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MFF Con Report
14 years ago
It's almost 3am on Monday and I am in my comfy spot on the couch back home meaning MFF 11 is over. I am happy to be home where I eat real food, be warm, and sleep in my huge bed. Man those tiny beds sucked! But now is the time for me to write down my con report to share with all of you what I did and saw.
THURSDAY:
Thursday morning around 1am we woke up and did some last minute packing before heading to the bus station in St. Paul around 3am. The bus didn't leave till 6:20am, but we wanted to go to Walmart and I was being prepared for traffic. Even at 3am in the morning there can be a lot of cars. It's the Twin Cities for crying out loud. So anyway after a few hours waiting in the car the bus shows up and we head out. 9 hours later, and a lot of napping, we arrive at the Cumberland Ave. Station where our friend, Rich, is waiting to pick us up. For once I was scared of small places because of how we piled into that car.
We arrived at the hotel around 4pm and got situated in our room. Registration didn't start till 7 so I started to wander around and get my bearings of the hotel. After registration which, thank god didn't take that long our friend, Admiral was nice enough to treat, Stryker and I to dinner at the little bar inside the hotel. I got to try Tampura Shrimp, Wasabi, Tuna Caviar and Fried Kalamari (sp). It was really good. Stryker had the chili.
After dinner and some more running around I tried to suit for a bit, but after an uncomfortable ride on the bus the head put too much strain on my shoulders so I could only do it for an hour or so. Then I curled up on a dinky bed and went to sleep.
FRIDAY:
Friday was full of fun for me. It started off with Opening Ceremonies; which was quick, simple, and to the point. I meet some new friends and even helped one of them come up with their name and species. I feel so special. Don't know if any of them have FA. But I was so glad to meet all of them.
At 4pm was the first MLP: FIM Brony Meet. It was so much fun. We had polls, got to share our feelings on why we enjoy the show, and helped create a con brony. There was also a raffle, but I didn't win anything that time. Oh well.
Between ponies and other activities I strolled through Dealer's Den and said hi to the sellers. I didn't buy anything, but my business card collection got a lot bigger.
At 7pm was Uncle Kage's Story Hour. He told some stories of why he was hurting at AC and it was pretty funny. But, I have to admit that I had a lot more fun at 2's Rant. Apparently, he became the overlord of the world and shared his rules of the new planet, Shatner. Don't ask. I had to tape it to show to my roommate. Following 2 I got some food at the consuite before Whose's Lion is it Anyway. That also turned out to be a lot of fun. I had never been so dehydrated and headachy in my life. Thank god for water.
SATURDAY:
Saturday was my fursuiting day. I started out with the Fursuit photos. I can't wait to see the photos and add them to my page. Then after the photoshoot I wondered around for a bit before the parade. Got something to eat and had to refill my water bottle multiple times, because I was so warm in my suit. As a free give away we got free bandanas. At one point I misplaced mine, but they had extras thank goodness.
During the parade I assisted a very cute, but frightened coyote along the route as he held onto my tail. It was warm in the hotel, but it was awesome when we finally got outside for the big group picture. That felt so nice.
After the Parade was Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. A performance where the actors try to act out 30 plays in 60 minutes. They managed to do it and I even got to be in two of the plays. One where I had to pick a card, say I loved it, then say goodbye and never see it again. Why did I think of my mate? I don't want him to go away,
After that was a MLP: FIM encore panel. It cut into the variety show, but this time during the raffle I won something. I won a brony.com shirt. Only thing was it was one you had to pay $5 for. I mentioned I didn't have any money and the guy said we could discuss it later. After the panel I got in line to get my shirt and one of the other bronies who had been sitting next to me came up to me and handed me $5. He said "Enjoy the power of friendship" and walked off. I actually started to cry at this act of kindness and happily got my new Rainbow Dash colored "This is a Cutie Mark not a Tramp Stamp" shirt. I was so excited and touched.
I caught the very end of the Variety Show and took time to wonder around before going to Midnight Howl. That was also fun. I always enjoy a good long howl.
SUNDAY:
Woke up and packed up our stuff to be out of the room by 12. Rich was nice enough to give us some money to take a taxi to the bus station in Downtown Chicago. We got there and waited a bit for the bus to leave at 3:30pm. On the way home we stopped in Milwaukee, where my Dad, Mom, Grandma, and Brother were there to see us. I'm originally from Milwaukee and since we couldn't stay for Thanksgiving this was just a quick hello before we were on the road again.
Pretty uneventful trip except for meeting another fur on the bus who got off in Milwaukee. It's just good being home and able to sleep in my own bed again. Hope you enjoyed my story. Good night everyone.
