This years con schedule, curtains and maybes:

Cons I'm at fo'shö:

BLFC
Anthrocon
Rocky Mountain Fur con
Arizona fur con


Cons I'm at maybe:
Rainfurrest... Because there might not be a rainfurrest.

Omg.. I had the single most annoying seizure of my career last night. I can't get into specifics, but it was in excess of a ton, and hard drugs were involved. After wrecking their truck these jackasses ran over 3 miles.

We did eventually catch them but not before a total clusterfuck due to bad radio comms and one guy being in the area who didn't say he was gonna be there (which caused me to jump out of my vehicle in the wrong spot due to a case of mistaken identity to the eyes in the sky, and had to run an extra 2 miles.. 1 out, one back to truck).

Then.. this is 3 hours into shift, followed 8 hours of paperwork hell, culminating in me having to be restrained from physically attacking a computer because our useless processing program that the government overpaid for kept telling me that my report wasn't available to print.. the report I was staring at on the screen.

Eventually at 1 am I made it to the gym and took out my frustrations on some plates. Feeling a lot better now.

"I am the police, and I'm here to arrest you. You've broken the law. I did not write the law. I may even disagree with the law but I will enforce it. No matter how you plead, cajole, beg or attempt to stir my sympathies, nothing you do will stop me from placing you in a steel cage with gray bars. If you run away I will chase you. If you fight me I will fight back. If you shoot at me I will shoot back. By law I am unable to walk away. I am a consequence. I am the unpaid bill. I am fate with a badge and a gun. Behind my badge is a heart like yours. I bleed, I think, I love, and yes I *can* be killed. And although I am but one man, I have thousands of brothers and sisters who are the same as me. They will lay down their lives for me, and I them. We stand watch together. The thin-blue-line, protecting the prey from the predators, the good from the bad. We are the police."


Shamelessly stolen from End of Watch. Except for the end, though that sort of thing DOES happen, it is the most accurate portrayal of what life in law enforcement is like. Our jobs vary, but we prank and torment each other. We talk like that, we fight, we drink, we bust balls, we get drunk and we cry and we give in to all those human emotions we suppress and hide 90% of our time. We love each other, as much as we love our wives and children. We give up our right to run away because we stand that line between the flock and the wolves baying in the darkness. We make decisions in fractions of a second that haunt us until our dying day. Watch this movie, and remember that somewhere out in the darkness while you sleep, uniformed men and women roam your streets dedicated to preserving your freedom from fear. Defend yourselves if you wish, we will always support you, but we exist so you can live your lives free from the oppression of those who view your hard work as theirs for the taking.

So, I won an Angel Dragon.. I think I shall name him Arpeggio. I am excited...

I just want that old journal off my front page... cons I shall attend this year

Anthrocon
RMFC
The Fraternal Order of Police Centennial conference (I doubt I'll be fursuiting there)
Rainfurrest
Arizona Fur Con

I might add others. I'll be hanging out with awesome furs, which I need to recharge my batteries.

Will _NOT_ be dealing at Anthrocon this year, no drama, we love AC, and that's why we're taking a year off, because we want to attend the con and not be dealers. Expect the Tails and Tactics booth to kinda show up at Rainfurrest, where Jan is the guest of honor.

Peace
Love
Don't do drugs!

~B

jacked from  draconicarcher

Where are you staying?
con hotel

What day are you getting there?
7th-11th(Thurs-mon)

Who will you be rooming with?
 kadajkitten92  pedrolerenard and Whisk the cat, who's FA I don't know XD

Are there any panels you might be attending?
I'm gonna try to be at the fox panel, also the Dance competition, but I'll be flitting here and there ensuring NO FUN CON 2014. Seriously though, look for the tall guy in the fox tail. Usually I'll be running.

Will you be suiting?
Maybe... I may be able to pry my partial back away from  kadajkitten92

How old are you?
Eh? What.. speak into my good ear kid... No I'm old.. yeah

How tall are you?
6'1"-6'2" depending on what lineup i'm standing in...

Can I talk to you?
Yes. But I may have to pull the "Walk with me"

Can I touch you?
Yes, but I'm not sure why you'd want to.. fursuiters feel free to dispense the hugs!

Can I hug or snuggle with you?
Yes... if you're a fursuiter, or I know you really well

How can I find you?
I'll probably be manning doors, chasing after mayhem, walking the halls in my Spec Ops shirt (I don't know what they look like this year!) Look for  Kadajkitten92 She's MUCH prettier than me and she tends to be around where I am.

Can I visit your room?
Probably not, I mean, I'm usually not there and any illicit liasons will be harshly punished by an angry Ferret (Seriously guys.. she's small but fierce!)

Can I buy you drinks?
After hours only, but god yes please!

Can I give you stuff?
Like what kind of stuff?

Are you nice?
Sometimes, I'm friendly, but I'm a professional meanie for the Gov't so sometimes I go all Judge Dredd if there's stuff going down that shouldn't. Don't be shy to approach me, I'm here to make this con the best time for you!

Do you have a dealers or artist alley table?
Not this year.. but Look for the Tails and Tactics table at FC, AC, maybe AZFC and almost certainly BLFC next year!

Will you have art in the Art Show? General or Adult sections?
Not an artist, sorry. But I'll be buying stuff there! And you can probably find me manning the Adult art section at some point!

If I see you, how should I get your attention?
"BRYANT!" "BRY-GUY!" "MR. NO FUN!" "Hey Dude!" "AGUAS! ES LA MIGRA/LOS VERDES! CORRELE!" that last one might honestly get you tackled.

Where will you be most of the time during the days?
I will be orbiting the dealers den, general conspace, events, registration, headless lounge (safety checks only), etc. I may be manning the security desk. If you see me manning the security desk, that would be the best time to bring me a cold, non-alcoholic beverage.

What/where will you be eating?
Not sure, its entirely dependent on what I have time for, its a new hotel so I don't know the restaurants in the area that well. Its also going to depend on what and when  KadajKitten92 wants to eat. As always I will be trying to lure either  2_gryphon and/or  toastrabbit out so I can feed/water them. Ditto  DraconicArcher and  ino89777 I might also invite YOU out for food, it depends, feeding people is how I demonstrate respect and friendship. Its a New Yawk thing.

