Aeon Of Dreams

I used to get them daily, but will still get them from time to time, I got used to it through that. I have heard of people who see weird things when they wake up, it only happened to me two times from what I remember (seeing something that is) but they both put me in a more positive state of mind, rather then doing or showing anything one might consider horrific.

Perhaps they could do it with references to Gilgamesh with the same moral; it is a fruitless endeavor and not worth it. The long term implications of immortality are rather terrible as well.

In general I don't think they will do it though, but if I were writing it then I might include something like that if I really wanted/had to make such an episode.

Good job so far, here is mine if you want to add it.

I don't know too many people here, but I recognize some of the more active members.

I have dirty blonde hair and green eyes, though to be honest I don't know of too many people with green eyes (statistically it is one of the rarest eye colors).

I got one recently and no one seemed to care for the most part, except I did get a compliment from someone, so at least for now it has been positive.

I don't regard the test as all that credible. I put myself through it, and I got a 72...and I was not using a blown up image of myself either.

I LOVE Blazblue, though I have not played it in a long while. I am not the best but my favorite character to use is Taokaka. I hope they release Chrono Phantasma on 360...

My fellow classmates being bronies is what made me a brony in the first place. Though I did not become one until some odd months after finding out about it.

I heard that he simply does not like the title "brony" but he does indeed like the show, and as someone mentioned earlier, Max does show up to cons in-character.

Here is a blog post he made on his website.

Bronies are so numerous, in fact, that ‘Bronycon’ has been formed; an entire convention dedicated to said fandom. 

And as the cult (using the term loosely, and in parody) continues to grow, people who DON’T indulge in the animated series about talking, improbably-colored horses have demanded time and time again one thing; an explanation. 

…And to be fair, it’s easy to understand why. The fascinating thing about the phenomenon, and the reason why non-Bronies are perplexed, is that never before has something in the entertainment world been so passionately embraced by the demographic it was never intended for. And therein lies the enigma.

If you’re an adult who likes Pixar movies, you’re normal enough. Sure, they’re colorful and silly, but really, they’re not intended for children. They’re intended for everyone. Whom would bat an eye at an 18-year-old who likes Spongebob Squarepants, or a 35-year-old who’s heart belongs to The Muppets? These are simply those whom enjoy camp. Sweet, safe, innocent camp. 

The same can’t truthfully be said about MLP:FIM, a show that genuinely does cater to little girls exclusively. Any Brony who would tell you otherwise is deluding himself. And so, an explanation is demanded. I’ve had people ask me “Can you explain the Brony thing to me? I’ve seen the show. I don’t get it”. 

Unfortunately, here comes the cold, hard truth: This question can be answered. Explanations exist. A sufficient explanation, however, does not. 

I’ve heard what Bronies say. “The characters are really cool.” “The stories are really well thought-out.” “The voice acting is brilliantly done.” “It’s not pandering, it’s actually a very smart show”. I can’t understand how they can make such claims without seeing the irony in the situation. Maybe some of them do, I don’t know. 

Of course, the DOUBLE irony is that I agree with it all. But that’s a moot point. The real point is this; to the people who don’t understand the show’s appeal, these answers don’t suffice. No answer will. Not because it’s My Little Pony, but because anyone would say things like “It’s well-written” about any show they like. I’ve heard people say the same thing about F*R*I*E*N*D*S, and HOOOOO BOY do I hate F*R*I*E*N*D*S. Can we talk about how shitty F*R*I*E*N*D*S is for a minute? If you like F*R*I*E*N*D*S, you’re a moron. 

(I’m being facetious of course).

We have to look further to understand what’s really going on here. As a friend of mine suggested, perhaps by coincidence the combination of colors used in the show triggers something in the adult male brain. Perhaps the show contains subliminal hypnotic messages. Maybe it’s something Freudian, having to do with all of us subconsciously longing to be an 8-year-old girl. Surely, these theories make more sense than “It’s well-written”. 

I like to think it has something to do with the show’s ability to reach a certain level of cute without crossing that line over into schmaltzy or sugary. Who among us hasn’t watched a sleeping cat video on Youtube or something equally as insipid? And as insipid as it is, it probably has 25 million views. I assume the same basic principle applies here. It’s this adorableness, partnered with the show’s unique sense of sentimentality, that has caused people to create an emotional attachment to the characters. 

I also like to believe that MLP:FIM is a children’s cartoon that, unlike Pixar films, doesn’t cater to adults as well as children, but rather, caters to the children INSIDE adults. The phrase “inner child” is a dumb old cartoony cliche and I don’t fully understand what the actual psychological reality of it is, but I sure as hell know I have one. I hope other people have them too. I pray to God that they do. 

