Chonico

Like I said, this was back when I was like 3 or 4 years old. I'm amazed I remembered he wore white and rode a motorcycle I too was thinking it wasn't it, but as soon as I found a video clip and heard the intro theme song... POW! Yup! That's it. Flood of memories came with that too. Heck, I even remembered I dressed up as him for Nightmare Night. Although I'm pretty sure all my costume consisted of was me dressed in white PJ's, a cape, a mask, and a pair of swimming goggles. And no wonder I couldn't remember the name. Centella? Yeah, grew up south of the border, but still. Centella? Still, I'm pretty impressed you were able to find it with my description based off of the horribly cloudy memories of a time long ago. Think I might try and find me a few episodes and enjoy myself a bit. Thanks Blank Fang!

How the... Sweet Celestia that's it! Well... and here I've been trying for ever to remember the name and all it took was one day. Should had thought of this sooner

My very first anime? I have two anime that I remember seeing when I was a kid. And I mean kid as in 3-4 years old, so 24 years ago or so. The first one was Astro Boy, the 1980 remake. It was my gateway anime to things like Gundam, RoboTech, etc. The second anime though... is a mystery. I cannot, for the best of me, remember what the name was. It was about a man dressed in all white who wore a cape and rode around on a white motorcycle. His emblem was a yellow crecent moon and he threw crecent moon shaped projectiles at his enemies, kind of like "batarangs" for Batman. His enemies though, were an alien species trying to destroy and enslave humans. The monsters he fought were almost always humans mutated and twisted by the aliens. Also, from what I can remember, the animation was something similar to a late 70's style of anime. Does ANY pony know what this anime was called?

Not really. I usually make the assumption that everything "hip" or "cool" that I know is outdated. I am more than usually right about it. On very rare seldom occassions, when I DO know something cool before anyone else, I don't take pride it but find it oddly humbling. - When I was growing up, I loved legos (somepony else mentioned this and it made me smile). Because of it, I wanted to be an architect when I grew up and that was my plan. I excelled at drafting design and while in high school I took every elective I thought would be helpful; construction, drafting, advanced drafting, metal working, electronics, and the such. THEN, when I went to apply at the college, I found out something crucial... I apparently needed to know how to draw by hand. They were not facinated with my stick figures. - I once engaged my cousins and brothers in an all out three stooges cream pie fight. It was for one of their birthdays and it was GLORIOUS. - Due to a slight fish soup issue when I was but a wee lad, I cannot eat fish if it has a head on it. Doesn't matter how its prepared, if the head is still attached for whatever reason (seriously, why leave the head?!), I cannot even look at it without feeling my chest tighten, stomach clench, and jaw stiffen. But otherwise, I'll gobble it up like Princess Luna did to Pipsqueak. When growing up, what super hero did you want to be like? If not a super hero, WHO did you want to grow up to be like?

I used to love climbing trees. Our school yard had plenty of trees and me and my friends would climb up this one tree and pretend it was out base of operations from which we spied on the other kids. - I cut my own hair. And I don't mean in a "look at me mommy! I found the sissors!" kind of way... Well, at least not anymore. After almost a year or so of doing this, I do a good enough job to fool ponies into thinking I paid for it. Which considering the average haircut in these parts costs like 12 bucks... There is a reason I started cutting my own hair - I do card tricks as a hobby. I usually practice every other day, but when I'm stressed or nervous... I pull out my deck and shuffle, cut, glide, lift, and pull like a mad pony. Because of this, I always carry a deck and have amassed a deck collection. I even have one with ponies! Which is my favorite - I hate cold weather but love the snow. Odd ain't it? What is your favorite flavor icecream? If you are lactose intolerant, what is your favorite non-dairy frozen treat?

