Internet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I'd like to urge you to sign the following petition! Network Neutrality is as essential as equal access to our roads or electricity. From the page two of the bill (which can be read here): (2) The Internet is an essential infrastructure that is comparable to roads and electricity in its support for a diverse [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/08/03/help-save-the-internet/</link>
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		<title>Now for something a little different.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" + Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" = Mashup I never could have imagined. It's actually kind of catchy. I'm not quite sure how I feel about this though... You decide, leave your opinions in the comments.]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/07/26/now-for-something-a-little-different/</link>
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		<title>Wow. I&#8217;m Behind. (i.e. Playing Catch Up With Bullet Points!)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot has happened since I last posted. I'm sorry about that guys, if anything I'm sorry to have dropped the ball on my public-facing journal. Let's see what's happened since I last decided to post: Started my 7th month dating Deanna &#60;3 ! Went to a cook out with some kids from my GEMS [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/07/19/wow-im-behind-i-e-playing-catch-up-with-bullet-points/</link>
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		<title>A Facebook Meme: Go ahead and comment on it here or on facebook under my notes.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Instructions: Leave the first impression you had of me from when we first met. It doesn't matter if it was good or bad (as long as it's changed now). Don't send a message, leave a comment on here. Next, re-post this in your notes, tag 20 people, and see how many people leave their first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/06/26/a-facebook-meme-go-ahead-and-comment-on-it-here-or-on-facebook-under-my-notes/</link>
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		<title>Seen on the Internet: Awesome Brazilian Parkour Video Featuring Breathtaking Shots Of The City of São Paulo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAMPARKOUR from Wiland Pinsdorf on Vimeo. Awesome short film featuring skillful parkour in Brazil, I am about to just say what every dude reading this is thinking: "I wish I could do this." From the page: Samparkour is a short that reveals the city of São Paulo (Brazil) under the look of Parkour. Where people see [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/06/26/seen-on-the-internet-awesome-brazilian-parkour-video-featuring-breathtaking-shots-of-the-city-of-sao-paulo/</link>
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		<title>Graduated (Officially now)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, graduating high school was official a while ago, but now I have my diploma! I didn't get the actual piece of paper because I was attending my Eagle Scout Court of Honor instead of my high school graduation on the 13th. But anyway, the main point: I shouldn't need to ever need to go [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/06/25/graduated-officially-now/</link>
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		<title>My house got broken into last night.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear World, Please stop breaking into my house. I didn't do anything wrong. Please return the hard disks if you have them, you can't get any money for them. Thank you, Paul This is the second time this has happened. To anyone who might care, only my mother, myself, and four cats live in this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/06/05/my-house-got-broken-into-last-night/</link>
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		<title>Kohlberg Dilemmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Same as last week! My blog is being updated pretty rarely, so I'm going to start queuing up some discussion questions for any of you that actually read my blog directly at http://blog.guptaxpn.com/ or read the syndicated version somewhere else on the web. (likely through the automatically imported facebook notes) so that we can start [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/06/01/kohlberg-dilemmas/</link>
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		<title>Canada&#8217;s healthcare saved her; Ours won&#8217;t cover her &#8211; Los Angeles Times</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Canada's healthcare saved her; Ours won't cover her - Los Angeles Times. Huh, biased, but it's an interesting read nonetheless.]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/05/27/canadas-healthcare-saved-her-ours-wont-cover-her-los-angeles-times/</link>
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		<title>Discussion Question: Pep Rallys</title>
		<description><![CDATA[courtesy of xkcd.com licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. I have always detested the reactions I've gotten for my lack of enthusiasm for pep rally's at my school, perhaps it's the fact that I am a transfer who travels 10 miles every day each way and see little value to showing excessive enthusiasm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/05/26/discussion-question-for-the-week-pep-rallys/</link>
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		<title>seen on the internet: making friends today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[( making friends (from: http://www.stickycomics.com/ )]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/05/25/seen-on-the-internet-making-friends-today/</link>
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		<title>Would YOU Give Them Money?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My blog is kind of dry, so I'm going to start queuing up some delicious discussion questions for any of you that actually read my blog directly at http://blog.guptaxpn.com/ or read the syndicated version somewhere else on the web. (i.e. my automatically imported facebook notes) so that we can start working our minds out every [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/05/25/would-you-give-them-money/</link>
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		<title>Bumper Sticker Wisdom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I once saw a wise bumper sticker: "When Jesus said to love your enemies, I think he meant not to kill them."]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/05/22/i-just-saw-a-wise/</link>
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		<title>No more cell phone for a while.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My cell phone no longer works, I will be getting a new number soon. Until then call me at home or email me. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. My contact information as well as a contact form is available at http://blog.guptaxpn.com/about]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/05/19/no-more-cell-phone-for-a-while/</link>
