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Further Confusion 2008 Post-Con Report
18 years ago
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Whew! *shakes the snow off his floof*
I'm back from FC2008 and the Fur East! This year saw some record breaking!
Myself, Lulu, Kenji and Greymane went this year. On an unpleasant note, our friend Brisk who was planning to join us was unable to come at the last minute due to problems with job and housing. :( You were definitely with us in spirit, my friend; we never forgot you.
Now the list of who I saw....!
Kezzie, Mikau, Kaji, GlenSkunk, Joltie, Bushycat, Furgeta, Burning Donut ("NERD!!!"), K'sharra, Dingbat, Roxikat, Mordena, Obsidian, Tony, and NikkiVix. Selkit and Diadexxus were there as well, but I never got a chance to see them, There are also probably way more people I can't even remember.
...and those mentioned are just the folks who know ME. I saw way more faces I recognized, including well known faces like Wolf Kidd and Moonstalker.
Of course the dealers' den was packed with even more names I know, far too many to mention :)
After throwing way too much money at Terrie Smith like I always do (glee~!) I walked from the dealers' den not having bought as much as usual. I suppose that's a good thing ;P I did get Ken Sample to draw in my sketchbook, which was awesome.
I got video of the entire fursuit parade - and AC move over. 364 fursuits were counted in the fursuit parade line, and that's only the ones who were there at the start!
...Yes, folks. THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR. We broke AC's record.
Roxikat also told me that there were four Luskwood Second Life avatar fursuits running around, though I missed them (they were not in the parade). That was probably because of the fact that we were staying in the overflow hotel and the shuttles were terrible - didn't get there in time for the SL panel. :( Also missed the live animals show for the same reason. Oh well :P
Con crud has of course caught up with me, I might be a bit sick, but it's fine... it's worth it. Nikki in the Creators Lounge did have an epic confrontation with Con Crud, threatening the bane of all congoing furries with a lighter. :P that was funneh.
As it turns out, my buddy GlenSkunk already plays Hellgate London as a marksman. With any luck we'll be able to kick ass together online! We also have a new Hellgate convert, Mikau. Says he's going to get the game as soon as he can. Woot! Demons beware, soon fur will FLY!
Lulu had a flurry of "OMG it's you!" in the creators' lounge the last night we were there, and this resulted in her doing many a request for many people. New and old fans alike flocked to her fantastic work. She says she's going to make prints for next year - finally! She can see for herself how much people love her art!
Also thanks to Joltie for comissioning me to draw my VERY FIRST CONBADGE! ^.^ Yay!!
We didn't stay the last day of the con, instead scooting our tails out in the morning. Greymane had jury duty the next day back home so we had to make tracks... of course this didn't stop us from stopping for a little while along the side of the freeway in northern Cali to play in the snow for a while ;P We took a snowman that someone had left and furry-ized it. Muahaha.
We actually were smart and brought food this time, consisting mostly of ramen (ironic considering the con's theme was Far East... :P) so we had no troubles with food. It was fun, fur and silliness the whole way through.
It was pretty much time to come home though... we were all very tired. I slept really well last night, and I'm sure everyone else did too.
It was Greymane's first con. I realized too late that he probably didn't have quite as much fun as the rest of us, being non-artistic and thus less interested in the Creators' Lounge where we mostly hung out. Sorry Grey! I'm glad you had your share of fun though.
We ran into a surprise friend from our very own town who we didn't even KNOW was furry! Drakon and his girl Kitty were there, who we know as fellow gamers from the local Cybercenter... and now as fellow furries! Shouts to both of them! It was good to see some other local furs at the con! And special thanks from me to them for helping Grey keep occupied.
Kenji got some prints replaced that had been badly damaged in a fire his family had suffered. Both of us also got a contact in the Hybrid Furs panel, Bree, who will be doing us a free model sheet for our characters ^.^ The Hybrid Panel itself was a total riot.
Lulu was an art machine as usual. I confess I should have spent more time being close to her at the con but the other friends I hadn't seen for so long wound me up a lot. I'm sorry love... I'm glad you were able to hang out with Kaji though.
I have a few contacts for possibly getting a good pic of my fursona - None other than Dark Natasha. She apparently does really good hybrids. (though my thought was "DUH...She does really good EVERYTHING.") I also might be able to make connections on getting fursuit stuff done, like ears, horns, footpaws and tail. (Wasn't able to find one single pair of tufted ears...) Making a full fursuit of Lynceus would be one hell of a project, though! I might talk with Diadexxus.
With any luck my friend on IRC will be able to finish my collar soon too. It might have been done in time for the con, but he abruptly lost his job so... yeah, making some fur a collar understandably dropped to a very low priority for him (Ok, actually I heard the news and told him to forget about it until he was back on his feet!).
I got two new con badges, one from Heather Bruton and one from Caribou ^.^ That brings me up to seven conbadges.
Anyway, I fully plan to attend FC09! I'll be booking early, since I don't want to bother with the overflow hotel next year - it's a hassle. As I said, the hotel itself is fine, it's just the shuttle that was a problem for us.
I enjoyed bringing my furry self out again, as I always do... it's just so much fun being among your own kind. I hope to see you all next year! Take care furs, and watch out for con crud!
- Lynceus
UPDATE: According to the FC website, the actual number of fursuits was in fact 387! Holy crap!
