DashieInTheDark

Always travel North. If you're EVER lost, always travel North. Assuming the foliage is at a mid-to-low amount, and you can see the direction of the sun, you can figure out North. You may not know which way you CAME FROM, but you do know whic hway North is. Assuming there weren't too-large-of mountain ranges, or miles and miles of Woods, you could have made it out to public roads pretty quickly. I'm not, nor was I in your (soggy ) shoes, but I know this is the best course of action when getting lost. That's a pretty interesting story, actually. Was it life changing? Or were you prepared enough if something like this ever happened, so you did not go into a form of shock from it?

In the wise words of an old friend of mine~ "If your hobby causes you to lose interest or time in your regular life, then it isn't a hobby, is it? It's a lifestyle." I still live by that quote. There's really a difference between "giving up" something, and losing interest in it after you've begun something else. I iddn't "give up" watching King of The Hill on Adult Swim at night. No, I lost interest in doing so when I had ponies to watch. (Though Season 2 is over ,and I haven't seen all of the koTH episodes..) I don't let things "intrude" my life, because when they're taken away, what will you have left? How long would it take for you to recover from your loss as compared to it being just a hobby? I'm not here assuming you all have no lives and no free time- no. I'm just saying that you shouldn't, (and hopefully don't) give up anything for a hobby, or "side-interest." Because that would be an extremely bad idea. The ONLY way I can see it "taking over" your life, is if you were to be able to lvie comfortably off of it. Like if you were allowed to sell your wood art carvings for $1000's a piece. And eventually, that became your "main focus" or your "Job." Which honestly, I can't see happening with a show like this. No matter how BIG the impact on your life it is / has been, it should NEVER directly change your entire lifestyle. With that aside, I'd say the only thing I've given up is the comfort of knowing I have 'nothing ot hide." Because i need to hide my Pony folder on my PC, because my older brother, who is here often, is a typical older brother, and until I manage to convert him, I need ot keep it "safely stowed away." so to speak. Please, I want your opinion on this post, and I need to have a discussion wit hsomeone. I'm so lonely..

Sean Schemmel. I'm too tired to check if someone already said this or not, but I want this badly. A pony whose voice is the same as Goku would be f-ing awesome! (Because Sean's normal voice is the same as Goku's, there's no alteration to it. Just look him up on Youtube.) I think he'd make for a GREAT background character as a pegasus in an RD episode, or as a main character in an episode itself. (Main as in like photo Finish main, not full-centre attention.)

Piknie Pie #4 is the "Cleaning Pinkie pie" (Not sure if "Maid" would be correct or not..) from Season 2 Episode 13: "Baby Cakes."

Aw, no fair! I come in at the easiest part! Twilight Sparkle frame 6: When she's "researching" Pinkie pie in Season 1 Episode 15: "Feeling pinky Keen." Tooooo easy. But I know all of them, so maybe I shouldn't play. (As in, I know what they're supposed to be, not actually "What" as if the artist told me.)

Just remember this guys.. Every time you see a Pony, every time you see their eyes, thier smile, their personality.. Laurne was the one who made this all possible. Has it come across as a coincidence that their design follows that of The Powerpuff Girls? She may not "be" there, but she is still there... She may not be "in control" of what happens, but she dreamt all of this up, and made it real. Studio B and DHX may be "running" the show, but until they change EVERYTHING but the name "My Little pony Friendship is Magic" Lauren is still very well there.

I feel so ashamed. October 22 for me. I wish I could know about things earlier. Then I can be all hipster. like you guys.

As of the time of this post, I haven't sent you an email. I've decided to post here instead, for a couple of reasons. This isn't exactly my "application" or anything, as that will liekly still be kept to the email. However, as cocky as it may come off, my writing skills; when put to the test, canbe near perfect. That is because I am being tutored by a friend who is na English Major in college. He's offered to tutor me on the weekends. I'm also home-schooled, and we're nearing the end of the year, so my "workload" has calmed down a lot. So I will have plenty of free time to work on this. I haven't actually finished any but one fanfiction. It was what ended up being a "parody" of "The Cough." However, I hadn't read the fanficiton until someone linked me to it. Mine had notihng to do with ponies, but ended up following almost the same "storyline" as the aforementioned one. Because of this, i've pulled it from the internet, as I do not wish to deal with people claiming I've stolen an idea. As I'd mentioned before, I will have a bit of free tiem this may, so if you're interested, I'd love to be a Captain! I'd also wanted to ask. Are you taking a bit of "influence" in this project from "Fallout Equestria"? The interpretation of "Choose your own adventure" and "Gigantic story" remind me of it. Not saying that is a "negative" thing, but I'd felt like asking. Anyways, I'll just leave this here for now. If you feel you still need an application, I can send one. Otherwise, my email is rainbowdashzx@gmail.com

