Furnal Equinox 2012 Con Report
13 years ago
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Ok so first off got down on Thursday a day early so I could relax, unwind and sleep in so I'd be good and ready for the first day of the con and so on. Drove down with
zets and Otty Otter. Got all set up in our room and then went down to suit in the Lobby as there were already a lot of people there as well as other suiters. We were joined early the following morning by
nighthawk after he got off work and I spent the following day rooming with him and
OreoReeBlaqk
It was really good to see everyone again though in the end I honestly never had enough time. I never even wound up going to a single panel as I was always suiting (missed out on the fursuit games :( ) and hanging out with friends and others I never get to see. Even then I still didn't have time to hang out with everyone I'd have liked to and the list is just too damn long to even mention O.o (OMG Soooo many people I knew were there!) I suppose part of the reason I didn't get to hang out with some as much this year was also because a number of them were working on staff or as volunteers this year but seems like everyone still had lots of fun.
I suppose one highlight for me was getting to meet and talk to
darknatasha as I've been a long time fan of her almost since I first joined the Fandom oh so many many years ago back in the days of Furnation and all the mailing lists etc.
The only slight downside to the con was when it seems some one made an attempt to purloin my fursuit paws. I'm still not 100% sure if it was a mistake or not but the guy (Another suiter) even moved my collar off my paws when they were sitting on the table along with another pair of paws (presumably his own) and started leaving with them. Fortunately I'd spotted him doing it and
Inari who was con security was there as well as I happened to be talking to him at the time in the Headless lounge. Got my paws back so it's all good.
Another nice surprise was
BabyTiger winning the fursuit auction run by
lavshep Not so much that he won the suit but that as a fellow
firestormsix fursuit I wound up meeting him again. I believe the last time I talked to him was quite a few years ago. I'd sort of known him from way back in the C-ACE days and I believe run into him at one or two parties but it had definitely been years. Was also nice of course that such a cute tiger suit went to a fellow feline! ^.^ (Plans are in motion to kidnap Babytiger and suit.. err.. I mean. Snuggle!)
Another highlight was the new harness made by
Indy5brad which went well with the new goggles I'd picked up (And a lot of people seemed to like the goggles. Weee! I just need to modify the nose bridge so they fit properly).
Umm.. oh yes and then I managed to ninja my birthday under the radar as so many other people were having birthdays around mine I once again escaped notice at the various restaurants! Muahhahahahha! Not that I didn't get wished a happy birthday. I was also given a cute and very cuddly Mini-Kesslan by :iconraven-wolf). Beyond that I also actually kept to my promise of drinking less! (No sickness wee! Bit of a hang over Saturday though. several shots of Tequila, a bunch of polar bears and half a bottle of rum will do that).
Hmmm, so many other things I could mention I suppose but damn. Soooooo much to mention I'm not even sure what to say for fear of hurting anyone's feelings bout leaving someone out! Anyway totally awesome time was had and of course the Con wouldn't have been even half as amazing for everyone were it not for my glorious panther presence! :D
PS:
Panzier I'm still gonna steal your rifle!
Ok so first off got down on Thursday a day early so I could relax, unwind and sleep in so I'd be good and ready for the first day of the con and so on. Drove down with
zets and Otty Otter. Got all set up in our room and then went down to suit in the Lobby as there were already a lot of people there as well as other suiters. We were joined early the following morning by
nighthawk after he got off work and I spent the following day rooming with him and
OreoReeBlaqkIt was really good to see everyone again though in the end I honestly never had enough time. I never even wound up going to a single panel as I was always suiting (missed out on the fursuit games :( ) and hanging out with friends and others I never get to see. Even then I still didn't have time to hang out with everyone I'd have liked to and the list is just too damn long to even mention O.o (OMG Soooo many people I knew were there!) I suppose part of the reason I didn't get to hang out with some as much this year was also because a number of them were working on staff or as volunteers this year but seems like everyone still had lots of fun.
I suppose one highlight for me was getting to meet and talk to
darknatasha as I've been a long time fan of her almost since I first joined the Fandom oh so many many years ago back in the days of Furnation and all the mailing lists etc.The only slight downside to the con was when it seems some one made an attempt to purloin my fursuit paws. I'm still not 100% sure if it was a mistake or not but the guy (Another suiter) even moved my collar off my paws when they were sitting on the table along with another pair of paws (presumably his own) and started leaving with them. Fortunately I'd spotted him doing it and
Inari who was con security was there as well as I happened to be talking to him at the time in the Headless lounge. Got my paws back so it's all good. Another nice surprise was
BabyTiger winning the fursuit auction run by
lavshep Not so much that he won the suit but that as a fellow
firestormsix fursuit I wound up meeting him again. I believe the last time I talked to him was quite a few years ago. I'd sort of known him from way back in the C-ACE days and I believe run into him at one or two parties but it had definitely been years. Was also nice of course that such a cute tiger suit went to a fellow feline! ^.^ (Plans are in motion to kidnap Babytiger and suit.. err.. I mean. Snuggle!)Another highlight was the new harness made by
Indy5brad which went well with the new goggles I'd picked up (And a lot of people seemed to like the goggles. Weee! I just need to modify the nose bridge so they fit properly). Umm.. oh yes and then I managed to ninja my birthday under the radar as so many other people were having birthdays around mine I once again escaped notice at the various restaurants! Muahhahahahha! Not that I didn't get wished a happy birthday. I was also given a cute and very cuddly Mini-Kesslan by :iconraven-wolf). Beyond that I also actually kept to my promise of drinking less! (No sickness wee! Bit of a hang over Saturday though. several shots of Tequila, a bunch of polar bears and half a bottle of rum will do that).
Hmmm, so many other things I could mention I suppose but damn. Soooooo much to mention I'm not even sure what to say for fear of hurting anyone's feelings bout leaving someone out! Anyway totally awesome time was had and of course the Con wouldn't have been even half as amazing for everyone were it not for my glorious panther presence! :D
PS:
Panzier I'm still gonna steal your rifle!
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Gonna have to go down and visit you in the near future though if I can.
you never told me.. I coulda baked you a cake.. or gotten you a cupcake..
*snuggle his awesome kitty friend*
was great meeting up with you again and hope to see you soon!
*snuggles*
-Raven Wolf
It was fun seeing you
*threatens you with a pin*
prplhaze
And glad joo had fun!
One of these days though I have to remember to demand a ransom.