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From California to MFF to Depression
14 years ago
*comes in and rubs the sleep from his eyes*
Oh, hey guys! I guess now that reality has got me back, I might as well write a lil about California and the Midwest Furfest near Chicago. Expect a wall of text!
So after an 11 hour flight in a packed, crowded plane with annoyingly loud Kazakhs on board (seriously, there were a lot of international passengers on board, but those 5 or 6 people were the loudest),
codyvfrost (aka Vince) picked me up from the airport and we drove to his place.
Weather in Los Angeles was surprisingly cloudy that day and Vince told me that the temperatures were below the average for that time of the year. But it was still warmer than at home, so - that's one of the reasons I came anyway ^.^
We didn't do much that evening, except going to the movie theatre and watching "Puss in Boots".
The movie was cute. They tried too hard with some of the jokes IMO, but hey, a kitty was the main character and Antonio Banderas' voice is super hot! <3
The next day we went on a 2.5 mile hike at Malibu Creek State Park. Some people might know that I'm a huge M*A*S*H fan and that's where they shot all the outdoor scenes of the series (and the motion picture, for that matter). Because it had rained a lil the two days before I arrived, we faced some rather large mud puddles, but were able to cross them relatively clean. (Though we later both noticed some dried mud on the lower parts of our pants.)
We were the only people at the M*A*S*H site and I took some pictures... I even got to pose next to the iconic signpost of the series ^.^
After that we hit the beach, because while we were hiking it was sunny and very warm (too warm for Vince, I thought it was perfect), so that would've been some nice beach weather, right?
Except that when we got to Dume Point Beach in Malibu, there was a constant cold breeze. And the sun was setting even though it was only 3 p.m. So yeah... we just watched some freestyle rock climbers going up the cliffs there and called it a day.
Unfortunately Vince could only take 2 days off work that week so I spent the next two days chilling at his house. Thanks to his fiancé however, I was able to try out Dragon Age Origins that was installed on his computer and I really like that game ^.^
On Wednesday we stopped at the Griffith Park Observatory first to get some nice photos with the HOLLYWOOD sign in the background. Our luck was that the fog that covered many parts of the LA area wasn't hanging over the Hollywood Hills (but downtown instead) so that we had a clear view in that direction.
After that we hit the Natural History Museum and looked at the exhibits there.
Most memorable was a stuffed Sumatra tiger that was very cute and of course the dinosaur skeletons... turns out you can make very good fun of them, especially T-Rex (renamed G-Rex = Gayrannosaurus Rex) and Carnotosaur for the useless little arms XD
The museum was followed by the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. It was really nice, lots of different fish and jellyfish participating in a group bondage thing. I also touched a stingray... it had a very rough skin.
We still haven't figured out how the "Sarcastic Fish" got its name, because it didn't want to talk with us.
On my last day in LA we drove out to Vasquez Rocks, an interesting landmark in the desert where quite a few scenes from Hollywood movies and TV series were shot. The rocks have the nickname "Kirk's Rock" because of a scene in one of the Star Trek - TOS episodes.
We climbed around a lil and had a great view (of the desert) from atop some of the large rocks.
The sun was burning brightly and the temperatures were at their highest while I was there - it amazes me that we didn't get sunburned like at the beach last year!
After that we hit Hollywood Boulevard, the Walk of Fame and Graumann's Chinese Theatre.
Took some pictures, but I didn't like it there: too crowded, too many weird people trying to give you stuff like free CD's (and a black guy calling me racist when I refused to take a CD and even dared to not shake his hand... right, my concern was more like where your hand has been before, buddy!) and what I found to be rather amusing was a group of what seemed to be a group of Korean-Americans who held up signs and shouted "Accept Jesus as your savior!" at the people walking by. There was a guy in a Darth Vader costume next to a stormtrooper and it was a lil disappointing that he didn't use Force Choke on them :-D
While I was there, Vince also drew an awesome character sheet for me which you can find on his FA page and I will upload it later today as well.
Early on Friday morning he gave me a ride back to the airport and I was on an uneventful 4 hour flight to Chicago and MFF.
Chicago's airport really likes to send you on a marathon to get to the baggage claim and the shuttle center thereafter. >.<
All the time I was very nervous and excited to get to the con hotel, where I finally met
neonoae for the first time!
He was waiting for me with his buddy
xids, who's a very nice guy, and we checked into our very comfortable hotel room before venturing out to explore the con.
