The Wild Nights 2011 Dances video is Finally done after nearly six months in the making!!!

Here it is! http://youtu.be/7zfNE13SVOg?hd=1

Let me know what you think ^^

Hey guys ive got a short new vid out that i think you will enjoy so check it out.

This is the "cutting room floor" clips from the soon to be released Wild Nights 2011 Dances.

http://youtu.be/n_E4Sajmjog?hd=1

I will probably not be able to read all of the journals you guys post anymore. I work so many hours that i don't have time to do anything on work days and im off only about 1-2 days a week

So yeah, Having assessed where im at with finances and things neither are going to happen this year :/ I had been thinking about skipping Oklacon for awhile but I would have gone since I miss everyone so much. There's just no way I could get that much time off during hellmonth at work. On the bright side I am going to save up and probably try for MFF instead and try to plan for hitting up MFM next year :D

A meme I stole from  noblewolf

1. Do you sleep naked? Yeppers

2. Do you sleep with socks on? no

3. Would you rather sleep alone or with someone else? Someone else for sure, I <3 snugs

4. Do you enjoy drama? Fuck no

5. Are you a manly man? lol

6. Who was the last person you hugged? dunno...

7. Small or large package? In between :P

8. Are you short? avarage size to short, 5 ft 9ish

9. Do you like somebody? yeah

10.Does your Facebook password have to do with a boy? Fuck no

11. Do you care if your socks are dirty? O-o yeah

12. Do you think you’re conceited? not that i know of

13. Do you dress up on Halloween? nope

14. Are you double jointed? nope

15. Where is the weirdest place you have slept? hmm A bus?

16. Has anyone touched/smacked your butt in the past 24 hours? nope

17. Is there any type of rumor going around about you? Probably, don't care though

18. Do you call anybody by their last name? nah

19. How many boys will read this just because it says "Boy Confessions"? ..... no idea

[x] I have cried in a movie theater
[ ] I can brush my teeth without opening my mouth.
[X] I get jealous.
[ ] I think Johnny Depp is sexy.
[ ] JUDE LAW FAG.
[x] I love to laugh.
[ ] I like death/grind/black metal.
[ ] I like rap.
[x] I like techno.
[ ] I like country. (Johnny cash stuff)
[ ] I carry a purse
[X] I'd be lost without my computer.
[ ] I own a Spice Girls CD.
[ ] I own a Britney Spears CD.
[ ] I own a boy band CD.
[xxxxx] I get bored watching football.
[ ] Boys are confusing.
[ ] I've been called a bad influence.
[ ] I have/had a piercing other than my ears.


1. What color is your underwear? Grey right now, i prefer my black ones tho

2. Do you prefer light or dark haired boys? doesn't matter

3. Are you currently frustrated with a boy? no not really

4. What's one thing a boy can do to make you like them? Be a good friend and good company :)

5. Do you have a best friend? yup ^^

6. Have you ever had your heart broken? more then once....

7. Have you ever thought of having plastic surgery? no

8. Do you like your life? Getting there :)

10. Has one of your friends ever stolen a boyfriend from you? no

11. Have you ever jumped in the pool with your clothes on? yeah

12. Do you have more friends that are girls or boys? boys for sure

14. Have you ever slapped anybody in the face? no

15. What are your biggest fears? bees and other flying stinging insects and tornados

16. Have you ever cried yourself to sleep? yep

17. Have you ever not been able to get someone off of your mind? yep

18. Do you believe in the saying “once a cheater, always a cheater?" hmmm maybe

19. Have you ever had a good feeling about something? Yeah

20. Do you ever wish you were famous? could care less

21. Are you currently missing someone? oh yeah


THIS BOY OR THAT BOY? PICK ONE:

Cowboy or Gangster? Cowboy

Preppy or Punk? Punk

Face or Body? face

Good cook or take you out a lot? Good cook

Sweet or sexy? Sweet

Armani or Abercrombie? wha

Contacts or glasses? don't care

My job has insane hours and i will rarely have time to be online for awhile so don't be upset if i don't get a message. A surefire way to get ahold of me is my phone or email. :)

less then 12 hours until the beginning of my dream career! I got a call from them confirming I was going to make it today so it looks like im set! :D Also im back at my apt lol

going to be at my folks place tonight and most of tomorrow so if you need me call my phone :)

