Why is everyone dying? No shut up I know why. And yes, I know he was 93 and had an amazing life; that's exactly why I wanted him to keep having it. I want everyone to live forever and the consequences don't interest me.

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t politics right now that I can't do anything productive. It's kind of an embarrassing problem to have, since I'm certainly not solving my problem with the current circumstances by pacing furiously while composing imaginary letters to various officials.

In other news, things our glorious editor won't let me do:
- tell jokes about things that happened on WWE pay-per-view in 2013
- use clunky metaphors about the structure of shadows
- misspell things

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Next week is my finals week, and two of those finals are the kind that involve lots of work at home -- a group presentation and a small research essay.

This means the horse words are going to be late again. In fact, since I'll probably need another job this summer, I should warn you all right now that weekly updates may not be something I can do. We'll see.

On the plus side, I have an editor, one Arcanist Ascendant. Dude's been great so far.

Here's a fun little game I like to play. The game is called, "How do I reconcile the way the Celestia in your fic is pretty much pre-Crisis superman, while she's just the tallest and pointiest unicorn in the actual show?" I can always just cheat and point to the "AU" tag on "A New Sun," but I'd rather make excuses.

Things that have casually beaten Celestia in a straight fight:
1. The Smooze, basically
2. Discord(?)
3. Chrysalis
4. Tirek
5. Nightmare Moon

Excuses:

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Yep, this isn't working for me for a variety of reasons (and most of them boil down to "college"). Schedule is now Thursdays or Fridays, depending on what I can manage. Still one chapter a week.

Tomorrow I have a short sort of research essay due on a thing I know nothing about, so the chapter is going to have to wait until after I finish with that. Worst case scenario, Thursday night. Best case scenario, I don't know, Wednesday night? I'm starting to regret that cliffhanger. See you people later.

Normally at this time I'd be posting a chapter, but I've been tired because of work and stuff, so I'm a little behind on everything. New chapter later today, or, worst case scenario, Wednesday morning.

XOXOXO,
Ragnar

"But, just to be clear," said Twilight, "No one can be a part of the revolution if they keep their social status?"

"That's right," said Starlight Glimmer sweetly. "You can't be a part of a classless society if you keep your class, now, can you?"

Just then, Fluttershy upturned a bucket of water over Starlight's head. Starlight stepped smartly aside.

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http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/12/terry-pratchett-author-of-the-discworld-series-dies-aged-66

Fuck.

The computer repair people had to order a new keyboard for me and the first one that the center sent got lost in the mail somehow, and they told me it'd be ready maybe tomorrow. You know, after the second of the deadlines I set for myself.

I am now in writing withdrawal and have died of it several times, for which I apologize; the geyser of blood is always spectacular, but god, have you ever had to replace a ceiling? Give me my [birdnoises]erizing laptop.

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