• Nightly Roundup #210

    It's been a busy weekend for everyone and I'm sure a lot of you fresh from BroNYCon are feeling a little like Dash right now.

    Talking about the Con, if you missed the streams and the festivities we've got some more material in tonight's Roundup to wet your palette with.

    Also, since some of you have requested it in my previous posts, I have included a biography on who I am in this edition, so check it out if you have been wondering over the past month who this Calpain guy is.

    Check out all the pony news after the break!


    BroNYCon Photos

    A kind brony has uploaded a bunch of pictures they took at the convention and created a gallery for your viewing pleasure! Amazing how fast the Con has grown in such a short period of time and the organizers deserve a hearty pat on the back for such awesome work. Check out the gallery here.

    NeighSlayer Preformance at BroNYCon

    So you guys like music and you like ponies, right? Well have them both together thanks to this clip sent to us from the Con of the band NeighSlayer!



    So Who is Calpain?

    I've seen this question crop up quite a few times in the comments section on posts I make so I thought I would tell you all a little bit of my history and my association with EqD too and, hopefully, put any fears as to who I am to rest.

    As you may have gathered, I'm the newest intern here at EqD, having only joined the site within the past two weeks or so. I entered the fandom officially sometime in mid February and found EqD shortly thereafter. I didn't participate in the fandom actively until sometime in April when I joined the Know Your Meme community and helped with the article on MLP there and I became a member of NeoGAF's pony community in early May.

    Around that same time I started sending news articles into EqD which then progressed into sending comics, plushes, customs, ect as well to the site on a frequent basis. Months later, I came up with the December Draw Off event in order to give back to the community that had given me so much over the past year and I thought of no better place than EqD to play host to the event as it was the first pony site I ever came across. Shortly after the event began I received a surprise invite from Seth and the rest is history I suppose.

    Now for the important stuff. My favorite pony is Twilight Sparkle, I enjoy reading and gaming in my spare time, and I'm a neuroscientist in training.

    Pleased to meet you all!

    Pony Custom Contest

    I'm a big fan of customs so I'm excited to share with you a contest hosted by Darkly Cute Customs:

    The theme is Faerie Tales!

    Please email a drawing (or you can use the pony creator) of your pony to PinFilly@gmail.com along with the form below:

    Nickname -
    Email -
    Ponies Name:
    What faerie tale is your pony based on?
    Cutie Mark?
    Mane/Tail color?
    Eye color?
    Type of Pony?
    Body Color?

    The deadline for the contest is January 21st, 2012
    The winner will receive a full custom pony of the design they submitted. The runner ups will receive a discount on a custom pony.

    Contest is being held by Darkly Cute Customs - http://darklycutecustoms.com

    SATURATION Flash Project Looking for More

    A new flash project has popped up and is currently looking for animators and voice actors/actresses that could lend a hoof. Have some copy paste:

    “Dear Princess Celestia...

    Well, it's been a while since I sent you a letter, huh? Well, I'll skip the formalities, since I know how busy you are. We'll get straight down to business.

    I've been working on the transcript you asked me to write. I'll say right now, not to toot my own horn, but it's coming along rather nicely. I've almost finished up the first section of it, and Mr. Shock's making some headway into the visual of it. However, we seem to have hit a little wall. The lead of Project CHAOS, Mr. Zee has felt a bit uncertain about the project, and refuses to co-produce it until he begins seeing some results. 

    Unfortunately, we were unable to contact the mares we recruited for voicework. Therefore, I must make a request of you: can you please have the Equestrian Royal Guard's Recruiting Offices place notices around Equestria for our recruitment? We'll take any and all auditions for the parts.

    The parts we require come as follows:
    -Narrator
    -Miss Sparkle
    -Miss Rarity
    -Miss Applejack
    -Miss Dash
    -Miss Pie
    -Mr. Spike
    -Captain Aquilinus
    -Yourself, Princess
    -Your Sister, Princess Luna

    Should anypony come to you with wishes for performing said voicework, tell them to report to this location:

    In a short time, there shall be a list of instructions there on how to audition.

    And should anypony wish to have a small sample of what they shall be voicing, should they be recruited, tell them to report here:

    Mr. Zee has aquired quite the collection of samples from our earlier work, titling it the “Saturated” series. Tell them to view those if they wish to have a sample.

    Well then, Princess, I thank you for taking some time out of your busy schedule to take note of this. I hope to hear a quick response from you in due time.

