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Off Topic / Nanowrimo anyone?
« on: November 01, 2023, 03:41:04 PM »
Is anyone else working on Nanowrimo this month?

I'm going to start once I get home tonight.

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Post Merge: November 01, 2023, 09:26:01 PM

Managed to hit today's word count with 3 15-minute word sprints.  So far so good.

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So I have someone on DeviantArt who would like to purchase some of my Pony Art, which is awesome.  They've asked what kind of a payment plan we can do--they've hinted they want several items, including a customized G4 Carousel and the total purchase will be more than $100.  I've never done a payment plan before.  Have you guys done it?  What sort of thing do you do?  When do I send out the items they want?  (I assume after they've paid in full?)  Is there anything I should be wary of going into this?

Thanks for your help!
You lot are awesome!

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Off Topic / Nanowrimo anyone?
« on: October 31, 2022, 07:32:22 AM »
Anyone else planning to do Nanowrimo (NAtional NOvel WRIting MOnth)?  It starts tomorrow!

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Pony Corral / G3 Mystery Box Giveaway
« on: August 08, 2022, 09:40:19 PM »
I hope I have this in the right place. 

As the title says, I have some G3 Mystery boxes to give away. Due to shipping costs, I'm going to have to keep it mainland US only.  (Sorry everyone else.) 

Let me explain what it is I have to give away:

In 2017, I had decided to get rid of my G3 ponies in an attempt to reduce my collection size.  So I went through and packed up several boxes so that there wouldn't be a bunch of duplicates in the boxes, with the intent of having a mystery giveaway.  We had a bad winter that year so I didn't want to try and get to the post office in the snow.  The following spring, I tore my ACL and had to have surgery.  I didn't recover well so it took until about November for me to walk without a cane.  And we were back to winter, so I thought I'd get rid of them in the springtime but then COVID happened.  So they've been in the back of my guest room closet since 2017.  I know each box has at least one pegasus, at least one baby and one unicorn (though most unicorns are Sweetie Belle).  Each box also has 1 Syling Size, but some of the boxes have a styling size 3.5--those will be the only 3.5 in the box however.  I believe each box has at least one Pinkie Pie, but if there is more than one Pinkie, they are different poses. I did my best to prevent too many duplicates but it is possible that one or two might be duplicates just because I had so many. I'd picked them up over the years at thrift stores intending to do customs but I just don't have the time to do them and these are the G3s that I was reluctant to bait because they didn't seem to be in poor condition.  I am in need of the space they are taking up so you lucky people get them now.

I have 5 Mystery Boxes so I guess the first 5 people to say they want one can have them.

It's 10:40 PM here, so I'll check this tomorrow during breaks at work.  I'd really like to get these rehomed this week.  My sister, 3 of her kids and her 2 dogs are moving in next week so space is really at a premium at my house right now.

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Toy Box & Games Cupboard / What device do you play Pokemon Go on?
« on: February 17, 2022, 10:29:09 PM »
I think I need to update/upgrade my phone.  But if I'm going to upgrade, I want one that will play Pokemon Go better than this one does.  I currently have a Samsung J3 Star.  When I play Pokemon Go there is terrible lag that makes curve balls or any accurate throwing extremely difficult and battling is impossible because the lag prevents me from being able to use charged attacks.  It is not my provider as some of my friends that play have the same provider and no issues and I have logged into my account on my nephew's phone and my game worked perfectly so it's not something wrong with my account.  I'm pretty positive the issue is with my phone being an older model.

So what I want to know is:
1) what do you use?
2) what do you love/hate about it?
3) do you recommend it for me?

(I figured this topic went here instead of Off Topic but if I'm wrong, mods would you please move it for me? Thanks!)

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Off Topic / Anyone want to watch a Library being built?
« on: February 16, 2022, 07:13:10 AM »
So they're demolishing our old library building in order to build a new one.  They have a live YouTube video so it has been interesting to watch it go so far.  They started on Monday but if anyone wants to watch what's left of the demolition, here's the link.  I think they'll be leaving up the cameras through the whole process so we can watch them build the new building as well.

***New link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKQBPEVbKYY

Personally, I thought it would be cool if they blew it up or used a wrecking ball but neither of those things happened.

Here's a picture of what the front looked like before they started.
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Arts & Crafts Corral / Pokeyonekenobie's Art Thread
« on: August 15, 2021, 10:10:06 PM »
I've been trying to finish up a bunch of craft things that I've had for a while so I thought I'd share them here. 
I'll be spoilering the images so that it doesn't take too long to load for people. 

Up first are some resin unicorns inspired by G1 designs.  (These aren't technically ponies so that's why they're going here instead of the customs page)

Windy
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Buttons
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Glory
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Red Roses
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Galaxy
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Fizzy
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Gusty
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Cloud Dreamer
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Majesty
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Boysenberry Pie
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Mimic
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Ribbon
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Bouquet
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Speedy
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Princess Sparkle (Amethyst)
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Powder
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Coco Berry
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Twilight (Unicorn)
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Moonstone
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Milky Way
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These resin ponies were from a Paint Your Own set and they were supposed to be Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie but since there are already too many Pinkie Pies I decided to do them as G1 ponies. (I suppose these could qualify as customs but then I'd have to make a new post  :P)

Banana Surprise
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Toy Box & Games Cupboard / Pokemon Unite anyone?
« on: July 25, 2021, 09:06:19 PM »
So I bought a Switch about a week and a half ago but have been too busy to set it up.  So I set it up today and downloaded Pokemon Unite.  Is anyone else playing?  How do I make my Pokemon move faster?  I feel like no matter which Pokemon I use I'm the slowest one out there.  Is it because I'm new and a lower level than everyone else?

