Clover Heart

I have polycystic ovarian syndrome and congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Basically throws my hormones all out of whack and I suffer from anovulation, among other things. I need to take medication for it, but I haven't gotten to the doctor so I haven't taken my meds like I should.

I also have scoliosis, which can be brutal. I'm in constant pain, but it's usually manageable. Occassionally, it'll get really bad and I can't really do anything other than just lay there. I used to go to the chiropractor for it, but paying for your own stuff is expensive and I'm broke as eff. So I only go, now, when I have one of those cripplingly bad days.

Health issues suck when you're poor

My eyes are hazel. I think they look goldish most of the time, but sometimes, with certain clothes or lighting they can look greenish.

I don't really know how to feel about this. I hate to say "This is bad and wrong and evil and kill it with fire!" before I've even seen it, but as many have said, it really seems pointless. They've concluded the story arc in a very effective and interesting way. I feel like Toy Story has the most successful of any Disney sequels. They actually, like, warrant existing. Okay, maybe 2 didn't really need to exist, but it told a different and interesting story, introduced new and complex characters and overall was just a good sequel, whether it was a necessary follow-up or not.

I think that some people have had some good ideas. I particularly liked @Jeric's idea of having it be a prequel, and having Woody be owned by one of Andy's parents. I think that would be a really cool idea and would tie in well with the series. Especially, I believe in Toy Story 2, Andy's mom mentions that Woody has been a toy that's been in the family for a long time, so canonically, it makes sense. And introducing old-fashioned toys as new characters, I think, could expand on the story well. Because, let's face it, while I love the original characters, a lot of them have become caricatures of themselves, to a certain degree. (Spanish Buzz? Really?) And I seriously don't see that getting any better if the story moves forward in the the timeline. I don't really see how they'll be able to introduce new conflict with these characters anymore and not have something flat and stale. Having a whole cast of new characters, on the other hand, I think would be a good way to tell a new story while keeping some of the old ones (maybe having one or two older characters that could have existed at that time, like, Bo or Hamm or something like that, just for consistency's sake.) The more I think about that, the more I think that that's a movie I'd like to see.

But then I remember, the status quo is God. While going backward in the timeline, rather than forward, would be a good idea, it's still a risky one, especially if you need to axe the majority of the characters that people love in order for it to make sense, like the fact that Jesse and Buzz wouldn't have been around back then or that toys like RC wouldn't have existed yet. To avoid this, I could see this potentially being an Andy prequel, where he first gets Woody from his mom, but that would pose some of the same problems of stale characters and no characters like Jesse or Buzz. The other problem with that is that I can't see it playing out any differently than Buzz's story did, so there's that. But, again, I think it's more important to the company that the characters that people know and love and have associated with Toy Story be in the film for the sake of brand recognition. Also, to not get people off-board because their favorite character wasn't in it.

But, I don't know. Disney's taken risks in the past that have worked out for the better. Maybe this is another that they might end up doing. I can't say until the finished product is out, but I can't help but admit that I'm more skeptical and worried than I am excited.

I have the most affinity for Foxy. I think the reason I feel that way has partially to do with the game play, partially to do with the lore. He has the most unique AI as well as attack sequence. This has also carried over into FNAF2, which is awesome. In the original game, as the nights progress, Foxy is the biggest threat to you. If you don't check him properly on the cameras, he'll get you. And even if you do get the sequence right, if you don't get the amount of checking right, he'll constantly drain your power. I also think his pairing with BB in FNAF2 was genius. He's not too much of a threat in 2, unless BB gets in. Then you're a dead man. I suppose all this would bother me if I'd ever actually played the games, and possibly have the opposite effect, making him my least favorite character. However, not being able to play due to the fact that my computer wouldn't be able to run a game like FNAF, I've only watched let's plays other people have done, which has been a ton of fun for me. In my situation, Foxy's sort of a wildcard. A wrench in the works. He's one of the components that can can really mess you up if you're not careful. Or even if you are. He can throw off your pattern. And as a viewer rather than a player, he makes it really interesting to watch.

