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Saturday, June 18, 2011
Newbie Artist Training Grounds: Day 23
Derpy Hooves: Master Contractor. Um, Edition. Gosh, you wouldn't think it would be so hard to remember that part, how does Sethisto do it? Anyway, I think it's fair to say that this was a very productive day for pony drawings. As I'm hammering out this post, I feel overwhelmed by the dramatic buildup. So the construction of tonight's gallery is progressing slowly, and I just can't quite nail down the reason why. Today's workload produced 139 bricks, blocks, and the ponies who love them. That brings our grand total to 4,357 pieces in all! Yay!
Today I got my first ever thank you for constantly linking the submission guidelines! I feel so happy to be justified for constantly repeating myself in this space! This calls for an even bigger celebration, whee! And of course, the door at firstname.lastname@example.com is always open. Goodness that sounds cheesier and cheesier.
The Theme of the Day
Draw a pony crying. It's a return to our Series of Emotions line of products! Now introducing the melancholy edition. Take the following words to heart and let them be your inspiration: "There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief...and unspeakable love." But if that doesn't do it for you, remember that crying can also include calling out. Ponies as Town Criers are also acceptable. There are other available puns, but you'll have to find those on your own.
So, last night my body decided it had enough of not sleeping. After posting I crashed and I crashed hard. Pretty much blew the whole day in bed. But I feel much better now! So I'm going to talk about something I wanted to do last night but didn't feel up for. It's not very relevant tonight, but with all the ponies in swimsuits around yesterday it was floating in my head: why is it that ponies in clothes just seem so... alluring and attractive, when as a matter of course they don't wear any clothing at all? And for us on this side of the computer, it's mostly an anthropomorphic effect - they feel more human, and we're suddenly made aware that there is something to remove, which makes the whole thing feel forbidden and attractive. But how does it work for ponies?
If you look at most designs for clothing, you'll notice they have a tendency to show off the flank, but hide the cutie mark. So if your cutie mark is a metaphysical representation of yourself bared for all the world to see, by covering it you suddenly become that much more alluring to the ponies around you. You're tantalizing. You're potential. You're teasing their imaginations. I mean, it's still context sensitive; it's not as though Rarity is just a big tramp or something, but I can imagine clubs dotting the red light districts of cities all across Equestria where attractive young fillies parade around on stage in... gasp! Clothes! Can we make this canon? Or am I just a pervert? Haha, and you thought I was going to be the sane and reasonable member of the site, didn't you? Anyway, ponies below. Be sure to wear your hard hat!
1) By Several Alpacas (I fear this will not end well.)
2) By Prismatic Pretzel
3) By Philith
4) By Gig
5) By ChaosDrop (At least up there the tide won't come in and wreck everything.)
6) By blindferret
7) By dinoburger
8) By RToasts (She's building her Assassin Rank. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.)
9) By Thanqol (Fluttershy is building a relationship in the most healthy way possible:)
10) By Thanqol (With ropes! =D)
11) By DB (Without those labels I would have no idea what is going on with Rarity.)
12) By TensaiOni
13) By purpletrauma
14) By Daishizen
15) By LifeSequenceBreak
16) By Smock (Thanks for reminding me I still need to paint my Celestia white.)
17) By Invidlord
18) By MHPayne
19) By saragator97
20) By TheWispX
21) By HyperMark (janzybrony)
22) By Lunar Apologist (Best spice rack ever.)
23) By Goggle Sparks (Seth is going to be so angry when this gets built.)
24) By Emerald Dust
25) By Mockingbird
26) By Doctor Whoof Fanatic
27) By ZenEffy (But what would I do with a giant robot Lyra? Besides conquer Equestria.)
28) By Kitty Tail (The name makes me wonder what she's planning on doing with that ship.)
29) By Tanman
30) By Supersheep64
31) By Syggie (Building a pony tower!)
32) By Heireau/HarrowTPrower (She's building her level of irritation at water. Yes.)
33) By Blu3berry Muffin
34) By DJ Rainbow Dash (That is a very good reason. Good luck!)
35) By Mere Jump (I don't think Lyra knows how to play this game.)
36) By Nido Media
37) By rich-tea
38) By Skyline (The artist told me they have been needing an excuse to draw Derpy and a brick. Huwha?)
39) By Ori (So that's where she gets them.)
40) By A Terrible Person
41) By Blu (Why is she so many machines what is this!?)
42) By Farvei
43) By Sherlock Hooves (Reminds me of Pittsburgh, the city I cannot come up with a pony name for right now.)
44) By midnight shadow
45) By PonyWithPasta
46) By EssAeEm
47) By GonzaHerMeg (Apple'd!)
48) By Axwrend
49) By Nullh (Hey, did your friends watch you draw this? What did they say?)
50) By Chromadancer
51) By Dangereaux (Derpy spent today building my self esteem. Now she's building yours!)
52) By Alipes (I miss my Lego brand bricks.)
53) By Amehdaus (Now I have a sad.)
54) By Bananizen
55) By TheLaughingMare
56) By Chocolate Splash (But why is she pink?)
57) By Nimble Haste
58) By Vergioso
59) By Chocolate Splash (I'm thrilled, in fact.)
60) By Miyajima (She's building a new constallation for somepony. I can't tell who (yes I can))
61) By Rachel
62) By Partition (Evidently the pegasus wings got cut off by a rogue scanner. Or is Mayor Mare just racist?)
63) By Kelz
64) By DI-FL (I agree with this with every fiber of my being.)
65) By DCPIP
66) By Argembarger (I know your pain, Twi.)
67) By Atlur (All together now: d'awwwww)
68) By Gunny
69) By Argembarger's Sister (When #66 was drawing, his little sister got so excited she decided to try too. SO CUTE!)
70) By Starlight Bolt
71) By badzerg (The continuing adventures of Longshy.)
72) By Kuroi Tsubasa Tenshi (So how much longer before Evil!Twilight is defeated?)
73) By Doc Steedly
74) By ASGallardo (This is canon.)
75) By Da Chi
76) By Chris
77) By Chris (Do you want to know why I don't take a break? It's because of things like this. All of my love.)
78) By Rydel (Note the classic Pelyponysian style. Yes I'm brining that back.)
79) By PenguinPlayer
80) By Saphin (Building confidence!)
81) By Buddy Vox (It always stinks when this sort of thing happens. Also, I don't believe you that you're not a pony.)
82) By RaspleZS
83) By Doppelgänger (I don't entirely know what's being sewn here.)
84) By Ego (Come to think of it, applying frosting with hooves is no easy task.)
85) By Relias (Don't worry too much about pushing boundaries every day, some nice cloud castle building is fine, too.)
86) By kits (I approve of... some of this. Can you guess which parts?)
87) By Passer Palmatum (Bodybuilders have always kind of grossed me out.)
88) By toonboy92484 (It's important to establish good credit.)
89) By Kephra
90) By Neoridgeback (Gasp!)
91) By Natry
92) By mr.Paulsen
93) By Starlite (Do you feel guilty yet? Huh? You should, you jerks!)
94) By Ambrose
95) By Kitsune (Canterlot wasn't built in a day.)
96) By Kt Kat
97) By Prismatic Pretzel
98) By Uncle Leo (I am the best Princess ever.)
99) By Spurs
100) By Tarynsgate (I like how the controller only has a kill button.)
101) By Shane Jasperse
102) By Horizon Bound
103) By Sapphire (I guess she would be the one to build it.)
104) By Easteu
105) By Immersa
106) By Zach
107) By Xiagu (Personally, I think Azami is a better general. I like Drana more, but that's probably not Twi's schtick.)
108) By Infinity
109) By rabidcow147
110) By deniper (Relationship building!)
111) By rabidcow147
112) By Kooldude
113) By Jeff
114) By Tenchi Outsuno
115) By otherunicorn
116) By AlterForm
117) By redcladhero (Wow, that's... that's going to take a while.)
118) By Albert
119) By DareDreamer
120) By Thattagen
121) By cartoonlion (I will never forgive or sympathize with Gilda. Ever.)
122) By Shockwave
123) By nuclearsuplexattack
124) By Circuit Mane
125) By Whyareall
126) By DJ RBDash
127) By Eeful
128) By monotreme
129) By Fox E:
130) By jberg18
131) By Leaf Growth
132) By Virga Rainboom
133) By Frith
134) By djTeka
135) By Randomjack
136) By ShoeboxWarrior
137) By Liska
138) By Periphery
139) By Heireau/HarrowTPrower
75 comments:
- frith said...