But once again, I realize these answers are insufficient, so offering them at all is an act of futility. 

I’ll say this, though; respect Bronies. Simply because they’re people, and you shouldn’t need any more reason to. If you think you’re better than them, you’re living in an ignorant delusion fueled by your own sense of insecurity. Bronies have committed no sin, and in fact, I can’t think of anything more innocent than enjoying a children’s cartoon show. If anything, these are men of passion, and that’s something, according to our system of values, to be admired. 

Frankly, I even find people demanding Bronies for an explanation to be mildly insulting. On one hand, I can comprehend genuinely being curious about something you don’t understand, but you’re also kind of implying something is wrong with them. And don’t make the mistake of telling yourself everyone who likes the cartoon only likes it because they have a sexual affinity for the characters. That’s simply not the case. 

Every day people ask me if I am a Brony, and why I’ve chosen to write and animate parodies about the series. I guess they can’t extrapolate whether my parodies come from fandom, malice, or perhaps just because I saw comedy in something I’m apathetic about. For some reason I feel reluctant to say the phrase “I am a Brony”, even though I’ve said it before. Perhaps it’s because I don’t care for labels. I’m a bigger Simpsons nut than anything else, and yet I’ve never felt the need to call myself a Simpsy.

But I like My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. I really, really do. I’ve seen every episode. If, by definition, that makes me a Brony, I suppose I can’t argue. Maybe I’m a casual-Brony, I don’t fucking know. For whatever reason I even like saying the word ‘ponies’. Ponies. Ponies.

Ponies.

I have a friend who despised the show and the entire fandom. I jokingly told her “Be nice to Bronies, because one day, you’re going to be one”, making light of the show’s infamous ability to suck people in. She swore to me she would never, EVER in a million years like it, and that she hated everything about it and the people who partake in it. Sure enough, now she watches and enjoys it just as much as I do. She has an OC named Cookie Crumbs.

This doesn’t really have anything to do with why people like MLP:FIM, I just think it’s funny.

The only conclusion that can be reached is that what attracts these men to this series can not be described, because it is, in essence, an indescribable factor. You’d have as much luck explaining to a blind man the difference between red and blue. 

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. You either get it, or you don’t. 

~Max G. 

Already have ponified Icons, windows start wheel, and I also have the ponify chrome app. For simple stuff I have an MLP chrome theme and wallpaper.

I get music euphoria from quite a few songs, I won't post them all but here are a few.

If you are looking for pony music then this helps...

Make It Special (Season Rebirth MIX) - Foozogz

For none pony stuff, I find these can help.

Life In A Northern Town - The Dream Academy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzTNUMiMIsU

Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn

I have some more, and I may post them later, though at the moment I may want to keep this post short for now.

Mind giving mine a try?

My story is similar with Zygen, as nice as it would be, you don't have to do it if overwhelmed or what have you.

If you don't mind, can you do mine? Haven't decided on his name yet, but if you are wondering (as there may be some optical illusion with the image) his mane is similar to "dirty blonde" and his coat is grey.

1. What grade did you learn to type in? And have you ever used an ordinary typewriter, whether it was electric or manual?

3rd Grade.

2. What was your first home video game system and what year did you get it?

In 2004 I got a PS2, this is of course assuming that PC doesn't count, in which case I have been playing games on that since the 90s.

3. What is the oldest car, make and model year, you can remember your family owning?

My Dad's 1984 Saab 900 Turbo.

4. Did you ever have first generation My Little Ponies or Transformers? If so, when did you get them?

Was not born when they came out, and did not really get into them as a child either.

5. Who was the earliest president, prime minister, governor, head honcho, etc. of your country that you have a first hand memory of?

Earliest I bothered to remember was George W. Bush

6. Do you recall smoking being allowed in workplaces where you live? US members under 20 will generally say no but answers from other countries may vary.

Yes, even in work places and but mostly in restaurants.

7. Did you ever use old-style roller skates instead of roller blades?

Yes and I was horrible at skates, I was much better at blades.

8. Did you ever use a pre-Windows PC?

No, the earliest Windows OS I used was 95, the earliest non-windows OS I used was Mac OSX Tiger.

9. Remember “Be kind, please rewind”?

Not the phrase, but it was something my family always did anyway if I remember right.

10. Name the first big blockbuster movie you recall watching in a theater that wasn't a re-release.

I remember liking Peter Pan when I was much younger, and I think I saw that in theaters.

