((Fair warning, gross shit lies in the story ahead.))

"Hey, dad? That lump on your back looks a lot bigger than it was the last time I was down."

"What? Oh, no, it's fine."

"No, I mean really, it looks bigger. It's poking out the back of your shirt like an cyst or something. Can I take a look at it?"

"It's FINE. It's nothng. I don't feel it, it doesn't hurt."

"If it's nothing and it doesn't hurt, then there won't be any harm if I take a look at it, then, right?"

"ALL RIGHT, all right, whatever, go ahead."

....

"... AAAAH, FUCK!!"

"What??"

"It just squirted all over me!!"

"What?? No it didn't!"

"Dad, LOOK at my fucking shirt!"

"I... oh, ew! There is NO way that came out of me."

"Do you want me to take a fucking picture of it for you?!"

"... yes."

"For the love of..." *Click*

"You... you didn't photoshop that or something, did you?"

"How in the hell do you think I could have photoshoped a picture I just took two seconds ago??"

"Okay, okay! Geez. Fine, go ahead and try to... what... what's that smell??"

"THE PUS COMING OUT OF YOUR BACK WHO'S EXISTENCE YOU REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE!!" >:V

Soooooooooooo, that marks my third MWFF or MFF or... whatever they've finally decided the proper acronym is. And, as with the previous two outings, I have to say that this one was yet another honest-to-goodness-to-pete blast. I got to see all sorts of people I've missed dearly, got to see the sights, see the shows, see the fursuits, see the costumes (that people were somehow not embarrassed to be seen in), and had all sorts of other fun... most of which I was sober for, this time. x3

HIGHLIGHTS


-Once again, roomies  mapdark and  emorottie were awesome and fantastic people to share a room and experience the con with, and I had the pleasure of meeting  CrashB this year, whom I THINK I have finally managed to convince finally that I am NOT a weirdo and that he should totally not be afraid of me. :P


-Like the two previous years, major shout out goes to  PrGuitarman for being such an awesome fellow, a nice guy, and hosting such wicked room parties, thus having a place I could always go to whenever I started wondering where all the cool people went off to get drunk at. :P Cool people include such classy bitches as  bauske  slyford  heartlessfang  thatoneguy297  reginho  lithium and  suck_mcjones :3


-Speaking of, that one bar we all went out to on Thursday with all the old school 25-cent arcade machines. :3 Major nostalgia blast there, even if half those machines were worn down and shitty. (Hey, there were 25 cents, what do you want for that?)


-GOOD LORD, SO MANY SPOTPASSES!!


-"That restaurant is seriously called 'The Chicago Fire Grill'? I wonder if, years from now, a restaurant in New York will open called 'The Twin Meat Towers' Explosion of Flavour.'" :O


-Whatever the FUCK I drank Friday night. I was warned it would knock me off my ass, and holy lord, did it ever. I think the hangover hit me before the drunkeness did. My stomach was actually queasy enough for the rest of the weekend that I had to be careful what I ate unless I wanted it unceremoniously coming back on me. ........ Still, that at least made sure I'd stay relatively sober the rest of the weekend, AND made later lunch choices easier. ^^;


-Wait, did we do the piano this year...? FUCK, I missed the piano this year!! D:


-The gang taking a break at Heartless' room in the Hilton and watching "Stuart Little"... and all of us bursting out at once in horrified laughter near the end of the movie when Stuart uttered "I've never ridden a cat bareback before!" :D


-The moment of truth during "Too Much Light Makes Baby Go Blind" in which I had to decide who's ass was nicer...


-Having a rather unexpectedly deep and thought provoking conversation about life, love, the universe, and everything in between with some rather drunken people in  Dreamous and  SpelunkerSal's room...


-Handcuffed by  unstablebill. Surprisingly, my pants never came off, despite this. :P


There's probably a lot more here that I'm missing, but to bottom line it, I really, honestly had a wonderful time, and it honestly means the world to me that I got to once again share a weekend of pure mirth with some of my favorite people in the universe, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that next year, my financial situation remains stable enough that we're going to be able to do it a fourth time and make a bonna-fide tradition out of this. :3

Hey, all!

So, while I'm still getting my shit together on my end here and trying to get a little more active on this site, I guess I'll start things off with a quick announcement:

Myself and  mapdark are heading off to MFF next week (yes, I'll be doing the standard MFF Meme journal later :P ) and due to some unforeseen circumstances, we find ourselves having a whole hotel room at the Hyatt to ourselves on Thursday night, the 21st.

So we've got two spots available to anyone who's in need of one on that particular night. If you're interested, drop us a line. :3 Rules are basically first come, first serve, and so long as you don't give off any majorly creepy vibes, you won't get screened. :P

Thanks and I'll hit y'all back with a proper MFF journal sometime soon. :P

Hey, all!

So, while I'm still getting my shit together on my end here and trying to get a little more active on this site, I guess I'll start things off with a quick announcement:

Myself and  mapdark are heading off to MFF next week (yes, I'll be doing the standard MFF Meme journal later :P ) and due to some unforeseen circumstances, we find ourselves having a whole hotel room at the Hyatt to ourselves on Thursday night, the 21st.

So we've got two spots available to anyone who's in need of one on that particular night. If you're interested, drop us a line. :3 Rules are basically first come, first serve, and so long as you don't give off any majorly creepy vibes, you won't get screened. :P

Thanks and I'll hit y'all back with a proper MFF journal sometime soon. :P

Person of Your Choice Meme stolen from  siberiatigra

Dear  Artizek

I don't really know how to tell you this, but I'm joining the Convent. I think I realized it when I saw the purple monkey in your apartment and I saw you carve your initials onto my kneecaps. I'm sure you're high enough to understand that the middle-east is planning their revenge on you. I'm returning your toe ring but keeping your glass eye as a memory. You should also know that I always will remember the pep talks and that your cucumber-fetishism is weird.

Warm tingly sensations,

Bioxz


:D
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How to do this meme:

***Dear (person of your choice,)

I don't really know how to tell you this, but (1). I think I realized it when you (2)(3) and I saw you(4)(5). I'm sure you're (6) enough to understand (7). I'm returning your (8) but keeping (9) as a memory. You should also know that I (10) and (11).

