LeafyGreene

Leafy paused in his tree-shaping, judging the saplings had grown and moved sufficiently. [colour=#008000]"That ought ta do,"[/colour] he announced, then levitated a tarp over the shaped sapling to form a shelter. [colour=#008000]"My name's Leafy Greene, and if y'all can wait a few minutes, I see to growin' some dinner for y'all."[/colour] His horn glowed again as he concentrated, and a nearby apple tree burst into bloom. Moments later, the blooms began to fall away, and tiny green apples swelled into being.

Leafy looked at the ponies who had come to where he was working, then at the extent of his campsite. Piles of cut lengths of logs were lined up to dry and season before they could be cut into useable lumber, sawdust from the cutting magically gathered and bagged for sale by his family resting in a pile beneath a tarp to protect and keep it dry, and a tent and fly pitched off to the side and out of the way. It would be crowded with the new guests unless he could pitch another temporary dwelling space.

[colour=#008000]"Make yourselves comfortable while I figure out where to put y'all,"[/colour] he said. [colour=#008000]"This might take a while..."[/colour]

Concentrating on a group of saplings off to one side, Leafy directed his magical talent and began to shape them to support a large tarp. His horn glowed a pale green as the saplings stretched and bent, slowly forming a dome shape.

[colour=#008000]"Well..." [/colour]replied Leafy,[colour=#008000] "If you don't mind traveling, Ponyville's about two days that way along that path. Or if you're looking for something a bit closer, and don't get spooked too easily, there's some ruins of a castle a bit the other direction... Or you're welcome to camp here with me while i finish cutting this lumber."[/colour]

[colour=#8B4513]"~Helloo!~"[/colour] came a voice, seeming to draw closer. Leafy turned toward the cry, waiting to see who -- or what -- would appear.

[colour=#008000]"Hello yourself,"[/colour] he called out in reply.

Some distance away, Leafy Greene was working at the edge of a clearing, using his magic to manipulate a saw to cut lengths of a fallen tree for lumber. The faint sound of howling caused him to start in surprise and a bit of apprehension.

[colour=#008000]"Probably won't come this way... at least I hope not[/colour]," he muttered to himself, continuing to cut the tree.

Several moments later, he heard the sound of trotting hooves coming along the pathway.

[colour=#008000]"Hello? Is somepony there?" [/colour]he called.

Just before Christmas 2010 -- we took a trip into NYC and wound up at ToysRUs on Times Square. Wall to wall people, lines an hour long, so we tried to browse. Our friend hauled us over to the Ponies aisle, grabbed a big stuffed Twilight Sparkle plushie and 'gifted' my roommates, launching into his 'sell' on the show. When we got home later that night he forced encouraged us to watch an episode...and all three of us were hooked...though I was only mildly interested until I watched "Winter Wrapup". That's when I started reading the fanfics and collecting the art...

Bathrooms. Let's meet at the bathrooms opposite the main entrance. I have to pee. I just know I do.

OUTSIDE the bathrooms. I say this is the unofficial 'official' meet-up spot for the Canterlot Bronies! Now the question is, "WHEN?"

Let us hope the air conditioning is working --- 3000+ people generate a LOT of heat. Add the thermal buildup to a hot June/July day, and oven temps can occur...

Of course, if there are a lot of Rainbow Dash costumes, it'll be 20% cooler...

If you go to the Meadowlands Expo Center Websiate, you can find a map of the facility at http://mecexpo.com/floor-plans/ . Look at it, pick a spot, and set up the meetup site. I suggest a hallway, rather than the main floor of the center, as that space is already selected for Con events...

To find me there, look for the "World's Oldest Brony" sign...

Even though I'm a Great-Grandparent, I'm not sure i want to be called 'elderly' -- "Mature adult" would be a better eponym... (Love that Eponym has a pony in it...Grin!)

Great! So I suppose you guys might know about good bars/cafés in the area?

