Hello all,

I know I don't right many journals about cons, but what the hell, I put alot of work into this one, lol

For those that don't know, I do all of the dance lighting at Vancouver Furry Events

It starts out, 2 weeks before the con, prepping the lighting fixtures, cleaning, replacing bulbs and planning light locations etc. There's a flaw in my routine though, after an event im too tired to look at/inspect every light, this became the beginning of my battle, because after Howloween 2012, I agreed to let a few furs help me pack up...

Long story short, stuff happened I guess and fixtures were damaged. I hadn't realized this until 2 weeks before Vancoufur 2013 and was in for a nasty surprise. So, after one of my most expensive moving head lights (1 of 4) was declared utterly destroyed, I set about repairing the rest, and adding new fixtures.

Now that I have a shop again for the first time in 5 Years (Since I started The Doghouse) I can actually set up  Malicai_fox Truss -before- the event, with all the fixtures on it. So I was able to plan where each fixture would specifically go, as I knew the truss would be overloaded weight wise, it was very important.

So, The day before the con (thurs) I get off work at 5pm and drive 30mins home, Load up the Truck and head to the hotel. I've learned my lesson at this point, and despite kind furs offering to help set up, I decline and decide to do it myself, that way if anything get's broken this time i can only blame myself.

Anyway, I left the hotel at 3am Fri morning with the lighting rig pretty much ready to go. I went home and went straight to bed, to get up at 6:45am for my friday staff meeting. I worked again till 5, flew home like a stabbed rat, grabbed clothes and supplies (because I hadn't thought of it earlier) and went straight to the con.

On the way, I picked up the 3rd and new final light fixture of the con, from a guy named "Manuel", this is relevant because i've never actually met anyone in person with that name.

Upon arriving at the con I did lighting for opening ceremonies. Which, as I found out is pretty tricky with lights that are designed for raves, but hey, I managed!

After that was the Friday night dance, it went well and I think i held up pretty good, but may have drunk to much beer, because I was wrecked in the morning, either from the alcohol or just fatigue...I dunno.

Did the Fursuit Parade on Saturday anyway, that's always been where my interest lies in the fandom, but didn't get much done this con ;(

Saturday Night was Insanity. With  P_Dawg  Disaster_Dog and  Kihu DJing I had my paws full. The dance floor was so bloody packed I gave it everything I could to keep up. Running so many lights at once was silly (it was like daylight in that room) and caused breakers to blow.

For one of the blowouts I ran over to reset it, a bit drunk, and clipped my leg on a jagged edge on one of my toolboxes. Didn't mind at the time, shrugged it off. Next morning? Leg hurts like hell, go to take a shower and notice i'm covered in blood from the knee down! XD

Sunday was bad, I was tired and hungover as hell, but still managed to get into fursuit at some point, but missed suiting with my friends, just my luck!

The Dead Dog was hard, by this time I was so utterly exhausted and ready to die, i'm surprised I got thru it. I was unable to take down the rig at that point, since I had to be up early to work.

By the time I got back to the hotel (Monday Night) someone had taken it all down and left it on the floor (Despite my specific "No Touchy" Instructions.

Luckily, only one light got broken while I was away, which Electrocuted me the next night trying to repair it, lol

All in all I had a great con, exhausting...but great, I gotta say seeing  SokiTwopaw and  samwisehusky again as well as the Saturday Night dance were my highlights

Also, I need a fur I can teach what I've learned to, who would eventually become my partner in this money pit of a hobby. So that I can actually take some time to enjoy the con and fursuit with friends XD

That's all for now!

Cheers

~Tor~