PsychicKid

I joined the forum a week ago (only just recently found out about it) but I've been lurking the fandom since 2010. Didn't take my plunge with episode 1 until March 2011, though. I've always been super distant from the fandom until mid/late 2017.

We haven't personally been hit super hard yet. Mostly irritated due to the panic buying of toilet paper. We just happened to be running low right as people started raiding stores. My father was luckily able to find some at a dollar store, and also brought us some leftovers. A closure of all restaurants and bars for my state also goes into effect tonight, effective for the next two weeks. It only applies to dine-in. Delivery and drive-thru are unaffected, but it's going to put the squeeze on our weekly Saturday lunchdates. I feel bad for those who have been more strongly affected by this. I got off pretty lucky, and I'm grateful for that.

Luckily for me and my fiance, cost of living is pretty low in my area. The worst thing about it is there's a very high food tax at restaurants, and we like to eat out a lot as a guilty pleasure. Both he and I make decent wages, but we would be in pretty serious trouble if either of us lost our jobs, especially him since he makes more than I do. I'm fortunate in that my father takes care of my car insurance and phone bill, because I'm still part of a big family plan that makes it cheaper overall, so this is allowed us to save a decent amount of money if something bad happens. In general, we're in a pretty good spot, but I know plenty of others who are my age and in far worse off conditions. Cost of living does continue to go up, and wages are not going up appropriately.

Sounds great, thank you ShadOBabe! I'll be sure to check things out when I have some more free time. And thank you Bas too, for the welcome.

I wrote about 1500 words or so for one of the important climax chapters to my fanfic. I also played some FFXIV, and will probably either continue to do so until bed. Failing that, I'll probably just chill on here or on Discord until bed.

Hello everyone! I just found out about this website a little while ago! I was Googling around random MLP stuff and happened to chance on a forum post, so I thought I'd check it. I haven't participated in a traditional forum setting in a long time, and I've always wanted to for MLP. So, a little bit about myself I suppose. This is not my first fandom. I've been apart of a number since I was a teenager (I'm 30 now!), so I'm no stranger to things like IRC rooms and message boards. Unfortunately, I grew distant from them overtime due to drama. When I first got into MLP in early 2011, I mostly lurked on the outskirts. The occasional 4chan thread or EQD post, but I never really participated much. When 2013 came around, I took an extended break from the fandom due to the Twilicorn and EG drama. I've always stayed current with the show, though. Even though I only just got back into the fandom properly in mid/late 2017 (via Discord and the MLP Subreddit), I've always stayed up to date on episodes, ever since late S1. Since I've always been so distant, a LOT of fandom content passed me by. Classic songs, animations, fanfics, things like that that are common knowledge for most veterans are brand new topics for me a lot of the time. In early 2018, I really latched onto fanfics hard. I'm super fussy about what I read (I tend to avoid grimdark or violent stories. I prefer adventure or SoL), but I was inspired very quickly to write my own, and I've been working on an epic Twilight adventure for almost 2 years now. Are we allowed to post links to Fimfiction stores in these threads, or should that be done elsewhere? Regardless, fanfiction has REALLY struck my fancy, and I keep trying to explore new boundaries with it. Other fun facts: My favorite pony is Twilight Sparkle. I don't have a favorite season, I think they all bring something fun and unique to the table. My favorite fandom OC is probably Littlepip, despite Fallout: Equestria's content and setting. Sometimes I can be a little stubborn, and I find it difficult to properly articulate commentary and criticism on episodes. I'll try my best if there are any in-depth posts on lore, etc. I love video games, and play FFXIV and Pokemon very frequently. I also love playing retro games, enjoying a good evening wasted on Earthbound, Super Mario World, SimCity, or Donkey Kong Country (to name a few). I'm also currently engaged, with a loving boyfriend (now fiance I guess!) with whom I bonded with through the show. He makes MLP fan music, and goes by the name Heartsong! I'm not sure how active I'll be, since my day job usually makes it difficult to browse forums and read long blocks of text. I generally stick to Discord and to a lesser extent reddit, but I hope to make another home here! It's getting close to 8 PM as I type this. I'll work on fiddling with an avatar and profile later. I'm about to grab some dinner and watch anime with my fiance, so I'll check back later before bed. <3