*PONY SWAG PRIME UPDATE*

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As of the 13th of this month, it's been confirmed by lifeofthe6 (The guy compiling Pony Swag Prime) that literally EVERYONE who submitted a verse to the collab will be in. Of course, this now complicates things much more. From what I have heard, over 100 people submitted verses and there's at least an hour or more of total music to be compiled. Not only does this mean that it's going to take much longer to put together, but lifeofthe6 is now considering a new method for posting it all (For example, cutting it into sections). I wouldn't expect the completed collab to be out until at least the end of February.

I still haven't decided if I'm going to stop with this blog after the term ends (Most of my readers probably will, so there would be no point in continuing), but I'll still post the link here if it comes out before I inevitably shut this thing down. I'll probably also put it up on my Facebook, so feel free to add me (My name is somewhere on the sidebar, my Facebook middle name is NotTroy as well).

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I'm rather short on ideas for what to post about this week, so I think I'll just take this time to gush about the new episode of MLP that premiered on Saturday. Feel free to go elsewhere.

The newest episode can be viewed here, if you so please. Season 2, Episode 12 is an episode based upon Applejack's family and how her grandmother played a major role in the founding of Ponyville. It sheds more light on pony history, something that our fandom has been clamoring for since before Season 1 ended. Along with this, it introduces the Zapapples (I haven't a clue if I'm spelling that correctly), a magical fruit that only grows on Applejack's farm once a year. It seemed like a bit of a strange thing to add to this episode at first, but it later becomes clear that the Zapapples also play a large role in how Ponyville came to be.

While this episode certainly wasn't my favorite of the season, it was still a pretty good one overall. What pleases the overall fandom tends to please me, and I think it's safe to say it was very pleasing.

God, that sounded dirty.

I think I should just wrap this post up before I say something else I'll regret. I do have work to do, after all.

Holiday Herpinderp

I'm going to take a break from posting something normal this week in order to appease our benefactors by talking about how my holidays went.

Christmas went very well for me in the way of gifts. My parents are very aware of the fact that I like My Little Pony and took it upon themselves to buy as much pony-related stuff for me as they could (This may or may not have something do to with the fact that Pony stuff is all that I put on my Christmas list). Here is a comprehensive list of all that I got:

Stocking stuff as usual (There was an MLP figure in mine)
Five MLP T-shirts (I'm wearing one of them as I type this)
An MLP collector's set with 12 figures in it
A Casio Keyboard (Did I mention I occasionally make music?)
Awesome Headphones

TOTAL PONY COUNT: 18

That's a lot of Pony.

New Years went just fine as well. I have no resolutions, however. Not because I'm against resolutions, but because I don't have the motivation to bother changing anything about myself. I celebrated New Years by showing my sister's boyfriend Marble Hornets on YouTube. Good times.

--PONY NEWS PAST THIS WALL--

I sort of have an update on the whole 'Pony Swag Prime' deal. The guy compiling it got way more verses than he ever thought he would, so it'll be longer than he initially thought to put it together. Along with this, some verses may not be put in due to how many the guy got. I have a good feeling about mine, but nothing is certain as of now. I'll still remember to link it once it's done, provided it comes out before the term ends and I stop writing this thing.

Pony Swag Prime

I would like to use this week's post to inform (and advertise to) you about a very ambitious project that incorporates many people in the Brony community (including myself). It's called Pony Swag Prime. What is this, you ask? Well, allow me to explain it:

Pony Swag Prime is a collaborative rap project that is based on the original rap Pony Swag, written and performed by Swagberg and Maros. Pony Swag is a very popular song among our community, and it has inspired many people to write their own verses for it. This inspiration led to a 17-minute long version of the song called the Pony Swag Megamix that featured many big names in the Brony fandom. After the Megamix was posted, however, a lot of people were disappointed because either they didn't make a verse for it in time or they didn't know about it beforehand. Because of this, another person in the community came up with Pony Swag Prime. It essentially has the same idea as the Megamix, but it has many more people making verses for it, including yours truly.

(OHOHOHOHOHO WHITE MAN CAN'T RAP)

The deadline for verses has passed and the final version is being compiled as we speak. When it is done, I'll make a dedicated post for it.

Hybrid Post #1

I've decided that for this blog to have an even amount of news on either side of the spectrum (Both Ponies and Slenderman), I'll need to combine the two into one post each time. Thus, these 'Hybrid Posts' are born.

First off, Slenderman stuff. I've realized that not a lot of people know what exactly the Slenderman Mythos are. I would like to take a moment to explain them a bit.