I am not "directly" comparing the finale to the current season episodes. I am merely comparing it to future episodes. When you've got an amazing finale like this, what happens if future episodes are 'lackluster" and feel like the Mysterious Mare-do-well? They may not ACTUALLY be that bad, but this "spike" in quality can often "blind" people until they realize that the episodes aren't "worse", just not as good as the finale. Maybe it's just me, but I WANT them to do part-episodes. Not necessarily 18-parts, or a "story a season" but, their part episodes give them more time to write a better, longer story. Imagine if they had an hour for the Cutie mark Chronicles, instead of half an hour? That could DOUBLE how awesome the episode was. if they are to do a lot of part episodes, then the quality of their "regular" episodes could raise the bar to see eye to eye with the finale. This, THIS would be AMAZING. However ,some of you may think "But I want the finale to be SPECIAL, not a regular episode" and to that I respond simply: What if S3 finale tops this one? Because if the s3 finale tops the s2 finale, then their "regular" episodes could seem twice as "mediocre"and ultimately, be half as good as TMMDW. We wouldn't want this, would we? Yes, we would. Because then they need to step up their game on regular episodes, to keep everyone interested .Not just the bronies ,but EVERYONE. I'll elaborate more on this tomorrow. In a nutshell, look at it like this: You've got |Bad----|Mediocre|MMDW-----Good|It's about time----Great|Winter Wrap-up / Sonic Rainboom----Amazing|Finale----|Better than the finale|Season 3----Even BETTER than S3| S3 Finale---- And so on and so forth. Of course, this is my personal preference. I just picked episodes I thought fit in each category .To each their own, though. That's just the rough idea. You'd got Bad, Mediocre, Good, Great, Amazing, And then "beyond Amazing". If they can make S3 better than the finale to s2, and then s3 finale better than s3, and so on and so forth. They will gain more and more and more viewers. Which means more sales. In a nutshell: Make each Season better than the finale before it, and make the finale at the end of the season, better than the season before it. (Like A Canterlot Wedding) Eventually they can't 'get any better" but as you guys believe, there's so much more to be done, that they could make 4+ seasons. Is this too confusing?

My outlook on S3 has been changing lightning fast since last night. This time it was "What's left, guys?" And tomorrow it will be "Oh my gosh! I can't WAIT for Season 3!" so I have very quickly changing mixed emotions. However. I want to clear some things up. I did not mean that "There are no fandom nods, therefor the show is bad" as much as, there was so much IN the finale that there aren't many LEFT to do. So there's less of those to look for, is what I'm saying. Kind of like if they dropped Derpy from the background. Also. "Watching the show for the show" means something a bit different than you may have perceived. What i meant by that, is that it isn't as "exciting" as it used to be. While, I hope you understand, that this thread is IN MY perspective. So you probably don't, and actually feel BACKWARDS about it, that is what I meant. I suppose it's just because I don't livestream chat with people when the episodes air. Like I said, many mixed emotions and thoughts processing about S3. I'll give it a month or so for me to make a "final" decision on how I feel. Gives me enough time to rewatch the whole show, and such.

