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  3. Shanks
    Last Friday I got an MRI on my right knee because my injury was taking way longer to heal even though a previous injury had pain far worse yet didn't take as long to heal. It sure wasn't a pleasant experience and I wouldn't reccomend it unless you absolutely had to do it, because I am so tall and the table was so small my back and left shoulder were hurting pretty bad once all was said and done. And since my leg had to have sandbags put on it to keep it in place and I had to remain perfectly still for the entire 25 minutes which even by itself wasn't exactly pleasant. I went to the doctor today to get my results and the doctor had good news and bad news for me. The good news is that I don't need surgery which is a huge relief, but the bad news is I have fluid buildup in my knee and had to have a cortizone shot to bring down inflammation. I wasn't anywher near as bad as getting the MRI but it hurt like mother fucker and made me feel light headed and completely out of it and brought my pain level through the roof afterwards (the doctor says that is normal and temporary though), it has been maybe an hour or so since the shot and I still feel like shit. And I may have some nerve damage, so I have been refferred to a specialist which the doctor says will take 2 weeks or so to approve, but then again they said the same thing for my MRI and that only took a few days.
     
    I have no idea when I am going to get back to work (not that I am in a hurry to get back to that hell hole), but I do have some things I am going to need to be at full strength in order to actually do. One of those things is getting back into my weight lifting along with of course some cardio, the bottom line is I need to take much better care of myself than I have been doing physically, mentally, emotionall and spiritually and I won't accomplish that by continuing with the same bad habits and expecting things to get better. Things aren't just going to happen for me anymore, I need to make them happen. Now I am resting after that ordeal and depending on how I feel I might either cook myself dinner later tonight or just say to "to hell with it" and order pizza or Chinese food which I know seems to contradict my earlier stated goal of getting in shape but even I can tame my ambitions enough to realize that it won't matter until my injury fully heals.
  4. Shanks
    1. Went to get an MRI on my right knee: It was a very uncomfortable experience that was even more uncomfortable because I am so tall and the table I laid down on was so short. I have been out of work due to a work related knee injury for a month now and because it is taking so long I want to find out what the hell is going on. After it was all said and done they gave me a packet and told me to give it to the doctor at my next doctors appointment which is tomorrow. I just hope to God I don't need surgery.
     
    2. I went to breakfast at this new place after my MRI appointment
     
    3. Saw Wreck It Ralph
     
    4. Saw the new MLP episode
     
    5. Saw the new Mytbusters Star Wars special
     
    6. Did some house cleaning/organization
     
    7. Lots of TV/internet
  6. Shanks
    Edit: my comment on the blogpost this was a response to was removed, the author felt it was off topic and was concerned it would de rail things and create more conflict. I respect and understand this decision these are still the same words I said there though.
     
    It all starts with each of us as individuals, no place is perfect no matter how tightly knit of welcoming it is but it is up to us to do what we can to do the little things that make this place feel more like a community. Report trolls and flamers, be polite and civil even when it is hard, try to cheer people up when they are feeling down and be aware that there are various different people from all sort of different background and opinions and though you may not always understand their preferences that having certain preferences dosen't automatically make them monsters.
     
    As was pointed out there indeed was a thread asking which pony was most likely to commit suicide and while I can understand why some people didn't like that thread as someone who has had suicidal thoughts both recently and in the past I can understand how touchy this can be. But some of the people who expressed their distaste for the topic did the exact same thing they accused my friend of for making that topic and me for defending him from the unjustified shitstorm of hate he got for it.
     
    They spread more negativity by insulting me and my friend when if they were given fair warning about what that thread entailed and have only themselves to blame for actually clicking on the topic itself. While I do feel guilty for losing my temper I feel that accusing my friend and I of forcing our views on other people was complete bullshit and totally uncalled for. I can understand something not being someones cup of tea, but all this scapegoating and phony baloney moral posturing of the so called "dark sides" of the fandom and this desire to turn the fandom into some kind of hive mind among some bronies accomplishes is to, create flame wars and encourage haters and trolls.
     
    I of course agree that there is too much negativity here and there are some topics that I do not like, but what I do is I simply ignore them and move on and if I think something is inappropriate I report it and walk away. If those individuals who had such a distaste did that instead and the thread still got locked Inazuma and I would have been dissapointed but we both would have understood.
     
    Controversial topics will always exist and some of those topics might be things we are unfomfortable with, simply wishing them away will not make them go away but voicing any concerns in a calm rational manner will help create a more positive and productive atmosphere.
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    Okay Seriously Ouch

    By Shanks,

    It happened again, I got yet another knee injury on the job and I don't just mean one that goes away after resting for a few days although I have had way too many of those for my taste as well I mean one where I will for the 4th time be placed on workers comp and have to go to physical therapy. My first knee injury happened when I moved my right leg in some awkward ways when I was moving pallets of product onto the sales floor to set up displays. The second and third ones happened due to repeated trauma to the knee from frequent kneeling to stock and face lower shelves and this latest episode of me killing myself over a lousy stinking dead end job I don't even give a shit about is because of my previous injuries I can't stand in place for prolonged periods of time. They know this but I was made a backup checker in addition to already being a dairy clerk despite this and other objections I had anyway and last Sunday I paid for it when I was in the checkstands for 2 hours straight because it got busier than expected and there wasn't enough help. By the time I finally got out I was in such horrible pain that I literally felt like crying, I struggled just to stand up and moved like a tortoise for the rest of my shift.
     
