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TFF - Elevators, Sandwiches, and... Babies?
a year ago
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Welp, another TFF has come and gone. So how did things go? Well...
Day 1: C-C-C-Cold - I woke up really early and arrived early to get registration out of the way, but not early enough to find parking in the closest garage. Instead, I had to park in another garage one block away... the one with the giant baby face ad that everyone was joking about (really, Apple?). I was to meet up with
, 
, and 
(as well as the latter's sister, attending her first furry con). However, as they woke up late, I had to wait a while for them. In the meantime, I attended the opening ceremony, but there was one issue: the ballroom was freezing. Yeah, I know they have to keep the room cool for the sake of the fursuiters, but even then, it felt like a bit much compared to previous years. Anyway, after that, I went to the dealers den and bought a pair of dinosaur charms (a Brachiosaurus and an Archaeopteryx) while I waited for my buddies. Eventually Necrolli and Toby showed up, and as happy as I was to see them, I was left dumbfounded by the creative, but unusual costume Toby was wearing. We then headed to the game room, and I played some Smash Bros while waiting for Kaze to arrive and, as per tradition, set up his game Crushing Force for others to play. It's honestly so cool that TFF allows him to set it up every year. Interestingly, this time he met yet another furry fighting-game developer who had set up their own game as well. Though, the room in which the game was set up was also really cold, which was baffling because the adjacent room was nice and warm. In any case, we went out for lunch (where I showed off my ability to down an entire large pizza once again) before heading back. Since most of the stuff we wanted to go to was on the second day, we mostly hung in the game room, at least until going to a sketch panel. While we waited for that, Kaze allowed me a try at drawing on his tablet. Fun fact: I don't actually use a tablet for my art. I sketch on paper, scan, and then the rest is digital. Drawing on a tablet felt strange, but Kaze thinks I did a good job at least, so that's encouraging.
Day 2: The Good Stuff - So for the second day, the fat-fur meet 'n greet and the macro/micro meet 'n greet were scheduled. At said fat fur meet, we saw some familiar faces as well as some new suiters we hadn't seen before. Also, as per tradition, I got sandwiched between two big-belled suiters. Aw yeah~ Afterwards, we went out for some spicy rice, and I proceeded to light my mouth on fire with spiciness to the highest degree the joint offered. Heading back, the others went to the game room while I got ready for the macro meet. While I waited, I decided to check out the artist's den, and I found a pleasant surprise:
, with his own table! He had been passing out business scan codes last year, and now he's got a table. It's cool seeing him soar like this, so I'm happy for him. I even got a commission from him while I was at it. As for the macro/micro meet, while no one familiar to me showed up, I did get a couple of compliments on my badge, so that's something! Anyway, since the day was packed, this time I opted to spent of the night with the others to avoid parking issues.
Day 3: More Sandwiches - Ah yes, the last day of a con is always the most somber, but boy was this a helluva third day, for me anyway. The only thing we really planned to attend this day was the closing ceremony, but there was plenty of time before that. After Necrolli's sister had to leave, we ate out at Golden Corral (which was a weird experience because it was crowded, there were so many tables that hadn't been cleared, and at one point, two ladies took our seats. Ugh, well at least the food was good). Anyway, after heading back to the con center, we packed up Crushing Force, then headed down to relax a bit. While in the main room though, we came across a several more bbw suiters, and I just had to get sandwiched by them. We also met up with
(whom I was meeting IRL for the first time) and 
, and we chilled and sketched things while we talked. After a while, it was time for closing ceremonies, and once again, the room was cold, but what are you gonna do, eh? After the ceremony was over, I realized my phone was low charge, and I needed my GPS to get out of the city, so I decided to stick around longer. Then, we came across someone who we oddly hadn't encountered for the entire con until that point: 
, in-suit too. Since we were long overdue, I asked if she was all right with a squash, but since there were no soft seats, we improvised... by using the wall instead (don't worry, no bones were broken!). Kaze of course got in his hugs as well. Anyway, we then headed out of the con building to Toby's friend Cedras's hotel room, where we watched Commando while my phone charged. Oddly, I had never seen that movie all the way through until now. The only thing I had seen of that movie before that was "LET OFF SOME STEAM, BENNETT!!" Anyway, once that was done and my phone was decently charged, the guys walked me back to my car (which was still parked in the baby-face garage) because walking through the city at night by oneself is not a good idea.
Another great TFF, but my goodness, the elevators. THE ELEVATORS...