Oh dear. I've been meaning to say thank you for posting the link to the submissions guidline each day. I use it to go to the submission form each time I submit. It's convienient to have the link right there in each post. 8^)
- June 18, 2011 at 12:05 AM
Sigh.. Pinkie Pie is missing a cutie mark in 123. Here's an updated version.
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/169/f/5/pie_contracting_co__by_nuclearsuplexattack-d3j7kqu.png - June 18, 2011 at 12:09 AM
- ZMorris said...
#106 here, and thanks again Phoe, for using the updated version WITH Dash's wings.
I is an idiot I can't art. - June 18, 2011 at 12:15 AM
- Uncle Leo said...
#98 here. another good day. Great job everypony. And yes Phoe we are all very happy you put the guidelines there everyday. It makes it easier. :-)
- June 18, 2011 at 12:15 AM
136 checking in. I drew Rarity then almost died. I will have to draw her more to improve-she's a hard pony to draw! I kept trying to draw the background, gave up, logged in, screen shot my cave and used it. I'm sorry! OTL
I LOVED these! Favorites today ranged from awwws to laughs and included: 30, 41, 46, 47, 61, 67, 90, 106. I am now bracing myself for tomorrow-I foresee a lot of wonderful but sad pictures. - June 18, 2011 at 12:17 AM
- DiZaster321 said...
There were some great ones this time around! I've never seen such good (and terrible) punny interpretations of a theme. Todays should be good, who wants to bet there's gonna be about 100+ Luna images.
- June 18, 2011 at 12:17 AM
- Eliwood10 said...
I drew a complete blank on this theme... literally. Anyway, some awesome entries tonight!
- June 18, 2011 at 12:18 AM
- Lunar Apologist said...
#22, today. Amazing job, everypony! Every day I'm more and more impressed with the work that's being submitted, and it makes me want to try harder to improve myself. :)
Favorites today:
#31 - So many ponies in that tower! :D
#51 - Aww, thanks, Derpy!
#96 - Love your art style!
#106 - Dashie, hard at work :)
#114 - That's an impressive sand sculpture!
Looking forward to what everypony does tomorrow! :) - June 18, 2011 at 12:20 AM
Awwwww next is sad pony drawings i swear ima cry if i see ditzy doo or twilight crying ah' heck if i see any pony sad
- June 18, 2011 at 12:21 AM
- Heireau said...
#32 heers. Lolawesomes. Originally for the previous one, but that workeths toos. :L
lols at 138. Silly Lyra, what about other ponies? - June 18, 2011 at 12:22 AM
- Kits said...
#86 here.
"But she's putting her back together! It's sweet--in a completely insane, creepy way."
This image popped into my head and refused to go away. So I decided to share my nightmare fuel with everypony. It's a coping mechanism.
You took it better than the guy who runs #RainbowPie on DA. - June 18, 2011 at 12:22 AM
- Otherunicorn said...
115 here. 123, you made me have to wipe down my monitor!
- June 18, 2011 at 12:29 AM
- A Terrible Person said...
40 is me. This experience has taught me that I need to work on backgrounds more. They are hard.
- June 18, 2011 at 12:32 AM
- Rydel said...
78 here
125 - Dwarf Fortress! Yay! With the My Little Pony Mod! By Celestia's Beard! - June 18, 2011 at 12:34 AM
62 coming along to say that 94 is all too true of scientific research, and 11 gave me a headache just thinking about it. Keep being awesome, fellow event participants!
- June 18, 2011 at 12:37 AM
120 here. Just a spontaneous OC who loves wrenches. And a quicktime event because the whole "turning a nut for no reason" reminds me of Warioware.
Really loved today's entries. The one with the thought process pretty much illustrates what went through my head when I was brainstorming today. But no one actually drew a "pony building." I was almost about to.
Also I love Fox E's animation and the Derpy ones and the Homestuck reference! - June 18, 2011 at 12:42 AM
- Fallin' Winter said...
#60: OMG I read that story if that's from the one I'm thinking of! Yessssssss.
#93: =..( I'm never complaining about Hasbro's toys ever. I'm going to go buy every single one to support Dinky now.
#121: Oh Gilda. And here I was SO close to forgiving you...well who has four hooves and isn't forgiving you now? This pony! - June 18, 2011 at 12:43 AM
Another great batch of art.
About #56, Dear god... Pinky Pie has infected Celestia!!! O.O The Virus is spreading! - June 18, 2011 at 12:48 AM
- Ambrose said...
#94 checking in... I couldn't draw Twilight in profile worth a darn today, but I learned how to draw Celestia a bit.
Long list of those that grabbed me today: 8,12,16,22,30(reflections are a nice touch),31(that's a lot of pony!),51,55,61,65,74,83,89,96,106,113,114,129,130,136,137. Phew! - June 18, 2011 at 12:49 AM
Pinkie built the Internet? It makes so much sense now! - June 18, 2011 at 12:50 AM
- Ckik said...
#47 and 108 - The second I saw the topic, this is the exact idea that popped into my head. Then I remembered that I can't ponies for crap, so I hoped somepony who could, did. Lukcy me, two someponies thought the same thing as me
- June 18, 2011 at 12:57 AM
- Midnight said...
haha, so many of these were awesome, dawww, AAIEEEE and win!
#44 reporting in - for some reason Phoe *never* posts my comments that go with it, but the explanation is that BigMac's building a house of cards, and Caramel is *so* not allowed to help... - June 18, 2011 at 1:16 AM
#113 here. Sorry about me absent through out the week. I was unable to make good ideas in time, probably because I didn't get enough sleep until today.
Favorites? Well I chuckled hard at 99 the first time I saw it. And it's not too often you see animation in these events, 129 is a good achievement. - June 18, 2011 at 1:18 AM
#129 today. Thanks @Thattagen. =D
Decided to go with a simple animation instead of a normal pic. I wanted that hand-drawn cartoon sketch look (think Rejected Cartoons), so I drew out each frame then stitched them together on the computer.
Used printer paper instead of a legal pad this time, which interestingly made the images come out worse when scanned — the whole thing looks washed out, and all the light gray shading is invisible, or very nearly so. Looks much better in real life, but oh well. Xiagu was right, need to pencil harder.
Glaring error: No magical auras. WHOOPS. Didn't notice I forgot them until I was almost ready to submit, so fixing that didn't happen. Wouldn't have mattered anyway since you can't see the light gray shading I'd use for them.
I made numerous other mistakes during the drawing process, and correcting them afterward gave me a newfound appreciation for people whose job it is to do 22 minutes of this animationy stuff. I had a hard enough time with half a second! To all those professional / amateur animators out there: RESPECT.
Also, Longshy! Hehehe! I love badzerg's style, and now I have a name for it.
+favs include #5, #17, #30, #46, #47, #59, #60, #61, #65, #74, #75, #78, #82, #84, #85, #108, #117, #119, #121, and #123.
#35 I did this several times in tetris before I figured it out. Course, that was back when I was a dumb kid with a gray brick Game Boy, so...
#34 + #45: This is my life. :[
#77: Truth. <3 -> Phoe
#86: I like the reconstructed wings and the general patched-up look.
#89: I extra love this, sidewalk chalk is awesome.
#94: Loving Celestia's face in the last panel. ◕ ‿ ◕
#125: +1 for the MLP mod! - June 18, 2011 at 1:19 AM
- Emerald Dust said...
Just like yesterday, I'm #24.
I love all the references today. Minecraft, SimCity, Dwarf Fortress; that's all great stuff, even though I never managed to make Dwarf Fortress work for me... somehow, I still like it.
Aside from that, there are a lot of others I like a lot.
#5: Everything with Luna and Celestia is genius.
#29: That's just too cute. Also, it makes me worry that Fluttershy might be slightly delusional. Still cute, though.
#55: That expression is priceless.
#58: Yes! I can totally see that she could pull that off. Fixing an entire barn in a single night definitely deserves a cutie mark.
#71: Longshy is best shy. Well, aside from the Flutter variety. Also, that picture seems very steampunk-ish to me, but I think that fits perfectly well.
#76 and 77: Very... insightful. Certainly one of the best concepts I've seen on here.
#94: That's very cute. And I love the title. "Twilight Sparkle buils a Particle Accelerator". It sounds like it really should be its own spinoff show, focused on Twlight and Celestia teaching children how to build and operate extremely complicated machinery. "Hey there, colts and fillies! Today we're going to build a Large Hadron Collider. Careful, though, there's a slight chance that it might destroy the entire universe, so be sure to ask your parents to help you!" Best spinoff ever?
#97: Well, now it's official, Pinkie Pie is a robot. It's a good thing that division didn't make her head explode.
