wow, i honestly think this was my favourite anthro new england so far. i finally was able to get a lot of social things done i'd meant to do for ages, i got to enjoy fursuiting for a while, i got to make new connections and new art and support new artists and old favs. even though the wind coming in off the harbor was BRUTAL cold! it was a really necessary uplifting experience, i guess, especially as i go no-contact with toxic family to kick off my 2024. being around people who do care about my interests, feelings, health, creations... all of that. i needed the reminder that it's not me who's broken. though it was rough vs anxiety, i managed to make it til noon sunday before the worry that the cats alone at home were hungry and freezing (they werent, the heat stayed on just fine, but WORRY)

which is as good a transition as any to this: my birthday this coming sunday! im dead meat old!! 42!! in 2024! weird!!
but more than anything, what i want is to be able to buy a bulk supply of ren (my eldest cat's) arthritis medication for the vet to administer to her monthly, that'll make it cheaper over the course of the year to get her the treatment she really truly needs to be comfortable and healthy in her old age.

it's 300$ for a bulk order, which would be only about 3 doses if bought on the current payment structure we're doing. but this would cover her for 6 months, which is much cheaper.
i made a lil gofundme for it, if people want to/can contribute to my birthday wish:

https://gofund.me/c7e604e6

the medication is called solencia - in case anyone reading also has old arthritic cats and is looking for this miracle drug that ren's on.

if you cant toss a few bucks in, sharing the word around that this is my bday wish is also really helpful and effective.

i'm looking forward to getting some real work done, now that i've no longer got to field the nonsense of my biofam jerking me around constantly at the last second with no regards to my life or work or finances. i hope and i pray this is the year things finally return to the track i had my work life on before cancer hit. fingers crossed yall.

oh yeah, and the ursa major awards are open for nominations! uh, if you wanted to nominate a certain scifi comic that's been running online for 20 years and just wrapped up (mine, its my comic) that'd be amazing too lmao but no pressure - web awards lost their sheen sometime around 2002 for me, so its more just about again - spreading the word lmao