The other part that makes me like him is more to do with lore or theories. It really makes me feel sorry for him. So Foxy sprints to your room, right? And he's the only one who does, right? I'd heard a theory that the reason for that is because his lower half is basically just endoskeleton. The top part is fabric, but a lot of his endoskeleton is exposed. But the lower half of him is almost entirely endoskeleton. The Phone Guy says that since being an endoskeleton without a costume is "against the rules at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza," the animatronics will try to stuff you into a Freddy Fazbear suit since they'll see you as an endoskeleton without a costume. It's been theorized that since Foxy is half endoskeleton without a costume, that if the other animatronics found Foxy, they'd see him as being without a costume and try to stuff him into a Freddy Fazbear suit, breaking him and his components. For that reason, he needs to sprint down the hall in order to get you, but avoid being seen by the other animatronics. It kinda makes me sad that he's alone and isolated like that. So that's why I like him.

In turn, I also feel sorry for Mangle. I feel like she kinda got the raw end of the deal. I think this was probably to draw a parallel between old Foxy and new Foxy, but I still feel sorry that Mangle had to be subjected to a bunch of bratty kids who can't keep their hands to themselves, and thus, she has to remain in a state of disrepair like that.

I also like Bonnie and Chica. Also Phone Guy. I think Phone Guy is amusing. For whatever reason, I was happy when Phone Guy said that Foxy was his favorite, and I think it made me like both Phone Guy and Foxy just a bit more. Incidentally, I think the least interesting character is probably Freddy himself, believe it or not. I don't dislike Freddy, but I just think I like him the least.

Though I said that I particularly like Mangle, I think FNAF2 is still a bit too new for me to judge where the toy characters, BB and the Puppet fall on my list of favorites.

Aaaaaand, I'm just gonna leave this here. Cuz I can. (Yes, I did that.)

Wart's Theme from SMB2. It sounds like nothing else in the game. It's just really cool. A unique theme for a unique boss.

I don't like drinking. I don't like the way it makes me feel. Some things taste okay (although I really don't like the burn) but I don't like the taste of beer or liquor straight up. I like mixed drinks where you can barely taste the alcohol. I was once very disappointed to have ordered a rum & Coke which was more like "Would you like a touch of Coke with your giant glass of rum?"

But again, I don't like the way it makes me feel. It makes my legs feel weird, for one. But more than that, I don't like the feeling of the loss of control. It's very stressful and unnerving for me.

I actually had a period, recently, where for the first time in my life, I actually -wanted- to drink. I was so stressed out at the job I was at, I really, really wanted to drink. Most of the time I didn't because I didn't want to add to my stress by being hung over at work, but when the weekend came around, I began drinking in increasing amounts. Since I quit, I haven't had the urge to drink, once. I'm a little concerned, cuz I know that that's a unhealthy mentality to have, but it's over, now. Hopefully I don't get into a state like that ever again.

Wow, that looks amazing. I especially like how her mane and tail are done. Great job!

I think I look like Yamanaka Sawako from K-on!

Long brown/auburn hair, hazel eyes, glasses. I think that's all the basics, heh.

While we're speaking about cartoon characters...

- You're getting older and you can't do some things you loved to do anymore

And you get to do new things that you couldn't do before. Maybe when you're 10, you don't get to play in the ball pit anymore, but now you get to ride roller coasters.

- You probably passed the limit age to enter a group you always wanted to enter

And you can now enter a group that you were previously too young to enter. A bar or club or even a class.

- You start losing some of your physical habilities

Depends on how old you are. As you grow into adulthood, however, you mostly gain physical ability. And if you stay fit and make a point to exercise, you shouldn't have too much to worry about. My 60-year-old father is much stronger and more fit than my 30-year-old brother because my father exercises a ton and eats healthy.

- You get more restricted to laws

Yes and no. You might be punished more harshly for breaking the law when you're an adult than when you're a kid, but you get a lot more legal privileges when you get older. You can basically do whatever you want to your body, for better or worse, you can get married, you can work a real job, you can do a lot more as an adult, legally.