Can I come with you for food/fun/etc?
Yes, I'm all about the food entourage, its fun, and a great way to meet new furs, but if I'm taking someone out to eat, they gotta be cool with it, and I'll only pay for your foodage if I offer. Or if you're any of the four furs above, they has all earned permanent meal mooch privileges!

Can I take a picture of you?
Actually I prefer not to be filmed or photographed due to my work. I apologize if this offends.

Been hiking my butt off lately. So, just thought I'd post a journal telling folks I'm still alive, sorry ;).

2014 is shaping up to be a good year, going to FC, AC RMFC, and AFC.

And to paraphrase that popular Passover saying "next year in Germany!" For Eurofurence, meaning 2015, I am going to EF somehow!

So, I'm another year older, yeah.. I'm seriously becoming an old man, but I'm healthier, and lighter than I've been in a few years! Seriously almost didn't make it to here, almost ate it on Tuesday after myself and two other guys on my unit all got separated in rugged terrain and high temperatures. We had radio comms with eachother and I had cell service but it was too dense for us to get air support even for a water drop, too hot for the chopper to fly that high, and too rugged for us to meet back up, so we made our way back to our vehicle which was a distance of about 1.5 miles (it had been moved closer up the mountain), after already hiking in about 5. Out of water, we were probably a fairly hysterical sight to behold when we emerged from the brush. In case anyone wonders what we really go through at work, it was due to some bad intelligence which put us 5 hours closer behind the group of human traffickers than we actually were. Mostly recovered now, still a little shakey from dehydration.

Also twinkies hit the stores again here today, so bonus! Happy birthday to me!

my parents went halves on a new gun safe for my birthday which I'm quite happy with, could have afforded it on my own but I'd have spent the money on something for my car I think.

Hope everyone else is having a great week!

I'll post a con report, I promise, right now I'm finally back in Tucson and literally the MINUTE that the daunting task of driving home from Denver was over, I have allowed myself to feel PCD. I am downing a pair of Arby's bacon cheddars and listening to "We'll meet again" by Vera Lynn over and over again.

This convention was seriously just the absolute highly of my year, barring winning the lottery(y'know, if that happens). I'm going to love our Sedona camping meet and I'm going to do my best do make Arizona Fur Con as awesome as I can, but I can scarcely hope they'll feel this good.

Depression of course loves reinforcement so I started searching FA for any negative mention of anything that went on this year and I can't find a darn thing! So thanks for that furries! I love all of you guys!!!!

Just a quick glimpse, I'll mention this again when I can write a con report without sighing dramatically and wanting to put on eye shadow so I can cry it down my face..., but the con was made for me by one thing, I mean, this was reinforced over and over again throughout the weekend, but Friday morning I got off the elevator and ambled over to buy a red bull, I didn't know how the con was going to go, it was the very beginning, and I turned around to see a congoer running out of the elevator to practically tackle a friend who had just finished checking into the hotel. I don't know who either of them are, but I was able to gather, before I left them to their greetings, that they hadn't seen each other since RMFC 2012.

That image, and enough caffeine to kill an airline pilot were what powered me for the entire weekend. I know that if I can be a part of something that brings people together from across continents and oceans, to spend a weekend with those who matter that much to them, and I can make it something as enjoyable as everyone keeps saying this was, then its worthwhile. I know I should find validation in myself, and I do, but its helping to make that possible that makes me feel worthwhile as a person.

Like I said, I'll post more later, I don't know who you two were, but you mean a lot to me for that moment, and thank you. And everyone at RMFC you all help me work hard throughout the year doing what I do for people who'll never be nearly so greatful for all their years as you all are for one weekend. I can't wait until next year, and I can't wait to see you seeing each other again, here's to many more years!

ANTHROCON 2013 MEME (Dealer's Version)


Where are you staying?
The Westin, because I'm a creature of habit.

What day are you getting there?
Thursday in the afternoon. Travel arrangements made mandatory by traveling with friends.

How are you traveling?
US Airways, so don't disrupt my flight or I will tackle and handcuff you.. no seriously.

Who are you rooming with?
 Pedrolerenard and two new folks!

Who will you hang out with during the con?
I'll be hanging out with  pedrolerenard and such other people as will suffer my presence so probably not many people. I WILL be at the Tails and Tactics table, ringing things up with my cheery mask on.

How is the best way to find you?
Look in the dealers table or send me a PM on FA, I check it regularly. I'll be at table F21G, the Tails and Tactics table selling cards.

Are there any panels you might be attending?
I don't know yet, probably not this year except maybe the 2 show, Matthew Ebels' performance. The Charity show, that sort of thing that everyone goes to who can.

What do you look like?
Approximately 6 foot tall bipedal evolved ape in a 3 piece black suit with a DHS pin on the Lapel. Come and find out!

Will you be suiting?
Possibly, I'm getting my partial this year at AC!

Do you do free art?
I have almost mastered horrible stick figures.

Do you do trades?
That would be up to  pedrolerenard we might be able to trade a deck or two for something, it'd all depend.

Do you do badges?
I do not, sadly, but I sell posters!

Do you do commissions?
I'm not an artist really.

What is your gender?
This is a largely immaterial question but I am male.

How tall are you?
About 6'1"-6'2" depending on which circle K i'm getting my energy drinks at.

Can I talk to you?
Please do!

Can I touch you?
I do shake hands, other than that I'd have to know you, or you'd be in a cool suit and I initiate said hug. Or you need to be on the ground in some kind of distress at which point I'll be wearing gloves but yes.

How can I find you?
The Tails and Tactics Table F21G

Can I visit your room?
Maybe, but its boring there, lets go out and get food instead! I'll probably even pay if I know you!

Can I buy you drinks?
After some rather horrible debauchery at last years Anthrocon I'm cutting back on drinking, however I may accept certain brands of scotch on the rocks provided I'm not into one already.

Can I give you stuff?
I am an objectivist and I believe in trading values. If you want to give me something, understand I will be required to reciprocate.

