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SUPER LATE CPFM AFTERMATH JOURNAL
12 years ago
WELL, this is kind of depressing.
I'd typed up a HUGE journal full of individual thank-yous to pretty much everyone who showed up for CPFM, with stories and details of how you all impacted me and influenced how fantastic that little furmeet was for me...
I wasn't able to complete it all at once, due to the whole HAVING ONLY 1 WEEK TO PACK MY ENTIRE HOUSE AND MOVE OUT thing, so I just saved it and was going to continue it later.
Two weeks later and, now that all the psychotic activities have died down and I have had my first real opportunity to get on the computer...
I turn it on, and it had apparently restarted itself.
Okay, no big deal.
Until, y'know.
I realize that it had undone everything I saved from the last day I used my computer.
SO I GUESS THAT LONG JOURNAL IS JUST GONE AND I HAVE NO WAY TO RECOVER IT
AND, AT THIS POINT, I JUST FEEL LIKE I NEED TO POST A JOURNAL ASAP SO PEOPLE KNOW I DIDN'T JUST FORGET? 8'D
CPFM WAS JUST AS AMAZING AS IT WAS LAST YEAR;
AS WELL, CPFM RETAINS ITS STATUS AS MY FAVORITE OF ALL THE FURRY CONS I HAVE ATTENDED
If you're ever questioning whether or not CPFM is worthwhile, considering it's a smaller event and is thought to be a "meet" rather than a full "con"...
STOP QUESTIONING.
It is absolutely worth it, man.
There may not be many panels, but... honestly? Who goes to a furry con for panels, anyway? Isn't the point of furries about the community more than anything, anyway? :V
AND, TRUST ME, THIS COMMUNITY IS ONE WORTH BEING A PART OF.
I had so much fun hanging out with everyone, and there were too many memorable occurrences to list without literally just LISTING EVERY MINUTE OF THE WEEKEND. HURR.
Sadly, I lost my voice the second day, which SUUUUUUCCCCCKED, but certainly didn't stop me from having an awesome time!!
(Though, it DID stop me from packing my house during the following week, as I ended up getting my throat infected and having to go to the doctor to get on a course of antibiotics. LOL WHOOPS.)
Even without my voice, though, you guys made it an awesome experience!
Not only that, but it was easily the most fun I've had as Guest of Honor at a con!
PAST TIMES, IT'S LIKE... PEOPLE ARE TERRIFIED TO TALK TO ME.
AS IF I AM SOME KIND OF SCARY PERSON TO TALK TO
So the fact that I still got to spend time with EVERYONE and share so many great times was just awesome!!
YOU KNOW I LOVE Y'ALLS, AND I CAN ONLY HOPE CPFM WAS AS FUN FOR YOU GUYS AS IT WAS FOR ME!!
!
IN ANOTHER BRIEF CON REPORT:
I managed to make it out to A-Kon, last weekend!!
Spent most of it with
, 
, 
, and other pals who don't have FAs!
I also met up with some awesome other furs, but I don't happen to know their usernames! :C
Thing is, though...
It was literally the WORST A-KON I'VE EVER ATTENDED
Just. WOW
I HAD A PRETTY MISERABLE TIME
The new hotel is absolute garbage, and I SERIOUSLY HOPE THEY FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GO, BECAUSE OMG. IT WAS AWFUL. ABSOLUTELY AWFUL.
That place was NOT bigger than the Sheraton. :I Maybe longer, but there was WAY less total area, because there were SO FEW FLOORS BEING UTILIZED.
I MEAN, THINK ABOUT IT.
The Sheraton consisted of THREE HUGE buildings, all with multiple floors that were ALL in use. I mean, there was an ENTIRE MALL for people to spread out in!!
Now, there's pretty much just one convention center.
I mean, don't get me wrong-- the extra open space made it easier for people to spread out for photo opps, etc.! Which was definitely awesome! But, aside from that, it was a HORRIBLE setup for lines.
A-KON ALWAYS HAS BAD LINES, but the horrid arrangements this year really made the line-situation spiral out of control. 8v 5+ HOURS IN THE REGISTRATION LINE? NO THANK YOU. I'm sooooo glad I volunteer!
-- BUT, I DIGRESS.
I got my wallet stolen during the cosplay contest, which ssssSSSUUUUUUCKED.
Long story short, IT KINDA RUINED SATURDAY FOR ME. 8'D
Thankfully, the hotel staff found it on Sunday
But it was pretty undeniably stolen, which is always a disgusting feeling
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THEY TOOK IT RIGHT OUT OF MY BACK POCKET.