    To those of you who don't understand this, myself and SuperMarioGalaxy13 are making a very big flash project. Now, we can't do this alone. We need several flash animators and voice actors (As stated above). If you are interested, contact either of the Youtube names listed above, and we'll let you know what's going on.

    It'll be a bit before we make serious headway into this, but we need to recruit voice work early. So, if you're interested in any of those roles, let us know.

    Pony Party Cake

    Ah, cake. One of my weaknesses and when combined with ponies it becomes irresistible!



    Friendship Train Available at a Store Near You!

    We've received word from some wonderful bronies that the Friendship Express Train is now available at your local Wal-Mart for only $20! So if you're a collector, now is the time to get those wallets out and go shopping for some pony.


    Brohoof Podcast Interviews The Living Tombstone

    Brohoof Podcast sent us an email and would like to pass along to you guys that they've interviewed The Living Tombstone! The download is still processing, but you can check it out on their stream here.

    Brony Comic Guild

    Are you an artist into comics, but have a hard time coming up with ideas or your works need some proofreading? Are you a writer that has some fantastic comic ideas, but can't make those ideas come to life on paper? Well a new group has popped up that hopes to pair up aspiring writers and artists in order to make those ideas come alive and shine! Details below:


    Hey artists! Hey writers! Hey artist/writer hybrids! There's a new group on DeviantArt called Brony Comic Guild that is doing their best to help the fandom grow by putting writers who have ideas for sequential art and standalone comics but find their drawing ability lacking in touch with artists who are looking for ideas for comics and aren't happy with their writing skills. Also, artists who are producing comics and would like a proofreader, translation help, help with plot and story, and grammar checks can find someone there to help them in that regard.

    It's a unique concept, a group whose purpose isn't just to display art but also foster the spirit of interdependence and collaboration between the mighty left and right fists of the fandom, our talented writers and artists. The founder of the group, Gunslinger Pen, enjoyed his collaboration with writer Exiana on their work Big Sis so much that he wanted to foster the experience for others to enjoy.

    If you're a artist or a writer who's up for a little bit of collaboration feel free to check out the Brony Comic Guild.

    Group found here

    MLP Oekaki

    We've received word of an oekaki that has popped up on Bronyland. For those of you that love to create artwork using an oekaki, you can find the site here:
    Bronyland Oekaki

    Successful Meetups

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    RuBronyCon


    Quite a large turnout at the brony meetup in Moscow! They have a gallery of their exploits here (click on the grey 'spoiler' tab to view).

    Groups Looking for More

    University of Alabama Facebook Group

    Website

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    Nova Scotia Facebook Group

    Website 

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     Seattle Facebook Group


    Website 


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    Merch/Ebay Stuff
    Vinyl Scratch Custom
    Portal Ponies Customs
    Applejack Blanket
    Rainbow Dash Scarf
    Rainbow Dash Hoodie
    Vinyl Scratch Plushie

    70 comments:

    1. Well, Calpain, glad to know that we finally know more about you!!

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    2. Gallery and videos from BroNYCon. It's almost like I was really there! Well, not even close.......

      comic guild.....looks like producing things for this fandom is becoming inevitable for me

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    3. bombeedeebumbum PASS THE DOTCHIE PAN LEFT HAND SIDE!

      that's what I think of when I see @Bombedrumbum

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    4. Twilight sparkle for best pony? Clearly you were meant for eqd from the start!

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    5. @Sethisto
      I wear a lab coat and she looks the best in a lab coat, so what can I say?

      Also shouldn't you be getting some sleep, Seth?;)

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    6. Twilight Sparkle IS best Pony. There is no doubt. There never should have been any.

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    7. You have a good taste in ponies.

      Twilight really is best pony

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    8. Just a quick note for anyone who may care: If you remember the Bronies for Ponies donation drive a couple of months ago to help out a pony rescue sanctuary, it raised about £575 ($880+), and Ponderosa Ponies reached their goal.

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    9. Twilight Sparkle is always best Pony!

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    10. Sorry Sethisto, but Twilight has to step aside for Pinkie Pie every once in a while.

      Those two are best ponies, after all. :D

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    11. Great to get to know you, Calpain. I'm sure you'll do excellently here once you fully settle in.

      A nice little roundup, featuring a quality assortment of things of interest.

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    12. @ZeroHero

      Best at being my OTP, yes. TWINKIE FOREVER!

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    13. @Gypsy LOLWUT.

      I agree with Calpain, GO TO BED, SETH. BAD THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU GET SLEEP DEPRIVED.

