This year at MFF was awesome. I got to meet so many awesome people, too many to list. I only name a few down here so if I didn't list you, I'm sorry, be assured though that I did have fun hanging out with everyone.

My mate and I flew up there together and took the shuttle from the airport with Giza. When we got there, we checked in and munched on cheese curds our roommate had bought. After that I got into suit and ran around the hotel for a bit, enjoying the cold and dry Chicago weather. My mate and I were the first ones in line to go through registration and picked up our shiny sponsor packets and special gifts. I took it easy after than and went to bed at a decent time for a furry con.

On Friday I got up and had breakfast at the awesome restaurant in the hotel. Granted it's not cheap, but the food is very good. The rest of the day consisted of fursuiting, meeting both the head of Midfur (Cynwolf) and BBF, and going to Kage's various panels in suit with my mate so he could show the proper way to deal with fursuiters to new con attendees. I got out of suit and went though the artist alley and dealer's den a bit later in the day. I really never expect to find much that I actually wanna buy, but I did find something. I bought some blue knit hand paws that are good gloves and are super warm and the Bitter Lake DVD NTSC version (aka made for the USA). Later in the afternoon was the single best thing for shiny sponsors, the shiny sponsor meet at the top of the hotel. The food up there was very very good, as was the selection at the bar (for those of us who are old enough to drink, and didn't drink underage, like i am sure many furs did in room parties at the con). The chance to just go up there and sit and eat and drink and watch the planes come into the airport right over the hotel is something I look forward to now every year. The shiny sponsor isn't cheap, but they treat us well at MFF. Kage went on stage for his hour and then 2 did the same, what an awesome way to end the night. =^_^=

Saturday saw my mate and I down at the sponsor's brunch with the famous Hyatt brunch with everything you can think of for breakfast including omelets, cereal, juices, pancakes, bacon, sausage, coffee, bagels, bread, and even things you'd not think you'd see for breakfast. The fursuit parade was after that. This fursuit parade will stick in my mind because I followed  theiratefox with him in his super adorable plushie fox suit. I am soon to get a plushie suit of my own. I followed him cause he was the only plushie in the parade, as far as he and I could tell, I was there as a spotter in case he needed help, cause his paws were totally useless and his suit was all one piece. When we got into the headless lounge and I had helped him out of the upper part of his suit. I then asked if I could see what the paws of the suit felt like to be worn, so I would know for when my suit is completed. The feeling of wearing that kind of totally restricting, no dexterity paw was very awesome and completely different from anything I've ever experienced before, I like it. I can't even really describe how it felt. Hehe, sorry for the sidetrack there, anyway, back to getting on with the day. After more suiting and then having dinner (Chicago deep dish pizza from the best place in Chicago) and sitting around shooting the breeze in the hotel bar with friends, my mate and I went to the Kage and 2 charity show. The show started at 11 pm and was supposed to be done at midnight. They didn't get off the stage until past 2 am. We then, after talking with Kage for a bit, we went back and talked with 2 until nearly 4 in the morning.

Sunday was a much more lazy day, had brunch in the hotel restaurant, and then I went out suiting again. (I did that most of the con if you couldn't tell =^_^= ) After going through the dealer's den and artist alley again, I played some of the fursuit games and then got out of suit for the closing ceremonies. After that I suited yet again for a little before plopping down in the bar again to have more deep dish pizza. The group of friends then went to see BBF DJ the final dance. That man is good. I am a sound designer, and BBF knows how to mix songs, using EQ, looping, filters, pushing or pulling the playback speed of a song to match with the one currently playing. I was just amazed, I don't think I've ever heard someone do so much work to mix songs together, and change songs so much.

We left monday morning to fly back home, another con down, another one enjoyed, another one I'll never forget. I forgot to mention in there the number of awesome fursuiters I met both for the first time and again. Both Lav and Der shep, you guys are awesome, and thank you Der for the mouse. To all the Midori plushie suiters, plushie fox  theiratefox , plushie cheetah, plushie german shepherd, and plushie rottie  denimwizard , and esp to  midori8 herself, thank you all for being so super cute and huggable and OMG I wanna cuddle you adorable. Thank you also to all the other suiters I saw and interacted with, you were all awesome and cute to see and hug and pose with. =^_^=

MFF was an awesome con, an awesome way to end a stressful school quarter and definitely something I plan on attending next year.