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[chocolate_chip]

It's kind of sad that two hours of overtime is less draining than two hours at Wal-Mart. Man, I hate shopping. But among the essentials I bought are: a My Little Pony to try my hand at customizing (still need to bug mom about where my old ones are), Care Bear band-aids, Brokeback Mountain soundtrack, last season's Patriots shirts at a significant discount, and jeans that I'll have to take back because they don't fit. Stupid dressing room not being open. Of course all I care about right now is getting the damn pony out of her package. There seems to be an entire roll of scotch tape on here. Aaaaand there went my nail. Okay, yeah definitely won't be making a custom box from that. Yay! *brushing tail* I think I'm going to keep this one simple and not try a re-hairing. Plus her hair is already perfect for the idea I'm getting. Alas, way too much to do right now to even think about getting started....

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[usa-p.livejournal.com]

The new ponies are insane to open. You might lose a finger! The new batch's packaging is much improved from that of last year and the year before. I got about a dozen ponies for my birthday and it took me over two hours to open them WITH a scissors hacking the packaging to BITS.

Out of curiosity, which pony did you get?

[chocolate_chip.livejournal.com]

^^ Her name is Silver Glow, but she's light blue with a beautiful blue and white mane.

Say, do you know why they added the magnet, and why some customizers prefer to remove it?

[usa-p.livejournal.com]

Oooh! Silver Glow! I actually don't have her yet. Yet being the keyword.

As for the magnets, the main use is the activation of the playsets. The magnets make playset objects flip, jump, and turn lights on. I actually really like that the ponies have the magnet.

I think the reason some customizers like to remove them is that they are pretty strong magnets (you can hang your pony on the refrigerator and etc - you can even pick up baby ponies by putting a pony hoof to their rump to attract the metal tail washer!) That they are strong means you can't display G3 ponies on your computer tower or on your TV or near other electronics because they WILL make things funky. On the plus side, if that's a concern, you can actually take the magnet out of the pink plastic casing and then shove it back in so the pony won't be left with a gaping hole in her hoof.

BTW, I love this icon &heart;

[thealisonbailey.livejournal.com]

Do you have any preliminary sketches for your custom pony? I'd love to see those. =)

[chocolate_chip.livejournal.com]

Not yet, but as soon as I have time, I'll make lots of sketches of her.

[chocolate_chip.livejournal.com]

>O That was not the icon I told you to use, LJ!

[usa-p.livejournal.com]

I second the motion for sketches!

Also, if you do find your childhood ponies -- beware. The nostalgia and the pretty are strong with them.

I tried to resist buying the new G3s, because I was still crazy about my old ponies and I knew that there would be no turning back if I bought a G3. I was doing pretty well, pretending they didn't exist, but then one day the bf was all "Why haven't you gotten any of the new ponies when I know you like your ponies so much." After explaining that I would have no willpower to stop if I started -- he bought one for me and surprised me with it.

So now I have like, 300 ponies in the living room and only about 85 of them are from my childhood. I justify this by blaming it on him. ^_^

[rkold.livejournal.com]

I recently recovered my old My Little Ponies from my parent's house. lol I even found some of the stickers, though the brushes and ribbons I have not been as lucky with.

[chocolate_chip.livejournal.com]

Didn't they always use to come with a ribbon? It seems like they don't do that anymore, but they still come with a brush. I think my mom might have gotten rid of my old ponies. ;-; She's done that with some of my other stuff.

[rkold.livejournal.com]

I have mostly G1 (I think?) ponies and they all came with a ribbon, a brush or comb and a sticker. I'm rather proud of still having most of my stickers lol

I'm lucky and my parents hate to toss things out. So their attic is full of my old Sea Wees, Strawberry Shortcake dolls, Monchichis, Sylvannian families, and other toys until I rescue/recover them.

My old Rosebuds, Tree Tots and Honey Hill Bunch Kids are now living with me, though their accessories are mostly misplaced lol