Cactus Codex

Pony blogger, actual cactus, artist, writer, computer scientist, and linguist. New Jersey / Pennsylvania | 21 | male, he/him/his | asexual hispanic | Cereus repandus, or Peruvian apple cactus

My job in a nutshell

  • Child 1: Can you grade this now? I have to go.
  • Me: Mmk.
  • Child 2: *two seconds later* Can you grade this now? I have to go.
  • Me: Later.
  • Child 2: Okay.
  • Child 1: Are you done yet?
  • Me: Not yet; it's literally only been 15 seconds.
  • Child 2: Are you grading mine yet?
  • Me: No.
  • Child 2: Why nooooot?
  • Me: Because I'm grading his.
  • Child 2: But I need to gooooooooo
  • Child 1: Are you done yet?
  • Me: I have 2 more pages left just sit down please
  • Child 3: Can you grade this now? I have to go.
  • Me: Bleehhh.
  • Child 4: Hi I've been gone for two weeks; here's my homework that I didn't grade at home please grade it all here right now pleeeeeese
  • Me: BLEEEEEEEEEHHH.

Whenever I notice people going on a binge-read season of PC (they tend to like a bunch of posts in one sitting .2.), I get this warm fuzzy feeling inside.

Sure, it’s not as great like when people send me messages about how much they like the blog or how it has helped them in some way, but it’s certainly awesome in it’s own right.

Thank you ;2;

An actual real PC post is up in the drafts right now but I’m not sure I should publish it.

Usually, I push it out the second it’s done. But I’m close to 6k followers and by posting it, I’ll delay my milestone by a couple more days. ;2;

Aaaaaaaaaaaaa

In which I draw Sweetie Belle’s Ponyville-based music group thing.

Their name is, uhhh, Idiophony. Idiophones being those instruments that you strike with directly to make the sound like triangles, xylophones, and bell sets.

Belle sets.

:y

Sweetie Belle, does the vocals, writes the lyrics, and plays horns and keyboards.
Lyra Heartstrings, also a vocalist and plays most stringed stuff like the harp and guitar. (inspired in part by heartstringscomic).
Vinyl Scratch, percussionist and does all the synthy, bassy, and beeping stuff. Also producer and disk jockey by night.
Octavia Melody, who is currently on leave for other projects involving orchestra so she’s not in this pic. Works with her bowed instruments like the cello, violin, etc.