I don’t know.
You’re not there.
I give you my love,
But yo~u don’t care.
What is right?
What is wrong?
Give me a sign…
1) Probably.
We’re a quiet, vegetarian species that mostly lives within our own borders, which just so happens to be largely docile forests and rolling, green hills. There are some intimidating species and climates out there.
2) Deflation implies a change in the economic value of money and goods. There really hasn’t been one here; things are just valued differently. That could change. There’s been talks for a while about altering the way our current legal tender works, but nothing has happened yet. At least as far as I know.
3) Exactly! What if those caverns were just mined out from a past civilization? Diamond Dogs couldn’t have done it; Griffon history began tracking the caverns before they ever ascended. Griffons and Dragons couldn’t have done it all, right? I mean, it’s all over the world!
4) Bon-Bon: Well- not that there’s anything wrong with it, dear. But I’m not really a wallflower myself. Lyra just tends to steal the show.
Bon-Bon: Largely novels by pony authors; I don’t think you’d know any of them. There’s this author, Anaphora Syntax, that writes these stories with similar themes. They all take place in popular religious settings, but from the view point of average folks. I’ve read a bunch of hers. The one I’m on right now- the perspective just changed for the third time. It’s been going down the line from mother to daughter. The second mother just died and her daughter, the new main character, hasn’t found out yet.
1) Do eggs taste like cheese? I didn’t think so. Eggs need cheese too!
I forget what started this.
2) That’s interesting, but for a minute I thought you drew me a picture!
Also, Bon-Bon says if you’re hugging her fairly often, you must be doing so while she’s asleep and you and her need to have some words.
Come on, dude. Most of the time when you come over she’s at work!
3) Yeah! Where I came from we always called it hair metal. Gilda turned me on to proper hard rock. Great stuff too!
I prefer grudge that’s more harmonious than raw myself, which some would say defeats the purpose.
There are plenty of good hip-hop tracks out there, but they are admittedly awash in a sea of tripe. However, that’s really no different than the mountains of derivative, boring glam metal, or of any genre popular enough to produce so much material.
I would say the key difference is in scale, caused by the sheer number of ponies willing to produce soulless, heavily studioed material (caring more about commercial success than the medium) and the masses willing to just take what they’re given.
If there is a traceable decline in a good-to-bad music ratio (for there will always be good music), it’s certainly not the fault of any genre. It would have began when labels realized that you can literally just put different words to the same combinations of core beats and rhythms and sell them over and over again.
And for my bits, I would say that’s why the average consumer is so docile about the whole thing; a bloated industry. It’s hard to find what’s good. And let’s be honest, it can be difficult to tell at first to which tracks have the layers and subtleties that signify a refined piece when there’s just so much to sift through.
1) Well, you hadn’t posted anything slightly nsfw in a while. So I went ahead and followed! I would appreciate if you tagged anything involving depictions of intercourse or sexual anatomy with a nsfw tag so I don’t risk it popping up while Tootsie is in the room.
Other than that keep being your delightful self!
2) You don’t hug Bon-Bon as often.
3) I disagree with your interpretation, but I believe you’ve earned a hug for defending it.
4) I still say if there’s no cheese it’s not worth grilling. And I think you could pull off a kilt.
5) Bon-Bon: That’s very sweet, but I’ve just never had that natural charisma that Lyra has. Whenever she’s around I just, you know, sort of blend in.
Bon-Bon: Read. Plan out some possible recipes for when I have time to try them. Eat, of course. Some simple exercises. Check my email. But mostly read.
1) What are you talking about, silly goose? I follow you! Look! You’re right there!
2) Well, I don’t spend too much time with the kindergarteners. I don’t get to see all the stuff they do. But today it was raining during recess so they learned how to play four corners. I remembered playing that when I was in primary school. Anyway, they had a blast!
3) Pretty sure I don’t need a hug. Not a necessity of life.
4) Uh huh. Oh hey, what’s this I have here? Oh my. It’s a picture. Let’s all take a look, shall we?
This is called a minotaur. They have fingers. His name is Iron Will. He has fingers. Minotaurs have fingers. Minotaurs have fingers.
5) Bite me, spam-bot.
1) Oh, absolutely! Tots required listening.
2) Even twenty years ago? Well, I’m sure you’re not the only one that feels that way. One working theory is the rise and fall of renaissance-style movements. Current “modern music” as a classification beginning only after the end of he last musical renaissance, which itself would have taken place sometime around your 1950s-1980s. It’s all based on nothing more than opinion for now, though.
And of course, if somepony from your world’s distant past heard some 80’s metal they’d probably be all, “Da [omitted]-ith be this depravity inflected upon mine ears?” And then Lyra would have to smack them for speaking ill of Ratt’s Round and Round; one of my favorite songs.