- You're not allowed to wear your favorite clothes anymore

Says who? I mean, if it doesn't fit, maybe you should refrain, but if you wanna wear tie-dyed shirts and jelly sandals, who's stopping you? Of course, you should probably dress appropriately for certain occasions, like work or a party or something, but if it's just every day wear, why limit yourself? I'm 26 and I wear baggy pants and colorful T-shirts with cartoon characters on them. I don't care.

- People see ridiculous if at your new age you still enjoy your favorite activities

That's their problem. It's stupid to have an impression of someone just based on the things that they like. You like what you like. That's your business, not theirs. And anyway, it doesn't even affect them. If someone thinks negatively because you like something, they're the ones who need to grow up, not you.

- You start losing your fresh look

I'm not sure what you mean by this, but I'm guessing it means that you start to look aged? And eventually, yes, you will age. But if you take care of your body and your skin, this shouldn't be a problem. Eat healthy. Exercise. Wash your face with nothing more than a basic cleanser. Don't smoke. Don't drink. If you do this, you'll look young even when you're old.

As far as something to celebrate, you sort of make that for yourself. Personally, I like having an excuse to just have a party and have fun. And that's another part of becoming an adult. When you're an adult, you get busy with things. You get wrapped up in things. You can forget to take time for yourself or to relax or to have fun. I think if you have a certain holiday to celebrate with other people, it almost pushes you to have fun. Which can be a good thing, moreso than a bad thing, I think. I think as adults, we need excuses to have fun, because otherwise, we might not even bother. Don't think of it so much as "getting older," but just as an excuse to have fun and spend time with people.

On mortality, there's a line from "Sheep Go to Heaven" by Cake that I like. "As soon as you're born you start dying, so you might as well have a good time." So from the second you're born, you're on the road to death. Every second of your life that passes is one second closer to your death, no matter when that might come. We're all gonna die one day. And yes, every sign you're older is a sign of how much closer you are to death, always reminding you that you're mortal. However, take the other half of that lyric and just have a good time with the time you do have. Our amount of time on this earth is finite and indefinite. Any one of us could die tomorrow. Rather than worrying so much about the inevitable, realizing that it is inevitable, why not just enjoy the time that you do have?

169129. That's, like, almost the same number twice!

My unpopular opinion:

"Feminism" is an antiquated term in the west with the rise of equal rights for women in addition to the rise of inequalities for men. I don't like people trying to protect the word "feminism" with the idea that "feminism means being in favor of equal rights for all genders." TamashiiHiroka brought up a good point about this, in that if people are fighting for women to be equal to men, it doesn't mean having more benefits than them because it wouldn't be equal. Therefore, feminism inherently would mean equality for men as well. However, my problem with this is that the term "feminism" clouds the real issues at hand. Instead of actually tackling issues, we're back at square one bickering over what to call ourselves and how that hurts whose feelings and blah blah blah. Personally, I'm in favor of the term "gender equalist" for that reason. It states what it is. It's not unclear on what it's trying to get across. Furthermore, it inherently includes the concepts of equality for men as well as equality for those who don't fit into the gender binary, rather than having it be Name X with a caveat of what that's actually supposed to mean. It's clear and concise so we can stop arguing about what to call ourselves and just friggin get on with tackling the issues. The name isn't important. What' important is the movement. Stop trying to give it importance. Additionally, in the past, feminism was about bringing women up to men's level. Before the feminist movement, women were basically property and second wave feminism brought a lot of rights to women. These were back when the imbalance was between the rights of men and women: men had the rights and women didn't. Now, however, we're in a different kind of imbalance, which is that women have certain privileges that men don't and men have certain privileges that women don't. It's stupid to try to play the same game when the rules have changed. This is why I'm not a feminist. I'm a gender equalist.

I was considering giving this its own topic, but I feel that I have too many stressors in my life right now to have the strength to debate about it, especially since I know it's an unpopular opinion. So instead, it goes here. If you'd like to use any of the points here to make your own topic, be my guest.

