This past Saturday was something I can only describe as a dream. In California we have something called the RBFM (Rose Bowl Fur Meet) and, I had only ever heard about it but never attended. I have been living in California for my entire life, been a furry for almost 12 years, and nope. Never been to a con, or a meet-up, or anything. The admins of the group were going to cancel because of the weather (100-degree heat ain't fun) and, I do not know what came over me, but I volunteered my home for the event. At the time, I believe I was volunteering like Katniss did in the Hunger Games. I just said, "Zeric, look. You are a shut-in, with barely any really close friends and not many besides your brother whom you visit with locally. This may be your last shot at getting friends. GO FOR IT!" And I did. RBFM hosted their function at my place and I would imagine the number of furries that came was around 60-80. I was so happy! And so many of them were so kind and thoughtful and happy. It really made me smile. I will never forget this weekend.

Thank you to all who came, and thank you RBFM1 for making this weekend possible.