3) Bon-Bon: Why thank you very much! I’m not used to anypony paying so much attention to me! Sweetie Drops is open from 9 to 9 so I would say twelve hours, but I don’t really work during that whole time. It’s just if anypony happens to drop in I’m there.
Bon-Bon: Well, as one can imagine Lyra has exposed me to all sorts of music. But I tend to like the lighter, more upbeat ones. There’s this one really good one that I listen to sometimes.
4) That’s pretty cool. Kinda like a resort?
But I didn’t know they built preplanned school house-style facilities. Figured that was just a rural thing. Converted churches and what-not.
The kindergarteners were making “rectangle reptiles” today in class, which are made with green strips of construction paper and alligator cutouts. They double as hats.
Anyway, when one of the fillies finished hers she put it on and said, “Look at me! I’m an alligator pony!” And the only thing I could think was, “Don’t say that too loud, somepony will make a tumblr about it!”
1) For the most part I don’t listen to single bands or musicians. I listen to songs. That said, my favorite band is still Grave Digger.
Human music in general is real big here in Equestria. It’s so much more diverse. Regarding your feelings for modern music, I think it’s important to keep in mind that most songs, albums, and bands from times past, even successful ones, are lost to obscurity. What you almost always hear are the best of the best. It’s not fair to compare that to modern music as time has yet to pick out the best it has to offer. You’re subjected to everything marketable, which as you’ve noticed does not mean quality.
But for now, favorite song post! I found this one a while ago. Came with a computer. I Ka Barra. Excellent piece. You can find a translation of the lyrics to English here!
2) I’ve… never heard of a school being converted into another building. There’s always more ponies coming into the world. Shouldn’t more schools be built?
Lyra: I really like jazz bass guitar, but for my every movement and speech, I think I’d go with the violin. Very wide range. Very powerful.
Bon-Bon: And what was it called again?
Lyra: Djembe drum but like I was saying that video I showed you isn’t how it’s traditionally played.
Bon-Bon: I still think it sounded cool and versatile.
Lyra: If we’re going by Peter and the Wolf itself (which is what I thought the question was originally asking), I think I’d pick the flute.
Bon-Bon: I’d like the main string section!
Lyra: And the video included is Disney’s Peter and the Wolf. I’d rather a version without the narrator past the introduction but this is the best I could find. Enjoy!
1) Princess Celestia, of course! After all, I owe her my life.
2) The original Rayman was pretty cool, but oh mare was it ever hard! I never played Oregon Trail, only Organ Trail. I did play SimFarm, though. That was way too confusing for how old I was at the time. Pretty sure it’d just bore me these days.
3) Bon-Bon: Usually somepony will buy their candy a month or so in advance, then eat it all, then buy some more, then possibly do it again before the holiday ends. And if that’s all I was supplying for, it wouldn’t be such a big deal. But while the holiday season is going on I still have my regulars like Pinkie Pie, the do-it-yourselfers, the arts and crafts crowd, parties, the odd order or two of considerable size. It adds up.
Bon-Bon: But yes, I work alone. As long as I can keep up with all the orders, which I can, there’s a lot more to be made without hiring help. It’s not like I supply candy to all of Equestria.
Bon-Bon: I’ve heard of the show, but I’m so busy I can’t keep up with my own shows, let alone start another.
1) Does The Incredible Machine count? Also, why did I think Sierra made Rayman?
2) Okay. Well, a foal got mad and spat in my face twice last Tuesday so if you’re trying to outdo me you’ve got an uphill battle if your chief complaint is wearing a suit.
3) I’m not contagious but I’m still pretty sick. Thanks! Bon-Bon made me some scrambled eggs for dinner. It’s not sitting on my stomach very well right now but that’s future Lyra’s problem.
4) Lyra: It was yesterday! Not as crazy as last year’s, though. There were so many explosions! But we had fun this year too.
Lyra: Today was Summer Wrap-Up, which I was well enough to participate in but sick enough to be exhausted now.
Bon-Bon: Are you kidding? This is when ponies start buying candy for Nightmare Night. If I only just began now I’d be dead-in-the-water by the time it comes around! Preparations for me begin at the start of August. Then I immediately have to begin working towards Hearth’s Warming. And by the start of December nearly all future chocolate production has to be for Hearts and Hooves.
Bon-Bon: My busiest time of the year is over half of the year. Time for relaxation and trying new recipes is long since over.
1) That’s one of the interesting things about humans! You’re, like, the single most varied species ever!
2) Ha ha! Always great to hear from you, Gilda! You keep tearing it up yourself!
3) You can’t crawl and hold things in your hands at the same time? That… sucks. I thought they were more dextrous than that.
4) Lyra: It’s a job, Strawberry. You’re not being punished. If you don’t like it, quit.
Lyra: Also, can you not? I hate that show.
Bon-Bon: I like it!
