So yes!

Highlights about FC-

Roomates: I got to stay with  bhuddistdragon (yaay for not getting caught ;D),  chizi (Wii motes ARE the best- I agree :P),  fable (who showed me how to draw ponies correctly),  mirelmture (<3!),  kaiven (Califur woooooooot!),  aurelina (who is very pretty :'>), and the ever hillarious self-loathing  agouti-rex (did you ever find your sketchbook?) It was very super cool; and they were all really good roomates. I somehow managed to sleep in a bed every night; so i guess next year i'll be on the floor for sure! Dx As crazy as the con was, we got to hang out quite a bit; it was a real pleasure getting to know you crazy people in rl :3

Cookie Party-
WAS AWESOME. Everyone above made an appearance (except for Aurelina, but she was busy).  ecmajor and  auradeva came up to our room and visited with us; and ate  mirelmture 's cookies. There was a lot of laughing, then a lot of art; and EC fell asleep on the bed xD it was actually pretty cute. I'm not a big-fangly-talented artist, but I do love to socialize, and i'm pretty lucky to have met such cool people. Maybe next year we'll get to hang out again- do pizza or dinner FOR REAL this time D: Sorry about my phone dying...

Dealer's Room-
So hey; I actually got to sell some stuff and show off my SL art; and got to see some of the art of people I met at the con; whom are VERY talented. I spent most of the time of the con at the table, pawning my tail-ties off to people who passed, and paling in comparison to Mir's fort-Knox installment of art beside me. Despite (happily) living in her shadow, I got quite a bit of attention over my SL work and the Tail-ties; which is a boost I've needed for a while. A few people inquired about comissioning me for tail-ties and similar accessories after the con, which I am kicking myself for not writing their names down- but I did pass out cards. The one name I did catch was  dingbat, I recognized because I had pry my eyes away from her *awesome* pottery. Hopefully, people will follow through and I can make some money back spent on the con- I really enjoyed making the Tail-ties. Oh- for that matter, I have 5 left; $15 each; i'll post pictures of them so people can take a look at them.

Within the first hour of us setting up table  bunnymew stopped by to greet us; I hadnt seen her since her last trip to Chico! The best thing about awesome people is that they are always so excited to see you ;0; it really made me happy. Thank you so much hon for the Kia-baa-sheep xD I *love* it :'> And i'm so sorry we couldnt come by for icecream :< It is my biggest regret this con, that I wasnt able to make it work. I promise, next time we hang out, i'll make it up to you! xD

I also commissioned  Kiohl to make me and Mir a sushi badge- which both came out stunningly hunger-inducing; and precious. Thanks much to her again; she was quite gracious and friendly; I probably seemed like a bit of a moron, but I was just very impressed with how likeable of a personality she had. Only a table length down was Shelly as well; whom I met at AX 2008- it was SO VERY GOOD to see Shelly again; she always has a smile and gives genuine hugs; another very rare person that I am really fortunate to know. I bought one of her Ika, and keep it ontop of my t.v. I am *terrified* of squid; but she's gone and made them adorable :P Thus is the power of Shelly... Its very inspiring to see such a successful artist make her way in the world as well. It gives me all that much more hope for Katie (though; I am quite convinced she will be successful at whatever she does) and feeds that poor starving artist inside of me that I abandoned in college five years ago a little smidge of inspiration and hope. Perhaps, someday I can achieve my dreams too :'>

We also had a surprise visitor that wishes to remain anonymous stop by our table three times; Mir had mentioned them several times and when she's excited to meet someone, it always makes me excited as well. It really was a surprise too- they exuded a very sweet positive personality. I find people like that very attractive to be around; as i'm a bubbly and happy person by nature as well. I hope, that if that person reads this, they'll consider meeting us again in the future; it would be a real pleasure to get to know the person behind the name. ='}

 ecmajor turned out to be very sweet too- but I already knew that from talking to them online. Though EC is so skinny! xD I'm envious, truthfully! Also, the best fursuit in my opinion by far; the money hanging out of the thong was too adorable to be wrong xD There were other fursuits that were very impressive; but I like ungulates, so i'm biased... there was an impressive 7-8 foot yeti; and several other noteworthy suits such as a demon/dog i think i recognize from WoW; and a horse with big cloppy-hollow hooves.

I also met an extraordinarily handsome man named Enki (he WAS handsome; that doesn't mean I'm attracted to him :P Im just saying it was impressive) who was dressed in a steam-punk outfit. It was *exceptionally* well done; completely custom made jewelry, goggles, watches, and a fine leather vest with a royal blue shirt beneath. But the best part was the golden and blue scarf he had found; it was just *gorgeous* He looked like he had stepped off of a victorian steam-airship; it was so authentic :P Aside from taking up an hour of his life asking questions and admiring his outfit, he left me his website; I'll make a plug for that later in another post so everyone else can go enjoy his work as well. If I can get them off my phone; I'll post some pictures as well!

There were a lot more fun encounters as well- Jace, a Linden and SL user left me a business card, many artists and new faces- all in all the experience really inspired me to get back into the creative field. I like the work I was doing, I like the people I was meeting, and I felt good about myself. That hasn't happened in the last year and a half of my life as a teacher. So if anyone who's hiring for a 3d modelist/editor/artist/writer is reading this- PLEASE CONTACT ME; i've got so much to give xD

Only things I wish I could have done more of was some sketchbook trades. But now I have all year to get good enough to actually do some for next year.

And  myrth needs to come with us next year! You were sorely missed!