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15 weeks
State of the Unicorn: Poor

That's poor in both senses, I'm afraid! Though before I say any more, I need to stress that I have a warm, safe home, enough to eat, internet access... the essentials, really. I am not in danger of losing those. However, I won't be doing much beyond those essentials for a while. Without going into boring details, I will very shortly be going in for dental work to be done. Which, as
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19 weeks
Happy Hearth's Warming Eve!

I keep my online activity to an absolute minimum on Christmas Day, so I'll take this opportunity to wish all of you reading this a Merry Christmas!¹ However life has treated you over the past year, I hope it treats you better over the next. I shall be back to reading Fimfiction on Boxing Day!
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23 weeks
So then, Doctor Who

Loved it! A few little quibbles, not all the acting from the newcomers was stellar and sadly parts of the gender-related stuff felt awkward and forced, eg "something a male-presenting Time Lord wouldn't understand", but I liked much more than I didn't. Plus one of my worries about the new Disney-cash-infused Who has been dispelled: this definitely did
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29 weeks
Bloody Covid

Fortunately not in the literal sense! But yeah, I'm currently stuck at home, yet not feeling well enough to concentrate on ponyfic. It's a seriously annoying combination.
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30 weeks
UK PonyCon report

This is inelegantly copy/pasted over from the (slightly) nicer looking report over on Louder Yay. Of course, I'm sure you all read Louder Yay anyway because you're such great people, but just in case here's the report here as well...
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Dec

2nd

2019

Santa hat time! · 5:21pm Dec 2nd, 2019

Remember the phrase "If you would consider a Santa hat"? This was started by The Descendant , beginning way back in 2012. Why? To quote the man himself, "I just want something of the fun that was present in this fandom to show up again." (Yes, people were saying that seven years ago!) Although TD hasn't been active in the fandom since 2016 or so, for those who've arrived since then: it's fair to say that he did a good deal for Fimfiction, from writing some stories that still hold up well (eg the outstanding The Railway Ponies: Highball) to welcoming newcomers to the site. I think it's nice to continue the tradition he began all those years ago. Hence my slightly adorned avatar!