Theoretically they're going to set it up for people to play on mobile in September so I thought I'd start now (especially since I can't play every day and it will take me that long to get to a decent level :lol:)

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Off Topic / Random stuff you've learned!
« on: July 08, 2021, 03:56:05 PM »
In going through old Newspapers on microfilm, I've learned some really random things lately.  So I thought I'd make a thread about it and then others can chime in with things they've learned that others might find interesting.

There was a butter surplus in 1939. 

Shirley Temple's pet dog was in "Just Around the Corner" and she gives it a bath in one of the scenes.  It got paid $7.50 a day.

One article I saw today talked about the cost of Ed Wynn's shoes.  He'd found a pair that was perfect for his act (they got him laughs) and since he couldn't ever find a suitable replacement pair, he paid to have them re-soled and repaired when they wore out.  He estimated he'd spent somewhere around $2,000 on his shoes. 

The local papers that I'm going through list all the outstanding taxes on properties from the previous year every January.  I guess that's one way to find out how in debt your neighbors really are!

When Babe Ruth played some exhibition games in Japan the posters that were made to advertise the events changed his eyes to make him appear more Japanese.

A living mermaid named Serpentina traveled with a trained Flea Circus (complete with juggling fleas) and marine show.  The picture of her makes it look like she was a real mermaid.  It doesn't look like a costume...  Found an article on her along with a picture.  Apparently she was born with no bones below her shoulders.  So she had arm bones but not a backbone. 
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12811227/serpentina-unknown

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Arts & Crafts Corral / Help pricing crafts?
« on: July 06, 2021, 10:40:14 AM »
Not sure if this is the right place to ask but I have some things I'm going to be selling at a craft fair.  I want to know if my prices are reasonable.

I have some Unicorns that I've painted.  They are resin, painted with acrylics.  I'm thinking of asking $15.  They look like this:

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I was thinking $20 for the banks that I've painted. An example:

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And some pin art.  I was thinking of pricing based on $5/pin + $10 for the canvas.  So if it has 4 pins it will be $30, 8 pins would be $50.

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Do you guys think my prices are reasonable?  Too high?  Too low?  Help is greatly appreciated.  :)

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Customs / My Little Pony Carousel Custom
« on: June 27, 2021, 09:01:08 AM »
I found a G4 MLP Carousel at the thrift store for $1. 

It started out like this (stock photo):

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Now it looks like this:

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It took me about a year because I got started and then hit a slump and put it away for a long time.  But I pulled it out about 2 months ago and decided to finish it.  Now I can get to work on the next thing!

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Off Topic / Help finding a specific book?
« on: May 26, 2021, 12:54:13 PM »
Okay, kids, I'm asking here because there are so many of us that maybe someone knows.  I work in a library and had a patron tell me he was looking for a book that Google couldn't find and he said it's not on Amazon.

The book is called (according to him) A Horde of Faces.  He didn't know the author but said it had something to do with overpopulation in a dystopian society.  He said he read it a long time ago (60s or 70s maybe) and hasn't seen it since.  He said he wanted to buy a copy if he could ever find it.

Anyone ever heard of it? :shrug:

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Off Topic / Unplug your phone chargers when not in use!
« on: February 11, 2021, 03:50:00 PM »
I wanted to tell everyone to unplug your phone charger when you aren't using it.  My ex-Sister-in-law's house burnt down on Tuesday and they linked it to her step-son's iphone charger that they kept plugged into the wall all the time whether it was being used or not. 

Everyone and all the pets made it out okay but they literally ran out of the house with only what they were wearing. 

This is the second house we know of personally that has been set ablaze because of a phone charger that was plugged in but not being used. 

So please, kids, just unplug them. This should go for any charger that isn't being used whether it be phone, video game, tablet, whatever.  The inconvenience of unplugging a cord is way less expensive than the inconvenience of rebuilding a house.


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Pony Brag Arena / Found some ponies at the thrift store today.
« on: January 15, 2021, 02:58:17 PM »
I popped into my local thrift store for the first time in forever and happened across a McDonald's G2 Light Heart (the original one from the 90s, not the rerelase), a flat footed Butterscotch wearing the pink saddle and a So Soft Sundance also wearing the pink saddle!  The McD pony has a frizzy tail but other than that she seems fine.  Butterscotch has sticky stuff on her legs but I think it will come off easily enough with a bath.  Sundance's flocking looks like it's nicely filled in, a little wearing on the edges of her hooves as is to be expected, and it looks a bit dirty but I think it will clean up nicely.  I think she's been wearing the saddle for some time as the flocking is much whiter and cleaner underneath it than everywhere else. 

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Off Topic / Is anyone doing Nanowrimo this year?
« on: October 31, 2020, 09:11:36 PM »
NAtional NOvel WRIting MOnth starts at midnight.  I don't know about you guys but I try it every year and don't actually make the 50k words, but I usually make some progress on existing stories.  This year I really need to finish a story that I started years ago because I made it one of my goals for the year and I feel like I'm just not making enough progress on it.  So that's what I'll be working on.  How about you?

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