{"id":635,"date":"2007-08-31T05:40:47","date_gmt":"2007-08-31T10:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/?p=635"},"modified":"2007-08-31T05:41:37","modified_gmt":"2007-08-31T10:41:37","slug":"i-always-knew-we-were-a-little-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/08\/31\/i-always-knew-we-were-a-little-different\/","title":{"rendered":"I always knew we were a little different"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nicmcphee\/1284339450\/\" title=\"Photo Sharing\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1351\/1284339450_cf5d308f07.jpg?w=450\" vspace='10' alt=\"I always knew we were a little different\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis is the address plate by the entrance to our part of the apartment complex in the UK.  I like being in &#8220;Odds&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>I walked in from the house to the University for the first time this morning.  It took about 45 minutes, and I was a tired, sweaty puppy by the end.  Out of shape, out of shape, out of shape&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Now, after about two hours in the office, I get to walk back, as we have an appointment this afternoon with the deputy head at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.st-helena.essex.sch.uk\/\">Sub-Evil Boy&#8217;s new school<\/a>.  (So glad to finally have him placed!)  I&#8217;ll no doubt be all tired and sweaty again an hour from now&#8230;<\/p>\nNo tag for this post.\n\t<h4>Related posts<\/h4>\n\t<ul class=\"st-related-posts\">\n\t<li>No related posts.<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the address plate by the entrance to our part of the apartment complex in the UK. I like being in &#8220;Odds&#8221;. I walked in from the house to the University for the first time this morning. It took about 45 minutes, and I was a tired, sweaty puppy by the end. Out of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/08\/31\/i-always-knew-we-were-a-little-different\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;I always knew we were a little different&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[25,20,27],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p90sy-af","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":634,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/08\/29\/were-officially-on-foot\/","url_meta":{"origin":635,"position":0},"title":"We&#8217;re officially on foot","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"29 Aug 07","format":false,"excerpt":"I drove to Ipswich this morning to return our rental car, so we're officially sans auto from here on out (barring renting one now and then for trips yonder). 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