I think that a lot of it has to do with the sort of communities you're involved with and the places on the internet you go. I'd say a good portion of YouTube comments are jerks. However, there are certain channels with some great viewers and you can get into some very pleasant conversations with them. Facebook is highly dependent on the pages you like. Some of them are great. Some of them are breeding grounds for trolls. Here on MLP Forums, while I've gotten into some heated arguments in the debate pit, I've never felt like anyone was an insolent asshole; just that they have an opinion very opposed to mine. I've never felt alienated on this forum. However, I remember being on several other community forums (not MLP related, and this was also a number of years ago) where the people were just awful and I hated being there. In fact, I don't know why I stayed on some of them as long as I did.

To me, it's a lot a matter of picking your locations, where you hang out and what you do online. Will you get the odd asshat here and there? Sure. But it's better to be part of a community where those kind of people are trounced by everyone else than where everyone else joins in.

I had "melon" bread with chocolate chips, peach yogurt and Earl Grey.

Melon bread doesn't actually have melon in it. Usually. It's just the shape of it which looks similar to melon that gives it the name.

Next, I'll have a burrito and lime and herb flavored tortilla chips.

I think something being "for" a demographic and being "targeted" at a demographic are two different things. Being "for" group x implied that it's intended for them and only them. Being targeted at group x means that group x is the main focus, but they still have other audiences in mind. G3 is for little girls. (Much as it makes me gag to say.) G4 is targeted at little girls.

As for fights, struggles or any sort of conflict at all coming into question about being for little girls at all, well, I think that's the whole point. Again, look at G3. Hell, look at any cartoon made specifically for girls from the 80's. What happened? A group of girls giggled, tried on clothes and makeup, baked and basically, nothing that matters happened. Ever. Girls' cartoons are founded on the idea that "girls don't like conflict." If you think about it, nobody really likes conflict. However, this is in direct opposition to what makes drama and thus what makes a good story. Drama is deeply rooted in conflict, and thus, story telling as well, whether or not it's particularly dramatic, also requires conflict. This can be between characters or overcoming an obstacle, but there has to be some sort of struggle for the characters to endure in order for the story to have any meaning at all.

G4 aims to challenge what had typically been deemed "for girls" and push the bounds of the way animation typically handles talking to an audience of girls. Who's to say that girls can't enjoy laser fights? Who's to say that girls can't get wrapped up in a dramatic story? I think that MLP is appropriate for all ages and genders even now. There's nothing about it that makes it wrong or not alright for anyone to watch.

(Yes, I'm aware of the hole in the back hoof)

My ponysona's name is Clover Heart. She's... basically me. I don't have any sort of back story or anything to go with her. Though, I was thinking of making a comic about her, giving her a backstory, aspirations, etc. But I haven't pounded out all the details.

I just like the color green and clovers so I fashioned my ponysona in that way. Also, has square, purple glasses as I did when I first made her.

Dunno what else to say about her... Yeah... Clover Heart...

Attaining a thigh gap, I think, is one of the biggest lies ever told. It comes down completely to your bone structure. It has nothing to do with your weight. It has nothing to do with how fit you are. It has nothing to do with how slim you are. It all comes town to your bone structure. Some people will have a thigh gap even if they put on a few pounds. I think in the second picture the OC posted, even if she put on some weight, she'd probably still have a thigh gap. However, there are some people who will never have a thigh gap. At least not while still being healthy. I mean, okay, technically, the femurs are separate from each other so eventually, if you take off enough muscle, there will be a gap. But that's not healthy.

I really hate this idea of a thigh gap. Some people have one. Some people don't. It's just the way you are. And that the thigh gap has been basically propagated as an ideal of beauty is sickening. It's like saying... I was gonna say that "It's like saying people with (was trying to think of a physical trait that can't be altered) are more beautiful than those without." Then I realized that there's practically nothing about physical appearance that we (more specifically women) don't alter. And that made me very sad, just now... Cuz it shows that we do value one type of physical appearance over another. And that's disheartening and it frankly disgusts me.