For most things that happened at MFF, I'm gonna be a lazy bastard and just point you to his journal: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2932979/
GO READ! ;-P
But I want to mention a few people of whom I thought it was really nice to meet and talk to them.
@ xids
It was cool to hang out with you and I'm very thankful that you gave Noa a ride to and from the con (and to drive us to McDonalds that one night ^.^). And give yourself more credit, man - you're a very good artist!
@
maximus-ursus
Was fun to finally meet you, bro! You're a swell guy to hang out with and I was very sad we didn't have the time to play more Magic with each other! We gotta do that next time!
I'd love to hang out with you a il longer!
@
unstablebill and 
noventawolf
LOL! Even though I missed the charity show with Uncle Kage and 2 the Ranting Gryphon because of you guys, I can definitely say that Noa and I had way more fun at your place! XD
You two are totally awesome and I'm very much looking forward to meet you again... hopefully around the time of MFF 2012
UPDATE:
I also want to mention
blueeyedwolf - it was nice seeing you again, even though we didn't talk! Also seeing 
bigwolfpaws as well as 
tiptoe
And not to forget
spyketyranno - you're fun to chat with! ^.^
That's all I got for now, I'm pretty sure I forgot a few people, but I will add them as soon as I remember or someone reminds me!
Oh, and if you're wondering where the "Depression" in the journal titel comes from:
I was very sad because I had to leave early on Sunday to catch the plane back to Germany.
Some people get Post-Con-Depression after a furry con... I don't.
I suffered from Post-Noa-Depression instead. It was beyond description to finally having spent a weekend with him and parting from it was one of the hardest things I ever had to do.
So I welled up quite a few times after leaving for the airport and also silently cried into my pillow that night on the plane - I am not ashamed to admit that.
Because I love my woliger very very much!
And I hope that I'll be able to attend MFF next year again!
Oh, hey guys! I guess now that reality has got me back, I might as well write a lil about California and the Midwest Furfest near Chicago. Expect a wall of text!
So after an 11 hour flight in a packed, crowded plane with annoyingly loud Kazakhs on board (seriously, there were a lot of international passengers on board, but those 5 or 6 people were the loudest),
codyvfrost (aka Vince) picked me up from the airport and we drove to his place.Weather in Los Angeles was surprisingly cloudy that day and Vince told me that the temperatures were below the average for that time of the year. But it was still warmer than at home, so - that's one of the reasons I came anyway ^.^
We didn't do much that evening, except going to the movie theatre and watching "Puss in Boots".
The movie was cute. They tried too hard with some of the jokes IMO, but hey, a kitty was the main character and Antonio Banderas' voice is super hot! <3
The next day we went on a 2.5 mile hike at Malibu Creek State Park. Some people might know that I'm a huge M*A*S*H fan and that's where they shot all the outdoor scenes of the series (and the motion picture, for that matter). Because it had rained a lil the two days before I arrived, we faced some rather large mud puddles, but were able to cross them relatively clean. (Though we later both noticed some dried mud on the lower parts of our pants.)
We were the only people at the M*A*S*H site and I took some pictures... I even got to pose next to the iconic signpost of the series ^.^
After that we hit the beach, because while we were hiking it was sunny and very warm (too warm for Vince, I thought it was perfect), so that would've been some nice beach weather, right?
Except that when we got to Dume Point Beach in Malibu, there was a constant cold breeze. And the sun was setting even though it was only 3 p.m. So yeah... we just watched some freestyle rock climbers going up the cliffs there and called it a day.
Unfortunately Vince could only take 2 days off work that week so I spent the next two days chilling at his house. Thanks to his fiancé however, I was able to try out Dragon Age Origins that was installed on his computer and I really like that game ^.^
On Wednesday we stopped at the Griffith Park Observatory first to get some nice photos with the HOLLYWOOD sign in the background. Our luck was that the fog that covered many parts of the LA area wasn't hanging over the Hollywood Hills (but downtown instead) so that we had a clear view in that direction.
After that we hit the Natural History Museum and looked at the exhibits there.
Most memorable was a stuffed Sumatra tiger that was very cute and of course the dinosaur skeletons... turns out you can make very good fun of them, especially T-Rex (renamed G-Rex = Gayrannosaurus Rex) and Carnotosaur for the useless little arms XD
The museum was followed by the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. It was really nice, lots of different fish and jellyfish participating in a group bondage thing. I also touched a stingray... it had a very rough skin.
