Hey everyone! Guess who's going to Fur the 'More and didn't think to write up a quick journal entry until the last hour? Totally not me, of course... Well, actually, it's definitely me. But yeah, Glass and I will be going all three days, although we're not staying at a hotel room. This convention was the first furry convention that I ever went to, and I'm hoping for another relaxing weekend where I get to chat with plenty of friendly animal-people!

Here are my responses to some random questions about the convention, since it's a tradition for some attendees to do this.

"When are you getting there?"
Friday morning; I'll try to arrive before noon!

"Who are you rooming with?"
I live nearby, so I'm not rooming this year, although I plan to at future conventions!

"Name you're going by?"
Mello. My other ferret fursona is named Felix, but I usually go by Mello. I'll always be wearing a badge!

"Gender?"
Male.

"Age?"
I'm currently 24 years old.

"Relationship status?"
Taken by my delightfully wonderful boyfriend, Glass the Wolf!

"Where will you be most of the time?"
I wanna be more social this time, so I'll be casually walking around and trying to hang out with friends; I'm happy to chat with you too, if you want, and only if you're comfortable, of course! Otherwise, I'll be in the marketplace and attending a few random panels.

"How can I find you?"
Twitter and Telegram are good options if you can't find me; see my social media information for more details.

"Are you nice?"
For sure! I try really hard to be friendly around others! I'm anxious, but I try not to let that be too noticeable.

"Can I take your picture, and can I tweet about you?
You can, but I'd like you to ask me for permission first.

"If you wanna talk, then what do you wanna talk about?"
I like hearing about other people's creative projects and wanna help motivate them, but I'm up for discussing almost anything!

"Are you an artist?"
I don't draw, but I do occasionally write and would like to do that more in the future, so I call myself a writer. Also, you should talk to Glass, because he's a really talented artist who I hope to see more creative works from later; his drawings are absolutely adorable!

"Do you take commissions?"
I don't have the time and am bad with personal motivation, so I don't, but I'll look at your projects if you link me!

"Attending any parties?"
I'll be hanging out with friends, but I don't personally plan on drinking alcohol much while at conventions, if at all.

"How do I identify myself to you?"
I'm bad with putting online names to faces, but I'll probably remember you if you show me your fursona!

"Rules of engagement?"
Don't be a jerk, I guess, but I'm sure that you're really nice! I dunno, just be yourself!

"Personality type?"
I'm not really sure where I fall on the introvert versus extrovert spectrum, despite me writing Mello as an extroverted character. I like getting passionate when talking about creative topics, and I also enjoy having respectful discussions even if the subject matter is controversial, so long as nobody's being a jerk about it. Personally, I consider myself pretty friendly and wanna try my best to cheer people up, but please let me know if there are areas where I can improve! I do actively deal with anxiety, so if a stress-related conflict does come up, then please just clear it up with me right away; I significantly prefer resolving accidental misunderstandings right away rather than dwelling on them for days.

"How do I know if you're not looking to socialize?"
Unless I'm in a rush to head somewhere, I'm actually fine to socialize most of the time! I'll probably be in a corner on my phone if I'm feeling stressed out or wanna check social media, but I'll try not to that much.

If you're attending, then I hope that you have a wonderful time at the convention! Please let me know if you wanna say hello. And if you won't be there, then I still wish you an absolutely delightful and immensely positive weekend! Keep being awesome, y'all.