Hey guys. Tonight, I want to talk to you all about something that is REALLY bothering me. Note: Please read the following thoroughly, so you are not misinformed, or interpret this topic wrongly. After watching April 21st, 2012, the finale of Season 2, of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, I was amazed at the quality of the 2-part finale. Everything was, well, perfect. The pacing was perfect, the continuity that was in it was perfect, the nods toward the bronies... All perfect. ...or is it? The amount of nostalgia that one particular video gives me is overwhelming. “Elektro Pony (PMV) to be exact. It was one of the FIRST Pony videos I'd seen since becoming a brony in June-ish of 2011. Now, of course, there are people in this fandom from more toward November 2010, but I'm not worried about “Who was a brony earlier!?” or any of that nonsense. No. Quite different, actually. Do any of you remember watching S1E3, for the first time? How did you feel, compared to now, about the show? Notice how much of a difference there is between then and now? That, indirectly, leads to my “problem” here. When I think back to when people didn't “directly watch the show”, and more so used it as a way to come together,t is a time that I feel “nostalgic” about. For instance, the “20% Cooler” tags in Team Fortress. The absurd amount of TF2 and Pony mashups, it was all amazing. The show brought everyone together, and it was a fun ride. While it lasted. Now, I don't know if you guys felt the same way between S1 and S2, but I don't directly “hate” the wait between seasons, no. In fact, I almost wish there wasn't a Season 3. Now, before you go raging at me, I do NOT hate this show, I do NOT want it to end. But I feel like it's only appropriate to end it. The amount of creativity in this fandom, the amount of fun, and an overall good time on the internet. It's been 1 year, 5 months, and 12 days (correct my math?) since the show premiered. A lot of people started to think this would only be a “fad” and that it wouldn't last forever. Of course, those who had just become a brony, felt like this magic could last forever. I too, felt the same way. All the way up until S2E10, to be exact. I had a sneaking feeling that the show was “different” after S2E2, BEFORE knowing Lauren Faust left. Something....just wasn't right here. The “magic” we'd been experiencing with this show. It just wasn't here anymore. It's not because of the wait between seasons, either. In fact, I don't remember waiting through it. The “magic” that each episode in Season 1 had, it just wasn't there anymore. Was it because the fandom “settled down” since the beginning? Was there no more “memes” to be made? What was that sinking feeling that crept it's way into my heart... I'd taken breaks from the show, I'd not forced myself to watch it, or stay away from it. What was it? Something, something just...”flipped a switch” is the best way to put it. The first Vinyl Scratch appearance, In S1E14, it started an entire fanbase around her. One almost the same size as Derpy Hooves. Then, of course, we've got the fanbase for Luna. Which, prior to “Luna Eclipsed” was only seen in S1E2. There are so many amazing moments in the show, it would require a thread all it's own to list them. However, have the writers “run out of ideas.” to put it bluntly? I'm not sure if this is just a “stage of being a brony” that I've not gone through before, or if some of you actually agree with me. What happened to “20% Cooler”? What happened to “Squee”? There were key turning points for the characters in the show, too. Which, because it would be too long, I won't list. However, I know some of you will know what I am referring to. One may argue that “Oh, these memes are still here!” but to me, they aren't Nowadays, we just throw them around for fun. It used to be a “reference” to the show, in which, if you got it, was really catchy, and funny. Of course, jokes get old, and die. Which is completely understandable. But what if the same could be said to the show itself? As I said before, I'm not trying to “hate” this show, so please don't take it that way. Nowadays, all I see in this community is this: EquestriaDaily – News. MicTheMicrophone / TheLivingTombstone – Music. General artists. MrPoniator – Animator. I'm leaving out fanfictions, because I don't read that many. Pretty much what I'm saying with this point, is that there are key people in the fnadom who “run that section”, so to speak. There aren't any new “aspiring great musicians” making music in this fandom, no. It's jusst these two, and occasionally WoodenToaster, iBringDaLulz, and Jackleapp, but mainly these two. I just feel like there isn't as much “originality” as there used to be. Now, “EureoBeat – Discord” has 1.3(?) million views, and was in RoolingStones. The Pony Physics presentation has broke 1million, and “You’re Gonna Go Far Kid” has 2.9(?) million views. These are the “key” videos in the fandom. That almost EVERY brony has seen at least once. Going back to the show itself... The whole “outrage” in the fandom over the voicing of Derpy Hooves had really burnt me out on the fanbase for quite awhile.. I'd much not prefer to talk about it ,as I am amazed at how terrible some people can be... But that's a good example. Of my “main discussion” here. HAS My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, as well as the bronies, reached their climax? With just the finale alone, we've got the following: A voice for Lyra. Another Luna appearance. Vinyl Scratch appearance. Applejack's “liar face”. Another Sonic Rainboom. 3(?) or 4 amazing new songs in one finale. A new villain, and new Princess, and Twilight's brother. That's just off the top of my head, guys. I think they really outdid themselves with the finale. Which, you may perceive as a “good thing” which it WOULD have been... if not for these few things: What's left for the brony fandom? What more “nods” can they do? How can they top this? Will the quality of S3 not compare to this? What I mean by this, is, will the show keep us interested? The quality of the finale was so good, I don't think I want any more “slice of life” episodes as we'd gotten back throughout S2. These are just a few of my raised questions.. Maybe it IS just me. Maybe I'm the only one who feels like the show will go downhill from here on out. That there isn't much, if anything, left for them to do. Cutie mark Crusaders get their Cutie Marks? Sure. Rainbow Dash and the Wonderbolts? Okay. But now we've got 11 more confirmed episode plots to make. I just feel as though the general “quality” of the episodes in S3 will not compare.. That we will, over the 3 month break, lose interest, and then be disappointed by S3, and ultimately, drop the show. MAYBE not the fandom ,but the show.. I'd love, more than anything, to be wrong right now. That S3 blows our socks off, and it is better than anything we'd imagined. But, realistically, I don't see that happening.. I, just, words cannot describe exactly HOW I feel. I feel we're watching the show”for the show” and not for the fandom, which is what got us INTO it in the first place. (Not all of us, but a lot of people.) There's no more “character development” left for the Mane 6. They “took care of that” in Season 1 and 2. Can they focus on background characters now? Is it profitable? There's too many questions raised, with not enough answers. I will say this again. At this time, I do NOT hate the show. I am merely worried that this is the best it gets, that it only gets worse from here on out. The wait between seasons won't affect me, so long as I know S3 will be something to look forward to. Which, at this point, I do not know. There's been so many great songs in this show. “Winter Wrap-up”, “Smile Smile Smile,” “Art of The Dress,” “The Gala song,” and so many others. Too many to name, actually. But, as I have repeated a lot of times so far.. Is this the best it gets, guys? I'm not exactly sure how to end this thread, either. I feel as though there is “more to be said” than this, that I am forgetting a lot of stuff. Which, I probably am.. Please, right now, I would like more than anything, if you could help me have a brighter outlook on this. Because, right now, I am at the bright end of the tunnel, headed toward the dakrness-infested dead end, with no way to turn around. Thanks for reading, guys. ~More to come later

