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Anthrocon 2015 Post-mortem (AKA, fuck greyhound)
10 years ago
So I'm still in Pittsburgh right now, just relishing in the conclusion of Anthrocon 2015, my second straight time going.
To put it bluntly, this was last-minute. Work drama led to me becoming a green apron-wearing barista once again after my godawful retail job fired me. Then I busted my ass off to get a last-minute trip to Anthrocon going!
So there's that. On top of that, Friday was an ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE, let me tell you!
To keep this short and sweet:
- Left my apartment at 9:30 am to pick up my work paycheck.
- Made it to get my check at 10.
- Went to the bank to cash check.
- Went to O'hare to catch my flight to Pennsylvania.
- Arrived at Latrobe Arnold Palmer Airport at 3:45 PM EDT.
- Waited on a Greyhound bus due at 4:30...and waited...and waited.
- Called Pittsburgh Greyhound to find out that the bus is already there and made it to Latrobe 45 MINUTES EARLY. Fuck.
- Keep waiting for the 7:30 PM bus to Pittsburgh and wait for it. Get on it.
- Arrive at 9:45 PM, too late for me to make it to the DLLCC to reg on time.
So Friday was a write off and fuck Greyhound for making it so.
Saturday on the other hand was freaking amazing! Lots of fun, lots of fuzz. Made plenty of new friends, old friends reconnecting once more, and on top of that, I also picked up a new badge from
ziggyzoom that I commissioned at GLFC back in May. It is badass.
The fursuit parade was the biggest surprise. The amount of people that were there from the public to watch the outdoor portion they added this year was just insane. I watched it from the balcony above the convention center and I suspected there was about 5,000 people watching the spectacle. It's official, Pittsburgh freaking loves us!
Sunday came around already and I felt like things were just coming to an end way too quickly (fuck you greyhound). Erik and I were looking at artists in the alley. Also, closing ceremonies and now I'm just looking around for stuff to do. It's 8 o'clock as I type this! I'm hunting down things to do before I head back to Chicago tomorrow, hell, I just hugged my friend Lolo Fennec before she leaves the con.
This con was fleeting, and I want to come back next year already. I wish it were next year already, and I want next year to be much more awesome than just two days of this. I want the whole deal!
So yeah, that goes my little mini rant.
Fuck Greyhound so hard it goes out back to get shot like the old dying dog it is.
-Aniro
See you at Furry Migration in a month! :D
The nightcap shenanigans were awesome, hanging with
alazowiecatastophy and 
eriklepp as well as other stuff going on. I honestly felt like I was having a great time.
To put it bluntly, this was last-minute. Work drama led to me becoming a green apron-wearing barista once again after my godawful retail job fired me. Then I busted my ass off to get a last-minute trip to Anthrocon going!
So there's that. On top of that, Friday was an ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE, let me tell you!
To keep this short and sweet:
- Left my apartment at 9:30 am to pick up my work paycheck.
- Made it to get my check at 10.
- Went to the bank to cash check.
- Went to O'hare to catch my flight to Pennsylvania.
- Arrived at Latrobe Arnold Palmer Airport at 3:45 PM EDT.
- Waited on a Greyhound bus due at 4:30...and waited...and waited.
- Called Pittsburgh Greyhound to find out that the bus is already there and made it to Latrobe 45 MINUTES EARLY. Fuck.
- Keep waiting for the 7:30 PM bus to Pittsburgh and wait for it. Get on it.
- Arrive at 9:45 PM, too late for me to make it to the DLLCC to reg on time.
So Friday was a write off and fuck Greyhound for making it so.
Saturday on the other hand was freaking amazing! Lots of fun, lots of fuzz. Made plenty of new friends, old friends reconnecting once more, and on top of that, I also picked up a new badge from
ziggyzoom that I commissioned at GLFC back in May. It is badass.The fursuit parade was the biggest surprise. The amount of people that were there from the public to watch the outdoor portion they added this year was just insane. I watched it from the balcony above the convention center and I suspected there was about 5,000 people watching the spectacle. It's official, Pittsburgh freaking loves us!
Sunday came around already and I felt like things were just coming to an end way too quickly (fuck you greyhound). Erik and I were looking at artists in the alley. Also, closing ceremonies and now I'm just looking around for stuff to do. It's 8 o'clock as I type this! I'm hunting down things to do before I head back to Chicago tomorrow, hell, I just hugged my friend Lolo Fennec before she leaves the con.
This con was fleeting, and I want to come back next year already. I wish it were next year already, and I want next year to be much more awesome than just two days of this. I want the whole deal!
So yeah, that goes my little mini rant.
Fuck Greyhound so hard it goes out back to get shot like the old dying dog it is.
-Aniro
See you at Furry Migration in a month! :D
The nightcap shenanigans were awesome, hanging with
alazowiecatastophy and 
eriklepp as well as other stuff going on. I honestly felt like I was having a great time.
Gardiken
~gardiken
Damn... Friday got so fucked up...
