(function($) {

$.fn.spasticNav = function(options) {

options = $.extend({
overlap : 0,
speed : 500,
reset : 1500,
color : '#e41e26',
easing : 'easeOutExpo'
}, options);

return this.each(function() {

 var nav = $(this),
 currentPageItem = $('#selected', nav),
 blob,
 reset;
 
 $('<li id="blob"></li>').css({
 width : currentPageItem.outerWidth(),
 height : currentPageItem.outerHeight() + 6,
 left : currentPageItem.position().left,
 top : currentPageItem.position().top  - 33,
 backgroundColor : options.color
 }).appendTo(this);
 
 blob = $('#blob', nav);
 
$('li:not(#blob)', nav).hover(function() {
// mouse over
clearTimeout(reset);
blob.animate(
{
left : $(this).position().left,
width : $(this).width()
},
{
duration : options.speed,
easing : options.easing,
queue : false
}
);
}, function() {
// mouse out
reset = setTimeout(function() {
blob.animate({
width : currentPageItem.outerWidth(),
left : currentPageItem.position().left
}, options.speed)
}, options.reset);

});

}); // end each

};

})(jQuery);