dsharp105

Just thought I'd give this post some love! I'm not a rabid Flash Sentry fan, but I'm one of the minority, it seems, who liked the Flash Sentry-Twilight Sparkle pairing. I think he'd be a cool character to see more of, so I hope he wasn't solely a plot device for the EQG movie. We'll see, I suppose!

put the pedal to the meddle and drift the corner at mach speeds

that'll give you a rush

especially when you start swerving and almost run into a sign 

I wish there were not a character limit, because I would love to respond with just this:

That's normal, right?

Ha! Depends on the person, really. I mentioned before that driving is kinda exactly the opposite for me: way more peaceful than anything. Yeah, I'm that guy that drives as slow as your grandpa, but hey, at least I'm enjoying the ride!

 <----------- Doesn't have a drivers license yet

Hope you do soon!

I sleep during the night, therefore it is the best time of the day.

Truer words, my friend, have never been spoken. As much as I enjoy appreciating the night, sleep is, well... pretty fantastic.

Yes, I find I'm both at my peak productivity level as well as my peak emotional/mental level in the wee hours of the morning. Plus I just enjoy the serene beauty of a calm, dark scape.

EDIT: There seems to be a trend here... :comeatus:

The tl;dr version is yes. I had to do a favor for a friend that involved driving his soon-to-be car for him. I did well enough to not look like a complete buffoon, but there's room for improvement. It's a skill I want to work on improving in the future, too.

Semi-related: my first car had a dual-automated-clutch DSG transmission, so I could "manually" shift gears, though it would be poser-ish of me to say I learned manual on that car. I actually learned on my friend's 2WD Jeep Compass. After getting over the fact that Jeep still produces a vehicle without 4WD, I was treated to what I can only believe to be the worst manual transmission ever created. It was so unforgiving and sloppy to shift that driving my other friend's car (mentioned above) was like a dream by comparison.

Just to put in my two cents: like the above poster, I love driving. No, I wouldn't consider myself a gearhead, but for me, driving is therapeutic. I usually drive sans radio/music and just let myself be at peace.

One thing is for sure, though. Driving is most definitely not a point-A-to-point-B affair for me, and I don't think it ever could be. I've been driving for years, all over the country, and my love for it hasn't diminished.

It's nice because I

1. Don't have driving confidence issues.
2. Don't speed or drive dangerously (it's not relaxing).
3. Don't have anything to worry about while driving due to the above.

Of course, living in places where driving is a necessity (and not a privilege) has contributed to my unique experience. In a certain sense, life really is a highway, eh?

I just saw The Hundred-Foot Journey yesterday, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I suppose I have a soft spot for certain sappy films, because the movie was qualitatively very mediocre. Predictable plot, no sudden surprises, definitely been done before--but I still liked it! Something about it had a certain genuineness, and it was refreshingly devoid of R-rated material, too.

But that's just my humble opinion. What did you think of it? If you haven't seen it, would it appeal to you?

I'm not sure how the staff would feel about that. Until the survey closes going into specifics may influence answers of others that read the thread.

I'll say It was a breath of fresh air, but it's hard to go into more detail without actually hurting the research.

I should have phrased that better. I know that divulging specifics goes against what participants agree to and could influence others. I was simply hoping for general "It went well" or "I'm glad I participated" types of comments.

My apologies!

EDIT: To add to this, I would like to post a little bit about my interview experience, which I just finished up with. It went well, and I'm glad I participated!

For real though, I enjoyed sharing my personal experience, and I'd say the interview process even helped me better understand myself and my feelings and interests. If you are thinking about participating, I would highly recommend it.

Personally, I'm just really glad to see people with autism themselves posting their opinions here. From all I see you're going about understanding and dealing with the issue the right way.

Thanks for taking your time to share your thoughts on the subject, folks.

Don't let it bother you too much, There's no real definition for what it actually means. It's a thrown-around term that's interpreted differently based on who you're talking to. Just take it with a grain of salt, when people say that about bronies they don't mean to actually insult autistic people, they mean to call bronies stupid (which to them is synonymous with autistic), and if someone who doesn't know anything about you or what you do outside of ONE particular interest, then so be it. Let them have their fun, they're the stupid ones.

This is generally a good attitude to have, but I must say it becomes difficult when you know people with autism, whose friends and families have been deeply affected by it.

This is the case for me, so I'm just trying to be fair here.

Anyone else who has had an interview care to share how his/her experience went? I'm just getting really excited for my call, and I'd love to know if others are too!

I repect your indignance in this particular regard. I do ignore most hate, but there are some lines I do not tolerate haters crossing, this being one of them. Don't let anyone tell you to water down your convictions.

