Just a qick update with pictures of the con! First panel went great! Thank you to all who came out!
My Little Pony
The eve of vacation
Twas the day before vacation
And all through the store
People were crazy
There was nothing to bore
The phone was a’ringing
People screaming aloud
Wanting their toys
All boastful and proud!
When along came a customer
Who raised such a clatter
I had ran across the store
to see what was the matter
“Why didn’t you hold it?”
He said with a cry
“I told you you idiot
I hope you just die!”
The item in question
was no where to be found
The man snorted and yelled
and stomped on the ground
He left with a huff
and left me a mess
I looked at the clock
and saw with distress
I was late for a meeting
with my boss and his too
and the big boss above
what was I to do
I raced and I sped
My pedal to floor
I needed to help
My neighboring store
I arrived just in time
And the visit went well
Both my peers
Did really swell!
I then rushed across town
An manager await
An interview for his guy
Who was waiting his fate
In my speed did I find
A horror did appear
The belt on my van
Was no longer here!
The shreds of the belt
I could see on the road
What more could happen
What terrors abode
Through toil and tear
And the help of a friend
My van did repair
Would this day just end!?
Then did I go
To the first good news this day
The cards made for business
And look what they say!!!
And this story does close
This horrific day ends
I am doing much better
HUG A PONY MY FRIENDS!!!
PS I will see you all at AKON!!!!!
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The “Big” one.
Yes this is the reveal trailer. I will tell all in my new blog post!!!! Just include $19.99 in three easy payments plus shipping. The most talked about secrets will be yours right here right now!
OK so not really but I have an announcement.
I have a panel at a convention.
Actually, I have two panels at 2 different conventions.
Excited yet?
The first panel is this Thursday in Dallas, Tx and Akon 26 (http://www.a-kon.com/). I will be joining Three friends of mine, Nick Mangieri (Knightengale Music Advising). Ronin Jasso (twitch.tv/thegigalounge) and Ray Batts (Sickhead Games) for an awesome time of fun with fandoms and games! We just wrapped up a pre-launch Podcast that is here:
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Check it out and leave a comment or better yet, come see us in person!!!! This will be first offical panel with My Stuffed Little Therapy and I cannot contain the excitement that I have. It will be great!
The second panel I will be flying solo at Anime North Texas (http://animenorthtexas.com/). I will have main stage for this one and I hope to have a great turnout. Here is the purposed listing.
Daniel “Codefreak” Permenter, avid blogger and possibly the world’s biggest Brony shares the means and hows on surviving fandoms both at conventions and in the real world. He will share his feelings and knowledge of blogging and the secret of “Stuffed Therapy”. He will also share his personal insight on family cosplaying and raising the next generation of anime/convention lovers! Check out his personal blog at https://mystuffedlittletherapy.wordpress.com/
I cannot wait to see what happens.
I ask all of you a big favor. Spread the word!!!! I hope to have a great turnout. If you know people who would want to come see me let them know about it!!! I will be promoting these as much as I can without being annoying. Well, too annoying.
Hug a pony my Friends!!!
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Down from on high.
So I recently had a store visit from a regional VP (my boss’s boss). I had some time to prep and get ready for this meeting. We cleaned, brushed up on policy, and did our general all around “lets get ready for vistors” routine.
Boy was I not prepared.
So, I like to think that I am not a dumb person. I have been tested (“My mother had me tested”) and I have performed very well in high school and college. I do well with numbers and can adapt well to almost all situations.
This was not enough.
So, the visit started off well with my boss showing me off, being a great store in most of the areas, and showing my skills. The VP seemed happy with the results. We then went into the backroom and looked at the numbers. P&L and other business acumen that I have a little knowledge on but not too much. That was about to change.
A lot.
I had my areas where I thought I could improve on and the VP asked why I had those areas. I gave my explanation and he said “Let us look at this differently.” He then proceeded to do more math than a college algebra teacher. For the next hour and thirty minutes I was shown my opportunities and strengths in ways I never even saw. I am good at math but he was GOOD at math. He made me feel dumb.
I don’t do well with that.
Now, it was never his intention to make me feel dumb but I had trouble following him. He would stop, back up and go over it slower. I would finally get it and he would drill me on it until I could teach him. It has been a long time since I have gotten schooled on things, but boy did I.
The rest of the visit is still in a fog as I was scrabbling to keep up. We did the usual, change this move that, though this time it had more purpose. I slipped up a few times with my words and managed to forget how to spell something and had to look it up with him watching me. I don’t get intimidated much anymore but my cages were rattled. Both he and my manager left and my brain turned to mush.
I have since recovered enough to post but I am still sorting it all out. Its been a week and I am still rebuilding.
There was a pony to hug. And I needed it.
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Quick shooting
Wow. Two days without a post. I know, I know. I am not dead. Just dead tired. I have a pretty long post coming but Working almost 90 hours in the past week and a half has filled my time. In the interim, I have a friend of mine who commissioned a pony picture that uses my pony!!! I will say enjoy
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…before the Dawn.
And now the conclusion for the previous post.
It was a rough day the other day. I had not prepared myself for the follow up. The following day was a day to remember.
