{"id":357,"date":"2003-10-28T15:16:34","date_gmt":"2003-10-28T22:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/?p=357"},"modified":"2003-10-28T15:16:34","modified_gmt":"2003-10-28T22:16:34","slug":"and-suddenly-my-life-is-not-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/2003\/10\/28\/and-suddenly-my-life-is-not-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"And suddenly my life is not complete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.megahouse.co.jp\/products\/panda_z\/index.html\"><img SRC=\"\/images\/Giant_Robot_Panda(Panda-Z).jpg\" ALIGN=\"RIGHT\" BORDER=\"0\"><\/a>&#8230;until I have one of <a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.ningyoushi.com\/japanese\/other\/pandaz.htm\">these.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now I have just got to find out what&#8217;s going on  <a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.megahouse.co.jp\/products\/panda_z\/index.html\">with these people. 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