I didn't even know what Kickstarter was until I clicked the link... - I have never paid for any repairs to either my home where I grew up, or the apartment I live in. I do all the repairs myself and more often than not, I "McGuyver" myself a way to fix it. Especially if I don't have the tools. Fixed the pedal thingies on a piano with a toothpick a few years back - I practiced martial arts for 4 years when I was younger. I did Shorin-ryu, which can best be described as a Japanese approach to Shaolin martial arts. I excelled at Bo-staff and was always tasked with that part for our exibitions and demos... Still practice when I can. - I did pottery for 5 years in my youth as well. I mainly did wheel thrown pieces as well as hand build ocarinas. Sweet Celestia do I miss it... The feel of wet clay in my hooves. The smell of it. The taste... I didn't eat it, but I had to test the ocarinas before firing to make sure the pitches were right I will break the norm and asks three questions... What... is your name? What... is your quest? What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen Swallow?

I'm taking a wild guess here that the Hub On Demand is not something you can get through the internets, right? Well, as long as my DVD of The Friendship Express is untouched, I am somewhat okay with iTunes shooting themselves in the foot. If it was really all their doing... I guess as this develops, we'll see if Hasbro or any of the pony crew over there throws in their two cents about it. I am pretty sure that given the size of this fandom, their email boxes are already being savagely stuffed to brim. Will admit that the new voice for derpy is kind of growing on me, and the rest of the episode still holds its own. And her eyes are still slightly derped but sadly not derpy derped.

Klondike: "Hi! You've reached the Jingling Satchel Repair Shop. I'm Klond-OH hey! So this is were I left my hammer. Now I can get back to finishing that carriage wheel... *hoof steps walking away* ... ... ... ... *BEEP*" Personal: "Ya hoi hoi! You've reached <insert name>, I may or may not be able to reach the phone, so you may or may not leave a message after the beep... Quack!... No that wasn't it. It should sound like *BEEP*"

Howdy! Just a quick note. I am on somewhat of a hiatus right now. Which is my way of saying I've been playing Mass Effect 2 almost none stop in order to prep for Mass Effect 3. Lame excuse, I know. Eventually when I come back though (ideally sometime between a few days from now and prior to the release of Mass Effect 3) I plan to finish Appleloosa seeing as I finally got my laptop up and running and managed to finish the plans for the buildings.

Favorite subject? Like when I was still in school? Anything having to do with cultural and behavioral studies I suppose. I like to people watch without them knowing I'm watching. And what better way to do that than in a classroom. - Throughout my whole life, no pony in my family has ever called me by my real name, not even now. First or second name. I have always been called Quiqui, which was the nickname given to my uncle for whom I was named for. He passed away before I was born. - I have hyper hitch-hikers thumb. Which basically means I can curve my thumbs so far back (on their own, without any outside aid) they almost make a "U" shape. Great party trick... when we've had a few drinkies. Especially when I manage to pop the joint. - I have the annoying compulsive behaviour of alphabetizing things. Oddly enough, it doesn't apply to anything but books, movies, video games, CDs and (on occassions when I have them) the different kinds of sodas and drinkies in my fridge... Don't ask why cause I myself don't know. Now for the question... If you could change one event in history, which would you change?

Oh... about 6' with some smudginess after the mark.

Applejack without a second thought in the world. As for what, well, I'd arrive early on Hearts and Hooves day with some daisies and a box of chocolate covered apples. I'd offer her the chance to take the day off from work while I took care of it instead, which she would most likely decline. At that point, I'd offer to help her instead and hopefully spend the day working and talking with her. After that, I'd take her out to eat to a place of her choice and then for a leisurely stroll around town and her apple orchard, at which point I'd offer we find a relaxing spot and then offer to give her hooves a massage to help ease the tension from applebucking. After a while of relaxing, talking, and enjoying the sights and fruits of her hard work, I'd gladly escort her back home. Simple and easy. I know. Not too romantic. I fail. But I believe it is not the action itself, but the thoughts and the feelings behind those actions.