Me and my brother watched the finale last night. O.O This was, by FAR, the best anything I have ever watched. This beats out Toy Story, which is my number one favorite movie...prior to this. I mean, COME ON! I knew from the beginning, that this would be amazing. They did not rush anything in the first episode. It almost felt as if it were just "building up" the whole time. I am eternally grateful that both parts aired yesterday. I wouldn't have survived without them doing it like that. The music? Perfect. I- just, words do not do enough to describe how I feel about this finale. I literally paused the episode, and nearly fell out of my chair when I saw Sabrina's OC. How they introduced Cadence was perfect. I didn't want a completely "love" character. Which, I know it wasn't the REAL her, but her attitude when she first appeared on screen was perfect. The pace of the finale was so perfect. There wasn't a point I had to back up the episode, or want to fast forward. I was along for the ride. The changelings scene was awesome ,exciting, and funny with Pinkie pie. Made me actually laugh out loud. I swear, this episode was NOT directed at little girls. O.O There's NO way that it could be... even though it "is", there's so much fan service at play here, so much callbacks to older Disney films that the bronies, and the parents of the children would get. This is something they NEED to sell on blu-ray. You don't need to have knowledge of any other episodes, just as long as you know the mane6, Celestia, and Luna, you'd completely understand the entire thing. I wouldn't have a problem paying $25 for it on blu-ray. Then you buy another ,and get it signed by the main cast, and collect it forever. :3 The Sonic Rainboom was awesome ,especially going UPWARDS! Queen Chrysalis(?) looked F-ing AWESOME too! 1,000 x better than Discord, in my opinion. She's a LOT more evil than Nightmare moon, and Discord was just Pinkie Pie with a hint of "evil" to me. The scene where Celestia was defeated was awesome ,and will make great PMV material. As with the changeling fight, and when Cadence makes the flame around Twilight. The ending though....I can't believe how f-ing amazing that was. The music? Perfect. Luna as a full appearance? Perfect. Did you guys see pinkie's Mom, Dad, and Sisters? I did. Can you find them? Vinyl Scratch...I actually fell out of my chair from awesomenes... 10/10, 5/5 stars. PERFECT!

