Thanks to the generous SPANIARD KIWI, the text of Cadance of Cloudsdale so far is now in Spanish! Mr. Kiwi has done a tremendous amount of work translating many of my stories into Spanish, but this goes above and beyond. If you're curious, you may visit the project so far here at this
Things feel a bit subdued today, due to the coincidence of Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday through a quirk of the liturgical calendar. It is somewhat difficult to juxtapose the splash of corporate-encouraged love with the festival that literally exists to remind us of our mortality. The pink of Valentine's washes against the purple of Lent. So I'm in a pensive mood, more so than usual on this
Just got home from PVCF and it was an amazing con experience! The minific-based ARG that circulated around the con the whole weekend was high-concept, and I was worried about engagement, but everyone seemed to really get into searching out the hard-to-find stories concealed around the convention hall (in places as obscure as "the desktop wallpaper on one of the monitors in the video game room,
Sounds like an Equestrian-level insult. "Oh, go love yourself!"
I can't be the only one thinking that, right?
More seriously, I vaguely remember you once mentioning that Cadence didn't necessarily have to be interpreted as the Love Princess, based on canon. There's the obvious Crystal Princess role, but I wondered if you also meant other represented aspects? Family Princess, for example (given her arc), or Heart Princess (if you want to switch focus to a broader symbol rather than the specific abstract concept of "love" itself)?
💜 indeed
I try to make sure I love myself at least once a day. It's proven to have a lot of health benefits!
Aww!
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This is literally correct, and that's as much as I will say!
Sounds like an Equestrian-level insult. "Oh, go love yourself!"
I can't be the only one thinking that, right?
More seriously, I vaguely remember you once mentioning that Cadence didn't necessarily have to be interpreted as the Love Princess, based on canon. There's the obvious Crystal Princess role, but I wondered if you also meant other represented aspects? Family Princess, for example (given her arc), or Heart Princess (if you want to switch focus to a broader symbol rather than the specific abstract concept of "love" itself)?
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Yes, she doesn't have to be "love"! OTOH she certainly fits the iconography.
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Cadance: "Hey! Watch where you a putting those hoofs!"
Skywriter: "Sorry!" ***sly smirk***
Cadance: ***back hoofed smack to the back of the head***
Skywriter: "Oww!"
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I would not violate pony consent! *sharp nod*
Oh, excellent work!
ooh, shiny
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High praise from talents such as you folks! Also, yes, the extreme shininess was a selling point.