InspiredBrony

How did you find MLP Forums?: How you became a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: So I've been gone a while (stupid internet age laws), and I was wondering how the place has changed. So, uhh, what happened in the past 2 years? P.S. - If anyone knows of the formerly named "MadScienceMC", please tell him that I have returned.

(There is no comma on this keyboard so please excuse the bad grammar) Twice. The first time was when I was out camping with the boy scout troop when I woke up one morning with a bump on my arm. I just assumed that I had hit it in the night and payed it no mind. After breakfast I noticed that it had swollen and was beginning to itch. I went to the camp nurse got some cream and again went on with my day. The three mile hike was next and I'll admit I was somewhat worried that the bump might get worse. Still I went on with the hike. About halfway through that bump had doubled in size from when I went to the nurse and was beginning to get a headache. The size was worrying but the headache I shrugged off as a sign of dehydration and started to drink water more frenquently. Over the next hour things took a turn for the worse. I started to see less clearly coupled with warped vision when I could see. I began to stray off the path and walk in a drunken fashion. We stopped for a quick break and in that small period of time I want to say I fainted but it was more like a quick slip away from reality. I had not even noticed that my entire arm and hand were swollen. I was shaken back into reality by another scout and we continued on with the hike. The headache had been replaced by numbness throughout my entire body and I actually don't remember anything else up until the point where I was rushed to the doctor. He told me I had a major staff infection coupled with an allergic reaction. He said that it was a spider but he did not know what kind. He also said that the venom had reached my brain but not enough to be serious. The two treatments were to either cut off part of my arm for a guaranteed cure or to take several medications and compresses with a minor chance of success. It took the medication and everything was back to normal after three weeks. That was longer than expected. The second time was three months later at the beach. I was out swimming with my friend's younger brother when I heard him scream for help. He was about ten feet away and drowning. I swam over to him only to realize that he was in a rip current and so was I! So for the next ten minutes I'm fighting the current while I have him on my shoulder acting as a weight (I'm not blaming him but he is kinda heavy) and when we get back guess what? No one cares no one believes and no one gives a crap about what just happened to us! But hey at least I'm alive!