Are you nice?
That's entirely a matter of opinion. I'm something of a Jackass and a drunkard, but I'm friendly and loyal to a fault. I'm a servant of the people, in the literal sense, so I do my best to be helpful. I am sometimes required to throw people to the ground and handcuff them, but usually its nothing personal.

How long are you going?
Arriving Thursday afternoon leaving Monday Morning.

Do you have an artist table?
I have a dealers table!

Will you be going to parties?
If I'm invited, there's a lot of people I like and who for some reason tolerate my presence or at least enjoy my stories from work, if they want me somewhere I'll go, but I'm way more boring sober, which I will be this year.

Will you be performing?
If you buy the full foot locker (that's all 4 decks, all 4 posters, and a book), I will do a little dance.

If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Any normal way, do not try to skulk by with a large square parcel on your back wrapping in burlap however, that attracts the entirely wrong kind of attention.

Where will you be most of the time during the day/s?
Tails and Tactics Table F21G

What/where will you be eating?
Probably the Fish Market and also wherever Fernando sets up.

Can I come with you for food/fun/etc?
If you notice me going somewhere tag along, but there's a select list of people I feed and water on my dime. Admittedly that list grows every year. Don't try to be part of it, its just something that happens.

Can I take your picture?
I sincerely prefer not to ever have my face photographed and especially not ever my face and voice videotaped together. I do RL undercover work and you're putting both my and your own safety at risk. That being said, I do turn up in the backgrounds of some still pictures.

What's your goal(s) for the con this year?
I would like to see some friends, maybe not make a complete ass of myself, and see Tails and Tactics sell well. Which this journal probably won't help. Oh Also I'm gonna drive  Witchiebunny crazy because I do that! And I wanna see Ursula Vernon again, she's a very nice lady who apparently got stuck in the machine that hands out imagination on her way through, seriously, she has more ideas in an afternoon than I do in a week! Maybe buy something new from 2, talk cars with toast... its all a pipe dream, I'm gonna be sitting a dealers table, and my associate has asked me to bring the leg shackles from work...

Disclaimer for non Americans This is an extension of a debate I'd had with some coworkers... This is not a debate on the constitution itself, but rather its purpose, if you want to get on here and tell me we need to Amend the Bill of Rights I'm unlikely to dignify that with a response, and I'll probably simply block your comment. I'm not open to debate about the validity of the US Constitution, that's how we did things here, its how we're going to do them, if you think you can do things better, than some day maybe you'll rule the world. I don't care.


The entire point of the Bill of Rights was that it became apparently shortly after the Revolutionary war, that confederacies don't work so well, and a strong central government was required. The problem was that America was founded by a group of militant revolutionaries who'd just overthrown their original government over a tax dispute, and believed firmly in their autonomy. Therefor they wrote up a list of things to make sure that the new government would never be able to 'oppress them' as they felt their old government had.

When taken separately these rights may seem to lack sense, or be random, or perhaps not relate to each other, making it entirely to easy to say "Well, perhaps we need limits on the first for hate speech" or "The 2nd Amendment was never about people being armed as well as the government" "Maybe we need to limit the scope of the 5th, or the 4th Amendments as they provide too much protection to criminals...." etc etc, whatever the Constitutional argument du-jour is. All amendments are equally important, except maybe the quartering one, keep in mind the British used to actually do that back then, as did a lot of other major governments.

Let me translate the Bill of rights into modern english, as best I understand it, because I think we get hung up by the fact that people talked differently 230 years ago and certain things were simply understood, especially as there were approximately 4 crimes a person could commit back then and everyone believe there was a god.


NOTE: BOLD indicates rights for the people against the government, or negative rights of government, ITALIC UNDERLINED is the portion really written more as an explanation for the people, of what government CAN do, not specifically prohibited here.


Amendment 1: We have the right to say what needs to be said about you, to demand answers about your actions, to get together and discuss them, to circulate information about you (so long as its true) and to worship whatever particular god we wish.

Amendment 2: Any attempt to hinder the previous or following rights will be met with force equal to(at the time of the founding, greater than), the force possessed by you.

Amendment 3: My home is my castle, your troops need a home, build a barracks (this one is weird, but it made sense then)

Amendment 4: My home is STILL my castle, stay out of it and my life unless I give you cause to accuse me of a crime, you can't just accuse me of things, it needs to be founded in the opinion of others, I am a free man unless I give a group of my peers (or a judge, or both) just cause to believe i should not, and that cause must be backed up by real evidence.

Amendment 5: the merits of any accusation against me will go before a grand jury of my peers, to weigh the evidence from amendment above, you cannot force a confession out of me, you can only try me once for one crime and you cannot take my property or my life without respect to the above or compensation as is deemed fair.

Amendment 6: I have the right to a trial by a jury of my peers, if they find me innocent then I am, even if I am OJ Simpson, if you accuse me of a crime you better do it to my face, and I can STILL bring in people to say you're lying. I have a right to a lawyer to help me with this and the above amendment, and probably all the others too!

Amendment 7: If you sue me for a lot of money, that's tried by a jury too, and you still only get one chance, except where its held that you should be able to try again!

Amendment 8: You can't set a million dollar bail for a parking ticket, and you can't make me walk naked on hot coals or run the gauntlet or be hung my the fingernails until dead. Send me to jail or hang me.

Amendment 9: Just because we listed some rights doesn't mean you don't have any other rights.

Amendment 10: Anything we didn't say we can do here, and stuff we said we can't, is up to the states, or the people, as is applicable.

~Manufacturers coupon, not subject to doubling, good only in the United States of America, No expiration~

That's almost certainly how our founding fathers, and the "rebel scum' of the 'colonies' they represented saw the bill of rights, it was all things that they had in perpetuity to make sure that they would be free, forever.

More things were added later, but the original Ten to me are sacred, they should be left alone, and interpreted to be as generous TO THE PEOPLE as is possible.