Heh, getting a bit teary eyed from the past again. :') So folks, tonight, I logged into my OLDEST Yahoo! account. November 07th, 2003, was the creation date. My Mom made it for me when I was only 7 years old. I hadn't logged into it in over four years. That's 5 years of an absent Yahoo! account. Mind you, my family's changed. My grandfather died last February, my sister has gotten married again, and had another child, my other sister has gotten pregnant, and engaged. These are just a few "major" things that have changed in five years time. I logged into this account ,using the password I'd remember, because I made it based on an experience I'd had back then, and a childhood memory now. It felt like you find a key in your old tree house at your abandoned grandparents' house, and there's the metal box next to it. Your urges to open it overwhelm you, and you can't resist. The key goes in, and opens the box without a problem. There's the preserved photographs of the kids you used to hang out with. The ones who grew up, and you don't even know where they are anymore. Then comes the ones your parents took of you riding your bicycle for your first time... you get the idea. Of course, this didn't actually happen, but it felt the same..and I'm sure a lot of you understand what I'm talking about. I've still got the original Yahoo! interface from 7 years ago. Every single e-mail I'd sent to my family, all still there... My oldest Sister who'd gotten married again 4(?) years go, she was one of 8 on my contact list. She still has her old last name on there, not changed, and preserved. Then of course, my other sister, who's name consisted of "Chillin Girl"-esque e-mails, because you know that was big on AOL and stuff back in 05'. I almost started to cry when I read some of the e-mails I'd sent back and forth. Not because of sadness, or "I want these times back!" like one would expect. No- this is because of pure memories. 10378 e-mails in my inbox. I'd not deleted a single received one in 7 years. They're all still here. From my old Neopets confirmation for registry, to my first YouTube Account, my MySpace confirmation. All, still, here. The e-mails are an endless stream of memories. My niece, living states away,who I have Skyped with, was only talking about being born in these e-mails. And how she couldn't (my sister) decide on a name. I suppose this is a digital version of looking through your year book from the 70s, as my parents have shown me. By now, I bet you've lost interest in my rambling.. There is, however, one e-mail that peaked my interest. 03/09/07 - "RDRTSFSAJPP" was the title. I checked it's contents, and found only this- "fim" followed by the text that glitches out. (Which I still don't know how to do) I'd done a double-take on the text ,because my first reaction was "Friendship is Magic!?" and then I took a look at the title, then the date. I contacted Yahoo! about the e-mail, and they confirmed that it was not a glitch, and was indeed from 2007. Even IF you re-ordered the numbers, none of them make a date in which the show was airing. I'm still investigating this, and I should have a screenshot up soon.. I don't know what I want to do, guys. Do I keep this Yahoo! account running, for years to come? It's been 9 already. Or do I close it, and "close" that chapter in my life? Because maybe this would finally be my cure to my constant "nostalgia" attacks I am getting since moving. I look forward to your replies, guys. ~Dashie

That feeling when you find the food you're craving...in your house! <3<3 Also...that feeling when you had planned to have something (a beverage or food) at a specific time ,but someone finished it before you got to it. (Happens all the time in my house..) T_T And lastly, that awkward moment when your parent / grandparent knows about something up to date before you do, but they know MORE about it than you do. (Music, Electronics, Game, etc)

Hello Canterlot.com! First off, I'd like to begin by saying that I am unsure of where to place this thread. All of the sections didn't seem like they "supported" animation, so to speak. So please do forgive me if I've created this thread in the wrong place. As of now, me and my brother (Paradox, as known on here.) are in the beginning stages of a new animation. Of course, it will be Pony-related. Right now, we've only got four people (our selves included) "on board" for the animation. We're looking for anyone willing to take part! Of course, you will be credited! If you are interested, please do review the submission form below, and submit it to rainbowdashzx@gmail.com.Submission form Name: (Real life name, or what you would prefer to be credited as.) Primary reference site: (Your Youtube channel, deviantART page, Newgrounds page, etc.) (optional) E-mail: (The e-mail you would prefer to be contacted at.) Requested "position." (Writer, VA, Animator, Post-animation effects, Music.) (Post-animation effects is the final editing to be done in Adobe After Effects, Sony Vegas Pro, etc. The last step before uploading) Sample Work: (Any work you've done in the past you'd wish to share, to show us your skill level.) (optional) If you have any questions, please submit them below. Try to keep your questions here, and your submission form in the e-mail, if possible. As of now, these are the slots open/taken for the animation. Not ALL of them have to be filled, but there is a MAXIMUM of 5 person(s) per category.Animator(s): Paradox; Voice(s): Rina-chan. (alternate reference site) PrincessRil MyLittlePonyTales Writers(s): DashieInTheDark / rainbowdashzx (me) Music: N/A (blank) Post-animation effects: DashieInTheDark / rainbowdashzx (me) Artists: N/A (blank) I look forward to any applications (we) receive! Do note, however, that NOT EVERYBODY will be accepted. It's all in the presentation, people! That aside, I'm sure most of you will do fine.. )p.s, yes, that is THE Rina-chan, people!) ~Dashie

