I Have Returned! · 3:59am Jul 24th, 2012
Oh stars and stones, I never thought I'd be happy to be back on this poor, old computer--but it is heaven compared to working on a bloody iPod Touch.
Well, it seemed like the entire damn world was out to stop us from getting home, but after an hour and a half delay for storms, we took off, and landed a little after 8 PM. It's now nearly 11:30, and I'm tired, but I'm so freaking pleased to be back. There is so much to do. Two hundred things to check up on Facebook, ten days worth of webcomics and Cracked articles to read, Youtube and Newgrounds and Zero Punctuation and TGWTG videos to watch, over three thousand updates on dA to check...and last, but certainly not least, dozens of things to get situated, organized, and caught up with on here. That last one definitely takes priority.
I've got a story to finish, I've got a chapter to start (going over it again, I've trashed what I had, I know what to do now though, no worries!), I've got some editing and pre-reading promises to keep, and I've got responsibilities to begin. It's what I wanted when I joined, so I'm pleased the respective peeps will have me--I hope I can find my own place here and be welcomed by all the good people I've seen so far.
Quick to do list for here (not necessarily in this order):
1-- Update my story schedule, I've got some new ideas I want to get down, some inspirations are bubbling--exciting stuff, for me at least.
1.5 -- Get a cover page commissioned for my story--well, probably both of them. It's about time I became a little more...professional.
2-- Create an Editing/Pre-Reading schedule box, though my work load at the moment is manageable, I hope someday it won't be, heh. Furthermore, this will allow people I have promised to keep tabs on where they are in my queue--more on this will be explained in the box itself, tomorrow.
3-- Make my debut on DreamWings' Poetry group. And begin trying to bribe threaten kidnap trick persuade people to join and make something wonderful of it. Also probably tomorrow.
4-- Begin reviewing pieces for Author Support. Time to put my money where my mouth is, I suppose, heh. I may do a couple short ones tonight, but that will officially start tomorrow as well.
That's all I can really think of. I don't really feel like rambling about my trip at the mo'. Besides, I'm sure nobody's interested in that stuff anyways, heh. To all you fine fellow writers--I'm mad pleased to be back, hope you don't mind that you'll probably see a whole lot more of me now, heh.
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Oooh, ooh! I forgot a REALLY important one.
5-- Figure out a freakin' Pony-sona already and get a commission picture done. This hedgehog filler is beyond old. *frowns* But I'm still not sure what to do for my pony-sona. Harrumph. I've got a partial one, but it's still not quite right. This really shouldn't be so difficult, but I want it to be right--I'm a fellow of words and a student of psychology with a liking of symbology. These things are important to me...Like my handle here, Peregrine Caged--a lot of thought went into it, and it has a lot of meaning to myself, as an individual. *sighs* I must figure this out.
Oh well, I already welcomed you back...so I have no real reason to post hi again...just wanted to maybe help with the pony-sona idea. Well...based off your name, how about a caged bird as a cutie mark on either a unicorn or an earth pony? Like...it could represent how although you are trapped within a 'shell' or 'cage' of limitation, your imagination is what allows you to soar to even greater heights? Maybe the bird holds a pen in its beak, a keyboard in its talons, or maybe a typewriter is 'trapped' in the cage with it? In all honesty, I don't know how detailed your allowed to be when commissioning these kind of things. I just like coming up with symbolic cutie mark ideas and I'd thought I'd just give you my two bits! Welcome back again Cagy
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Heh, thanks. It's never a bad thing to be welcomed again.
And that's actually not so far off on what this name means. It's part of it, at least. Nice to see my name isn't completely lost on anybody else out there.
And I suppose that's a problem isn't it? *ponders* My pony-sona was never supposed to be simply PC. I actually made one, a writer (though I never did come up with a good name for him--made him an entire family of ponies, couldn't figure out his own bloody name) that (if you read it) you'll see in an upcoming series of stories (tentatively titled: Written Legacy) I hope to do soonish. That was actually my first fiction I planned to do before 'Heart of Chaos' dropped out of the sky into my head. Anyways, he was too much just a writer--which I felt didn't describe 'Me' well enough. A part of me? A very big and important part? Yes. But still not quite right for a true pony-sona of who i really am, my whole Heart.
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likelove your ideas, though (no offense) I would hate to use them since they weren't mine, heh. I'm not all that great at making cutie marks, really. I'll think on it, though. And I suppose it's no sin to have more than one--though that kinda rubs me the wrong way, personally. *throws hands up in the air* Oh I don't know! But thanks for the help...I certainly need it. I take this stuff too seriously and think about it too hard, heh.246825
Heheh, no prob! Again, I like to help people on cutie mark ideas so we don't end up with fifteen thousand different version of the same Rainbow Dash rip-off mark...but when it comes to myself I can never decide either! That's why I don't really have a pony-sona of myself, because I know I can never come up with anything that personally encapsulates, well, me!
How can you describe an entire complicated existence within a single branding? Cutie marks, Keyblades, Pokemon teams; all of these are supposed to be an expression of the artist/writer/whathaveyou's soul, yet they change their minds at the drop of a hat! They'll be set on one idea for, like, a week only to discover that "Hey! That's a big part of who I am too! I should add that!"
We're humans; we're supposed to hard to describe! That's what makes us fun! It's also why the closest thing I have to a pony-sona is my dragon-sona, Cogwill; a permanently blank flank creature that allows me to give away cutie mark ideas without fear of suddenly saying "Hey wait! I changed my mind and now I want my idea back!"
Take me suggestions if you want, ignore them if you can; it's all fine with me either way! As long as you're happy with whatever you declare to be your 'soul' in the end, then I'll be happy.
Night Cagy!
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Hahah, I appreciate it. Though I've not much of a Soul to speak of, I am looking for the reflection of my Heart--the most human thing of all. And you hit the nail on the head, there's no way to properly encapsulate a living, breathing, growing person into something so simple like a single specialized Pony. Food for thought, most certainly.
Goodnight friend, until the next.
Welcome back Peregrine. Don't forget to read my PM about the new account, pretty please
Again Welcome back 
Dum Dum Dum
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I gots it, lady, I gots it! Haha, it's a shame I wasn't told sooner. Anyways, onward and outward!
247484 I only made it last night, and only sent you the message about it after you'd already done your first review. Stupid DreamWings
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Now now, none of that, if you please, lady. It's all good. It's a good idea, yeah? That's the part you should be focusing on, heh.
247489 It was Sorren's idea, I just made it because he was at work, and I had a spare email address knocking about
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Meh, either way, heh. Also, besides messaging him about our progress, I suppose it'll be good practice to message each other about it as well, as you have already done. That's gonna take a little getting used to, switching back and forth so much, heh.
247493 I'm trying to keep up with both pages. Blog might be coming up on the new account soon
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Mmmm, multitasking. Always fun.