Jacked from the ORIGINAL!  Yuchidayena

General

*Are you a furry?
You bet!

*If you have a Spouse/SO - Is he/she a furry too?
Sure is!

*How long have you been in the community?
Since I met Dago 4 years ago.

*How did you find furry?
Dago introduced me to the fandom, but I had drawn anthros for a while before meeting him.

*What's your reason for furry (like, what interested you to get into the community)?
Dago showed me the artwork and I really enjoyed drawing it. Then we went to our first con together (FC 06) and it totally blew our minds. I loved the fursuits and have started making our own.

*What's Furry to you?
The art, the fursuiters, the cons. Getting to wear the suits to me is so much fun.

*If someone found out you're a furry and asked you about it how would you respond?
My besties know I'm a furry and they don't care at all. I just said we go to cons where people suit and have fun and perform and sell arrtwork. They said, "Oh, like Comic-Con, but Disney-fied?" And I just laughed and said sort-of...

*What are your favorite aspects of our community?
The conventions and getting to meet new people there. I am SO shy when it comes to actually meeting someone new though. But we've met lots of people like, our first year getting to meet  neoscribbles , zeff,  keto , and lots of others.

*Do you use any furry terms? (i.e. yiff, paws, murr?)
Just when mocking them... haha.

*What do you wish furry was NOT associated with?
Bestiality, (I totally agree with Yuchi), and awkward nerds.

*How strongly do you feel about someone bashing the community as a whole?
Depends what they're bashing... a lot of what they bash, a lot of us do and I think that's why the fandom gets all RAGE on people.

*How strongly do you feel about anyone bashing you yourself for your interest based on the media's aspect of what furry is?
I would try to explain to them what else it is to me, and if they didn't want to listen than they like people judgmental and close-minded and they aren't worth my time.

*We all know furries have a lot of sexual aspects in this fandom, What's your opinion on it?
I loves da SEX!

Personal

*What is/are your fursona(s)?
Bongo: My husky.
I'm also working on a new Bear fursona that I think fits me a little better. I've never really felt a connection to my husky, other than I made her for Dago...

*Do you have any fetishes that pertain to the fandom?
I enjoy Fursuit sexings, Bondage (it can pertain... I think), other than that guess I'm vanilla!

*If you could magically morph into your fursona would you?
Maybe for a day...

*Do you believe you have a spirit animal?
- If Yes, Is that spirit animal your fursona(if not what is it?)
Lately I've felt less and less like a hyper-active nurotic brainless Husky and more and more like a maternal, sleepy, laid-back, rage-full when she wants to be, BEAR!

*What other fanbases/groups are you a part of?
I'm a real life hula dancer, and that's a group... so that!

*Anthro/Feral, Therian or Kemonomimi(Not a furry, just a human with animal ears and a tail):
Though that isn't a question, I guess I like drawing anthro best? I dunno...

*Are you a fursuiter?
If yes, How many do you own?
If No, do you ever plan on being a suiter?
Yes! I currently own 3 (Bongo *retired*, Valentine, and Penelope), Dago has 2 (Dago and Fresco).

How many of your friends are furry?
Not too many... maybe about 25%?

*How many pets do you own, if any?
I have a dog and a cat right now. And my roomie has a dog and a parrot.

*Aside from furry what other interests do you have?
Hula, Surfing, World of Warcraft, drawing.

*Are you confident enough in yourself to say that you're a fur, no matter what the media says?
I don't go around telling everyone, but I don't think that makes me less confidant.

Meetups

*Do you attend any cons?
If no, would you attend any cons?
If yes, which cons have you been to?
Yes! I am a regular at FC, and now Califur too!

*Do you go to local meetups (bowling, public outings...etc)?
Yes! We have a Fur-Now group that hosts a HUGE monthly meet!

*Have you ever attended a furry party?
-If no, would you attend one?
No... but I've always been interested in the Prancing Skiltaire.


Online

*Have you ever met up with a fur you talked to online?
Yes, but it's either been at a Meet, a Con, or Dago already knew them.

*What furry websites do you attend?
Just Furaffinity mostly.

*What non furry websites do you frequent?
Myspace, Yahoo, Facebook, my Bank, Thottbot.

And last, but not least

Has the fandom done anything for you that you're thankful for? Has it taught you anything or brought you anything you treasure greatly?
I think it's made me think about the world differently and ALL of the freaks in it, not just furries. I've also got to meet some really neat people and it's helped me improve my art! I really enjoy being a furry, and I think I will for a long time!