Well of course! She made it! Didn't you hear that? She tried to make it look as accurate as she could.

Yeah, someone needs to make a better one of these! Who's up to the task?

92/92... Would be a perfect score right? Thanks. I managed 49. I'm going to redo this after I am less tired and can think more straight.

Everfree Radio recently interviewed one of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic's storyboard artists. Sabrina "Sibsy" Alberghetti is one of the storyboard artists for the show, and gives us a more "inside look" into the life of an employee working at Studio B! Check out the video above, and if you can't see it, click for a direct link! Enjoy~

Can we safely assume there won't be another "Guess The Frame"? Also I like free chocolate.

I'm actually looking for ways to expand my knowledge of fanfiction, and learn how to write FiM-related novels, stories, and the like. So I was going to use the period for fanfiction. I've got novels for School I could read, but I'm going to save that for a rainy day at home, seeing as how I don't need to read them until late May. (And they're 100 or less pages.) Thanks for the ideas, I will look into Past Sins, but by no means will I NOT accept more ideas, guys!

Something I wish was a fact? A,) Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash are related. or B,) Rainbow Dash takes in Scootaloo after finding out she is the equivalent of an orphan. And Rainbow Dash takes her under her wing. (Pun only slightly intended. ) I mean, once the entire CMC are situated, we're good to go. We didn't get a backstory of any of the villains, so a Trixie backstory wouldn't make sense. Also, be sure guys, that when you make your facts, you don't spiral off into "I wish for more wishes" sort of thing. Think of ONE thing you want canon-ized, not "That all of my headcanon become true" or the like. Not saying any of oyu HAVE, but try to keep it simple, please?

-post unrelated to thread- What about "Art Discussion"? Maybe it's just me.

The papercrafts aren't going to happen. There's quite a few factors, but mainly, I'm not allowed to use glue in the room. I hadn't attempted this before, but someone else tried it, and they had to put it away My mom has an iPad though, so maybe I'll watch some episodes on it. (Maybe download the season finale part 1 and watch it, since it will be out by the time I need to take my tests) Not a bad idea at all... Heck, maybe I'll meet fellow bronies while I'm there! Any other ideas, guys 'n' gals?

Alright guys, here's the scoop. Each year, toward the end of April, me, and my younger brothers have mandatory state testing. I'm sure a lot of you have done it, so it's not uncommon. The thing is though, is that when I am taking my tests, I am exceptionally good in English. So, because of this, I usually finish about 45 minutes earlier than the other students. This is at a big office building, and we're in one of the rooms. We're not allowed to leave until everyone is done, to be fair. However, before we start, and after we're done, we're allowed to pull out "silent work." Silent work could be a book, any homework to do, or any way to occupy yourself with still keeping extremely quiet. Keep in mind, this room echoes a LOT, so you NEED to stay quiet. Now, onto my question; Do you guys know of a way for me to pass time with ponies? I was thinking of printing out a fanfiction and reading it, but there's so many, I don't know what to choose! If possible, I'd want it to be around 30-45 minutes to read the whole thing. I'd rather not begin a 23 chapter one, and only get 2 chapters done, and be left hanging. So in a nutshell, how can I pass 30-45 minutes with ponies? And if a fanfiction, what is THE BEST fanfiction that is a "one-shot story"? I've already read My Little Dashie, and My Little Blackbird, but that's it. Thanks guys! ( (I didn't put this in Writing discussion, because this spans over a variety of options.)