Yes my Bronies, it's almost time! In less than 2 weeks my happy ass will be at Midwest Brony Fest! (cheers and applause!!1!) It's been a crazy year I tell ya hwat. I've been through hell and back but I made it damn it! I've often thought what would happen if I could go back in time exactly one year. To go up to myself and tell me what will happen in the next 12 months. There is no way in hell I would believe myself. It would probably go something like this:

"Hey!"

"Who the hell are you?"

"I'm you from one year in the future!"

"No."

Past self walks away... Or pull out my gun... Whichever's funnier.

But seriously, telling myself that in the next 12 months I will graduate 2nd in my EMT class (got beat out by 1 percent by a damn pre med student), start my career in a podunk little county EMS dept, start paramedic school, both of my dogs will pass away, become a brony, and now am going to a fucking my little pony convention would probably overload my brain. But Luna help me, here I am. And I am damn happy to be here. Though making it to this point involved my heart breaking and seeing/doing things no person should ever have to see/do, those things provided the excuse for me to try this girly little show.

Back on topic! Yes, Midwest Brony Fest! My first convention ever. I have been looking forward to this for months now (just before best pony turned into a princess), and it's so close... Close enough to start final preparations but far enough away to still have time to order some swag. Yes I know they will be pimping shit at the convention. But as a closet brony, I have no pony gear save for 5 blind bag ponies. But that all changed this weekend. Up until Sunday, I only had my ticket. But I needed swag. Sure, I could go in everday clothes but this is my chance to actually be myself. So with the hope of finding something good, I headed to Hot Topic. Up until that point, I had no reason to go into a Hot Topic. I don't wear pony clothes, I don't have pony accessories, and their blind bag prices are outrageous! But in need of pony, I went and found a Derpy bracelet and a Rainbow/Brony bracelet. I was looking for a cover for my phone, specifically the Luna one I saw on EQD. But that was nowhere to be found. When I bought them, I got some strange looks. Maybe because I was in my government issue shirt. Who knows.

Next up was Spencer's! Less likely to find pony there, but it was down the street so why not? I was right. Very limited selection of pony. But I did find Dashie earbuds. So now I pump my jams in style. Whoa. As I'm typing this, Stargazer by Rainbow started up on my phone. Listening to Rainbow with Rainbow headpones. Rainbowception.

Though I was happy with what I bought, I still never found that phone cover. So when I got home I hit the interbutts. Everytime I used the google, I kept ending up at or be suggested to look on Redbubble. That's where I found the Luna splatter cutie mark case. It's subtle enough that no one but fellow bronies should pick up on it. Celetia's splatter cutie mark case is pretty bad ass too, especially with red being my favorite color, but I gotta go with best princess. It should be here next week, so very excite!

Ticket? Check.

Swag? Check.

Headphones? Check.

Phone case? Check.

Money? Check.

Now just one last thing: a hotel. Sure, I only live 30 minutes from the convention. But that Friday and Saturday night, I will be drinking and partying. So I could either stumble to a hotel room that is connected to the convetion center, or drive home drunk. And besides, that means I don't have to hide being a brony all weekend.

Hotel? Check.

It's all coming together. I am so ready to get away be amongst my own kind for a weekend. I hope to see some of you all there! I'm sure it's going to be fun on a bun!