A Brief Introduction and Some Random Musings For The Blog

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Bongo, a hyper-realistic grizzly bear cub smiles and waves a friendly greeting.

    First of all, I should probably make it known that I have never run a blog before outside of Tumblr. Surprising, to me, since I was a student of the liberal arts and especially of the English language who has loved to write since a young age. But here we are. I was finally motivated to make this blog specifically when a novel idea struck me while playing a game called PonyTown.


    I realized that it might just be an interesting idea to try to compile and analyze anecdotal data regarding individual interests and community spaces in the game. Translation: It might be a good idea to interview other users, asking them questions about their fandoms and hobbies, while also making note of where people who share those fandoms and hobbies typically gather in the game. It would be like creating a record of a living, changing cultural ecosystem. I have been playing the game since 2016 and have seen a lot of changes to the map that do not end with the development team's permanent additions. I mean, I have seen a certain stand of trees go from hosting Pokémon fans everyday to always playing host to fans of The Amazing Digital Circus. Or I have seen the cafe area go from people always talking about music tastes to people specifically there to talk about Death Note. Thus, was the core inspiration for this blog born: keeping a record of how PonyTown changes over time via fandoms and hobbies.

 

    Of course, the idea does not stop there. As long as I am running a blog dedicated to discussions relating to hobbies and fandoms, I figure I might as well also use this to post my own views on, opinions on and interpretations of my own hobbies and fandoms and any news regarding such things. This means, of course, that I will also be using this blog to document my comments and thoughts on books, games, movies, TV shows, movies, fan-made content (although no fan content will be posted here without due credit to the original creator of the work in question) and all news regarding my fandoms and hobbies. I will also be using this blog to display, share and discuss my collection of art dolls! So if you enjoy hyper-realistic dolls and props, definitely stay tuned for more.

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