#115: Using a screwdriver with your mouth sounds like a terrible idea. Twilight had better take care, or else she's going to dislocate her jaw.
#130: Ditzy has become the very symbol of carefreeness with this picture. That's why I love her.
#133: More Luna and Celestia. Still genius.
Also, you can never have enough Lyra.
Now, I don't have all that much time today, so I'm going to have to rush my entry... too bad. Still, I think that'll be better than doing nothing at all. I just hope I'll manage to get it done in time. - June 18, 2011 at 1:33 AM
- Randomjack said...
135, reporting for duty!
This one's back up to pretty solid, since it's Friday and i actually had alot of time for it (managed to colour).
As usual, great submissions. - June 18, 2011 at 1:44 AM
#4 here.
#45: C#? Yeay!
#74: Prepare for unforeseen consequences!
And, hum, thanks for reposting the link. - June 18, 2011 at 1:45 AM
#113, UHF reference for the win!
Also, we need more Homestuck x Ponies in general. - June 18, 2011 at 1:58 AM
- Amehdaus said...
#53 here,
Dang it, I jumped the gun on tomorrow's theme and will have to return to drawing board! Is this a sign that I'm channeling and that my brain is pre-empting Phoe?
51's self esteem take on building was my best laugh of the day
I'm amazed at how many puns came out of building -- I couldn't find any! - June 18, 2011 at 2:02 AM
Today, I'm #38, and it's only now that I realise that I have forgotten Derpy's wing. Oops. That's why you don't draw ponies whilst watching CSI.
Well done everypony else though, some nice art in here today, as usual. - June 18, 2011 at 2:23 AM
Isn't #113 a reference to Close Encounters of the Third Kind? I thought it was the mashed potato sculpture of the mountain. - June 18, 2011 at 2:26 AM
#46 checking in. Wow! Thanks, Phoe, for using my picture as the top image today! I felt a little bad making a joke about Derpy's vision, but I don't exactly have 20/20 vision either and the idea just seemed too cute to pass up. I'm glad you liked it, too.
Anyway, there were a lot of great drawings posted today (as always). Some of my favorites with time around were #30, 41, 51, 65, 67, 132, and 137. Keep up the good work, everypony! - June 18, 2011 at 2:47 AM
Hah. I briefly considered doing the same as #125 myself. Glad to see I'm not the only one who plays the Pony mod for Dwarf Fortress. =D
Mine today was #60. - June 18, 2011 at 3:00 AM
- Kujiiro said...
#61 Hah, vegan glue cause glue is made from horses. Love it.
- June 18, 2011 at 3:02 AM
- Philith said...
They don't use vegan glue, what do you think they keep the pigs for?
Glue and insulin(all of which is for pinkie) - June 18, 2011 at 5:01 AM
45) Signing in.
...Aaaaaaaand it's just my luck to be placed riiiiiiiight next to the page-topper. If you look closely, you'll notice that my picture has absolutely nothing to do with pokemon.
I also agree with Anon of #113 - June 18, 2011 at 5:08 AM
87 here. There's a huge variety of interpretations of the theme today. Too many for me to comment on all the good concepts people came up with.
For catchy drawing style, my favorites of this bunch are 1, 26, 61, 65, 71.
4. Dear Twilight, How do you type with hooves?
18. I just noticed, MHPayne's DTG submissions are also a daily webcomic.
24. Even if she is a tyrant, she's lovable.
77 is heartwarming.
86. I didn't think a non-parody cupcakes picture could make me smile, but this did. Also OMG HAVE TO FINISH RECORDING WWU
97. Is this how you detect androids?
115. Screwdrivers must be really hard for ponies.
123. Gj Pinkie Pie, it looks just like the blueprint! - June 18, 2011 at 7:04 AM
Um... I was #68 today...
#11 (along with #123, just for fun)
#26 (Layton ponies!)
#41 (Oh, the crossovers...)
#67 (A hit to my self-esteem, after finding that my picture was after this one)
#81 (Just because I relate to him)
#84 (Simple, and great!)
#137 (I tried to do something like this, but in the end, I wasn't able to pull it off...) - June 18, 2011 at 7:09 AM
- Mattsie said...
#41 here c: (yes I go by different names) - 67, 30, 115 and 129 are my favourites :3
- June 18, 2011 at 7:17 AM
- Fight4Kills said...
Darn it 47 & 108, I so want a full fledged TF2 pony mod, work like yours isn't helping!
- June 18, 2011 at 7:43 AM
- relias said...
Phoe, y-you actually read those dumb things I type every day? :CC thank you, it means a lot! And I do think I've improved so much that I should worry less about pushing it even further and more about just getting something done every day so I can feel good that I completely finished the whole event.
I love all the out-of-the-box thinking with this one. Confidence-building! Motivation-building! Wordplay! Cooking! All kinds of awesome ways of interpreting the theme. You guys rock!
#93 made me actually feel kinda bad, too, y'know. If only that were really true, we'd ALL buy ALL the toys. - June 18, 2011 at 8:23 AM
Actually, it IS meant to reference UHF, but I knew it was parodying SOMETHING but have forgotten. Maybe I should have mention this in my earlier comment. <_< - June 18, 2011 at 8:32 AM
- GameBuddy said...
81 today.
My Wacom pen broke, so I sketched out the exact scene when it happened (except that I'm not really a pony).
Or am I?
~Buddy Vox - June 18, 2011 at 8:50 AM
- Atlur said...
68 sorry for hurting your self-esteem :( You shouldn't be upset though, your picture is cute. I really enjoy Celestia-fangirl Twilight.
Yay for all the LEGO and Minecraft pictures!
61 and 114 made me very happy.
And I especially like 127. Great choice of crossover :D - June 18, 2011 at 8:59 AM
#66 here. I'm starting to get faster at this drawing thing! I think my first couple of submissions took me like 3 hours of drawing and coloring alone, or something crazy like that. I got this one totally done and scanned and cropped and resaturated and uploaded in a little over two hours.
Most of that time is spent trying to work around the fact that I'm bad at art.
I can't get over how damn good everypony else is at this stuff.
11: Rarity loses 1/1d6 SAN :D
17: MSPA ftw
26: Great Professor Layton style!
30: I really like the brush effects here
31: This is freakin' awesome! It must have taken a really long time! If this was a poster I would buy it.
35: I'm glad I'm not the only pony who thought of Tetris after reading the theme.
40: I like how Luna is utterly stoic in the face of Trollestia's trollin'.
41: oh_you.jpg
46: I am somewhat taken aback by Derpy's strength at this point.
47: This is both whimsical and delightful
49: I would be pretty OK with a shelter like that.
51: no u
52-55: d'awww
56: I hope Luna's on Easy Modo
60: Ooh, a constellation for a mystery pony eh? I bet it's for Snails. That pony really deserves it.
64: We should make pony READ posters and distribute them to libraries.
67: d'awwwww indeed
75: oh snap Terraria w/ Pony sprite mod. I approve wholeheartedly.
90: I knew it.
93: hahahaha buuuurn
108: This is both delightful and whimsical
121: Gilda ruins Fluttershy's day
122: Fluttershy finds a hammer
125: Always nice to see a fellow Dwarf Fortress player
129: This is awesome!
139: OK I guess Fluttershy isn't a revenge-driven maniac after all. That's fine too.
Everypony's picture was great!
I am kind of dreading tomorrow though. You guys really know how to tug on the heartstrings. - June 18, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- Invidlord said...
#17 this time! A lot of really good ones today, just let me put my favorites right down here...
#1 - I'm a sucker for a jetpack.
#11 - Hee! Non-euclidean!
#22 - As always, clueless Twilight is amazingly funny to me.
#30 - I have to go find my Lego's now!!!
#46 - Um, Derpy... there might be another problem here...
#65 - Acme continues its fine tradition of questionably designed products, for you.
#67 - Joining in... D'awwwwwwwww!
#108 - Why is this so awesome?! Love the glasses.
#129 - Twilight's expression is perfect, this is great!
Now, on to crying... but... I don't want to make a pony cry! - June 18, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- Kuroi Tsubasa Tenshi said...
#72 checking in. I definitely getting better and faster. I can do a lot of stock pony poses without needing as many guidelines, which makes me happy. One thing that annoys me about how I did this is I don't think I quite got down Twilight's 'fallen to her knees' pose in the 4th panel to look quite right. Add to the fact that I forgot to add some lines to indicate where the ground is and I'm sure a few people must have gotten some weird impressions.
@Phoe's comment: That does depend a bit, since I am still winging it in relation to the theme. We'll just have to see what crying ponies inspires in me.
@ #17: I have no idea what app that is, but I still laughed. - June 18, 2011 at 11:50 AM
- MHPayne said...