(12),

~(your name)

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1) What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - I'm in love with your cat
Red - Our affair is over
White - The rainbow hedgehogs want to destroy you
Black -Our romance is over
Green- Our socks don't match
Grey - You're a leprechaun
Yellow - I'm selling myself for candy
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - I'm joining the Convent
Other -I dislike your eyelashes

2) Which is your birth month?
January - That night you picked your nose
February -When I quoted Forrest Gump
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on peanut butter
May - When I threw up in your sock drawer
June - When you put cuffs on me
July – When I saw the purple monkey
August - When you smacked my ass
September - When we skinny dipped in the bathtub
October - Last year when you peed your pants
November - When your dog humped my leg
December - When I finally changed my underwear

3) Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Chicken- In your car
Pasta - Outside of your office
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad – As you were eating Kraft Dinner
Lasagna - In your closet
Kebab - With Jean Chrétien
Seafood - In a clown suit
Sandwiches - At the Elton John concert
Pizza - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a street light
Annat- With George Bush and Stephen Harper

4) What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Ignore
Red - Put whipped cream on
Black - Hit on
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - bit of
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the pants off of
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive over

5) What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My boyfriend
White - My father
Grey - The Catholic Priest
Brown - The Montreal Canadiens' goalie
Purple - my corned beef hash
Red - My knee caps
Blue - My salt-beef bucket
Yellow - My illegitimate child in Ghana
Orange - My Blink 182 cd
Pink - You are "My Little Pony" collection
Other --The elephant in the corner

6) What do you prefer to watch on TV?
One Tree Hill - Senile
Heroes- Frostbitten
Lost - High
Simpsons- Cowardly
The news - Scarred
American Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Open
Top Model - Middle-class
Annat - shamed
House- Sterile

7) Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful you are
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That I get turned on only by garbage men
Angry - That your smell makes me vomit
Depressed – That we're related
Excited - That I may pee my pants
Nervous - The middle-east is planning their revenge on you
Worried - That your Ford sucks
Apathetic - That you need a sex-change
Silly - That I'm allergic to your earlobes
Cuddly - That Santa doesn't exist
Ashamed - That there is no solution to you being a dumb kid
Other - That your driving sucks

8) What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your toe ring
Yellow - Your love letters to me
Red - The pictures from Vegas
Black - Your pet rock
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - Your car
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your nose hair clippers
Grey - Our matching snoopy underwear
Purple - Your old New Kids on the Block blanket
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - Your balls

9) The first letter of your first name?
A/B - Your virginity
C/D - Your photo with the moustache drawn on it
E/F - Your neighbors dog
G/H - The oil tank from your car
I/J - Your left ear
K/L - The results of that blood-sample
M/N - Your glass eye
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X – Your sucide note
Y/Z - Your credit cards

10) The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Get sick when I think of your feet
C/D - Always will remember the pep talks
E/F -Never will forget that night
G/H – Will not tell the authorities that you stole the whale from the backyard.
I/J – Mocked you behind your back constantly
K/L - Hate your cooking
M/N - Told in my confession today about the moose poaching
O/P - Told my psychiatrist about the bruises
Q/R - Always wanted to break your legs
S/T - Love your sweet, sweet ass
U/V - Will try to forget that you broke my heart
W/X - Haven't showered in a month
Y/Z – am better off without you

11) What do you prefer to drink?
Wine- Our friendship is ruined
Soft drink – I love Oprah
Milk - The apartment building is on fire
Water – I'm scratching my butt as you read this
Cider– I have a passionate interest for mice
Juice – You ruined my attempts at another world war.
Snapple/Vitamin water – You should get that embarrassing rash checked out
Hot chocolate – Your Cucumber-fetishism is weird
Whiskey - I'm off to lead a new life as a lemon
Beer – Thanks for the Cocaine
Other – you should stop picking your nose

12) To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand – Warm tingly sensations
France - Love always
Spain - With tears of sadness
China – You make me sick
Germany – Please don't hurt me
Japan - Go milk a cow
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
USA - Best of luck on the sex change
Egypt – Kiss my butt
England - I love Oprah
Italy - Please, don't lick my inner thighs anymore
Russia - you're new world emperor,

So... apparently, TMITuesday is a "thing."


And what a lovely coincidence, as I happen to need a "thing" to dust off my journal with! :D


So, what the hey howdy, let's give it a shot! Go ahead and ask me any old thing, and let's see where this goes. :3

Hey.

You.

All of you.

Y'all.

Our good man  Bobert over here needs a new laptop, and he is gonna make helping him towards that goal totally worth your while: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4556269/
For 15 bucks a pop, you get an art pack featuring his massive man amongst massive, burly, muscled, sweaty, impossibly-well-endowed men: Lorank. Also, some bonus stories to boot. GO CHECK IT THE HECK OUT.

I got an inside sneak peak, what with me contributing some art and doing some flat colour work for it. I can personally attest that the thing is positively BANGIN'. (And most especially if you're into hyper dongs.) :3

Cheers! <3

There’s a flurry of both snow and rain falling hapzardly from the overcast sky just outside my window, both fighting for dominance. I think we’re in for a slushy Christmas.

Nearing the end of December and the end of the year, I have a good couple of things on my mind, some of them heavy, some of them less so. Unfortunately, as I write this, I remain a little affected... some friends I’ve spoken to about this before, but I don’t think I've mentioned it here on FA yet... since six months ago, we learned that my mother’s boyfriend of almost ten years, Claude, had been given a terminal diagnosis regarding the cancer he’d been fighting. He was given roughly a year, and our hopes were that he would make it until at least Christmas this year.

It anguishes me to say that that wasn't how things turned out.

He left us early Saturday afternoon. While I’ve dealt with death before, this was my first time coping with a situation where someone I knew and was close to was GOING to die, and it was my first time I had ever been in the same room with someone so shortly after they'd died. Even though we knew this was coming, it still manages to hit you just as hard.

