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  1. Peach 00

    Goodbye Premier Perks

    By Peach 00,

    Hate to see these go, I was thoroughly enjoying the blogging experience. Plus, seeing a ranking icon was certainly cool, instead of just seeing text. I'd prefer it if that would stay there without PMship, it's not really a huge perk, to be honest. Anyway, I've definitely enjoyed this. This probably being the last blog post I'll have, like to advertise some things I've seen:

    Inferna Firesword's epic Wings
    Grant-Sud's Divided We Fall
    What Lurks Below (also by Inferna)
    Rising Moon's Dreams of Darkness

    ...And a few other things I can't remember. Plus, sorry to SYC requesters, I'm cancelling the stories, but I'll still view them in my spare time when I can and maybe review them. But anyway, I definitely enjoyed the blogging, the comments, the people - nice to know I had some people reading my blog. I felt like I was kind of noticed in some mannerism than through just my writing or something. Still, appreciate the views and the comments, guys. Maybe when there's another downtime, I'll show up in the blogs again.
  2. Peach 00

    Ask Me Anything

    By Peach 00,

    Because I'm simply bored, I'm going to let you people ask me dozens beyond dozens of questions (yes, you can ask more than one in a comment if you care to), and I'll answer them for my own personal entertainment. Despite the fact I despise these types of entries sometimes, I've done it a few times before and decided I'd do it again.
     
    Well, anyway, shoot.
  3. Peach 00
    As the blog rules say, it's perfectly fine to say who you support in the political race. If I could vote, I'd vote for Newt Gingrich. As I can't vote, I'd still say Newt Gingrich. =P
     
    Plus, let's keep this at least civil, guys. You know the rules.
  5. Peach 00

    Best Quote Ever

    By Peach 00,

    "Have you ever heard the expression, 'When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and toss it back in the face of the person that gave you the lemons until they give you the oranges you asked for in the first place'?"
    -- Bill McNeil
     
    BRILLIANCE.
  6. Peach 00

    Ignored

    By Peach 00,

    I'm feeling slightly ignored lately - I don't know what it is, I really don't. Not that I'm begging to be in the spotlight 24/7, but I'd just like to be notice. I've felt this way about a lot of things lately. My writing, discussion - it seems like I'm just being ignored, invisible to everybody else. My writing gets absolutely no recognition nowadays, and when I post valid, controversial points in some topics, people completely ignore what I say. I can post page-length posts and nobody even cares to read them.
     
    And with my stories? I can spend weeks, months, years - nobody cares. I've been writing Danger Close for two years now. Repeat, two. I used to have plenty of recognition for writing it, solid reviews and comments. Ever since the forums came back online, I've been completely unnoticed. And when I entered the SSC8 contest, two people reviewed the story. Two. I appreciate the comments, but I'm just angry that nobody really cared to look, to venture into something new and maybe enjoy it.
     
    And then when the polls come out...when they come out, I'm not there. Sure, there was a 1 in 43 chance, but it was a story I had been working on since the contest started. I put my nose to the grindstone to write the best story I could, and it doesn't get any notice of even existing.
     
    So tell me, BZP: What does it take to get noticed? Put some flashy title in a blog entry or story? Make it something to do with zombies, blood, skulls, and maybe even My Little Pony? I seriously don't get what I have to do to actually be noted. After the polls came out, I've really been questioning my writing ability and if I'm all that good. Just being ignored hasn't at all motivated me to write, and I can't come up with anything original or creative. When nobody reads my writing, why should I write?
     
    And before everybody starts saying that I should just get over it about the polls, I've been stressed out about this contest from the start. I've worked hard, and I think people should actually take note of the trouble it takes me and others just to write something others might enjoy. I write for people - I would never write if I didn't have the ability to share it with others.
     
    ...Still, guys, just tell me what it is that I'm doing wrong, and whether or not I should consider even writing anymore. ._.
  8. Peach 00

    Apologies

    By Peach 00,

    Apparently I overstepped the boundaries in the previous entry, my apologies to the staff and to members who I argued with. I was planning on locking the entry anyway because of the way things were going, but TN saved me the trouble of doing that. I enjoy talking about politics, so I got out of hand. Still, I hope this won't have a bad affect on the way people look at me or if their opinion of me changes, but hey, I forgot the rule of no political discussion on BZP. Still, willing to make amends.
  9. Peach 00
    Figured I'd do one of these before my last (or next to last, depends) blog entry, just to see what the popularity is between the two characters.
     
    I'd take Mario, because Sonic I just dislike intensely. His attitude is just unbearable for me. >_<
     
    (plus: obligatory advertising for my holiday special in the Comedies forum, 'Twelve Days of Christmas' parodied into Bionicle terms)
  11. Peach 00
    Yup, still have it stuck in my head. I definitely haven't lost that lovin' feelin' for this song.
     
