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MFF 2014 - A Brief Review
11 years ago
General
Yes, this past weekend I was in Rosemont for Midwest FurFest. Overall, I had a great time.
There are more than enough journals and reports regarding Saturday night and Sunday morning already, so I won't go into detail there...except to say that I'm relieved that most of the people I know were uninjured from what happened.
If I were to sum up MFF 2014, the buzzword for me personally would be "reconnection". This was a convention experience that I found I needed more than I expected...in more ways than one.
Honestly, going into MFF this year, I really wasn't feeling it at all. The first day I was there I was wandering around the hotel feeling completely out of my element and wondering if it was a mistake to have gone at all. I remember saying to a couple old fur friends I crossed paths with that it's as if I forgot how to be furry. It was those random reconnects with those people that slowly led me back to my furry mojo (small as it may be).
By the time Sunday evening rolled around, I felt I was home again. For some, being in the midst of wonderfully weird animal people is a form of torture...not for me. I spent the last few hours of the weekend getting as many furry hugs and fursuit snuggles as I could, forgoing the idea of going out in suit one last time. I had a blast...and walking back to the hotel room knowing that I was going to pack up for the trip back home and back to "real life" was very hard for me to do. I simply didn't want the convention to end.
Shout-Outs
There's way too many people that I could name that helped make the weekend in Rosemont so memorable (if I don't mention you here, please know it's only because my memory fails me)...my roomates MightyTauren, Colinstu and Aetus, Dr.Keesh, Alphi, TrouBull, Dingoroo, Kuddlepup, EagleBeagle, MaximusUrsus, Wyoon, Wildfox, FirestormSix, Animal, Kae-Kiama, SparkyBlueFox, LavShep, DerShep, Nagamifumi, Kiska, Kenova, Orzel, Zarafa, GreySnowCat, CocoBirdie, GOHs Lacy and Nick of fursuiting.com...and of course, all the staff members and volunteers who helped make MFF the event that it was.
At this point I have no idea if I'll be able to make it to MFF 2015...but if this past weekend is any indication, I hope I can.
Until then,
Colin
^.^
There are more than enough journals and reports regarding Saturday night and Sunday morning already, so I won't go into detail there...except to say that I'm relieved that most of the people I know were uninjured from what happened.
If I were to sum up MFF 2014, the buzzword for me personally would be "reconnection". This was a convention experience that I found I needed more than I expected...in more ways than one.
Honestly, going into MFF this year, I really wasn't feeling it at all. The first day I was there I was wandering around the hotel feeling completely out of my element and wondering if it was a mistake to have gone at all. I remember saying to a couple old fur friends I crossed paths with that it's as if I forgot how to be furry. It was those random reconnects with those people that slowly led me back to my furry mojo (small as it may be).
By the time Sunday evening rolled around, I felt I was home again. For some, being in the midst of wonderfully weird animal people is a form of torture...not for me. I spent the last few hours of the weekend getting as many furry hugs and fursuit snuggles as I could, forgoing the idea of going out in suit one last time. I had a blast...and walking back to the hotel room knowing that I was going to pack up for the trip back home and back to "real life" was very hard for me to do. I simply didn't want the convention to end.
Shout-Outs
There's way too many people that I could name that helped make the weekend in Rosemont so memorable (if I don't mention you here, please know it's only because my memory fails me)...my roomates MightyTauren, Colinstu and Aetus, Dr.Keesh, Alphi, TrouBull, Dingoroo, Kuddlepup, EagleBeagle, MaximusUrsus, Wyoon, Wildfox, FirestormSix, Animal, Kae-Kiama, SparkyBlueFox, LavShep, DerShep, Nagamifumi, Kiska, Kenova, Orzel, Zarafa, GreySnowCat, CocoBirdie, GOHs Lacy and Nick of fursuiting.com...and of course, all the staff members and volunteers who helped make MFF the event that it was.
At this point I have no idea if I'll be able to make it to MFF 2015...but if this past weekend is any indication, I hope I can.
Until then,
Colin
^.^
Take care my friend and I'm so glad to hear you had such a great time at the con!