I refer to Further Confusion as the "furry new year", not just because the convention itself falls so close to the calendar new year (as well as chinese new year), but likewise, it was about this time of the year that I originally got into the fandom.

The con itself indeed was full of highs and lows -- planning the fursuit parade itself was a nightmare due to so many issues with possible routes popping up at the last minute, the most visible of them being what we dubbed "occupy volleyball", which nixed our plan of having the photo shoot in the main plaza of the convention center. Though ironically enough, I had wanted to do the photo shoot at Main Stage from the beginning, an idea that really no one else was hot on, yet thats what ended up happening, and it seemed to go over pretty well. Go figure. ;)

Overall the con went pretty well. The dances were fantastic, the panels went really well on my end (in spite of scheduling issues), and I got to meet and hang out with great people. There were some downsides, though I dont think I need to get into those here.