Long story short: There was no training. And that is why I remain inherently confused as to this entire system. The goal seems to be talking (or writing, as the case may be) in general, with no specific goal in the underlay. SO I will do that. I do not care if nobody sees this.

SO. I have known how to type for many years. My average speed is seventy words per minute. I have gotten up to one hundred twenty though. For a long time now, I have never been able to move my finger off the shift key before I hit the O after the S. I have grown accustomed to leaving it as SO, since it has grown on me to resemble when someone is prepared to "go all or nothing" and all they can say is "so.." with an upward inflection.

I've grown rather attached to the sapphire encrusted cupcake which seems to equate to my rank, as it were. Soon I will lose it to unattractive animals and droll changelings. The artwork is appealing, of course, but the concept is not. I would have been satisfied staying a Cupcake, a Muffin even more so. But alas, we must grow and our names must grow.

I would like to quote a segment of the forums, particularly a certain sentence.
"The application process can rigorous, and if anything, it only raises standards for potential candidates."
Can you find out where it is? Can you see the error here? Need a hint? Buzz, buzz, I'm busy as a be! 1 - 2 - 3 You see? Easy!

Twilight Sparkle is currently my favorite pony, but this is subject to change. While I will refer to her as the best pony for the Japanese booze of simplicity, she is not, in fact, the best pony. There is no best pony.

I loathe the English language. It is dull, it is disease ridden, and horribly dissatisfying to the tastes; a wild beast which resists the whip. I tend to play around with the language, deviating from the "proper system on high." I have a keen attraction to deviations. I do not mean Danny Phantom shipping art. I mean breaking the rules, as it were (I have nothing to say on the matter of Danny Phantom shipping art breaking the rules) But I do not get carried away and float about a fiend. Rules have their positions in maintaining an intellectual balance, or bridge, as it were, between Humans and societies. They are valuable tools. They support happiness.
Back during the days of LiveMocha, I used to help people learn English. Despite not being a professional teacher, I always posted my criticisms as professionally as I could, and worded them as simply as I could. After all, they'd probably be reading a machine translation in their native language. I assisted people from Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, I think there was someone from one of the -stan countries, and even some people from Mexico and some parts of Africa. I'd use the color highlighters to color-code my corrections to their work. I'd explain why something was supposed to follow a certain formula. Most other critics would just post something like "awesome work" or "good job" even when there was a blatant error, or even one giant error with a little bit of "right" in it. I wanted to excel at this, even though I wouldn't be rewarded. Why did I do that? I don't even like this language..
The old LiveMocha let people post about their culture, take pictures of things they saw, or ate, or anything. They could tell a story about it. LiveMocha's site eventually "upgraded" and that function seemed to have been cut. It became about the languages solely, even though a language is more than just words. Nowadays, LiveMocha doesn't even exist anymore. It's like a bridge between nations fell apart. You can learn Japanese wherever you want. But if you don't know about their culture, you still won't know how to talk to Japanese people.

I am holding off on uploading a profile picture, or "Avatar," as it were, for just a while longer. I am working on a digital painting of my own. Nine hours in the making, and probably after an estimate of another eight, it will be done. A portraiture, which shall serve as the face of yours truly.

On that note, a lot of people within my personal life have said my artwork is amazing. And while I see one thousand and another mistakes they will never see, it has come to my attention that I am hesitant to put it out there. I am one to dwell on the worst outcomes I can think of. What if it is worth nothing? What if I'm constantly attacked by fiends who would steal it? Maybe I am just too isolationist, and have the wrong idea of the online communities. Better to try and fail, then fail for no tries. Right?

Okay. I'm done for now. I hope this entry was manly enough. No, I should give myself more credit. There is nothing manlier than dreaming about being a Muffin. Especially a digital manly Muffin.

"Every post will feature Muffins and Ponies because that's my Ninja way!"

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