Holiday... Holiday... Hmmm I guess I'd have to say my least favorite holiday right now would be New Years. Sounds strange, I know, but I honestly always saw it as just a sign of having to buy another calendar And Valentine's Day really doesn't bug me or make me happy. Always been single during this specific holiday, so it kind of just evolved into a holiday I don't observe. Its just another day for me... Hmm, probably not a good thing if I ever have a GF during this time of year. Not sure she'd buy the excuse of me not observing it. Although seeing as I always gorge myself on the after Valentine day chocolate sales, I may still manage to save my hide if and when that scenario ever arises.

Honestly, I just go with whatever people call me. Don't know how this became a habit, but it just happened one day and I just rolled with it. Lets see, so far I've been called... Josh, James, John, Juan, Julio, Jane (*shrug*), Jesus, Ricardo, Joseph, Paco, Pepe, Ruben... These are the most common ones and I'm almost certain these individuals think that is my actual name. I do though, every now and then, drop into the third person tactic that has been mentioned here.

I feel I should mention that the giant skyscrapper in Ponyville is gone. Only the base and the fountain are left. I noticed this at 5:20am Pacific time. Perhaps a good 20 minutes after barb left.

Growing up, I was the only foal in my school (elementary school) that to my knowledge openly loved broccoli. I asked a classmate sitting next to me one time if he was going to eat his, right before he stood up to throw it away, and after that... no foal in my class ever whined again for that whole year whenever the cafeteria gave us broccoli in our lunch. Instead, everypony that sat at my table just waited for me to sit down and make space on my tray before they dumped it on my plate. ... picky eaters, geez. Love broccoli! Especially with some melted cheese

Klondike simply nodded his head and approached the twins’ telescope atop the bench. “Alrighty, first…” He commented tone that sounded like he was reminding himself of steps, rather than talking to anypony in particular. “We take it apart…” With a swift move of his hooves, he dismantled the telescope into 3 segments, one being the afflicted segment. “Then, you hut ba hongs n…” The metallic tongs attached to the front of his mask bounced a bit as he worked the end inside his mask into his own muzzle, making it hard to understand his speech. Once the tongs stopped bouncing around, silence fell on the outside work area as he maneuvered the tongs towards the brass piece of telescope with the dent in it and picked it up. Carefully, he turned his head towards the furnace and nimbly placed the piece inside, the hot glare from the tongs and bronze making it obvious why he had to wear the mask. Next, after placing the piece in the furnace, he walked around it towards an anvil that sat next to it. Suspended above the anvil was a small metal hammer head, about the size of a hoof. It was held in place by a metallic tube the protruded from a rather odd closet like contraption that was attached to the anvil itself. Below the anvil were a pedal and a hoof sized dial. Klondike took one quick glance at the hammer above and his front right hoof stepped on the pedal. The hammer head fell and struck the center of the anvil with a resounding heavy metallic twang. His ears perked a bit and even below the mask they could be seen twitching as the sound reached them. With another quick shift of his right hoof, he adjusted the dial and once again stepped on the pedal. This time, the hammer head fell and struck the center of the anvil with a much less pronounced twang. Another quick adjustment of the dial followed by another even less audible twang, and the odd repair pony in the mask nodded his satisfaction. Nimbly, Klondike moved back to the surface and used the metallic tongs to pull out the piece of telescope from the furnace. Only the part of it with the dent seemed to slightly glow from its time in the furnace and Klondike wasted no time to trot over to the anvil. With one quick push on the anvil, it effortlessly glided back a bit so that the round end of it was under the hammer and he quickly place the offending bend atop it before stepping on the pedal. *twang* Klondike moved his head a bit, still firmly holding the piece with the tongs attached to his mask. He moved the piece so that it faced a differently towards the hammer above. *twang* Another fall of the hammer and Klondike once again moved the telescope piece into a new position atop the anvil. *twang* It continued as such for well over ten minutes, each hammer fall followed by an ever decreasing adjustment of the piece above the anvil. Only once more did he place the piece back in the furnace for the shortest time possible before resuming his work. Finally, he took the piece off the round end of the anvil and placed it on top. He then held the edges of the tongs around the edges of the now round piece and took a quick measurement, the tongs appearing to lock into place. Nimbly once more, he walked back toward the table with the dismantled pieces of the telescope and held the tongs next to each piece for comparison. Then, uncharacteristically, he slowly trotted back to the anvil and stared at the piece atop it. He stood there and waited. Without warning, he swung his head and unceremoniously knocked the piece off the anvil and into a small troth of water next to it. The piece landed with a splash and let out the faintest of steam and hissing noices. He looked back at the twins and after one quick wobble of the tongs he finally spoke again. “OH! Hello! Welcome back. Didn’t even hear you leave. Did I offer you cookies already?” He paused for a second as he scratched his chin under the mask and then looked at the troth of water. “It should fit perfectly now but it’s going to have a scorch mark where it was headed. Did you want me to polish that out or did you want to leave it as a battle scar to regale other ponies with a flair for the night sky?”

