I haven't forgotten this website.

Hey! My name is 'Dusk Nova', it seems. I made this account around the 5th or 6th grade back when I was heavily into MLP. I watched up to around mid season 4. Even as my interest in the show dwindled, the community here was always awesome and generally a nice place to visit in my afternoons and make dumb blog posts about whatever it was I was obsessed with at the time. I quit this website back in the 7th grade, right as the school year drew to a close. Honestly, I'd be lying if I said I'd imagine I'd be the person I am now back as that year was ending. So, I'm going to indulge myself a bit and talk about these past few years and the things I used to constantly be blogging about on this site.

Being in 6th grade, my views on the world were very limited and I was a gullible kid, believing I was some sort of genius conspiracy theorist, acting like the average rebel kid who hated everyone and the government, anywayyy- my maturity was also limited back then as well, obviously due to my age and lack of experience. 7th grade, my interests started to grow and I got into anime, and lots of MMOs and gaming in general. This was also a time where I would be constantly posting about technology (yes, I have gone back and deleted all of my blog posts, i cant stand to read them lol). I used this site as an escape because I was bullied a bit throughout the year. And after that year, I quit logging on. 8th grade brought with it lots of changes, and me waking up to who I am and finding out what I believe and just general growth as a person, it was one of my happier years although I was still close minded to many things and got into other people's business a bit too much.

9th grade was major for me, going into high school and really starting to chase my dreams. I joined the local Young Entrepreneurs Academy chapter and through it gained traction for my startup web design business in my city. Throughout the year, I dated a girl who I thought I wanted to marry, someone who fit me perfectly. However, I am a very unemotional, logical person and she was quite the opposite. Through the year, issues arose and I tore myself down to raise her up and lost myself and my happiness in the process. I felt trapped and alone when most of my friends laughed at me for being emotional on some days and that would continue for quite some time. I no longer consider those people trust worthy nor do I see them as close friends. This is a big reason why my online friends had always been my best friends, they actually cared and wanted to help. The relationship I was in was long distance. Weeks before school started, I spent a lot of time away from her and with my friends because I was unhappy. They eventually helped me work up the courage and strength to leave a relationship where leaving was risky for many reasons I will omit from this.

10th grade, finally free, finally matured, and open to new things. My best friends have been nothing but supportive and push me to try new things (positive things of course!). They got me to start going to games, convinced me to try rollerskating as a lot of my friends work at our local rink, which I now frequent. I rejoined debate this year as an LD debater and have loved my first tournament. I've realized a lot about myself, found new hobbies, got into new music, discovered that sometimes you need to let reality take you down to build you up stronger, as edgy as that sounds. The most important thing that I believe I have now though? Support. Friends who care, and that's the whole message of MLP, right? Friendship is magic. And that can't be any closer to the truth. If it weren't for supportive friends, I wouldn't of recovered from my relationship and the mental effects as quick as I have, nor would I have found things that I love to do now because I don't really ever push myself outside of my comfort zone.

So, why did I write all of this if I'm not really on anymore? That's because even if my enjoyment of the show has faded, I still have a spot in my heart for this community all these years later. I won't be on a lot, but I'll be around.

If you read all of this, thank you!

-Dusk