Hey there reader wanna be as popular as me? Of course you don't. Aim higher for God's sake. That said there are two pieces of wisdom I want to pass on to you. That's right, a guy who in any writing contest is a permanent resident in the cellar (actually I don't mind it down here because typically I just send in rough drafts and at least I didn't get first place) has writing advice.

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So, the last two weeks of the show have been interesting haven't they? I mean we got a prank/zombie episode and then we got a changeling episode. It's a pretty big time for the show with new lessons to learn and all. Or not.

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The man who helped bring you The Passion of the Christ is back and this time he's starting season six of My Little Pony: Friendship is Obligatory. Watch as the main characters head to the Crystal Empire again. Watch as they discuss topics like friendship and the plot! Be amazed at how the princesses can who can move the sun, moon and defeat entire armies can't fight snow! Finally watch as the Hell spawn, a thing which should not exist yet does, a thing that sprang forth from

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My Little Pony Season 9 is in full swing and began with a council of evil getting together, two dimwits wanting to retire and in the end not a whole lot changed. You know, like every election year. That's not to say there weren't good things about the first two episodes (I'm ignoring the third episode here). In fact one might argue that it was one of the better starts to a season. Heck it could have been even stronger than it was but let's start out with what was good.

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According to IMDB these are the bottom ten rated episodes of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic show from lowest to least lowest.

1. Non-Compete Clause
2. What About Discord?
3. Princess Spike
4. Somepony to Watch Over Me
5. The Cart Before the Ponies
6. The Mysterious Mare Do Well
7. Applejack's "Day" Off
8. 28 Pranks Later
9. The Crystalling - part 1
10. Newbie Dash

Here are mine:

1. What About Discord?
2. To Change a Changeling
3. Flutter Brutter
4. Over a Barrel

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So... is friendship a religion in Equestria? I mean sure it's a relationship status and they've used the "magic" of friendship to win the day against the forces of evil or darkness or whatever but, I really get the vibe that it's become a religion. Friendship in a very generic way is sort of a new testament if you will.

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There are times you just know you're getting sick. Take for example this past week when I was sitting down and eating pizza at one of those make your own pizza places. I could feel it. The soreness in the throat and the occasional cough that was so subtle that it could be mistaken for me clearing my throat. I knew better though and things rapidly declined.

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Pony Tale Adventures has been put out to pasture at the C&D ranch. It was a bit disappointing. The art assets, sound, and general introductory scenario were charming (at least on the safe for work version). It's a shame that we will never see the title make it to fruition. That said the end result wasn't a complete surprise.

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Maybe it's just me but, at a certain point one must consider their lunch or dinner choices before heading into traffic. You see, traffic is a cruel mistress. It slows up, bogs down and in pretty much any other way it can will make your life difficult. Add into it a sizeable Mexican meal and it becomes the slowest most arduous race against the devil to get home and not ruin your pants.

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There has been concern in some circles about the viewership ratings for My Little Pony. According to various sources the overall viewership of the show is down from the previous year by anywhere from one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand viewers per week. This has raised some concerns for those within the fan base that, a slide in viewers may mean a slide in overall popularity of the show and that it may get its plug pulled sooner rather than later. Personally I'm not so

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The past week has been different. On Monday when I left my house for work out of nowhere a giant black wasp flew overhead and stung me in the back of the neck. My initial reaction was to essentially say, "Son of a bitch. Really?" I got a welt for a couple hours that went away. No trip to the hospital or anything like that. Just another day of me finishing out a shift before calling it a day.

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This year has gone by quickly and I've found myself in a funk for most of it. Things like movies and what not haven't excited me. Writing has been difficult for a number of reasons. I don't consider it a block but it just became a chore to even want to open up a word file and type something. Therefore I started doing other things along the way. I learned to play a very poor version of Smoke on the Water and took pictures of the sun during the eclipse.

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"So what's it like being a hack," and its variations is a question I get asked often enough. Sometimes it's not verbalized but it's the way others just kind of shake their heads when you chime in on writing or some other thing in relation to it. Other times it's just finishing dead last (even when they don't tell you that's where you finished but you know it based upon various factors that include not allowing yourself enough time to edit or some such thing). Of course I think they should

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I know what you're thinking, why would someone want a doughnut hole when they can have a whole doughnut. The answer is we don't know. Scientists are baffled and it's to the point where we've given up hope in an answer. It'll be one of those answers that comes to us when we die. It's sort of like the question: How can anyone actually trust the Tree of Harmony.

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I think Eleanor Roosevelt had baboon arms. I mean I can't totally confirm this and maybe it was just the dress she was wearing but it looked like she had some King Louis length arms going on there. It was almost as if she could scratch the back of her knee without having to reach. Again I can't confirm this but it was just something I noticed before she started reading something from General Washington (obviously this was before he became president).

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So, there's a poll up on the Equestria Daily website that poses the question: Should season 9 wrap up Friendship is Magic. They allow folks to choose from three different answers. To sum it up one answer is stop the show, another is keep it going and the final is an undefined other category. Personally I lean toward other or wrapping up the show.

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There is or was a debate that carried on after the end of the series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic that centered around the leadership of Twilight Sparkle. This debate came up when the general plot of the movie I will be reviewing became public knowledge. The backstory of the movie is that somehow magic was lost, the three types of ponies were no longer able to get along and because of this a distrust and fear of the other races (Let's not get into griffins, dragons or anything else at

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