It is Pi Day, and we got hit by a winter storm so big, they gave it a name.

It is Pi Day, and I had to shovel something that wasn't so much snow as it was a stratum of pumice that happened to be made of ice.

It is Pi Day, and it has now started snowing again.

It is Pi Day. What the crap, nature.

Quick contest announcement: I've created a group. I've also put all of the currently published entries in their appropriate subfolders. This should make things a lot easier for everyone else, my fellow judges included, to see the stories as they come. Sorry I didn't do this earlier.

Also, you all have about a week. Well, a week and fifteen hours by my watch.

Hoo boy. This issue of FIENDship is going to be rough. At least there’s something to else to mitigate it. Now, which Friends Forever is this…

Oh.

Ladies and gentlemen, this week’s theme is scaled frustration.

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The people have spoken. And by "the people," I specifically mean the people who are still signing up for the contest and would otherwise be expected to churn something out in half a week.

The submission period of Imposing Sovereigns is getting a one-week extension, and will conclude at 11:59 PM EST on March 19th. Ideally, I'll announce the authors on the 25th, though that may depend on how quickly we can get through all the submissions.

Firstly, Dueling Keyboards updated with a new short based largely on a random idea that my muse insisted on fleshing out. 'Tis silly.

Secondly, Season 7 premieres on April 15th. Get hype.

Thirdly, I am truly blown away by the response to the contest thus far in terms of both participants and cross-promotional blogs. Here are a few updates:

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In case you missed it, I have a contest going on! Sign up here.

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Note from the future: To see the results, click here.

My New Year's resolution this year was to engage more with the fan community. When I made the resolution, I just meant taking advantage of new disposable income to go to conventions. But you know what else that income can finance?

Contest prizes.

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This week, it’s all about addiction and consumption. Whether it's power or pastry, enough is never enough. My next batch is almost ready; let’s look at the raw ingredients that went into it in the meantime.

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So. I had a day off today thanks to it being Presidents' Day*, and I figured I'd go do something fun now that weekdays where I have no obligations are a precious commodity. Thus, I went and saw the Lego Batman Movie, having heard good things about it.

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I’m half-tempted to just post this link to Atop the Fourth Wall and move straight to the card designs. I’m not going to, but Linkara does do a very good of breaking down many of the comic’s failings. That said, he does it from the perspective of an outsider looking in. He’s tried Friendship is Magic and it isn’t to his taste. I respect his opinion, but there are aspects of it that elude him.

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