But I digress. This is something about someone that can't be changed in a healthy way. I don't see why there's so much emphasis. It doesn't mean you're slim. It doesn't mean you're fit. It doesn't say anything about your health. Especially if you're attaining it by over-exercising, starving yourself or worse. So I don't see why there's been this big appeal toward it. Regardless of why, though, it needs to stop. People need to stop goading other people into this impossible-to-achieve beauty standard. It's ridiculous, it's disgusting and it's harmful.

I think it depends on what you're talking about. I think if it is biological, I think using the term female is more accurate. Because not all women are female and not all females are women. I'm female. I'm not a woman. I'm agender. I'd prefer to be called female, because that's factual, as opposed to being called a woman, which is untrue for me. On the opposite end, if you're talking about female bodies, but you say "Women's bodies generally..." it's including trans women as well. And since the above statement is most likely speaking to sexual dimorphism, this doesn't apply to all women so much as it applies to females. So I would say that using "woman" vs. "female" probably boils down to whether you're talking about sex or gender. Furthermore, the term "woman" implies an adult. The term "female" implies having an XX chromosomal pairing. It's not really including kids when you call people "women." "Female," on the other hand, can be inclusive of infant, child, adolescent and adult females. Both terms have their place.

I actually wrote a blog entry a while back on one reason Rarity potentially gets some flack amongst bronies:

http://mlpforums.com/blog/703/entry-9318-why-rarity-supposedly-isnt-true-to-her-element/

That only covers one aspect, though. Other than this, I'm really not sure. I actually was quite surprised to find myself liking Rarity. I stated in my blog post that Rarity isn't my favorite pony, but that doesn't mean that I don't like her. On the contrary, I like her a lot. She's just not high on my list. When I first watched MLP, I saw Rarity and thought, 'Ugh, one of those characters.' But actually, no, she isn't snobbish and stuck up like I thought she was going to be. It's true that she's into high society, culture and doesn't like getting dirty, but I don't think that makes her stuck up or unlikable. She has her moments where she shies away from associating with things that don't fit in with her image. However, for the most part, she sticks by her friends and is truly friends with them in a genuine and non-facetious way. For example, while Rarity's idea of a party and Pinkie Pie's idea of a party are two different kinds of parties (a ball vs. your 7th birthday party,) Rarity still attends and enjoys Pinkie's parties. She doesn't think herself above that kind of activity, especially if it means spending time with her friends. In terms of compatibility, I think she's most likely to get along with Fluttershy and Twilight, both of which are rather well exemplified. However, she still hangs out with the others, like, getting excited about RD's birthday.

tl;dr, She's not stuck-up and snobbish; she's classy and fabulous

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To amend my blog post, I think my opinions have changed a bit, especially after season 4. Rarity isn't my least favorite anymore. After I made that post and re-evaluated her depth of character, she moved up to 5th on my list. A lot of that has to do with the fact that I think AJ's as boring as mashed potatoes. Not that I don't like her either. But I definitely think the writers have become lazy with AJ's character. Anyway, Rarity, 5th; AJ, 6th. That's it.

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Also, I really like her mane 

Due to the fact that they have a different sort of body shape from most of the other ponies, I always assumed that they were horses.

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Actually, you remember the beginning of The Best Night Ever and how Twilight turns some mice into horses? The Saddle Arabians are more similar in body type to them than they are to the ponies. So I think that's some very strong evidence in favor of them being horses.

My Japanese name is the same as my English name. Because that's what it is. It means nothing because it's not Japanese.

Having written my first official manga short (in Japanese) I have a Japanese pen name based upon my name, 三島智恵留. I chose it based on phonetics, not meaning. However, if you really want to know, the last name, Mishima, means three islands. I partially went with this name with homage to author Yukio Mishima. The first name, Chieru (not a real Japanese name, by the by) the characters are wisdom, favor, stop. Again, chosen based on phonetics.

