So, uh, Im tired tonight as I have been the past few nights, but I definitely wanted to do something, because its 10/10. Be warned: this wont be as long as a rant, but it will probably be a bit meandering and loopy. (Correction: this did become a rant. Sorry.) So! What is October 10th? Well, four years ago today, the Hub Network launched, as well as its headline show, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Even though Ive been a part of the community for only two and a half of those years, I feel like Ive been a part of it forever, and I know Ive benefited from it immensely. I want to be real about this, though: the community isnt without flaw. Ive heard of numerous situations where people werent respected by others in the community, and there are fairly well known issues that have sprung up in this realm. Not to mention that with the size of the community, the close knit-ness has sort of vanished for the most part. These impacts are probably the biggest factor that has led me to being less of an enthusiastic fan lately (though I must say that I did geek out quite a bit when my preordered Daring Do set arrived yesterday :D). But to say just this without mentioning the profound impact the shows had on me would be very wrong. I cant know for certain what my life would be like without MLP, but theres a good chance that my hard, introspective, skeptical heart may never have been broken, and Id have not become friends with some of the amazing people that I met at RIT. Its probable that, instead of having over a year of apparent infinite joy and optimism, I would have trudged through my years thus far at college a miserable lump. This October marks a big change, though. In three days, the Hub will be no more, replaced by Discovery Family Network. Season 5s still happening since Hasbro holds a 6 hour block on the new network, but there is definitely a sense of loss. This change makes me think about how Ive changed lately, as well. I made a vow last time I decided to make a rantish post about MLP to let that sort of love back into my life, and as far as Im aware, I totally failed on that front. But I can say this. After over 4 months of not seeing any friends, and after an incredibly stressful ordeal that happened last weekend (message me privately if you want details here; Im not going into detail publicly, but my friends at RIT should know), I met up with Kerry this week. Good heavens -- that felt great. Even when I dont know it at the time, and even when stress or other factors are getting in the way, I want you guys to know that you really mean a lot to me. When we all meet up in Rochester again, you better be prepared for some emotion from me, because I really forgot how amazing it is to be around friends. If youve read this far, thank you. I know my rants tend to be a bit overbearing sometimes. Ive definitely noticed the fact that my three sentence posts consistently get more likes and comments than my rants, and I really appreciate the effort that youve put in to read this particular one. Im gonna be honest: I cant find a good way to end this one. Thanks for everything you guys do. All the care you have for me; all the times youve messaged me; all the laughs and the tears (admittedly few tears, thank goodness). Its all very much appreciated -- far beyond even what I can fathom.
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 03:23:03 +0000
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