Hey everyone <3 Couple things to say here - not everyone will be affected but I'd like to let y'all know nonetheless.


So first, the good news! I'm getting a decent amount back in tax returns this year, on top of my sizable tuition refund, so rather than be penniless like I have been since January, I have something in my pocket; enough to where I actually feel comfortable going grocery shopping and filling up my gas tank. I'm affording myself very few luxuries beyond that, for reasons mentioned below.


The other good news is that  defeatdown and I are moving! Our one-bedroom apartment, while cozy, is feeling smaller and smaller every day, and I haven't been getting the sense of attachment and "home" that I did last year. We looked at a couple local apartments, and a spectacular house that I would like more than anything to live in for the next 2 years.


It's a little above what we're willing to pay even with our combined income, but it has more than what we need to sustain ourselves: lots of space, privacy and a badass fuckin' kitchen. <3 The application process is kind of a pain so we've got a lot on our minds lately, and so this is where the bad news comes in:


We're 90% sure we can't make it to FWA this year. As comfortable and fun as that con is, as much as I call it my home convention, it's too much to think about at this point.


Short of winning the lottery or an inheritance windfall from a long-lost uncle in Nigeria, we just can't afford it and the stress it brings. There might be some merit in going as cheaply as we can, but we'd have to wait until closer to the convention date to be totally sure, and by then most options have already run out.


This doesn't mean that I won't see you guys or get to hang with all y'all! I plan on making some road trips once our financial situation has stabilized, so anybody who I'd potentially miss in March shouldn't count me out for the year entirely.


Now, this also makes me very sad for a couple reasons - it'd be my second con in a row that I've missed, and believe it or not, I need my fix! I feel absolutely at home around furries, whether or not I know them, and the atmosphere of a convention just can't be matched by anything. I tried to make passing up on FWA a last-ditch option, but the money doesn't add up to it, and priorities are priorities.


By April, we'll be on track financially (gods be willing), so Megaplex (barring another trip to Wisco) and other furry events will definitely still be a thing, as well as the aforementioned road trips, so your resident purple tiger isn't completely tapped out of the scene!


love you guys, hope to see ya soon <3





Btw, if , or wants to contact me regarding setting up Savannimals events, now would be a great time. I'd love to have it taken off my mind for a while, but I don't feel like I'd be able to shunt the responsibility off to somebody whose judgment I don't trust 100%.