In reference to the puke pic (which I just saw today): Ew. That sucks. Nice of them to provide a data point and all, but ew. And you have the blue version of my countertop.
As for changing your ways? Do what you like, but for some odd reason I thought about you and the board today and thought that in many cases, you seem to function as the board's id (as in, id, ego, and superego, and not an un-capitalized ID). The sensitive folks and the people who want to be coddled won't like it, but I personally tend to appreciate a verbal smack in the face with a, "Snap out of it, woman!"
Be who you are. I would like to believe that if you were being a jerk just to be a jerk, that I wouldn't have gotten to like you (inasmuch as I actually get to know and like anyone on these boards).
Did that make sense? I'm in need of more caffeine.