Being an adolescent is rough · 5:10am Feb 7th, 2017
Pinkie Pie had stopped acting funny and that worried Sumac just a little bit. That was the thing with Pies, you had to watch them the most when they acted as though there was nothing wrong. Sly Pie, Pebble’s little brother, was not at all like his mother, Maud. Sly was a bit like Limestone, with a touch of Marble, and a smattering of Pinkie Pie tossed in for flavour. When Sly got quiet and shy, everypony panicked.
And then there was Pebble, who was doing her darndest to show that there was nothing wrong, and it was this that Sumac know that she might crack from the pressure. It was just a matter of who had a meltdown first; Pinkie Pie or her niece, Pebble Pie. Sumac knew that Applejack was aware of the danger, but Applejack wasn’t saying or doing much of anything, causing him to wonder what she was up to. Applejack was wily and with each passing year, Applejack only became more canny, becoming wiser and slicker with age.
What Pebble needed was her sister, Megara, but Megara was at home, getting schooled in singing and piano lessons. Sumac wasn’t sure what the point was, Meg didn’t sing so much as she yowled, but Tarnish insisted that there was talent there, and Octavia insisted that there was as well.
Not only was love blind, but it was deaf too.
Love did funny things to ponies, and Sumac knew this first hoof. He had reached a different stage of love with Pebble, a hot, bothersome, confusing stage that brought with it a lot of unsettling emotions. He had dreams at night of kissing her and a whole lot more, feverish dreams that left him sweaty and damp when he woke up, not to mention being quite embarrassed, as his mothers, all three of them, knew exactly what was going on. Of all them, Lemon Hearts was the worst, as she had a pressing need to talk about it.
He hadn’t worked up the courage to slip Pebble the tongue quite yet, but he had plans, grand plans, plans that involved sweeping her off of her hooves, seeing her naked, and finally finding out what her cutie mark was. So far, there had been quite a number of sweaty, gropy, nervous practice kisses while he worked up his nerve to go for something bolder. Following Twilight’s advice for success, he had a schedule, a checklist, and a roadmap to success.
As his relationship with Pebble advanced, it felt as though his relationship with her family had soured a bit. Oh, they still loved him, but there was tension there now, a strange tension that Sumac could not ignore. Cloudy gave him funny looks and he lived in mortal fear of her spoon collection. Maud still loved him, of that there could be no doubt, but there were times when Sumac discovered that Maud was staring at him in some odd way that made him feel like digging his own grave.
And then there was Tarnish.
Tarnish could be scary.
I got me some Tiger Balm finally. It's helped my fingers out quite a bit and I'm able to type a little better with fewer typos. It is a small comfort, but one I greatly appreciate, as any relief is welcomed.
My Chromebook Pixel continues its weird downward spiral. I'm not sure what is wrong with it, but the symptoms continue to worsen, much to my dismay. The keyboard acts a bit flakey, growing worse and worse with time, and then at one some point, not only does the keyboard go dead, but so does the mouse. The USB ports just quit and the cursor stops moving. Sometimes the trackpad still works, sometimes it doesn't. With the touchscreen being dead, it locks me out of any means of interaction, and then I have to hold down the power button for ten seconds, which forces a restart. And then, it's fine for a while, until the symptoms begin anew.
I think I've typed this thing into the ground. Thing is, I don't think I could I could go back to anything less than a 4k 3:2 screen. I don't need a wide screen, I need a tall screen. The more that is on the screen the easier it is for me to work. There is no finer machine for writing than the Chromebook Pixel, as the screen is fantastic and eyestrain is not a major concern because the screen is so sharp. When you stare at a screen for sixteen to twenty hours in a day, it is important to have a good one.
I have a Samsung laptop, it's awesome for gaming, but it sucks for writing. It has a 720p display that is amazing for gaming, it looks brilliant and it has a two gig Radeon card... as amazing as it is, it sucks for writing. Rendered text on the screen is jagged, pixelated, and is downright migraine inducing. There is also the fact that it sounds like a jet engine when operating, as it has multiple i7 CPUs and heat issues that have to be seen to be believed. It'll play Fallout 4 at all ultra settings at 120 fps, but it can't render text worth a damn. Also, I killed its keyboard already, the assembly is cracked and peeling away from the body and most of the keys are dead. Go me. Kudzu Haiku, Destroyer of Keyboards.
I can also make s'mores with the heat vents and in an emergency, I can operate it for about twenty minutes on the battery as a portable space heater.
In happier news, some of the holiday fog is clearing up, the clouds are parting, and some of this rotten depression is easing off. This year, it wasn't so bad, and nothing awful happened, except for my car blowing up, which I'll admit, hit me far harder than I thought it would. But that is being sorted out, and I am sorting myself out, so everything is getting better.
And better is good, right?
Better is always good. Also, the Pies know to be wary of a adolescent colt going through puberty that is in a relationship with one of their own. But they could probably cut him some slack. I mean, blaming a colt for puberty would be like blaming Discord for the Platypus or Abstract art. While you could, it wouldn't be fair.
So Sly Pie is the Octavia's child, who she was impregnated by Tarnished?
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No. Tarnish does not have the last name of Pie, does he? And Octavia is not a Pie.
So how was this even concluded?
http://www.fimfiction.net/group/210355/weed-world/thread/280779/some-fun-things-to-know-about-the-future-of-the-weedverse
Answers can be found here. I wish people would check the forums.
Looks like somebody needs a Surface
Those are very odd issues on the Chromebook Pixel. Is it first gen or second gen?
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First gen.
And I'm not alone. I've found lots of people having the same issues I'm having. The second gen Pixels seem to be immune to this problem. I can't seem to find the source of the issue though, just a lot of people having the same symptoms.
I'm thinking about getting a Samsung Chromebook Plus. 4k screen, 3:2 aspect ratio, and from what I've read, an amazing typing keyboard that rivals the Pixel.
4412509 Oh ya, I heard about the the Samsung Chromebook. Sounds like what would've been a Pixel successor.
I personally use a ThinkPad, great keyboard, below-average screen. You win some, you lose some
The time issue almost makes it sound like it could be heat on your pixel. As for text on the Samsung that sounds odd since text smoothing is usually enable by default
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Oh, it has text smoothing, but it still looks like crap. The screen was designed for CAD and gaming, not for text.
The Pixel's screen was designed for text. There are subtle differences.
For large sharp screens, with a priority on utility?
This is the defining reason to get an Apple product.
No need for games but want utility in writing/animating/editing. Apple is what is best.
Big sharp screens, well, it's as good as any can be.
When you want games though, no. Go windows or custom for that.
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There is no way I am paying the Apple tax and I say this as somebody who once supported Apple for decades. I'm done. Never again.
I rather like my Chromebooks as I feel they are a lot like what the Macintosh once was. An excellent work machine.