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  3. FoxyCryptid
    So, I finally broke down and bought a higher end camera because Wal-Mart had a kit for $450:
    Cannon Rebel T3
    8GB High-Speed Memory Card
    Bag,
    18-55mm lens
    75-300mm lens
    I've been wanting to get into photography, so I'm glad I grabbed this


  4. FoxyCryptid
    This is a relatively cheap wallhanger, but I've always loved Duncan's Katana so I had to have this for $17 even if it's a cheap knock-off instead of anything officially licensed. This is probably the silliest nerd thing I've ever paid money for.
     

     

     

  5. FoxyCryptid
    I finally found the perfect analogy on how I feel about the fandom and why I'm torn:
     
    Picture a beautiful city, Sunny and full of life and people doing awesome things and street performers showing off all of their trades along the sidewalks and just brightening up everyone's day. A place where even the sunset brings beautiful night and lively night life full of good music and people nursing a solemn mood under the comfort of shadow.
     
    Now, picture this place is surrounded by horrible slums that scare off any possible new citizens and even entice some people to leave town because of the garbage they get from people they interact with out of town about how shitty the place they live must be and how horrible it must be to live there, and even from ex-residents who has been staring at those slums on the outside for so long they've forgotten what lays beyond,
     
    That is how I feel. I love the show, the comics, this fandom, and the people in it, but I feel like outside pressure is forcing me out.
  6. FoxyCryptid
    I've been thinking about my place in the fandom and community and come to realize something. I did watch the show when I got up the courage, and I did legitimately enjoy it, and still do. I legitimately enjoyed the awesome fan-work and still do.
     
    I feel like I came into this in an academic back in 2011 though. I feel like I was more enthralled with the strangeness and newness of all this and more interesting in learning about the community than being a part of it, and lead me to wear a bit of a mask to try to fit in. That's changed though, I feel like I legitimately became a part of this and some point and mask was no longer a mask and that was a happy moment.
     
    There's also some sadness to it though. I don't know if was the newness, the thrill of the first fitting in, or just my own nostalgia goggles because I was just a teenager fresh out of High-School at the time but I feel like times have gotten hard and I've gotten bitter(and it's a bitterness I don't want) I almost wish I could back and live out those first months again and maybe do something different to prevent my attitude, to retain my optimism about the fandom and stay idealistic, and maybe pray all hell and drama didn't break lose and live that place in shambles.
     
    I guess I'm posting to ask for help. Maybe someone here can help me restore my faith in the fandom and shed my judgemental-ness, and capture some of that old magic again, as stupid as it sounds.
  8. FoxyCryptid
    I LOVED as a kid and watched it everyday I could on IPTV(the local public TV channel), I just downloaded Season 1 an watched the first episode tonight. It was enjoyable and the story and writing seem to have held up fine. I will admit the animation hasn't aged well though. It's that weird of kind of "just okay" where I wouldn't call it bad, but I'd also hesitate to call it good.
     

  9. FoxyCryptid
    It was amusing at first in a stupid sort of way, but now it seems like the "catch all" slur where people just tack anything and everything they don't like on to it:
     
    Feminists apply it to MRAs
    MRAs(or anyone that doesn't like feminism) apply it to male feminists
    Christians tact it on anti-theists
    Tumblr anti-Christians apply it to Christians(I know this makes no sense but I've seen it happen)
    Everyone throws at bronies
    Some people through it at Gamers and Anime fans
    People outside of 4Chan and Reddit apply it to them
    People inside 4Chan apply it to everyone outside.
    People that hate weapons apply it to anyone that like guns or knives, or carries either, or is in the NRA(which the NRA does kind of suck now)
    People with liberal viewpoints apply it to bigoted and sexist conservatives
    People with conservative viewpoints apply it to liberals
    Fandoms apply it to hipsiters
    hipsters apply it to fandoms
     
    It's like it's now internet code for "someone I don't like" and all of us are fedorks now regaurdless if we even wear the damn things.
  10. FoxyCryptid

    Tumblr is Scary

    By FoxyCryptid,

    http://www.reddit.com/r/TumblrInAction/comments/20cvaj/anon_nails_why_sjws_are_harmful/
     
     
    This little thread on Reddit(I was linked to it earlier) paints a terrifying picture and gives me some understanding of what's been going on with the fandom lately. The story in the picture mirrors what many of the SJWish people have done with the fandom perfectly. They've re-wrote the story in their minds to remove everything good about bronies and enhances the bad to insane levels to justify hate.
     
    It makes me pity these people and feel almost sad for a lot of them now because I know they're just more victims.
  11. FoxyCryptid
    I'm sitting here not knowing what to think because I've been doing research on things to finally gain peace of mind about everything and so many of the people I would have respected to some level before have been revealed to me as massive hypocrites and assholes with no excuse or much to be defended for.
     
    I'm at some sort of peace now because I see where I stand clearly, but I don't know if I like it because these people claimed to stand for all the things I love about this fandom and turned out to just be more liars hiding behind a mask to further their own ego and agenda. It's a major letdown because I don't know where to turn or who else is doing the same and I look at the people these individuals have emotionally manipulated with pity and sadness because I now they've been used just as much as any of us.
     
