I got to say, the last moth has shaped up to be pretty exciting. Starting with Midwest Brony Fest, I haven't had that much fun in a LONG time. A weekend to be my true brony self. I found some awesome merch that I couldn't find anywhere else, I won a Derpy funko figure in a gameshow, and I met some pretty cool people. All of this was done in secret. I told no one where I went and no matter how much they prodded, they never found out. Well, almost. I turned off location services on my phone and got a hotel on hotels.com. I wanted to pay cash for everything so they wouldn't know where I went. It worked, until I got drunk at the hotel bar and put the bill on my room. The room that was tied to my debit card. So yeah, they know I was in Overland Park. But they still don't know what I was doing there, so it wasn't a total fuck up.

Code3 Bronies has been going quite well. Meirno and I have started making our forum and it should be up and running any time now. Even though it's a brony forum, it's still a niche site. It will never replace this forum. This place has been waaaaay too good to me to just up and leave. I may be less active (relatively speaking, my post count may be fairly low but I'm here everyday) when it finally does get finished, but I'll still be here posting and browsing. Another shameless plug: If any public safety bronies are reading this, head over to:

http://code3bronies.freeforums.org/

and join up. Civilian bronies are welcome too!

The past month has also seen a massive shopping spree. I had been busting my ass so I can finally have some things I've always wanted. The earphones that came with my iphone had been getting the job done. But a year of pumping jams had begun to wear them out. So I bought a pair of Beats tour. I don't understand the hate for Beats. They look good and sound amazing, that's why I bought them. Sure they were expensive but it's a night and day difference between the two. Subtle sounds that were buried and muddy on my old earphones come through crystal clear on the Beats. Plus the bass thumps in your head, I'm happy with them.

I changed out the exhaust tips on my car as well. I had dual exhaust put on last year, but I couldn't afford an extra $160 for Mopar tips. So I just picked a $40 pair off of the shelf. Bad move. They looked big on the shelf, but I didn't realize how massive my car really is. They looked sooooo tiny! When my birthday came around, I got a set of Mopar tips. Now it actually looks good!

I also have been able to purchase a few guns that I've always wanted. I was in the market for a magnum revolver, specifically a S&W Model 29. But I just could not find one. At all. I was about to settle for a Ruger Super Redhawk when I spied the first gun of the month. A Colt Trooper Mk. III in .357 magnum. I had always wanted a Colt and I instantly fell in love with it. I wasn't able to talk them down on the price, but they gave me a free hard case when they saw my badge. It's now my bedside gun for when something goes bump in the night. For a birthday present/work bonus, I was given a Springfield 1911 last week. For me, 1911s are the ultimate handgun. Yes even better than a Glock. A few days ago I was given the opportunity to buy a Ruger Redhawk with a custom trigger job for a hell of a deal. But I turned it down, I really wanted a Model 29 like Dirty Harry. I am glad I did because today was the gun show. Just before I was going to leave, I found it. A blue S&W Model 29 44 magnum. It's a 4 in (Dirty Harry had a 6.5 in) but it's the only Model 29 I have seen in a loooooong time. So I snatched it up as quick as I could. They knocked $25 bucks off of the price when they saw my badge too. So for only $25 more than the Redhawk I got my 29. Mega win!

So yeah, fun month.