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Hallow-weekend at Furpocalypse 2024!
11 months ago
This year's Halloween was a different one for me than before. I didn't give out candy to the trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood this year. But that was because I went to Furpocalypse 2024! Even after getting laid off from that computer tech job when the company began suffering financially, I managed to save up more than enough needed to pay for my hotel room and other con-related expenses! So I didnt't have to worry so much about money during the weekend.
Because Halloween fell on a Thursday this year, this meant Furpocalypse kicked off their events late that afternoon, being a Halloween-themed furry convention.
So I left at 9 AM after doing my final packing and made the 3 1/2 - hour drive to Stamford, Connecticut (including a couple of pitstops to use the restroom, give my driving pedal foot and my fingers a rest for a bit, and grab a quick lunch on the second pitstop), arriving around 12:45 PM.
But this year, Furpocalypse had relocated to a bigger hotel than before, now right in downtown Stamford! The Hilton Stamford Hotel and Executive Meeting Center. It was built in the 1980s and has had some renovations and upgrades since. At times it reminded me of the first hotel Anthro New England was at: the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, MA. While the Armon was five stories high, this one was ten stories, and had a huge parking garage in the basement that also covered a few adjacent office buildings! Parking was less difficult than last year, sometimes having to take a long walk in-between a parking space and the hotel lobby elevator and stairs, but it was worth it, even if my initial trip from the car to the hotel with all my luggage was really tricky. Being our first year at this hotel, things were kind of helter-skelter, as expected, but it worked out really well! Also with this location, when I'd go to get breakfast or dinner, I'd initially get lost a bit due to a sense of misdirection from viewing a map, but by Saturday morning I knew my way around pretty well.
Among arriving, I was able to check into my hotel room, drop off all my baggage, suit up as Zak Wolf, and join the pre-registration badge pickup line! Conveniently, the end of the line was right outside the second floor conference level elevators when I got off there!
You can read a more detailed recap with the same pictures as here and a few not on FA...
https://wile-e2005.livejournal.com/279875.html
This year, we managed to reach 2,845 attendees, and we raised $17,091.98 for the charity! And next year, the con will be having a "Twilight Zone"-related theme! This could be pretty fun!
And then this morning I checked out from the hotel and left with my luggage for the long drive back home, even stopping by my aunt's house for a quick lunch visit!
Overall, I'm glad this con went very well, and was definitely one of my best Halloweens yet, only 20 years after officially becoming a furry! And then my birthday will be in a few days, and in more than two months it'll be time for Anthro New England with its mystery theme!
Because Halloween fell on a Thursday this year, this meant Furpocalypse kicked off their events late that afternoon, being a Halloween-themed furry convention.
So I left at 9 AM after doing my final packing and made the 3 1/2 - hour drive to Stamford, Connecticut (including a couple of pitstops to use the restroom, give my driving pedal foot and my fingers a rest for a bit, and grab a quick lunch on the second pitstop), arriving around 12:45 PM.
But this year, Furpocalypse had relocated to a bigger hotel than before, now right in downtown Stamford! The Hilton Stamford Hotel and Executive Meeting Center. It was built in the 1980s and has had some renovations and upgrades since. At times it reminded me of the first hotel Anthro New England was at: the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, MA. While the Armon was five stories high, this one was ten stories, and had a huge parking garage in the basement that also covered a few adjacent office buildings! Parking was less difficult than last year, sometimes having to take a long walk in-between a parking space and the hotel lobby elevator and stairs, but it was worth it, even if my initial trip from the car to the hotel with all my luggage was really tricky. Being our first year at this hotel, things were kind of helter-skelter, as expected, but it worked out really well! Also with this location, when I'd go to get breakfast or dinner, I'd initially get lost a bit due to a sense of misdirection from viewing a map, but by Saturday morning I knew my way around pretty well.
Among arriving, I was able to check into my hotel room, drop off all my baggage, suit up as Zak Wolf, and join the pre-registration badge pickup line! Conveniently, the end of the line was right outside the second floor conference level elevators when I got off there!
You can read a more detailed recap with the same pictures as here and a few not on FA...
https://wile-e2005.livejournal.com/279875.html
This year, we managed to reach 2,845 attendees, and we raised $17,091.98 for the charity! And next year, the con will be having a "Twilight Zone"-related theme! This could be pretty fun!
And then this morning I checked out from the hotel and left with my luggage for the long drive back home, even stopping by my aunt's house for a quick lunch visit!
Overall, I'm glad this con went very well, and was definitely one of my best Halloweens yet, only 20 years after officially becoming a furry! And then my birthday will be in a few days, and in more than two months it'll be time for Anthro New England with its mystery theme!