This experience, though, was several firsts for me, for better and for worse. I saw strength within my mother that I don’t think I’d ever seen before as she wiped away the tears in her eyes and, rather than letting herself get overwhelmed with the loss, chose to celebrate the memories, holding his hand and recalling stories of the crazy stuff they’d done together over the past nine years. It was also the first time I had ever had such hands-on experience with the death of family member, the first time I had ever been in the same room as a body, and, having previously wondered how I would react to either, I can say that it was better and worse than I was expecting. It’s unsettling looking at those sheets covering a person and not seeing them rise and fall slightly with each breath, as well as seeing the life and the colour drain from someone you knew so well, but quite honestly, I think just knowing that he was no longer in pain helped make the experience bearable. That, and seeing mom handle it so well helped me to stay strong as well.

Much as the experience is still fresh in my mind, though, I don’t want it to cast too heavy a cloud over the holiday season, since Claude wouldn’t want that. Heck, knowing him, it would be honouring his memory to have the kind of celebration that was heavy on cheer, celebrations, and happy drunkeness. To be quite honest, the last couple of Christmases, I’d felt a pretty heavy sentiment of “Humbug!” lurking in my spirits when I had far, FAR less of a good reason for it than I do now, and... yet somehow, this experience really makes me WANT to make this a good Christmas. For me, and for my loved ones. I really want to make this a good one for my mom. My dad. My friends. Even my brother, who managed to break through his own wall of cynicism and unsociable indifference to be a kind, emotionally supportive person when it was truly needed of him.

I’ve got a lot on my plate... settling Claude’s affairs, the funeral, as well as Christmas preparations and the gusto required to make them really have some proverbial “OOMPH” this year are all coming in short order, and going to eat up a good bit of my time, but I’m feeling motivated. It’s going to be a busy week or two, so I might be scarcely around here in the immediate future, but rest assured, I’m also going to have a little something for y’all when the time comes, too. ;)

To all of you, I hope your own holiday crunch time, however it manifests itself in your area and under your religion, is a fruitful and gratifying one, and that you all get the chance to make it count for someone that matters to you... and I hope someone makes it count for you, too.

Take care, everyone, stay safe, and thanks for listening. Cheers!

So, as you may have noticed lately, I've been getting a lot of commissioned artwork done. Not surprising, as I've just been to two cons in a row, and tend to get at least a few things done from the artists I meet at them. And, heck, even besides that, I have a propensity to just up and commission people I know online for an occasional piece.

Commissioned artwork, at least in this volume and influx, is a little new to me, and I've kind of noticed that my profile page is getting pretty heavy with them... to the point where a quick glace at my userpage might have one believe that I don't do my own original artwork. (The irony being the reason I haven't posted anything of my own recently has been because I'm working on some private commissions myself :P)

Of course, I love the work that has been done for me, and I especially appreciate the gift art I get, and want to show it off and show the artists and friends who've done these things some love they rightfully deserve... but given the heavy influx of it I've been getting lately, I've been wondering if, rather than simply posting this stuff as it comes in, I should try to classify them in some way to keep them separate from my own art. I have seen some people on this site who keep two profiles... one for their own original art, and another for their gift art and art that they've had commissioned. Or some who put them in their scraps folder to keep them separated.

So, my question to you is... should I? As the viewer, when browsing someone's gallery, do you prefer to have original art and other's art posted in some manner that separates them, or is it less complicated for you if everything's in one gallery, and one just keep posting them as they come in?

Here I am, back now in my element... that is, Montreal, in the middle of a regular work week, and without world-destroying levels of alcohol in my system. And in spite of that fact, I, actually, am still pretty jovial. I think that I seriously have some leftover HAPPY from Midwest Fur Fest still coursing through my system like a drug stubbornly resisting the detox of regular-ass life.

In other words, FUCK YES. I reported back last year that MWFF (That seems to be the acronym they insist on, now) was one of the greatest experiences I've ever enjoyed, and I can say the exact same damn thing again. The people I met, the fun we had, the events we attended, the faces I got to encounter, both new and old... I'm still reeling a little from it all. It was overwhelming, and I want to go back next year, bend over, drop my pants, and let it overwhelm me all over again. :3

HIGHLIGHTS

-My good friend, roomie and travel companion,  Mapdark, who keeps me from going insane in the airports and bus terminals, and who keeps me from doing stupid things, like leaving my passport at the airport security checkpoints. Thanks for keeping me company during both rounds of intrepid international travel. :3

-Roomed again with the classy  emorottie, and got to meet  Havoklee, another awesome dude of a man, both of whom made fantastic roomies along with Map, and... hell, just great friends in general. :D

-Once again, I must heap tremendous thanks and praise upon  PRguitarman, who did exactly what he did last year... which was being a fantastic host to fantastic room parties, a right friendly and jovial fellow to party with, to eat breakfast with, and, alongside  Bauske,  DWalker,  Ebdain,  slyford,  thatoneguy297,  Reginho,  AMWULF,  Lithium,  suck_mcjones and some others whose names I forgot to write down, being the source of the vast majority of the good times I had this con. If anything, I kind of regret doing all that running around and "checking out the rest of the con" nonsense that caused me to miss the majority of that silly glasses party. ^^;

-Meeting the guy who's probably my oldest friend in this fandom,  Griz_Urso, and, after all these years of knowing each other, confirming with him that, yes, I really AM this short. :P

-BELLY RUBBING. Yes, there WAS belly rubbing last year, too... but last year, did I stick my face in between two bearish bellies and motorboat them? The answer is NO, THIS SHIT HAS GONE TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

- Getting to meet another longtime online pal,  silverbatmarch, and watching together as a guy in a Lombax fursuit was stimulated by a remote control prostate massager. SERIOUSLY. THIS HAPPENED. IN PUBLIC. SCANDAL!

-Somewhere, out there on the internet, there is a video of us all doing the Carlton Dance. Find it if you can. ;P

-Foot massages by one  hyenapawz one minute, then using my MMA training to chin-block choke holds from  UnstableBill the next. ............. then more massages. xD

-FINALLY got to see "Whose Lion Is It Anyways" again. I even managed to participate this time! :D I managed to get a whole line in before flubbing and being buzzed out. ^_^

-Hanging with  bigtig, a right nice fellah, and through him, meeting  RokKaiser a man with a Ronso fursuit head. Did I get to try it on? FUCK YES. :D

-Kicking Slenderman off the hallway piano so we could commandeer it for ourselves. Not a smart move, in retrospect...

