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FurCon 08, further cons
18 years ago
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FurCon 08:
Well, it sure was fun, and I thank all those who were there and made it fun.
Yet, I was in a less than optimal mood most of the time, for due to some unlucky chain of events I had to run around feeling like an idiot, looking for a room most of the time. (I had one for the hot days of the con, mind you, but not for the days before and after.) Which is something I totally cannot stand and definitely wanted to prevent for this con, and which perfectly efficiently keeps me from being able to relax and enjoy. That, in addition to the pissy weather I had to run through a lot, partly due to my room situation, made me rather grumpy at times. Which is something I definitely dont want to be at a furry con, and I apologize for having been like that and not so much fun for everyone else most likely.
Further cons in the future:
That said, I assure you this wont ever happen again. Either I have a room at a conveniently close hotel for the entire time of my stay, which will be at least six days, and at least two roommates I know at least one of from somewhere a month or two in advance, or I simply wont be going. Period.
I will NOT be taking a 24-hours trip, one-way, to stay three days only.
I will NOT be staying with people only who come late or leave early or both.
I will NOT be making any needed arrangements at the con site relying on 'there will be so many people around, it will be easy'.
I will NOT take a room for just myself and would rather not have only one roommate.
I will NOT book a flight before I have certainty on the room issues.
I will NOT book a flight when all flights have already become horribly expensive, which they usually do quickly in summer, unless suddenly a bargain pops up which is unlikely.
For the coming anthrocon that means: Either someone I have heard of before rooms with me from 25th to 30th or 26th to July 1st or longer, in the Omni or Westin (or whatever is so close nearby that you can walk there in a fursuit), and all that is clear and settled a month or better two in advance when flight prices are still affordable, or I wont be going.
In that case I am sorry for those I told I'd be there, but I am not taking a trip that long and costing me over a thousand dollars for two days of fun and four days of pain again.
Well, it sure was fun, and I thank all those who were there and made it fun.
Yet, I was in a less than optimal mood most of the time, for due to some unlucky chain of events I had to run around feeling like an idiot, looking for a room most of the time. (I had one for the hot days of the con, mind you, but not for the days before and after.) Which is something I totally cannot stand and definitely wanted to prevent for this con, and which perfectly efficiently keeps me from being able to relax and enjoy. That, in addition to the pissy weather I had to run through a lot, partly due to my room situation, made me rather grumpy at times. Which is something I definitely dont want to be at a furry con, and I apologize for having been like that and not so much fun for everyone else most likely.
Further cons in the future:
That said, I assure you this wont ever happen again. Either I have a room at a conveniently close hotel for the entire time of my stay, which will be at least six days, and at least two roommates I know at least one of from somewhere a month or two in advance, or I simply wont be going. Period.
I will NOT be taking a 24-hours trip, one-way, to stay three days only.
I will NOT be staying with people only who come late or leave early or both.
I will NOT be making any needed arrangements at the con site relying on 'there will be so many people around, it will be easy'.
I will NOT take a room for just myself and would rather not have only one roommate.
I will NOT book a flight before I have certainty on the room issues.
I will NOT book a flight when all flights have already become horribly expensive, which they usually do quickly in summer, unless suddenly a bargain pops up which is unlikely.
For the coming anthrocon that means: Either someone I have heard of before rooms with me from 25th to 30th or 26th to July 1st or longer, in the Omni or Westin (or whatever is so close nearby that you can walk there in a fursuit), and all that is clear and settled a month or better two in advance when flight prices are still affordable, or I wont be going.
In that case I am sorry for those I told I'd be there, but I am not taking a trip that long and costing me over a thousand dollars for two days of fun and four days of pain again.
I've been to three cons, and one thing I've learned from it all, is you NEED the time to enjoy it. Especially for you because you travel from so far. The two cons I went to before FC, sucked, because I didn't have enough time to socialize. I was only there for a day or two, and missed most of my friends, and never really got situated before I had to rush off back home for work.
With FC I was there the whole time. And leaving the day after the con really helped me travel. It made all the pressures of flying a lot lighter.
I hope you have better luck at future cons! I might go to AC, so I might bump into you there. It all depends on how much money I have at the time, and what I'm doing for work. ^^;; Anyways, good luck!
Nice to see you here, and thanks for the very nice and convenient place to crash!
And that's some nice art that you got here, too. : )
This year's anthrocon turned out much better room-wise, I didnt go without having a room for the entire time before it all, and apart from appearantly catching the con crud, it was great.
I'm afraid I'll take a break from FurCon next year though, mostly due to the weather and barren surroundings around a hotel whose administration doesnt really want the con. Its all a bit much to cope up with for travelling to the other side of the world for it.
(Whereas at anthrocon the weather and surroundings are fun instead of something you have to endure for the sake of the con.)
If my job situation allows it then, I'll likely go in 2010 agan when they moved it to a better place.
Hope you have fun at AC ...