Well, FWA was super rad this year. Gotta' say it. It's obvious it has outgrown the hotel, but even with elevator wait times I really think the con was run wonderfully. Lots of swag, a lovely open Artist Alley space, con staff was super helpful, hotel staff were fast (except on checkout, haha), and the events were awesome.

So, some stories. Right before the con I caught a cold and while I managed to fight it off quickly I was still left with a sinus infection that is still slowly working its way out of me. >:T So I didn't have the stamina I really wish I had and only really stayed out late on Saturday night. Next year I'm totally gonna' be oversleeping and chugging vitamins the week before the con because not getting to drink and party hard was kind of a bummer.

Running a table in the Artist Alley was everything I hoped it would be. I got to meet a ton of really awesome folks (including the venerable  henrieke and  karpour) and be plenty annoying to my surrounding artists (sorry,  Sprech4!!). Since I had the aforementioned sinus issues I was surprised when people said my soaps and scent packs were smell-able a ways away from my table, but I was also pleased to learn that everyone found it to be a good thing! The soaps sold really well and I got awesome feedback - I didn't sell as many scent packs, but they were also so strong I had to keep them in the plastic bin which isn't exactly useful for selling. I'll figure something out for next year, haha heck, I've already received a handful of suggestions. All of my customers who got back to me had wonderfully flattering things to say, so I'm plenty pleased. Ultimately, though, I think I'll keep my Artist Alley adventures to FWA only for the time being. Other cons are a bit further away to be hauling so much stuff, and a box full of quarter pound soaps required me to enlist extra pairs of big beefy arms. Not that this'll keep me from trying out auction rooms... I've got plans for AC already!

Suiting was a BLAST. This was my first full con in suit since "perfecting" my underarmor and I was totally jazzed to finally give  scorgi the full test she deserved. I've learned that while I love the body (padding<3<3) the head does have some issues that I'm not sure how to fix. I've known for a while about how she has blind spots on the sides and the top of the head (eyes are pretty low sitting) but some of the lights at the con actually blinded me. No complaints about her construction because she's tough and I love her, but I am considering getting an alternate head for the body. Also I am doing a number on her feet, haha!
Anyway, I felt super lucky to have such great handlers.  archebold and  corgibones did a great job of making sure I didn't fall down continuous flights of stairs and I got a personal photoshoot set with Felix and  xipoid - can't wait to go through those pictures! The fursuit parade was perfect, just long enough that I wasn't exhausted in front of people with cameras. Got to show my Georgia Tech pride with a foam hand (with a delightfully flaccid pointer finger) and heard plenty of "WHAT'S THE GOOD WORD" as I strutted my stuff. The adorable  sunnycreations walked behind me and we had a good time bring silly with Splash's giant clumsy dino tail.

I know there's so much more to say but I'm already tired writing all of that, haha. Good year. Excited for next year. Excited for AC. I'm going to try to make it to MFF.