<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Grinding Down]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://grindingdown.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Paul]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://grindingdown.wordpress.com/author/mylifecomics/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s some unused Grinding Down&nbsp;images]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>As my dear readers know, I like to do things a certain way here at <strong>Grinding Down</strong>. Specifically, I&#8217;m talking about how every post is headlined with a photoshopped image <a href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/">a la LOLCats</a>. I take a lot of pride in finding the right image, adding the right words, and tinkering with it to follow the right format. And by <em>right,</em> I mean <em>my</em> format. Anal-retentive Pauly is anally retentive.</p>
<p>However, sometimes I create images in hopes of posting about them, but then things happen, life gets tossed upside-down, and I never get around to musing about X and/or Y. Here, then, are some images I was gonna use as topic starters. Have fun figuring out what each one was gonna be about:</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1997" data-permalink="https://grindingdown.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/heres-some-unused-grinding-down-images/hiroandlucia-1/" data-orig-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/hiroandlucia-1.jpg" data-orig-size="540,320" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="HiroandLucia-1" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/hiroandlucia-1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/hiroandlucia-1.jpg?w=540" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1997" title="HiroandLucia-1" src="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/hiroandlucia-1.jpg?w=500&#038;h=296" alt="" width="500" height="296" srcset="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/hiroandlucia-1.jpg?w=500&amp;h=296 500w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/hiroandlucia-1.jpg?w=150&amp;h=89 150w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/hiroandlucia-1.jpg?w=300&amp;h=178 300w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/hiroandlucia-1.jpg 540w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1998" data-permalink="https://grindingdown.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/heres-some-unused-grinding-down-images/wowmess/" data-orig-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/wowmess.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,1200" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="wowmess" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/wowmess.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/wowmess.jpg?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1998" title="wowmess" src="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/wowmess.jpg?w=500&#038;h=312" alt="" width="500" height="312" srcset="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/wowmess.jpg?w=500&amp;h=312 500w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/wowmess.jpg?w=998&amp;h=624 998w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/wowmess.jpg?w=150&amp;h=94 150w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/wowmess.jpg?w=300&amp;h=188 300w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/wowmess.jpg?w=768&amp;h=480 768w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1999" data-permalink="https://grindingdown.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/heres-some-unused-grinding-down-images/lara-croft-reboot/" data-orig-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/lara-croft-reboot.jpg" data-orig-size="600,383" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="lara croft reboot" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/lara-croft-reboot.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/lara-croft-reboot.jpg?w=600" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1999" title="lara croft reboot" src="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/lara-croft-reboot.jpg?w=500&#038;h=319" alt="" width="500" height="319" srcset="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/lara-croft-reboot.jpg?w=500&amp;h=319 500w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/lara-croft-reboot.jpg?w=150&amp;h=96 150w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/lara-croft-reboot.jpg?w=300&amp;h=192 300w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/lara-croft-reboot.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></p>
<p>There you go. A little behind-the-scenes glimpse into how things work around here. Isn&#8217;t blogging just <em>fascinating?</em></p>
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