And yet, do not allow them to drag you to their level either. I wish you the best, and a level head, in your Internet endeavors, friend.

well i still don't have full control over the triggers. sometimes i would be at work and the fluttershy state would trigger on its own. and sometimes the triggers won't get me into the full fluttershy state unless i look at certain pictures and videos. but otherwise i am almost mastering the triggers

Still more success than, well... anyone else I've come into contact with. Glad you're enjoying yourself though! From what I've caught up on reading through old pages of posts, it seems you have some very promising plans.

Still doing the fluttershy file and starting to master the triggers

I kid!   Glad to hear it's going well!

One question: you ever been on iFunny? I have a profile there, where I try and post original content instead of recycling humor (yes, shameless self-promotion). That's beside the point though. The level of trolling and hate there is absurd. I have subscribers and I know I'll get more, so I post for their enjoyment and the enjoyment of other like-minded people. But I get hate more often than I get likes, it seems. It comes from all sources, too. Even other fandoms (furries, for instance) calling bronies childish.

How does this have to do with your question? Well, to put it mildly, I agree with you. The way I see the MLP-loving community responding to hate is often just as childish as the haters suggest bronies are. Upon receiving a hate comment: "Oh, let's ban raid this kid. Report him! Report him, everyone!" Geez, grow up, people. I defend my self when I see fit, sure. But most of the time I see hate, I ignore, delete, and carry on. It's a big, dumb world out there, full of people who enjoy harassing others as much as I enjoy MLP (and coming up with good, humorous, original content to share).

Accordingly, I think the MLP fandom would do well to just be a little bit more chill and less indignant at the fact that we receive hate.

Hey everyone! Long time (relatively speaking)! How's everyone doing?

Man, the more I read, the more I'm looking forward to this.

They are and they are looking to have around 100 respondents by end of year. I can't say anything about the interview itself as that would be what is called 'respondent invalidation', but it was an amazing experience for me.

I'm looking very much forward to it! Got my interview slot lined up for this week, so I'd be more than happy to post an update later.

I would also just like to add that I'm also of the opinion that studies like these aren't offensive or aimed at labeling us as abnormal at all.

To be honest, I'm flattered that someone would want to dedicate many hours of their life to doing research on a subculture to which I claim membership. For all the love and tolerance language that gets preached within fandom, I say preach it somewhere where it has an opportunity to reach more ears. This is a great chance to represent ourselves well!

Hehe, that's another good plus. Community is everywhere . I'm glad to have met the lot of you especially you two: TSG and Dsharp105

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuug

I mean, if I'm totally honest, I'm just doing it to get my post count up!

I kid. I'm enjoying the little microcosm of community going on here way too much.

Good evening, all. Hope everyone has had a good day!

So, a bit of a personnel question for the lot of us. What your personnel motivation or reason to pony hypnosis? Though I take it mostly it would be curiosity but hey, just throwing it out there.

Personally, I'm just intrigued by the prospect of doing and feeling something totally foreign. So yeah, you could chalk that up to curiosity.

Just keep it up and you'll be able to get into the full pony state. From how your sessions are sounding it looks like you are accepting the changes well

I will do just that. But alas, for now I must go do homework and finish up a project. I'll channel my inner speed and we'll see how fast it goes. 

Also, if you wouldn't mind, take a look at the most recent question over on my thread. I wasn't able to answer it completely, but I mentioned I knew of a couple ponies I could ask. Perhaps TSG might have knowledge in that area as well. Thanks!

All the time. It did bother me at first but i learned to picture that light as my mind going into the trance state......and then when all the pony changes happen the light appears again and i picture myself in equestria

Wow, I'll have to find a way to let that happen without being interrupted by it then. I do believe I was in trance at the time because, for the first time, I felt like my mind was free to just "occupy space", so to speak, and let the words spoken by the voice occupy the same space. There were thoughts that wondered through my mind's space, but I didn't attach to them.

That is some serious progress. When i used to do that file the one way i found out if i had the personality of RD was to play online on my xbox. Sometimes i would brag about winning and if i lost then i would get mad or upset. As for the wings i did experience a soreness in my back as well

Thanks, I'm pretty excited myself! I'm gonna have to try the online gaming here soon then. That could be quuite an experience!

On a side note, have you ever experienced a sudden flash of light during a session? I... I think it was mental, as my eyes were totally closed and my environment hadn't changed, but it was so sharp that it caused me to come out of trance for just a moment. It was accompanied by strong sensation in the front of my head. For a second I was wondering if my subconcious was trying to grow a horn, but that didn't happen, and everything went back to normal.