Wow! This all sounds like good news! What more can I say, other than I wish you the very best of luck in Seattle!

Aw! You're making me feel great tonight! Thanks for reading all that. :0) I'm anxious to get rolling up there... thank you!

Well, this sounds like an exciting time for you! I'm sure that everything will work out fine for you!

You're welcome!

See?! SOOOOOO encouraging! You've got a gift! Thank you!

Aw, you're only ever too welcome!

Don't forget that I'm here if you ever need to talk!

I really appreciate that!

Hey! :D I'm so happy that your family took it so well! I don't know why I'm being so nosy, but I'd like to know what happened

Also, what will you be writing? I'd love to read it sometime! And about the teaching/substitute job..... if you were either one of those and I was still in school, I would shoot the breeze with you so badly. XD we would be like best friends or something. Just be careful. Computers or vehicles would probably make you want to beat your head in if we got on those topics. hahahah!

:P "and seeing guys now..." Have you seen any that are attractive to you? (this is my normal tired conversation. I pry too much. XD; )

Hahahaha! You're great! I just wrote you a huge note, and I need to sleep, but I'll answer this stuff first! :0)

Uh... ok, so writing, well, I have two things. I write for a website about skateboarding (www.skateboard.about.com). That's one of my jobs. And I'm writing the second mission for my Mobile Armored Marine text game app (it's free in the android and iphone markets). Someday I'd like to actually finish a book I started too... jeez... someday! It's even furry-ish!

And yeah, something about me pulls a lot of students in to just sit and talk, and I love it! :0) Except that one of the seniors from last year when I did my student teaching found me on some gay apps... kinda funny! I didn't know he was gay, and he didn't know about me either... soooo awkward, and funny! Don't worry, he's in California now. That'd be weird!

And yeah, I've seen several guys now who I've found attractive... um... yeah. Not like piles and piles but... some. Yeah. I don't mind talking about this at all, in fact I like it! I just don't know if you want more info... :0P

I didn't know you wrote for a website about skateboarding! That's really cool! X3 I don't have the balance it takes to skateboard however ^^' Still the game you're working on sounds like something I should try out when I get a new phone. I've always wanted something to occupy my time and I really like to play things that will challenge me rather than simply occupy my time. What is the book about so far? I've been trying to get my butt back into writing gear, but so far, I'm about a third the way through this short story I'm writing. The only way it's short is that the timeline spans a single day. However, it's taking many days to write it x3 So how is it furry-ish? I'm intrigued by that part.

OH GOD REALLY!? xDDDD How did you two find eachother? Did you two talk to eachother about that? What happened and who realized it first! X3 I know if it was you and me we'd just talk and talk to the point that most people would think something about us. X3 (I've been known to talk for 4 hours at a time nonstop. hahaha!)

hhehehe. I kinda do. I'm just like this always. This is why most people don't like talking to me I guess. x3 I would like to know more about them though. =3

I like all of your energy! So the book... well I started it a long while ago, before I knew anything about the furry fandom. It's a fantasy-ish story that revolves around a city of wolf-like people called Wuften. Well more specifically, around a Wuften family who get caught up in a lot of stuff. There are raven-people too, and snake-people and people people! I say "fantasy-ish" because they do have technology but it's different, and as the story progresses it blurs between sci fi and fantasy. And there are something sort of like steam powered mechs. Kind of. They're slow. I should like send you the first chapter and see what you think... it needs to be finished, and then re-written a few times.

The ex student found me on Scruff and Adam 4 Adam... he was just flirting with me, and revealed that he had just graduated from here, and I told him that I was just student teaching here and for who, and he said, "I THOUGHT you looked familiar!" XP

The kinds of guys I've found attractive... uh... well I always knew I liked bigger guys. Football player builds. Even in friends, I've been drawn to stockier or taller guys. But then there's been others too, now that I'm looking at guys more honestly... like... well there was this one small, skinny tattooed guy who was kinda angry a lot, wore wife beaters and stuff, and for some reason I really liked him... And there's another guy who came across seeming more "gay" than I normally go for (I go for guys who just seem "normal" usually - no gay accent or flamboyant anything). He was frustrating because I didn't know why I liked him, but I LIKED him! So we were together a lot for a while. You'll notice there's a rash of drawings with lions in them that I did? He's a leo, and had lots of lion themed tattoos. :0) Yeah so... I don't know what I like, but so far I like a lot! It seems like pretty eyes and a quick smile and laugh go a long way for me...