As @Discordian stated, your name doesn't change with the language. Your name is typically always your name. The only language I can think of (and there may be others, but none that come to mind) where you would get a new name is Chinese. Names have a very specific format in Chinese: 1 character last name, two character first name. If you have a ton of characters in your name to spell it out phonetically, it's really strange, as Chinese's writing is symbolic and not phonetic. As such, you get a name which fits this format. There may be other languages where something similar is done, but generally, you keep your own name in other countries. So, no, I don't have a Japanese name.

Yes, I do and we should. The only thing I'm not terribly keen on is centigrade vs. fahrenheit, but I think that's my own personal bias. I feel like centigrade is less precise than fahrenheit, and as such, I struggle a lot with it. For example, body temperature differs between people. It's said that the temperature is 37 C/98.6 F, but different people have a different base temperature. So the point-somethings at the end, in fahrenheit, I tend to ignore. 99 degrees? Not a fever. 100.5 vs 101? Basically the same. For centigrade, however, 37 may not be a fever, but 37.5 may be. However, since I normally ignore everything after the decimal, it's basically 37 to me, and I end up walking out of the house with a fever. I know it's not any unit's fault, nor my own, really. It's just a hassle. It's also the most difficult to convert and is a total pain in the ass.

Anywho, America's one of only a small handful of countries that even uses the imperial system, and the others that do (as their primary system of measurement, anyway) aren't really the most developed of countries. I think if we think about the scientific community, we probably look like total idiots.

I hate this common reaction from other Americans which boils down to either "I don't wanna change!" "Learning another unit of measurement is too hard!" and "But this is the way we've always done it!" These reactions are incredibly stupid and non-arguments. I'm an expat from America and after a few years of living in another country, I handle metric just fine. ...'Cept, as I mentioned, temperature... But that's only body temperature. I'm actually fine with the weather. 

First, people act like if we change to metric, it has to happen automagically overnight. It doesn't. We can take it in steps. Second, I think people really underestimate the power of immersion. If you're exposed to the usage of something long enough, eventually, you get used to it. I think how this ought to be handled is actually quite obvious.

First, teach it in schools. Just stop teaching the imperial unit altogether. This may seem like a drastic step, but it's really not. While if we had to suddenly change the units of measurement we use, it would be jarring, for kids who've never learned about units of measurements, it would be incredibly easy. Kids' brains are very malleable and pick up new information quickly. More than that, it's easier to learn something for the first time than it is to correct or alter something you've already learned. Once a neural pathway is formed, it can be difficult to break and reroute. Which makes sense why adults wouldn't want to bother with it, but makes little sense as to why we should continue to teach our kids this way, thus putting generation after generation at a disadvantage. It wouldn't even have to be immediate within the schools. If you start to change the curriculum from kindergarten or first grade, then gradually change the curriculum as that class gets older, you have a group of students who grew up with the metric system in merely a little over a decade. If it continues, it'll be less than 100 years before the majority of the population can use the metric system. Hell, probably closer to 50 years, if not less.

Second, everything doesn't need to change instantaneously. I'd heard (though you can confirm if it isn't true) that when European countries switched to the Euro, they had the old prices listed along with the price in Euros in order to ease the transition. We could totally do the same thing with our units of measurement. It wouldn't be that hard.

That's actually basically all I have in terms of ideas, but I think that's all that would really be required. As an American who uses metric on a daily basis, it's really not as hard as people make it out to be. People make it seem like it's this insurmountable task that we can never accomplish so it's not even worth trying. Rather, it's just rooted in stubbornness. And it's stupid. America, get with the program.

You've got some good stuff going on. I think what could make your illustrations better, though, is learning pony proportions. I think your faces are alright, particularly the expressions. But the sizes of things are a little off-ish. Do a search on "how to draw mlp" and you get a ton of hits. This page, in particular, I think back to a lot and really taught me a lot about hand-drawn ponies:

I think that's a good place to start if you want to improve. Best of luck!

http://www.redbubble.com/people/vigorousjammer/works/7881646-rainbow-dash-chicks

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I, personally, have both of these shirts and am very happy with them.