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Rantings From Planet Xenotropos
1. Hazel - semi-3d badge/ con special bookmark - assembling
2. Fluffy - 8x10 character portrait - sketching
3. AngelKitt - traditional conbadge - waiting for ink approval
4. Moopa - traditional conbadge
5. Sasuke - semi 3d conbadge
6. Zanian - 8x10 colour traditional
7. Vara - custom dice bag
8. Zero - conspecial large bookmark
9. Zarian - 8x10 colour traditional
10. Cotton Candy and Fluffy - interlocking/couples traditional conbadge
(((I'm reprinting this storry on my Facebook and Tumblr page, so if you've already been there, you can skip this part if you like.)))
I imagine most of you have heard about my adventures with WTF this year. If you haven't, lemmie tell ya how it went.
I bought my tickets for the Greyhound bus about a month early. I verified the date and time on more occassions than I care to think about, 'cause I'm paranoid I'll louse up. Chall and I arrived about half an hour early, again, paranoia. It was supposed to come at 8:35 pm - the only bus leaving Kanata to Montreal. It didn't come.
At around 8:45 we called around. Nobody answered at any terminals near us. We did get through to the center helpline and were assured that the bus was just late - our tickets were good and all was correct.
9:10 rolls around. Getting paranoid (there's that word again) I call the local taxi company to see if they could take us to the main terminal to make our 10 pm connection. At that point, as there was construction in Ottawa, they couldn 't promise it.
9:30 we call the helpline again.
The bus had been "canceled". No warning, just, no bus.
The lady on the phone happily suggested that I could apply for a refund and buy another ticket for the next day... before I could sort this out she "accidentally" cut me off".
We called a taxi and went home.
I called Sandy and Heather. My roomies who were already at the hotel. Mercifully we always put everyone's names on the room. I explained that I wouldn't be able to attend WTF and offered to pay my share of the room anyway. Sandy said not to worry about it and we'd sort it all out later.
I emailed Kanthara the next day, explaining why I wouldn't be at the con and apologising for leaving them in the lurch like this. I wasn't worried about the table cost at this point.
Half an hour later I noticed an email from Kanthara. Arc had volunteered to come back FROM Montreal and drive us there.
I frantically made sure nothing wasn't unpacked, emailed and phoned about, got our cat sitter back on track and several hours later was bombing down the highway to the con.
I lost one day but I don't care. It was wonderful to see everyone again. And I can't say how awesome everyone was.
Kanthara, for running interference and holding the table for me.
Arc, for volunteering out of the kindness of his heart to come get us (did I mention he'd driven FROM Ottawa to Montreal already, then came back again to Kanata? He did. He's my hero right now.)
And Sandy and Heather for insisting that Chall and I didn't pay for the friday hotel stay we'd missed (they wouldn't take no for an answer on this. They are beyond awesome).
Outsiders can say what they want about Furries, through this fandom I've met the best people I've ever had the honor of meeting.
2. Fluffy - 8x10 character portrait - sketching
3. AngelKitt - traditional conbadge - waiting for ink approval
4. Moopa - traditional conbadge
5. Sasuke - semi 3d conbadge
6. Zanian - 8x10 colour traditional
7. Vara - custom dice bag
8. Zero - conspecial large bookmark
9. Zarian - 8x10 colour traditional
10. Cotton Candy and Fluffy - interlocking/couples traditional conbadge
(((I'm reprinting this storry on my Facebook and Tumblr page, so if you've already been there, you can skip this part if you like.)))
I imagine most of you have heard about my adventures with WTF this year. If you haven't, lemmie tell ya how it went.
I bought my tickets for the Greyhound bus about a month early. I verified the date and time on more occassions than I care to think about, 'cause I'm paranoid I'll louse up. Chall and I arrived about half an hour early, again, paranoia. It was supposed to come at 8:35 pm - the only bus leaving Kanata to Montreal. It didn't come.
At around 8:45 we called around. Nobody answered at any terminals near us. We did get through to the center helpline and were assured that the bus was just late - our tickets were good and all was correct.
9:10 rolls around. Getting paranoid (there's that word again) I call the local taxi company to see if they could take us to the main terminal to make our 10 pm connection. At that point, as there was construction in Ottawa, they couldn 't promise it.
9:30 we call the helpline again.
The bus had been "canceled". No warning, just, no bus.
The lady on the phone happily suggested that I could apply for a refund and buy another ticket for the next day... before I could sort this out she "accidentally" cut me off".
We called a taxi and went home.
I called Sandy and Heather. My roomies who were already at the hotel. Mercifully we always put everyone's names on the room. I explained that I wouldn't be able to attend WTF and offered to pay my share of the room anyway. Sandy said not to worry about it and we'd sort it all out later.
I emailed Kanthara the next day, explaining why I wouldn't be at the con and apologising for leaving them in the lurch like this. I wasn't worried about the table cost at this point.
Half an hour later I noticed an email from Kanthara. Arc had volunteered to come back FROM Montreal and drive us there.
I frantically made sure nothing wasn't unpacked, emailed and phoned about, got our cat sitter back on track and several hours later was bombing down the highway to the con.
I lost one day but I don't care. It was wonderful to see everyone again. And I can't say how awesome everyone was.
Kanthara, for running interference and holding the table for me.
Arc, for volunteering out of the kindness of his heart to come get us (did I mention he'd driven FROM Ottawa to Montreal already, then came back again to Kanata? He did. He's my hero right now.)
And Sandy and Heather for insisting that Chall and I didn't pay for the friday hotel stay we'd missed (they wouldn't take no for an answer on this. They are beyond awesome).
Outsiders can say what they want about Furries, through this fandom I've met the best people I've ever had the honor of meeting.