THURSDAY:
Thursday morning around 1am we woke up and did some last minute packing before heading to the bus station in St. Paul around 3am. The bus didn't leave till 6:20am, but we wanted to go to Walmart and I was being prepared for traffic. Even at 3am in the morning there can be a lot of cars. It's the Twin Cities for crying out loud. So anyway after a few hours waiting in the car the bus shows up and we head out. 9 hours later, and a lot of napping, we arrive at the Cumberland Ave. Station where our friend, Rich, is waiting to pick us up. For once I was scared of small places because of how we piled into that car.
We arrived at the hotel around 4pm and got situated in our room. Registration didn't start till 7 so I started to wander around and get my bearings of the hotel. After registration which, thank god didn't take that long our friend, Admiral was nice enough to treat, Stryker and I to dinner at the little bar inside the hotel. I got to try Tampura Shrimp, Wasabi, Tuna Caviar and Fried Kalamari (sp). It was really good. Stryker had the chili.
After dinner and some more running around I tried to suit for a bit, but after an uncomfortable ride on the bus the head put too much strain on my shoulders so I could only do it for an hour or so. Then I curled up on a dinky bed and went to sleep.
FRIDAY:
Friday was full of fun for me. It started off with Opening Ceremonies; which was quick, simple, and to the point. I meet some new friends and even helped one of them come up with their name and species. I feel so special. Don't know if any of them have FA. But I was so glad to meet all of them.
At 4pm was the first MLP: FIM Brony Meet. It was so much fun. We had polls, got to share our feelings on why we enjoy the show, and helped create a con brony. There was also a raffle, but I didn't win anything that time. Oh well.
Between ponies and other activities I strolled through Dealer's Den and said hi to the sellers. I didn't buy anything, but my business card collection got a lot bigger.
At 7pm was Uncle Kage's Story Hour. He told some stories of why he was hurting at AC and it was pretty funny. But, I have to admit that I had a lot more fun at 2's Rant. Apparently, he became the overlord of the world and shared his rules of the new planet, Shatner. Don't ask. I had to tape it to show to my roommate. Following 2 I got some food at the consuite before Whose's Lion is it Anyway. That also turned out to be a lot of fun. I had never been so dehydrated and headachy in my life. Thank god for water.
SATURDAY:
Saturday was my fursuiting day. I started out with the Fursuit photos. I can't wait to see the photos and add them to my page. Then after the photoshoot I wondered around for a bit before the parade. Got something to eat and had to refill my water bottle multiple times, because I was so warm in my suit. As a free give away we got free bandanas. At one point I misplaced mine, but they had extras thank goodness.
During the parade I assisted a very cute, but frightened coyote along the route as he held onto my tail. It was warm in the hotel, but it was awesome when we finally got outside for the big group picture. That felt so nice.
After the Parade was Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. A performance where the actors try to act out 30 plays in 60 minutes. They managed to do it and I even got to be in two of the plays. One where I had to pick a card, say I loved it, then say goodbye and never see it again. Why did I think of my mate? I don't want him to go away,
After that was a MLP: FIM encore panel. It cut into the variety show, but this time during the raffle I won something. I won a brony.com shirt. Only thing was it was one you had to pay $5 for. I mentioned I didn't have any money and the guy said we could discuss it later. After the panel I got in line to get my shirt and one of the other bronies who had been sitting next to me came up to me and handed me $5. He said "Enjoy the power of friendship" and walked off. I actually started to cry at this act of kindness and happily got my new Rainbow Dash colored "This is a Cutie Mark not a Tramp Stamp" shirt. I was so excited and touched.
I caught the very end of the Variety Show and took time to wonder around before going to Midnight Howl. That was also fun. I always enjoy a good long howl.
SUNDAY:
Woke up and packed up our stuff to be out of the room by 12. Rich was nice enough to give us some money to take a taxi to the bus station in Downtown Chicago. We got there and waited a bit for the bus to leave at 3:30pm. On the way home we stopped in Milwaukee, where my Dad, Mom, Grandma, and Brother were there to see us. I'm originally from Milwaukee and since we couldn't stay for Thanksgiving this was just a quick hello before we were on the road again.
Pretty uneventful trip except for meeting another fur on the bus who got off in Milwaukee. It's just good being home and able to sleep in my own bed again. Hope you enjoyed my story. Good night everyone.
Chronofox
~chronofox
I was there! Glad you had a fun time!
Hallan
~hallan
It was wonderful to meet you again, even if only for short spans at a time. I'm glad you had a great con!
kazzellin
~kazzellin
Glad you had a fun time! :D I wasn't there this year, but plan to go next year. :)
Skystrider
~skystrider
I was truely amazed how many MNfurs were there at MFF, there had to be at least 30-50 of our group members there (yes thats counting alot of the "core" steering committee members / Leadership who were there volunteering as well)