    So because of this I called out sick from work yesterday thinking that I would be okay with a day of rest and just going to school today but when I tried to take my usual 15 minute walk to the bus station that I take everyday to either work or school and I could barely even take a single step without being in such agony that I made faces like I haven't taken a shit in days I realized that I am hurt way way worse than I thought I was and will need to see a doctor ASAP. It is for this and because I am dealing with severe depression and I can't take the stress anymore that I have plans to step down and become a General Merchandise Clerk which was my position before I got promoted but first things is first, I need to see a doctor and take care of this injury and then I can start the process of stepping down.
  9. Shanks

    I Have A Hot Date Tonight

    By Shanks,

    Her name is Assassins Creed IV, and I am going to plunder her booty all night long.
     

     
    So Assassins Creed III was good but not as good as I had hoped, but assassins and pirates just seems to hit my fanboy buttons so in just a little bit I am going to see if this game is master and commander or if it should walk the plank and live out the rest of its days in Davy Jones locker.
  10. Shanks
    Last year I got into something I never thought I would in a million years, a show about cartoon ponies. I am no stranger to cartoons or fandoms but the whole watching it out of curiosity after a friend recommended it not thinking I would be into it has to be the most common story ever for how people get into this show so my story isn't the most original but it is mine. I have been into it for a good couple of weeks maybe a month or so and I search for the word "brony" and wind up here, I have alot of experiences with forums and some of them have left a bad taste in my mouth so it was a 50/50 shot of me joining or even sticking around after I had joined. While there has been some drama and a few jerks, this for the most part has been the most civil forum I have ever been on which considering its size is actually quite the accomplishment.
     
    I have talked about all sorts of subjects on here both pony and non pony related and while they didn't all pan out very well most of them were well worth it. Whether it be me fanboying over Applejack, criticizing twilicorn, making the case for why I believe Derpy isn't offensive or letting out my inner rant mode in the "Libertarian Circle" PM group or the Debate Pit I have had some good discussions on here and I have you the users as well as the staff that runs this site to thank for that. So I look forward to one more year on here talking to the friends I have made on here and maybe making some new ones and more people join this great community. On another note enjoy this picture, it was the avatar I used when I first joined.
     

  12. Shanks
    So I am cuddling up with Derpy plushie and my Applejack and Twilight Sparkle plushies are in the basket they or Derpy are in when I am not using them and I noticed something rather interesting.
     

     
    Now aren't they cute together? They have a lot in common if you think about it, they both work hard are very diligent and determined. Both have experience raising kids, Twilight raising Spike and Applejack raising her younger sister Applebloom. But who says the "responsible ones" can't have a little fun every now and then? I wonder what Big Macintosh and Shining Armor are going to think?
  21. Shanks
    Despite my displeasure with Derpy being censored and my issues with her haters though I am trying as best as I can to say what I feel needs to be said but without making this video a total hate fest. Some of the things I am going to say are going to sound a bit harsh but I want to see if anyone has any suggestions so I get my point across with minimum misinterpretations and misunderstandings. I don't usually talk to much about my own hobbies in youtube videos but I feel that the Derpy situation deals with issues that go well above and beyond the show and Derpy.
     
    As an individual with Autism I know exactly what it is like to singled out and misunderstood for being different and it is that reason why I identify so strong with Derpy as a character and why it makes me so angry how so many of the Derpy haters claimed to speak for the disabled by complaining yet completely ignored the multitude of people many of whom are disabled who identify with Derpy because they know what is like to seen as different. Because this is so personal and close to home for me I want to do this as much justice as I can, we have come a long way in how we treat the disabled but we still have a long way to go.
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    I Am Seeing A Shrink

    By Shanks,

    As those of you who have been paying attention to my blog posts may know I have been going through quite a lot of stress lately and honestly have been unhappy for quite a while. Don't worry I am not going to kill myself if that is what your thinking, I may have some depression but it isn't nearly as bad as what I have gone through before. I have thought about it for almost a year now, and because of my situation where my employer has put me in the checkstand as a backup checker against my wishes I have tried to get a doctors not to get out of that due to anxiety issues up there in large part due to me having Autism.
     
    The doctor I originally had in mind just wouldn't get back to me no matter what so I gave up on him, my mother had an idea and it was simple "what about doctor *insert doctors name here*?" This doctor that she thought of who I in fact used to see was a little far making a trip to him a major inconvenience but I recently found out that he has an office closer to home where he has openings Tuesdays and Thursdays. So I booked an appointment to go see him a 2 tomorrow to address the issue of the doctors note and will probably begin to start seeing him regularly again if not once a week than once every other week.
     
