Compati Update · 8:19pm Nov 29th, 2018
Still sane, Exile?
Hey, guys!
So yeah, I've been playing a lot of Path of Exile lately. Game's fun. It's free to play on Steam (and Xbox), and the new expansion is coming out on the 7th. So much hype!
Still sane, Exile?
Hey, guys!
So yeah, I've been playing a lot of Path of Exile lately. Game's fun. It's free to play on Steam (and Xbox), and the new expansion is coming out on the 7th. So much hype!
Writers have been busy little bees, so it is time for me to be a big busybody.
Today’s stories:
Out of the Loop by OkemosBrony
As I Lay Smiling by shortskirtsandexplosions
Eternity by Taialin
Dead Nuthatch by Present Perfect
Yesterday, All My Tavis Seemed So Far Away by shortskirtsandexplosions
Heyo, folks! Enjoy some past midnight typing from yours truly. This is a threat, of course. Posh did this and so did Jake the Army Guy, so I knew I had to do the thing too. You should check out their versions too.
Expect all relevant story stuff to be spoilered for your sake.
This about sums up how I’ve been feeling these last few days:
Today’s stories:
Lies and Lyres by King of Beggars
So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish by Blueshift
Orange Is The New Blue by Estee
Time to Talk by Jay-The-Brony
Observatory Hill by Skywriter
Fun fact of the day: everyone knows that the Japanese infamously produce very few children, presently sitting at a rate of about 1.4 births per woman (replacement rate is 2.1 per woman). But did you know that the US would have an even lower reproductive rate if we had a similar proportion of children born out of wedlock? Presently, the birth rate within marriages in the US is 1.13, with all the rest of the births (bringing us up to 1.88 per woman) occurring out of wedlock. Only 2% of Japanese
After finishing writing Mistletrapped, I sat down and read a bunch of recent stories I’d missed reading.
Today’s stories:
Where the Sun Don’t Shine by Obselescence
What If I Told You There Was A Changeling in the Basement of Carousel Boutique? by Hoopy McGee
Mark Misconception by scifipony
Bird Flu by mr maximus
A Moment’s Hesitation by FanOfMostEverything
Hello my lovely readers. Allow me to take a small break from talking about Danganronpa or Star Trek to announce that I am a judge for EileenSaysHi's Spring Fling Contest. What is this contest, you might ask?
Do YOU like romance? Do YOU like Luna? Do YOU like an unconventional portrayal of Dr. Whooves and a unique twist on a story you've heard before?
If you answered yes to any of the above, then have I got a cute little fic for you! Fully completed, sitting at a comfortable 8k words, with humor, a love song, and a refreshingly different take on a classic MLP tale, I'd Only Dream Of You is waiting for you!
Alrighty, kids, it's time for another mechanic blog! This time we're gonna talk about a Mazda Miata I worked on nearly 20 years ago, and then a F150 that I worked on just recently.
But first, you know what to do:
Source
Procrastination on writing creates a surprising amount of motivation to review stories.
Today’s stories:
Plainswalker by Burraku Pansa
The Brief, Torrid Love-Affair of Fernando the Straw and Madame le Flour by CoffeeMinion
“So… what IS your call sign, anyway?” by Vivid Syntax
The Swap by Monochromatic
The Twilight Zone by Bad Horse
- The Gentle People
-The Element of Audacity
-The Mechanical Donkey
As with yesterday’s Read It Later reviews, four of the five stories in this set came from Scribblefest. As was the case yesterday, please note that my opinion on these stories is not the final word for that contest; we are merely in the preliminary round of judging, and three judges read each of these stories. I am but one of nine judges involved in this, so… yeah.
Anyway! Onto the reviews!
Today’s stories:
Hope by Dark Avenger
Idk why this is derping. Link: https://www.fimfiction.net/story/334239/a-story-about-you
After months of prodding, my friend [url=fimfiction.net/user/CrispySparrow]CrispySparrow has finally released her first story, which Horse Voice calls "an effectively chilling piece." Go read the unsettling [url=fimfiction.net/story/334239/]A Story About You today!
Three days of reviews in a row! It has been a while since I pulled that off, but I really thought I should get caught up on my reading. Alas, the actual writing front hasn’t been going quite as well, though I have gotten some work done on a number of stories – but not gotten any of them finished.
Ah, well. Hopefully these reviews will tide you over.
Today’s stories:
Step Right In and Start Again by shortskirtsandexplosions
Why Couldn’t I Beat Her? by Gingerquill
It's more like an Ask Me Almost Anything but whatever. Thanks so much for 200 clicks of that watch button, all the comments and upvotes, as well as everything else.
It means a lot to me, having my writing and other crazy (often meme-filled) antics supported.
So post a question or two here in the comments section and a few days later, I'll post another blog with answers to them.
Icy's Only Rules Are:
1) SFW questions only. I won't give out my personal info either.
This post is about “Fame and Misfortune”, the 14th episode of season 7. If you haven’t yet watched it… why not? Go do it! It is a good one!
More after the break.
First of all, thank you all so much for the support the stories I've been writing have gotten. Shout out to all those who comment on every single chapter update and put up with my sporadic updates. Thank you so much.
I've really just been resting from writing as it is quite exhausting when you're writing multiple stories on multiple accounts (though you won't hear anything from me on what those other accounts are )
Anyways, I'm just posting this to cover a bunch of things.
Reviews, reviews, who’s got the reviews?
TD, apparently.
In an attempt to simultaneously get something done, clear out the Royal Guard queue a bit, and to procrastinate, I’ve got five more stories read and reviewed for you folks.
Today’s stories:
There’s a First Time for Everything by Dubs Rewatcher
Cutie Mark Crusader Magicians, Yay! by DrakeyC
On the Application of Time and Motion Efficiency Studies to Initial Relationship Formation by Estee
Scribblefest judging is winding down, and I’m working on getting the last few stories judged. Expect some more review posts early next week on the rest of the stories, but I’ll be getting all the rest of them read and judged this evening.
Reminder to those who are participating - I'm but one judge of nine, so my opinions are not the final word on these stories.
Today’s stories:
Kaleidoscope by Winston
Idols by BlazzingInferno
Inadequecy by Regidar
The funny thing about procrastination is that sometimes it ends up wrapping back around into productivity.
It’d be nice if I could be productive in the directions that I aimed, but at least I’m getting something done.
Today includes a few stories from the RCL, as well as a couple stories that I previously read that didn’t quite merit a recommendation, along with a final story – one that I’ve put off reading since the Outside Insight contest all the way back in 2014.