Going in for "processing" and orientation on Saturday at 8am! :D They gave em a whole bunch of paperwork to fill out and bring in then i get to go to 4 hours of orientation D: The only things that could keep me from the job at this point is my background check and drug test and since i have no record and never do drugs I'm golden :D

Mune is to blame for this :P for this, Anyways it seems like a good way of getting people's names out there, and people looking at more art, right? ^^

Anyway, first 17 people to post... I believe the rules are, get featured in the journal with three links to three pieces from their gallery that I like. Said furson must also create a journal with the same rules and such, 18 fursons, with my name being the first on the list.

So... as per the rules...

#1  mune

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6135892
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3485775
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3614162/

#2  Cocobanana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry5QSl-Rnag
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5823850/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5566959/

Hey all, I would really appreciate it if you would pass around the Drumming Raccoon video and help me get it out there more, I feel its one of my best videos if not the best video I've ever made and it has next to no hits on it so far.

So if you like it as much as i do, let me know tell your friends about it etc, Who knows maybe it will turn into a DVD if it gets popular enough :)

Thanks guys! :D



***Video link***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDdei0eAm3c

Now released! :D

Track 1: Out now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDdei0eAm3c

Track 2: Out Now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU69skF1jVE

Track 3: Out Now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayzqpc-46RI

Track 4: Out now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xo4th86Q6E

Track 5: Out now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7KumFgcpCs

By request from one of the party's involved ive taken the last post down, please note me if you need info.

Go out to  pollypuma and his wife  merageshu

Please send yours as well, as they are going through one of the worst things any parent ever can.
Their unborn son died this morning.

Merageshu's Journal http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2542339/

So heres my story of the last week.

I had been working at Mcdonlads for about 3 weeks when i got stuck in traffic last Saturday on the way to work.

*I walk in 4-6 mins late*

(Monica) When were you supposed to be on
(me) 6, i got stuck in traffic sorry *starts walking to the sink to wash up before clocking in*
(Monica) You couldn't call?
(me) I didn't know that i needed...*interrupted*
(Monica) they didn't cover that in orientation?
(me) they didn't sa...*interrupted*
(Monica) you can go home
(me) huh? ok er *walks over to check the schedules*
A few mins pass while i search for mine
(me) Where are the schedules? i cant find mine?
(Monica) I didn't print your yet call me at 2...10 tomorrow
(me) am?
(Monica) yes


10am Sunday
*phone rings*
(Monica) hello
(me) Hello this is John i you told me to call in at 10 today to find out about my schedule
(Monica) Take the day off
(me) ok?..
(Monica) Call again Monday
(me) alright :)

10am Monday
(Lydia) hello?
(me) hi this is john Monica said to call in to find out if i work today.
(Lydia) ill check on second
(me) ok
a min or two pass
(Lydia) you don't have a schedule let me ask Monica one sec
(me) alright...
5mins pass laughter can be heard and the word night-shift a few times, the shift i had asked for.
(Lydia) your off till Thursday call back then
(me) alright thanks

Thursday 10am

(Lydia) hello?
(me) hi this is john you said to call today to find out when i work
(Lydia) Monica was supposed to leave me a note and she didn't...
(me) i guese taht means i dont work today?
(Lydia) I guess not.. *sighs* shes been doing this to another guy too im sorry.
(me)... yeah this is getting pretty frustrating...
(Lydia) can you call back at 2? that's when Monica comes on.
(me) ok will do

2pm
(Monica) Hello?
(me) Lydia said to call back now to find out when i work
(Monica) call me back tomorrow at 3
(me) ...ok



Friday in person because i need awnsers

*walks in at 2:35*
(me) is moni.. oh hi Monica, i decided to come in and find out whats up in person instead of calling :)
(Monica) ho have a seat in the lobby ill be right over

*35 mins pass*
(Monica) alright this paper says that we are terminating your employment with us due to your late attendance on Saturday, please sigh here.
(me) wait a second, it says i was 10 mins late i know i was only 5 i looked at the clock
(Monica) i could have fired you if you were one muinit late, your on a 60 probationary period when you start
(me) no warning or anything?
(Monica) no
(me) *signs paper and walks out not knowing what to say im so angry...*




So yeah that was my day how was yours *fake grin*


It was similar to this when i got hired, Monica wasn't even the one who told me, she forgot, in fact when i called in on that Thursday they said oh yeah you got it your scheduled in 2 hours...

