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It's no lie, and right here it is!

My Little Balladeer.

And here's the blurb for it.

The Elements of Harmony find themselves facing an old evil united with one from beyond their world entirely, bringing magic so alien that Equestrian magic cannot defend against it. Yet, long ago, when the Elements existed in a different form, they summoned aid from beyond the world to defeat a similar threat from beyond. Out of desperation, today's Elements repeat that ancient summoning, and they get – a hillbilly with a silver-strung guitar?

This is what I've been working on since late December last year, and I do hope some of you here will enjoy it and maybe even spread the word. The story isn't complete as-is; I have got the whole thing saved and stored and I'll be posting it at a rate of roughly three chapters every few days so people can catch up.

I doubt it'll be another Past Sins or Pony POV or even *shudder* Cupcakes, but I hope it's enjoyed.

Best all, and if you do happen to like what you see, please let me know!

And at the price listed, to hell it can go!

No, seriously, the infamously awful movie about the undead man-eating radioactive tree monster on a South Seas island is on DVD, and look at the price it's going for!

Seriously, $27 bucks? That's probably more than it cost to make this ghastly film.

And if you go to the link and go down the page, you'll see a section titled, 'Tell the world what you think of this product'. Oh, if only I dared.

I'm hoping for their sakes that this doesn't end up like so many furry "documentaries", focusing so heavily on the freaky end of the fandom that the vocal minority drowns out the sane majority.

Here's the link: Bronycon:the documentary

Good luck, guys.

In one of the creepiest songs I've ever seen in a kid's cartoon, no less.

Man, but I love this one!

Hi all,

Just wondering, does anyone reading this know anything about something called 'Advanced System Care 5'? I ended up with it on the laptop somehow (I was looking for Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and ended up with this, I'm not sure how; or maybe it was always on the computer) and it runs every time I start her up, telling me about all the problems it has... but it refuses to do anything about them unless I buy the upgrade for $30.

Meanwhile whenever I run my (free 30-days) Norton it tells me everything is fine. And I've got AVG on it and it tells me the computer is running fine. These things are making me suspicious of ASC 5.

Do I really need it or should I just uninstall it?

Hi all,

My old Toshiba netbook is on its last legs, and I'd like some advice on where to go to get a new one, and what can be considered a reasonable price.

I've thus far tried the local Staples (only to find out that Netbooks have to be special ordered through them; you can't just walk in and purchase one any more), and Amazon, but I'm wary about how trustworthy the latter can be when it comes to computers.

Really, all I need is a reliable netbook with a WiFi connection, and preferably Microsoft Word on it for when I write. Any advice that helps with this would be vastly appreciated. And any warnings as to manufacturers and models and retailers to avoid would also be appreciated.

Thanks all

Anyone who has ever lived in the country or just known someone who has will get the joke immediatly, but it's still as funny as all get-out.

And now I want to commission a picture of Rainbow Dash or AJ looking at a photo of a tub of glue with a plaque reading "Mom" underneath it.

EDIT: One more bit.

The Japanese analysis of Ponymerican geography

Manehatten is really supposed to be “Manhattan”.
Phillydelphia is actually real city southwest of New York called “Philadelphia”.
The mountain range close to Equestria is actually the “Appalachians”.
The large forests around the Appalachians is close to Delaware. This area is Ponyville.
This places Equestria within the state of Pennsylvania.
The train was heading towards the desert areas going though Midwest such as Kansas and Nebraska. This was set in the 1860s, or the “Wild West” era.

I'm not sure how "Trottingham" fits in.

So Equestria is in the state of Pennsylvania? Which means that pegasi and Celestia are Penn State fans.

So now you know why the sky is blue and white.

I know some of you knew him, and I had the privilege of talking with him a few times and hearing him speak several other times. He was a very polite man and the sort of person we should have more of in fandom. He died just a day or so ago from a heart attack. I saw him at FC,and he had some lung trouble there (mostly of the bouncing back from a chest cold type) but otherwise he seemed in good health.

More information here: http://monikasiberkat.livejournal.com/29189.html

Rest in peace, sir.

The author of Coventry House, a fantasy novella, is giving the e-book away free of charge and trying to get it into the e-readers of 1 million people. The download website is here: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/79543 and the Coupon Code to get it for free is AR26U His offer expires February 12, 2012. Please share this with as many people as you can!

I'll add that I've read the book and it a fine piece of fantasy. Besides, this way it's free!

Just got a big surprise on Amazon. I was looking for prices on the last two John the Balladeer novels I want to get -- The Lost and The Lurking (not a bad price) and The Voice Of The Mountain ($50 for the most beat-up copies, yikes!), and I noticed a listing for the Baen 1988 release of John the Balladeer, one of the oldest and best-loved books I actually own. I got it right after high school for about $3.50 because I'd loved the school library's copy of The Old Gods Waken and wanted more by Wellman.

So I decide to check what the price will be on the book. It's an old book by a sadly little-known author, what can it cost, right?

The old beat-up copies are going for $35 at a minimum; and the actual good copies? They start at $100. For a paperback book.

I wonder if Mister Wellman got paid that much for the individual stories when he actually originally wrote them.

This is no big news, but it's kind of a surprise to realize that the book apparently became so valuable over the years.