GROSS.
IDK man. I could just go on and on!
Aside from getting to hang out with people, it was just the worst con experience I've had in a loooooong time. 8v
THE ONLY WORSE EVENT I'VE BEEN TO WAS NAKA-KON, BUT I DON'T EVEN COUNT THAT ONE AS EVER HAPPENING. HURR.
To make up for how miserable our A-Kon experience was, though, Zeekweasel and I had a SUPER FUN TIME on Sunday and Monday. c:
Went to IHOP right after we left the con, which was a fantastic decision!
He was able to spend the night at my grandparents' house with me, so we went and saw a movie (Now You See Me-- WHICH WE TOTALLY RECOMMEND SEEING, BECAUSE OMG. IT WAS AWESOME.), ran around on shopping adventures, etc.! Then on Monday we went to Grapevine Mills Mall (where we met some random people from A-Kon who happened to be super awesome!!), had lots of fun theeeeere, went to Cabela's for a bit, theeeeeen he had to go hooooome. ;<; BOOOOOO.
STILL, IT WAS A FANTASTIC TIME, AND ABSOLUTELY MADE UP FOR HOW LAME AND MISERABLE A-KON WAS IN GENERAL.
OKAY, I'M SUPER TIRED FROM ALL THIS TYPING NOW, SO I'MMA HEAD OUT
Hopefully I can post art soon, though-- all the stuff I did during/before CPFM, etc.!-- and get to my lingering commissions!!
HOORAAAAAAAAY, FREE TIME!!
*BACKFLIPS INTO THE ABYSS*
I'd typed up a HUGE journal full of individual thank-yous to pretty much everyone who showed up for CPFM, with stories and details of how you all impacted me and influenced how fantastic that little furmeet was for me...
I wasn't able to complete it all at once, due to the whole HAVING ONLY 1 WEEK TO PACK MY ENTIRE HOUSE AND MOVE OUT thing, so I just saved it and was going to continue it later.
Two weeks later and, now that all the psychotic activities have died down and I have had my first real opportunity to get on the computer...
I turn it on, and it had apparently restarted itself.
Okay, no big deal.
Until, y'know.
I realize that it had undone everything I saved from the last day I used my computer.
SO I GUESS THAT LONG JOURNAL IS JUST GONE AND I HAVE NO WAY TO RECOVER IT
AND, AT THIS POINT, I JUST FEEL LIKE I NEED TO POST A JOURNAL ASAP SO PEOPLE KNOW I DIDN'T JUST FORGET? 8'D
CPFM WAS JUST AS AMAZING AS IT WAS LAST YEAR;
AS WELL, CPFM RETAINS ITS STATUS AS MY FAVORITE OF ALL THE FURRY CONS I HAVE ATTENDED
If you're ever questioning whether or not CPFM is worthwhile, considering it's a smaller event and is thought to be a "meet" rather than a full "con"...
STOP QUESTIONING.
It is absolutely worth it, man.
There may not be many panels, but... honestly? Who goes to a furry con for panels, anyway? Isn't the point of furries about the community more than anything, anyway? :V
AND, TRUST ME, THIS COMMUNITY IS ONE WORTH BEING A PART OF.
I had so much fun hanging out with everyone, and there were too many memorable occurrences to list without literally just LISTING EVERY MINUTE OF THE WEEKEND. HURR.
Sadly, I lost my voice the second day, which SUUUUUUCCCCCKED, but certainly didn't stop me from having an awesome time!!
(Though, it DID stop me from packing my house during the following week, as I ended up getting my throat infected and having to go to the doctor to get on a course of antibiotics. LOL WHOOPS.)
Even without my voice, though, you guys made it an awesome experience!
Not only that, but it was easily the most fun I've had as Guest of Honor at a con!
PAST TIMES, IT'S LIKE... PEOPLE ARE TERRIFIED TO TALK TO ME.
AS IF I AM SOME KIND OF SCARY PERSON TO TALK TO
So the fact that I still got to spend time with EVERYONE and share so many great times was just awesome!!
YOU KNOW I LOVE Y'ALLS, AND I CAN ONLY HOPE CPFM WAS AS FUN FOR YOU GUYS AS IT WAS FOR ME!!
!
IN ANOTHER BRIEF CON REPORT:
I managed to make it out to A-Kon, last weekend!!
Spent most of it with
, 
, 
, and other pals who don't have FAs!I also met up with some awesome other furs, but I don't happen to know their usernames! :C
Thing is, though...
