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This Minotaur's First Anthrocon
15 years ago
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Okay, right now I'm in that perfect moment of having my Anthrocon memories fresh in my mind and being fed and rested enough to be able to recount them. So without further ado, here's my account of Anthrocon 2010.
Travel: I do believe that I've now seen almost all of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The eastern third was familiar to me since I would drive it fairly commonly when going to and from LVC. It was odd to see so many pro-coal power signs lining the road. The best one said "Wind dies, the sun sets, but coal is here now." Funny, does coal come back every morning?
But that's a tangent. Six hours behind the wheel really fly by with the right soundtrack. I believe I montage'd my way to Pittsburgh and home. And as a side note: I got slightly lost while leaving, but I did get an awesome view of downtown from the hillside. City planners take note: build in a valley.
The Venue: The convention center and hotel were beautiful. Though I wish everything was on the same plane. With the elevators more often than not hidden behind a line of furs and fursuiters, that left the stairs. On the plus side, my calves are now nicely toned. Seriously I could probably mule kick doors down.
The Convention: Now to the heart of the matter, there was so much to do and see, witness and experience. FAU was a blip on the radar compared to this. The Artist Alley, Dealer's Den, panels, game rooms, meet n' greets, etc. etc. etc.
The People: Okay, this was one of the major reasons why I went, to meet the people who have until now been screennames. Met back up with Dbull for the first time since the Baltimore Comic Con, and finally met Dineegla and Musclewolf in meatspace, along with Meanbeard. Minotaurs represent! Musclewolf did a group pic of some of my bulls (which I need to send to Dineegla for coloring) and Dbull went to town inking the tauren buttsex pic by Gideon, inked my badge from Rukis, did a new badge, and handed over a stack of minotaur art. Green grass and high tides, baby. Went to visit both Gideon and Rukis to show them the inks. Rukis loved the badge and Gideon signed the tauren pic.
I eventually found Darius Koopa and Mako after a little searching. They were fun, Mako did a sketch in my book and Darius... Well, Darius managed to get at that hard-to-reach itch on my back.
Saw Dazen Cobalt in the Zoo and ran into Hornet V2 in the Den. Poor guy had voice issues. Also saw Larathen again in the Dealer's Den and bought one of his pieces. It was a tauren. And met Unknownwolf there as well. Saw Charkonian wandering outside the game room, never got around to teaching him how to play Magic. Also ran into Kintari, showing that I drove six hours only to run into someone who lives 30 minutes away. And I kept running into Darkjokerwolf. I swear I wasn't stalking him, it just happened. I can be a ninja sometimes, ask Darius.
Found Donryu and Eidolun in the Dealer's Den and picked up some earlier commission from them. They're both really cool guys.
Saw Dragoneer, our illustrious webmaster, around the Zoo but never saw an opening to say "hi." Probably all for the best. I found out from Dineegla that one of FA's admins thought I was Lupine Assassin/Allen. (For disambiguation: I am not him, nothing remotely lupine in my gallery). Only Dineegla knows the secret behind my commission capability, and the moose ain't talking.
Mostly hung around with the group from FAU, had my first real drink since March 15, 2008 (didn't see any leprechauns this time). Saw Jesus and Chthulu in the same room. Capt. Jack Sparrow held a gun to my throat to ensure I washed my hands really well. Saw Linnaeus in and out of his friar badger suit. Saw Tsuka in full bovine regalia and in human form in the zoo, not a bad looking guy, actually wears a bullring. Picked up my own copy of Zombie Fluxx and played Chrononauts and Red Dragon Inn. Also got a copy of Shard, an RPG that's like furry Prince of Persia times Final Fantasy.
That should be all the odds and ends. If I neglected to mention anyone I'm really sorry. It was a blur of games, art, and fursuits.
Final Verdict: It was a blast! I had 7.32 tons of fun over those days. 2's rant was hilarious, the suiters were amazing, the people were friendly. The fandom seems so vivacious in real life, none of that online drama around.
Still, I have some regrets. Like what I did in the elevator... no I'm kidding. But I wish I had more time to hang around with a lot of the artists. Donryu was in the zoo for a while, but he was arting and I didn't want to bother him... Well, not bother him too much, we did set up pizza at the other end of his table when there were none free elsewhere.
I'm still kicking myself for not meeting Narse and Unshackledfenrir. And, aside from Mako's generous contribution, my sketchbook is bare. There was so much to do but only so much time in which to fit it. I support 2's idea to make Pittsburgh a furry stronghold, so the con would never end.