I find it really funny that people who want to stretch the 4th Amendment like it was a sheet of rubber treat the 2nd and parts of the 5th like they were postage stamps, and that people desperate to protect the Second Amendment will freely attack the 4th and the 1st to defend it. Its a giant mess. Its all desperately important, every bit of that is needed. You cannot build a house without a foundation, you will need panes and glass for the windows, locks for the doors, a roof... take away any part and you will be very miserable indeed!


For what its worth, my 2 cents on the current Second Amendment debate... at the time of the Bill of Rights, 1791, the average American was better armed than the "military" as there was no standing military, and the arms the government possessed to provide one when it was needed and called upon, were inferior smoothbore muskets compared with the long rifles most Americans owned privately, inferior in both range and accuracy, and in some cases also rate of fire as many citizens privately owned double barreled rifles, or carried a long and short rifle, or a rifle and several pistols, etc, etc.

Have you ever heard of "Exhaustion of resources" ?

The board was behind the ceo in his decisions, there weren't any stockholders as Hostess is, once again, as I stated before, I a privately owned company. It is incorporated but not publicly traded. These people have the right to do with their property, which they own, as they see fit. I don't understand how you don't get that, it belongs to them. They own it.

Society seems to have developed some kind of serious problem with the understanding of the word "Mine" or "Property" or "Responsibility" or "Individual" in any order. Its frankly really terrifying, its the kind of mindset that used to only exist in bad agitprop and Ayn Rand novels. The concept that a union went on strike because "The wages they were offering are less than I could get on Unemployment while I seek a new job", they destroyed a 98 year old company (82 officially in its current incarnation), and put 16,000 people on the taxpayers dime because its easier for them. They will spend almost 2 years being paid more to sit on their asses, and it likely will be that long because seriously I can't even imagine who's looking for 16,000 bakers in this economy, especially people who do and say things like this. Hiring ANY of these people who participated in this strike would be like getting a cancer transplant.

As for the golden rule, do you even see what these people are "Doing unto others"? They just stole from you, and from me, 16,000 people are about to get 99 weeks of unemployment because the alternative was they'd have to work for reduced wages to keep the company they worked for in business, they could have quit, and let people come in who WOULD work for those wages, instead they went on strike and closed the plants with the understanding that "The wages they were offering are less than I could get on Unemployment while I seek a new job". I do under others by working every hour I can, I have worked full time since I was 15 and was able to get my "Working Papers" from the state of NY, substantially more hours than I was allowed to work at that age because I enjoy being able to buy the things I want with my own hard work. Sometimes I made more than I needed, sometimes I made less, I never got a dime that I didn't earn even if it meant living all Wal-mart brand bread and Great Value mustard sandwiches for a couple days between paychecks.

I work for the "G" because I actually ENJOY what I do, I had no idea what this job paid when I applied, I didn't find out until the day I EOD'd that it went up as high as it did, it was steady work, doing something that mattered to me for personal reasons, in an environment where I wasn't surrounded by parasites. I'm thankful the union is there, and I don't oppose all unions, they were extremely important in the development of reasonable workplace standards and many have adapated to know their place in the modern world where there ARE legal protections for employees. However this shortsighted idiocy perpetrated at hostess is against all reason and rationality. "I will stop growing food in my nation, and have my people steal from the nation next door" is essentially the parable to this situation, except in this case there will never be enough to feed everyone that way. Or maybe "Its cold and we're almost out of firewood, I know, burn the house down, that will keep us warm!". Easy yes, but not rational.

As for job security, we work for a "Company" that is spending 30% more than it takes in annually, and borrowing the difference every year with no plan to make up the difference, ever. It provides its "Employees" with a very generous "Benefits package" it can't afford, including "great vacation pay!". We don't have Job Security, not for long at any rate.

The world exists, its not something that can be altered by hopes, dreams, prayers, magic crystals, or extremely convincing political rhetoric, it is an objective world that exists outside of your opinions, beliefs, and perceptive bias. In this case the perceptive bias is that 2 years of higher wages on the dole will be better for these workers than an indefinite period of employment at low wages with the understanding that when profits return they can still negotiate for better pay. The reality of the past 7 years would suggest this belief to be irrational, either you are correct, and I will learn, or I am correct. Either way, I win, I doubt these workers are going to be as lucky.


EDIT!

My last paragraph was described by my detractor as "Victim mentality" so here is my explanation of it:

My actual last sentence pointed out that either you'd be correct and I'd learn something, or I'd be correct, either way, I win. Or if you mean the recognition of Objective reality, I don't see any inherant victimhood. The recognition that the world exists doesn't presuppose that I cannot thrive and triumph in that world, it is simply the acknowledgement that I can ONLY do so by not deluding myself to believe any other means but effort and reason will allow me to do so. Reality cannot be faked, a plate of food is a plate of food, a glass of poison is a glass of poison, and if it is my opinion that the opposite is true, I will be no less dead for my belief. If I steal, I am destroying myself, and others for the sake of myself, and that is not rational. If I allow others to steal from me I am destroying myself for the sake of others and that is irrational as well. I can through my intellect and my hard work, better myself, at no mean cost to anyone save for those who wish to pay me to work for them, and that is rational, and it is reasonable. It is the only way to face reality, hope alone cannot influence your world but through hard work you can realize anything you can conceptualize, if what you conceptualize is within the realm of the possible. No wish, no fervent prayer can make the impossible, possible.

Dreamed strange dreams yesterday, I blame the sleeping pills, you see I required an alteration in my sleep schedule over a shorter period than I could achieve it naturally (going from working 3pm-11pm to 4am-noon overnight), and that caused me to have what I guess could be called lucid dreams.

It seems I was looking for something, me and a woman I know, we'd simply abandoned our productive lives because we had to escape, though I don't know what we were running from or to really.

There were adventures and a lot of odd stuff across the country, lot of dirty roads, which was odd because those just don't exist like they did.

Maybe tonight I'll take another pair of Advil PM and see how it all ends...

Okay, I'd really like to get a signal boost on this one, because I'm legitimately very curious.

There seems to be a lot of hatred for our state, and the furries from here. It came up recently due to an incident. I want to know why, what are your impressions of Arizona and the furries who live here?

