{"id":2348,"date":"2012-05-11T12:20:37","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T16:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/?page_id=2348"},"modified":"2013-01-27T13:58:31","modified_gmt":"2013-01-27T18:58:31","slug":"what-does-paper-awesome-mean","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/what-does-paper-awesome-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Paper Awesome&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-style: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/whatis.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"780px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d just have to find a new path for myself, somewhere I could put my talents to proper use. I&#8217;d find a new passion to drive me to improve my skills and abilities, and I&#8217;d find new ways to pull my crazy ideas out of my head and into the real world. 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