However, it wasn't all as perfect as I'd hoped, I must confess. See, the exact same reason I love the fuck out of this con... that is, that so many people I love are there, too, is also the double edged sword that is the problem. I spent a lot of time running around, trying to meet so many people, trying to spend some quality time with everybody, that unfortunately, I neglected a few people, namely Griz,  Chocolate_Muscle,  SpelunkerSal ... I feel real shitty about that, and I hope next time I do this, I'll have a better handle on time and budgeting. By that same token, I wrote several names down for people I'd met, but some of those don't seem to be yielding any results when I search for them, meaning that I was probably too drunk to spell them right at the time. If I haven't buzzed you yet, buzz me back so I'll know by how many characters I was off. ^^;

-Other dandy encounters:  shisa,  Donryu,  modem_redpill :3

In closing, concluding, wrapping it up and getting on with it, I just want to say to everyone, absolutely everyone here mentioned and unmentioned (you know who you are)... thank you. The reason this con rocked... rocks... and, in the future, the reason it WILL rock is because of the people I get to be with while I'm there. You all just simply MAKE the experience for me, and I hope, to at least some extent, I made the experience for you, too. :3

Bioxz out.

This has been, bar none, one of the greatest nights of mu life, and it's not even eight o'clock yet.

Thank you one and all, those who made this posssible for me
i love ypu all.

Ayup. Just back from one convention, and now off to another. Is there such a thing as con overload? Medical science has hooked me up with various vitals-measuring probes in order to find out. (Although they'll probably just get readings back to the effect of "Holy PISS, this asshole is drunk!")

Arrival and Departure:
Arriving Friday morning, leaving Monday afternoon. Hopefully, we'll run into the same border guard crossing into the U.S. that we did last time. :D

Staying at:
Main hotel, baby.

How are you traveling?
Catapult.

Who are you rooming with?
Almost the same setup as last year:  emorottie  havoklee  mapdark

Where will you be? How best to find me?
I'll be mostly gravitating around my friends, so if it goes anything like last year, I'll mostly be in room parties, though this year, I'll try and stick my head out a bit more and see what's going on at the actual con. :P (Hey, I paid forty bucks for the damn pass!)

Who will you be with?
Well, I'm SUPER excited, you guys, like, oh my God, because I'm hopefully going to be hanging with the same awesome gang from last year, PLUS there's a whole slew of other people I know who're gonna be there this time, so... <3

Which suit(s) will you be bringing?
My bid'ness suit, yo.

Do you do free art?
No, not really. Might scribble you something up on a napkin if you ask, but besides that, naw. :P

What is your gender?
Ballin'.

How old are you?
Old enough to know better.

How tall are you?
1.7 meters, or five foot seven.

Can I talk to you?
Absotutely!

Can I hug and/or snuggle you
Those who know they can hug/snuggle/other-stuff me already know they can. Otherwise, start off with a polite introduction, and we'll take it from there. (Although, knowing me, it'll probably be easy enough to get there. :P )

Are you nice?
What? Did anybody tell you otherwise? I WANT THAT ASSHOLE'S NAME! >:V

Are you cliquey?
I do tend to gravitate around people I know/like, sure, but that's normal-ass human behaviour, no?

If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Peform an Elk mating call in autotune.

Are you fursuiting?
Napes

Can I ask ya to dance with me during the dances?
If I'm AT the dance, then, yeah, sure, why not, do you smell good, hold on... okay, yeah, we can dance.

Can I buy you drinks?
YESH

Do you attend parties?
Yuh-huh.

Can I take your picture?
I can't think of a reason why not, and hopefully, no one there will GIVE me a reason to go "No! NO, wait, I haven't gotten this crap off my face, AT LEAST LET ME GET MY PANTS BACK ON!!!"

What's your goal(s) for the con this year?
To at least equal the amount of fun I had last year. :3 Maybe y'all can help me with that. :D

Hey, my lovely ones and all. I ought to have posted this sooner, I suppose, but since I got back from Furfright, things have been pretty rushed here, so now I'm trying to find time to settle down and get the shit done that I ought to get gettin' done.

Amongst those things, FURFRIGHT! Got to experience that for the first time, and it was a heck of a thing, with many little things inside it, most of which had alcohol percentages on their labels. I was a tad disappointed that a couple of people I thought were going to be there didn't end up showing up, but on the other hand, if gave me some quality time with my local posse, and I did still get the chance to meet a few awesome new people.

HIGHLIGHTS:

-Now, we come in from Canada to the U.S. anytime we need to go down there for a convention. Ordinarily, when crossing the borders and getting interviewed by border patrol agents, we have to remain vague on the details of what we're doing, rather than try to explain the whole "furry" concept to them. (One time, a friend of mine DID tell the guard that we were going to a furry convention, and ended up having our car searched and getting grilled for twenty minutes.) So we usually just say that we're going to a "Fantasy/Sci-fi" convention and leave it at that. In this case, some fursuits were visible in the back of our cars, which we could explain off as costumes as it being Halloween.
What happened this time, though, was a little remarkable... the guard we dealt with on this occasion took a look at all our costumes, smiled at us, and went "Oh, you guys wear those tail things, right? My son has a tail, too!"
Holy shit. o.O

-Engaging in all kinds of drunken debauchery, some of which I can't rightly remember, but still able to affirm that I was NOT the one who caused that 5AM fire alarm.
...I think.

-American Wal-Marts. Same flavour, different spice.

-Impromptu rave in the hotel bathroom. Amazing how many people you can fit inside those.

-Watching grown men get their back hair waxed on stage.

-Getting an impromptu roommate in  Trenton_Reinhardt, happening to run into  Donryu and  ChocolateMuscle, (both of whom were just lovely gents) waking up with a lipstick-written message on my stomach that read the name of  T-Rose, and the pleasure in getting to meet others, who I will measure in the "shitloads"

-Endless party in  Chasseurdetoile 's room.

-Watching  Mastodonde getting groovy on the dance floor until he got faceraped by  Kanic (Don't ask)

-The learning curve involved with being the one who makes hotel arrangements. (Apologies to  wolfy3408 and  yako_the_panda about that half hour of confusion.)