If anyone wants to catch up on the comic I've been doing with each day's entries, it's here. Coming here every morning now and checking out all the great art folks are sending into the world has become the Best Ritual Ever!
Mike - June 18, 2011 at 11:56 AM
Derpy with a hammer gives new meaning to DIY, derpit your self
- June 18, 2011 at 12:21 PM
- Rachel said...
#61 here--I found myself suddenly feeling horrible about my picture as I was writing the word GLUE on the bottle. I couldn't really finish the drawing without the glue, and yet glue + ponies is terribly sad and inappropriate, so let's all just accept that it MUST be magic pony vegan glue, ok?
Lots of really great entries today. What a fun theme it was! I had a lot of favorites, but the ones that I can remember from the list are 96, 102, 106, 121, 130. Good job, everypony! - June 18, 2011 at 1:17 PM
- Mockingbird said...
Wow the Derpy ones were ESPECIALLY cute this time around.
- June 18, 2011 at 1:52 PM
@Phoe: Not only is our Princess a firm, but compassionate despot, she is very clever with deep insights! I love her analysis of pony clothing. Apparently she has thought long and hard on this subject. She has inspired me to look into this course of study as well. At first I didn't find it particularly attractive in a pony, I detest most of the dresses in which our heroes are saddled in FiM, of course Fluttershy looked damn fetching in her gown, okay, I lied. I do find some clothed ponies attractive! Anyway, *cough* until I drew Seafoam in a wetsuit, I did not really pay much attention, but now with the addition of Phoe's observations I really have urges to draw more un-nude ponies. Phoe's concept of the "Cutiemark Coverup Syndrome" is compelling. Kind of like the Victorian mask thing at formal balls and such. Phoe is not a pervert! She has swayed me with her logic. :)
2nd subject: "Rarity is just a big tramp" It is interesting how the Mane Crews' personalities can only be summed up after watching all the episodes. Anyway, I have been rather slowly going through them all,(I still have 4 that I have not seen, and kinda don't want to 'cause that means I get no new pony until Ver2) not in order which I think is a mistake, and for most of them thought that Rarity was just a whiny tramp. After seeing her working in her shop and making dresses for her friends, I have a much better opinion of her. Besides, she puts ponies in clothes which Phoe directs is a good thing. So there. Clothed fillies, yumm..... - June 18, 2011 at 2:38 PM
I love 71. Fluttershy secretly building an Imperial cruiser- no one suspects a thing!
- June 18, 2011 at 2:39 PM
After looking up UHF...somehow I was unaware that Weird Al made a movie. So it's a reference to a movie that was itself parodying a different movie. I guess in a way that sort of makes it a reference to both of them. Still funny either way. - June 18, 2011 at 2:54 PM
Number 130 here. (The fan blades should have had speed lines when the machine activated. Always next time.)
So many great pictures.
I love 114 and 121. - June 18, 2011 at 4:39 PM
- Doc Steedly said...
# 73 here, i cant wait to see whats gonna pop up today, I dont want to draw a pony crying today . . . ill catch the next one, my hand is hurting from drawing alot so suddenly, it needs a rest too.
1 GASP! Earth Ponies can now take to the air!!
2 Hmmmm what to do . . . what to do...
5 will these ponies dexterity ever cease to amaze me?
9 OH boy, i swear. Yer never gonna get her to fall for that without some bait, i told you that before.
10 Oh my . . . dashie, *snrrks* looks like you *snickers* got a, a, *laughs* A FLUTTERING problem!
11 Twilight is awesome *straightface*
12 D'awww someponies aspiring BIG!
13 Scary Cutimark O.O
15 SHsss, She needs to concentrate. WHEE CUTE!!
22 Spice rack, its supposed to be a chair for spike ...
On second thought Twi, i dont need a chair.
LOL I really like this!
24 Those two will achieve great things.
25 Oh and what a dream!
27 WAIT WAIT, first you need a giant bench so giant robot lyra could sit on it . . . . . Then after everyponies initial shock . . . or D'awww, it will be easy as pie to conquer Equestria.
30 LEGOS . . . and DEXTERITY!!
39 Pinkie . . . . WHOA! Nice conformity too, very well layed out.
40 Trollestia Strikes again
47 HAH, now we see where Applbloom gets her crafting skills!
49 You gotta think about it, they have GOT to have some of the strongest jaws of anything O.O
52 I should dig up my legos . . . i have over 75 pounds of them x.x somewhere in storage.
55 WHOA scoots .... Thats kinda . . . uhh, WOW its really good. Filly face is hard to not smile at!
56 Wait . . . is that Trollestia?
58 I was going to do this exact same thing, but i decided to go somewhere else with my drawing. WOnderfully touching n.n
60 OH by the heavens, yer one luck mare Twi.
61 Derpy's Bird house is winrar!
64 Bravo!!
65 Id say pinkie is quite the inventor
66 LOL i hate tetris
67 Oh now . . . cutesplosion again!
68 And the world may never know
69 YEs yes yes, it is cute.
71 Oh, wow. THis is really interesting, WHOA, somepony is handy with tools O.O
75 UHHHH wow
76 i went thru the similar . . . but for some reason, i kept leaning towards comics, but it takes me a long time to draw anything, id never get it done in one day. SO i settled on my fav fallback, relevance to fanfics n.n - June 18, 2011 at 6:23 PM
- Doc Steedly said...
77 Thats epic there. *thoughtfully nods*
78 Rainbow dash . . .you never cease to amaze me O.O
83 "Rarity, ever working on her beautiful fashions. Care to give a glimps of your latest creation?" "Dahrling, if i miss a stitch . . . You will not be able to taste anything other than that camera!"
84 His name is Carrot cake ... But we never ever seen him doing anything with CARROTS.
86 I think i need to comish pinkie for some life-like replicas there . . ..
90 Dern it pinkie!! *headsplode*
93 OMC i wanna cry o.o
94 LOL yeah . . . i like sparklon better *raspberries*
97 Why do i love jokes like that. LMAO
99 Applebloom need to get a job with contracting and blueprinting.
100 AHAHAH hmmmm id be a little leary myself . . . but its Applebloom, what could go wrong?
104 I would love to see something like this animated O.O
105 Luna you truely are the Universes GREATEST Architect. *Humble bow*
106 I like the look in her eye, >:)
110 Interesting combination ...
111 Great, first i seen pinkie . . . then pony butt . . . ugh thats going to haunt me for a while. LMAO ANYWHO, I guess unicorns would make pyramid building SOOOOO MUCH EASIER!!
113 OH PINKIE, you are most definately RANDOM!!
114 The CMC, anything with the CMC is WIN!!
115 OH BY CELESTIA, thats gotta be annoying . . . or painful to do constantly. I would never blame Twi for using magic there.
116 Please dont build any more nightmares for me >.<
117 Wow Twi, it will take a long time, but with you as the caretaker, it would be worth it.
118 How can Pinkie always talk them into stuff like that.
119 WOW, just wow, nice!
121 PLS oh PLS Will some Rogue weather pony stike her down. I mean really! She needs a good pummeling . . . *grumbles* gilda . . . *grumbles* rip that be. . . . smirking . . . . YOULL LAUGH THEN!
126, im sorry everypony . . . but filly Twi has just stolen the show! WHo's a squeezable unicorn? Wait? no! YEAOCH . . . . sorry Twi.
127 Marvelous!
129 First off, ANIMATION, SWEEEEEEEET! second off, Twi a with a little more oumph. ( i used to be like that with hammers LOL )
131 THats exactly how that would play out. LOL
132 There a many reasons this pic is soooo awesome right now.
133 I swear if season two doesnt have a sister episode with Celly and Luna . . im going to exploded into confetti or something.
137 WHAT, i dont . . .how. . . PINKIE?! .... guf . . . RARITY PRANKING? My MLP brain just cupcaked.
138 Comfy Benches make Happy Ponies . . . err uh Pony . . . uhh Happy Lyra!
139 Hopefully Flutterhandyman doesnt decide to make what she build "BETTER" than they need to be. ( Poor TIm "the toolman" Tailor reference . . sorry, i ran out of comment times . . gotta go ) - June 18, 2011 at 6:23 PM
56/59 is present and reporting for duty! I actually made Trollestia (yes, Trollestia) pink because her figurine is pink. Idunnowhy I just felt like it.
As for todays theme, probs cant do it as its getting late :C Buuut I'll try for tomorrow! <3
Great job, everypony, lovely arts! :D - June 18, 2011 at 6:52 PM
- frith said...
