code: def parse_md(self):
      
      post_content = _MARKDOWN.convert(self.raw_src)
  
      if hasattr(_MARKDOWN, 'Meta'):
        # 'Meta' in _MARKDOWN and _MARKDOWN.Meta:
        for key in _MARKDOWN.Meta:
          print "\t meta: %s: %s (%s)" % (key, _MARKDOWN.Meta[key][0], type(_MARKDOWN.Meta[key][0]))
          if key == 'pubdate':
            setattr(self, key, datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(float(_MARKDOWN.Meta[key][0])))
          else:
            setattr(self, key, _MARKDOWN.Meta[key][0])
        
      self.content = post_content
      self.stub = self.__key__
    
      # set required fields
      # @TODO required in schema rather than here
      
      if not hasattr(self, 'pubdate'):
        print '\t Notice: setting default pubdate'
        setattr(self, 'pubdate', datetime.datetime.now())
docs: Takes a post path and returns a dictionary of variables