On my own time I will try to learn other languages. So far I know a very small amount of Japanese, some German, and want to learn Irish Gaelic, Swedish, Russian, Spanish, and maybe Chinese.

Depends on how you define "friend", though I find I tend to enjoy the ones I meet online somewhat more. My "real" friends only really saw me when the setting demanded it (like school for example), but 99% of the time I did not see them outside of school (there were some occasions, but very little beyond that). Now that high school is over, they have not really communicated with me at all which is quite telling. I don't resent them for it, they were really nice guys and I had fun with them when I did see them, though I would also like to point out that I don't feel entitled to what they did or do "extracurricularly" so to speak. However, it does make me think about whether or not they were really "friends" or just really good acquaintances.

Online is a different story, there I have people from all over the world who are willing to talk about things that no one I know in real life has any interest in, and we have fun, not really in a face-to-face sense but that really doesn't matter in the moment. The relationship may not be face to face, but it is still meaningful. In short, yes, friendships are not devalued because they are only through the internet.

I am not a girl, but I will say that from personal experience, most female fans will prefer to term Brony, at least the one's I have met. Personally I don't really mind what one wants to call themselves, but I like to think of Brony as a unisex term that is not inherently masculine or feminine in meaning, an all encompassing unisex term fits the fandom/community better if you ask me.

I don't see an issue as it looks like it was there to mostly liven up the ending, and as others pointed out, there is no given time interval between the transformation and the coronation. Then there is that there doesn't seem to have been time in the episode to include a snippet of her being taught how to fly, assuming such a thing was actually necessary.

I am not going to fly off the handle and say that the writers have lost all care for the show's quality for a 5 second end scene that was most likely supposed to be nothing more than visual flare all things considered.

I joined the herd in June of 2012, it was on a bus ride back from New York state and during the long ride a friend of mine who was a brony let me watch an episode on her media player. After that I got hooked on it, and here I am.

If you ask me, this song hits it's emotional crescendo about 5 minutes in, but it is still good all around, and definitely one of the more moving songs that I have heard before.

perhaps "positive" was the incorrect way to word it. 

 

What I was trying to say was that I know different  psychological names for things have been changed over time because certain terms were later viewed as "bad" because society's perception of the word. I'm blanking on examples besides I know like Multiple Personality Syndrome got changed to DID .

People want to be called something less "bad" sounding.

 

By those definitions listed though you could say autism is a disease since it can be harmful to a person's social interactions/abilities .

 

On the same thing though those are vague definitions though.

 

I"m not trying to start a fight. I just find it frustrating that it doesn't seem like there's ever an easy PC way to refer to these things >>; . I try and then it seems like people get insulted if I use incorrect terminology.

To be honest, I was only talking about semantics because an affirmation was made on something that could have been verified. I really don't like political correctness, in most cases anyway and find it to be a hindrance and disaster among many other things. Oh and no need to worry about offending or insulting anyone, while I can't speak for others I can say that I was not offended.

I currently drive my parent's cars, which are either my Dad's 2005 Dodge Neon or my Mom's 2011 Dodge Journey.

Though my first dream car would probably be this:

Shelby GT500

Or this

Dodge Challenger SRT8 Yellow Jacket

While I would mostly lean towards that idea that it would somehow end badly because of how human nature works, I actually think we could get away with having a positive relationship with them if they only met a smaller group of humans, rather than the entire human race, and vice versa.

ok sorry what's the latest PC term ? Since they change they keep changing what they call some things.

As someone who is disabled, I don't get what all the fuss is about with terminology. Words like "condition" or " illness" or "disorder" are honestly only as positive or negative as you personally make them.

I think I've heard some with asbergers and such say it's NOT a disability because apparently it's offensive to people to be called disabled.

Then again I'm just legally blind and have two genetic eye conditions/diseases

Not to throw in a post about semantics, but...

Now I know this was not really a reply to me personally, but I was one of the people who said it was not a disorder or disease, so I might as well throw in another 2 cents. "Illness", "disability", and "disease" are not by any means subjectively positive or negative in the slightest bit, at least not by the definitions of them that I read, in fact the only word you mentioned where that does apply is "condition".

To quote dictionary.com

Illness-unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.

Disorder-a disturbance in physical or mental health or functions; malady or dysfunction:

Disease-any harmful, depraved, or morbid condition, as of the mind or society

Nothing subjective there.

I would say that whether or not they are just socially awkward or are aspies is completely up the the observer. As an aspie myself I can assure to everyone from personal experience and from knowing others like me that it is not a disorder or disease of any kind.