Were you born and raised on the Big Island? I'm sorry, I don't know a whole lot about you.

I do have a beef with the furry fandom. It mostly has to do with the adult side of it. I won't go into details because I know I'll be hated for it. 2nd, art theft and character theft. I mostly see it happening on that site Furry 4 Life. I see people tracing and editing art, then uploading it and calling it their work. I've seen a picture that was crudely re-painted and the bastard calls it "his" character, clearly when it belonged to someone else. Then I've seen someone editing a piece of art, making a different background, blatantly editing out the artist's signature, and plastering his character name all over it.

Frankly, I never wanted to join that friggin site. I HATE social networking sites (ie MySpace, Facebook, etc.). I only joined because the Hawaii furries I met at Kawaii-Kon wanted me on there. I was just fine on FA and the AlohaFurs group. I'm very stressed-out also. At least you get to go to AC in week. I'm stuck on this "rock" for who knows how long.

Sounds like I am not the only one who is streatched a little thin at the moment. I grew up on the opposite end of the chain. I never really got mad with the way things are, but it seems the older and older I get, the less patience I have for stupid people, regardless of who they are. When it comes to the Furry Fandom, I feel more and more like I hardly identify with them at all. Furry4Life is kind of a big waste of time for me. One good aspect is that it does seem to have a ton of people on it unlike the Aloha Furs group did. Its not like I am gonna be able to get over there to hang with anyone anyway.

Yeah AC is a saving grace. I just hope it is as good if not better then the last one. I need something to make me feel like I have a place in all this craziness. Hopefully things look on the up and up for you. The only thing I hate more than being in turmoil is it happening to cool people I know.

hugs ahh you can relax at ac bro and yes the fan dome can be trying but i will show you a paw full of furs from my area that make it fun trust the folfers

Yeah really you guys make the con fun. If it was just me alone I would probably just get frustrated.

Yeah, I'm having a hard time trying to identify with furries also. I also have very little patience for stupid people and people who don't know when to shut their fucking mouth. Like this bitch who mouthed-offed at me in the elevator at AC, I was standing by the elevator buttons, she was like "press the close door button to expedite the elevator." I wanted to slap that fucking bitch.

I don't get why the fandom is full of mall goths and ravers (no offense to those who are). I know not all of them are, but it's to the point where it's stereotypical to think that all furries are ravers. I know some of them tend to bullshit a lot to fatten their egos. Like attendees who attend panels and think they know more about the subject than the panelists.

The anime fandom, I don't know why I still go to Kawaii-Kon. I just like to get sketches from various artists from the artist alley. I don't really like anime and I don't like some of the fans either. Especially the crazy girls who asks dumbass questions to the voice actors, like stuff about Yaoi shit. THEY DON'T CARE AND IT MAKES THEM FEEL REALLY UNEASY!

Ugh! Sorry to rant like this in your journal. I don't know why I'm still involved in the fandom. I really hope you have fun at AC. Say Hi to Ponygirl and her fiance Miu for me. He's a good looking guy.

Well hopefully this will rekindle some of the fun I once got out of furryness. I do have good friends what will always make things fun. Don't feel sorry about ranting in my journal. It is good it gets some use at all. I know people just nuke the hell out of every journal I write or just don't give a damn. You make a ton of points that make me feel like we are on the same page. I guess it is just a "look on the brightside," situation. I am just really fed up with the select furs that seem to be elitist pricks who are too cool for school. It is getting tired and sapping the fun out of things.

On a better note, I am looking forward to saying Hi to ponygirl and hopefully get to meet Miu. I doubt she remembers me from the last con, or cares *chuckles.* They are just great artists and seem to be really nice people. I was gonna take this journal down, cause I was in a bad place when I wrote it, but I still feel the same way.