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Might I respectfully ask that you not refer to the entire MLP fanbase as Pegasisters, bronies, or whatever else. Those terms only refer to the G4 fanbase, and some of us older fans are less than happy to have our fandom commandeered and known to the general public only as men who are obsessed with little girl's tv shows.

In truth, I actually prefer not to refer to fanbases as any generalized term because I prefer not to generalize groups of people based on what shows they like. One can argue “but all it means is that you like the show” all they like. People can and do use such terms as a means to generalize, and there are those who use and like such terms who will use them to try to define what it means to be a fan. I just wanna watch cartoons ^^;

Jun 18, 20138 notes

I’m not a fan of the word “bro”, which means I’m not terribly fond of the word “Brony”. I understand the desire for a sense of community, however, so I will respectfully refer to the MLP fanbase as “Pegasisters”.

I apologize to any fans with a preference for Earth or Unicorn ponies.

Jun 18, 201333 notes

Jun 16, 20137,374 notes

Finally saw Star Trek 2! Click the read more button to see my spoiler-filled thoughts!

Jun 14, 20136 notes

#Star Trek into Darkness

Jun 13, 20136,448 notes

Jun 12, 201318,629 notes

Jun 12, 201312 notes

Do you know the difference between "he" and "hee"? You committed my pet peeve!

You’re assuming I intended it to be read as “hee hee”. The intent was closer to “heh heh”.

Jun 11, 20135 notes

underorange:

danshive:

I remember a professor talking about incentivizing good performance, and gave tipping waiters more or less based on performance as an example. She specifically mentioned tipping less to waiters who referred to her and her group as “you guys”, as she considered it impolite.

I asked her if she explained her dislike of being referred to in that way to the waiters. She did not. She just got annoyed about an informal greeting and tipped poorly, the waiters never knowing what they did wrong.

Of course, this is a classic example of me getting the point and nitpicking the hell out of the example, but COME ON.

Maybe this is why some teachers looked apprehensive when they saw my hand raised…

*Snort* I would constantly pester teachers about stuff until I understood it. Most of them thought it was cool I wanted to understand better, but sometimes they got annoyed with me for asking questions that made them actually have to derail from their prepared speech.

The worst was my Algebra II teacher, who didn’t want to give me permission to take pre-calc over the summer because I “asked a lot of questions and didn’t seem to get it.” Mom shot that one down pretty quick by pointing out the fact that I never got below a 98% on any of his tests. Shockingly, asking all those questions actually helped me understand!

Sometimes I wondered if he was just bitter I made him prove math was something anyone can do, and not his own personal magic trick to perform before the class.

This reblog is totally worth a reblog.

Jun 9, 201384 notes

I remember a professor talking about incentivizing good performance, and gave tipping waiters more or less based on performance as an example. She specifically mentioned tipping less to waiters who referred to her and her group as “you guys”, as she considered it impolite.

I asked her if she explained her dislike of being referred to in that way to the waiters. She did not. She just got annoyed about an informal greeting and tipped poorly, the waiters never knowing what they did wrong.

Of course, this is a classic example of me getting the point and nitpicking the hell out of the example, but COME ON.

Maybe this is why some teachers looked apprehensive when they saw my hand raised…

Jun 9, 201384 notes

Jun 7, 2013224 notes

coelasquid:

Stories about animals or little kids who are all by themselves and think an inanimate thing is their friend because they don’t know any better make me cry forever.

This is why I openly weep whenever I read Calvin And Hobbes.

Jun 6, 2013124 notes

Jun 5, 2013121 notes

It’s been suggested that Bruce Wayne watched Sailor Moon. Imagine if he’d been inspired by the show when designing his Batman costume. And if you just pictured “Tuxedo Batman”, you’re doing it wrong.

Jun 4, 201387,084 notes

Mighty Switch Force for 3DS is pretty darn good for six dollars, but what it mostly does is make me want a more in-depth platform shooter.

Jun 2, 20133 notes

Do you actually believe in accounts of modern day magick, and I mean that as in energy manipulation, maybe summoning spirits, etc? And would you say you are a believer or a skeptic when it comes to the realm of the paranormal?

I’m a “I need evidence before I’ll definitively say that a thing is real, but I’m open to pretty much anything being possible” sort of person. I won’t simply accept anecdotal evidence of the supernatural, but I’m not going to run around saying “that’s impossible”, either.

Well, generally speaking. I might call something very specific and free of x-factors impossible. 2 + 2 with no additional factors is going to consistently equal 4, after all.

Jun 2, 20137 notes

I don’t like the little hand icon for ignoring people on Tumblr. I don’t know what it is about it, but I keep clicking on it when I mean to reply. Thank goodness there’s an “are you sure” check before it goes through >_<

Jun 2, 20134 notes

What precisely are the capabilities and limitations of the spells given via the magic marks to Justin and Rhoda?

We don’t know that yet! ;)

Jun 2, 20133 notes

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