Cry Pony submitted! It's not in the wee hours of the morning! I'm still awake! Eq D view counter rolled over 12345678! *yay*
#16 by Smock (Young Twilight working on her custom-mod pony)
30 by Supersheep64 (Long-tongue Pinkie building another pinkie out of Lego)
51 by Dangereaux (Derpy wants YOU to feel awesome)
73 by Doc Steedly (Fluttershy has been starving for much too long. Poor horse!)
82 by RaspleZS (Good use of pun, Twilight is building suspence... out of alphabet blocks)
113 By Jeff (Pinkie is off to Encounter aliens on some mountain top)
137 By Liska (Pinkie and Rarity better get set to run! A co-worker suggested at first I draw a pony building a house of cards. I suspected somepony else would do just that and do it better. ^_^) - June 18, 2011 at 7:19 PM
@Phoe: Dear Great and Powerful Princess Phoe, Okay, what parts of #86 please you? Other then that it is a good attempt by one of your minions to draw something according to the theme and the almost "Edwards Scissorhands" look of the wings?
- June 18, 2011 at 7:56 PM
- Prismatic Pretzel said...
@Emerald Dust Simcity woooo! And now I am thinking of Pinky as Bender forced to party or else explode.
@Anonymous Derpy has many safeguards in place to protect her baked goods for androids, zombies, and the like.
@Doc Steedly That disasters menu is looking rather tempting.
@Doc Steedly Probably because you read the eggheads guide to humor. - June 18, 2011 at 8:29 PM
@Doc Steedly I was like that with hammers too initially. Then I tried hitting harder, and ended up like Derpy in #46 up there. =D No one was particularly happy with the busted up wood, can tell you that much.
@Virga Rainboom Certainly nothing to do with the chains!
I think I finally hit my first art block. =X I've been trying for ages to get this pic to look right and I just cannot do it, everything I put on paper looks absolutely absurd no matter what I try.
It's not even the whole newbie artist factor, I just can't get it to work, and I really don't want to submit this when I know I can do better.
It's kind of enraging, really. - June 18, 2011 at 9:11 PM
@Fox E:*smiles* Well, the chains are about the only weak link in the drawing, eh? Just go with what you have. Art block sucks, but we are here to meet the deadline, not make it perfect, at least that is what I keep telling myself. In fact, I am going to stop trying to color and produce a more polished result in one eve and focus on the drawing itself. I keep thinking the colors will make it look better. It doesn't. At least in my work.
- June 18, 2011 at 9:16 PM
@Doc Steedly >132 There a many reasons this pic is soooo awesome right now.
Really? Thanks. You couldn't let me know a couple of those reasons? Awesome? My art has had the same adjective that usually precedes Rainbow Dash's name! *Squee!*laughs* - June 18, 2011 at 9:22 PM
@Virga Rainboom Yar, that's the idea. The deadline helps with the whole "to hell with this, I give up!" thing. Honestly were it not for that, I wouldn't have done but a few Pony a Day pics.
Newbie Artist Training Grounds is SERIOUS BUSINESS >:C!!! *GRATING PENCIL SCRIBBLES* - June 18, 2011 at 10:16 PM
- Kits said...
@Virga Rainboom
My guess is Phoe liked the shippy PinkieDash aspect and didn't like the rest. Plus chains = bondage amirite? - June 19, 2011 at 11:57 AM
- Doc Steedly said...
First off, im excited people really like to read my comments. its soo much fun doing this, even if it takes me a few hours a day to comment on the pics. I love it, soo enjoyable
AHAHAAH that is hilarious, i didnt get some of the stuff at first. but i lost it at the voodoo dashie!!
Yeah, from what i surmise from the story, she is more worried about her animal friends than herself. But Trying to live as an earth pony . . . i guess its taking a huge toll on her body, well . . . since her wings are now longer . . . I would love it if the story went more into what happened to her. ( a world without rainbows )
@Prismatic Pretzel
HAH those disaster . . only fun when its not irl or in Equestria. I wasnt sure what the second comment was getting at
@Fox E:
AHHH hammers . . .a many a FUN time with sore thumbs for all n.n
Tho i normally ended up with bent nails, busted wood . . . and normally a messed up hammer >.> heh
@Virga Rainboom
Cmon, lookey here, its the wonderful tom-pony AJ, awesome number 1. The pose, awesome number 2, its very well done, im not thinking pervertedly either. I have more respect for the mane cast than that. I really love how you did her eyes, thats is my favorite thing bout them. awesome number 3. And to not draw this on too long, the lines are rather expressive. Its something i really look forward to seeing. THe unique and varied line styiling. That is what gives a picture its personality. THats why i add some equine realism to my pics, i dont want the shows uniformity, it seems more personal if you add yer own flair. I LOVE FANPICS FOR THAT! awesome number 4.
OH CLESESTIA THOSE EYES *shudders* The blow face she is making is lol worthy, in a good way. - June 20, 2011 at 9:07 PM


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- Brandeis to offer Semester Online courses in 2014June 11, 2013
In a partnership between 2U, Inc. and a group of top-tier colleges and universities, Semester Online offers rigorous, small, online, for-credit courses in real time to college students from anywhere in the world. Brandeis will offer 'Psychological and Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Health' and 'The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament: Then and Now.'
- Reunion weekend features parties, classes, awardsJune 3, 2013
Undergraduate alumni whose class year ends in a 3 or an 8 are invited back to campus June 7 to 9 to celebrate their Reunion with family and friends. The celebration kicks off with Friday night's all-class Fire and 'Deis Welcome Back Party, featuring a tapas-style dinner and dancing to live music under a tent on the Great Lawn.
- Mal Sherman finishes term as board chair, stays on at BrandeisMay 28, 2013
Malcolm L. Sherman – "Mal" to hundreds of Brandeis professors, students and staff who have known him during his 33 years on the university's Board of Trustees – has brought strong leadership to a long list of for-profit and nonprofit organizations, but nowhere has his commitment been as long or as deep as at Brandeis.
- Brandeis retirement plan transition underwayMay 28, 2013
All Brandeis faculty and staff should be aware of important changes to the Brandeis University Retirement Plan. While the employer contributions and vesting schedule are not changing, the university is offering a streamlined and simplified investment lineup, designed to offer employees choice, simplicity and value. A detailed Fund Change Transition Guide was sent to all participants' homes in April. The guide provides complete details about these changes, including a comprehensive fund mapping guide to show where retirement money will be moved if employees don't take action by the deadline.
- Erica Rabner's performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner"May 23, 2013
Erica Rabner '13 gave a powerful performance of the national anthem for fellow graduates of the Brandeis Class of 2013, families and friends in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center.
- Wieseltier reminds humanities grads of their valueMay 19, 2013
Leon Wieseltier, the literary editor of The New Republic, started commencement ceremonies off eloquently with a heartfelt defense of the humanities and an encouragement to humanities graduates to resist the forces of technologic gimmickry and scientism.
- Heller School grads celebrate diversity, altruismMay 19, 2013
They came to The Heller School of Social Policy and Management from across the globe – from Ghana to Indonesia, from Israel to Jamaica – to learn how to make their communities healthier, stronger and more just. At the Spingold Theater on Sunday, The Heller School celebrated the Class of 2013's commitment to social justice and civic engagement.
- 'Run to do good...Get your hands dirty'May 19, 2013
Inspirational speeches, heartfelt thanks and an abundance of joy marked Brandeis University's 62nd commencement, as more than 7,000 students, faculty, families and friends celebrated the awarding of 850 bachelor's degrees, 803 master's degrees and 93 doctorates in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center. In his commencement address, Dr. Rick Hodes, who has devoted his life to helping severely afflicted children in Africa, urged graduates to "run to do good" and "get your hands dirty." In addition to Hodes, honorary degrees were awarded to Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York; painter, sculptor and printmaker Ellsworth Kelly; Chaim Peri, director emeritus of Yemin Order Wingate Youth Village in Israel; visionary community leader and co-founder of Operation P.E.A.C.E. (Partnerships in Education and Community Enrichment) Elaine Schuster and Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of The New Republic.
- President Fred Lawrence's commencement addressMay 19, 2013
- Text of Ellyn Getz's student addressMay 19, 2013
- Grads, families look at Brandeis and the road aheadMay 19, 2013
As students raced up and down South Street to commencement ceremonies – clutching coffee and pizza or each other, accepting flowers, adjusting their caps – the road that follows graduation was on their, and their families', minds.
- Dr. Rick Hodes' commencement addressMay 19, 2013
- Remembering Emeritus Professor of Music, Harold ShaperoMay 18, 2013
Classical music composer, pianist and longtime professor of music at Brandeis University, Harold Shapero, died in his sleep on May 17, following complications from pneumonia. He was 93.
