Further Confusion 2013 Con Report

Wow.  Just...wow.  What a crazy convention.  I had a great time, I have to say, and while I made a few mistakes, I'm actually happy that I did.  I feel like this con was sort of a coming of age for me - it helped me understand better who I am.  Since I graduated and started my new job, that's something I've sort of struggled with - figuring out exactly what sort of person I am now that I am no longer a student.  I guess you could say that this con sort of served as the crazy college experience that I never had.

First of all, shout-out to some of the most awesome roommates in the world -  groggyfox,  masonthehorse, and  malowolf.  You guys were awesome, and thank you for putting up with someone who isn't used to partying quite this hard.  Also, big shout out to  mooglepower who I hung out a lot with at the con.  He introduced me to a TON of people, and I am convinced that he is one of those rare individuals who could fly to a foreign country and instantly make friends.  He also introduced me to his mate,  krigulv, and to his friends from middle school who aren't (yet) furries, but who were brave enough to visit a fur con.  Great time all around.

Met a lot of people that I had previously only known online -  summercat was a lot of fun to hang out with, and I both surprised and excited to see  urban-coyote there.  Urban recognized me from my suit and we struck up a conversation - I'm glad to see that he's getting back into the furry art world.  

I made a lot of new friends.   lemonsqu33z is an awesome guy, and we share a lot of the same interests.  I was really surprised to meet both him and  triac, who had apparently read my stories but didn't know me!  Triac is also an awesome guy, who I sadly only really got to know towards the end of the con, along with his mate  ceithen.  I met  panthesurfingotter and  jacethearcticwolf through Bucker and had a great time doing a skit with them at FC:Unleashed.  I also had fun at airport con with  feartree, who I never really had gotten to chat with much before this con (or, really, during this con), but who is somebody I'd really like to get to know better.  Also, I met  skyan, and I have to say, the idea of fursuit Parkour intrigues me.

I bought some art from the art show. Two of them, both prints, are on FA:  http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3979851/ is going in my bedroom and http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8877356/ in my gaming area.  The other two items are originals and aren't on FA - I may scan those and share them around later.  Got a great badge from an artist who sadly isn't on FA - I may try to convince him to join up at some point, but I'm sure he has his reasons.  I also picked up a copy of the Nordguard card game, signed by both the artist and the creator.  I'll probably do a review of it at some point, maybe in a fursuit video.  Would anybody watch a guy in fursuit reviewing board games?  

As I mentioned, though, I did make some mistakes. On a couple of nights, I really overindulged myself in alcohol - I need to pace myself better and learn my limits.  I feel like I missed far too much of FC as a result.  I feel like I was a bit of a burden on my roommates, and that I really should have gotten out more and done more things.  Also, I met several people not listed here who are watching me, but I can't seem to place who's who. XD.  That's the trouble with meeting people in person and not taking notes about who they are on FA. I should have also thought a bit more ahead with my packing - I probably could have packed less and still been fine.  Conversely, there's some stuff that I wish I had packed and didn't. Finally, I wish that I had commissioned more art - I'll probably be fixing that in the next few weeks.  

On the whole, FC 2013 was a great con, and I really enjoyed myself.  I learned a lot, met some truly amazing people and am looking forward to the next one. I also felt like I gained a lot of confidence socially and learned a lot about myself, especially to let the past stay in the past and to keep moving forward, even after a really, really tough time. I feel energized and excited about the fandom and am hoping to get involved again after a hiatus from writing and heavy involvement. As a final note, if you ever want to hang out with me at a con, don't be shy!  Drop me a note - I'm going to try to update my journal before the cons that I do in the future.