Fur Eh 2014 Con in Review
11 years ago
Well, my first time I've been able to make it out to a more local con. It was definitely a good change being able to stay at home AND go to a con. I do have to admit though, it might've been easier to stay in the hotel. I had a lot of fun at this con. I absolutely loved the panels as well.
Friday: I go in a little later than I hoped. But Alberta Health delayed me rather badly with wait times and overbooking doctors. Yay for waiting 1hr for a 10 minute appointment! I arrived at the hotel and well, I can't say I was impressed. Confused is definitely the better term. Why is the sign with Fur Eh pointing me towards a wall? I asked 2 random furs where to go...they were as confused as I was. Eventually, we figured it out. I registered and ran down to the tail end of the opening ceremonies. Opening ceremonies at Fur Eh was definitely less dry than Vancoufur's. Good job
falloutfur. After that, it was off to the Dealer's Den...after much delay of a lot of people asking "Where's Grael?" (BTW, he was at work. I stopped for brief conversation with almost anyone who asked) I found
Hida and we went through the Dealer's Den. We commissioned
shinigamigirl and I ran into someone to talk to. The people I was originally hanging out with disappeared suddenly. With that, I decided to stop by the only panel that was running, the photography one. Finally, Grael arrives and dinner plans began...yes, I said BEGAN. For once, it wasn't furries that was the problem, but Friday night is not a good night to be going out for dinner. We dragged a lot of people along. I know Kin, Kenta, Sabre, Zael QB, Grael, Hida, Wikt, came along, with a bunch of other people I probably didn't know. We finally stopped by Red Lobster and ate. Once we got back, I went to the Randomness Panel, which turned out as random as they came. I kidnapped a Hida and off to home we went
Saturday: Breakfast was Harvey's seeing how there was a wait everywhere else. We couldn't afford to wait as we wanted to hit the fursuit parade. Fursuit parade was eventful...as you can tell from my uploaded photos. Fursuit photo afterward was really well done. I was quite happy that they got the short people to stand in the front. Then, Takoda wanted to make a video and needed volunteers. Now, I will mention that I prefer if I know if someone is going to hug me. Don't just come up behind me and slowly wrap your arms around me without saying anything. I mean, FFS FURRIES! Worst part is the guy wouldn't let go easily despite getting an elbow to the chest. I mean, I thought furries were finally learning not to randomly hug strangers! Fursuit games was next. Boy, that was interesting... Note to Self: Soccer in fursuits is kinda scary. Actually, very scary. Other than the "oh dear" moments, it was fun. Weirdly enough, the first thing the came to mind when I saw the sheep puzzles were "I'm going to perform a C-section on them" Afterwards, it was dinner. Hotel food was the choice and well...it was a little pricey for the food I got. I never really understood 'gourmet" food. When I eat a piece of meat, I'd rather taste at least some of the meat rather than a mouthful of flavouring. I mean, flavouring should COMPLIMENT the meat and not OVERWHELM it. Then it was off to the Legendary Drunken Fursuit Construction. It was actually a really good social panel with kinda a show in the background. I chatted with a Knightmare guy about Pokemon myths for nearly 45 minutes. Seeing how I was 15 minutes late for the BDSM panel, I decided to head on over. Ok, I best keep this to relatively PG 13. No one really wants to be reminded of balls being nailed to boards (oh dear, look what I did there). Um...OUCH. After that cringe worthy experience, I went off to the Dance competition. Loved the dancers! Everyone's dance was really well done. I nearly volunteered to be the first warm up dance to be the confidence booster for the competitors. I mean, it's really not hard to beat Carmeldansen to the Meow Mix theme. There was a wait time between a couple dancers. I didn't much like the awkward silence, so I pulled out my phone. It seemed like the perfect time to play the Meow Mix theme. Good timing too, right when it finished, the dancer was ready! That finished and it was time to head to the long awaited Lego Panel. 1 hour panel in 3 hours. Man, that was one long but fun panel. I was very happy to admire the Lego VW Beetle once again. I was disappointed that the Karmann Ghia wasn't there and was replaced by...Ford Tanus. Once it finally finished, Grael wanted to go home. Understandable being almost 1am!
Sunday: Woke up and had breakfast at White Spot. Waiter sucked, kitchen staff was just bloody lazy or dumb or both. I mean, how hard is it to toss a bun on the grill to toast it? Come on! I left still hungry seeing how my toast was just simply eliminated. Being temporarily gluten free actually makes me really feel sorry for celiac patients. There are just a lot of lazy and dumb restaurants out there. Well, after that, it was last minute suiting, dealers den and closing.
