March 15, 2020 was the start of the community quarantine and it will last until April 14. With COVID-19 becoming a pandemic, the best advice is staying at home and washing hands regularly to avoid the highly contagious virus. As I went to the mall on March 15, I noticed that it was almost like a ghosttown. Of course, I wore a mask for the sake of my health. There were a few people walking around and a few restaurants have been temporarily closed such as Mary Grace Cafe, Starbucks, and

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He's been in the featurebox a LOT recently, and now we grabbed him and he's gonna be on the cast! Come drink with us and let's not think about the fact that we're surrounded by disease and the world is imploding but EVERYHTING IS GREAT. EVERYTHING IS FINE HERE YEP! I AM CALM WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT???

GO HERE: https://www.twitch.tv/mikesnipe

YAAAAY!!!!

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Hello everyone!

Tomorrow is the online pony con, Ponyfest!

Yes, it may be kind of dorky to run a convention on Discord, but let's face it - we're all under quarantine here, and could use some fun!

The schedule can be found here.

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So I kind of just wanted to give all of you a status update on what I've been up to these last few months and what's been going on.

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Ponyfest 2.0 has ended, but the magic of the Internet means that all of the panels have been preserved for posterity!

This was the Powerpoint Presentation that I did, about the Universal Engagement Curve.

It was a discussion on pacing in works, and that contains all of my slides.

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So Jesus, it's been what nearly 4 months since I updated A Sunset Across the Galaxy? I apologize for the delays and feel awful about it.

With that in mind I want to update you all on how I've been and just what's been going on with me and the story in general, as well as just promise you that no the story isn't cancelled, the chapters are just slow going and a pain in the ass.

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It’s been three months since my last status report, and I feel it’s time for another one. Things definitely haven’t played out as I anticipated them to. For one, I hoped I’d finally get enough free time to make significant headway on all of my pony and non-pony projects. Well, nope.

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Read all about it in this EQD article

As some of you might know, I studied biomedical engineering while I was at Vanderbilt. That was more than a decade ago now, which is crazy to think about.

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Update 4/10/2020: Yesterday was the first day in which deaths surpassed 2,000.

Update 4/7/2020: The US reported 1700 deaths over the past 24 hours.

Update 4/2/2020: The US hit 1000+ plus deaths today. We're on course to pass the lower end of my prediction for April 11 by April 4.

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Well, I guess everyone has heard that the number of confirmed Coronavirus Cases has reached a million within about five or six months since it started in December.

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Since it's China, I really doubt they have permission to use these licensed characters. But hey, good cause, I wouldn't stop them.

So, as y'all probably know, my friends Shinzakura and BlueBastard have been streaming for charity over the last couple of weeks, and now it's my turn! Tomorrow at 3PM EST (as well as Thursday and Saturday), tune in to my stream HERE and donate to Doctors Without Borders' COVID-19 fund HERE. You may even get neat prizes for donating!

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Hello readers! I’m going to start this post with a bit of a disclaimer. Two, actually.

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With all this pandemic madness going on, why not spruce up your face masks a bit with the mouths of My Little Pony characters?

You can check them out on my Teepublic and my Redbubble! More to come!

MASK OPTIONS
Twilight Sparkle
Fluttershy
Applejack

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As you may or may not know, the novel Coronavirus (nCoV) has been all over the news. The image above is the flag of China except the stars are replaced by virus particles and it is illustrated by Danish artist Niels Bo Bojesen for the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten (JP for short).

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I have been a little under the weather for a while, but after reading such beautiful fics her, I thought that I’d take this time to maybe make another fic.

Also, a special thank you to Lonely Fanboy , who has been a good writer, and given me opportunities to put to the test.

So, yeah... I hope for this damn coronavirus to get out so we can be our human selves again, but until then, stay safe, stay home, and stay strong!

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