I did hate working there but it was a job... now i might have a harder time finding another with this on my record and i only made enough money on that pay check to cover like 1-2 months of rent... I hate to sound overly dramatic but i need a hug lol this is so fucking stressful and I cant deal with the though of having to move back to my folks place... If anyone know of a place thats hiring entry level in the SA area and would be willing to throw their name at my app to help me get it let me know cause i need it right now... i need a job that i can work hard preferably dealing with people, like a cashier...

*sighs and goes to work on more job apps*

So, its about time that i updated everyone on whats been up.

This is probably going to end up coming out about as jumbled as my life is right now lol

First of all i got the job.. the job at mcdonalds or helldonalds as i like to call it and that means i have a place of my own finally :D

Second, ive been busy working on the two longest videos ive ever made, Drumming Raccoon's second concert at Wild Nights and Julie bunny must Die.

And third, its looking like i might be doing MFM in September assuming several things fall into place.
#1 money
#2 time off
#3 Find a cheap ride
#4 find a cheap room

Why am i doing MFM you ask? well ive been contacted to help out a bit with their audio systems and i need to get the fuck away from everything for a bit, helldonalds has been stressing me out like crazy and i miss all my fuzzy friends.

There's one potential downside.

IF i do MFM i probably will have to miss Oklacon this year, Especially if i decide to do MFF or FC.

Well then, now you guys know whats up in my life, at least most of it :P

lets see what happens next :P

Hey guys!

So yeah my life has been chugging along lately although it seems I'm going to be canceling my plans to move to Dallas for a year or 2. Why you ask? well my good friend  mizrik has offered me a place to live if i can find a job here in SA in a fairly well developed area of town. I've been staying here on a temporary basis looking for jobs and working on my drivers license for the last 2 weeks, basically since I got back from  pollypuma 's place. It's been awesome being away from my folks, my stress has gone way down even to the point most of my acne cleared up XD. If/when i find a job ill be moving here permanently.

On another front I've been slowly getting back to work on the videos from Wild Nights as well as continuing to plan for Furry Fiesta 2012, I Don't believe I've publicly posted it yet but i am Furry Fiestas new ballroom A/V coordinator for 2012, A position I am absolutely thrilled to be doing.

Talk with you guys whenever i get around to another update :D

Its Released! well what i could salvage anyways.

Basically there were storms in the area (lightning and thunder) and the building is very poorly grounded so I decided not to run my computer during the concert and therefor there wasn't a sound recording off the system itself, only the audio from the cameras.

Ive done my best to remix the audio from the cameras but understand its never going to sound great from that kind of a source.

Heres the concert!

Track 1 (I need the name for this song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf62RkC2RUc

Drums (improv?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaKw2Gogkw8

SOS (cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W29fX8-e8x0

Other covers (I don't know the song names) and Bonus footage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrOsunrF3bc



Stay tuned for the release of his second concert as well as the following upcoming releases,

Who's Lion is it anyways parts 1,2, and 4
Opening ceremonies shenanigans
Campfire footage (name TBA)
The dances

Hey all!


For this round ive got 2 furs who i need identified from the "who's lion is it anyways" event at Wild nights 2011,
http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/.....osthatfur2.jpg
http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/.....thatfur3-1.jpg

and
http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/...../Whosthis1.jpg


Thanks for your help guys ^^

Skits 1-3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhQiNb6bjVQ

Skit 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xrBY3H24RQ

Skit 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry5QSl-Rnag

Skit 6-8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLW4TITDnAw

Skit 9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AdXvApIGJ4

Skit 10-11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDZO6J1J0VE

Skit 12-13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrDkJSsQAXo

Skit 14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDAI2oinr50

Skit 15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvw6DRiYKDc

Skit 16
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elMLpclbr5U


Enjoy! :D

Draconis lost his list of who was in what act due to the storm that went through on Sunday, ive done my best on the acts that ive released so far but if you were in the following please let me know so i can put you in the credits, likewise if you know who was in these please let me know :)

I need credits for

Holy Hand Grande
Furry dating game
Max goof's puppet song
The Flight of the Flamingo



Heres links to the acts that are posted so far, let me know if you see any mistakes or even if you just like them :D

Skits 1-3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhQiNb6bjVQ

Skit 4: Cooper's PSA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xrBY3H24RQ

Skit 5: "Summary"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry5QSl-Rnag

Skits 6-8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLW4TITDnAw

Skit 9 Okie's Recruits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AdXvApIGJ4

Skits 10 & 11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDZO6J1J0VE



Thanks much for your help guys!

