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14 years ago
Got back from the Confuzzled 2011 convention earlier today and decided to write up a type of quick con report for the heck of it. :P
Friday
Arrived around 2:20 in the afternoon just after the registration room opened. Things moved slowly but after seeing just how many people were actually there it’s not surprising. There were also plenty of fursuiters already bouncing around and having fun and a funny little puppet thing at the end of the registration line which interacted with people as they walked past and introduced people to some of the events that would be coming over the weekend.
A little later, after finding my room, unpacking some stuff, and getting settled in it was time for the opening ceremony where everyone was introduced to the staff, the guest of honour, told about this years chosen charity and some of the upcoming events. Then there was a little show/dance with a couple of fursuiters on the dance floor and the convention was declared officially open.
As soon as the opening ceremony was over people either flocked over to outdoor barbeque, to the bar, or to wherever they needed to go, and just like with every good UK barbeque, it wasn’t long before it started to rain. :P
Saturday
The day started off nice and early, with a good number of panels happening, I was torn between going to the ‘Meet the guest of honour’ panel or the ‘fursuit fiasco’ event. But in the end decided to watch the madness which was the fursuiters playing all sorts of crazy games, such as musical chairs, British bulldog, simon says, and some game where the suiters had to pop each others balloons which were tied to their legs.
After that I managed to find a moment to check out the dealers den, there were loads of different things on sale there from a huge variety of artists. I managed to pick up a few Confuzzled themed items such as a mug, and managed to get some really cool looking customised LED dogtags for me and Dragonien.
A little later I checked out the ‘How to write a webcomic’ panel hosted by the guest of honour, who gave everyone all sorts of helpful hints and tips towards setting up their own webcomics, including comic layouts, character development, etc.
The fursuit madness continued next with the Furrylimpics, where teams of fursuiters went head to head in all sorts of games.
After some dinner I joined the extremely long line for the Confuzzled 2011 pawpet show, which was plenty of fun, and just as good as last years performance.
Following the pawpet show was the open mic event, where con attendees could get up on stage and perform whatever they want. There wasn’t many people in the audience for this even but there was still enough people to make it an enjoyable experience.
Sunday
I started Sunday by going to the art improvement panel, where a speaker gave everyone a bunch of hints and tips to help people with all different parts of their drawing.
The advice from the art improvement panel was put to the test next when I attended the fursuit life drawing event, where a group of artists gathered around JD Puppy and Ember who were striking a variety of poses for everyone to draw.
A short time later I checked out the ‘Who’s Yerf Is It Anyway’ panel I’m sure I don’t really need to describe what this was about since it’s simply an improv event based on the popular TV series, Who’s Line Is It Anyway.
Following that was the fursuit parade. It’s always surprising to see just how many suiters there are at these conventions, there was a huge amount, I wouldn’t be surprised if there were even more than last year. It was also funny to see the reactions of passing people and motorists as they drove past while the suiters were posing just outside of the hotel.
Shortly after the parade was the ‘Cavalcade of Cack’, a puppet based sketch show that was just too funny for words to describe, the people who put on this show really did a fantastic job of entertaining the audience, they had the crowd roaring with laughter the whole way through.
After some dinner it was time for the charity auction, where there was lots of really good looking art and other items up for grabs. There wasn’t as much action as last year when they auctioned off the Tani cloth, but there was still some really high bids flying around. At the end everyone was told that the live auction alone raised just over £4000 for charity, and the final total raised including everything else would be revealed at Mondays closing ceremony.
After the auction there was still plenty to do with the dances that were going on to the early hours of the morning where everyone could party the night away.
Monday
Since the convention officially ends today there was naturally a big rush of people getting packed up and heading down to the lobby so they can check out of the hotel, so the whole area was completely packed full of people. But having everyone around down there would give them the chance to say their final goodbyes before heading off home just after the closing ceremony or whenever they are set to leave.
At a little past 11:00am the closing ceremony began, the staff were all brought on stage to the applause of the crowd, and they were all thanked along with all the people who made the convention happen.
As well as this they also revealed the total raised for charity this year from all the donations, auction events, etc. I can’t remember the exact total off the top of my head but I think it was somewhere just over £6000, and managed to beat last years total.
The theme for next year was also revealed, as well as the guests of honour, and from the looks of things next year is going to be bigger and even more fun than this year.
Straight after the closing ceremony everyone made their way outside to the front of the hotel for this years group photo, and with so many people here I’m surprised they managed to fit everyone in it. :P
Additional Stuff
The convention this year was so much fun, I had an absolute blast and the time just seemed to fly past. There was a huge variety of events to keep busy with every single day and there was never a dull moment.
The hotel was very nice too, so neat and tidy and clean. The room had a decent amount of space and was very comfortable to spend time in when I went back to relax a bit. The staff at the hotel were also very nice and did a great job.
The convention staff who put in so much time and effort deserved that huge round of applause they received at the closing ceremony, they did a fantastic job of making this a fun and hugely successful convention, and I can’t thank them all enough for everything they did.
I’m definitely looking forward to checking out the con again next year.
Friday
Arrived around 2:20 in the afternoon just after the registration room opened. Things moved slowly but after seeing just how many people were actually there it’s not surprising. There were also plenty of fursuiters already bouncing around and having fun and a funny little puppet thing at the end of the registration line which interacted with people as they walked past and introduced people to some of the events that would be coming over the weekend.
A little later, after finding my room, unpacking some stuff, and getting settled in it was time for the opening ceremony where everyone was introduced to the staff, the guest of honour, told about this years chosen charity and some of the upcoming events. Then there was a little show/dance with a couple of fursuiters on the dance floor and the convention was declared officially open.
