After losing RMFC I knew I wanted to do something with the vacation time I had requested for it. So I requested more time- basically most of August- and will be spending that time in Australia with  Haal aka Marko T. Rat.

Up until just a couple days ago I had not been letting myself get excited for the trip. With all the snags that could have cropped up in trying to get a passport and visa, booking the flights to and from and other potentially serious issues, there was a lot that could have gone wrong. And I'm still nervous about taking my first international flight.

But its finally starting to sink in that I will soon be spending days on end with my beloved Marko, and I will get to see some of the sights of Australia. Time with Marko has always been fleeting at best because we most often went to MFF together and there was always so much to do and so many folks to reconnect with.

Though with the state of the furry fandom currently, I'm not sure how much of a social furry I am anymore. Other than a few long time friends and a local group I'm becoming more a part of, the fandom doesn't hold the same appeal to me that it used to. Not with all the drama and hate floating around in it these days. I seriously doubt I will even go to MFF this year.

Anyhow, I'll be posting pics from the trip once I return. May try to post a few during as well but navigating FA's menus on a phone is a pain in the tail.

So any American furry friends: you can unlock your fridges now. I won't be raiding your cheese stashes anytime soon. Instead I'll be sampling the cheese menus on the other side of the world! =^.^=