Speaking as a Furry from Arizona, and also a Heeb, I must ask: Is not a furizona furry...well.. an animal, if pricked, do we not bleed?

Anyway, come on, lets go, comments, signal boosts also appreciated, I REALLY want folks to weigh in on this!

Just a heads up, since people are checking with me via every social media, phone, txt, knocking at my door... I was not involved in the shooting which took place on the Border last night.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the fallen Agent and his family, and I hope and pray for a speedy recovery for the wounded Agent who last I heard is in the hospital.

May the perpetrators of this crime be swiftly brought to justice, either by our authorities or the bosses in Mexico who will far more brutally demonstrate that they dislike this sort of thing which is bad for business. I don't care, they killed one of my Brothers and wounded my Sister.

If you see the article online, please post some supportive comments, we do read them and they mean a lot to us. It means a lot to me that everyone checked in with me, and if I bit your head off because your phone call (or txt or Tweet or whatever), woke me up, I'm sorry, I'm not at my best when I'm mostly asleep, I love everyone who checked in on me because there is sincerely nothing more flattering than to know that people worry about my safety.

Be safe everyone, and Honor First!!

On a web forum for federal agents, someone decided to post a little gem about how unnatural and against god homosexuality is... I really hate that, I went off a little.. I want to share it with you here because I feel its some of the better angry writing I've ever done...

The bible also forbids poly cotton blends, if you've ever worn one it is my duty under leviticus to stone to you death. Literally, to death.

Dude, seriously, wtf, its the 21st century, I'm guessing you're the kind of guy who's parents says the same shit about interracial marriage, their parents said the same shit about letting italians into the country, their parents probably thought teaching slaves to read was a bad idea...

Maybe i'm wrong about your ancestors, but trust me bro, in 20 years, you're going to look pretty damned stupid about this homosexuality thing, hell, NOW you look pretty stupid, in 20 years it'll be more like having to explain to your kids why you opposed gay marriage.

Don't you people ever get tired of enforcing your moral code on others? Seriously? Do you get tired of losing, because you've _ALWAYS_ lost... bigots have never won in the history of mankind. Never. Does it somehow wound you physically that somewhere, right now, in a bedroom, one guy is doing another guy in a ass? I mean like, does your asshole weep for that guy? Look back at those folks marching AGAINST integration in the 50's... that's you, literally YOU are that guy, the world is marching on, and you'll be that sad racist old man talking about how much better the world was when you could make the Ni***RS use a different toilet.

There's a LOT of really amazing stuff in the bible and you can either follow _ALL_ of it (in which case you're going to hell for touching yourself at night.. yeah, god saw that), and being in the same room with your wife when she's having her period, or you can accept it as a series of allegories written down over history that we use to define a moral lifestyle where we don't go out of our way to hurt others when they're not doing anything that would hurt us (Like that one guy said.. what's his name... Oh right JESUS), or you can be a huge hypocrite and pick and choose what you want to live by out of the bible as it is convenient to you.

I can go on and on, seriously, I love destroying the arguments you people make, I've actually read your damned book and I'm not even a christian, why, because I like the guy its about, he seems nice, he'd be pretty pissed at what people are doing with his very simple, and kind message. Like, seriously, I could see Jesus going POSTAL over the crap people do in his name, and he's the most peace loving dude in history according to the propaganda.

Either way its all Obama's fault.


And FTR before anyone asks, no, I like girls. But I know plenty of people who don't, and they live a more decent christian life than almost anyone I've ever gotten to listen to rant against homosexuality.

Okay, so RMFC... Wow

This is the first con where I really dove in to volunteering, I've done minor stuff before but here I went full bore, and I LOVED it. It may sound funny, but being a part of something that brings joy to hundreds of furries was more fun to me than just attending a con normally. I did make a little time for myself, I attended the GoH panels, I used my time walking the dealers den to snag some things for myself. Attended the sponsor events... I'm sure I did other things but gods honest truth I'm starting to understand the blur effect that people are always talking about.

The things I do remember I don't have the dates exactly correct in my mind, so I'm going to hold off a bit on writing the review and read the schedule again.

Suffice it to say RMFC was a BLAST.. really, the best part was hearing from people who attended what a great time they had... I've always wanted to give back to the community... I guess I did a little (though I don't hold a candle to the Amazing organizers of this convention... once I've slept I'll update this journal with all their Icons)

If you haven't attended RMFC you should! The attendees, the staff, and the locals are the friendliest I've ever met... I personally saw 3 random... ah... Denverians? buy memberships just to see the fursuit dance! The hotel staff were in on the fun, were super friendly and extremely attentive to anything I saw them asked for (or asked for).

From a Spec Ops perspective, nothing burned down, nobody died, we were not chased down the hall by a 20 foot wall of water, these were all good things.

There was a minor hiccup with the Dance one night, and all it did was show that furries are patient and tolerant and understanding. I didn't have anyone get upset or complain at all while they were waiting for things to get sorted.


I'm going back next year, I'm bringing more people, you should do the same! I'll be volunteering again next year, if they'll have me, that's up to anyone who reads this, but going to RMFC shouldn't be a question. I know August is cluttered but Bucktown tiger offered a free music collection to anyone who attends RMFC, IFC, and Megaplex... I say you should try it, but if thats too much for you, just come to RMFC! The convention where EVERYONE joins the mile high club!!*






*Of people who have been at least 1 mile above sea level, not guarantees of anything other than that, and an awesome convention experience!

I'll get on the whole AC redux for me, including apologies to the relevant parties, after I get some rest...


BUT, this year, me and the Tucson gang decided to road trip it to AC and back, awesome pictures were taken, I'll crosspost them here, we got to howl with wolves and hike in the painted desert, we saw petrified wood, had a bag of chips and a bottle of scotch blow up almost 3 miles up a mountain, and had amazing BBQ, we saw great friends in Pittsburgh, and I can cross "See Tanidareal Fursuit as the Schnolf" off my bucket list. I bought a fursuit, and got to watch 2 propose to Toast live on stage (TOUCHING!). Much much more, it was a great con.

