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FWA 2011 - Furries in Wonderland (1)
14 years ago
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Ooh, first journal. Got a lot in my head, gonna be a ramblin' man.
So my first furry convention. Success? Yes! I'm still kind of on a buzz from it. And unsurprisingly, when you start down that rabbit hole, you simply want to go farther. Having this account for awhile and it being empty, I now feel more of a reason to actually start using it. We'll see how long that lasts.
So my first day and a half at the convention were.. not as fun as I thought it would be. I was with two friends of mine (Zaloko & Party Cat) but Party Cat bounced out to go have dinner Thursday night so it was just me and Zaloko wandering around and Friday only had a few moments of interests. Went through the Dealer's Den and did buy some books and Cruelty comic by Rukis but you can't do that all day. Had fun learning how to play Betrayal at House on the Hill, but afterward everyone went their own way.
My own fault, can't blame anyone else. Breaking the ice with conversation is still uncomfortable for me AND with so many groups around, you don't want to try to insert yourself into a group of strangers and expect to be included. Kind of rude I believe. So talking to Party Cat about it Friday night and he tells me. "You do have to try you know." Can't argue with that so I think to myself. People are out and about in force during the afternoon/early night. When are you more likely to see individuals you'd be more comfortable talking to. Early morning/late night! Now, how to stay awake. Ah I know, they've got a workout room. I'll go do that to pass the time. I did wake up my two compadres, which I'm very sorry for doing.
So, it's 5 AM and I'm wandering around the Hotel. Pretty empty but on the 3rd floor is a deli & computers to use the internet. I see 3 furs sitting around it and ask if they mind if I join them. It's a slow start but slowly starts to work. Oxa shows us his animations on his FA page and he LOVES the new Pac Man edition. Him and a fur from Pensacola, FL, who for the life of me I can't remember his name and it's bugging me so bad, decide to have the breakfast buffet. To rich for my blood, I'll stick with my overpriced turkey sandwich. This next part really surprised me. Oxa asks if I can get his wallet, he forgot his room key and yeah, you can't just leave and tell them you'll be back to pay. Trust me? to get his his wallet and come back? Wow. Did take a bit of time finding his room. Wrong tower and I knocked on the wrong door once. Embarrassing. But I met a furry artist when I got back whose name also escapes me. After about an hour, hour and a half we all split. Success! With a lighter step I search out more people to harass.
Downstairs, 1st floor, convention area itself. I see someone else with a name tag sitting, drinking a cup of coffee. Nah he doesn't mind if I pester him with questions. Turns out it's Runtt, the drummer for Matthew Ebel's concert later on that night. He tells a few amusing stories about California and how crazy the east coast is. Short conversation since he's going to breakfast.
After another round trip up and down floors I find another fur sitting downstairs in the convention area. A very nice guy from Alabama I think who again I can't remember. Only towards the end did I start writing down names. Go figure. We chit chat for awhile. He's volunteering so he can still get fun con stuff done. Such as getting commissions done and is really into cars. Not my thing but it's interesting enough. I learn about 5 squirrels is enough for one person to eat. And then he mentions this. "Hey it's 9 o'clock. Want to get some free breakfast?" What. Turns out FWA has cereal and animal crackers and candy and other various treats available in one of the rooms. So we head on up. Crack some Vore jokes while I'm chowing down on animal crackers and tell people who come in. "You want milk, it's in the bathtub." We get a few confused looks till they realize a bunch of ice was poured in to keep stuff cold. I'm 3 for 3 and it's not even 11 AM yet. Sure I might not ever really be "Friends" with them but I can still say hi whenever I see them and inquire about what they're up to. If we become more friendly, great! If we don't. Doesn't matter, they're still nice guys.
Party Cat and Zaloko join me when I message them about the free breakfast and we chat for awhile. Watch cartoons with other Furries and make small talk. It's 11 AM and I'm feeling very tired. So I head down to my room and pass the fuck out. I don't wake up till 4 PM or so and I've missed quite a few panels. But I don't particularly mind. The night hasn't even started yet and I'm feeling a helluva lot better then the previous day.