- Angela Gutchess wins Wellington LotteryMay 17, 2013
- All in the Family: Getz parents and children feel that campus is their second homeMay 14, 2013
Ken '84 and Debra Hassenfeld Getz '85 met at Brandeis and brought their young children to campus so frequently it felt like home. This Sunday, daughter Ellyn will deliver the student commencement address. Her brother David is a member of the Class of '15.
- Events, speakers will mark 62nd commencementMay 13, 2013
A weekend of celebrations will mark the university's 62nd commencement. The main ceremony will be held on May 19 in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center. More than 850 undergraduate degrees, as well as more than 900 graduate degrees and certificates, will be awarded.
- Brandeis National Committee to honor Whitfield with Sachar AwardMay 3, 2013
- Graduate teaching fellows honoredMay 2, 2013
- Student speakers for commencement selectedApril 30, 2013
Undergraduate Ellyn Getz and graduate student Enrique Levin have been chosen to give the student addresses at Brandeis' 62nd commencement on Sunday, May 19. Getz is a double major in business and theater arts; Levin is receiving an MBA from the International Business School.
- Brandeis Magazine has rare Beatles photographsApril 21, 2013
The cover story features photographer Henry Grossman '58, whose genuine friendship with the Fab Four gave him unique access to their daily lives, captured in some 6,000 rare photos he squirreled away — until now. There are also features on basketball in Afghanistan, comic escapades in China and more.
- BEMCo celebrates 30 years of helping othersApril 18, 2013
Thirty years and more than 7,600 calls after James Meisel '85 founded the Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps, the organization will celebrate its anniversary with a gala in Sherman Function Hall.
- Waltham Group hosting blood drive April 16-18 April 14, 2013
- Dean Lynch presents Heller School teaching, mentoring, staff awardsApril 11, 2013
Carole Carlson wins 2013 Teaching Award, Tatjana Meschede receives the 2013 Mentorship Award and Norma DeMattos is honored with the second annual Heller Staff Service Award.
- Dean Birren names teaching, mentoring award winnersApril 11, 2013
The 2013 honorees are Associate Professor of Psychology Donald B. Katz, Assistant Professor of Sociology Sara Shostak, Associate Professor of Biology James R. Morris and Associate Professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and Women's and Gender Studies ChaeRan Yoo Freeze.
- Four senior faculty awarded research leave grants April 10, 2013
Brandeis University has awarded four senior faculty research leaves for spring 2014. These competitive grants relieve the faculty member of teaching duties for a semester, providing flexible time for major research projects and a small amount of funding for research expenses.
- Dr. Rick Hodes to speak at 2013 commencementApril 4, 2013
Hodes has spent more than two decades as a physician treating children in one of the world's poorest countries. His work has been the subject of a book and three documentaries, and he has received numerous awards, including being named a CNN Hero.
- Board of Trustees elects four new membersApril 3, 2013
The dean of a leading medical school, a top corporate executive, a businessman whose family connections to Brandeis go back to the university's earliest days and a community leader involved in Jewish and civic organizations were elected recently to the Board of Trustees.
- Faculty, alumni remember Prof. Lawrence FuchsMarch 21, 2013
Fuchs was a renowned authority in the emerging field of American studies, a giving mentor to students and fellow faculty members and a champion of social justice and community service. He had an enormous impact in shaping Brandeis' core values.
- Brandeis Board of Trustees elects new chairMarch 21, 2013
Perry M. Traquina '78 has been elected chair of the Brandeis Board of Trustees for a three-year term, effective May 19, 2013. He will succeed Malcolm Sherman, the philanthropist and veteran business executive who has served as board chair since 2007.
- Crew team names its new racing shell in honor of President LawrenceMarch 19, 2013
- Lisa M. Lynch reappointed dean of Heller SchoolMarch 5, 2013
A former chief economist for the U.S. Department of Labor, Lynch is an internationally recognized scholar on employment issues who led the creation of the Heller School's new strategic plan. The appointment is for a five-year term.
- Senior staff hears dramatic defibrillator talkMarch 1, 2013
After the university purchased a new defibrillator - one of many located around campus - for the Bernstein Marcus building, David Bunis '83, senior vice president and chief of staff, invited Dr. Eric S. Nadel '84 of Harvard Medical School to give a training session on how to use it.
- Schwarzes' $3 million gift one of largest from facultyFeb. 27, 2013
Professor emeritus Gerald Schwarz wanted to honor his parents, the Brandeis mathematics department, which he says "has done a lot for me," and the university, where he spent most of his career. The solution? A bequest establishing a chair in mathematics in his parents' names.
- On the Move program returns, offers health and fitness supportFeb. 25, 2013
- Bill Imada plays career matchmaker at Hiatt Communications ForumFeb. 22, 2013
- Brandeis to resume normal class schedules and activitiesFeb. 10, 2013
Brandeis University will be open tomorrow and normal class schedules will resume.
- CAMPUS CONDITIONS UPDATEFeb. 9, 2013
The Brandeis campus is operating in a reasonably efficient manner given the significant impacts of Blizzard Nemo. The university plans to resume normal operations on Monday, February 11.
- SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE: Brandeis University closed, Friday, February 8Feb. 7, 2013
- Text of Provost Steve A.N. Goldstein's message regarding forecasts of an impending blizzardFeb. 7, 2013
- Trustee's gift establishes Richman Distinguished Fellow in Public Life Jan. 17, 2013
- MLK Day to feature Herman Hemingway, Chad WilliamsJan. 7, 2013
The 8th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial "The Duty of A Dream!" will take place on Monday, January 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Shapiro Campus Center Theater. The keynote speaker, Herman Hemingway '53, is the first black man to graduate from Brandeis, and was a fraternity brother and mentee of Dr. King's.
- One-day parking changes accommodate midyear student move-inJan. 7, 2013
- International Business School, Heller School programs praised, reaccreditedJan. 3, 2013
- Special needs not a disability for cafe workerJan. 3, 2013
Few people have had the chance to be featured on television, pitch at Fenway Park, act alongside Adam Sandler, introduce their state senator, compete in multiple sports and also get involved with the student population. Peter Filosa, a Usdan Cafe employee with special needs, juggles all of these activities.
- De Graffenreid appointed SVP for communicationsDec. 20, 2012
Ellen de Graffenreid has been appointed senior vice president for communications. De Graffenreid, an integrated communications and marketing leader, will oversee all university communications initiatives. She will officially assume her new role on Feb. 1, 2013, but will begin her transition immediately.
- Brandeis mobile app updated with events and directory featuresDec. 18, 2012
- Brandeis chefs share epicurian passionsDec. 17, 2012
If you've ever had dreams of competing on 'Hell's Kitchen' or 'Iron 'Chef,' check out what sous chef Zachary Kestler served up in a recent competition. We sat down with some of the Brandeis chefs to learn about their training and what direction they feel large dining facilities are heading in.
- Employees recognized for their serviceDec. 11, 2012
Ninety-nine university employees were honored for their length of service at a luncheon held in the Faculty Center Dec. 7. President Fred Lawrence also presented the Louis and Helen Zirkel Staff Award to Alasdair Post-Quinn of Library and Technology Services and the Lou Ennis Staff Award to Laurel Carpenter of the Anthropology Department.
- Mort Mandel talks about doing good, doing wellDec. 10, 2012
His family relationships and values had much to do with how he and his brothers turned a $900 auto-parts business into a $3 billion multinational electronics corporation. Mandel's new book explains how to be a great leader and how to hire great leaders.
- Community invited to join in 'Messiah' sing-alongDec. 9, 2012
The Brandeis community is invited to join in the annual sing-along of George Frideric Handel's masterpiece 'Messiah' on Dec. 13, followed by refreshments, caroling, Christmas tree trimming and a Hanukkah candle lighting in the Shapiro Student Center atrium from 4 to 5 p.m.
- Amb. Shapiro '91 hosts Lawrences, Israeli alums Nov. 28, 2012
A long-scheduled Alumni Club of Israel reception in honor of President Fred and Dr. Kathy Lawrence turned into a joyous celebration of the truce in the Gaza fighting, which was achieved with the help of Ambassador Dan Shapiro '91.
- Brandeis Magazine: History, anxiety, science and laughterNov. 27, 2012
In the fall/winter issue read about Pulitzer Prize winner David Hackett Fischer, who marks a half century of teaching history at Brandeis this year; Daniel Smith '99, who discusses his memoir on the anatomy of anxiety; scientific research on the Higgs boson, and a poignant essay by Michael M. Appell, MA'79, about achieving emotional comfort as a gay man.
