function formatDate(date,format) {
	/**
	  *
	  * ex: formatDate(new date(), 'l, F S @ g:ia')
	  * -> Tuesday, January 3rd @ 2:30pm
	  *
	*/
	format = (format ? format : 'F d');
   	var unformatted = new Date(date);

   	function addZero(n) {
	    return n<10 ? '0'+n : n;
	}


	function ordinal(d) {
		if(d>3 && d<21) return 'th';
	  	switch (d % 10) {
	        case 1:  return "st";
	        case 2:  return "nd";
	        case 3:  return "rd";
	        default: return "th";
	    }
	}

	function ampm(h){
		return (h >= 12 ? "PM" : "AM");
	}

	function twelveHour(h){
		return (h > 12 ? (h-12) : ((h == 0 ? 12 : h)));
	}



	var days_full = ['Sunday','Monday','Tuesday','Wednesday','Thursday','Friday','Saturday'];
	var days_3only = ['Sun','Mon','Tue','Wed','Thu','Fri','Sat'];
	var month_full = ["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"];
	var month_3only = ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"];

	var date_constructs = {

		/**
		  *
		  * Time
		  *
		*/
		// 12-hour format without leading zeroes
		'g' : twelveHour(unformatted.getHours()),

		// 23-hour format without leading zeroes
		'G' : unformatted.getHours(),

		// 12-hour format with leading zeroes
		'h' : addZero(twelveHour(unformatted.getHours())),

		// 23-hour format with leading zeroes
		'H' : addZero(unformatted.getHours()),

		// minutes with leading zeroes
		'i' : addZero(unformatted.getMinutes()),

		// am or pm
		'a' : ampm(unformatted.getHours()).toLowerCase(),

		// AM or PM
		'A' : ampm(unformatted.getHours()),


		/**
		  *
		  * Days
		  *
		*/

		// day of the week (number) - 0 is Sunday, 6 is Saturday
		'w' : unformatted.getDay(),

		// day of the week (text, full) (Monday)
		'l' : days_full[unformatted.getDay()],

		// day of the week (text, 3 letters) (Mon)
		'D' : days_3only[unformatted.getDay()],

		// day of the month. 2 digits (01)
		'd' : addZero(unformatted.getDate()),

		// day of the month. no leading zero (1)
		'j' : unformatted.getDate(),

		// day of the month, ordinal. no leading zero, with suffix. (3rd)
		'S' : unformatted.getDate() + ordinal(unformatted.getDate()),

		/**
		  *
		  * Months
		  *
		*/

		// month as names (January)
		'F' : month_full[unformatted.getMonth()],

		// month - numeric with leading zeros (01)
		'm' : addZero(unformatted.getMonth() + 1),

		// month - numeries without leading zeros (1)
		'n' : (unformatted.getMonth() + 1),

		// month (text, 3 letters) (Jan)
		'M' : month_3only[unformatted.getMonth()],

		/**
		  *
		  * Year
		  *
		*/

		// year (4 digits)
		'Y' : unformatted.getFullYear(),

		// year (2 digits)
		'y' : unformatted.getFullYear().toString().substr(-2),

	};

  	var formatted = '';
  	for (var i = 0; i <= format.length - 1; i++) {
  		if(date_constructs[format[i]]===undefined){
  			formatted+=format[i];
  		} else {
  			formatted+=date_constructs[format[i]];
  		}
  	}


   	return formatted;

}