I'm back from FC2008 and the Fur East! This year saw some record breaking!
Myself, Lulu, Kenji and Greymane went this year. On an unpleasant note, our friend Brisk who was planning to join us was unable to come at the last minute due to problems with job and housing. :( You were definitely with us in spirit, my friend; we never forgot you.
Now the list of who I saw....!
Kezzie, Mikau, Kaji, GlenSkunk, Joltie, Bushycat, Furgeta, Burning Donut ("NERD!!!"), K'sharra, Dingbat, Roxikat, Mordena, Obsidian, Tony, and NikkiVix. Selkit and Diadexxus were there as well, but I never got a chance to see them, There are also probably way more people I can't even remember.
...and those mentioned are just the folks who know ME. I saw way more faces I recognized, including well known faces like Wolf Kidd and Moonstalker.
Of course the dealers' den was packed with even more names I know, far too many to mention :)
After throwing way too much money at Terrie Smith like I always do (glee~!) I walked from the dealers' den not having bought as much as usual. I suppose that's a good thing ;P I did get Ken Sample to draw in my sketchbook, which was awesome.
I got video of the entire fursuit parade - and AC move over. 364 fursuits were counted in the fursuit parade line, and that's only the ones who were there at the start!
...Yes, folks. THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR. We broke AC's record.
Roxikat also told me that there were four Luskwood Second Life avatar fursuits running around, though I missed them (they were not in the parade). That was probably because of the fact that we were staying in the overflow hotel and the shuttles were terrible - didn't get there in time for the SL panel. :( Also missed the live animals show for the same reason. Oh well :P
Con crud has of course caught up with me, I might be a bit sick, but it's fine... it's worth it. Nikki in the Creators Lounge did have an epic confrontation with Con Crud, threatening the bane of all congoing furries with a lighter. :P that was funneh.
As it turns out, my buddy GlenSkunk already plays Hellgate London as a marksman. With any luck we'll be able to kick ass together online! We also have a new Hellgate convert, Mikau. Says he's going to get the game as soon as he can. Woot! Demons beware, soon fur will FLY!
Lulu had a flurry of "OMG it's you!" in the creators' lounge the last night we were there, and this resulted in her doing many a request for many people. New and old fans alike flocked to her fantastic work. She says she's going to make prints for next year - finally! She can see for herself how much people love her art!
Also thanks to Joltie for comissioning me to draw my VERY FIRST CONBADGE! ^.^ Yay!!
We didn't stay the last day of the con, instead scooting our tails out in the morning. Greymane had jury duty the next day back home so we had to make tracks... of course this didn't stop us from stopping for a little while along the side of the freeway in northern Cali to play in the snow for a while ;P We took a snowman that someone had left and furry-ized it. Muahaha.
We actually were smart and brought food this time, consisting mostly of ramen (ironic considering the con's theme was Far East... :P) so we had no troubles with food. It was fun, fur and silliness the whole way through.
It was pretty much time to come home though... we were all very tired. I slept really well last night, and I'm sure everyone else did too.
It was Greymane's first con. I realized too late that he probably didn't have quite as much fun as the rest of us, being non-artistic and thus less interested in the Creators' Lounge where we mostly hung out. Sorry Grey! I'm glad you had your share of fun though.
We ran into a surprise friend from our very own town who we didn't even KNOW was furry! Drakon and his girl Kitty were there, who we know as fellow gamers from the local Cybercenter... and now as fellow furries! Shouts to both of them! It was good to see some other local furs at the con! And special thanks from me to them for helping Grey keep occupied.
Kenji got some prints replaced that had been badly damaged in a fire his family had suffered. Both of us also got a contact in the Hybrid Furs panel, Bree, who will be doing us a free model sheet for our characters ^.^ The Hybrid Panel itself was a total riot.
Lulu was an art machine as usual. I confess I should have spent more time being close to her at the con but the other friends I hadn't seen for so long wound me up a lot. I'm sorry love... I'm glad you were able to hang out with Kaji though.
I have a few contacts for possibly getting a good pic of my fursona - None other than Dark Natasha. She apparently does really good hybrids. (though my thought was "DUH...She does really good EVERYTHING.") I also might be able to make connections on getting fursuit stuff done, like ears, horns, footpaws and tail. (Wasn't able to find one single pair of tufted ears...) Making a full fursuit of Lynceus would be one hell of a project, though! I might talk with Diadexxus.
With any luck my friend on IRC will be able to finish my collar soon too. It might have been done in time for the con, but he abruptly lost his job so... yeah, making some fur a collar understandably dropped to a very low priority for him (Ok, actually I heard the news and told him to forget about it until he was back on his feet!).
I got two new con badges, one from Heather Bruton and one from Caribou ^.^ That brings me up to seven conbadges.
Anyway, I fully plan to attend FC09! I'll be booking early, since I don't want to bother with the overflow hotel next year - it's a hassle. As I said, the hotel itself is fine, it's just the shuttle that was a problem for us.
I enjoyed bringing my furry self out again, as I always do... it's just so much fun being among your own kind. I hope to see you all next year! Take care furs, and watch out for con crud!
- Lynceus
UPDATE: According to the FC website, the actual number of fursuits was in fact 387! Holy crap!
Either way that stil won't be for a few years yet. -3-