Friday: I go in a little later than I hoped. But Alberta Health delayed me rather badly with wait times and overbooking doctors. Yay for waiting 1hr for a 10 minute appointment! I arrived at the hotel and well, I can't say I was impressed. Confused is definitely the better term. Why is the sign with Fur Eh pointing me towards a wall? I asked 2 random furs where to go...they were as confused as I was. Eventually, we figured it out. I registered and ran down to the tail end of the opening ceremonies. Opening ceremonies at Fur Eh was definitely less dry than Vancoufur's. Good job
falloutfur. After that, it was off to the Dealer's Den...after much delay of a lot of people asking "Where's Grael?" (BTW, he was at work. I stopped for brief conversation with almost anyone who asked) I found
Hida and we went through the Dealer's Den. We commissioned
shinigamigirl and I ran into someone to talk to. The people I was originally hanging out with disappeared suddenly. With that, I decided to stop by the only panel that was running, the photography one. Finally, Grael arrives and dinner plans began...yes, I said BEGAN. For once, it wasn't furries that was the problem, but Friday night is not a good night to be going out for dinner. We dragged a lot of people along. I know Kin, Kenta, Sabre, Zael QB, Grael, Hida, Wikt, came along, with a bunch of other people I probably didn't know. We finally stopped by Red Lobster and ate. Once we got back, I went to the Randomness Panel, which turned out as random as they came. I kidnapped a Hida and off to home we wentSaturday: Breakfast was Harvey's seeing how there was a wait everywhere else. We couldn't afford to wait as we wanted to hit the fursuit parade. Fursuit parade was eventful...as you can tell from my uploaded photos. Fursuit photo afterward was really well done. I was quite happy that they got the short people to stand in the front. Then, Takoda wanted to make a video and needed volunteers. Now, I will mention that I prefer if I know if someone is going to hug me. Don't just come up behind me and slowly wrap your arms around me without saying anything. I mean, FFS FURRIES! Worst part is the guy wouldn't let go easily despite getting an elbow to the chest. I mean, I thought furries were finally learning not to randomly hug strangers! Fursuit games was next. Boy, that was interesting... Note to Self: Soccer in fursuits is kinda scary. Actually, very scary. Other than the "oh dear" moments, it was fun. Weirdly enough, the first thing the came to mind when I saw the sheep puzzles were "I'm going to perform a C-section on them" Afterwards, it was dinner. Hotel food was the choice and well...it was a little pricey for the food I got. I never really understood 'gourmet" food. When I eat a piece of meat, I'd rather taste at least some of the meat rather than a mouthful of flavouring. I mean, flavouring should COMPLIMENT the meat and not OVERWHELM it. Then it was off to the Legendary Drunken Fursuit Construction. It was actually a really good social panel with kinda a show in the background. I chatted with a Knightmare guy about Pokemon myths for nearly 45 minutes. Seeing how I was 15 minutes late for the BDSM panel, I decided to head on over. Ok, I best keep this to relatively PG 13. No one really wants to be reminded of balls being nailed to boards (oh dear, look what I did there). Um...OUCH. After that cringe worthy experience, I went off to the Dance competition. Loved the dancers! Everyone's dance was really well done. I nearly volunteered to be the first warm up dance to be the confidence booster for the competitors. I mean, it's really not hard to beat Carmeldansen to the Meow Mix theme. There was a wait time between a couple dancers. I didn't much like the awkward silence, so I pulled out my phone. It seemed like the perfect time to play the Meow Mix theme. Good timing too, right when it finished, the dancer was ready! That finished and it was time to head to the long awaited Lego Panel. 1 hour panel in 3 hours. Man, that was one long but fun panel. I was very happy to admire the Lego VW Beetle once again. I was disappointed that the Karmann Ghia wasn't there and was replaced by...Ford Tanus. Once it finally finished, Grael wanted to go home. Understandable being almost 1am!
Sunday: Woke up and had breakfast at White Spot. Waiter sucked, kitchen staff was just bloody lazy or dumb or both. I mean, how hard is it to toss a bun on the grill to toast it? Come on! I left still hungry seeing how my toast was just simply eliminated. Being temporarily gluten free actually makes me really feel sorry for celiac patients. There are just a lot of lazy and dumb restaurants out there. Well, after that, it was last minute suiting, dealers den and closing.
Saybin
~saybin~iacere
Who was the someone? :P
FlameInferno
~flameinferno
OP
The inappropriate hugger? I think Cute Foxie Fox. Unfortunately, I would have to see the Furpawcalypse video to be sure.
twowetnoses
~twowetnoses
I hug strangers... but it wasn't me.
FlameInferno
~flameinferno
OP
I know it wasn't you. You make it known that you intend to hug someone instead of sneaking up behind someone and wrapping your arms around them. And I'm absolutely sure you wouldn't try to cling on after an elbow to the chest and a "no...stop"
twowetnoses
~twowetnoses
Nope. I have no bruises to show for it. Heh.. and hugs from the front are best when in suit. Blind hugs can be scary.
FlameInferno
~flameinferno
OP
Yes! I was definitely freaking out after the blind hug once I realized it wasn't Grael
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