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    14. Can't even begin to tell you guys how much I LOVE this fandom!!! One by one, everypony eventually knows a little bit more about another brony! much love <3

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    15. The Page Views will soon hit critical mass.

      I share similiar hobbies new overlord Calpain. Gaming, reading and making icicle grenades from finished cans of Sprite... among other odd hobbies such as coming across odd phenomena like lightning spheres hitting traffic lights or watching pigs flying through the air.(Pig thing happened twice and I have mentioned it before)

      Comics guild info is interesting and I consider it the best info of this post. I'm no good at art and the artist on my account has left for the foreseeable future most likely for Phoe's training ground thing. Not like she was doing much in the way of art and it's low quality black and white comic style.

      In any case I don't flip flop on the best pony issue, it is the Muffin Queen Derpy followed distantly by princess Luna Mare Moon and Evil Enchantress Emperor Fluttershy both as second place.

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    16. @bestpony? AJ ;)

      I agree with you on both points, your username included :D

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    17. @bestpony? AJ ;)
      I certainly have to agree with you. This has been the first fandom I've been an active part of and it has been quite a blast.

      As for your username, I have two members in my family that would certainly agree with AJ as best pony.

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    18. Drop by NeoGAF sometime, Calpain! We miss you!
      - PonyGAF

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    19. #Who is Calpain: Nice to know a little more about ya Calpain!

      #Pony Party Cake: LMAO, it would be kind of weird if Bronycon ended with everyone eating a gigantic pony cake.

      #Brony Comic Guild: Nice idea!

      #Ru Brony Con: That is a lot of people o.o.

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    20. @Bombedrumbum it's a famous song look it up, it's very catchy!

      also everypony is best pony

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    21. @choppasmith
      I really should! I especially miss the PonyGAF episode streams.

      Unfortunately, I got sidetracked by university and my committee meeting. The past couple months I've been trying to salvage a project which I think has finally stabilized so I have some more time on my hands.

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    22. Custom pony contest?
      I might enter since I did draw mine at my DeviantArt.

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    23. I hate that two week break we had... I lost so much of my drive to do stuff, including read and watch pony... There's enough stuff in this news post to occupy me for a hour and a half, at least.

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    24. Is Calpain the same Calpain who uploads like a million things to Ponibooru?

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    25. @jodyjm13
      I am really happy to see that, thanks for the update as I was wondering what happened.

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    26. @TenchiFreak5
      Yeah, that would be me. I watch a lot of people on dA for news and such so at one point I decided to start posting stuff.

      It sort of snowballed from there I guess, heh.

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    27. Good to know more about you Calpain! And Twilight is best pony :)

      There were some good pictures in that gallery too, loved the Derpy Hooves Costume.

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    28. Oooh, custom contest. Might have to enter that.

      And what's this? A comics guild? Niiiiice.

      And Calpain, glad to know more about you!

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    29. @Calpain

      Understood, but the guys wanted me to let you know of the IRC channel we've got going at http://irc.lc/globalgamers/ponygaf/t4nk@@@

      If you've got a chance come and say hi.

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    30. that cake looks meticulously designed o.o
      oh calpain, ur so lucky

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    31. I would have liked nothing more than to make like Rainbow and snooze the day away, but life wouldn't let me. I'm still wiped out from BroNYCon and as for my voice...let's just say Fluttershy (who is best pony) would beat me at a shouting contest. But enough of my whining. Plenty going on in the pony world, as it seems. Comic collaborations, VA recruiting, photo and video from the 'con,' contests. No shortage of good & interesting news here. Wish I could go to sleep now, but I'm wrapping up with a bit of an assignment. Lucky I got pony playing on my tablet to help keep me going :D

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    32. I can't really hear what NeighSlayer is singing in that video embed, but hey! It's still amazing

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    33. @Calpain Great to know a little more about you. I've said it plenty of times before, but it's nice to meet you and I look forward to your contributions.

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    34. You can say that again. I'm absolutely beat after just getting back from BroNYCon acouple hours ago. But it was a good time.

      I see myself in some of those pics posted too... ugh! I look so retarded in pics it's just sad. Do not photograph well at all. But I have a partial excuse at least - I was half asleep at the time. lol

      For the auction, I was actually sitting directly in front of Seth. When the Trixie "beer's" came up on the auction block, I was just imagining what Seth was thinking. And they asked where he was too of course and I pointed him out in back of me. ;)

      And... eh. I'm just too exhausted to comment further tonight. The con was A LOT of fun, but I'mma go crash. I hope everypony that went had a good time as well. And for those who didn't; maybe I'll see you at some of the future BroNYCon's. :)

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    35. Spose they'd be looking for people with decent microphones for the Voice acting parts. Mine isn't that great.

