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Anthrocon Recap
16 years ago
So, this is a little late, but I figure I need to pester everyone with stuff that nobody is going to read. :)
Well then...let's see:
Wednesday
Made some final touches on my new tail and waited for Drake. He arrived around 7pm and we set off into the wild. The drive was pretty uneventful, barring the incredible amounts of road construction that seemed to be everywhere, especially in PA. We reached MattRat's a little after midnight and we were asleep by 2. I couldn't sleep due to allergies and sat in a chair most of the night until 7am when pancakes were made by some kindly Canadian furs.
Thursday
After pancakes and some visiting and chatting, we departed for the con. After a somewhat frightening drive through Pittsburgh, we made it safely to the hotel, parked and checked in. I forgot to pre-reg like an idiot, so I got in the reg line with the rest of my carpool buddies and waited in line from 1:45 until almost 4. Dinner was had at Cory's, across the street from the hotel. Had a few drinks after that and went fursuiting, ending up at the dance and meeting some pretty cool people.
Friday
Slept late, missed opening ceremonies, spent most of the day gallivanting around in fursuit and meeting random friends that I hadn't seen in forever. Planned to attend the dance, but then other issues cropped up concerning people drinking to much and delaying me for a few hours. Eventually made it to the dance and met more awesome people, danced until 2am and then ended up in the lobby, talking to some random folks that had come in off the street to see what was going on. I ended up convincing them to come back the next day and register.
Saturday
Fursuit parade. Afterwards, I felt absolutely dead. Didn't help that I seem to have picked up a mild case of food poisoning or something. All I know is that I didn't get to do very much Saturday. Ended my night sipping water in the hotel restaurant and talking to friends.
Sunday
Bought far more than I should have in the dealer den and spent a lot of time with
dusty-waber. Sunday night brought the tradition of drinking a lot, but ended early when someone got taken away in an ambulance. All was well in the morning, but it added undue stress to the evening and I ended up going to bed fairly early.
Monday
Woke up at 10, packed, said my goodbyes and hauled out of Pittsburgh at noon or so. Leaving Pittsburgh seemed to be fairly difficult and we got turned around by detour after detour. Eventually, we escaped and made it back to Virginia around 8pm.
In summary, AC this year was a pretty good con for me, minus a bit of unnecessary drama. It's still not off the chopping block for me as far as cons go, but it's making headway. Overall, I still think it's a little too big. It gets to be daunting when trying to visit and catch up with so many people in so little time. It's entirely possible to run into someone once and then never see them again the entire con or not even see them at all. In any case, it's earned another shot next year.
TLDR - AC is fun. I'm a fox. Ice cream.
Well then...let's see:
Wednesday
Made some final touches on my new tail and waited for Drake. He arrived around 7pm and we set off into the wild. The drive was pretty uneventful, barring the incredible amounts of road construction that seemed to be everywhere, especially in PA. We reached MattRat's a little after midnight and we were asleep by 2. I couldn't sleep due to allergies and sat in a chair most of the night until 7am when pancakes were made by some kindly Canadian furs.
Thursday
After pancakes and some visiting and chatting, we departed for the con. After a somewhat frightening drive through Pittsburgh, we made it safely to the hotel, parked and checked in. I forgot to pre-reg like an idiot, so I got in the reg line with the rest of my carpool buddies and waited in line from 1:45 until almost 4. Dinner was had at Cory's, across the street from the hotel. Had a few drinks after that and went fursuiting, ending up at the dance and meeting some pretty cool people.
Friday
Slept late, missed opening ceremonies, spent most of the day gallivanting around in fursuit and meeting random friends that I hadn't seen in forever. Planned to attend the dance, but then other issues cropped up concerning people drinking to much and delaying me for a few hours. Eventually made it to the dance and met more awesome people, danced until 2am and then ended up in the lobby, talking to some random folks that had come in off the street to see what was going on. I ended up convincing them to come back the next day and register.
Saturday
Fursuit parade. Afterwards, I felt absolutely dead. Didn't help that I seem to have picked up a mild case of food poisoning or something. All I know is that I didn't get to do very much Saturday. Ended my night sipping water in the hotel restaurant and talking to friends.
Sunday
Bought far more than I should have in the dealer den and spent a lot of time with
dusty-waber. Sunday night brought the tradition of drinking a lot, but ended early when someone got taken away in an ambulance. All was well in the morning, but it added undue stress to the evening and I ended up going to bed fairly early.Monday
Woke up at 10, packed, said my goodbyes and hauled out of Pittsburgh at noon or so. Leaving Pittsburgh seemed to be fairly difficult and we got turned around by detour after detour. Eventually, we escaped and made it back to Virginia around 8pm.
In summary, AC this year was a pretty good con for me, minus a bit of unnecessary drama. It's still not off the chopping block for me as far as cons go, but it's making headway. Overall, I still think it's a little too big. It gets to be daunting when trying to visit and catch up with so many people in so little time. It's entirely possible to run into someone once and then never see them again the entire con or not even see them at all. In any case, it's earned another shot next year.
TLDR - AC is fun. I'm a fox. Ice cream.
