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Post-Megaplex post (& Greymuzzles Breakfast)
7 years ago
Dragonwuff Musings
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Whew! What a wonderful convention! This wuff is still in "bouncy mode" from all the fun!
To start off with - the GreyMuzzles Breakfast! Holy Frijoles, what a turn-out!
Grey Muzzles Breakfast:
Thank you! One and all, for the response and support! Your numbers totally took this wuffy by surprise!
When
Vixyyfox first started this breakfast last year, we had about 6-8 folks. We just had the restaurant push a couple tables together in their main area, and we all gathered 'round for some friendly conversation and a great buffet breakfast.
When Vrghr showed up their entry desk this year, to inform the staff there we were going to do it again, they asked how many might be attending. Wuff figured, perhaps 2 - 3 times the number, maybe, so asked for seating for around 16-20 folks. The staff opened up a section of the restaurant they weren't planning on using until the lunch rush, and set us up upstairs.
Then nearly 30 furs showed up! WOW!! The staff hastily assembled additional "overflow" seating in another area, which was also easier to access for those with mobility issues. Sadly, we took the staff completely by surprise too, so there was a bit of chaos with the checkout, and the area upstairs was still trying to cool down (AC had been set higher since it wasn't to be used for a few hours yet). But they managed to keep the buffet well-stocked for us, and the foods were pretty top notch.
Wuffy apologizes for the chaos with the check out, the temperature, and the little delay in getting set up. Vrghr is going to take all these "lessons learned" and try to do an even better job for everyone next year! Now, it's not a sure thing yet - the convention is moving to a new Venue (the Caribe Royale), and we haven't begun to get any sort of "okay" from the con staff. But wuff has already checked out the website for the new hotel, and they DO offer buffet breakfast there too. So a Grey Muzzles Part 3 is at least a possibility.
The Con:
As Vrghr said at the start, wuffy is STILL in "bouncy mode" from all the fun there!
Some great panels, good entertainment, excellent music, lots and lots of artistic things to see at every turn. And so many beautiful and creative fursuits and costumes! Vrghr is constantly amazed at the creativity, artistry, and craftsmanship of the furs in this fandom!
And it was SO MUCH FUN bumping into all the furs wuff had, for the most part, only met online. And to see those again that Vrghr had met last year! *HUGS TO ALL* Sad to have missed others, but hopefully we can catch up again next year.
Who knows? Vrghr might even be inspired enough to put together something for his own panel next time? Maybe (almost certainly!) something to do with foods or cooking. Since the new venue will have rooms featuring full kitchens with stove and ovens, that might be a worthwhile topic. But even without that, wuffy suspects there will be a few furs interested in some form of cooking info or another.
Until next time, may you all be well and be happy!
VRGHR
To start off with - the GreyMuzzles Breakfast! Holy Frijoles, what a turn-out!
Grey Muzzles Breakfast:
Thank you! One and all, for the response and support! Your numbers totally took this wuffy by surprise!
When
Vixyyfox first started this breakfast last year, we had about 6-8 folks. We just had the restaurant push a couple tables together in their main area, and we all gathered 'round for some friendly conversation and a great buffet breakfast.When Vrghr showed up their entry desk this year, to inform the staff there we were going to do it again, they asked how many might be attending. Wuff figured, perhaps 2 - 3 times the number, maybe, so asked for seating for around 16-20 folks. The staff opened up a section of the restaurant they weren't planning on using until the lunch rush, and set us up upstairs.
Then nearly 30 furs showed up! WOW!! The staff hastily assembled additional "overflow" seating in another area, which was also easier to access for those with mobility issues. Sadly, we took the staff completely by surprise too, so there was a bit of chaos with the checkout, and the area upstairs was still trying to cool down (AC had been set higher since it wasn't to be used for a few hours yet). But they managed to keep the buffet well-stocked for us, and the foods were pretty top notch.
Wuffy apologizes for the chaos with the check out, the temperature, and the little delay in getting set up. Vrghr is going to take all these "lessons learned" and try to do an even better job for everyone next year! Now, it's not a sure thing yet - the convention is moving to a new Venue (the Caribe Royale), and we haven't begun to get any sort of "okay" from the con staff. But wuff has already checked out the website for the new hotel, and they DO offer buffet breakfast there too. So a Grey Muzzles Part 3 is at least a possibility.
The Con:
As Vrghr said at the start, wuffy is STILL in "bouncy mode" from all the fun there!
Some great panels, good entertainment, excellent music, lots and lots of artistic things to see at every turn. And so many beautiful and creative fursuits and costumes! Vrghr is constantly amazed at the creativity, artistry, and craftsmanship of the furs in this fandom!
And it was SO MUCH FUN bumping into all the furs wuff had, for the most part, only met online. And to see those again that Vrghr had met last year! *HUGS TO ALL* Sad to have missed others, but hopefully we can catch up again next year.
Who knows? Vrghr might even be inspired enough to put together something for his own panel next time? Maybe (almost certainly!) something to do with foods or cooking. Since the new venue will have rooms featuring full kitchens with stove and ovens, that might be a worthwhile topic. But even without that, wuffy suspects there will be a few furs interested in some form of cooking info or another.
Until next time, may you all be well and be happy!
VRGHR
V.
Definitely a great breakfast, despite a few 'hiccups' along the way!
And this wuff is already thinking of ways to improve things next year. As you mentioned, asking for an RSVP would be a good beginning. Not that we'll get responses from everyone who might attend, but at least we'll have a somewhat better idea of what the rough count could be.
And we definitely need to clue the establishment and staff in on the plans sometime earlier than right before the meal. *smiles* That way, they can have tables ready, and enough waitstaff prepped for supporting us. Probably have the gratuity and all such automatically tallied in to the meal cost too, as a 'group thing' (that most large groups get).
Here's to next year! *HUGS*
I am so looking forward to it...
Thanks to you too V...
V.