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WHAT YEAR IS IT?? ::coughs out some dust and pulls a leaf out of her hair::
Well, it's been a hot second, but I used to be fairly active around here in the earliest days of the Trading Post, if I recall correctly! I guess I was away too long because I had to create an account again, but I can't tell you all how grateful I am that nobody took my username.
I grew up with ponies in the 80's and 90's, but in 1999 I rediscovered them, and the internet, and eBay, and the communities forming around MLPTP, the Arena, and other places my files are too dusty to recall until someone reminds me. I went to some of the earliest pony meets like Pony Palooza 1999 at the Delaneys' home, participated in the 50 Most Beautiful Ponies contest (brainchild of my 20-year-bestie Spoosh), Church of the Holy Mint on Card Mimic, and Wolfie's Photo Hunts, and shook up the fledgling customizing hobby with offbeat characters like my dragon flutters and the monstrous Chimera. I've been away a long time, because we moved to a place where there wasn't room for my ponies. Then we moved again, and I never unpacked them, because I had taken up sewing and cosplay and filled up my spaces with those. But recently Spoosh and I dragged my tubs out to look at them, and I decided I couldn't just put them back this time. They're out, and taking over my life while I groom them, do restorations, try my unsteady hands at customizing again, and try to catch up on what I've missed in G1 collecting. The findings so far: 1) HQG1C is awesome, and 2) HOLY MOLY ponies got expensive!
If any of you are oldsters like me I would love to do some reminiscing with you! And if you're hip and with-it, please feel free to fill me in on memes and anything hilarious that happened while I was away.
I just started up an Instagram which will be dedicated to sharing photos of pony memories and projects I have lined up. If you're interested in that, I'm jellybeanpony over there, and it has a link to my Insta where I've shared a lot of my costumes and crafting over the years, too!
(While I'm thinking about it, does anyone have advice on the protocol for posting really old photos from pony meets that have other people in them? I personally love seeing the pictures others took of events and don't mind them being posted on the internet - as a convention-goer for over a decade, I expect and welcome shared photos. And I don't recall anyone ever objecting to them being shared back in the day, but I'm out of touch with most of those folks and they might not even be in the community anymore.)
Ok this is long enough! Thanks for reading! And may I say, major kudos to everyone who has kept this place alive and working for so long! It's so cool to be able to come back and see who might still be around!
All my best,
Well, it's been a hot second, but I used to be fairly active around here in the earliest days of the Trading Post, if I recall correctly! I guess I was away too long because I had to create an account again, but I can't tell you all how grateful I am that nobody took my username.
I grew up with ponies in the 80's and 90's, but in 1999 I rediscovered them, and the internet, and eBay, and the communities forming around MLPTP, the Arena, and other places my files are too dusty to recall until someone reminds me. I went to some of the earliest pony meets like Pony Palooza 1999 at the Delaneys' home, participated in the 50 Most Beautiful Ponies contest (brainchild of my 20-year-bestie Spoosh), Church of the Holy Mint on Card Mimic, and Wolfie's Photo Hunts, and shook up the fledgling customizing hobby with offbeat characters like my dragon flutters and the monstrous Chimera. I've been away a long time, because we moved to a place where there wasn't room for my ponies. Then we moved again, and I never unpacked them, because I had taken up sewing and cosplay and filled up my spaces with those. But recently Spoosh and I dragged my tubs out to look at them, and I decided I couldn't just put them back this time. They're out, and taking over my life while I groom them, do restorations, try my unsteady hands at customizing again, and try to catch up on what I've missed in G1 collecting. The findings so far: 1) HQG1C is awesome, and 2) HOLY MOLY ponies got expensive!
If any of you are oldsters like me I would love to do some reminiscing with you! And if you're hip and with-it, please feel free to fill me in on memes and anything hilarious that happened while I was away.
I just started up an Instagram which will be dedicated to sharing photos of pony memories and projects I have lined up. If you're interested in that, I'm jellybeanpony over there, and it has a link to my Insta where I've shared a lot of my costumes and crafting over the years, too!
(While I'm thinking about it, does anyone have advice on the protocol for posting really old photos from pony meets that have other people in them? I personally love seeing the pictures others took of events and don't mind them being posted on the internet - as a convention-goer for over a decade, I expect and welcome shared photos. And I don't recall anyone ever objecting to them being shared back in the day, but I'm out of touch with most of those folks and they might not even be in the community anymore.)
Ok this is long enough! Thanks for reading! And may I say, major kudos to everyone who has kept this place alive and working for so long! It's so cool to be able to come back and see who might still be around!
All my best,