So I see this Journal has gone much much longer then I intend to so I'll stop here and finish it up later. Hopefully while it's still pretty fresh in my mind.
So my first furry convention. Success? Yes! I'm still kind of on a buzz from it. And unsurprisingly, when you start down that rabbit hole, you simply want to go farther. Having this account for awhile and it being empty, I now feel more of a reason to actually start using it. We'll see how long that lasts.
So my first day and a half at the convention were.. not as fun as I thought it would be. I was with two friends of mine (Zaloko & Party Cat) but Party Cat bounced out to go have dinner Thursday night so it was just me and Zaloko wandering around and Friday only had a few moments of interests. Went through the Dealer's Den and did buy some books and Cruelty comic by Rukis but you can't do that all day. Had fun learning how to play Betrayal at House on the Hill, but afterward everyone went their own way.
My own fault, can't blame anyone else. Breaking the ice with conversation is still uncomfortable for me AND with so many groups around, you don't want to try to insert yourself into a group of strangers and expect to be included. Kind of rude I believe. So talking to Party Cat about it Friday night and he tells me. "You do have to try you know." Can't argue with that so I think to myself. People are out and about in force during the afternoon/early night. When are you more likely to see individuals you'd be more comfortable talking to. Early morning/late night! Now, how to stay awake. Ah I know, they've got a workout room. I'll go do that to pass the time. I did wake up my two compadres, which I'm very sorry for doing.
So, it's 5 AM and I'm wandering around the Hotel. Pretty empty but on the 3rd floor is a deli & computers to use the internet. I see 3 furs sitting around it and ask if they mind if I join them. It's a slow start but slowly starts to work. Oxa shows us his animations on his FA page and he LOVES the new Pac Man edition. Him and a fur from Pensacola, FL, who for the life of me I can't remember his name and it's bugging me so bad, decide to have the breakfast buffet. To rich for my blood, I'll stick with my overpriced turkey sandwich. This next part really surprised me. Oxa asks if I can get his wallet, he forgot his room key and yeah, you can't just leave and tell them you'll be back to pay. Trust me? to get his his wallet and come back? Wow. Did take a bit of time finding his room. Wrong tower and I knocked on the wrong door once. Embarrassing. But I met a furry artist when I got back whose name also escapes me. After about an hour, hour and a half we all split. Success! With a lighter step I search out more people to harass.
Downstairs, 1st floor, convention area itself. I see someone else with a name tag sitting, drinking a cup of coffee. Nah he doesn't mind if I pester him with questions. Turns out it's Runtt, the drummer for Matthew Ebel's concert later on that night. He tells a few amusing stories about California and how crazy the east coast is. Short conversation since he's going to breakfast.
After another round trip up and down floors I find another fur sitting downstairs in the convention area. A very nice guy from Alabama I think who again I can't remember. Only towards the end did I start writing down names. Go figure. We chit chat for awhile. He's volunteering so he can still get fun con stuff done. Such as getting commissions done and is really into cars. Not my thing but it's interesting enough. I learn about 5 squirrels is enough for one person to eat. And then he mentions this. "Hey it's 9 o'clock. Want to get some free breakfast?" What. Turns out FWA has cereal and animal crackers and candy and other various treats available in one of the rooms. So we head on up. Crack some Vore jokes while I'm chowing down on animal crackers and tell people who come in. "You want milk, it's in the bathtub." We get a few confused looks till they realize a bunch of ice was poured in to keep stuff cold. I'm 3 for 3 and it's not even 11 AM yet. Sure I might not ever really be "Friends" with them but I can still say hi whenever I see them and inquire about what they're up to. If we become more friendly, great! If we don't. Doesn't matter, they're still nice guys.
Party Cat and Zaloko join me when I message them about the free breakfast and we chat for awhile. Watch cartoons with other Furries and make small talk. It's 11 AM and I'm feeling very tired. So I head down to my room and pass the fuck out. I don't wake up till 4 PM or so and I've missed quite a few panels. But I don't particularly mind. The night hasn't even started yet and I'm feeling a helluva lot better then the previous day.
So I see this Journal has gone much much longer then I intend to so I'll stop here and finish it up later. Hopefully while it's still pretty fresh in my mind.
