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Midwest Fur Fest 2012
13 years ago
So MFF was an absolute blast! I have decided to write down a few key moments from the con, I will go in chronological order.
Day 1:
I arrived on Friday around 4 or 5 and the lobby of the Hyatt Regency was already crawling with fursuits. Before I went to the counter to check I managed to observe a couple standing near the door with two small children nearby. The man and woman had very concerned expressions on their faces and the children were equally anxious. It was the silent conversation. All four were thinking "Who are these people and how long until they leave?" while the parents covertly discussed the best course of action the children decided on theirs, the broke from their parents and hugged the s**t out of those furries! The best photo op that I missed was the look on the faces of those parents.
Day 2:
Two words folks. Fursuit Parade. If you go to a fur con and don't spend at least 2 hours straight looking at fursuits then you can consider your time wasted. Fursuits are cute, yes. Fursuits are expressive, yes. Most importantly fursuits are a view into the heart and soul of the person wearing them. The creativity and attitude adopted by a person while in a fursuit can range from the expression of who they want to be to the security blanket syndrome but no matter what they are always a look deeper inside the person that is wearing one.
Day 3:
Dancing is one of the most difficult and physically demanding things in the world. Now imagine doing that in a giant, fleece and fur covered body glove. The fursuit dance competition was the perfect way to top off an awesome weekend. I can't dance but I can appreciate the technical and physical difficulties of a dance. Those people were extremely skilled and I sincerely feel that there were no losers in that event.
Day 1:
I arrived on Friday around 4 or 5 and the lobby of the Hyatt Regency was already crawling with fursuits. Before I went to the counter to check I managed to observe a couple standing near the door with two small children nearby. The man and woman had very concerned expressions on their faces and the children were equally anxious. It was the silent conversation. All four were thinking "Who are these people and how long until they leave?" while the parents covertly discussed the best course of action the children decided on theirs, the broke from their parents and hugged the s**t out of those furries! The best photo op that I missed was the look on the faces of those parents.
Day 2:
Two words folks. Fursuit Parade. If you go to a fur con and don't spend at least 2 hours straight looking at fursuits then you can consider your time wasted. Fursuits are cute, yes. Fursuits are expressive, yes. Most importantly fursuits are a view into the heart and soul of the person wearing them. The creativity and attitude adopted by a person while in a fursuit can range from the expression of who they want to be to the security blanket syndrome but no matter what they are always a look deeper inside the person that is wearing one.
Day 3:
Dancing is one of the most difficult and physically demanding things in the world. Now imagine doing that in a giant, fleece and fur covered body glove. The fursuit dance competition was the perfect way to top off an awesome weekend. I can't dance but I can appreciate the technical and physical difficulties of a dance. Those people were extremely skilled and I sincerely feel that there were no losers in that event.