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    36. Still not buying this "Calpain" guy's story.

      I SMELL BACON.....

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    37. huh? ._. I sent stuff about a succesful meetup here and I was told it'd be n the Nightly Roundup... it isn't... that's weird ._.

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    38. @Calpain

      what's that under your shirt

      HE'S WEARIN A WIRE, YO

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    39. AJ is the best pony

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    40. @mycutiemarkisagun
      My lord! I've been found out! Abandon Project Pony, I repeat, abandon Project Pony!

      Hehe, in all seriousness, thanks for the welcome guys. Off to bed so I can stay awake and not kill myself in lab tomorrow.

      Have a good one!

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    41. @RyuuKiba Your not the only one waiting to see about a successful meetup. Was at the Oahu one that took place this Sunday, 27 people and was a blast. Might not show up till Wednesday though.

      All this BronyCon stuff and the fun of the meetup, has me wondering if the rest of the year can top it.

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    42. MY ONLY WEAKNESS...CAKE!
      Anyway, I wonder if there will be a 'Pony baking' section in EQD in the distant future?...

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    43. Aha! Finally we have a bio to the name of Calpain!
      What an awesome cake. I think I'm going to eat some delicious cake right now.

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    44. @The Numberman
      Lucky you, my friend.

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    45. Welcome Calpain, and yes...

      Twilight iz best pony =D

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    46. Calpain confirmed for luckiest pony.

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    47. Hello Calpain! I've seen some of your work on KYM and am glad you're here! Just so you know, your KYM work is actually started me on becoming a brony myself.

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    48. That stupid express train has been at my local target for months now.

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    49. Celestia should cleanse that train. Turn it into a neutral coloured haycart or somethin'.

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    50. Nice to know a bit about you Calpain, Neuroscience eh? We sure have some intelligent individuals in this fandom.

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    51. Nice to meetcha Calpain. A brony and neuroscientist? There's a neat combo. any chance of you doing blog to talk mnore about the neurosciency stuff? It's s source of interest for me too.

      @bombedrumbum No such thing as excessive comments on this blog ;)

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    52. Yay Calpain has a bio.
      Now someone make him an OC for the staff page.

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    53. @RyuuKiba Well... Just get used to it. Stopped sending stuff to EQD some time ago, since they don't even pay me attention.

      Sent them the first pics of the unboxed Twi's balloon and some other toys, and they rather went with other sources from A-mare-ica.

      Guess we bronies from Mexicolt won't get enough recognition from them.

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    54. @The Ferret
      I was thinking of at least posting some of my confocal microscopy (fluorescence microscopy using lasers as the light source in order to take optical slices of a specimen without actually cutting it) pictures on my dA account once I get some images that I'm satisfied with.

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    55. I feel like I'm the only guy who knew Calpain before this :p
      Keep up the work bud ^^

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    56. Hnnng that Vinyl Scratch plushie ;w;

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    57. That Vinyl Scratch plushie is adorable.

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    58. Pinkie Pie has lots of toys based on her! What about the other manes? :(

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    59. The BronyCon is simply awesome and it's even better than E3. It's all about the Ponies!!! ^_^

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    60. @Bunnyfriend RyuuKiba never mentioned that his was on Sunday, that was me. I don't expect to see anything up until later as takes time to do things right, that and I am sure EQD's submission inbox is swamped on a daily basis.

      Also, what is wrong with Sundays?

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    61. @Hawklaser What is wrong with sundays is that I don't have that day available for brony stuff (or for any other stuff in general). My one and only free day of the whole day is saturday, hence my rant.

      Aaaaaaaand... Let's not talk about EQD's staff not picking my stuff anymore.

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    62. Wow... a neuroscientist... That's one smart cookies!
      And I'm glad to see someone else held a BronyCon becuase they couldn't go to NY. Imagine, one in every country... ponies everywhere...

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    63. @Bunnyfriend I would not worry too much about them not picking your stuff, after all how many times do you think the same thing gets sent in?

      If anything, instead of thinking they are ignoring you, consider that other submissions were of better quality. So if you want your stuff to show up more often, look at how you can improve it, or if having problems finding ways to improve, ask for constructive criticism.

      At least you have a set day to do things on, some of us have constantly changing schedules making it a royal pain to plan for things in advance.

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    64. It's me, or my last post was banished to the Moon?

      Know what? Just forget it... I'm done.

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