1/2 a mile from my home, after dropping everyone else off, I picked up my phone to call the person who was watching my house to tell him to please be ready to help me offload all my crap from the van, about 1/4 mile behind me, a police officer was running the license plate of a stolen Mercury Grand Marquis, the driver panicked and floored it, striking the rear passenger area of our 2005 Kia Sedona at probably in excess of 75 mph on a surface street while I was braking to make a left lane change.

The van spun around completely twice before I was able to recover into a slide in reverse(rear axle was shattered, complete recovery was apparently impossible), and slid it up onto the curb.

The entire passenger side is caved in, and the reciept from the petrified forest from earlier in the day landed some 30 feet from the final stopping point where it was blown out of the van with a bunch of broken glass.

I was a little shaken up, but totally fine, thank god for seat belts.

So long Road trip van, we hardly knew ye.

Stolen from damn near everyone

How do you want to be addressed?
Bryant, B, 356(pronounced Three-Five-Six), Bry, or "HEY ASSHOLE GET BACK HERE!"


Gender?
Male

Age?
Old enough to know better

What do you look like?
3 piece black suit usually, close cropped hair, Shades (not aviators), DHS or US flag lapel pin, red or black tie(never blue, not ever blue), possibly dressed down in shorts, tee shirt, and long overshirt.

Where/how can I find you?
I'll be lurking around, i'm spooky like that, probably try to hit up 2 Gryphons table and buy stuff/attempt to talk cars with Toast.

Also on thursday afternoon at some point I'm going to be putting down some decent scratch at Furnando's as a First come first serve for furries because frankly this will amuse me and it supports furnandos, watch TheBryantfox on twitter for details, I might do this more than once.

How are you getting there?
Driving from Tucson to Pittsburgh with friends.. .ROAD TRIP! WOOOO!

What hotel are you staying at?
Westin

Which days will you be attending?
14th - 18th(morning)

Do you do requests?
What like freebird?

Do you do trades?
I'm not really an artist but I trade THINGS I suppose.

Do you do commissions?
nope

Will you have prints, CDs, or merchandise?
Nope.

Will you have Art in the Art Show?
I plan to buy some, so there's my skin in the game.

Who will you be with?
 Pedrolerenard  Ikodomoonstrife  rikmach  aden Are my bro's, I'll be driving up with them and also my friend Rafe and our friend Senaii who's FA page I don't know off the topper. Also going to try to hang out with the Hilarious husband of  missmab and I guess Mab herself if she's actually free at all. Probably going to try to make time for all my old Jack Forum Folks (who still talk to me), going to that sponsorship party for Furnandos(not sure who all will be there, definately me and rik).... Honestly I'm not sure who and what I'll be doing the whole con anymore.

What is your main purpose for attending?
ITS THE ****ING CATALINA WINE MIXER!!! errr... I mean, Honestly? Get to see people I only see once a year, love seeing the clockwork creatures suits, every year there is something new and spooky awesome from them. The Lasanga wraps, of course, so many reasons.

My main purpose for attending I guess is to spend 12 days(including roadtrip), _NOT_ playing professional hide and seek with "Team Mexican drug cartel" and EFFING RELAX! *sips scotch*

Can I talk to you?
Always!, I warn you I will engage you intellectually at my most powerful level(which for you will likely be your most minimal level!)


Can I take pictures with you?
Yes though I ask you not post them too many places as I do work undercover rather often.

Can I touch/hug/cuddle you?
I've learned to tolerate this kind of thing, just watch the suit ;)

Can I hang out with you?
Yeah, foods usually on me, gotta give back, the furry fandom actually GOT me my awesome job... ask for the story some time!

Do you go to parties?
sometimes, when invited.

Do you fursuit/costume?
God I want to, CLOCKWORK, TAKE MORE COMMISSIONS! I WANT TO THROW BAGS OF MONEY AT YOU!!!

What is the best way to reach you?
Twitter as theBryantFox

Anything else?
I will frequently drag people to the Fish Market to perform scotch experiments(I theorize EVERYONE has a scotch they love, we just don't all know which one it is yet!). BE DRAGGED! SCOTCH!!!!!

Oh... also Don't touch the earpiece, its real.

Okay, I've mostly been on twitter with this, but I figure there are like 2 people who actually read my journals here and maybe one has 2 nickles to rub together.... SO

 kagemushi kagemushi, Chairman of AnthroCon, started a fundraiser to raise some money to help Fernando go home in good shape, since he would be in debt when he closed. You can see the original journal here: http://unclekage.livejournal.com/140100.html

Then furries happened. Now the situation is this: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3376919/]

Fernando has always been good to Anthrocon in Pittsburgh, the place changes its name to FURnandos every year for the week of AC, they put up big fake pawprints on the sidewalk to invite us in, he took a brick to the head one year while defending a pair of fursuiters from a crazed homeless man, he makes "FURNANDO'S ANTHROCON XX" tee shirts and dolls and all kinds of other cool stuff (all licensed officially with Kage and Anthrocon INC) and he's generally a good dude.

The economy has been crap, as we're all aware, blame who you want, I don't care, Anthrocon was the big convention of the year that we keeping Fernando afloat, and the between times got leaner, things are hopefully gonna pick up, but he was out of time, and was going to close his restaurant in a few weeks, he didn't have the operating capitol to keep going until Anthrocon and needed 4 thousand to make it to AC 2012, well, furries answered the call, and raised not 4000, but $9000 so far (I gave as well, but I feel no need to make a point of how much), with $10,000, Fernando will be able to stay open until Anthrocon 2013 at least, and if things get better, maybe for good.

We just need to raise at least another 1000$, and thats literally TWENTY FIVE CENTS from each and every Anthrocon attendee. I'm sure you have an extra dollar at least that you can Paypal to Help.Furnando[at]yahoo.com Uncle Kage  kagemushi is handling everything, and the end date is April 20th, which is the day before a big furmeet at Fernando's which is SUPPOSED to be a goodbye party. Boy is he going to be surprised.

