It's true. In the 25 years I've been alive, I've never had more ups, never had so many amazing, wonderful, significant, and memorable experiences as I had in 2013. I'm not even exaggerating; it truly was a spectacular year for me. And it's most definitely thanks to the furry fandom. I don't where I'd be without this crazy community, but you guys been absolutely incredible. I never thought I'd do some of the stuff or have some of the experiences I had, but I've honestly never been happier.

I attended four cons, I fursuited a fuck ton, I danced my ass off, wrote the best story I've written to date, I fell in love, I made a ton of new friends and deepened a lot of current ones, and I played my first live set at a con. Beyond that, I honestly can't believe the amount of support I've gotten as a DJ, especially from other DJs. You guys have not only welcomed me, but gone out of your way to support me and help me grow as quickly as I did, and I honestly can't put into words how much that means to me. If it wasn't for  ratherdashing1121  reccasenli  tibolf  akonite  tekfox and especially  thumper, I wouldn't be where I am as a DJ. The fact that I got to play my first live set at RF, after not even DJing for a year is an experience that I just...even now I'm overwhelmed from just thinking about it, and the fact that so many DJs came out or stopped by to hear me, again, I don't even know what to say.

But the other thing that perhaps means even more to me, is that I now feel closer to the  dancerfurs than ever. I never thought I'd even dance again, especially not in front of hundreds or even thousands of people. So many of you guys have helped me, given me advice, given me tips, pushed me, encouraged me to never stop dancing, and the experiences I've had with some of you will just...always, always have a special place in my heart. Again, I can't fucking put into words how means these experiences meant to me, especially at FWA and MFF. Specifically  flipstalombax  ikato  skyryd3r  doryuu  apollonighthusky  ticer  anthrofox  atsufawx and especially  phorphaux, I don't even know where to begin, with all the support and encouragement you and so other dancers have given me. In just one year, I feel like I've had the experiences of a lifetime, and they all went by so quickly, I still can't believe it. I don't care what outsiders think about the dancer fur community; I'm living proof and a perfect example that you guys are absolutely incredible and welcome people with open arms. Even now I still can't believe I got into the fursuit dance competition at MFF; hearing my name called at those prelims still shocks me even today, but I couldn't have done it without the support I had gotten from a lot of you. And I finally managed to walk away from a dance that I was actually happy with. As a dancer, that means everything to me.

2013 went by incredibly fast. It wasn't a perfect year, it certainly had a few lows, but experiences I had, the friendships I forged and solidified wholeheartedly make me feel that this was the best year of my fucking life. Without a doubt. I don't care if it's cheesy, I don't care if it's cliche; it's the truth.

And with that, I absolutely look forward to 2014. Here we go.