OK, follow me here. Back in the day, before 3-d hardware accelerators became the norm for computers, groups would put out video packages to show how well the hardware that did exist could handle fancy effects, as well as being pretty to look at. Twenty years ago, one of the best was called Second Reality by a group called Future Crew.

Twenty Years later, we live in the era of Ponify Everything.

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300 followers. Three hundred people who so liked my work that they want to be notified every time I do something. I still can't believe it sometimes. If all of us got together, we could legally incorporate as a town in Montana. Thank you all so much.

That said, here's an update to my situation. I'm in the slow process of losing my job. I'll be let go when my company's money runs out, which is still a variable. I've been actively seeking a new job, and I feel confident that I'll get one.

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I either put these here, or they go in a story. So be grateful.

Here are five of the most terrible puns I can come up with about ponies.

1. Did you hear about the party that Applejack and Rainbow Dash planned? They had to move it away from the windward side of the ash trees to the leeward side. They decided to call it the Ash Lee Ball.

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Just got out of the theater. Initial impressions:

This was awesome! It did everything right in the same way that the 2009 Star Trek movie did, with lots of references and in-jokes, a well-designed plot, sweet animations, and an explanation for the awkwardness that didn't mess up the canon. Semi-spoiler: it's not earth, just a weird alternate dimension with humans, and they all have pony names.

But it did have the most awkward, most out of place Wilhelm scream in history.

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The hiatus on "Lyra's Human 2" ends next Wednesday, so here's the preview you would normally see at the end of this week's chapter.

But first...

I've been thinking about ending the story at a nice, even Chapter 100. I figure floating this balloon now will give people time to come to terms with the idea while there's still a lot of time left. What do you think?

Anyway, here we go...

“It’s coming up tomorrow. That time of the year that I dread. Twice a year, in fact.”

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. . . and help friends in need.

Do I flatter myself that what I do here is actually worth something? Let's find out.

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So last August, in Bronygeddon, I wrote about a pony convention that, falling short of funds, turned to the fans to raise money. Now, apparently, Las Pegasus Unicon has the same thing happening. If this "Double Rainboom" episode that's coming out next month starts off with Pinkie Pie greeting the humans, remember, you heard it here first.

Note to anyone reading my in-progress stories: Derpy's Human is coming along on schedule, the next chapter of Bronygeddon is close, and after that I'll be back on Spiraling Upwards. But for right now, I'm more interested in non-fanfic things. . . mostly.

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So, it looks more and more like Twilight’s going to become an alicorn. Even Tara Strong confirmed it on Twitter. Count me among those who aren’t happy about this. But I’m also following the advice of those who say that I should wait and see before I judge. Still, I’m not happy, and when I’m not happy, putting my thoughts down helps me. I’m doing it here so it’s not lost among the morass of comments on EQD and Ponychan.

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“Cool!” I said. “200 followers! What a way to celebrate the new update to the site. And there are those chapter-moving buttons, and, hmm. . . what’s this button that looks like a door?”

As I clicked on the new icon, everything flashed, and I found myself looking at an ornate hallway, reminiscent of Celestia’s castle. From my speakers I heard a dark laugh and saw a shadow gather.

“King Sombra?”

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