But this is about more than one man and a bunch of furries (Which sounds far, far dirtier typed out than in my head), Imagine what this could mean for Anthrocon and for Furries in general, all that negative press, all the funny looks, all the bullshit, this is a tough time for the United States of America, people are hurting, nobody knows what to do, but here you can save like 10 jobs in a recessed area and a local business as well, this is about Furries, yeah, its about a guy who is our friend, but its also about people coming together in hard times to keep the American dream alive.

Its nice to know that in times when we're dividing ourselves up by Race, Class, Gender and political party, that we can still all get together and say, "Hey, we're all still members of the "DECENT" category..."

More on this at  toastrabbit  2_gryphon and  Agentelrond


Even if its just a dollar, it helps, if its more, it helps a lot, if you can donate 100$, see  2_gryphon and  Toastrabbit about the private room party that you get invited to for donating 100$ or more. I checked with 2, if you donate 200$, 300$, etc, you can bring someone for ever 100$ you donate. Lets get this thing to the finish line folks!

Stolen from  Tegerio

What color are your underwear/panties?
White and red/black

Do they have a design?
Yes, they have Jim beam logos all over them

Girls, what color is your bra?
The question of the ages!

Is there a design?
My grand design includes promoting up through my agency and making more money, and also on watching the Blu Ray game of thrones I just purchased.

what color are your socks?
Grey and black.

Is there a design on them?
They have black toes and heels and say USA on them around the ankle.

Are you a virgin?
No.

Happy that way?
I try to be, its not something which can be changed.

What is your favorite sex position?
I like to be the horse in a reverse cowgirl.

What is your sexuality/sexual orientation/What the fuck do you consider yourself?
Hetero.

Do you look at hentai?
I try not to.

Real porn?
I collect 1970's pornographic films for the amazing dialogue.

Do you read smutty/porn stories?
Sometimes.

Do you read/watch/look at gay porn/hentai/stories?
No.

Who was your first kiss with?
A girl I dated at summer camp almost 2 decades ago named Shana.

Are they of the opposite sex?
Yes.

Have you ever kissed or had sex with someone of the same sex?
A couple times when drunk, kissed that is, but it was usually only intentionally to homophobic friends, "roger Rabbit style. Never had or intend to have sex with another guy(sorry!).

Is there any one of your friends that you would ever consider having sex with?
Yeah, a couple.

What would you do if you walked in on your partner having sex?
Well, if I was coming home from work, the phrase "Crime of Passion" comes to mind, but realistically I'd probably use my bare hands to dole out the harshness.

Do you have any piercings other than your ears?
My ears aren't even peirced.

If so, where?
see above.

Do you have any tattoos?
Not yet.

If so, where?
I want to get my class number and my "Serial" number tattooed on the inside of my right bicep near the shoulder.

Have you ever been pregnant/got a girl pregnant?
yes

Ever done any illegal drugs?
Yes.

If so, which ones?
Marijuana.

Have you ever cheated on someone?
Yes Once..

Ever been cheated on?
Yes.

Have you ever been called a whore/slut?
Not to my face.

Do you own any sex toys?
No, I had a fake cooch someone bought me as a gag gift when I left for the Academy, but I have no idea where it is.

Have you ever had a sexual fantasy involving a relative?
Not that I'm aware of.

Have you ever masturbated?
I feel that my gender answers that question.

Have you ever taken a naked picture of yourself?
Yes, in several spectrums.

Have you ever taken a naked picture of someone else?
Once, this was before digital cameras though so I dunno if I ever had it developed.

Are you on any form of birth control(the pill, the patch, etc)?
No.

Have you ever written/drawn smut/porn?
No

Do you swear in front of your parents?
Constantly

Do they care?
I'm from New York, Fuck is the most commonly used conjunction in the english language there.

Are you uncomfortable yet?
Not really, my background investigator was far more personal.

Are you taking this quiz of your own free will?
Yeah, I love filling this stuff out.

So, essentially to the one person who regularly reads my journal (and I know you haven't blocked me anyway, so whatevs), I submit this: The idea of the block list, for journal and submission comments, is used in almost all cases in a manner i can only state is retarded.


Excuse me, I don't like the use the word retarded, A: its a weak word and B: its insulting to a lot of decent people without really conveying how stupid a concept is, as many "retarded" people are actually very intelligent, so I will say that the block list is in almost all cases used in a manner which is Santorum. I like Santorum as a word as it conveys a level of stupidity that is simply mind boggling and also an almost equal level of ignorance.

Where was I?

You see, block lists are fantastic devices to use against spammers, and trolls, essentially nuisances who go out of their way specifically to be nuisances, or advertising noise. That use makes sense, it prevents intentionally abusive assholes from spewing their content all over your page. However, it is almost entirely used to basically stick your fingers in your ears and LALALALALA at anything you don't agree with.

Maybe its just me, but I love to listen to things which don't agree with me/I don't like, its how I learn shit.

Meh.

So, yeah, a lot less journals, be mostly twittering, and not a lot of that. Tons of work down at the forward operating camp has been keeping me very busy.

Oh, I got a helicopter ride a week ago, that was very cool, took us up to the "top of the world" in our AOR, and we hiked it out, it was fun.

FYI, there is going to be a long string of all caps, no punctuation yelling below this, because I'm really tired of this shit. I know this will offend some of my watchers if they actually read this, I'm terribly sorry. Someone needed to say this, it needs to be said.

EVERYONE WHINING ABOUT MEGAUPLOAD BEING SHUT DOWN. _SHUT UP_, IN FACT _SHUT_THE_FUCK_UP_!! I UNDERSTAND SOMETHING LIKE A PERCENT OR TWO OF WHAT MEGAUPLOAD WAS THERE FOR WAS LEGITIMATE DISTRIBUTION OF LARGE FILE ORIGINAL CONTENT BY THE PEOPLE WHO CREATED/CONTROLLED THE RIGHTS TO IT, BUT THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE SITE AS FAR AS I'M AWARE FROM ANYONE I'VE EVER TALKED TO WHO USED IT ALL THE TIME WAS TO STORE AND DISTRIBUTE COPYWRITED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE PAYING FOR. MOVIES, COMIC BOOKS, ETC ETC. OMG, YOU MEAN YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY NEED TO PAY FOR THE NEXT JAY NAYLOR ADULT PORTFOLIO(Note, Mr. Naylor, if you are reading this or any of your friends are, this is not a slam against you in any way. I actually enjoy your comics and art on a number of levels, however I used to constantly get into arguments with furries over your portfolios specifically since I never met anyone else who actually paid for them, in fact everyone I ever met who had and of you online portfolios specifically downloaded them from MEGAUPLOAD without paying you), WHATEVER SHALL WE DO, THE WORLD IS ENDING, IT IS THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!!