    I don't know if the doctors note is going to work or not but because this doctor knows so much about me and my condition he is the best person possible to write such a note and I have an opportunity to work through some issues I have had that I have some of which I have repressed and put on the back burner for years. It is time I work out the rage, hate and depression I am going through before things get more out of hand than they already have while the rational part of my mind is still in control.
  24. Shanks

    Winter Write Up

    By Shanks,

    Okay ladies and gents it is time for another work related rant, for those of you who have been keeping track of my blogs for the last several month I have against my wishes been made a backup checker in addition to my duties as a dairy clerk and really really suck at it. I suck so bad that I have gotten over 4 write ups so far, 3 of them warnings and 1 of them a formal write up which is a lot more serious. My most recent write up was last Saturday due to a mistake I made on a WIC check. WIC (Women Infants and Children) for those of you who don't know is a government voucher program for lower income mothers and their young children to buy food through the use of these special checks which say exactly what to buy and how much.
     
    The problem of course is that these checks are often written in a way that is contradictory and very confusing with a list of exceptions longer than Twilight Sparkles checklist of checklists and worst of all each check is considered a separate transaction which makes it a serious pain in the ass if a customer springs the checks on you at the last minute which has happened to me twice. Seriously I think those accursed things were invented by satan just to torment me. What I did wrong was that some WIC checks say that you can buy a certain dollar amount of fruits and vegetables and the customer went over that amount and said that they could do that. I asked this CSR (front end supervisor) right behind me if that is in fact true, she took a look at the check and said it was in fact true so I tendered it for that amount and moved onto the next customer.
     
    When I was being written up it was explained to me that I couldn't do that because the check in question said it was a maximum amount. But there are some checks like this one below for example where that is in fact not the case.
     
     

     
    So unless I am completely misunderstanding something which is likely, that supervisor also screwed up. Either way I am the most frightened I have been since I was first put in that torture chamber, I literally have nightmares over this crap. The good news is that I am one step closer to getting an exemption via a doctors note so I hopefully won't have to do this anymore. What I keep trying to tell them is that because I have Autism my brain works differently and when I am up there I get overstimulated, overwhelmed and tend to freak out and make mistakes like this because I can't stop freaking out and am horrible at multi tasking. Here is hoping that this actually works, I hate to do this but what other choice do I have?
  25. Shanks
    If you haven't already you can see analysis 1 and 2 on Applejack and Rainbow Dash here
     
    http://mlpforums.com/blog/456/entry-3070-character-analysis-1-applejack/
     
    http://mlpforums.com/blog/456/entry-3310-character-analysis-2-rainbow-dash/
     
    Rarity much like Rainbow Dash is another character many people either love or hate but while she has her share of fans she consistently ranks toward the bottom of most popular ponies in the mane 6. This is because many people find her extremely annoying largely due to her overly dramatic premadonna attitude which can come off to some people as extremely shallow and even somewhat "bitchy". Some of her fans though actually like this about her and find this aspect of her character to be humorous though the only two times in the show I have found this to be funny were Rarities reaction to finding out that Sweetie Belle was Gabby Gums in Ponyville Confidential and the episode A Dog and Pony Show where Rarity played the diamond dogs for chumps.
     
    Despite sometimes being shallow and vain Rarity has also shown on several occasions such as Suited for Success when she made dresses for all of her friends for the Grand Galloping Gala for free and in risking her reputation in high society in Suited For Success by refusing to abandon her friends that she is a generous and loyal friend. She has also shown a great deal of love toward her sister Sweetie Belle by going to great lengths to please her often by doing things she dosen't normally want to do many of these things involve getting her hooves dirty. She is also a hard working, highly successful enterprenuer who just so happens to sell dresses.
     
    Rarity is the most contradictory and complex of the mane 6 characters and that is one main reasons why her fans actually like her. These contradictions make her a very interesting character but I feel that her negative aspects are often overemphasized in many of her appearances for comedic affect which I feel does a disservice to her as a character because it makes her seem like a 2 dimensional character when the exact opposite is true. This is thankfully not a problem in episodes where she is the main focus where she shines quite well as a character but it does hold her back from her full potential as a character.
     
    I am not saying the over dramatic premadonna aspect of her character should be removed completely just that it shouldn't be laid on so thick that it becomes difficult for many people to see her positive traits. Rarity has the most untapped potential of all the mane 6 characters, and I wholeheartedly agree with Rarity fans that hasn't gotten enough attention in season 3 and as a longtime Applejack fan completely understand what it is like to have your favorite pony overshadowed. Season 3 was pretty encouraging as it was the season Applejack got her due and caused alot of people to give her a second look, perhaps season 4 will do the same for Rarity. Rarity has an incredible amount of potential and I hope that the writers can bring more of that out in future episodes.
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