The Slender Man (commonly dubbed Slenderman) is a mythological creature created by the Something Awful Forums in 2009. It was introduced as a tall, humanoid figure in a suit, with no discernible facial features. In some pictures users posted, he also had tentacle-like appendages coming out of his back. He is known to stalk children (And more recently, High School to College age students), and either lead them out of their homes (to which they are never seen again) or kill them. When stalking older individuals, however, he tends to stand near them in public or in open areas where the victim can see him. This continues until either the victim is so mentally weak that he can easily get to them, or they kill themselves. He has also been associated with fire, and is known to show up in places shortly before they burn down.

What does this have to do with anything I'm interested in, you ask? Well, some talented individuals with video cameras set out shortly after Slenderman was created, and made several popular YouTube horror series surrounding the Mythos. The three most prominent ones (Which are linked in the sidebar) are Marble Hornets, TribeTwelve, and EverymanHYBRID.

Marble Hornets centers around a character named Jay who receives a large number of tapes from his filmmaker friend Alex Kralie, before Alex moves away and is never heard from again. The tapes contain mostly raw footage from Alex's student film Marble Hornets, but some tapes contain... other things. This series is easily the most popular of the three, and the second season just finished last month.

TribeTwelve centers around Noah Maxwell, a college student living in Florida. The YouTube account was originally created for a project about the twelve tribes of Israel, shortly before Noah's teacher canceled the project entirely. Shortly after this, Noah is informed that his cousin and only close friend, Milo, died of a medication overdose. He decides to use the channel as a memorial for his cousin, and begins to upload the only footage he has of him and Milo to the account. However, Noah begins to notice something else on the footage. This series has become the second most popular as of late, mostly due to the growing convolution of EverymanHYBRID's plot.

EverymanHYBIRD centers around Jeff, Vince, and Evan, three friends living in New Jersey who set out to make a fitness series for people on a budget. Being fans of pop culture and horror, they decide to put a fake Slenderman in the background of their videos in order to add a bit of an 'easter egg' effect to the show. What they don't realize, however, is that Slendy himself doesn't take very kindly to that. This series is third in popularity, mostly due to a very spread out and somewhat hard to follow plot. I myself still think it has a rather high entertainment value, however.

--S C E N E B R E A K--

I think that's enough Slenderman stuff to keep you readers occupied for a while. I don't have a lot to write about in the realm of pony, but the two most recent episodes can be found here and here. I know most (if not all) of you won't watch them, but I figure I would be doing a misdeed by writing about something without the proper source. Until next time, reader.

"Ballad Of The Brony"

A recent news post on Equestria Daily (The site is linked on the sidebar) linked to a series of videos titled 'The Ballad of the Brony'. It is essentially a mini-documentary explaining us Bronies in detail, as well as giving some history about the show itself. It is very well done, and it explains the Brony community much better than I ever could. If any of you reading this are curious as to what exactly draws people like me into this show, I would definitely recommend giving it a watch.

Here's all the videos in order (Yes, those are links):

Intro

Act One

Act Two

Act Three

Act Four

Act Five

...Why are you still here? GO WATCH 'EM, STUPID.


Oh, and don't think I've forgotten about Slenderman. He'll get some attention soon.

Time for Ponies.

I'd like to take the beginning of this post to explain a bit more about this whole 'My Little Pony' thing. If you were not already aware, there is an expanding community on the internet of people like me, who enjoy the show despite being outside of the target demographic. We call ourselves 'Bronies' (Contrary to popular belief, the name has nothing to do with the /b/ section of 4chan). We're easily one of the most creative fanbases on the internet, creating wonderful music, art, and fiction all inspired by the show. Despite the constant stream of hate we get by pretty much every other person on the planet, we are strong advocates of tolerance and acceptance among all people.

With that out of the way, let's get in to some “news”.

The newest episode of the show aired on Saturday (You may view it here, if you so please). Season 2, Episode 8 is about Rainbow Dash's struggle to maintain her status as the hero of Ponyville, after being challenged by a masked stranger. This is the second Rainbow Dash themed episode in a row this season, and unlike the first (which I wrote about in great detail, but Blogger deleted the post and it's not exactly news anymore), I really don't have a lot of analysis or speculation about aspects of the episode. Also, while I enjoyed this episode, I don't think it goes too high on my list of favorites. I'm not saying I didn't like it (There hasn't been an episode I didn't like), I just don't think it competes with episodes like Luna Eclipsed, May The Best Pet Win, and Lesson Zero.

Now, with all of the semi-serious news business out of the way, IT IS TIME FOR AN EPIC PONY RAVE PARTY.

CLICK DEM LINKS:

WHOOP
BLOOP
HERP
DERP

...And now I'm done. Next time, We'll discuss Slenderman a bit more.