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2020/2021 Journal and other info
5 years ago
Yo!
People don't really make journals anymore, right? People like FA to upload submissions but to keep their profile up to date, and to make journals? Seems like that has died a long time ago. I thought I could be one of the few people who keeps their profile somewhat semi-active. I guess this would be the best time to make one, I guess we all don't have much to do anyways...
SO. I P R O M I S E to a certain point this journal won't just be about COVID all the time. We all know how it's affected our lives in general and furry life, but I might just have to mention it a little just for context reasons.
Well, anyways... 2020. To be completely honest, it wasn't THAT bad for me. at the start of the year, I planned to move to a new city, to find a place to rent and to find employment. And well, I did! but before that, I did the NFC/Gdakon double. It's famous for people who are familiar with those conventions. Both conventions happen right after each other, so people do both of those conventions at once. I flew from Amsterdam to Copenhagen, met up with my roomies, and we took the train from Copenhagen to Malmo. Copenhagen is in Denmark, and Malmo is in Sweden, but both cities are right next to each other, only seperated by a bridge.
I'm not gonna waffle on about both conventions too much, so I'll keep it brief. NFC was overall a good convention, I was in the Main con hotel, the atmosphere was warm and cozy, and met up with some old friends. I will say, even though it was supposed to a be a major European convention, it could actually be quite dead at certain points, but from 7-8PM onwards, it was great to walk around at that point. Overall, the convention was fine, I've been to better, but still enjoyable. Confee and Hotel price was rather expensive and the bar... well... let"s not talk about the bar and their 12 euro whiskey and coke....
We then took the train back over to Copenhagen Airport, and flew directly from Copenhagen to Gdansk. Gdakon is very special to me, It was not only my first ever convention (Gdakon 2017) but this was my 4th time at Gdakon. So as you see, I'm a very dedicated Gdakon attendee. This Gdakon , was not only the best Gdakon but also the best convention ever out of all the conventions I"ve attended. I don't think I've ever been so social at a convention in my life, I was constantly bombarbed with messages from people If I wanted to hang out, go out for dinner, go for fursuiting, to visit an event and etc. Did some good fursuiting with friends, always had friends to go out with for food. Gdakon actually has to be one of the best run conventions I"ll ever attend.
So, 2 weeks of just conventions, I felt great afterwards, I little tired, but it was amazing. When I got home, COVID started to become a problem in Europe and kept popping up in the news. I was supposed to go to CFZ and EF but those got cancelled. My own small highlights of the year were small but nice. I visited a friend in Belgium, went to Krakow to meet up with some friends and had a friend from Germany come over at my place in Eindhoven. Please note, all of these things happened in summer when COVID infections were at an alltime low and when travelling was still 100% legal.
Overall, I had 2 amazing conventions, I moved to my own place in a new city, found employment, was able to save up a very big amount of savings andhad a little bit of social interactions when borders re-opened. I think I should be grateful for 2020, for me it was fine. At worst, I was just very bored and frustrated.
About 2021, NFC was cancelled and very unfortunatly my favourite convention; Gdakon. CFZ will probbaly be cancelled as well meaning EF may be the last hope for a convention I"m hyped for this year.
And that"s pretty much it! I thank you guys for taking the time to read, and I hope to be able to see some of you later this year. Stay safe!
People don't really make journals anymore, right? People like FA to upload submissions but to keep their profile up to date, and to make journals? Seems like that has died a long time ago. I thought I could be one of the few people who keeps their profile somewhat semi-active. I guess this would be the best time to make one, I guess we all don't have much to do anyways...
SO. I P R O M I S E to a certain point this journal won't just be about COVID all the time. We all know how it's affected our lives in general and furry life, but I might just have to mention it a little just for context reasons.
Well, anyways... 2020. To be completely honest, it wasn't THAT bad for me. at the start of the year, I planned to move to a new city, to find a place to rent and to find employment. And well, I did! but before that, I did the NFC/Gdakon double. It's famous for people who are familiar with those conventions. Both conventions happen right after each other, so people do both of those conventions at once. I flew from Amsterdam to Copenhagen, met up with my roomies, and we took the train from Copenhagen to Malmo. Copenhagen is in Denmark, and Malmo is in Sweden, but both cities are right next to each other, only seperated by a bridge.
I'm not gonna waffle on about both conventions too much, so I'll keep it brief. NFC was overall a good convention, I was in the Main con hotel, the atmosphere was warm and cozy, and met up with some old friends. I will say, even though it was supposed to a be a major European convention, it could actually be quite dead at certain points, but from 7-8PM onwards, it was great to walk around at that point. Overall, the convention was fine, I've been to better, but still enjoyable. Confee and Hotel price was rather expensive and the bar... well... let"s not talk about the bar and their 12 euro whiskey and coke....
We then took the train back over to Copenhagen Airport, and flew directly from Copenhagen to Gdansk. Gdakon is very special to me, It was not only my first ever convention (Gdakon 2017) but this was my 4th time at Gdakon. So as you see, I'm a very dedicated Gdakon attendee. This Gdakon , was not only the best Gdakon but also the best convention ever out of all the conventions I"ve attended. I don't think I've ever been so social at a convention in my life, I was constantly bombarbed with messages from people If I wanted to hang out, go out for dinner, go for fursuiting, to visit an event and etc. Did some good fursuiting with friends, always had friends to go out with for food. Gdakon actually has to be one of the best run conventions I"ll ever attend.
So, 2 weeks of just conventions, I felt great afterwards, I little tired, but it was amazing. When I got home, COVID started to become a problem in Europe and kept popping up in the news. I was supposed to go to CFZ and EF but those got cancelled. My own small highlights of the year were small but nice. I visited a friend in Belgium, went to Krakow to meet up with some friends and had a friend from Germany come over at my place in Eindhoven. Please note, all of these things happened in summer when COVID infections were at an alltime low and when travelling was still 100% legal.
Overall, I had 2 amazing conventions, I moved to my own place in a new city, found employment, was able to save up a very big amount of savings andhad a little bit of social interactions when borders re-opened. I think I should be grateful for 2020, for me it was fine. At worst, I was just very bored and frustrated.
About 2021, NFC was cancelled and very unfortunatly my favourite convention; Gdakon. CFZ will probbaly be cancelled as well meaning EF may be the last hope for a convention I"m hyped for this year.
And that"s pretty much it! I thank you guys for taking the time to read, and I hope to be able to see some of you later this year. Stay safe!
We will meet up in 2022 ^W^/