“I sometimes wonder if training for this competition was a mistake. I’m super tired most of the time because of the amount of work I’m putting into this… Luckily my friends are helping me, though. Without them, I don’t know if I could do this on my own.

“So recently, Twilight has been doing research on these competitions and telling me what are the best ways to perform. I’m so grateful that she’s dedicated to this as much as I am. I’ve been spending the past couple of weeks at her library. Although, every time I go, she asks me to wear the rather… revealing clothing that’s required, and it makes me feel weird. I don’t typically wear this unless I’m at the beach, so wearing it in front of Twilight while posing felt a bit strange. But it was worth it! She had me practice tons of poses in different ways, and my… I thought exercising and lifting weights made my muscles hurt; I was wrong. I must admit, it was a bit funny where Twilight was getting some of these poses from. I noticed that she reads these detailed drawing books that have a unique style to them. It was a bunch of muscular stallions, almost as big as me, fighting with these colorful ghosts besides them; it wasn’t my thing, really. However, Twilight was very adamant that I should try these poses, and although it took me a while to get used to it, I feel accomplished when I got them down. Twilight even said I did the poses better than the characters in the books! Hehe :-)

“I’m really craving a hayburger with fries right now. I realize how much I’ve been taking foods like that for granted. It’s easy for us to forget how lucky we are to eat such foods whenever we want until we go on a strict diet. Speaking of unhealthy foods, I must visit Pinkie Pie soon to practice my dance routine. I sure hope the smell of treats doesn’t get to me too much…”