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2023 Highlights? I think I have some.
a year ago
So, it's the final day of 2023 where I'm at, and looking back, a lot has happened, including something I was never expecting.
I managed to get a partial fursuit, with legs, arms, and paws that I took with me to Anthrocon along with my head and tail I got the year prior. Because of that, I got to participate in the fursuit parade, and it was indeed a fantastic moment! While I'm not quite used to fursuiting yet (it was almost unbearably hot with just the head on), I had my friend Chamelion to help me out, and I had taken steps to prevent myself from getting dehydrated, including getting a backpack that could hold one of those big water pouches you use for camping. VERY useful, and one fill kept me hydrated the entire day.
With the leftover money I had managed to keep from the convention, I also decided to finally take the leap into VR, getting myself a Meta Quest 2. I haven't done too much with it, even though I got Beat Saber. I've mainly been using it to play on VR Chat, having a couple of avatars that I've taken a liking to a lot.
Speaking of VR Chat, I've wound up coming across one of the best communities I could ever find thanks to it. A fateful search into one of my favorite game shows of all time led me to finding a group that's dedicated to recreating the sets of said shows and entertaining people who are just as into them as I am! They do so many classics, like Press Your Luck, 25K/100K Pyramid, Wheel of Fortune, Card Sharks, Jeopardy... and that's just to name a few. In fact, I even got the chance to host an episode of PYL after their Organizer group sprung an impromptu audition on me in late October, with the official show being done in early November. They were so impressed with my passion for the show, as well as my willingness to help out in general, that the night after my hosting debut, I was invited to join them! It's been such a blast since I've become a part of that community back in August, and while it hasn't been all fun and games being an Organizer, I love the fact that I have so many new friends because of it, many of who stream themselves!
But I think the best thing that has happened to me, by far, is the fact that I've found love again, and I have that same game show community to thank for that! We have a member there who goes by the name of Stormwolf, and he is an absolute demon at Wheel of Fortune, having earned the nickname "Quicksolver" due to how fast he can figure out puzzles. Not many people are capable of keeping up with him, but we found out that we pretty much have the same methodologies and strategies for playing the game, having both grown up watching the show when we were younger. One day, he came to me, asking me if we could find out just HOW compatible we were as partners by playing one of the video games. It turns out that, were we to ever be put together in a doubles match for the game, we'd be pretty much unstoppable. It even got me nominated to participate as a contestant in a special Masters Challenge episode of the show in the group... but technical difficulties caused numerous issues that rendered it almost impossible for him to play that night, so we're planning a rematch sometime in the future.
However, over the course of that, I seemed to have shown him I'm more than a capable player, and it came to a head in early December. After one of the game show nights was over and we were doing our closing, he asked if he could borrow me in a quieter place for a bit. I agreed, and it was there that he confessed that he had developed a crush on me, due to my compassion, as well as being a supportive, loving, and caring individual. To be honest? The feeling was mutual, and I told him such. I had to whisk him away so that we could talk about it more seriously. But by the end of that talk, we wound up agreeing that we were definitely more than just friends. As such, I now have two boyfriends!
BEFORE ANYONE ASKS, yes, Xabin, my boyfriend who I've lived with for most of my adult life, knows about this. I told him what happened for transparency's sake, and I told Storm that I would be talking to Xabin about what he told me out of that same transparency. Xabin is fine with the arrangement due to reasons I won't get into, as they're a bit personal. In fact, Storm was concerned that he would be driving a wedge between myself and Xabin with his confession, but I assured him it wouldn't, as Xabin would take priority with needs seeing how I live with him, but that I would do my absolute best to give Storm the love and support he also deserves.
I never thought this would happen to me, being in such a relationship. I'll admit, it still feels a bit surreal going into the new year, but I know the key thing I need to do is to communicate. As long as I can do that and make sure both of them are happy... I know I can make it work. That's my big goal going into 2024.
Here's hoping that 2024 is filled with more incredible moments! I genuinely can't wait to see what's beyond the horizon, because whatever happens... I have the love and hearts of two people to help me through.
