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Being "Chris" for a weekend...
10 years ago
So I'll let the cat out of the box. I won't tell my Full Legal name because that would be just... stupid in a public FA journal. I can however disclose my shorthand first name which is a very common one: Chris.
I guess this is an extension of an earlier journal in which I said I wanted to re-focus a few things in my life, and what I did for the community. I've taken two weekends away from MN by "myself" to put some needed seperation in. One was working for another Furry Nonprofit but was out of state- but this weekend's adventure had NOTHING to do with furry at all.
I belong to a fly fishing club; yes I know that sounds "silly" to a lot of people and a very Niche thing,,, but in reality is Furry any different? Anyways... In my previous journal I mentioned that I was asked to be the photographer for this group; and this weekend was one of their events.
So I had an entire weekend away from Furry entirely. And an entire weekend away from the drama entirely because the cell phone service up North was very patchy. I put the phone down; and while those who had my number may have been able to reach me in an emergency in the evenings, I more or less was off the grid entirely. And the only name I was known and referred to was by my birth name "Chris".
I drove up with the President of the club (Which is a 501 C7 Non-profit so there are a few simmilarites between that and MNFurs) in my car. We both brought way more gear then either of us actually used D:. It was about a 3 hour drive up to the cabin we were staying at.
Night one was just dinner at a local tavern then drinks and a bonfire. It was a small group, eight and all but considering it was both a full weekend trip and a longer haul from home that was to be expected.
Sat the group had breakfast at a local sweedish cafe with amazing food. The group split up into who would fit onto each boat, the club president and I headed out to the lake we were going to fish.
Launch the boat, and it won't start. Fiddle around with it for 30 mins, still won't start. Battery charge and terminal connections are all good. The control box feels extremely loose and the motor is not shifting gears; it won't go fully into Neutral therefore it won't start.
I took the control box apart, reseated everything, then put it back together. Tried again. Still same thing - nothing. So as of right now for the immediate future my boat is out of comission till I can find and get the control unit replaced :/
We head back to the cabin, do some fishing off the dock. Manage to get a few small sunnies and crappies. Afternoon we go grab lunch and then hit the Fishing Hall of Fame in town. Yeah... its a huge Tourist Trap... but it was the easiest way to burn some time. We find out that the club had put together a display which was still there at the Museum which was really neat to see.
I still got to fish on a boat today. We rotated boat positions and they rented a boat from a local resort to fill in for the two that didn't have a spot. Fishing was slow but I managed to catch one smallmouth bass. I got a decent amount of photos and video; though I was running very light on my equipment worried about the potential to get wet. Just my water-resistant Olympus with the weather sealed lens and the Sony Go-Proish camera. Dinner and drinks at the bar after; said our goodbyes and the club president and I headed back for home.
TLDR: I had a relaxing weekend that was well needed. I switched gears and fully dropped the "furry" thing for a weekend and still enjoyed myself and had a lot of fun, enough that the boat breaking down could not ruin it.
I live a dual life. I probably always will; there may be a time where said duality intersects again- which happened once when my parents found out that I was at MFF last year due to the international news of the incident that happened at the hotel. But it's not something I am going to push nor force to ever happen.
I have NO plans to "stop being a furry" nor do I plan to quit helping that community. But it is nice to be able to spend a weekend as "Chris" and enjoy myself. It's been a good while since that has happened.
I guess this is an extension of an earlier journal in which I said I wanted to re-focus a few things in my life, and what I did for the community. I've taken two weekends away from MN by "myself" to put some needed seperation in. One was working for another Furry Nonprofit but was out of state- but this weekend's adventure had NOTHING to do with furry at all.
I belong to a fly fishing club; yes I know that sounds "silly" to a lot of people and a very Niche thing,,, but in reality is Furry any different? Anyways... In my previous journal I mentioned that I was asked to be the photographer for this group; and this weekend was one of their events.
So I had an entire weekend away from Furry entirely. And an entire weekend away from the drama entirely because the cell phone service up North was very patchy. I put the phone down; and while those who had my number may have been able to reach me in an emergency in the evenings, I more or less was off the grid entirely. And the only name I was known and referred to was by my birth name "Chris".
I drove up with the President of the club (Which is a 501 C7 Non-profit so there are a few simmilarites between that and MNFurs) in my car. We both brought way more gear then either of us actually used D:. It was about a 3 hour drive up to the cabin we were staying at.
Night one was just dinner at a local tavern then drinks and a bonfire. It was a small group, eight and all but considering it was both a full weekend trip and a longer haul from home that was to be expected.
Sat the group had breakfast at a local sweedish cafe with amazing food. The group split up into who would fit onto each boat, the club president and I headed out to the lake we were going to fish.
Launch the boat, and it won't start. Fiddle around with it for 30 mins, still won't start. Battery charge and terminal connections are all good. The control box feels extremely loose and the motor is not shifting gears; it won't go fully into Neutral therefore it won't start.
I took the control box apart, reseated everything, then put it back together. Tried again. Still same thing - nothing. So as of right now for the immediate future my boat is out of comission till I can find and get the control unit replaced :/
We head back to the cabin, do some fishing off the dock. Manage to get a few small sunnies and crappies. Afternoon we go grab lunch and then hit the Fishing Hall of Fame in town. Yeah... its a huge Tourist Trap... but it was the easiest way to burn some time. We find out that the club had put together a display which was still there at the Museum which was really neat to see.
I still got to fish on a boat today. We rotated boat positions and they rented a boat from a local resort to fill in for the two that didn't have a spot. Fishing was slow but I managed to catch one smallmouth bass. I got a decent amount of photos and video; though I was running very light on my equipment worried about the potential to get wet. Just my water-resistant Olympus with the weather sealed lens and the Sony Go-Proish camera. Dinner and drinks at the bar after; said our goodbyes and the club president and I headed back for home.
TLDR: I had a relaxing weekend that was well needed. I switched gears and fully dropped the "furry" thing for a weekend and still enjoyed myself and had a lot of fun, enough that the boat breaking down could not ruin it.
I live a dual life. I probably always will; there may be a time where said duality intersects again- which happened once when my parents found out that I was at MFF last year due to the international news of the incident that happened at the hotel. But it's not something I am going to push nor force to ever happen.
I have NO plans to "stop being a furry" nor do I plan to quit helping that community. But it is nice to be able to spend a weekend as "Chris" and enjoy myself. It's been a good while since that has happened.
I know that feeling as well.
Glad you had fun :3
Your name is Chris (so is mine), now we know everything!
YOUR SOUL IS OURS NOW! MUAHAHAHAAA!