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Oh gosh, guys, where do I begin with this one...
Few days ago I asked Silky to be my special somepony. That's the biggest question I've asked in my life as she's been dear to me for many years and I always had fondness for her that just doesn't exist anywhere else. I was so shy...
And today... she responded. She said yes....
That's right, everypony... me and @Princess Silkyare officially together now ;-;
I love You, Silky and thank You all so much ;-; What a day this is for me ;-; Cake and tea's on me. All of it ;-;
*presents the table loaded with them to the brim* ;-;
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"Sneeze" he opined.
"Sneeze? she replied.
"Sneeze," he sneezed firmly.
"Sneeze!" she exclaimed.
"Sneeze," he winked.
"Sneeze," she coldly issued.
"S-" she began.
"Sneeze." He knew she would sneeze so he decided to pre-emptively sneeze before she completed her sneeze.
"-eeze," she continued.
~abrony-mouse, "The Sneeze", winner of the 'best script while written with a cold category', Cannes Film Festival, and nominated for 'best screenplay written while sniffling'
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Wub Wub Hisss. Vinyl Snake causes your arguments to lack merit. Even well worked out academic ones.
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Good morning everypony. How's it going?
Happy
Tuesday
Finally time to return from vacation and get back to work
It was a lovely time off, so no regrets 
Now time to prepare for the New Year 
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Hello there, my crowd! Welcome to my Weekly Musings: Orange Edition.
[I ❤ JAPAN] -- [I ❤ THE COLOR RED] -- [I ❤ CELESTIA]
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I swear, I didn't derp this time~!
I was purposefully saving this for after Sunday. Let's talk about the week gone by, shall we my crowd?
So I guess I should mention the obvious... The biggest thing that happened this week was CHRISTMAS!!! As always, I got to celebrate with family. We were able to treat each other to some really nice gifts this year, for less than happy reasons. Even I was able to do more this year than ever before! Now I have a house full of leftovers and presents~ I really do hope next year is even better. My mother loved every gift I got her, my family appreciated every gift I got them, and I was able to give gifts to a few lucky extras. Over all, well done. T'is better to give~!
So here's a preliminary list of what I got:
- From one of my uncles, I got a waterpoof bluetooth speaker, a candle, some chocolates, and some nice soap. Really like the speaker the best.
- From the other uncle, I got a dad joke book and a bunch of gourmet teas. Not the most personal gift, but I am definitely going to love the tea.
- From my mother, I got a purple pull-over jacket, jeans*, a dress shirt*, high quality bath wash w/ a bath sponge, and a new wallet. The wallet is the only thing I actually asked for. It's a far better replacement for my old one.
If you're wondering about the asterisks, it's because those gifts need to be exchanged. They don't fit me.
My mother tried really hard to get my size right, but this is why I prefer a shopping trip rather than the clothes themselves. When I pick them out myself, I can try them on and get the clothing I actually want. I appreciate the sentiment, really I do! I'm just particular about clothes. Furthermore, I may end up getting some post-Christmas gifts. I'll keep everyone updated on that.
As for random news... I got a haircut before the holidays. The reveal images for King-Ohger were released, and I am feeling quite positive about them despite the terrible name. I donated to the charities being run at this forum. And I got to enjoy lots of other Christmas-time traditions too. Chocolate covered pretzels, the Christmas Day brunch with one of my uncles, and the day-after Christmas cheeseburger with my mother. Lots of little things made things really eventful. 
Speaking of little things, I also made time for...
[ 1 / 3 ] MOVIE TIME! In accordance with my yearly tradition, I saw... A Christmas Carol: The Musical! This mostly well-cast special manages to hold up really well in the first half. There are some things in the middle acts that could have been done a little better. And part of the final act is really phoned in, and kind of ruined in some ways. However, for every questionable creative choice, we see some good ones too. We get to see more of Scrooge's parents, we see how Jacob dies, and there is a song that thankfully comes back in a meaningful way rather than the cheap, predictable way I was afraid of. I've learned that there are more version of this very musical, some that may be performed in the theaters only. But unlike a different movie I saw earlier this year, this one was a wonderful adaptation as a made-for-television movie. Easily top tier. Maybe not the best, but definitely up there.