Anyway, back to reality. And to my writing. Until next time, ZigZagZiggy the Mad Bull Writer, out.
Travel: I do believe that I've now seen almost all of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The eastern third was familiar to me since I would drive it fairly commonly when going to and from LVC. It was odd to see so many pro-coal power signs lining the road. The best one said "Wind dies, the sun sets, but coal is here now." Funny, does coal come back every morning?
But that's a tangent. Six hours behind the wheel really fly by with the right soundtrack. I believe I montage'd my way to Pittsburgh and home. And as a side note: I got slightly lost while leaving, but I did get an awesome view of downtown from the hillside. City planners take note: build in a valley.
The Venue: The convention center and hotel were beautiful. Though I wish everything was on the same plane. With the elevators more often than not hidden behind a line of furs and fursuiters, that left the stairs. On the plus side, my calves are now nicely toned. Seriously I could probably mule kick doors down.
The Convention: Now to the heart of the matter, there was so much to do and see, witness and experience. FAU was a blip on the radar compared to this. The Artist Alley, Dealer's Den, panels, game rooms, meet n' greets, etc. etc. etc.
The People: Okay, this was one of the major reasons why I went, to meet the people who have until now been screennames. Met back up with Dbull for the first time since the Baltimore Comic Con, and finally met Dineegla and Musclewolf in meatspace, along with Meanbeard. Minotaurs represent! Musclewolf did a group pic of some of my bulls (which I need to send to Dineegla for coloring) and Dbull went to town inking the tauren buttsex pic by Gideon, inked my badge from Rukis, did a new badge, and handed over a stack of minotaur art. Green grass and high tides, baby. Went to visit both Gideon and Rukis to show them the inks. Rukis loved the badge and Gideon signed the tauren pic.
I eventually found Darius Koopa and Mako after a little searching. They were fun, Mako did a sketch in my book and Darius... Well, Darius managed to get at that hard-to-reach itch on my back.
Saw Dazen Cobalt in the Zoo and ran into Hornet V2 in the Den. Poor guy had voice issues. Also saw Larathen again in the Dealer's Den and bought one of his pieces. It was a tauren. And met Unknownwolf there as well. Saw Charkonian wandering outside the game room, never got around to teaching him how to play Magic. Also ran into Kintari, showing that I drove six hours only to run into someone who lives 30 minutes away. And I kept running into Darkjokerwolf. I swear I wasn't stalking him, it just happened. I can be a ninja sometimes, ask Darius.
Found Donryu and Eidolun in the Dealer's Den and picked up some earlier commission from them. They're both really cool guys.
Saw Dragoneer, our illustrious webmaster, around the Zoo but never saw an opening to say "hi." Probably all for the best. I found out from Dineegla that one of FA's admins thought I was Lupine Assassin/Allen. (For disambiguation: I am not him, nothing remotely lupine in my gallery). Only Dineegla knows the secret behind my commission capability, and the moose ain't talking.
Mostly hung around with the group from FAU, had my first real drink since March 15, 2008 (didn't see any leprechauns this time). Saw Jesus and Chthulu in the same room. Capt. Jack Sparrow held a gun to my throat to ensure I washed my hands really well. Saw Linnaeus in and out of his friar badger suit. Saw Tsuka in full bovine regalia and in human form in the zoo, not a bad looking guy, actually wears a bullring. Picked up my own copy of Zombie Fluxx and played Chrononauts and Red Dragon Inn. Also got a copy of Shard, an RPG that's like furry Prince of Persia times Final Fantasy.
That should be all the odds and ends. If I neglected to mention anyone I'm really sorry. It was a blur of games, art, and fursuits.
Final Verdict: It was a blast! I had 7.32 tons of fun over those days. 2's rant was hilarious, the suiters were amazing, the people were friendly. The fandom seems so vivacious in real life, none of that online drama around.
Still, I have some regrets. Like what I did in the elevator... no I'm kidding. But I wish I had more time to hang around with a lot of the artists. Donryu was in the zoo for a while, but he was arting and I didn't want to bother him... Well, not bother him too much, we did set up pizza at the other end of his table when there were none free elsewhere.
I'm still kicking myself for not meeting Narse and Unshackledfenrir. And, aside from Mako's generous contribution, my sketchbook is bare. There was so much to do but only so much time in which to fit it. I support 2's idea to make Pittsburgh a furry stronghold, so the con would never end.
Anyway, back to reality. And to my writing. Until next time, ZigZagZiggy the Mad Bull Writer, out.
Now you should plan on getting up to Fur Fright in October. ^_^
But it was awesome and nice to meet you! ^^