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		<title>OMG! A TALKING ROCK!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(from http://www.stickycomics.com/)]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/05/14/omg-a-talking-rock/</link>
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		<title>What am I to do?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[God I'd like some answers to that question soon...]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/05/14/what-am-i-to-do/</link>
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		<title>Sunday After Kinetic Sculpture Race!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm so tired... I went up to Maryland on Friday night to hang out with Deanna, then took her and Shaina (who we picked up along the Metro). Then we spent the entire day following a 10 foot tall, 13 foot long, and 8 foot wide sequin covered shoe on wheels. I'll post pictures and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/05/03/sunday-after-kinetic-sculpture-race/</link>
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		<title>Kinetic Sculpture Races!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm going to the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore tomorrow! If anyone else is going call/txt me and we can try to meet up and cheer on our favorite shoe! See you there!]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/05/01/kinetic-sculpture-races/</link>
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		<title>Youth Ministry Working Group&#8211; results, at long last. (Repost from Morgan Ivens)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[JPDYSC JPDUUA AND JPD YOUTH ALL PAY ATTENTION: I'm reposting this note from facebook so that more people, ESPECIALLY for JPD folk. All-- If I've tagged you in this, it's because I think you'll be interested in the results of this horrendously long Youth Ministry Consultation process. Please pass this along to all the UUs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/04/16/youth-ministry-working-group-results-at-long-last-repost-from-morgan-ivens/</link>
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		<title>Jpdysc.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spent most of my day working on the new JPDYSC.com Screenshot is below, consider this my parting gift JPD!   Click on the picture for a full-size screenshot of the page!  ]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/04/13/jpdysccom/</link>
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		<title>Burpee Challenge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I caught wind of this blog: http://100burpees.blogspot.com/ The idea is to do 100 burpees. Adding one burpee per day. (day one = 1 burpee, day two = 2 burpees) Let's see how this goes]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/03/17/burpee-challenge/</link>
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		<title>Update!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PING!]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/02/28/update/</link>
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		<title>Random Photos Around Woodbridge (and some graffiti?)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I decided to go take some photos around town today... just...of sunsets and such... Since I bought a UV filter and all... So here they are! What do you think that 3 eyed smiley face symbol means? It's all over the place and I'm not quite sure what it means or who it represents. I'm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/02/19/random-photos-around-woodbridge-and-some-graffiti/</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve been that little chicken :(</title>
		<description><![CDATA[But reality isn't too stifling today! We finally have a decent president in office!  I watched the inauguration at...my church.  One of our members rented the hall out and we streamed it from a laptop (unfortuantly so did the rest of the world and it was laggy and painful to watch) but nonetheless we watched [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/01/20/ive-been-that-little-chicken/</link>
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		<title>I love PostSecret</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's just so easy to relate to some of the postcards... ~Paul]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2009/01/19/i-love-postsecret/</link>
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		<title>Won The Game</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you XKCD.com! Mwahaha! You just WON the game! (more information at losethegame.com)]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/12/16/won-the-game/</link>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving everyone!]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/11/27/happy-thanksgiving/</link>
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		<title>covers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, when you search for a song on YouTube, the official or album rip usually comes up right there on top, it's either a copy placed there by the label, or some illegal rip uploaded with a bunch of random clips slapped together with windows movie maker. The original song, by the original artist. But [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/11/23/covers/</link>
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		<title>XKCD totally applied to me this morning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Isn't it strange though?!]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/10/17/xkcd-totally-applied-to-me-this-morning/</link>
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		<title>Such great tea, this deserves a post&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[and I might just make this a theme... but goodness... whoever thought of blending mate with TEA, genius... mate by itself is just bitter and unappealing...but with the black tea, makes it so smooth and just heavenly I just bought a box of this tea: Heavenly]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/10/15/such-great-tea-this-deserves-a-post/</link>
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		<title>Another song post! Yay!: Colin Hay &#8211; Waiting For My Real Life To Begin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colin Hay - Waiting For My Real Life To Begin Man Colin Hay Rocks...Why did Zach Braff have to go and overuse his music though? anywho Any minute now, my ship is coming in I'll keep checking the horizon I'll stand on the bow, feel the waves come crashing Come crashing down, down, down, on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/09/26/another-song-post-yay-colin-hay-waiting-for-my-real-life-to-begin/</link>
