This is not really a story. It's got the word count to be published here, but a lot of it is just Twilight and Sunset talking magic shop, and the whole thing is rough-hewn to say the least. Yet it's something that came into my head after watching the S5 finale, and I wanted to put it into writing, to exorcise it from my head.

If you're still interested, please give it a look.

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This was written a while ago, elsewhere, but I was inspired to dig it up and post it here by Carabas's blog post about Diamond Dogs in his Palaververse.

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These are not aimed at anyone in particular, especially not here. I just need to vent a little...

No, your opinion is ignorant, hateful and bigoted, and you're a terrible person for having it. I will forever think less of you, and with complete justification. Now shut the fuck up, stop posting, and go rethink your life.

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Woohoo!

We won the vote, fair and square -- 52% on the first round!

I've got a lot of friends who have been involved in this for years, including several who are currently in Spokane as part of the lobbying efforts, and I'm so freaking happy on their behalf, and the behalf of the whole Finnish SF fandom.

Get your memberships while they're fresh, folks: Worldcon #75

Do I really have to start downloading every story I've enjoyed on FIMfiction, lest the author in a fit of pique undoes the whole thing?

Grumble grumble.

It was a heroquest.

As the Trickster of Twilight's Ring, she went questing for a solution to the yak problem... and won through by accidentally and humorously defeating herself at the brink of conventional success. She was probably physically tripping out on cake frosting somewhere.

I had high hopes for this one, as I'm always a sucker for this sort of fantasy adventure / world-building stuff, and I've wanted to see the show do more with griffons ever since Gilda's initial appearance in Griffon the Brush-Off all the way back in Season One.

Happily, the episode delivers.

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I really enjoyed this episode. This was exactly the kind of a thing -- a slice-of life that was funny, a bit silly, and had a lot of heart -- that we needed after the unexpectedly dark (but awesome! but dark!) season opening. Everyone, including Spike, had their moments to shine (or not, and there were a ton of nice little touches, like his Rarity plushie. Also, they've been doing Pinkie very right in these new episodes, if you ask me!

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This probably doesn't count as an April Fool's from Hasbro, but it's awesome: three new Rainbow Rocks music videos!

"Life's a Runway" -- Rarity

"Friendship Through the Ages" -- Mane Six & Sunset Shimmer

"My Past is Not Today" -- Sunset Shimmer

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First things first: Lyra and Bon-Bon are now one giant leap closer to being able to get hitched in Finland!

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