- Irving Schneider, dedicated trustee, dies at 93Nov. 26, 2012
Irving Schneider, P'75, H'83, a Brandeis trustee for nearly a quarter-century whose generous support of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management helped turn it into a nationally known center for health-care research, died on Nov. 23 in Palm Beach, Fla. He was 93. Schneider was a member of the Brandeis Board of Trustees from 1970-94, served as vice chair from 1971-83 and 1987-93, and was made a trustee emeritus in 1995.
- From a fast day to a festival, Thanksgiving's unusual journeyNov. 20, 2012
The Continental Congress proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving, in 1777. Presidents Washington, Adams and Monroe also proclaimed national Thanksgivings, but after 1815 the tradition faded. President Lincoln restored national observance during the Civil War.
- Brandeis joins consortium to offer online learning Nov. 15, 2012
Semester Online will be the first to offer undergraduates rigorous, online courses for credit from a consortium of universities. The program is delivered through a virtual classroom environment and interactive platform developed by a private online education company.
- Kaufman, Sundiata to talk on black-Jewish relationsNov. 3, 2012
The program, cosponsored by the Brandeis Black Student Organization and Hillel, will focus on the overall state of relations between African-Americans and Jews, but may also consider how the two groups are going to vote Tuesday, and why.
- Stuart Altman to chair effort to cut health care costsNov. 1, 2012
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick cited the professor's 'deep and unparalleled' experience in public and private health care policy in appointing him chairman of the board that will oversee and set policy for a first-in-the-nation effort.
- Tree damage, power cuts extent of Sandy's impactOct. 30, 2012
Despite the weather conditions, many students celebrated their Monday off by hosting activities like touch football and tag via Facebook. President Lawrence expressed his appreciation for the many staff members who worked through the storm to keep vital systems operating, and he encouraged members of the community to remember the millions of people affected by devastating storm damage from New York south.
- University open and on regular schedule todayOct. 29, 2012
Brandeis University will be open and classes will proceed as regularly scheduled today, as Hurricane Sandy has declined to light rain and moderate winds. President Fred Lawrence expressed "heartfelt thanks to the hundreds of colleagues who worked... to complete our storm preparations." Lawrence said that the staff will continue working to resolve the minor issues that arose during the storm. Please call Public Safety at (781) 736-3333 if you have any problems that require immediate attention.
- Classes canceled because of Hurricane SandyOct. 28, 2012
Monday classes have been canceled in cooperation with efforts by Gov. Deval Patrick to have the state prepared for the possibility of severe impacts from Hurricane Sandy. Food services for resident students will operate normally. Only essential staff personnel are to report for work. Students are urged to prepare by charging their mobile devices, securing a flashlight with fresh batteries and closing all windows. Any further announcements will be communicated by email and posted on the Brandeis homepage and BrandeisNOW.
- Reinharz Hall created to honor president emeritusOct. 15, 2012
The Brandeis Board of Trustees has voted to name Ridgewood A residence hall Jehuda Reinharz Residence Hall in recognition of President Emeritus Reinharz's extraordinary contributions to the university over more than 30 years as an administrator and professor.
- Ruth Shapiro, 95, helped transform BrandeisOct. 15, 2012
Mrs. Shapiro died Sunday. Her philanthropic partnership with her husband, Carl, led to construction of three of the most prominent buildings on campus. She was dedicated to supporting underserved communities and people in need. The Shapiro team helped transform Brandeis into a leader in American higher education.
- New answer to question of what's happening on campusOct. 2, 2012
New university events calendar makes it easier for the campus community and visitors to find out what's happening around campus, share events with friends, sign up for reminders and add events to their own calendars.University will maintain the myBrandeis calendar through the fall semester to ensure a smooth transition.
- South Street detours on Columbus Day weekendSept. 28, 2012
The Massachusetts Bay Commuter Rail Company will replace the train-crossing tracks on South Street near the Brandeis/Roberts commuter rail station between Friday, Oct. 5, at 11 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. The work will force the closure to traffic of the South Street railroad crossing during that time.
- Community invited to break the Yom Kippur fast with the LawrencesSept. 21, 2012
- President talks with staff about strategic planningSept. 21, 2012
At his annual meeting with the staff, President Fred Lawrence reported on the status of the strategic plan for Brandeis currently being developed and the timetable for completing it. He urged staffers to give their input after a framework of the plan is presented in October.
- Crown donation to fund chairs, home for CenterSept. 13, 2012
The Crown family of Chicago has made a major gift to Brandeis University that will create three new endowed faculty chairs, help to provide a permanent home for the Crown Center for Middle East Studies and potentially jump start renovation of outdated mid-campus buildings.
- US News ranks Brandeis 33rd in nationSept. 13, 2012
- New courses serve wide interests across campusAug. 29, 2012
From discovering America to speech recognition to the Mafia and social justice, about 40 new courses will be offered to students this fall. Students can learn about the political environment leading to the Mafia's rise in Sicily in the 1860s and how to build a speech application.
- Professors talk about why they love to teach first-yearsAug. 28, 2012
'When you teach an introductory course, you're forced to confront the fundamental controversies in the field; forced to try to answer basic questions...,' says Robert Art, the Christian A. Herter Professor of International Relations.
- Temporary parking changes in effect Tuesday for returning studentsAug. 27, 2012
- President urges freshmen to begin a search for selfAug. 26, 2012
At Brandeis Beginnings and at orientation for international undergraduates last Friday, the leaders of the university stressed the centrality of the struggle for social justice to Brandeis' mission and identity.
- Helping hands, broad smiles welcome Class of '16Aug. 26, 2012
In less than four hours, the Class of 2016 was moved in. After unpacking, the 820 incoming freshmen and their families wandered through campus, running errands, meeting classmates and attending a variety of events designed to familiarize them with campus life.
- New class arrives from the four corners of the earthAug. 24, 2012
In the months leading up to their Brandeis beginnings, members of the Class of 2016 have worked for the disadvantaged in urban America and upper Amazon, volunteered with communal and religious organizations, made films and music, and studied and traveled just about everywhere.
- Ken Kaiserman '60, a longtime trustee, dies at 73Aug. 22, 2012
Known for his splendid bowtie, generosity toward Brandeis and love of theater, Kaiserman also was active in the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvanians Against Handgun Violence and the North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry.
- Brandeis enjoys another strong fundraising yearAug. 21, 2012
Giving by alumni who graduated within the last 10 years jumped 19 percent from last year, and total fundraising exceeded $60 million for the 13th consecutive year. Some 75 percent of the Class of 2012 contributed to the class gift -- the highest percentage ever.
- Temporary parking changes in effect Friday to help early-arriving studentsAug. 20, 2012
- Longtime Tufts executive joins Brandeis senior staffAug. 13, 2012
Recruited by Provost Steve A.N. Goldstein and appointed by President Fred Lawrence, Steven S. Manos says that as senior vice president and chief operating officer he will be "working with academic colleagues to create a stronger faculty and to provide a better education for the students."
- Brandeis Magazine summer issue: Let us entertain youAug. 9, 2012
The summer Brandeis Magazine is a themed issue exploring the world of alumni in entertainment. It includes a profile of award-winning filmmaker Debra Granik '85, a photo shoot of three rising stars by Lois Greenfield '70 and much more. Available on campus and online.
- MAT program awards 27 degreesAug. 2, 2012
- President names search committee for communications vice presidentJuly 26, 2012
- Milton Gralla, Brandeis benefactor, dies at 84July 17, 2012
He and his wife, Shirley, supported a number of important initiatives at Brandeis, including the Gralla Fellows Program for journalists, the Genesis program for high school students, the Summer Institute for Israel Studies and the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.
- Rising star Chris Bedford named director of the RoseJuly 12, 2012
At 35, Bedford will be among the youngest museum directors in the U.S. when he takes over at the Rose Sept. 15. He comes promising bold steps to open a new era in the museum's history and to more thoroughly integrate the Rose into the life of the campus.
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ibisman wrote:usually run it counter-clock wise...but it doesn't matter. the ramps and piles are built for the counter clock-wise rotation but are ok either way.
Most of trails I've ridden in southeastern Michigan are run in a clockwise direction and I like the flow of this trail in that direction better. To each their own.
ryanmcg wrote:So... there is two-way traffic? Is this singletrack?
Yes, most of the route that I posted is single track. There is some gravel multi-use trail to connect the sections together, but mainly single track.