Anyway, that was fun, but now, back to work, both job-wise and commissions-wise.
Day 1: C-C-C-Cold - I woke up really early and arrived early to get registration out of the way, but not early enough to find parking in the closest garage. Instead, I had to park in another garage one block away... the one with the giant baby face ad that everyone was joking about (really, Apple?). I was to meet up with
, 
, and 
(as well as the latter's sister, attending her first furry con). However, as they woke up late, I had to wait a while for them. In the meantime, I attended the opening ceremony, but there was one issue: the ballroom was freezing. Yeah, I know they have to keep the room cool for the sake of the fursuiters, but even then, it felt like a bit much compared to previous years. Anyway, after that, I went to the dealers den and bought a pair of dinosaur charms (a Brachiosaurus and an Archaeopteryx) while I waited for my buddies. Eventually Necrolli and Toby showed up, and as happy as I was to see them, I was left dumbfounded by the creative, but unusual costume Toby was wearing. We then headed to the game room, and I played some Smash Bros while waiting for Kaze to arrive and, as per tradition, set up his game Crushing Force for others to play. It's honestly so cool that TFF allows him to set it up every year. Interestingly, this time he met yet another furry fighting-game developer who had set up their own game as well. Though, the room in which the game was set up was also really cold, which was baffling because the adjacent room was nice and warm. In any case, we went out for lunch (where I showed off my ability to down an entire large pizza once again) before heading back. Since most of the stuff we wanted to go to was on the second day, we mostly hung in the game room, at least until going to a sketch panel. While we waited for that, Kaze allowed me a try at drawing on his tablet. Fun fact: I don't actually use a tablet for my art. I sketch on paper, scan, and then the rest is digital. Drawing on a tablet felt strange, but Kaze thinks I did a good job at least, so that's encouraging.Day 2: The Good Stuff - So for the second day, the fat-fur meet 'n greet and the macro/micro meet 'n greet were scheduled. At said fat fur meet, we saw some familiar faces as well as some new suiters we hadn't seen before. Also, as per tradition, I got sandwiched between two big-belled suiters. Aw yeah~ Afterwards, we went out for some spicy rice, and I proceeded to light my mouth on fire with spiciness to the highest degree the joint offered. Heading back, the others went to the game room while I got ready for the macro meet. While I waited, I decided to check out the artist's den, and I found a pleasant surprise:
, with his own table! He had been passing out business scan codes last year, and now he's got a table. It's cool seeing him soar like this, so I'm happy for him. I even got a commission from him while I was at it. As for the macro/micro meet, while no one familiar to me showed up, I did get a couple of compliments on my badge, so that's something! Anyway, since the day was packed, this time I opted to spent of the night with the others to avoid parking issues.Day 3: More Sandwiches - Ah yes, the last day of a con is always the most somber, but boy was this a helluva third day, for me anyway. The only thing we really planned to attend this day was the closing ceremony, but there was plenty of time before that. After Necrolli's sister had to leave, we ate out at Golden Corral (which was a weird experience because it was crowded, there were so many tables that hadn't been cleared, and at one point, two ladies took our seats. Ugh, well at least the food was good). Anyway, after heading back to the con center, we packed up Crushing Force, then headed down to relax a bit. While in the main room though, we came across a several more bbw suiters, and I just had to get sandwiched by them. We also met up with
(whom I was meeting IRL for the first time) and 
, and we chilled and sketched things while we talked. After a while, it was time for closing ceremonies, and once again, the room was cold, but what are you gonna do, eh? After the ceremony was over, I realized my phone was low charge, and I needed my GPS to get out of the city, so I decided to stick around longer. Then, we came across someone who we oddly hadn't encountered for the entire con until that point: 
, in-suit too. Since we were long overdue, I asked if she was all right with a squash, but since there were no soft seats, we improvised... by using the wall instead (don't worry, no bones were broken!). Kaze of course got in his hugs as well. Anyway, we then headed out of the con building to Toby's friend Cedras's hotel room, where we watched Commando while my phone charged. Oddly, I had never seen that movie all the way through until now. The only thing I had seen of that movie before that was "LET OFF SOME STEAM, BENNETT!!" Anyway, once that was done and my phone was decently charged, the guys walked me back to my car (which was still parked in the baby-face garage) because walking through the city at night by oneself is not a good idea.Another great TFF, but my goodness, the elevators. THE ELEVATORS...
Anyway, that was fun, but now, back to work, both job-wise and commissions-wise.
