Issues of the technical sort

I was going to post my writeup on Windigoes today, but for some reason, I can't seem to copy/paste at the moment.

So, instead I'll ramble a little bit. That's mostly what blogs are for, right?

So, here's the story of how I became a brony: (Names have been changed to protect the guilty)

One fine...was it spring, or winter? I think it was winter. Anyway, my friend Eight Star introduced me to a friend of his named Nyss. Nyss mentioned that he was a fan of the show, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

I had heard, though the TV Tropes fora (I'm a troper. Name's Karl Kadaver, if anyone else out there is a troper.), about these guys. They called themselves 'bronies' and they were a pretty crazy, if loving and tolerating, subculture. I had a passing familiarity with the likes of Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and the rest, but I resolved to never get into it myself (mostly because of the trope It's Popular, Now It Sucks). But here was this guy, roughly my age, who genuinely liked the show. That night, or not long after, he sent me a link to a video on Youtube called Pony Anthology. I watched most of the 24 minute video and found myself intrigued. I clicked on another video. I can't remember the name of it, but it was a compilation of scenes from the first two episodes, but they bleeped some of the words to give the appearance that the characters were swearing. There was much laughter to be had.

The next day, I gave the trope page a look-see and found to my surprise, that the show was created by a one Ms. Lauren Faust. It also seemed that Ms. Faust had a hand in creating a couple of other shows that I liked, namely "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends", and "The Powerpuff Girls".

Okay, I have to watch this show, I said to myself. That night, I watched the first two episodes on Youtube and thoroughly enjoyed them. From there, I was hooked.

Quill Inkwell, my ponysona was created not long after.

P.S. Eight Star became a brony around the same time I did. We are knee-deep in the fandom and I, for one, am never leaving.

This is the first fandom that I've completely immersed myself in, and I have no regrets.

You guys are awesome!