Today is 10th anniversary of me joining the furry fandom. I remember registering for Furry-Furry like it was yesterday but here I am a whole decade later, a grown man that's been all over the world meeting great people and has done a bunch of awesome things. I joined because I was curious, I wanted to make friends and step out of my comfort zone. Back then I could never talk to a stranger or travel by myself or even give a chance at the thought of someone liking me, but I knew there was a world out there waiting to be explored. The furry fandom has given me a lot of great friends to spend time with and memories to look back upon, I'm thankful for everyone of them. I've also learned a lot about myself and of course about what's most important in life. This will go down as one of the best chapters of my life, without the fandom I wouldn't be the man I am today.

It's been 3 months since I've said goodbye and I figure it would be an appropriate time for an update. Since AC I've reinforced my relationships with everyone except for one who decided it was best that we ended our friendship. This decision was a shock to me but after thinking about it for a while I realized that she didn't deserve any of the crap I put her through. Sometimes the damage is too deep to be fixed and your best option is to let them move on from you in peace no matter how hard it is. I wish her the best.

As I was losing a friend, I was also gaining someone special. I started spending time with  kay_pony over the summer and we really started hitting it off. She stuck by me through rough times and wasn't afraid to call me out on my bullshit by reminding me that I deserved to be happy. I'm usually afraid of dating but I decided to take a chance with her and before you knew it she became my girlfriend. I'm really happy that I can have someone to call my own now as this is what I've been wanting for a very long time. Sometimes when I wake up and see her face it feels like a dream to me. I'm really excited to see where our relationship goes.

Outside of that I've been working on getting my driver's license (my test is in a few weeks) and I also got a new job which has me going up and down an elevator 40 hours a week. I also starred in a music video, I play one of the monsters (the one that chokes out the bald dude), check it out! http://youtu.be/Cd7gdGJYo1o I hang with friends when I can and I even cameoed at the last DE furbowl, but lately I've been busy getting adjusted to the new status quo. I got no big immediate plans for the future, I'm just enjoying life one day at a time.

The furry fandom has changed so much in the last decade and with the recent news of two cons getting banned from their venues, I fear that things are going in a really bad direction. I know I've harped plenty about how the fandom isn't as good as it used to be, but things are just getting disturbing now. Though with every group of dick heads there's also a chill group that knows how to party responsibly and are worth spending time with. If you meet someone great don't take them for granted because they can be here today and gone tomorrow. The fandom is only going to get bigger and I just hope that people traverse through it the right way by avoiding drama and being creative by doing positive things.

My furry life is something I will never forget and one day I hope to share the full story with all of you. Until then I won't stray too far from the fandom that's given multiple reasons to be happy in life. Thank you for everything furry fandom

- Frisky Soulwolf