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Andrew Joshua Talon


A fellow traveler...

Jul
15th
2012

Ponies or Mammoths? · 12:10am Jul 15th, 2012

I hate having to come to you guys with more news that I don't have a new chapter for Hands yet, but I do have a pretty good excuse this time: I'm volunteering with my museum to dig up a mammoth. Well, more specifically the bones of Ice Age mammals, but we think we found at least a mammoth skeleton at a spring far down south in Douglas County, Colorado. My first day there I found a bit of mammoth ivory and a prehistoric camel tooth-Another team found a mammoth tusk. To dig that out though will

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Jul
8th
2012

Hands: Status Update · 4:37pm Jul 8th, 2012

In between writing for a Batman round robin epic fic and dealing with my family, I've managed to knock out about 15% of the next chapter of Hands. This week I will be free of family and most other distractions so here's hoping I can get more work done on it. It's a relatively simple chapter, it's just finding the time and motivation to finish it.

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Jul
4th
2012

Happy Fourth of July, Everypony! · 7:55pm Jul 4th, 2012

It's difficult to separate politics from a day where all Americans are supposed to celebrate the fact that our country was born over 236 years ago. But I'm of the opinion that a good idea is a good idea, no matter who says it. And you have to admit, a country founded on the notion that the government is for the service of the people to protect their inalienable rights granted by God (or the universe, if you prefer an Agnostic or Atheistic interpretation, though it doesn't sound quite as good)

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Jul
3rd
2012

We Have to Go Deeper... · 7:53pm Jul 3rd, 2012

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/22908/4/My-Little-Pony%3A-Versus-Equestria/Interval-2.1%3A-Public-Enemies

Yup! Andrew Shepard is making guest appearances in other fanfictions now! Versus Equestria, written by my friend and esteemed colleague, PsuedoFiction, has Andrew Shepard meeting another human in Equestria and putting his archaeology work to good use! This story is officially canon (for the most part) with "Hands", so I strongly recommend you check it out!

Fanfiction OF Fanfiction?

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Jun
24th
2012

Guess I Found my Cutie Mark... · 1:03am Jun 24th, 2012

While my work at the Denver museum of Nature and Science is not particularly difficult, it offers opportunities for me to truly stretch my creative muscles in ways school hasn't for a very, very long time.

For instance: The Martian rover exhibit has been a pain in the ass for six years, and now we're considering getting rid of it. I have already proposed to my supervisors that we ask the lovely people who built this:

http://beatty-robotics.com/spirit-ii-mars-rover

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Jun
14th
2012

Denver Comicon · 9:40pm Jun 14th, 2012

I will be going to the Denver Comicon this Friday-Sunday at the Denver Convention Center. If anypony's going and would like to meet me, I'll be going around in a red hoodie, blue jeans, and a sword at my hip (doing cosplay tests for a friend's story, don't ask). If you're in town or at the con feel free to say hello to me! I'll be happy to say hello back!

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May
24th
2012

Bleh · 6:17pm May 24th, 2012

When you're taking Experimental Archaeology and you have ADHD, it's like kryptonite. Having to manage a hundred different details about flintknapping when you've never done it before or pottery is exhausting. It's the same reason it is difficult for people like me to socialize a lot-It's exhausting having to process all this information. It's also easy to burn out when you write a lot.

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May
13th
2012

Graduation, Writing, and Fan Club · 8:15pm May 13th, 2012

Well, a lot has piled up on me in the last week but I'll summarize for you:

In short, I finished my classes, attended my commencement ceremony (which was long and cold but gave me and my friends plenty of snark material) and just when I get home to check on my grades I learn... I failed my last degree-required class by 3.75 points. Despite working my ass off and temporarily going insane.

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May
8th
2012

In Regards to "Hands" · 4:15am May 8th, 2012

It should come as no surprise to anyone that I began Hands as a lark. I just got the idea and I ran with it. However, that's not enough to sustain a story over the long term and so I've decided to make a tough decision: I'm going to delete the current arc of Hands, edit the ending of the second arc and start on something entirely new. The current arc was the result of sleep deprivation and high stress due to my upcoming graduation. Now that I'm over the biggest hurdles to that, I'm more

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Apr
28th
2012

Coming up on Graduation... · 5:44pm Apr 28th, 2012

Hence why I haven't been posting much, along with the fact that the forums I write on have been down for the last several days. And in between the job hunt and other real world considerations, it's been a bit difficult to keep up with the writing. Sorry about that, guys.

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