I doubt you will be generating enough speed to collide with anyone in most sections. The trail is tight, slow, and technical in some areas and most sections you can see far in front of you. I've only come close once in the Crooked Vulture section between the gravel trail and the old car. You can get going pretty good through there and some of the turns (3 of them) have a bit of an obstructed view. I ride this trail almost every day and have only had the one close call.
SANTA_CRUZ designed the trail to be run in either direction and has said that it will be like this until the trail gets too busy. It allows for a bit of variety if you get bored riding the trail in one direction, then turn around and try it the other way.


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Bine entered the world of yoga after completing Ironman Arizona in 2009. Hesitant at first, she feel in love with the teachers and atmosphere at her local studio. She found practicing yoga offered the perfect balance for triathlon training. In the summer of 2010, Bine decided it was her turn to give it back. She wanted to inspire others just as she had been inspired. Yoga Sculpt was the perfect fit of yoga, strength training and just an all-around booty-kicking workout. Then in the winter of 2012, Bine received her 200 hour Power Certification and completed an intensive for Hot Teacher Training. Bine now guides students through sculpt, power and boot camp classes. She is currently training for her third Ironman triathlon and loves training with her team, TriBella. Bine's biggest... Read the profile >>
It seems Ian Maxwell has been on a contemplative path from birth; as a child, he enjoyed sitting in "time out" because it was quiet and he could close his eyes. He first started practicing yoga in 1996 as a refuge from stress. Through a yogic perspective Ian began to see that there is an inherent goodness and beauty to life - even in hardship. He was introduced to Anusara® Yoga in 2006 and began studying and learning with Madhuri Martin. Through his career he has been influenced extensively by S.N. Goenka, Baba Hari Das and John Friend. Ian's classes are filled with heart, alignment and a commitment to awakening (with a few bad jokes thrown in for good measure). "It is my deep wish," says Ian, "that students leave my classes empowered with a deeper understanding of their own... Read the profile >>
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My name is Kari Nelson, and I'm so excited to be a lululemon athletica ambassador! I currently teach spinning and yoga classes at 24 Hour Fitness and Colorado Athletic Club. I was born and raised here in beautiful Colorado and have no plans of leaving anytime soon. Growing up I was always athletic and enjoyed being outside. I started skiing at an early age, and you could have almost always found my brother and me at Mary Jane on the weekends. While I enjoyed the snow, soccer was and still is my favorite sport. Some of my fondest memories of my childhood include soccer games on Saturday mornings. Although I'm a little slower and a bit more ball shy, I still play soccer today. Playing sports and working out has always been a huge part of my life. However, at a fairly young... Read the profile >>
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By: Randy Ziemnik
Updated: February 25, 2013
Fort Wayne, Ind. - The Indiana Tech women's basketball team went 13-18 this season and posted an 11-11 record in conference play to finish in sixth place in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.
Preonda Reese, from Northrop High School, played in 31 games this season, averaged 3.5 points per game. The 5-foot-5 guard scored a season-high 10 points in the Warriors win over Northwestern Ohio on Feb. 9.
Onnie Jordan, from Harding High School, played in 9 games this season, averaged 1.3 points per game. She scored a season-high 8 points in the win over Lawrence Tech on Dec. 1.
Rachael Kruse, from Homestead High School, played in 31 games this season, averaged 17.0 points per game. The 5-foot-7 guard was named to the WHAC All-Conference Team and was a WHAC Player of the Week selection for her outstanding play. She scored a season-high31 points in the win over Lourdes University on Dec. 15.


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At this time of year, lots of kids are dreaming of what they're getting for Christmas — but Ryan Bell, 12, of Wallingford has a list of presents he wants to give.
"I want to send herds of heifers, llamas and goats, flocks of sheep and chickens, a pen of pigs, a school of fish and a gaggle of geese to an underdeveloped area of the world," he said.
He's well on his way to doing it, too. Ryan, with his family, has connected with Heifer International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending world hunger and poverty, and has set a personal goal of raising $25,000 for Heifer's Gift of Transformation.
Ryan sees this as a reflection of his own year of transformation. He was born with Treacher Collins syndrome, a cranio-facial disorder that affects the soft tissue and bone formation of the face. TCS caused Ryan's cheek, eye, ear, and jaw bones to be slightly malformed. Due to the malformation of his ears, he has significant hearing loss and has to wear special hearing aids. Until a month ago, Ryan used a tracheotomy to help him breathe, as his small jaw hindered his breathing.
He's undergone 37 surgeries in his life, but none more extensive than the ones that 2012 brought. That's when his jawline was extended, his palate redone, and his trach removed. He had to relearn how to speak and how to eat — all while keeping up with his busy schedule as a fifth-grader.
Now a sixth-grader, Ryan is in student government, and is working hard at his studies. But his own transformation, he said, has made him think about others.
Several years ago, his parents, Laura and Ted Bell, did what a lot of conscientious parents do: they explained to their two kids, Ryan and his sister, Meghan, now 8, that others in the world weren't as fortunate as they are, and that the family should think of a way to give back.
"We've gotten a lot of support from our community with all Ryan's surgeries and his needs," Laura Bell said. "We've been lucky and had great friends and doctors and therapists working with us. And when I explained to Ryan how different things might have been if he had been born somewhere else, if he hadn't been able to get the help he needed — I could see he was really listening. It mesmerized him."
The children had always loved animals, so when a catalog for Heifer International came in, the family sat down, and the Bell children decided to purchase a trio of rabbits for an underprivileged family. The cost was $30, and the kids raised the money themselves.
Heifer International, founded in 1944, raises money to provide animals and training to people in all parts of the world (even in the U.S.), with the stipulation that the people receiving the animals pass the offspring along, paying the gift forward to continue helping others. Continued...
The next year, Ryan approached his mother and said he wanted to do it again, but he wanted to do better than rabbits. "He wanted to give a water buffalo," said Laura. "This was a bit more involved. I wasn't prepared for that, so we started talking about we could raise the funds."
The family included a "penny auction" component to its traditional Thanksgiving dinner: everybody receives a wrapped gift that they bid on. ("Sometimes you get something great, and sometimes you might get toilet paper," said Ryan with a laugh.) An aunt donated her profits from her candle-making. Ryan's grandfather, a woodcarver, donated some carvings. The family participated in a craft fair and raised enough money for seven animals.
The following year, Ryan's goal was even larger: he wanted to raise $850 for a camel, and instead they raised $8,615, enough for a Gift Ark, the Knitters basket, Cheeses of the World Gift Basket, a heifer, a water buffalo, ducks, sheep, a school of fish, trees, chicks and geese.
Laura Bell shook her head and smiled, talking about Ryan's $25,000 goal for this year. She said the family loves checking on their own Heifer site, to see how the donations are going. (As of this writing, Ryan Bell's page has raised nearly $18,000 toward the goal.) Go to www.heifer.org/ryanbell to leave a donation.
"He's our miracle boy," she said. "All along, we've been told about the things he'd never be able to do, and each thing he's done. I know that he can do whatever he sets his mind to."
She said Ryan didn't come home from the hospital until he was nine months old, and that even as a newborn, there was something about him that drew people to him. "Nurses would line up to take the shifts of holding him," she said.
Her son is actually a quiet, shy boy, who's thoughtful and extremely sincere, with a deep love for animals. "His first word was actually 'elephant,'" she said. "Not 'Mama,' 'Daddy' or any of those usual first words. No, he said 'elephant.'"
"I was excited when I saw the Gift of Transformation in the gift catalog," Ryan said, "because it reminds me of the transformation I went through this year. I wasn't excited to do the surgery, and I wouldn't have chosen it for myself. But I want to do something that can affect the lives of people in an entire village or community. They need a different kind of assistance for their transformation: they need us."
For more information about Heifer International, visit www.heifer.org.
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The following are some great gifts for people that love Linux. With the Linux Foundation Visa Card, the Linux Foundation, which supports Linux in all its forms gets $50 immediately and a percentage of all purchases as well. It is a great way to support Linux and can be used to by other Linux related gifts too. An Android tablet is a perfect gift for Linux-lovers, the Nook Tablet is quite soft on the pocket as well. The Chromebook, a lightweight netbook that runs on Chrome-OS is quite a steal at $299 and a lovely gift. For those that are a bit strapped for cash, there are a variety of Linux gifts available such as Linux T-shirts, mugs and other odds and ends. Additionally, CafePress, ComputerGear and Zazzle have a nice selection of low-priced gifts.


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the first rule of Hate Club is Fuck You. the second rule is Fuck You .
Goo morning and have a hateful day!!!
It is not medical advice or diagnosis.
On reflection, i believe the Beatles may have said it best:
I give her all my hate
That's all I do
And if you saw my babe
You'd hate her too
I hate her...
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