Is that what those bones were? Heh, and here I thought I was sitting on a bone meal mine. Hmm... This did cross my mind at some point. But I'm pretty sure I've seen rain fall in the area my shop is located. This is worth looking into. I may have to move it. That's just... tacky. Sure, its fire resistant, but I dare not sacrifice style for functionality!

So, I have a slight dilema on my hooves. To my count, my repair shop in Ponyville has been burned down a total of 5 times... 3 of which I know to have been by a lightning strike. The other 2 I can only speculate they were also the cause of a lightning strike as well, but since I was not present, I cannot say with a 100% clarity. I'd honestly hate to think there's a pyro pony running around, so I will say lighting was responsible as well. Now, I am thankful to all the ponies who've helped me rebuild it. Brian even thought of putting up a lightning rod. Whether that actually works or not, I have no clue. The last two times the fence outside the shop was what caught fire and spread to the building. Still, this is getting rediculous... 5 times? Seriously? I can't help but think this is just going to keep happening to my shop. So, my questions are these... Is there some lightning mechanic I am not aware of? I mean, if there is, I'll gladly research it and memorize it forward and back. Heck, I have sheep, I'll sacrifice some to Celestia, Luna, Thor, Zeus, take your pick. Should I just move the shop someplace else? Seriously, I think aside from the Disco next door, my building is the only one there. I see clusters of buildings all over town and for some reason, lightning likes the one relatively desolate spot I'm on. I'm almost afraid of moving in though just in case I am cursed. I'd hate to cause damage to buildings next to mine. Does anypony have any advice?

*sigh*...

If it happens a third time, I'm just going to leave it as is. I think by that point, it'll be obvious that my building methods somehow magically turn any structure into lighting rods. The way I see, sacrifice one building in exchange for the whole of Ponyville?... Yeah, I can live with that. Also, seeing as by that point I should have won the Equestrian Super Lotto THREE TIMES, heck, I could afford a whole continent

Well... it happened again. I was out making sure nothing else burned down in the latest thunderstorm and WHAM... -EDIT- Kuching has been awesome enough to help me rebuild. Also, I'd like to point out that by most statistics, I should had already won the Equestrian Super Lotto twice.

WOW This is perhaps the funniest thing I've heard... Opening day for the Jingling Satchel Repair Shop and a lightning strike burns it to the ground? I - I don't even know how to view this. Celestia must have a dislike of repair shops... Hmm. I'll log-on and see what I can do. I'll be honest though, this makes me nervous about Appleloosa Were the buildings on the side okay? It didn't spread to anypony else's building did it? I'd feel bad if anything else was damaged

Oh good! Me and Mulder were hesitant of messing with it because we feared being murdered by Rarity if anything happened to her boutique. ... There is a reason there aren't any diamond dogs here. Him and I weren't keen on testing the theory.

I feel I should bring to the attention of the admins, there is some sort of lava container floating atop ponyville. Edit: It is floating near what is Rarity's shop. 4 by 4 lava blocks being held back by ladders. Roughly 44 blocks atop Ponyville. Closer inspection of top part reveals a piston mechanism. Seems to be design to open and close top part of container.