I managed to get a partial fursuit, with legs, arms, and paws that I took with me to Anthrocon along with my head and tail I got the year prior. Because of that, I got to participate in the fursuit parade, and it was indeed a fantastic moment! While I'm not quite used to fursuiting yet (it was almost unbearably hot with just the head on), I had my friend Chamelion to help me out, and I had taken steps to prevent myself from getting dehydrated, including getting a backpack that could hold one of those big water pouches you use for camping. VERY useful, and one fill kept me hydrated the entire day.
With the leftover money I had managed to keep from the convention, I also decided to finally take the leap into VR, getting myself a Meta Quest 2. I haven't done too much with it, even though I got Beat Saber. I've mainly been using it to play on VR Chat, having a couple of avatars that I've taken a liking to a lot.
Speaking of VR Chat, I've wound up coming across one of the best communities I could ever find thanks to it. A fateful search into one of my favorite game shows of all time led me to finding a group that's dedicated to recreating the sets of said shows and entertaining people who are just as into them as I am! They do so many classics, like Press Your Luck, 25K/100K Pyramid, Wheel of Fortune, Card Sharks, Jeopardy... and that's just to name a few. In fact, I even got the chance to host an episode of PYL after their Organizer group sprung an impromptu audition on me in late October, with the official show being done in early November. They were so impressed with my passion for the show, as well as my willingness to help out in general, that the night after my hosting debut, I was invited to join them! It's been such a blast since I've become a part of that community back in August, and while it hasn't been all fun and games being an Organizer, I love the fact that I have so many new friends because of it, many of who stream themselves!
But I think the best thing that has happened to me, by far, is the fact that I've found love again, and I have that same game show community to thank for that! We have a member there who goes by the name of Stormwolf, and he is an absolute demon at Wheel of Fortune, having earned the nickname "Quicksolver" due to how fast he can figure out puzzles. Not many people are capable of keeping up with him, but we found out that we pretty much have the same methodologies and strategies for playing the game, having both grown up watching the show when we were younger. One day, he came to me, asking me if we could find out just HOW compatible we were as partners by playing one of the video games. It turns out that, were we to ever be put together in a doubles match for the game, we'd be pretty much unstoppable. It even got me nominated to participate as a contestant in a special Masters Challenge episode of the show in the group... but technical difficulties caused numerous issues that rendered it almost impossible for him to play that night, so we're planning a rematch sometime in the future.
However, over the course of that, I seemed to have shown him I'm more than a capable player, and it came to a head in early December. After one of the game show nights was over and we were doing our closing, he asked if he could borrow me in a quieter place for a bit. I agreed, and it was there that he confessed that he had developed a crush on me, due to my compassion, as well as being a supportive, loving, and caring individual. To be honest? The feeling was mutual, and I told him such. I had to whisk him away so that we could talk about it more seriously. But by the end of that talk, we wound up agreeing that we were definitely more than just friends. As such, I now have two boyfriends!
BEFORE ANYONE ASKS, yes, Xabin, my boyfriend who I've lived with for most of my adult life, knows about this. I told him what happened for transparency's sake, and I told Storm that I would be talking to Xabin about what he told me out of that same transparency. Xabin is fine with the arrangement due to reasons I won't get into, as they're a bit personal. In fact, Storm was concerned that he would be driving a wedge between myself and Xabin with his confession, but I assured him it wouldn't, as Xabin would take priority with needs seeing how I live with him, but that I would do my absolute best to give Storm the love and support he also deserves.
I never thought this would happen to me, being in such a relationship. I'll admit, it still feels a bit surreal going into the new year, but I know the key thing I need to do is to communicate. As long as I can do that and make sure both of them are happy... I know I can make it work. That's my big goal going into 2024.
Here's hoping that 2024 is filled with more incredible moments! I genuinely can't wait to see what's beyond the horizon, because whatever happens... I have the love and hearts of two people to help me through.