    But besides that, I'm counting down to Christmas (Currently 4 days, 5 hours and 0 minutes) and trying to come up with fillers for Danger Close's final chapters. I know the ending, I just need to find the action for before the ending. =/ And really sorry to those who needed the reviews from SYC, I'm not going to be able to review them. Maybe as a Christmas present for you guys I'll review them. =)
  12. Peach 00
    So, I decided I'd finally check out the first episode. I only watched about roughly fifteen minutes of it, because I started to skew my attention more towards writing. Anyway, onto my thoughts.
     
    At first, I saw it being more of a feel-goodery type of story, because it being ponies and all the pink colors and whatnot. That aspect I started to pull away from when watching it, but it still keeps it. That may just be because I've only just been introduced into the show, but that's the kind of vibe I first got when watching the beginning.
     
    You can't exactly expect it to be awesome when you first see it, so I wasn't entirely impressed in the first few minutes. The whole evil sister story wasn't exactly the choice of story I would have had, but it's a show for girls around eight years old. So, again, you can't expect it to be great when first watching it. Still, it wasn't like it was stupid right off. It wasn't too bad, but it's not the best cartoon I've ever seen.
     
    When I was a kid, I liked watching shows like The Flinstones and The Jetsons, as well as Cyberchase and Bugs Bunny cartoons (I never saw a lot of them, sadly) because they had a more unique sense of humor than Cartoon Network's cartoons nowadays. Adults could laugh with the kids at some of it because it wasn't stupid cartoons. I found MLP to be similarly amusing to that of old cartoons, but not as good. However, I would prefer it over CN's cartoons any day of the week.
     
    It had an interesting cast of characters. Twilight Sparkle seemed like a bookworm that was well-educated, which none of her friends understood. Of course, friendship is magic (hence the show's name), but things like books and history can be cool in their own way, too. Rainbow Dash wasn't too bad a character, but she seemed to come off as an annoying show-off type of character. Not a bad character, but not my personal favorite, either.
     
    And, I didn't catch the name of the other characters, such as the one with the birds (That's about the time I turned it off because I was paying more attention to writing), and the one that helped Twilight with her hair. Never caught their names - if somebody could give me them, thanks. I'm pretty sure it was Fluttershy that had the birds, not sure who the other pony is...
     
    Still, the characters have strong points and weak points about them. Twilight has an idea of what friendship is, but can't really grasp it with those she knows. Or, that's what it appeared like to me when I watched the beginning. This is kind of a weak point with the character, as well as the stereotype that she does nothing but read books and actually would like to be educated in the finer subjects (in the story). I haven't really seen much of the other (what I consider to be) important characters, so I can't really judge them without either being wrong or right.
     
    With it comes a sense of a fairy tale, because it seems like it will always have a lesson at the end of it. And it seems like that, when you watch it, first thing you're going to assume is that the end is going to have a 'feel-goodery' sense to it because of the name of the show. That obviously comes with the show's name (Friendship is Magic), but you'll assume that it's going to come near the end. Of course, I didn't watch the end (again, busy writing), but I did have a feeling something like that was going to come at one point.
     
    Maybe because it's the first show I get some of these feelings, but it seems like it would probably be carried out through the show's entirety, whether it wasn't supposed to be there or it was.
     
    Now, although I don't feel like it's the best cartoon ever, I was still impressed and entertained by it. It tries to pull away from the same five concepts that have been repeated over and over again. It has a more unique sense to it that I haven't seen cartoons nowadays really have, so it seems good in that way. Of course, it isn't a show I'd watch all the time, but if I wanted to just watch something that I don't watch on a regular basis, I'd probably pick this among a few other shows.
     
    This is the one aspect though: When you watch it, you've got realize that yeah, it is a little girls' show, so you can't expect it to be great. Don't ever have high expectations for anything, otherwise you won't see the good in things. I didn't have huge expectations, but expected it to be like any cartoon would be. I was a little surprised by some of it, but I don't think it's the greatest show ever. It's good, but not the best. But, it definitely comes with it the sense that people should always value friendship, which is probably the best message anything can send.
  14. Peach 00
    So seriously, guys. Who's better? They've been such classics over the years, with such great moments with wonderful childhood memories and good games. All of it have made these characters gaming icons since the late 80's and early 90's.
     
    Just to see what you guys think I figured I'd post this.
     
    ...That and I'm bored.
     
    (SCORE: Link: 9 Mario: 2)
  15. Peach 00

    Comics

    By Peach 00,

    Okay, I decided I'd take a look inside the proclaimed 'awesome' forums by so many comic makers alike, and viewed a few of the 'great' comics. I had gone there on the old forums, and looking at them now, they still aren't all that funny. No personal offense to the artists themselves, but I'm going to go on a rant about them and point out what I saw and the flaws.
     
    First, after looking at one artist who will go unnamed, I saw the comics and took a look at the first one. Of course, it was just an introduction to the PGS characters, so it wasn't supposed to be funny, I guess. But I looked at the next few comics, and I still didn't see it all that funny.
     