FOR FUCKS SAKE,  2_gryphon PUT IT QUITE SUCCINCTLY IN EITHER HIS FA JOURNAL OR TWITTER AND I HONESTLY CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH, THIS SHIT IS HAPPENING BECAUSE YOU MADE IT HAPPEN, ITS ONE THING TO PASS AROUND A FEW SONGS OR UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD MOVIES THAT AREN'T AVAILABLE FOR SALE ANYWHERE EXCEPT ON ONE VHS CASSETTE BECAUSE SOMEONE TAPED IT OFF TV YEARS AGO AND YOU UPLOADED IT BUT IT IS ENTIRELY ANOTHER THING TO DOWNLOAD ANYTHING THE FUCK YOU WANT EVER OVER AND OVER AGAIN INCLUDING SMOKING HOT NEW CONTENT THAT PEOPLE CREATED IN THE HOPE THEY COULD SELL IT AND ACTUALLY FIX THEIR CAR OR AFFORD A HOT MEAL. PEOPLE ARE DOWNLOADING SHIT BECAUSE ITS THERE, BECAUSE THEY CAN, AND THEY'RE DOING IT OPENLY AND THUMBING THEIR NOSES AT SOCIETY. NOBODY GIVES A SHIT ABOUT IT BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A GIANT PARADE WITH A FUCKING BRASS BAND AND 10 THOUSAND SCREAMING PICTS DASHING NAKED DOWN THE STREETS SCREAMING "LOOK AT HOW I'M FUCKING THE SYSTEM!" AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS, GUESS WHAT, JOHNNY LAW HAS TO REACT, ITS LIKE BITCHING THAT YOU GOT ARRESTED BECAUSE YOU WERE SMOKING AN ENORMOUS JOINT ON A STREET CORNER IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL IN BROAD DAYLIGHT GO SMOKE IN YOUR FUCKING GARAGE AND MAYBE THE LAPD WON'T DRIVE BY AND USE YOU FOR TASER GUN TARGET PRACTICE.

YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO FREE ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD IT SUCKS THAT NOW YOU NEED TO USE SOME OTHER SYSTEM TO SHARE FILES TOO BIG TO E-MAIL BUT WWW.DROPBOX.COM IS FREE FOR 2 GIGABYTES A MONTH AND SHOULD EASILY ACCOMMODATE ANY ACTUAL LEGITIMATE LAWFUL ACTIVITIES YOU ARE GOING TO ENGAGE IN.

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST SALVO IN A WAR OVER SOPA/PIPA, THIS IS COMPLETELY LEGITIMATE AND CONSTITUTIONAL UNDER CURRENT LAWS, LAWS DESIGNED TO PREVENT UNLAWFUL BUSINESS PRACTICES FROM CONTINUING DURING LENGTHY LEGAL PROCESSES, BUSINESSES ARE NOT PEOPLE, THERE IS NO PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE, THERE IS NO FOURTH AMENDMENT PROTECTION FOR A WEB SITE AND ANYTHING AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IE EVERYTHING BEING USED TO INDICT EVERYONE INVOLVED IN MEGAUPLOAD IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY UNDER THE FOURTH AMENDMENT EITHER. SERIOUSLY, THIS IS LIKE OPENING A STORE AND CALLING IT 'WE-SELL-PIRATED-DVD'S-OF-THINGS-THAT-ARE-IN-THE-THEATRES-RIGHT-NOW-O-RAMA" AND BEING REALLY SURPRISED WHEN A VAN THAT SAYS "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION' SHOWS UP OUTSIDE A WEEK AFTER OPENING AND LOADS YOU AND ALL YOUR MERCHANDISE IN THE BACK OF IT.

GOOGLE "FREE *COPYWRITED MOVIE TV SHOW OR ANYTHING THE FUCK ELSE* ONLINE" AND TELL ME THE FIRST 3 HITS AREN'T MEGAUPLOAD OR A SIMILAR SITE. TELL ME OUT OF TEN TIMES YOU'VE USED MEGAUPLOAD THAT 9 OF THEM WEREN'T TO STEAL SOMETHING. I CHALLENGE YOU INTERNET.

Sorry, I really just needed to get that off my chest, as someone who actually pays for the things he has, I find this kind of whining absolutely indefensible. Once again I apologize for the lack of punctuation but just imagine me yelling all of this at people from a megaphone like Bob Geldorf in "The Wall" and it should have about its correct effect.

Goodbye to any watcher I've offended.

STOLEN FROM  Kanatta

1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
"Leaned on" an informant to help out a friend recover stolen property.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Not really, I wanted to be thinner and running more

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.

5. What countries did you visit?
Mexico.

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
My EMT certification

7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
September 10th 2011, the day I officially achieved career status.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Qualifying expert marksman all 4 quarters with every weapons system available at the time(next up, m14 sniper training!)

9. What was your biggest failure?
Destroying a friendship that was very important to me, regardless of fault.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
In January I was horribly ill due to a gypsy curse! (no really.)

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Tough choice.. I'm going to say my Antheria membership, that was a lot of fun!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
I'm gonna say  driprat and  Kanatta for private reasons.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Furries in general, its the 21st century bros, we need to grow up and be civilized.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Eating out, hanging with furries, ammunition

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
New generation long range FLiR cameras!

16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
Copperhead road, Steve Earle

17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier?
Yes

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
FOC rotations

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Sitting around eating.

20. How will you be spending New Year's Eve?
surveilling an international drug smuggling concern while they have a New years eve party, from across an international border. I will likely honk the horn at midnight. Lawl.