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My first Con.
13 years ago
Computer, begin Log.
Now that I have had time to center my thoughts I can talk about my first Convention experience. I went to the Sharton Hotel Friday and Saturday by pure chance. lwr, a friend I met in college was going to go and offered me a ride. I was doing homework at the time but I figured what the hell. I needed to get out of the house anyway.
When I got there I was a nervous wreck. I met one of his friends who asked me who I was and my mind went blank. He then picked me up and gave me a hug. Needless to say I was embarrassed, not even remembering my own name. I ended up following lwr around like a lost puppy and I saw things that I thought I would only see in my dreams. The things that stood out the most, were: 1) The fact that there were so many more women there. 2) This one female ram with these awesome digitrade hooves. And 3) A Tauntaun there from Star Wars! Every time I had encounters with another Fur, it was always a male, and he was either gay or pan. It had disturbed me for the longest time. Nice to know I was wrong.
After looking around the artist area and picking up a few cards looking for a good commission artist and old acquaintance from one of my old schools. He was the lynch pin. After talking with him I felt more at home at that place than I had ever been before and lwr bought me a T-shirt. I only wish I hadn't had to go to college that day. When I got home I felt this strong sense of depression and loneliness and I know what it was from. I have never had a good friend from the opposite sex before and I regret that a lot.
The next day wasn't as good. I was tired from working and ended up sitting on the couch because my legs were hurting so much. There was a women there drawing and I did something that I had never done before. I started a conversation with her. She was drawing what looked like a cross between a Centaur and a Dragon. I asked about it, asked if she did commissions, she told me it was something that she had been working on for a while and that she has never been able to do a commission before because of the rate at which she draws. She saw herself as an albino wolf. She had been fursuiting the whole day and was exhausted. She told me about herself and her fursona, I did likewise, and she had this... this strange looking necklace around her neck. I found myself staring at it while she was talking and I felt... at peace. Usually my mind goes completely south when it comes to women but with her... nothing. I just stared at the necklace and it seemed to stare back at me. I wanted so badly to ask about it but i felt tired and fell asleep, also I got the impression that she thought I was looking at her cleavage too much.
Her name started with a "D" and she described herself as an animal who consumes sexual energy. She said she was pagan and that she used her animal guide as her guide for her fursona. She also said that FCN was the only Con she goes to and that she lives in the same area as me.
If she will ever see this I have no idea. If I ever see her again the first thing I will ask is about that necklace and how she has been. I know I gave her my FA account name, so it is possible. It was a good 2 days and I WILL be going next year. I will be prepared.
Computer............................................ End Log.
Now that I have had time to center my thoughts I can talk about my first Convention experience. I went to the Sharton Hotel Friday and Saturday by pure chance. lwr, a friend I met in college was going to go and offered me a ride. I was doing homework at the time but I figured what the hell. I needed to get out of the house anyway.
When I got there I was a nervous wreck. I met one of his friends who asked me who I was and my mind went blank. He then picked me up and gave me a hug. Needless to say I was embarrassed, not even remembering my own name. I ended up following lwr around like a lost puppy and I saw things that I thought I would only see in my dreams. The things that stood out the most, were: 1) The fact that there were so many more women there. 2) This one female ram with these awesome digitrade hooves. And 3) A Tauntaun there from Star Wars! Every time I had encounters with another Fur, it was always a male, and he was either gay or pan. It had disturbed me for the longest time. Nice to know I was wrong.
After looking around the artist area and picking up a few cards looking for a good commission artist and old acquaintance from one of my old schools. He was the lynch pin. After talking with him I felt more at home at that place than I had ever been before and lwr bought me a T-shirt. I only wish I hadn't had to go to college that day. When I got home I felt this strong sense of depression and loneliness and I know what it was from. I have never had a good friend from the opposite sex before and I regret that a lot.
The next day wasn't as good. I was tired from working and ended up sitting on the couch because my legs were hurting so much. There was a women there drawing and I did something that I had never done before. I started a conversation with her. She was drawing what looked like a cross between a Centaur and a Dragon. I asked about it, asked if she did commissions, she told me it was something that she had been working on for a while and that she has never been able to do a commission before because of the rate at which she draws. She saw herself as an albino wolf. She had been fursuiting the whole day and was exhausted. She told me about herself and her fursona, I did likewise, and she had this... this strange looking necklace around her neck. I found myself staring at it while she was talking and I felt... at peace. Usually my mind goes completely south when it comes to women but with her... nothing. I just stared at the necklace and it seemed to stare back at me. I wanted so badly to ask about it but i felt tired and fell asleep, also I got the impression that she thought I was looking at her cleavage too much.
Her name started with a "D" and she described herself as an animal who consumes sexual energy. She said she was pagan and that she used her animal guide as her guide for her fursona. She also said that FCN was the only Con she goes to and that she lives in the same area as me.
If she will ever see this I have no idea. If I ever see her again the first thing I will ask is about that necklace and how she has been. I know I gave her my FA account name, so it is possible. It was a good 2 days and I WILL be going next year. I will be prepared.
Computer............................................ End Log.
Caileran
~caileran
lol did you like being picked up?