-Taco Motherfuckin' Bell. We don't have those here in Montreal. We totally should.

Not much time to rest, though. I got MFF in about two weeks, and after that, I think I'm going to be con'ed out for the next little while. ^^;

So, as I zigzag back and forth getting shit done on one end and defusing shit on the other, I think to myself "All this preparation for furfright... I think I got everything covered, but something's nagging at me... wha... oh, right."

Making a journal letting people know I'm going to furfright. xD

Which hotel will you be staying at?
- The Crowne Plaza Cromwell, in the company of  wolfy3408  yako_the_panda,  mastodonde and  spikey-spark

When will you be arriving/departuring?
- Be there Thursday, and leaving Monday. Will probably be spending most of Friday in the lineup for registration, since I was just a taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad too late on the prereg. xD

Is this your first time there?
- Yes. Be gentle.

Are you shy?
- Not especially, though I'm not the uber-exuberant-insatiably-hyper-make-you-want-to-punch-me-in-the-face type, either. :P

Will you be fursuiting?
- Napes.

If I see you, how can I get your attention?
- Whistle Billy Joel's smash 1989 single "We Didn't Start the Fire" while tapping your feet for the backup beat.

Can I hug you?
- If we're on a hugging basis, then you already know you can. If not, start with a handshake. :P

Can I take your picture?
- Absotutely.

Can I buy you a drink?
- Abso... *several drinks later* ...abso...rutely...tutelo...tuh... tah... YESH.

Can I buy you breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner?
- If you're offering, I won't say no. :P

Can I stalk you?
- If you're good at dodging sniper fire, then by all means, give it a try.

What will you be doing at the con?
- As it's going to be my first time... I dunno! I have a group of friends who are going to be showing me the ropes, but from what I understand, those ropes are probably going to smell a lot like Jack Daniels. :P Really, though, I'm just looking to get a feel for the place, have some fun, and hopefully have a great enough time to want to come again next year. :3

SO!

As my vacation winds down and I wait for those resume's I sent off for a better job to come back from vacation TO, I figured I should take this opportunity to start getting my shit together her on FA.

To that end, I'm first going to be doing a little reorganization of my gallery. Not deleting anything, but sending a few sketches over into scraps just to keep things a little neater and my main gallery better looking with more finished works. :3 So if anytime int he future, you're glancing through my gallery trying to find something that isn't there anymore, RELAX. I did not just have some drama-rage-quit-delete-my-whole-gallery-because-I'm-feeling-emo thing. Just check out the scraps section. :3

The other thing I want to know is... I'm sometimes terribly forgetful when it comes to little art requests I've agreed to, and sometimes, shit tends to get lost amongst my plethora of notes. (Which I am also going through.)

So what I want to know is, if at any point I talked to you about maybe doing some art for you that I never got back to you on, please remind me. I don't want anyone out there thinking that I'm some jerkass who blows people off because he got too coked up with all his COOL friends.

To that end, here's a quick list of what I know I have on my plate in the order I intend to do them in:
- Private Commission
- Commission for  dumacountrytiger
- Sketch request for  RMPSI
- Trade with  bobert
- Something for  artizek to make up for the shittons of art he's already done for my character. ^^;

So if there's anyone else out there I promised something for, please be a dear and send me a reminder, be it in the form of a reply here, a note, or a message carved into my kidneys. ^^

Yessir, back on my own trusty computer in my own trusty room in my own trusty apartment in my own trusty country, and achin' for mah trusty bowl of Frosted Flakes, yo. :3

Spent most of yesterday just relaxing after arriving back home, as AC, while awesome, was exhausting as well... spent a whole lot of the convention just running back and forth between all the people I was trying to meet up with and see, so much so that I sometimes forgot to do this one thing... uh... what's it called again?

Oh yeah. "Eat."

Anyhow, ON TO THE HIGHLIGHTS

- Traveling with my good buds  bourlingueur and  SHimmortal. The flight delays and the waiting at the airport would have been far less tolerable had I not been in the company of these two awesome dudes.


- Awkward moments in the airport bathroom: Peeing in the middle of a crowded row of urinals, suddenly thinking of something funny, and trying hard not to smile. (Now I know how Larry Craig felt)


- Meeting with a certain mister  Maglot, a damned nice guy, awesome fursuiter (seriously, stick a camera in front of his face, and BAM, instant vogue pose) and a non-awkward straight guy to share a bed with. (He only elbowed me in the face once.) :P


- Despite that I haven't written any stories or fanfics in YEARS and have mostly been focusing on my art of late, I'm STILL apparently known by reputation as "Oh yeah! That guy who wrote 'The Scent of His Mate'!" whenever I run into a new face. (Not sure if that says more about my talent as a writer or my talent as an artist ^^; )


-Running into fellow Quebecers  nazurah57 and  HellBenderRat like, 50 times over the course of the convention, and even finding out that we were taking the same flight home. Come to think of it, I ran into a lot of Quebec furs that I rarely see over here. Ironic that I seem to see them more frequently on foreign soil than I do in my own hometown. ^^;


-Getting to meet  lanhao the guy who made our rooming arrangements this year and last year... only THIS year, I actually got to meet him face to face and give him a proper thanks like decent human being tend to do. ^^


-  Heartlessfang's revenge. (Will be posting that shortly. x3)


- HOLY SHIT, that thing that happened that one time. With that dude. He knows what I'm talking about.


- Fun times with myself, this spectacular dude -->  Flashdark ... and that hotel security guard.


- Nights in the zoo I got to spent actually sitting down, relaxing and sketching in the fine company of  mapdark  Jazzwolf and  beastlybahamut ...while watching freaky-ass Japanese commercials.


