Macklin

I know I may be a villain for saying this, but in this day and age. Go, be with her and when you get home stream the finale. Shows like MLP, Doctor Who and Sons of Anarchy are available to watch online with 30 minutes of closing credits.

I haven't seen season four yet. That being said, it was Wonderbolts who were the initial capital response when Spike was a rampaging adult and going at him pretty hardcore. I don't think the Blue Angels would ever be military first responders if they weren't already on the scene so I would say military. Also during the tornado episode they sent a Wonderbolt to monitor and ensure that Rainbow Dash got that water to Cloudsdale again very much a military action. Mind you how often does the Equestrian military have to do stuff? The Academy seems to go through buckets of recruits so much like the Air Force they probably have divisions that specialized to both.

Well yes, if no effort is put into anything then it will be terrible but don't assume that because OCs are involved that it will be automatically bad. I'm going to let you in on a little secret...every character in FIS is an OC... My Little Pony was around for a long time before the current generation and so Faust and the others sat down and had to say; "Ok...let's make up our own ponies to live in this world." Sure they got paid to do it but that is because they are making a product. So if they were going to make a dvd with material featuring fan OCs they are going to have to put effort into it, otherwise they won't make money and hurt the brand. They won't just chose random ponies and say "Go!", they will choose fully developed characters. God OCs just won't make it and assuming they will is kind of an insult to the creators. Did Stellar Eclipse entering the show turn it to poop and ruin? Was he some sort of horrible blight upon the eyes? That is an OC who is in the show. In the end, if they put effort in and it is good then yeah I would buy it but that goes for any movie, book or TV show.

For me it is during a Canterlot wedding, when Twilight frees Cadence and says; "Go to him." I was close to tears but as Shining snapped out of it and their love empowered his magic I cried...every time I watch it. But I am a hopeless romantic at heart, and it wasn't like they knew their magic would do that. They were expecting to die, but have one last moment together and... All of the feels were stabbed by that scene!

It is like every other convention and trade show. There are people there who are not good people, that just comes from the odds because so many people go, you are mathematically going to hit some un-good people. That being said it is no less safe than it was last year or any other comic con, gun show, etc. There are rules that people just have to remember when going to events like this. 1. If you have minors with you, they have to stay with you. You don't have to hold hands but they shouldn't wander off without saying anything to you. Also a big one, don't assume they heard you over the din of the crowd, if you want to go to the plush booth tell them, and have them acknowledge it. So often people wander off assuming those they are with will know to follow along or that the person left at all. 2. Keep some money aside in a special pocket or place separate from your spending money in case you need a cab or something else comes up and don't just assume everything will be fine and buy that t-shirt. 3. If everyone owns cell phones, make sure they are on, and most likely on vibrate as there is a better chance you will feel it vibrating over hearing it in the dealer's room. 4. And this is a big one people seem to not pay attention to, keep electronics and money in a secure spot...I have seen so many people at the conventions I have worked crying to security because the money they kept pulling out and stuffing back into their bulky coat pocket has gone missing, or the 3ds they had sticking out of their back pocket suffered a grab and run or they just held their wallet in their hand, then they put it down on the table so they could sift through some buttons and then it was gone!

I'd try that but my singing voice is...not happiness. Let's put it that way.

I hope this is the right place to place this, if it is not I apologize to the mods/admins in advance. So last night I arrived to an appointment about half an hour early, found myself a nice bench to sit on and looking around I noticed how miserable everyone was. I was on the city's busiest street, just a block up from one of the busiest intersections and everyone going by looked angry, sad, or some other form of miserable. I started to feel uncomfortable just being around so much negativity so I whipped out my phone and started playing "Love Is In Bloom" (the 15 minute looped version). I played it loud enough so that those walking by my bench would be able to hear it clearly without it being so loud that it would be intrusive in people's conversations, heard across the street or what have you. So with this playing on my little LG I just people watched. Every single person that went by looked at me, and gave me some form of smile even if it was just a corners of the mouth smile. A smile that a lot of them kept after ( more than one person looked back at me and were still smiling) they had passed by. I was there for about half an hour and came across people of every gender, multiple races and a whole spectrum of ages. Though no one seemed to recognize the song, and if they did they didn't say anything. Normally you should have at least a couple of people who scowl at you for making noise, or they just don't want to have some bubble gum pop in their ear but nope. So later on I tried again at a mall, on the subway...same results. Got most of the people on the subway car smiling. So why am I posting about this? What's the point? Well first off the fact that something pony related can bring smiles to so many is pretty fantastic. It wasn't even "Smile, Smile, Smile" which I actual expect to generate negative results from a random cutting of the population; something I plan to test in the next couple of weeks. Secondly, I want to suggest you try something similar, and not at your normal haunts (not work, or school or whatever) in places where people don't know you. Don't have it blasting, don't wave it in people's faces but see what happens. It can be any pony song that you love though "Smile, Smile, Smile" has a big chance to back fire because people hate being told to smile randomly. But do it and see what happens. Why? Because getting someone to smile can change their whole day, and you may be making the world a better place for someone (or not as dark at least) though a small and simple act. Also, a lot of people use sociology and psychology to make you feel bad, tired, to buy stuff, to fear stuff, hate stuff, like stuff...using it for something positive is so rare we should try. Who knows maybe you will make a new friend or acquaintance? Plus making others smile tends to make us feel good so not only would it be good of you, it will be good for you!

Coming into the fandom late I have been lucky. I watched Season 1, then nothing for a couple of months, then did 2, waited a month etc etc. I haven't even caught up yet because I just finally finished season 3 and have decided I will wait till the summer to watch Season 4. For those that are suffering burnout remember you can take a break for a couple of weeks or months and then catch up. Not being up to date isn't the end of the world.

I'm actually currently in a legal fight with Hasbro right now over me reviewing things. In the country I live in (Canada) the law is very specific and Hasbro's answer has been, "We don't care, the law may give you the right but you won't take us to court." I have since told them that yes, yes I will actually. If he was doing reviews and was in any North American or European country (at least) than he has the right to use those images and sounds for his review. The law is very specific. Hasbro isn't bad for trying to protect their material, they are bad for saying "Yes you are right the law is on your side but we are big and you are small so we will bully you out." Which is what they are trying to do and have a history of doing, they go to court alot and lose research it.