{"id":1252,"date":"2006-12-19T16:08:40","date_gmt":"2006-12-19T21:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/till-i-finally-make-up-my-mind-to-learn-design-and-study-overseas\/"},"modified":"2006-12-19T16:08:40","modified_gmt":"2006-12-19T21:08:40","slug":"till-i-finally-make-up-my-mind-to-learn-design-and-study-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/till-i-finally-make-up-my-mind-to-learn-design-and-study-overseas","title":{"rendered":"Till I finally make up my mind to learn design, and study overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"

I so love design. Unlike the guys at Industrial Facility<\/a>, I don’t even have a modicum of talent for it.<\/p>\n

(you really<\/em> need to check out the slideshow that accompanies this story<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I so love design. Unlike the guys at Industrial Facility, I don’t even have a modicum of talent for it. 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