- So many awesome new faces and awesome old ones, but FA only allows for yae so many icon profile links per page, so let me see if I can rattle these off:
BOBERT (Curse the incident that stood between myself and that Kimahri poster you teased me with!!)
KAZEWOLF (Got some pics waiting for ya!)
SILVERMOONWOLF (Saw you dance for the first time. UNF.)
YUTARI and CHARKONIAN (Had a FUNderful evening of chatting and Chinese with y'all)
KARMAKAT (Finally got you >:3)
ZOOKEE (NEED to get drunk with you next time xD)
KAEJAE (GUUURL!)
XIJIQUE and FOXWITH (Can't find your bloody FA userpage!)
KINDAR (Holy shit, he speaks French!)
DREAMOUS (I swear, I didn't know that was you in that fursuit!) and SPELUNKER_SAL (I swear, I didn't know that was him in that fursuit!)
FANGFOX (Your tits were AWESOME)
And if there's anyone else... and I KNOW there are, but, thankfully, I met too many nice folkses for me to remember all in one shot. :3


I'll be posting some of the sketches I both made and received this con over the next few days. As for now, though, I after I got all that resting done, there was a little something I kept saying to myself I was going to do once I got back that I'd been putting off since I left... what was that again?

Uhhh...

Oh yeah. "Eat".

Yessir, yessir, yessir, it's that time of year again! :D Time to once again take the the skies, leave this frigid (checks outside) ... muggy and balmly land, and head down South to once again give the United States of Furridom yet another chance to traumatize me. (HA! You fuckers though that shit you put me through last year was gonna be enough to keep my from trying again?? Try putting your A-Game into it this time, faggots!)

As such, looks like it's time to fill out the ol' annual AC meme of what'sits and whoosits and hereitis-es and whatnots!

How do you want to be addressed?
My handle, Bioxz (Bye-Ocks) to start with. If I don't find you creepy (and you don't find me creepy either) we can then be on a first-name basis and start making direct eye contact.

Gender?
Disgustingly manly.

Age?
Nice and legal. ;)

What do you look like?
Something like this: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/69456444/472595481.jpg only with presumably less burger.

Where/how can I find you?
Dunno! No specific plan on where I'll be roaming around. I got me a fancy-shmancy smartphone this year, though, and I'm pretty good about checking my messages, so you can hit me via text, Viber, Twitter, e-mail, or hell, leave me a note here on FA, and I'll probably see it before too long.

How are you getting there?
SOUL PLANE

Which days will you be attending?
Arriving Thursday afternoon, leaving Monday morning, bright, early, and hung over, leaving a trail of vomit from between Pittsburg to Canada.

Do you do requests?
If I'm feeling generous, if you don't suck balls, and if I have paper and pencil on me, might doodle you up a little something.

Do you do trades?
Negotiable, but I mostly work digital, and my Cintiq is staying home right here in Montreal.

Who will you be with?
So far, I know I'll be hanging with  SHimmortal,  bourlingueur,  Jazzwolf,  HeartlessFang , probably  Serephis,  MapDark, ... hopefully, as people respond to this journal, I'll have a few more confirmed names on this list of people to annoy. xD

What is your main purpose for attending?
TO NOT REGRET GOING.
:P Well, now that I'm no longer a con newb, to really take advantage of this con, to have fun, to hang with people I mostly only get to talk to online, and to hopefully not get so drunk this time that I can't remember half of it.

Can I talk to you?
... it would sound horribly pompous if I said no, wouldn't it? xD

Can I take pictures with you?
So long as my clothes are on.

Can I touch/hug/cuddle you?
We can start with a clean handshake, and work our way from there.

Can I hang out with you?
Soitenly! One of the major reasons I'm going is to be all social up in this bitch, though social norms do apply. If, for some reason, things aren't working out, I'll politely and discreetly excuse myself. If that doesn't work and you don't pick up the hint, I'll tell you to fuck off.
... lol

Do you go to parties?
YES!!!!!!!!!

Do you fursuit/costume?
NO!!!!!!!!!

What is the best way to reach you?
Like I said, Viber, Twitter, e-mails... if you don't have these, just ask, and I'll happily supply. (Unless I secretly hate you, in which case, I'll give you a fake address, and when you ask me about it a week later, I'll be all like "Whaaaa?? Dude, I dunno why I never got your messages. I swear, that's totally the right addy! MAN, technology, huh? Amirite?" :3

Anything else?
By the by, to the person last year who secretly replaced that wiener in my hot-dog bun with a used tampon? NOT COOL. >:C

Okay, I may regret this... in fact, no, I FULLY ANTICIPATE regretting this, but I've been trying to get back on track with my making of/reading of journals, lately, and this meme sounded like there was too much potential for sweet shenanigans to be had with it.

OKAY, so, here we go! Have some fun with this, peeps! xD

1) Would you have sex with me if you could?

2) Have you thought about it before?

3) Where would we do it?

4) Top or Bottom? (As in you, not me)

5) How many times?

6) Position(s)?

7) Rough or soft?

8) Lots of foreplay? or get right to it?

9) More than one person? Or have me all to yourself?

10) what do you think it would be like if you could?

;P

Hello folks, people, and friends!

*Stetches* Sooooo... been a little bit since I've touched this site... and even longer since I've made a journal. So much so that it took me five minutes to remember which link takes you to the "Make Journal" page. :P So while I go over all the new comments and watches that have piled up during my absence, just through I'd check in here and let y'all how everything's going on Bioxz's end.

And it's going... well, mostly good. Job-searching efforts have mostly been focused on the public service sector, i.e. government jobs... local, provincial, or federal. I spoke with a recruiter a couple of weeks ago, and it looks promising. :3

Ideally, I'd still want to make use of my diploma, but after a good couple of years of trying to do something with my graphic design degree and not seeing much beyond the occasional freelance work here and there, I'm going to be practical for the moment. Also considered going back to school to upskill in something else, but with the current situation in Québec (tuition hikes, ensuing student strike and university shutdowns) seems like something to put on the back burner.

Not unless I want one of the seven fucking plagues to come down on my ass. :S

On some more positive notes, confirmed my presence at AC this year. :3 Also, trying to once again get into an exercise routine. Depending on the financial overview, this could mean signing up for MMA courses again. Job would definitely help with that, so there's some extra motivation right there. :P

Anyhow, gonna start hitting the drawing pad again in another week or two. Regardless of how all else goes, my drawing finger is getting itchy, and I've already had sparks of creativity hit me that have me more than eager to put them to paper. (Hint... said sparks involved dick.) :P

Well folks, ladies, gentlemen, and... THINGS, I arrived back home from my first MFF experience ever, yesterday, and I was literally dizzy. DIZZY! From what? It can possibly be attributed to many things, but my first guess is going to be a lack of sleep over a four-five day period. Because... sleep? Fuck sleep. I was at MFF, and having one of the nicest times of my life with some of the nicest people I've met in my life, and I wasn't going to me missing any of it.

