Sunday I woke up around 11 AM because a friend of mine, KG, was going to stop by so we could have breakfast. I have been talking to her for a few years since we were both commenters on the same blog, and we and a few others regularly chat on Google Wave. Yes, we're one of the few people who still use it! So first time meeting IRL since she lives in the area. I got a text she arrived, I went downstairs and we finally got to meet up. For breakfast we went to the Cromwell Diner down the road and enjoyed just chatting about various stuff going on, including a bit of catch-up on what I was missing on Wave. A good meeting overall and we took pictures to prove that yes, we finally broke the fourth wall!

I caught up with :icefoxix: and we both went to get pictures done in fursuit. Yes I was back for a second round of pictures, but this time I was in my Ravens jersey and so was he. It's actually how I met Ice in the first place. We were both at AC 2010 and I was just bumming around the hotel lobby and oh look, there's a guy in a Flacco Jersey, he should be cool. So yeah, we got pictures done together and separately in our jerseys.

After that, had brunch with him and gray. It was kind of a quiet day for the con as things were winding down. I just chilled out, picked up some commissions, and made a good time of it. As it was, everything was going to happen in the evening.

So once the closing ceremonies were over, I had gotten word that we were going to try to set up a performance of Thriller during the Dead Dog party. I got into suit and hung out at the dance before heading back to the headless lounge. I ended up chatting with a number of folks before it sounded like we were going to go out there to perform. As I was putting my head on and heading out, I heard the intro start, so it was like, RUN TO THE FLOOR!  camohusky ended up doing the same thing as well.

The performance of Thriller was a lot of fun. I was glad for the extra practice as I was more confident in the dance than I would have been if I had just done the 2 hour panel. If you haven't seen the video already, here it is: http://youtu.be/bYfcRdu7bKA I ended up running into  JDPuppy later that night and told him how much fun it was and I hope they would do it again next year. He said he'd love to see folks get together and create or re-create dances at any cons they happen to be at. I'm definitely down for that idea and I know a couple of the other Thriller participants feel the same way.

I spent most of the night at the Dead Dog party, both sitting in the lounge and going back out there. One highlight after Fursuit Parade 2 was that the FF organizers announced they were about $200 short of breaking last year's fundraising total. If the goal was broken, they would follow through with the plan to shave Wag's head. Well the wallets came out and the total was broken, IIRC it was just over $12,700 raised for charity. Therefore Wag was brought up there and the headshaving commenced. Myself and a few others in suit were sitting there and cheering the whole thing on as it happened. It was great.

It seemed that the headless lounge was the place to be for a while there, as a lot of us just kicked back and talked. Even Ice had to admit that the headless lounge was the most social area that evening. At one point while venturing out, a small fur pile was started somewhere in the hallway. Now I get why some suiters do that, it can be comfortable, so long as you're not the one on the very bottom that's starting it.

As things came to a close for Dead Dog, it was getting late and since there were long trips ahead for folks, it was time for bed.

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Monday morning was basically get up, have breakfast, pack everything up and say my goodbyes, and head to the airport. I was there at the airport early so it meant using the free wi-fi to catch up on some stuff. Right before my flight I ended up running into a few other furs from the convention who were going to be on the flight. One of the women there said she had "seen me sitting there and saw my T-shirt with the big cats on it, and the tiger on my backpack, so those plus being socially awkward, I was probably coming from the con."

Um, excuse me? I was actually a bit offended by that, mostly because anyone who knows me or met me at the con, I'm not really socially awkward, but whatever. I was sitting there on my laptop because Southwest provides those nice chairs and charging stations.

So a one-hour flight later and I was back in Baltimore, soon to be picked up by  Sparf and then homeward.

So overall Furfright was an awesome experience for me and I look forward to next year because I definitely want to go back. I met so many cool folks while there, including  wolfpuptk sadariuswolf graywolf769 alshline nbowa camohusky TDK kint denimwizard JDPuppy Kwik clemfox and  hockeywolf Lots of good folks, and they made the con fun. I'm sure I'll catch y'all at a future con somewhere.