WE ARE MEETING. THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

Most of the hotel bars are decent but pricey. In fact, New Jersey is pricey, everywhere. Your best bet? Bring your own and eat/drink in the hotel room...

Most of the hotel bars are decent but pricey. In fact, New Jersey is pricey, everywhere. Your best bet? Bring your own and eat/drink in the hotel room...

Is there anyone here who's local?

That would include me -- I'm 12 miles from the convention center -- and yes, I'm attending both days. Look for the sign, "World's Oldest Brony"...

As a Scorpio, it says I'm determined, mysterious, and fearless. Determined, yes. Fearless, not so much (I have a hefty regard for my personal safety). Mysterious? Moi? Really? Still fun, though... But Princess Luna? Me? I don't think so...

It appears that I was hacked at some point, and all the settings on my computer were altered to show only news of the past 10 minutes. Thanks for the input... Fixed now...

Welcome to Canterlot! So glad I could help get you addicted interested...

Hi Dmitri! Welcome to Canterlot. Glad you finally figured out how to get on...

Been trying to see new posts in the introductions for two days, and NOTHING shows up...

Ever wonder what happened back in Ponyville while the cast was looking for the missing Applejack, after she went off to win the blue ribbons and prize money to fix the Town Center roof? Here's your chance to role-play that episode's (fictional) Back story...

Applejack had not returned from her quest to win money to repair the Town Center Roof when the sound of plodding hooves heralded the arrival of a green-maned, white–coated Unicorn, pulling a cartload of finished lumber up the road from the East. Coming to rest in front of the half-roofed Ponyville Town Center, the stallion wiped the sweat from his brow, looked around, then asked in a loud voice , “Can somepony in charge of fixing up this here building sign for this lumber? I’ve hauled it here from the Whitetail Woods at the request of somepony called Applejack.”

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Thanks! Wheeeeeeeee!!!!

Well, that seems to be good enough at this juncture to send it on up.

we'll see how it does in the next step of it's journey!

THANKS!!!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Changes made, waiting for critiques for further changes if necessary, otherwise final...

Hey there, I like the application so far, only there's a couple of things that sorta stick out at me about what it contains.

There's some references you're using that I feel are more just for the sake of having show references rather thanactually being meaningful contributions to the application itself, which I feel is a disservice to how good the rest of the application is - I feel they could, therefore, be reworded in a way that could represent the same things without tripping up the application itself and maintains a stronger sense of a unique identity all on it's own.

I shall demonstrate how I personally might reword them myself if this was something I was doing.

1:

Potential rewrite: 'He found himself heading into the cities, such as many a pony before him, in an attempt to determine for himself his place in life.'

2:

Potential rewrite: 'He has experiences of developing large popular structures, like some seen in canterlot and ponyville.'

These are just how I would rewrite these sentances to a less 'reference' centric style - I'm sure you can probably think of better though.

As for the last paragraph, referencing to the Zap Apples...I feel those are far too 'apple family' centric considering the episode was exceedingly strict on not just how they were harvested, but the time and rate they grew. Granny Smith is attributed to having discovered the method, and I feel like as they are, the zap apples are just TOO focused around an already unique set of circumstances for another pony to just replicate and also harvest EARLIER than we were told possible. In this case, I think it better off removed, as I feel there's really no essential reason for it to be there..

Other than these few niggles, I think this application could do well in the mane RP!

Thank you for the suggestions. I was thinking the references were a form of shortcut to more easily explain what he did by example, rather than explanation. However, I fully agree the Zap-Apple bit is likely a bit overboard. I'll be making the recommended changes after I post this...and reworking the Zap Apples to better fit with canon.

Just one word... WOW! This is absolutely one of the best projects I've ever seen attempted! I did some simple bookbinding years ago to make volumes of some magazines I wanted to save, but this goes well beyond anything I ever attempted.

Welcome to Canterlot from one newbie to another!