Now that I'm back in my boring home with my boring bed and boring job, I could then sleep. But not a moment before!!

Funny thing is, I didn't actually spend a whole lot of this con doing con things. There were tons of panels and stuff that I might have been interested in checking out, but by and large, MFF was spent in the company of two things... people, and alcohol. :)

HIGHLIGHTS AND MENTIONABLES:

-Finally meeting my bud  emorottie on a face-to-face-to-shitfaced basis, and along with  Niko, having two of the coolest roomates you could ask for.

-Huge, HUGE, HEE-UGE thanks to  PRguitarman , an awesome man amongst awesome men, who opened his suite doors to me and my gang, made us feel welcome, showed us kindness, showed us laughter, and showed us his collection of liquors. The man is a large part of the reason my MFF experience rocked so hard, a large part of the reason I still have a lingering hangover from nearly four straight days of drinking, and a lingering sore throat from drunkenly singing. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6899604/

-Belly rubs. ALL THE BELLY RUBS.

-Impromptu chorus, with the awesomely talented  slyford at the piano, the charming and charismatic  thatoneguy297 on the guitar, and  Reginho as the only guy there who knew the lyrics to every song, WITHOUT EXCEPTION. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obx9wQJzZrU

- Meeting and greeting, amongst others,  Bauske ,  ebdain,  FalconMcCooper,  kazewolf and a whole ton of other people whose names I can't remember, but I wrote down somewhere, and why the fuck can't I find that piece of paper AAARRGH, I'VE GONE THOUGH MY LUGGAGE TWICE AND I STILL CAN'T FIND THE FUCKING THING, FUCK!

- That green stuff that tasted like a glass of Jolly Ranchers.

- My ears popping about five times on the elevator ride up the Willis Tower.

-TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND.

- HOLY SHIT, Phoenix Wright is a playable character in the new Marvel VS Capcom??! Drop EVERYTHING and give me that controller, NAO! (And STILL getting my ass kicked by Emorottie. :P )

-Me,  mapdark and  stripes 's luggage being the FIRST suitcases to show up on the baggage claim belt. Both on the plane ride in, AND the plane ride out. :D

-Coming home to discover that the store I preordered Skyward Sword: Collector's Edition with actually had only been sent ten copies of the collector's package by Nintendo, while me and, like, forty other guys had done the actual preorder with this store, but since my roommate actually works there, he snagged me up a copy real quick while a whole lineup of other people were supremely pissed. Pays to have a man on the inside. >:)

So, all in all, I had about one of the bestest and greatest-est experiences of my life, and moreso than owing it to it being MFF itself, I really just owe it to the people who were there with me, making it the fantastic time that it was. A lot of the above-mentioned people were either complete strangers or friends-of-friends before Thursday, so the fact that so many, many of you were so quick to welcome me with open arms, pass me a drink, take drinks from me, shoot the shit with me and so easily make me feel like one of the gang as we partied... honestly, and at the risk of sounding gushy and corny... that is one of the greatest feelings in the world, and above all those above listed things, and everything else that happened while I was there, I think that feeling, that memory, was the most precious thing I carried back with me home.

So, my utmost and sincerest thanks to every single person listed here, as well as all those others I met whom I can't quite remember. I'll miss you all terribly until the next time we get a chance to do this, and though I sometimes feel a twinge of post-con depression coming on as I settle in back home and sigh, all I have to do is think of the memories of the time we had together, and I can't stop a smile form breaking out across my lips.

WELL!

MFF is right around the corner, and yes, I’m going! :D Funny how I never went to a single con before in my first four years in the fandom, and now all of the sudden, on my first year going to them, I hit two within six months. I HAS THE TASTE FOR THEM, NOW.

AC was a really great experience for me, as I met a few friends I’ve had online face-to-face for the first time, as well as some brand-spanking new and highly awesome people. So, naturally, I’m curious and eager to know who else on here I might happen to run into while I’m down there for THIS one.

And, of course, as is customary... the MFF con meme. HERE WE GO!

Where are you staying?
The HYATT! ... huh. Kinda sounds like something you’d scream as you ninja kick somebody in the spleen.

What day are you getting there?
Thursday, one day early, on an early-ass flight. Planning on seeing some of downtown Chicago a bit that evening and taking in the sights before we get down to the business of con, parties, and other nonsense.

Who will you hang out with during the convention?
My man  Mapdark and my bro  Emorottie most certainly, as well as  Serephis,  Stripes and some local guys from Quebec that I know will also be going. Beyond that, I dunno... one major point behind this journal is to find out who else I might know that might be going. xD Though I’m also looking forward to meeting some totally new faces. :3

Are there any panels you might be attending?
No idea. Haven’t checked out what’s on the panel agenda. If something sounds cool, I might check it out, but generally speaking, I’m going there to hang and to be all social an' stuff.

Are you attending any stage or public performances?
Meebe. See above.

Will you be suiting?
NOPE.

Which suit(s) will you be bringing?
Is "Birthday suit" too obvious a joke, here?

Do you do free art?
Not as a matter of habit.

Do you do trades?
I can be persuaded...

Do you do badges?
Napes.

Do you do commissions?
There are MANY things that I will do for money. >.> Commissions are amongst them, yes. :P

What are your limits to drawing?
I’m fairly open with regards to content and what I’m willing to draw, but there are limits, yeah. I won’t say that I categorically won’t draw a specific something, as it depends on the context, so let’s say that we can take it on a case-by-case basis, and I’ll let you know after I hear what you want.

What is your gender?
Man-ish.

How old are you?
Legal.

How tall are you?
About 1.7 meters, or five foot seven in your freakish imperial system.

Are you taken? Are you looking for a 'mate'?
I have a ball and chai... uh, I mean, I have a man,  mapdark, yes. ^^; And he WILL be coming with me to the convention to keep an eye on me. xD Naw, but really, TAKEN, but I AM open to some fun on the side, though that requires a level of familiarity and trust that you’ve got to earn.

