{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Mike Shad (nam)'s status on Sunday, 25-Sep-11 21:18:52 UTC","author_name":"Mike Shad (nam)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/nam","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/548696","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/2145\" class=\"url\"><span class=\"fn nickname\">eaglehooves<\/span><\/a><\/span> Admittedly I sort of took the easy way out. They knew nothing of my bronyism and I didn't want to see too off the deep end all at once, so I am getting them acquainted in pieces  I just told them I had watched some episodes (so far so true...) and as a joke during a gift exchange one of my friends bought it for me. Hooray for half truths! At least now I don't have to hide it from view."}