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Life Update - Australia, Bal'kar Live QA and Major News
8 years ago
So I just arrived home after 5 amazing weeks visiting with my wonderful boyfriend Neox in Australia. I can't begin to talk about how amazing and utterly unbelievable the entire trip was.
The trip started with a very passionate meeting as I trudged my way into the arrivals area of the airport, having been awake for nearly 30 hours. After a few days getting my body on Australia time we made the long drive from Sydney to Surfer's Paradise for Fur-du. Fur-du was a lot of fun and I got to meet a lot of great people (and some not so great ones). By North American standards, fur-du is a tiny convention (by comparison, there are more furries at most of our smallest cons then fur-du, their largest / 2nd largest depending whom you ask) but that didn't stop it from garnering a big con feel to it.
After fur-du, Neox and I made our way up to Cairns (pronounced Cans btw, Australians apparently like to leave our letters when they pronounce things). We spent 4 days in a jungle-resort which was amazing before delving into the Daintree Rainforest. From there we went out and saw crocs and cassowaries among other things. On our last day, we went up to the great barrier reef and snorkeled around the reef.
After our Cairns trip, we returned to Sydney where we worked on the last big bal'kar update we did. Many many days of writing, rewriting, proofreading and more but we got it done; only taking a break in the middle of it to head out to the blue mountains and visit the jenolan caves-- and I have to say it was amazing.
We held our first ever bal'kar live QA on my last night. That went better then I could have expected. Attendance was a bit scarce but to be fair, we didn't pick a time/date that was good for most people. We picked a time/date that fit within our limited schedule so we could do it together before I had to leave. Going forward we will try to both do them more regularly and more scheduled.
Now I did promise some major news. On my second to last day there, Neox and I decided to go into Sydney CBD so I could see the Opera House and look around the city. A few days before our planed trip in, Pierric found us tickets for a Sydney Harbor boat cruise and dinner for vivid, an annual multi-week light show the city puts on. We do the touristy stuff in the city then board the boat for our dinner. It was here Neox asked me a question. Not just a question but THE question. And as if it was a sign from some unknown force, shortly after asking it, the boat turned to face the Sydney Opera House which was covered in tentacles from the light show...
So there is the big news, I am officially engaged. Holy fuck, I am engaged... I can't believe it. But it is official.
The trip started with a very passionate meeting as I trudged my way into the arrivals area of the airport, having been awake for nearly 30 hours. After a few days getting my body on Australia time we made the long drive from Sydney to Surfer's Paradise for Fur-du. Fur-du was a lot of fun and I got to meet a lot of great people (and some not so great ones). By North American standards, fur-du is a tiny convention (by comparison, there are more furries at most of our smallest cons then fur-du, their largest / 2nd largest depending whom you ask) but that didn't stop it from garnering a big con feel to it.
After fur-du, Neox and I made our way up to Cairns (pronounced Cans btw, Australians apparently like to leave our letters when they pronounce things). We spent 4 days in a jungle-resort which was amazing before delving into the Daintree Rainforest. From there we went out and saw crocs and cassowaries among other things. On our last day, we went up to the great barrier reef and snorkeled around the reef.
After our Cairns trip, we returned to Sydney where we worked on the last big bal'kar update we did. Many many days of writing, rewriting, proofreading and more but we got it done; only taking a break in the middle of it to head out to the blue mountains and visit the jenolan caves-- and I have to say it was amazing.
We held our first ever bal'kar live QA on my last night. That went better then I could have expected. Attendance was a bit scarce but to be fair, we didn't pick a time/date that was good for most people. We picked a time/date that fit within our limited schedule so we could do it together before I had to leave. Going forward we will try to both do them more regularly and more scheduled.
Now I did promise some major news. On my second to last day there, Neox and I decided to go into Sydney CBD so I could see the Opera House and look around the city. A few days before our planed trip in, Pierric found us tickets for a Sydney Harbor boat cruise and dinner for vivid, an annual multi-week light show the city puts on. We do the touristy stuff in the city then board the boat for our dinner. It was here Neox asked me a question. Not just a question but THE question. And as if it was a sign from some unknown force, shortly after asking it, the boat turned to face the Sydney Opera House which was covered in tentacles from the light show...
So there is the big news, I am officially engaged. Holy fuck, I am engaged... I can't believe it. But it is official.
Like I said its all about the emotion and feelings the represent :)
Thankyou to the workings of the universe, this is happening gola! XD