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

"Back" into the world of Apple? Were you once a Mac user, Mr. Cactus?

Asked by Anonymous

I used to be a big Apple fan. At one point, I had a Macbook Pro, and iPod Touch (2nd Gen) and was saving up for an iMac to replace my ailing desktop.

I kinda grew out of it. iPod was hand-me-downed in favor for my Galaxy S1, and the Macbook was the only Apple thing left. I started using it less and now it’s on the brink of death.

I don't know if anyone told you this already, but the PC Christmas update is beautiful and incredibly sweet. Just wanted to put that out there.

Asked by Anonymous

Aww thank you kind anon! ^3^

You're forgetting that Scootaloo was confirmed for not being homeless. Post Crusade fanon ruined, burn it down, salt the earth, etc. (though PC Scootaloo living with Pinkie and the Cake babies has hardly been a big thing)

Asked by Anonymous

The housing issue is fairly minor compared to the rest of story points and can be easily ignored in favor of what I have established.

The real issue is Scootaparents, which is a much bigger plot point and not so ignorable if it becomes show canon. ._.’

Also, for something completely unrelated to ponies...where were you on 9/11?

Asked by Anonymous

Uhhhhhhh let’s see.

T'was a Tuesday, correct?

So I should’ve been in day-care.

But I remember being home with a bunch of other family members watching CNN on the big screen TV when the first tower collapsed.

I dunno, man. I was 4.

For as much as you seem to like shipping, I'm surprised you would drop anything involving Spike, given what a romantic he is. Are ships with him just too overdone in your opinion? Or are you holding out for the time when Rarity finally returns his feelings? ('cause that's never, ever going to happen :P)

Asked by Anonymous

Spike isn’t exactly my favorite character. Of course, he has his moments, but I’m just not fond of him entirely.

SpikeBelle is the only ship I can get behind, mostly because of PC. RariSpike is pretty damn close to canon, so I don’t feel the need to ship them in a fanon context.

And when I’m not fond of anyone, I tend to not ship him or her with anyone else.

Which is why all my OTPs are either main characters or background characters of whom I’ve spent countless hours writing/revising personalities and biographies for. ’~’

You used to like shipping Spike with Apple Bloom, right? What happened? (Was it that shot of him and Sweetie Belle at the wedding?)

Asked by Anonymous

That is correct. PC’s failed progeny actually had SpikeBloom as a focal point. But I fell out of favor with Spike ships in general after PC started. You can still see the remnants of it, though.

Is your tablet working or is it fried?

Asked by Anonymous

Ah yes, I forgot about that.

Yep, the tablet’s safe. o3o

So, just how many OTPs do you have?

Asked by Anonymous
  • Twidash
  • Raridash (blame Diaries)
  • Rumbleloo
  • Scootabelle
  • Flutterdash (to an extent)

So that’s five.

What made you enjoy shipping Rumble and Scootaloo, anyway? Was it just that they were both pegasi who lived in Ponyville? I would ask if someone else's work had influenced you in liking that ship, but as far as I can tell, you were one of the very first people to ship them.

Asked by Anonymous

It first started as a joke.

I needed a second pegasus character for the fourth PC (Revision 1) comic to make a shipping joke. Initially, I was gonna go with Featherweight, since “Ponyville Confidential” just aired. But Rumble from the previous episode stuck out more for me.

Really, I wasn’t supposed to bring him to main character status but then I started writing in more of him and then shipping-mentality (and the Hospital arc) happened.

And yes, the fact that I’m one of the first Rumbleloo shippers is bit of a bragging right I gave myself. According to DeviantArt, I am the first person to draw them shipped together, predating the second person by 3 days.

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Damn it, I was going to go to bed and then you promised a PC update. Post it please :C

Asked by Anonymous

I can’t post it now, dear anon. It’s not done yet.

And I’m afraid that it won’t be done until past midnight. :c

Why you so awesome so my tmi question is: are you straight or bi or gay or pan or whatever

Asked by Anonymous

I identify myself to be asexual, but hetero-romantic.

Sounds odd from a guy who has fantasies. >_>

Mild TMI ask: Were you born in America, or did you immigrate here from Peru early in life?

Asked by Anonymous

I was born here.

How do you juggle three story blogs at once, in addition to all the other normal stuff in your life? Given the amount you seem to plan your stories out, I'm amazed you have kept them all as straight as you have.

Asked by Anonymous

I have no idea.

Whether or not I work on a blog depends on my mood and whatever writing I have in front of me to work with. I’m trying to get it all synchronized, but I often find myself updating Post Crusade a lot and leave the other two to gather dust for a while.

Eventually, I slap and force myself to work on them. It’s a system.

A shitty system. Hopefully, I can get organized in a much better way.