    There's one of these people that hurts more than the others though because I've followed things he's worked on for years and had real respect for him until he fell for it and showed himself to be a self-righteous egotistical ass.
     
    Hear, have this song because through all this I think Mando is one of the best and most sincere out of our big names and this song is an ideal I still believe in:
     

  12. FoxyCryptid
    This class should be renamed "3.0 credit hours a day of kissing Bill Gates Ass" because that's what is feels like. It's like being in some weird tech-head church that worships Microsoft as God.
     
    The good news is, the Anti-Bronies on Tumblr are getting so annoying they're getting almost as high on some people's shit-list as us and some sites that used to be anti-brony are switching sides out of spite and disgust at how bad the hate is getting.
     
    "He who fights monsters", huh?
  15. FoxyCryptid
    I was just sitting here thinking about some things and it struck. I finally figure out the massive appeal of being in a fandom.
     
    It's almost a form of escapism. It's a way for those of us that may have to deal with harsh criticism for our interests and choices in entertainment to break from a sometimes cold, cruel and judgement world, if only for a few minutes. It's comforting and warm to be around people like yourself, and be accepted as part of the team for your oddities instead of mocked or shunned for it.
     
    I think I've come to realize that over time. I've come realize that kind of acceptance can mean the world when you're in a shitty mood. I've also come to realize that it feels better to take part in the harmless enthusiasm than to mock people for showing their love of things they enjoy. I've understood that more and more with each thing the world seems hell bent on making me ashamed of enjoying. Even if it's only for a moment behind the glow of a computer screen coming to a place like these forums that feels so warm and accepting can take my mind off the worlds troubles.
     
    I almost wonder if the world would be a better place if everyone was a little geeky. Maybe we'd all spend our time playing video games, cards, tabletop games, going to massive conventions, or cos-playing just to make people smile instead of pointless wars and fighting over petty politics.
     
    I guess we can all only dream.
  16. FoxyCryptid
    I went out and talked to Indian Hills Community and now I'm enrolled in online courses(pending the financial help goes though). I'm going in for a diploma in Micro Computer Specialist and so far I have Photoshop I, Flash 1, and Illustrator on for my first set of courses. Maybe Intro to Computing if I can get in this go around.
  17. FoxyCryptid
    It's bee a long time since I watched a new anime, so I figured I ask for suggestion. Here's some of what I've enjoyed in the past:
     
    Saber Marionette J
    Rouroni Kenshin
    Yu Yu Hakusho
    Yu-Gi-Oh(first generation)
    Gatekeepers 21(I think this one might be kind of obscure because it's only six episodes long and I found it in a Dollar Store bargain bin)
    Cowboy Bebop
  18. FoxyCryptid

    About the Wii Mini?

    By FoxyCryptid,

    So, I was doing some research and it seems like a horrible waste of money to me:
     
    *It has no Gamecube Backwards compatibility
     
    *It has no internet at all, so no WiiWare or VC, nor any online play
     
    *No SD card slot, so no memory expansion or modding
     
    *It seems it can't even display 480p anymore due to not supporting component(I mean composite, damn me always mixing those two up) cables, so you're stuck with 480i.
     
    All that, and it still costs $100, which I can get a older model Wii that's fully backwards compatible and moddable for half-of.
     
    What do you guys think?
  20. FoxyCryptid
    This is the best brony song I've ever heard, it actually gives me chills listening to it. It's also sad though because the guy that made it seems to have dropped off the face of the earth(even though this was supposed to be the first entry in a whole FOE music project)
     
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXGLHBacYbo
  21. FoxyCryptid
    I don't know if any of you watch TGWTG, but one of their contributors(JewWario) recently took his own life. I've only seen a couple of his videos, but he seemed like a nice guy and I'm sure he'll be missed. Here's the VBlog/Tribute Angry Joe did:
     

  23. FoxyCryptid
    I normally wouldn't pay this for one game game(or game-pack, in this case) but I'm a shameless Metal Gear fanboy. Just trust me on that, I can fanboy over it with child-like glee to the extent it makes out obsessions with ponies look tame in comparison. Everytime someone mentions it I have to resist the urge drop what I'm doing and go play one.
     

     
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    shameless plug of my gamer card so I can show off my cred:
     

  24. FoxyCryptid
    Heavy Rain seems good so far, like someone gave one of those really art and story focused indie titles a huge budget. Although, I can tell it's going be a emotional trip because I've only played for about an hour and it's almost broken me a couple times already.
     
    I like how it's trying be kind of like one of the old FMV adventure games, but actually good. This is also the first time I've extensively used the six-axis controls on the PS3 and they seem to work well.
  25. FoxyCryptid

    About Lauren Faust

    By FoxyCryptid,

    You know, I love Lauren Faust and all. She did a great job of giving the show it's first breath of life and creating the world and characters, but one thing grinds my gears:
     
    I can't stand the people that kiss up to her to the extent of disrespecting the show's current staff and make it seem like everything without her direct hand in it is automatically garbage.
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