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Eight of Ten, never again. XD
11 years ago
Woooo, time for another toasty journal! :D
So, a few people have said, and probably more have silently noticed, that I haven't been around quite as much as usual of late. There is a good reason for this! Life has been super nuts, even by my standards. I've left town 8 of the past 10 weekends, which is a record I don't think I matched even in the crazyness of last year. As I have no intentions of making it 9 in 11, it's clearly time for a write-up! :D
Whirlwind recap!
One: Furry fiesta! Austin, TX, for furries and fun. Awesome time as always, I got dragged on stage to empty my pockets, hung with cool peeps and drank a lot. Pretty standard. ^^
Two: Fur squared! Madison, WI, with still more furries! This was another awesome time, spent with an almost completely different group of people, many of whom I met for the first time. Yet another weekend of staying up until 6am every night and getting super drunk.
This experience, two cons in two weekends, taught me a valuable lesson: DO NOT GO TO TWO CONS IN TWO WEEKENDS. X3 I am too old to stay up that late and drink that much. After the con, I had planned to stay around the Chicago/DeKalb area and check things out some, but con crud, work, and massive exhaustion all conspired to cut that short; I made the drive home on wednesday.
Three: Blissful break number one!
Four: Furthemore! Yet another con, this one in Baltimore, MD. After a visit with my parents for a night, it was off to more furry drunkenness, but at least I got some time to sleep before it. This was yet another group of people, with a few who were also at TFF. More good times!
Five: Video games! Trekked up to Falls Church, VA to visit a non-fur friend who will be a father sometime soon; clearly this meant we had to play video games all weekend while he still has free time. ^^
Six: Blissful break two!
Seven: Last-minute trip up to Washington, DC to hang out with a bunch of furs from the Atlanta area who were up that way sightseeing after a wedding. Quick trip, up and back, but still a good time, with yet more food and drinking. (I don't have a problem, I swear, probably XD)
Eight: Also a last-minute trip out to a cabin in the woods of virginia owned by a friend's parents, specifically as a way to try to unwind and stop thinking about everything. He'd been planning a cook-out there for months, and it was only at the last minute that it turned out I'd be able to go. By this point my supposed move is huge on my mind, and I just have no clue what I ought to do about it. This was a nice chill time right when I needed it.
Nine: Atlanta, GA, round one! I think it was wednesday of this week, the ATL crew made good on their threats to have me down for a visit, and the allure of a lan party was too much to pass up. ^^ Wednesday I had no plans, friday I was making the 8 hour drive after work.
This felt very much like a fur con, because the Atlanta furs party like every night of the week. XD They make a very strong case for why that should be where I move to. Stayed down there all week working from "home", which brings us to:
Ten: Atlanta, GA round two, and Hickory, NC. Finished out the week down south, and then stopped in Hickory overnight to visit a friend there, and managed to spot a few trains. ^^ Sunday I grabbed lunch with another friend in Winston-Salem, then dinner with my sister in Durham, NC, then (finally) made it back home.
This feels even more insane now that I've written it all out. O.O I can't possibly thank everyone enough for putting up with me, and letting me crash on couches when there weren't hotels. Not listing names 'cause I know I'll forget half of them, but you all know who you are! I love you guys; life would not be the same without all the fuzzies in my life. ^^ I could not ask for a better group of friends.
Continue being awesome, everyone. I'll try to catch back up with people, but first, I think I need to sleep for about a month. XD
-toast out!
So, a few people have said, and probably more have silently noticed, that I haven't been around quite as much as usual of late. There is a good reason for this! Life has been super nuts, even by my standards. I've left town 8 of the past 10 weekends, which is a record I don't think I matched even in the crazyness of last year. As I have no intentions of making it 9 in 11, it's clearly time for a write-up! :D
Whirlwind recap!
One: Furry fiesta! Austin, TX, for furries and fun. Awesome time as always, I got dragged on stage to empty my pockets, hung with cool peeps and drank a lot. Pretty standard. ^^
Two: Fur squared! Madison, WI, with still more furries! This was another awesome time, spent with an almost completely different group of people, many of whom I met for the first time. Yet another weekend of staying up until 6am every night and getting super drunk.
This experience, two cons in two weekends, taught me a valuable lesson: DO NOT GO TO TWO CONS IN TWO WEEKENDS. X3 I am too old to stay up that late and drink that much. After the con, I had planned to stay around the Chicago/DeKalb area and check things out some, but con crud, work, and massive exhaustion all conspired to cut that short; I made the drive home on wednesday.
Three: Blissful break number one!
Four: Furthemore! Yet another con, this one in Baltimore, MD. After a visit with my parents for a night, it was off to more furry drunkenness, but at least I got some time to sleep before it. This was yet another group of people, with a few who were also at TFF. More good times!
Five: Video games! Trekked up to Falls Church, VA to visit a non-fur friend who will be a father sometime soon; clearly this meant we had to play video games all weekend while he still has free time. ^^
Six: Blissful break two!
Seven: Last-minute trip up to Washington, DC to hang out with a bunch of furs from the Atlanta area who were up that way sightseeing after a wedding. Quick trip, up and back, but still a good time, with yet more food and drinking. (I don't have a problem, I swear, probably XD)
Eight: Also a last-minute trip out to a cabin in the woods of virginia owned by a friend's parents, specifically as a way to try to unwind and stop thinking about everything. He'd been planning a cook-out there for months, and it was only at the last minute that it turned out I'd be able to go. By this point my supposed move is huge on my mind, and I just have no clue what I ought to do about it. This was a nice chill time right when I needed it.
Nine: Atlanta, GA, round one! I think it was wednesday of this week, the ATL crew made good on their threats to have me down for a visit, and the allure of a lan party was too much to pass up. ^^ Wednesday I had no plans, friday I was making the 8 hour drive after work.
This felt very much like a fur con, because the Atlanta furs party like every night of the week. XD They make a very strong case for why that should be where I move to. Stayed down there all week working from "home", which brings us to:
Ten: Atlanta, GA round two, and Hickory, NC. Finished out the week down south, and then stopped in Hickory overnight to visit a friend there, and managed to spot a few trains. ^^ Sunday I grabbed lunch with another friend in Winston-Salem, then dinner with my sister in Durham, NC, then (finally) made it back home.
This feels even more insane now that I've written it all out. O.O I can't possibly thank everyone enough for putting up with me, and letting me crash on couches when there weren't hotels. Not listing names 'cause I know I'll forget half of them, but you all know who you are! I love you guys; life would not be the same without all the fuzzies in my life. ^^ I could not ask for a better group of friends.
Continue being awesome, everyone. I'll try to catch back up with people, but first, I think I need to sleep for about a month. XD
-toast out!
*Shakes my head* It also sounds like a drinking problem Sir I'll have you know. xP
Hehe! If I have a drinking problem, then it's one I share with most of the furs I know. X3