[ 2 / 3 ] I also saw... GoodTimes Entertainment's Christmas Carol (1994). It's always a random what you'll get with GoodTimes. Either they'll make something of great quality, or something that immediately goes in the bargain bin. This seems to be latter, however it's actually not that bad! In the middle act, during the Ghost of Christmas Present's visit, they do cut out some important moments that Scrooge should see. That being said, this cartoon is easily on par with Mickey's Christmas Carol (Disney), just with a lower animation budget. I love the song they gave for Jacob Marley and the ghosts of the cursed; absolutely haunting in an unnerving way. Best part of the cartoon, they actually made Scrooge lovable and believably redeemable without making it feel forced. And you better believe I got a laugh out of hearing Gary Chalk as every other character. Christmas Spirits, transform and roll out! This one is not only worth a revisit, but I could easily recommend it to children as their first exposure to A Christmas Carol. They might have dropped Tiny Tim's iconic line, but they were so on point with many other things.
[ 1 / 3 ] BONUS MOVIE TIME! 
Finally, I saw... The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special! Yes, I know, this is not another Christmas Carol movie, but I had to check it out! I'm just as surprised as any other Marvel fan. Apparently during production of the new Guardians movie, the crew just decided to do a Holiday Special spur of the moment, and here we are! I can easily say that I enjoyed it. Not sure how well it holds up on its own; you basically have to be a fan of Guardians, or else this is just holiday randomness with a plot. Still, they made it work, and it was fun. It's harmless, random, just-go-with-it fun. Groot got a cool glow up. Some of the background characters are awesome. The big reveal with Mantis is heartwarming. THERE IS ANIMATION IN THIS!! I was afraid they were going to ruin Yondu's legacy at first, but they redeemed it at the end. Kevin is a real sport for doing this. The music is pretty good. This holiday special didn't even need an after-credits scene, but they gave us one anyways. For the Marvel fan that has stuck with the MCU this long, this is a wonderful little movie to play each year.
Black Sun 09: Bilgenia's Last Stand. 
What a powerful episode... The last pieces of the past are explained, filling in the gaps for how we got here. The Sun and the Moon. They were made to work together in peace to find a solution that benefits the world, but now they are split believing opposite things. However, Aoi seems to have found a third option. And in this episode, Bilgenia makes his final stand. He all ready lost it all, so as he goes down, he takes everything with him. It's such a powerful moment, it outshines Bilgenia's final moments in the original series. But as he falls, a hero rises. Black Sun, who is a cybernetic kaijin, has come back from the brink, fully healed. He didn't evolve, but he has his red eyes once more, and a symbol. I wonder if Aoi even knows what it means. I have a theory, but I'll wait 'til the final episode. The stage is set. The curtain is falling. Our stars are about to perform in the pitch black darkness...
Black Sun 10: Broken Infinity. I had a theory, and I was close. They showed us without telling us. Black Sun's symbol in an incomplete infinity symbol. The original resistance party that once gave rise to Golgom is no more. In its place is a new resistance party that is carrying on where some of the original founders left off. I cannot say anything further then that. I want people to experience this for themselves. The ending of this was kind of spoiled for me. I have trouble accepting it; I was really hoping for something different. Still, those mad lads actually did it... They recreated the Kamen Rider Black TV show opening, theme song and all! I am not sure if it works here, but man that was so cool to see! I can at least relive that moment over and over again. Any reboot of a classic Rider that does that will always be the smarter reboot in my eyes.
And now to summaries my thoughts on KAMEN RIDER BLACK SUN. 