    So, let me tell you why: There's no wit. Wit. Yes, most of you might have heard of it. When making a comic, short or long, the potential subject should at least carry out a witty form of banter with characters, a subject that can produce interesting discussion between characters, when it might finally lead to a humorous end. Or, at least a similar comic type to that.
     
    So, next, I took at somebody else's comics who is named as a genius among the comic-maker community. After looking, not all that much of a genius. The comics have some funny points, but not laugh out loud funny. I viewed the first five comics and I wasn't impressed.
     
    ...
     
    Okay, well this wasn't all that long of a rant, but that's a miniaturized version of what I first intended to rant about. But, nonetheless, a rant.
  16. Peach 00
    Although that might be a complete copy of Inferna's blog entry title, what else would I be saying?
     
    Still, I got an honorable mention, as did Inferna. I'm happy with the results - so happy, I'm motivated to write again! =D
     
    Congrats to all the winners, especially to Legolover, Aderia, and Grant-Sud. You guys deserved the places you finished in.
  17. Peach 00

    Red

    By Peach 00,

    I'm only just about to watch it again for the fifth time since I saw it last year, and I swear, there's no way I can't enjoy this movie when I watch it. For those who have seen it: What did you think? For those who haven't seen it: If you like explosions, humor, wit, and Bruce Willis, you'll like it.
  18. Peach 00

    Santa Hats And Boredom

    By Peach 00,

    To get into the holiday spirit, I added a Santa hat to my avatar. I saw so many MLP avatars with them, saw Cholie's antlers, and I just knew I had to do it. Any thoughts?
     
    Plus, I'm a little bored. Entertainment, anybody? =P
  19. Peach 00
    How come I'm beginning to believe that this statement is completely false?
     
    Maybe I just have the holiday blues, if only I knew why. Some things I hear about just make me depressed - the SSC8 contest got me down because I didn't end up in the polls, and I'd be lucky to even sneak by with honorable mentions. I doubt that's going to even happen, I haven't been all that confident in my writing abilities since that. Besides, writing has come to a complete stop, no motivation whatsoever to complete Danger Close.
     
    Maybe I'm complaining for the sake of complaining...I don't know. Who ever knows those things?
  20. Peach 00

    M L P

    By Peach 00,

    Note, this has nothing to do with this whole wet manes ban going on, and if that is brought up in this entry, action will be taken. Anything inappropriately said here (as that seems to be something that is said to be going around with MLP with these images apparently) will definitely not be allowed. Follow BZP rules, guys.
     
    But this is just an honest question to those who watch it: Why do you watch it?
  21. Peach 00

    Hamburgers

    By Peach 00,

    Having that and hot dogs for dinner. All I can think of is putting cheese, pickles, and ketchup on top of my hamburger, taking a bite, and then start munching into the french fries I have with it - in the great words of somebody I probably don't know, 'OM NOM NOM'.
  22. Peach 00

    Merry Christmas

    By Peach 00,

    Yeah, I'm going to be busy tomorrow and Christmas day, and probably the 26th as well, so I figure I'd wish everybody on BZP an early merry Christmas for now. Anyway, merry Christmas to all on here, I hope you all enjoy family time, dinner, and presents. Merry Christmas, BZP.
  24. Peach 00

    Reviews

    By Peach 00,

    I need some for Danger Close. The review topic has basically died on the second page, and it has six replies in it, three of them if I'm not mistaken my replies to the measely three reviews in the topic. Guys, I know that I shouldn't force people to read the story, but it'd be nice if people did. I've worked a year on that one story, put in almost over 30,000 words, and 74 pages in it, not to forget eighteen chapters. I've worked hard and long on it, and I'm not about to give it up just because people aren't interested in reading stories on here anymore.
     
    Writers like myself love the criticism, the praise, the simplistic comments - we love it because it reminds us that people really like what we write. It gives us the pleasure of knowing that what we are writing, the emotions we put down in words are read. Even if it's a few words, we know people read our stories.
     
    I don't understand why people don't enjoy looking at the stories the writers put out. The only people reviewing our stories our fellow authors, which is always comforting at most because they can point out the small flaws we have and tell us how to improve on those imperfect portions. But others reviewing tells us other people besides the other authors read our writing.
     
    But I really don't understand this: Why do people care to sit in one topic for over hours, posting the same thing over and over? Now I'm referring to the games in CoT. How is that interesting? Maybe it's a different in interest. Maybe it's because people aren't always interested in writing. But try something new! It can always be a refreshing change.
     
    Maybe this is just me, but I haven't really been motivated considering the constant lack of view on my stories. I write because I enjoy it, and I write so others can have the pleasure of enjoying it, too. When nobody reads it...it disappoints me. It makes things a little more bleak for me, a little less motivating. When nobody reads, why should I write?
     
    Well, maybe this is just my version of a rant about writing. I don't think it's ever been writer's block stopping me at this point, but I think it's just the lack of my stories being viewed.
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