We still haven't figured out how the "Sarcastic Fish" got its name, because it didn't want to talk with us.
On my last day in LA we drove out to Vasquez Rocks, an interesting landmark in the desert where quite a few scenes from Hollywood movies and TV series were shot. The rocks have the nickname "Kirk's Rock" because of a scene in one of the Star Trek - TOS episodes.
We climbed around a lil and had a great view (of the desert) from atop some of the large rocks.
The sun was burning brightly and the temperatures were at their highest while I was there - it amazes me that we didn't get sunburned like at the beach last year!
After that we hit Hollywood Boulevard, the Walk of Fame and Graumann's Chinese Theatre.
Took some pictures, but I didn't like it there: too crowded, too many weird people trying to give you stuff like free CD's (and a black guy calling me racist when I refused to take a CD and even dared to not shake his hand... right, my concern was more like where your hand has been before, buddy!) and what I found to be rather amusing was a group of what seemed to be a group of Korean-Americans who held up signs and shouted "Accept Jesus as your savior!" at the people walking by. There was a guy in a Darth Vader costume next to a stormtrooper and it was a lil disappointing that he didn't use Force Choke on them :-D
While I was there, Vince also drew an awesome character sheet for me which you can find on his FA page and I will upload it later today as well.
Early on Friday morning he gave me a ride back to the airport and I was on an uneventful 4 hour flight to Chicago and MFF.
Chicago's airport really likes to send you on a marathon to get to the baggage claim and the shuttle center thereafter. >.<
All the time I was very nervous and excited to get to the con hotel, where I finally met
neonoae for the first time!He was waiting for me with his buddy
xids, who's a very nice guy, and we checked into our very comfortable hotel room before venturing out to explore the con.For most things that happened at MFF, I'm gonna be a lazy bastard and just point you to his journal: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2932979/
GO READ! ;-P
But I want to mention a few people of whom I thought it was really nice to meet and talk to them.
@
xidsIt was cool to hang out with you and I'm very thankful that you gave Noa a ride to and from the con (and to drive us to McDonalds that one night ^.^). And give yourself more credit, man - you're a very good artist!
@
maximus-ursusWas fun to finally meet you, bro! You're a swell guy to hang out with and I was very sad we didn't have the time to play more Magic with each other! We gotta do that next time!
I'd love to hang out with you a il longer!
@
unstablebill and 
noventawolfLOL! Even though I missed the charity show with Uncle Kage and 2 the Ranting Gryphon because of you guys, I can definitely say that Noa and I had way more fun at your place! XD
You two are totally awesome and I'm very much looking forward to meet you again... hopefully around the time of MFF 2012
UPDATE:
I also want to mention
blueeyedwolf - it was nice seeing you again, even though we didn't talk! Also seeing 
bigwolfpaws as well as 
tiptoeAnd not to forget
spyketyranno - you're fun to chat with! ^.^That's all I got for now, I'm pretty sure I forgot a few people, but I will add them as soon as I remember or someone reminds me!
Oh, and if you're wondering where the "Depression" in the journal titel comes from:
I was very sad because I had to leave early on Sunday to catch the plane back to Germany.
Some people get Post-Con-Depression after a furry con... I don't.
I suffered from Post-Noa-Depression instead. It was beyond description to finally having spent a weekend with him and parting from it was one of the hardest things I ever had to do.
So I welled up quite a few times after leaving for the airport and also silently cried into my pillow that night on the plane - I am not ashamed to admit that.
Because I love my woliger very very much!
And I hope that I'll be able to attend MFF next year again!
People didn't notice them at first sometimes, so I made sure to flash them often enough... when they took a closer look they all commented on how cool they were. ;-D
Yeah, people are weird here, they try and give you free stuff in San Fran as well. Which on the one hand, okay it's free, but on the other hand...what if I don't want it? o_O
*hugs tightly* I can see why you'd be so upset at having to leave Noa. But hopefully you'll get to see him again soon one day. Awesome that your first time meeting went so well, and that you had such a good time together. :)
*hugs you back* Thanks Nieve! We're quite happy it worked out in real life too! Makes it much more difficult to spend that much time apart, though... but I hope the latest I will see him again will be MFF next year!
You're welcome Asyr. And yeah I know what you mean...hopefully it won't be too much longer before I can meet and spend time with my own tiger mate.
Good luck!