Also if you were in any other even such as "who's lion is it anyways" please let me know ^^

*hugs for all*

Wow so where to start... i supose at the begininning :P

Wednesday afternoon i had  djauric show up at around 4 then we hung out watched a movie and worked on our sets for the con only to realise that we would be better off just staying awake and sleeping on the drice up since  rangertheskunk was going to drive from dallas onward. That was how it was supposed to go.

We ended up leaving an hour late at 5:30am and picking Ranger up around 6:15, we got up to about 40-50 miles north of austin when his (thought to be healed) Mono decided to rear its head and cause him trouble breathing so we sped into waco at 85mph to get him to the er and looked at. Thankfully he was fine and after a steroid shot actually drove the rest of the way to Arlington.
He decided to stay there just to be safe and me and Auric went on to the con to arrive about 3 hours late. Once i arrived at the con my main concern was to get my computer stuff into the tabernacle before the impending rain happened and we made it just in time. Sorry to the folks i sort of rushed past while this was happening. at about 1am as i was thinking about showering and sort of meandering around chilling after A/V setup Jesus Ferret walks up and says "30 collage kids just drove up and were asking if this is the furry con and then they left" so now after last years incident im wide awake and i imedatly go to find Redfox so they can get Security mobilized, needlesss to say we were up till like 4am taking care of that crap. I don't honestly remember alot of the things from the con as to what day they were on, like i remember the fursuit parade opening ceremonies and a ton of other things but the con was such a blast and so busy that its a blur. there were only one or 2 sore spots at the con this year and most of them were internal A/V stuff and problems with communication. for instance ive seen alot of fur complaining about the fact there were 2 fursuit parades, Thats my fault, the person running the parade didnt notify me or the con photographer that it was starting and he ran it a full hour early. at that point i was like, "either do another parade or your con isnt going to have a video of it, i was only about to get 30 secs of footage of the first one". My only other real problem is mainly caused by lack of understanding of facts. People who run events like for instance, variety shows, need to understand that keeping the A/V crew in the loop at all times if vital, if an A/V person asks you something, then they need to know it. also A/V isnt magic, when you do your rehearsals is when we work out bugs on our end. In other words keep people in the loop. Dropping 2 thirds of the backing tracks for a show on the a/v crew 5 mins before the show and not labeling the fails with any identifying names doest work that way and will cause problems, it will stress out the people trying to put on a good show and make the orginiser look like an idiot. Sorry about that rant but lol W/E A/V is a stressful thing to do when people dont understand the importance of communication. im still upset that i didn't get a chance to help okie fix his backing track because he was rushed along. same with the video that were run, i had the equipment on site to work on them but the orginiser didn't feel the need to keep the guy running the sound board in the loop on things lol.

Anyways, now we come to Sunday. it started out like every other day of the con, with a bit of rain and some clouds. We went through the days events without indecent, i fixed the speaker we damaged during the dances the night before and i filmed drumming coons concert. then Draconis walks up and says he needs to get everyone into the tabernacle to make an announcement so I run a mic out and set it up and sit down to run the board, Draconis is about 90 seconds ish into explaining how people who have cell signal need to watch for people who got lost to call them when i hear a wierd sound, i though it was a far away ambulance at first then i heard a few people in the audience saying they heard a tornado siren, at that point i shout over Draconis and ask if anyone else hears it but Draconis ignores me until i cut his mic off in mid sentence and shout for everyone to shut up. just as we clearly hear the siren for the first time i hear Redfox over the radio saying everyone needs to be in the bathrooms taking cover now, from there it was a mad dash, we i grabed the cameras since they were allready on teh table in front of me shoved them in my waterproof bag and fliped the little breaker switch on teh sound rack then we bailed.