It was literally the WORST A-KON I'VE EVER ATTENDED
Just. WOW
I HAD A PRETTY MISERABLE TIME
The new hotel is absolute garbage, and I SERIOUSLY HOPE THEY FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GO, BECAUSE OMG. IT WAS AWFUL. ABSOLUTELY AWFUL.
That place was NOT bigger than the Sheraton. :I Maybe longer, but there was WAY less total area, because there were SO FEW FLOORS BEING UTILIZED.
I MEAN, THINK ABOUT IT.
The Sheraton consisted of THREE HUGE buildings, all with multiple floors that were ALL in use. I mean, there was an ENTIRE MALL for people to spread out in!!
Now, there's pretty much just one convention center.
I mean, don't get me wrong-- the extra open space made it easier for people to spread out for photo opps, etc.! Which was definitely awesome! But, aside from that, it was a HORRIBLE setup for lines.
A-KON ALWAYS HAS BAD LINES, but the horrid arrangements this year really made the line-situation spiral out of control. 8v 5+ HOURS IN THE REGISTRATION LINE? NO THANK YOU. I'm sooooo glad I volunteer!
-- BUT, I DIGRESS.
I got my wallet stolen during the cosplay contest, which ssssSSSUUUUUUCKED.
Long story short, IT KINDA RUINED SATURDAY FOR ME. 8'D
Thankfully, the hotel staff found it on Sunday
But it was pretty undeniably stolen, which is always a disgusting feeling
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THEY TOOK IT RIGHT OUT OF MY BACK POCKET.
GROSS.
IDK man. I could just go on and on!
Aside from getting to hang out with people, it was just the worst con experience I've had in a loooooong time. 8v
THE ONLY WORSE EVENT I'VE BEEN TO WAS NAKA-KON, BUT I DON'T EVEN COUNT THAT ONE AS EVER HAPPENING. HURR.
To make up for how miserable our A-Kon experience was, though, Zeekweasel and I had a SUPER FUN TIME on Sunday and Monday. c:
Went to IHOP right after we left the con, which was a fantastic decision!
He was able to spend the night at my grandparents' house with me, so we went and saw a movie (Now You See Me-- WHICH WE TOTALLY RECOMMEND SEEING, BECAUSE OMG. IT WAS AWESOME.), ran around on shopping adventures, etc.! Then on Monday we went to Grapevine Mills Mall (where we met some random people from A-Kon who happened to be super awesome!!), had lots of fun theeeeere, went to Cabela's for a bit, theeeeeen he had to go hooooome. ;<; BOOOOOO.
STILL, IT WAS A FANTASTIC TIME, AND ABSOLUTELY MADE UP FOR HOW LAME AND MISERABLE A-KON WAS IN GENERAL.
OKAY, I'M SUPER TIRED FROM ALL THIS TYPING NOW, SO I'MMA HEAD OUT
Hopefully I can post art soon, though-- all the stuff I did during/before CPFM, etc.!-- and get to my lingering commissions!!
HOORAAAAAAAAY, FREE TIME!!
*BACKFLIPS INTO THE ABYSS*
I'm always seeing and hearing about ya, and thought you seemed super cool, but kept missing you at various cons!
So to actually get to meet you, chill, dance, and generally just have fun-- IT WAS AWESOME, DUDE, FOR REAL!!
You're one cool cat, and your family's super cool, as well! C:
Just kidding. :9
BOOOOOB CON 2013 Yo.
But is good things were salvaged between having time with your weasel and some Ihop^^. I got something for ya, a little momento from CPFM ^^.
It was also pretty shocking to hear about the tornado-wave hitting OK, because it literally occurred about an HOUR after we left the state. :c (SPEAKING OF-- I'D INTENDED TO SIGNAL BOOST FOR OK-EFFORTS. Ah well, I'll dedicate another journal to that!)
I'm definitely glad we were able to have such a good post-con experience, though. c:
I felt so bad that my poor weasel was having such a terrible time!! ;;
And WHAAAAAT? Something for ME? What've you got??
^_^
The lemur is an awesome dancer, I'm glad I got this little clip.
I'M NOT AN AWESOME DANCER AT ALL!
I LOOK LIKE A DRUNK SQUID OUT THERE. ;<;
WHY DO I EVEN DANCE? CLEARLY I AM HORRID ON THE DANCEFLOAAAARRRRRR.
-- But I remember doing my lemur dance when I saw you! xD HAHA~ !
YOU'RE SO COOL, DOBY!! I love dancing and hanging out with you, and I'm so glad you and Torn were able to make it to CPFM!! *hugs you both tight!*
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*drops the mike, walks away*