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		<title>Show Me What I&#8217;m Looking For: Carolina Liar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I've been listening to this song a great deal lately... Wait, I’m wrong Should have done better than this Please, I’ll be strong I’m finding it hard to resist So show me what I’m looking for Save me, I’m lost Oh lord, I’ve been waiting for you I’ll pay any cost Save me from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/09/25/show-me-what-im-looking-for-carolina-liar/</link>
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		<title>Data Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So... I just lost all of my files on my SD card... ubuntu randomly reformatted the drive... actually, it merged two different SD Drives into one... A camera card's file structure got merged into my cell phone card's file structure... most FILES were lost...and I had to reformat them both... URGH *angst* But I think [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/08/22/data-loss/</link>
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		<title>So comfy!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SO, I know chucks are evil, made by nike in china etc. but they are so so so comfy... Just bought some online the other day because they looked comfy...they got here...I was afraid they wouldn't fit because I have such wide feet... but they do...yay! Yay, black size 12 high tops! SO COMFY (I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/08/21/so-comfy/</link>
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		<title>Proper syndication!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now only posts that I categorize in the "syndicated" feed should show up here. Let's hope this works!]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/08/21/proper-syndication/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Winter&#8221; by Joshua Radin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I should know who I am by now I walk the record stand somehow Thinkin' of winter The name is the splinter inside me While I wait And I remember the sound Of your November downtown And I remember the truth A warm December with you But I don't have to make this mistake And [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/08/21/winter-by-joshua-radin/</link>
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		<title>Gaah!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[*overload* So much to do, internet is a blessing and a curse at the same time lol... But not for long! because cheap unfiltered access won't be here for long! Check this out: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/08/analysis-fcc-co.html Which reminds me to pimp this awesome campaign out:]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaah/</link>
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		<title>Just moved the &#8216;ol blog!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Used to be located at http://blog.guptaxpn.com/wordpress now it's at http://blog.guptaxpn.com/ without that extra folder sticking around! AWESOME! RIGHT!? I'm also updating this via subversion now! EVEN MORE AWESOME!]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/08/19/just-moved-the-ol-blog/</link>
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		<title>Summercon 2008 Post 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of what this says goes out to a number of the bridgers and current members of the JPDcon community, and I have something more individual to say to most of you. Anyway, this post started off as a comment on one of Mike's facebook notes. I'm making it a post instead because I feel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/08/04/summercon-2008-post-2/</link>
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		<title>Summercon 2008 Post 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We're on Holy ground... Right where we are. We're on Holy ground... Under this shining star! We're on Holy ground... When we reach for each other, with our Hearts. We're on Holy ground.]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/08/03/summercon-2008-post-1/</link>
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		<title>Sucky Room PT. 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[well...caught up with fun people and met a few new ones...and then came plenary 1 great banner parade was cool...lots of waiting around...and i was with the youth banner...and as such was with the youth banner group then came one item of: business! which was only approving the procedures which was of course a unanimous [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/06/26/sucky-room-pt-3/</link>
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		<title>Sucky Room PT. 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So. the hotel room is beautiful.but keep reading for angst! so wednesday comes then becca, jake, alex, and priscilla spent about an hour of their day coming to pick me up...trying to find me and the address...(truth=the address the gps on your phone gives you, is NEVER as good as the one on your front [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/06/26/sucky-room-pt-2/</link>
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		<title>Sucky Room</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So...day one of ga was pretty cool... but i'll start from the beginning... tuesday ---- flew into fort lauderdale airport yesterday. flight was good. only kink in the flight was that while boarding there was a little girl in MY window seat...but i decided to let her just sit there and enjoy it and not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/06/26/sucky-room/</link>
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		<title>Summer: Day 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I wake up early'ish(8:30-9:00AM), I watched WΔZWiki&#124;IMDB Which was fantastic, slightly reminiscent of the Saw Series, But without the excessive gore, nor overly suspenseful atmosphere. This one just felt so much more plausible, and the plot as truly entertaining. But I Won't spoil it for you! So then I went out to breakfast Lunch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/06/12/14/</link>
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		<title>Summer: Day 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I slept in until around noon but didn't get up, I just lazed around in bed until around noon-thirty. I made some yummy home-cooked breakfast this afternoon, bulgur with raisins in it. Continued on to watch some TV, read a bit, fell asleep, watched The Oxford Murders. Great film by the way, definitely worth checking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/06/10/summer-day-1/</link>
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		<title>first post!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, soon after I installed this blog, I had it ripped away from me by a vicious case of the dreamhost hiccups. (Database server went down) :) This is not the first glitch Dreamhost has had and I doubt very much so that it shall be the last. But anywho, this will be my homepage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://guptaxpn.com/blog/2008/06/10/first-post/</link>
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