You should have seen my energy when I was working at walmart. on my first 15 minute break, I'd down a 6" sub and a pint of chocolate milk and I'd be good for another 9 hours. XD


Hmm.... that would be an interesting thing to read. How about we send eachother what we're writing so that way we can get some input on it? Do you think that would be a good idea? I'd like to read your book, and if you want a critique, I'm sure I can be up to it. x3

OH MY GOD! XDDD That must have been a sight. hahahahah! I've heard about both of those websites, and for a while I thought about making an account there, but then since I found someone, I thought it would be a bit awkward. Have you heard of realjock.com? I found that website a while back and forgot about it until now. You might be able to find someone there that might spark some interest :3

That would have been odd if you two found each other WHILE you were teaching there. xD Though if it was me, I'd probably be ALL up in your bidness and you'd be like, "get the hell away from me! Dx" most likely. Though I'd also help you grade papers or get you drinks and other menial tasks like that hahahahah!

Hmmmm that sounds quite interesting. I tend to like fit men of oriental or Spanish descent (surprise surprise), though I really have not known what attracts me to them. It's like I've always felt more comfortable around them, but if I can't understand them, then I get extremely shy XD.

I have gone out of that general attraction though, some being bigger than me, others being chunkier than me, but it all came down to how we treated each other. It was never like we were expecting something from the other person. We would more or less be happy with the way we were, but if the other person wanted to try something, I'd support them. However, for reasons beyond my control, those relationships fell apart, but in this current relationship, it's a bit scary with the distance and familial stances on us get stacked against us. Still, the experiences I've had I would not trade for anything in the world. Hearing this about you, it sounds like you're still experimenting with what you like most. Am I right about that? hehehehe X3

Really now? Pretty eyes and a cute smile get you?

Really glad to hear things seem to be going well and your life is moving in exciting new directions ^^

Thank you very much!! It's CRAZY! But... stuff's happening... I'm just happy to have movement at all! No, that's not true. I'm especially happy with where this is heading!

Gongratulation about your sexuality thing :D

Feels good now? :3

I had busy summer too :o But only this summer had 2 awesome sunny week :/ And I have thought about that "Where have you been?" :DD I really kind of miss you and your art x3

Thank you so much my Suomi buddy! How have YOU been?! Your new icon is awesome! You've gotten even better. :0)

And yeah. It feels very very good. Right now I'd say I'm like 2/3rds into guys, but still a third into girls. From what my counselor buddy says, that's actually pretty common! Kinda funny.

Haha! :'D I have been fine :3 Schools have started and I finally got a job :p I am too very impressed about my skills xD

So glad to know that coming out has been good for you - your story has brightened my morning!

You'll enjoy living in Seattle! I lived there for several years and I'm sure you'll find it full of creative people to get to know! *rarwf!*

Aw thanks!! Thanks a lot! I really appreciate hearing that. It's been I'd say mostly good so far! There's still the general coming out... I expect that to be suuuuuper weird, but that's what happens when you wait and do this all later, huh? Anyway, thanks!

yer welcome... and based on over 20 years experience, you never really stop coming out, either ... no matter what it is... like, I haven't come out to my family about being furry... that should be interesting

Oh! Yeah.... I've thought about that. I was on a road trip with my buddy and his girlfriend, both of which are great about me liking guys, but then just in the conversation the girl says something like, "you know who have no reason to live? furries!" And I just sat in the back seat smiling... she's so proud of how open and accepting of me she is, and she just talked out her butt. Meanwhile, she was offended because I didn't use PC speech about women... whups... :0)

The REAL amazing thing is that anyone who's facebook friends with me SHOULD know! All the art I draw here I post there too, and I pretty much only draw furry art! Sooooo... it's more obvious that I'm furry than that I'm gay! But still no one seems to know...

Good luck with your family. Maybe you should just show up to thanksgiving dinner in a wolf fursuit... :0)

Ha! Yes! that would certainly be awkward - for my family at least *grin*

The last person who tried to put down furries was one of my employees - I simply stood there at his cube and told him what I really was.

I could see the gears start to turn and he very much apologized. Things have always been good with him and even now asks me if I've scared the neighbours yet with my fursuit *smile*