AKA the one where Twilight goes bat-shit crazy:

Fun fact: This is the first episode of MLP:FiM that I saw and is still one of my favourites in the entire series (and also the one that made me think "this pony's my favourite").

A few lessons we have learned form today's episode:

-Just because the old drugs still work does not that give anyone an excuse to use them.

-If you make a bomb threat in an airport, you go on a forever list.

-If you think the Uber driver is going too slow, maybe ask them to speed up, don't steal their car.

I put together another reading of one of my stories. Swimming Lessons chapter 1. It’ll be out tomorrow, Saturday, 9 AM Eastern. Hope you guys enjoy it.

For those that don’t know, my channel is here. I’ll be posting another blog tomorrow with a link to the specific video.

Those of you who have played the game can probably guess from the title of this blog that I've just finished yet another playthrough of BioShock Infinite. And as it always seems to do, the game got me thinking. But before I go into that...

Read More

Hey folks. So... I have a problem.

I am, regrettably, just a monologuist.

My problem is... I have a character who I enjoy having slip into french from time to time for endearments, or when she cannot think of a word.

"Hello, mes amies! L'auteur est un peu dense. Help him, s'il vous plaît?"

Thank you, Fleur.

Read More

Hello readers! Crysis Commander here, returning for another Sunny Sunday. Yes, when I said this was going to be a weekly series, I was serious. Last week I mentioned that happiness overall is a choice as it simply a way we can react to various stimuli, whether in our favor or not. Today we'll look at the ways people fall into negative thinking and self talk. The first step in adjusting an issue to know the root of it. Let's get started.

Read More

The following is a long unedited ramble on my thoughts and feelings of the last 10 months.

Read More

Lessons From Ponyville will be an anthology that takes place after the events of It Takes A Village To Reform A Changeling. It's set in the same time frame as Season 5 of the actual show, so expect some cross-continuity (such as Rarity starting her Canterlot Boutique, Starlight spying from afar, etc.).
The main premise is that the Changeling characters are learning life lessons (be they about Friendship or otherwise), with a few minor twists and turns along the way.

Read More

So for awhile now I've been sitting here thinking about the Heart of Magic, or well most of my writing as a whole. Ever since I began drawing web comics I started to realize that maybe I've been thinking about writing wrong. I used to try and write the way I saw it in my head, meaning I was a very visual story teller, but visuals aren't exactly the thing that makes writing work. Describing hair, and skin, and eyes, and what else have ye, it kinda takes away from the magic of writing and

Read More

Anybody out there ever taken a guitar lesson from a pro before? I was considering going in to learn a few new things from somebody who's been doing it longer than me, but then I saw...this.

Read More

I think I have found out the hard way how to not open a story, my first chapter kinda sucks

Welcome back to Sunny Sunday! I'm Crysis Commander. In the next few Sunny Sundays, we'll look at what someone may come across when looking at negative self talk and the challenges it presents. While it is important to know one of the major factors in a lack of happiness, we must know not just where the thinking comes from, but what it is and how to manage it. Let's get started.

Read More

Probably common knowledge by now, but I like to refer to it as the Inevitability Clause. It essentially goes like this:

If something is possible, somebody, somewhere, at some point in time, will attempt and/or accomplish it.

Have fun letting your mind wander. :)

Original Meme, Do Not Steal.

Read More

In light of today’s events, I feel the need to speak up in regards to friendships.

Friends are a tremendous blessing to have…but there will always be ups and downs. There will always be times when friends have arguments, disagreements, and even fights. But there will also be times we kiss, make up, forgive, and forget. It’s all part of the friendship process. Nevertheless, there are limits in this relationship.

Read More

Hoo boy! This week's episode is full of dumb, and not normal dumb.

Some lessons we've learned this week:
-If you don't get a Pokemon card in your McDonald's Happy Meal, maybe don't throw a temper tantrum, and definitely don't throw punches.
-If you are having an argument with your significant other on a plane, definitely don't use the words "bomb threat", they will divert the flight and arrest you.

Read More

So, you want to make your story have a bit more oomph. You don't want to simply make it about characters resolving a conflict in a setting of your choice. Instead, you want to make it leave an impression on the viewers, teach the reader a mind-blowing lesson that will stick with them for their entire life.

*vren55 sighs, gets up and screams*

*Stand-in Straw Man Oblivious Reader For My Convenience*: Vren55, what's wrong?

Read More

Lessons we learned this week:
-Don't go to a Porsche dealership with a phony check in Indiana, that only seems to work in Florida
-Don't make a fake injury claim and sue. But if you do, commit to the bit.
-Apparently pilots will draw dicks in the sky with their flight path and some of them are really good at it

Read More

Like one of my former blogs said, it is sometimes fun to look back.

Spero will forever hold a special place in my heart, as this was my first big breakthrough. I remember writing three chapters, I had to go to Poland for a few days. I had a plan to release one chapter early morning, and the next the day after the next, and the same on the last day of the trip. That way I could keep up momentum, but I had no idea how fast the story would gain traction.

Read More