As soon as the opening ceremony was over people either flocked over to outdoor barbeque, to the bar, or to wherever they needed to go, and just like with every good UK barbeque, it wasn’t long before it started to rain. :P
Saturday
The day started off nice and early, with a good number of panels happening, I was torn between going to the ‘Meet the guest of honour’ panel or the ‘fursuit fiasco’ event. But in the end decided to watch the madness which was the fursuiters playing all sorts of crazy games, such as musical chairs, British bulldog, simon says, and some game where the suiters had to pop each others balloons which were tied to their legs.
After that I managed to find a moment to check out the dealers den, there were loads of different things on sale there from a huge variety of artists. I managed to pick up a few Confuzzled themed items such as a mug, and managed to get some really cool looking customised LED dogtags for me and Dragonien.
A little later I checked out the ‘How to write a webcomic’ panel hosted by the guest of honour, who gave everyone all sorts of helpful hints and tips towards setting up their own webcomics, including comic layouts, character development, etc.
The fursuit madness continued next with the Furrylimpics, where teams of fursuiters went head to head in all sorts of games.
After some dinner I joined the extremely long line for the Confuzzled 2011 pawpet show, which was plenty of fun, and just as good as last years performance.
Following the pawpet show was the open mic event, where con attendees could get up on stage and perform whatever they want. There wasn’t many people in the audience for this even but there was still enough people to make it an enjoyable experience.
Sunday
I started Sunday by going to the art improvement panel, where a speaker gave everyone a bunch of hints and tips to help people with all different parts of their drawing.
The advice from the art improvement panel was put to the test next when I attended the fursuit life drawing event, where a group of artists gathered around JD Puppy and Ember who were striking a variety of poses for everyone to draw.
A short time later I checked out the ‘Who’s Yerf Is It Anyway’ panel I’m sure I don’t really need to describe what this was about since it’s simply an improv event based on the popular TV series, Who’s Line Is It Anyway.
Following that was the fursuit parade. It’s always surprising to see just how many suiters there are at these conventions, there was a huge amount, I wouldn’t be surprised if there were even more than last year. It was also funny to see the reactions of passing people and motorists as they drove past while the suiters were posing just outside of the hotel.
Shortly after the parade was the ‘Cavalcade of Cack’, a puppet based sketch show that was just too funny for words to describe, the people who put on this show really did a fantastic job of entertaining the audience, they had the crowd roaring with laughter the whole way through.
After some dinner it was time for the charity auction, where there was lots of really good looking art and other items up for grabs. There wasn’t as much action as last year when they auctioned off the Tani cloth, but there was still some really high bids flying around. At the end everyone was told that the live auction alone raised just over £4000 for charity, and the final total raised including everything else would be revealed at Mondays closing ceremony.
After the auction there was still plenty to do with the dances that were going on to the early hours of the morning where everyone could party the night away.
Monday
Since the convention officially ends today there was naturally a big rush of people getting packed up and heading down to the lobby so they can check out of the hotel, so the whole area was completely packed full of people. But having everyone around down there would give them the chance to say their final goodbyes before heading off home just after the closing ceremony or whenever they are set to leave.
At a little past 11:00am the closing ceremony began, the staff were all brought on stage to the applause of the crowd, and they were all thanked along with all the people who made the convention happen.
As well as this they also revealed the total raised for charity this year from all the donations, auction events, etc. I can’t remember the exact total off the top of my head but I think it was somewhere just over £6000, and managed to beat last years total.
The theme for next year was also revealed, as well as the guests of honour, and from the looks of things next year is going to be bigger and even more fun than this year.
Straight after the closing ceremony everyone made their way outside to the front of the hotel for this years group photo, and with so many people here I’m surprised they managed to fit everyone in it. :P
Additional Stuff
The convention this year was so much fun, I had an absolute blast and the time just seemed to fly past. There was a huge variety of events to keep busy with every single day and there was never a dull moment.
The hotel was very nice too, so neat and tidy and clean. The room had a decent amount of space and was very comfortable to spend time in when I went back to relax a bit. The staff at the hotel were also very nice and did a great job.
The convention staff who put in so much time and effort deserved that huge round of applause they received at the closing ceremony, they did a fantastic job of making this a fun and hugely successful convention, and I can’t thank them all enough for everything they did.
I’m definitely looking forward to checking out the con again next year.
also, did you meet/see Rogue about too? I saw hi in the dealers den. when i first saw him, he was just passing by me and thought 'that looks like rogue.. is that rogue?' and was desperately tryogn to think to my skims over the attendance names... i asked Mudiwa if he' caught the name on the badge, he was sure it said rogue, so i wnet round to where he was and... yup. rogue! was epic and awesome. i has photo with him, but no way to upload it for.. the forseeable future unless the hotel's housekeeping staff are epic win. hope so.
Yeah I saw Rogue there, but it was just quickly when he was walking past the dealers den, I didn't say hi or anything but then again that's because I tend to be quite shy and quiet around people I don't know too well in RL. It was still nice seeing him there again though.
Hope the hotel staff are able to find your camera cable and get it back to you safely.
btw, is it slightly worrying that i had a pretty good rough idea for a story for next years con theme before the closing ceremony ended for this years?
he gave me the first and still best to-date writing advice in reply to a story i posted on macrophile about 5 years ago. actually, wish i remembered at the con, id have said for him to find me later so i can buy him a drink in thanks for that. meh.
and yes, i'm remble-typing. i'm tired. it happens. (I stayed the extra night. 4 days plus 6hrs traveling door-door = tired microfox)