In sort, this show eclipses itself. It's so hard to judge this series. On the one hand, this had SO many respectful nods to the original TV series and the Showa era material. Which can make the ending all the more confused... And while I do love a more grounded, more “serious”, adult interpretation of any older series; it's hard to have your cake and eat it too when there is still a supernatural element that never fully gels with the series in a cohesive way. Speaking of that ending, there are many on the outside who would consider it “going w0k3”. Since Japan doesn't usually share those kinds of morals with the west, it's hard to say if the ending really is w0k3 or not. All I can say is, it's not exactly what long time fans would want. Watching this will ultimately be the test of if you can enjoy the show for everything else and overlook the small detail of the ending. Perhaps if you never saw the original, you could better enjoy it for what it is. That's not to say this reboot is bad. There are many redeeming points. It's just hard to balance those good points against the ending, a detail you NEED to land, or else it can taint the whole experience.
In many ways, this show does make me appreciate the original more. It also gave me insight into how things might have happened if done differently; like if Nobihiko could transform like Kotaro, or if Kotaro had never grown up around a loving family that took him in. In other ways, it takes things in a wildly different direction. It's hard to judge the social and political issues thrown into this reboot since they can lead to both the greatest strengths and the saddest weaknesses of this story. We never get a cathartic ending to the discrimination between humans and kaijins. I've been hearing the fandom talk about the possibility of a second season... But to what end? Without giving away the ending, they pretty much closed the book on an adaption of Black. As much as I would love to see an adaption of Black RX, how could they possibly do it without making the story even clunkier than ever before? I'd be all for it, if it means justice for Kotaro. It should be his story, not this new girl. She can be the secondary Rider we never knew we needed, but that's as far as I ever want to go. I don't want a passing of the torch. Even if this ending is series is suppose to end in a more tragic way than the original, even if tragedy is the whole point, I'd rather see a different kind of tragedy than what I found here. But again, I hope whoever watches this disagrees with me and defends the show for what it is.
I have no idea what the week holds from here on out, but I would like to start Sonic Prime before the year is over. There is a LOT I need to catch up on. 
That's all for now, my crowd.
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Take care, and may the night continue being silent.
Uhh... Lego lawn ornaments, anyone? This is "This LEGO build will blow your mind" by Brick Bending.
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Oh gosh, guys, where do I begin with this one...
Few days ago I asked Silky to be my special somepony. That's the biggest question I've asked in my life as she's been dear to me for many years and I always had fondness for her that just doesn't exist anywhere else. I was so shy...
And today... she responded. She said yes....
That's right, everypony... me and @Princess Silkyare officially together now ;-;
I love You, Silky and thank You all so much ;-; What a day this is for me ;-; Cake and tea's on me. All of it ;-;
*presents the table loaded with them to the brim* ;-;
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Bro they had Snapple Elements Air at the local gas station. I bought the only 4 bottles.
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Underrated Pony Music #100
Here is something special for #100: A ponified version of a well-known song, made by the lovely 4everfreebrony. He did something similar to Weird Al, who made a version about Star Wars. I like the lyrics a lot (I think the part about "dragon slave" is meant to be a joke). Also for some reason it makes me cry every time I hear it.
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Good morning everypony. How's it going?
I hope y'all had a most wonderful, holly jolly Hearths Warming!
Mine was most wonderful, and relaxing 
Santa even got me a lovely gift 
SpoilerMy own Kotobukiya Princess Celestia Figurine!
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To all my followers, whom I affectionately call "my crowd"...
Merry Christmas
Happy Hanukkah
Captivating Kwanzaa
Youthful Yuletide
Wonderful Winter Solstice
Bountiful Boxing Day
Harmonious Hearth's Warming
Wild Winter Wishday
Lovely Life Day
Fantastic Festivus for the rest of us
And may your days be merry and bright!
Oh, and a mincemeat pie for everyone!
SpoilerBTW, I'm back. My vacation was wonderful!
I still have one more day off, so I'll save the weekly summary for tomorrow.
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