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 <title>Cupcakes Nom (cupcakes)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jun-11 12:27:38 UTC</title>
 <author_name>Cupcakes Nom (cupcakes)</author_name>
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 <html>I had an epiphany yesterday. I think I figured out a big part of why Rainbow Dash is my favorite pony. Sure she's awesome and cool, her musical bits are totally rockin, she's got that &amp;quot;cute without trying to be cute&amp;quot; thing that's extra-cute... Yada yada. &amp;lt;3  The epiphany I had was that she has a life-long dream that she's working hard to accomplish and won't stop at anything to achieve it. She's holding down a job in the meantime, keeping her life nice and smooth, so that she has plenty of time to practice and practice and practice more, so she can join the Wonderbolts. I think the same thing could be said about Rarity, which is possibly part of why she went from my least favorite pony to my second favorite unicorn around mid-season. In a world like ours, where the overwhelming majority of people in the world don't end up in a career they love, or even like a little, that determination and effort is... inspiring? Beautiful? Bittersweet? It's something... And now, off to work.</html>
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