But this time it was in a good way.
I actually enjoyed work for the first time in a while. I was able to make it through the day and not have a bad customer (that in and of itself was a miracle).
My wife is doing much better. She was able to get up and get around the house. Almost back to her old self. We have looked into a plan to get her back into yoga as that has helped before and should do so again. I am crossing my fingers that it all works out.
My daughters have been angels. Now that is common for them to behave good for a few days but this time, there seems to be a deeper connection. My oldest is taking more responsibility and is working things out with her sister.
And no one is talking about hitting the other person.
To encapsulate this whole day, I got one of my last Plushies in for the Build-a-bear My Little Ponies, SPIKE!! I did win the bid on him and he is in great condition.
I find myself in an unusual situation. I am not one for “The sun will come out, Tomorrow!” (too bright and cheerful, bleh) but I did feel I needed the win. While this may not help you all, please share in my win. I spread it around to all.
While I use this blog to help get things out of my system, i have a habit of always trying to help other people to the fault of putting myself at risk. But in this I share, share in the joy of a win. If its yours or mine or someone elses, share joy.
And there is no greater joy than I know of, then hugging a pony.
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Anxiety now?
So I have been on medication for almost 2 weeks now. I have been without pain from the day I started.
It has felt amazing.
My headaches have not been there. My back is loosening up. I have slept well. This isn’t to say I haven’t had a few side effects but overall, it has gone well.
And of course, today happened.
I have been running low on my medication. I have been meaning to call the doctor and talk to her about as I will run out before I will see her again. I called to get a refill and found out she had not prescribed one.
Ok no big deal.
I call my doctor’s office and ask to see if I could get another refill on it and they readily agreed. They told me they would talk to the doctor, and they would be contacting the pharmacy.
That was yesterday.
Today, I had not heard from the pharmacy. I called the automated line and it kept saying that it had not been filled. Getting anxious, I decided to call the pharmacy. I was not prepared for the quick conversation that followed.
“Yes I am calling about my prescription refill.”
“Name, Date of birth”
I replied with the correct information.
“Ah yes sir. I see that this was a prescription that did not have a refill. The doctor has informed us that this will be the LAST time we will be refilling this prescription. We will not do this again.”
“Excuse me?”
“Your prescription was refill will be done in an hour please come by to pick this up then. Thank you”
*click
I was stunned. I have never had a refill for this before. Heck, I have never had this medicine before.
I felt Ashamed and embarrassed. What had I done to be treated like a drug addict? Why was this said to me? Was my doctor mad at me? Did they think I was abusing my dose?
It was this downward spiral was further pushed down due to me being late on my medication. I had not had a panic attack in a while but this started a mild one for me. The feeling that I was alone and that no one believed that I needed to take my medicine. This is what had kept me from going to the doctor for many years along with the lack of courage to admit I had a problem and the willingness to do something about it.
This did quite a number to that.
I have talked to a few friends of mine and was told by a few that I was treated not only poorly but that this could be major violation. I have calmed down, and taken my meds.
I will be hugging a pony tonight.
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New Ponies and more!!!
This is a Fandom post for me so forgive me if I seem to geek out over this because I really am.
I have been to Build a Bear for their wonderful collection of My Little Ponies. I have posted one picture (without my face being shown) but today I received even more ponies!
I now have a few nine ponies taking up a shelf. For some reason this makes me REALLY happy! I also am waiting on a another I ordered that was discontinued. I am now missing just the new three that were released (Luna, Shining Armor, Cadence) Spike (he is the one on order), and the three cutie mark crusaders though my daughters have 2 of them (Applebloom and Sweetie Bell) and the third one was discontinued and is IMPOSSIBLE to find (Scootaloo). Scootaloo I have only seen on Ebay AU and it was 40+ dollars for the doll and 40+ dollars for shipping. 80 is not in price range. I will have to wait on her.
The other item I got surprised me. Someone, somewhere, somehow got my address and shipped me the following Item.
I have an idea who it was but I am not sure. I am truely touched. Gifts are very special to me and make me feel very happy. No, not because of me getting stuff. Its more of “someone thought of me”
It warms my heart.
Hug a pony my friends. I invite you to join a fandom or a hobby or something that you enjoy and can enjoy with other people. Spread the love my friends.
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#Fluttershyfriday
I have been busy with work (and SNOW!) and I have a big personal announcement coming soon along with other posts. I do have a picture to share, and due to it being Friday, and the voice actress of Fluttershy, Andrea Libman, said it was Fluttershy Friday, I am sharing!
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All my little ponies.
Ah, I love it when people come to know a fandom. It feels good to see someone who has never recognized people who like a show/movie/game and saw, “while I don’t like this ‘thing’, seeing you enjoy it makes me happy” This has now happened with ponies.
This is so fantastic, I want to burst. She is so lovable and open-minded that I almost don’t believe her. I want to hug her, give her a pony, and say come back anytime. Seeing the people comment back is amazing as well. I would love to see more posts such as these.
Lane Moore, If you read this, know that I appreciate everything you wrote about. You have my utmost respect.
HUG A PONY LANE!!!
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