{"id":130,"date":"2003-03-31T23:58:16","date_gmt":"2003-04-01T06:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/?p=130"},"modified":"2003-03-31T23:58:16","modified_gmt":"2003-04-01T06:58:16","slug":"a-possibly-nonsensical-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/2003\/03\/31\/a-possibly-nonsensical-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"A Possibly Nonsensical Entry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meaning that this may make less sense than usual, or none.  I have a few glasses of wine in me, which can cause me to become goofy.<\/p>\n<p>We were out at the pub, celebrating.  We had a phone call earlier today from our German producers (the ones to whom we sold the miniseries) and they let us know that, among other things, they want us to retool it as a theatrical feature.  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This strikes me as a good time not to worry about my blog&#8217;s share rating, but rather to go upstairs, climb into bed, and start reading <em>The Worm Ouroboros<\/em> again.<\/p>\n<p>Night, all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meaning that this may make less sense than usual, or none. I have a few glasses of wine in me, which can cause me to become goofy. 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