Once i got to the bathrooms and took assessment i decided there was no reason i shouldn't pull out the camera and just leave it rolling so i did and what can be seen in the footage is disturbing. i have at least 2 shots that show spinning trees, and one where if you look closely you can see what might have been the funnel through the treeline not to mention shots of some of the calmest most cool headed folks i know with "oh shit" faces that to me were the most frightening thing of all.

Once we got the all clear to leave the bathrooms me Draklor and Heros rushed to the tabernacle to batten down the hatches, i think we had things secured in under 5 mins just as the rain started blowing in. Thankfully the only things lost to teh storm as far as i know were 2 of the truss mounted lights. From there we evacuated the tabernacle as soon as we had gotten it as hunkered down as we could over to the mess hall just in time to find out we had a mesocyclone 5 mins from being overhead so we again sheltered in place this time in the mass hall, people hiding under tables and such. Thankfully we were spared aside from omfg flooding and im used to that since i live in south central Texas. by Monday the water had gone down enough to leave and we packed up A/V while 35 people stood around watching and only 3 or 4 offered to help us, and almsot all of them wanted us to hurry since me and Auric were going with the OKC caravan. from the con we went to a nice little diner in McAllister and had awesome food while we watched the sky turn black from a new super-cell.

We stood outside for awhile and watched then as if you threw a switch it was pouring rain so we got back on the road and had to drive straight through it. once we did pass through it we had smooth sailing over to OKC where we hung out with Skyler and Crys for a few hours before taking bunnyboy home and crashing at Polly Puma's place for the night. (thanks again Polly! <3) the drive home the next day was totally un-eventful and we made it back safe and sound


THE END!

P.S
Fursuit parade :D http://youtu.be/JJ4AmOx0Pmo?hd=1

Variety show should be out Tomorrow or Saturday! :D

I'll be posting a full wild nights con report soon but for now i just want to announce that we are all safe and as far as ive been told that includes everyone. For those of you who are not aware an F4-5 tornado hit just 7-8 miles north of wild nights Sunday late afternoon, it leveled the town that is to our north and then rose into the clouds floated directly over the con grounds then landed again a few miles later. According to reports from Polly Puma and a few others who were in that town racing out as the tornado destroyed it in their rear view mirror, it chased them down the road that leads to the con until they felt it release the jeep they were in and rise up, then they watched as it passed over the grounds.

It was one of the scariest things Ive ever experienced.

I'll post my detailed report on the things that went on during the storm at some point as i was in the bathrooms and mess hall most of the time. I plan to release my footage that was mostly taken from the time we got everyone out of the tabernacle and into the bathrooms, during the rush i shoved the cameras into my waterproof bag and ran for the restrooms herding everyone in as well then once i reached them i pulled out reds camera and just started rolling as i watched for signs. the footage is shaking since i was really just recording without paying attention to it but theres some freaky stuff in it mainly the treetops spinning in 2 shots and the look on peoples faces as they huddled in the bathrooms and towards the end when Draklor was bracing himself against the door since the lock was broken as well as okie doing an amazing job of keeping people calm during the crises.

I will post more on this in the morning as i got home only 5 hours ago,
Ratchet

Hey all just wanted to update you on whats up with me, I'm actually in Dallas right now waiting for confirmation on my new job(yes it looks like i got it!). I can imagine that that makes you go "wha! :O" but all should be fine with me attending Wild Nights still, the start date "should" be May 1st since that is what was on my app and i still have the excuse of moving here (my apt wont be open to move into until the 28th). anyways, Heres my current itinerary for travel :P

Thursday the 21st: Ride up with Auric from San Antonio

Monday the 25th (or Tuesday the 26th TBD) Ride to Dallas with Ranger and drop off his car at the apt complex. then ride Amtrak down to SA

Thursday the 28th, drive uhaul (or equivalent) up to Dallas and move in


As far as i know right now before getting the final paperwork in this week my con plans are intact and I will let everyone know ASAP if that changes.

Anyways,
Look forward to seeing you all at the con,
Ratchet


... oh yeah! I'm 20 now :P

hey all im going to be offline for the next few days since ill be headed up to Dallas for a job interview :) see everyone when I either get back or get an apt ^^