The upcoming chapter of Onto the Pony Planet is out to my pre-readers, who are taking perverse joy in pointing out every minor spelling error and incorrect apostrophe usage. Not that I'm complaining; I spell some words badly enough that even gDocs can't guess what I meant.

Therefore, I'll be posting it either Friday night or Saturday morning (Eastern Standard Time).

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Ok, everypony, gather 'round. It's time for the Admiral to let you know where things are standing:

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Everybody who reads this blog no doubt is aware that Celestia Sleeps In with a Vengeance was stunningly popular (only one downvote . . . from that guy), and Onto the Pony Planet was featured. 24 hours in the #2 slot.

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EDIT: I added bullets to separate perspective shifts, which will hopefully cut down on the confusion a little. I'll do that going forward for any perspective shifts that don't also have a major scene shift.

A big thanks to all my pre-readers: Humanist, AnormalUnicornPony, Woonsocket Wrench, and my parents!

First-time readers: You don't have to had read Celestia Sleeps In to enjoy this story. I'd recommend it, of course, but don't feel obligated.

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That's right, your next installment of Dale and Lyra's adventures will come in less than twenty-four hours.. It will probably be fairly late in the evening, since I've got rehearsal after work tomorrow.

That's right, your next installment of Dale and Lyra's adventures will come in less than twenty-four hours.. It will probably be fairly late in the evening, since I've got rehearsal after work tomorrow.

The title is, of course, derived from the Die Hard franchise. Yippee ki-yay, motherb——ers.

Selene, in Greek mythology, is the goddess of the moon.

An armillary sphere is a model of the celestial objects, originally made with the earth at the center, and later with the sun at the center. It’s not the little dealy with planets on arms; that’s an orrery.

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Celestia Sleeps In: Next chapter is out to the pre-readers! Blog entries are mostly complete.

A Gift from Celestia: gDoc is made. No promises.

Stained Glass: Rough edit copy is printed; work will commence as time permits.

Scootaloo Finds a Truck...: temporarily on the back burner; see above.

Collab Cage Sept. fic: Pending. An idea came to me in a dream . . . and I forgot it in another dream. No, I've actually got an idea.

Other stuff:

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I just got back from my vacation. About a thousand miles of driving, camping through two torrential downpours, and hitting a porcupine with my van left me simultaneously exhausted and refreshed.

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So . . . now that I've got a brushable Shining Armor (thank you, Toys R Us), and I just discovered that the local hardware store sells these:
(note the anatomical accuracy)

it might be worth repeating the experiment with a stallion.

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