Can I talk to you?
Only if I get to talk to you back. :3

Can I touch you?
Juuuuuuust keep it above the waist the first few times.

How can I find you?
Follow the pitchfork-and-torches wielding mob, and the shotgun-brandishing farmer demanding to know who impregnated his daughter.

Can I visit your room?
You CAN. No guarantees I’ll be there, though.

Can I buy you drinks?
F
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Can I give you stuff?
YES! See the above question for a suggestion... xD

Can I hug or snuggle with you?
If you can pass the first two phases of the interview process. :P

Are you nice?
My mom thinks so...

How long are you going?
Thursday until Sunday... ish.

Do you have an artist table?
Napes.

Do you have prints/CDs?
Double napes.

Will you have art in the Art Show? General or Adult sections?
Triple napes.

If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Saying my name out loud usually works WONDERS.

Where will you be most of the time during the day/s?
Dunno. First time at MFF. Wherever the fun-vee goes, I won’t be too far behind.

What/where will you be eating?
Screaming victims, in dark, isolated rooms.
I mean... burgers. At... that burger place. Yeah, that one.

Can I come with you for food/fun/etc?
If there’s room, and you’re not creepy (or at least not creepier than me), then sure! :)

Can I look in your sketchbook?
Holy crap, I need to buy a new sketchbook!

Can I draw in your sketchbook?
NO! Don’t get my new sketchbook dirty!!

Can I take your picture?
So long as my clothes are all on, yes. (Depending on my state of drunkenness, this might be less often than you’d think.)

What's your goal(s) for the con this year?
To make it a fun enough experience that I’d want to go again the next year! :D

HOLY SHIT! I joined Twitter! :D

YEAH!

... almost three full years... after it became hip to do so. ^^;

Watch for news about the next trend I'll belated get on board with at Bioxz's Twitter page! ;)

http://twitter.com/#!/Bioxz

TWO WEEKS AGO.

Soooooooooooooooo there I was, down for the weekend, visiting my folks. As I flop down onto my mother's sofa, I notice some kind of odd, freaky-deaky wisk-like device on the cushions. http://www.tesco-shopping.com/hmleft_med.jpg

Naturally, I ask her "What in the WORLD is this??" she tells me that it's a head massager, and that she'd bought it the other day for her boyfriend. I stare it over, wondering how it works, and she demonstrates it on me by pressing it down on my scalp and letting those little wires and their plastic bulbed tips run all along my head.

It actually feels pretty dag-gone good, so I ask her where she bought it at. She replies vaguely "Oh... some shop I was at while out of town awhile ago."

YESTERDAY.

Soooooooooooo there I was with some friends, heading down the street, looking for a good restaurant to go eat at, when we happen upon a sex shop. Just for shits, and also, possibly some giggles, we decide to take a wee detour inside.

All of us head in and marvel at all the piles of porn paraphernalia. As we penetrate deeper into the shop, just past the shelves of dildos, clitoral stimulators, penis-shaped novelty masks, boob shaped stress balls...

... I see a rack full of these: http://www.tesco-shopping.com/hmleft_med.jpg

............................

Vacation's over, gonna be heading back into work mode, soon. Both in terms of the job, and the art. I was lazy and not nearly as productive with my time off as I shoulda been, and I am tooooooooooooooootally disappointed in myself.

With that in mind, here's an interesting idea I just stole from my highly exploitable friend,  Emorottie . :P

Basically, it goes like this... I'd like to see y'all write down

One thing you like about me
and
One thing you dislike about me

Bear in mind that I'm open to self-improvement and the like, (and the only thing I'm sensitive about are my love handles) so don't feel at all shy about being honest about the second part. I'm actually genuinely curious as to what everyone thinks.

Well, ladies and germs, this is gonna be my very first trip down to Pittsburg for the fabled and coveted freakshow that is widely know in these circles as "Anthrocon." Gonna be my first major furry con. I've been in the furry fandom for almost four years now, and and I've gotten to know a lot of folks online here on FA, but I'm curious as to whom, amongst you, I might run into face-to-face while I'm down there. Just so I'll know to either look out for you, or to go "Oh, shit, LOOK OUT, it's [you]!!!" *ducks*

And I guess since everyone does one of these AC memes, I may as well, AS WELL. :P

Where will you be?
Being my first con, I'm probably going to be everywhere at least one, all wide-eyed an' curious, annoying everyone with "Ooh, what's that? Who's that? What's this for? What do they do over here? Who was that? Where did that guy in the bloody fursuit go running off to? Doesn't that guy over there need that internal organ to live?"

Where are you staying?
The West Inn. :3 The West-iest of inns!
EDIT: My bad... I'm actually gonna be at the Omni. The, uh... Omni-est of the... oh, forget it. :P

Who will you be with?
Mostly with  Mapdark, who's more of a con veteran and will likely be showing me the ropes of where to go, where NOT to go, and what NOT to step in.

Do you do free art?
Only if I like you, or if I've wronged you.

Do you do trades?
If I ain't too busy, then sure!

Do you do commissions?
I COULD, but being as how most of my drawing equipment is digital, and that stuff is staying back at my apartment here in Montreal, don't expect more than a sketch.

Do you have prints/CDs?
Napes

Do you do badges?
Double napes.

Will you have art in the Art Show? General or Adult sections?
Napes squared.

What is your gender?
That one that has those gross, hairy dangly bits between their legs.

Are you taken? Are you looking for a 'mate'?
I'm offically shacked up. I AM open to a little fun on the side, but... chances are that I don't know you remotely well enough to want do that with you. (And the people whom I AM comfortable enough with already know it) So, bottom line, don't expect anything from me.

Can I touch you?
We can start with a handshake, and then go from there.

Can I invite you out for food/fun/etc?
If I'm not otherwise committed for the day, and you're not lame, then sure! :3

Can I come with you for food/fun/etc?
Same rules apply.

Can I talk to you?
So long as you address me by my proper title, "Your Royal Awesomeness."

Can I give you stuff?
Assuming it won't incriminate me, then suuuuuure!