Yes, call me part of the  Greymuzzles. If you are in the mid 1980's, you would hear about the 80's kids shows on TV on the weekday afternoons and the Saturday mornings. If it is that you have been in my time and hear about the show with the biological classification, the family Sciuridae, you will know....

https://youtu.be/cZmE5fJYumE

Yep, despite of the before "The Alvin Show" in 1961-62, this 1980's version was a mainstay for the decade. Yes, before they got revived to be more real for the 2000's this group was for me, and I liked them for a while. The squeaky voices of Alvin, Simon and Theodore back then with the Chippettes of Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor have been ingrained in my mind, but they have not been an earworm really, and I would be used to them.

HOWEVER, it was a few songs that would be earworm when you don't know the title of them, nor know who sang the original song. From the title of this journal, it was this episode that got me to getting crazy. There was this one song that had me wondering what was the lyrics, the full song, and who sang it. Thank heavens for the Internet!

For nearly 35 years, the song that they sung in the episode that appeared as #48a (Season 5, Episode 4a, debuting on October 3, 1987) got me into bewilderment as when it was sung in a crooning way by the Seville Chipmunks it was nice to the ear. I only remembered the last few lines of the chorus.

The episode was that Alvin was on a rocking horse being a bit petrified and cannot find himself in the beginning, and did react at a point that there is a singer better than his group. He then tries to find his identity-becoming a Michael Jackson wannabe, a cowchip (chipmunk cowboy), and a business being (like a CEO), but there were funny and unsensical results by him, and his guardian Dave Seville, Theodore and Simon decided that enough is enough and act like him to show that he is appreciated the way he is and just act himself.

No doubt that when Alvin was acting this way, the song by Sammy Davis Jr. "I’ve Gotta Be Me" fits well with the episode. When I heard it in the cartoon, I heard the last lines as "I want to be you," but I guess that is wrong. Here is how it goes:

https://youtu.be/BB0ndRzaz2o

After hearing the original song, I would feel that this was a powerful one to hear. Though the Chipmunk version may be less "goosebumpy":
https://youtu.be/-2c1WsYNfJU

I would have to say with the original Sammy Davis Jr. version, after I had an anxiety attack for 2 days, I felt this feeling of uplift as that is a song that does make you more into action for yourself. I guess it was by fate that this song returned to me and I got to find it! You will have to see that the original is one that would cause someone who is 18 or perhaps past a certain age that the world is making life unfair.

YOU ARE THE ONE THAT CAN BE IN THE FATE OF YOURSELF.

You do have dreams, a place to be, and you have a personal vision to fulfill. You belong in this world and don't expect it to come easy-it is all by yourself that you should get things done to get a sort of fulfillment. The song does blow me away in the right way as I did not get selected to be part of a job and I was likely to be hired, but things have turned. It is that song that resurfaced that got me to turn around a little bit, but it was also from prayer and some encouragement and solace from my mother that got me to feeling better and more determined to make changes to myself. For this song, it has bolstered me a bit more to keep going. When times are tough, don't give up, like Sammy Davis Jr.'s song, and we can relate to one part taken from the movie, WALL-E (as the lyric is reversed when the captain said it, but it is not much different:) "I want to live, not merely survive"-it is a BIG WANT you got to have, instead of having to settle with small needs.

So think of this song deeply when you are thinking about life, and value yourself EVERY DAY. You are yourself, and like the song says, don't be like someone else-like what Alvin did in that episode.

It is a VERY powerful song, and after hearing the Sammy Davis original, I clapped for it, and it was at its time in 1969, a Billboard top 100 at #11. How could this song not win any award like a Grammy at least?!?

They don't make songs like they used to these days...
YES, HEARING IT FOR THE SECOND TIME, I DID CRY. IT WAS REALLY MOVING TO ME.

From what I go by, if it feels that I would like a commission, I will have first priority over those that I have had a connection before. So if it is that I have some artists that you have seen before doing arts for me in my gallery, you will see the reason why. I will go as follows:

+ If it is that one artist has in the past made art for me when I commissioned, I will likely do it again.

+ If it is a friend I know very well that referred me to an artist and that friend and artist are close, I will keep in mind of this and plan on future arts.

+ I will see if artists do watch me on here, Ferzu, Twitter, Discord, Telegram or very soon, Mastodon. If the connection is a mutual watch (watch me, watch you), that will be a HUGE factor in having a commission done.

+ Raffles are the best way of having a foreign artist get me to watching them in the long-term. Should it be that I win, then I will get that art, AND that I will commission again in the future.

THESE ARE NO-NOs for me to get art from someone:

- Complete stranger messaging me for art and has NO gallery of their own art. If it is that a complete stranger does message me, it should be at least 15 of their own arts. I will use a picture ID to check.

- I HAVE HAD IT WITH THOSE WANTING COMMISSIONS FOR ILLNESSES! Few times I have commissioned some artists, and they have not done any progress. One example was that I commissioned one who has cancer and had been off and on going on FA and disabled their account. Now the artist is off. I will no longer fund for illnesses of any kind even if it's art.

- Person has just one account for everything. I will want to have artists with at least three accounts like the ones I have listed on positive bullet #3 above. If you have just 2, I will not accept-it is a hard limit.

I have been losing enough money. So this journal I'm posting are the guidelines of when I can commission you and who I can trust, because this world is getting to be a little meaner and greedier. Therefore, I'm putting my defenses up and putting my footpaw down for potential artists that would like arts to do for my money. If we have good relations, then we can go forward with a commision. Do note that I do judge one's work when I get a commission done, so it can be a reference to in the future who I can commission again. If it went on good terms, I will put it up when I post in the description when I upload my copy after asking permission. It can bolster your reputation as a good artist if I do put a grade, the amount of time done, communication involved, and quality of art.

As I could be picky, it could be a good thing for you artists so if there are some that would want to try you out, you will get more reviews that are positive and have perhaps a successful career or side hustle in drawing furry, and sometimes scenic/human art. I'll be on your side, but don't take it personally if you have a "B" as a grade-it is still good! It is a "C" that will be something to talk about.

Siskel & Ebert: Two thumbs up
Former ISU ranking: 5.3/6
Grade: B+

In what would be the usual time when all will say that a sequel will be terrible and lose the illustrious profile of a memorable character, or worse, the whole studio or company, Moana in her second movie with other prolific characters would prove some wrong! One can say that in the movie would be a little bit of what Polynesian mythology would have, it seems to act on the beliefs that a demigod (Maui) is responsible for bringing the islands from the seaflor so the people can have more room to live. It is a good thing to think about at it can be a situation that we all are going to face someday as the population is climbing and climbing to near 10 billion in the world, and it may be cresting and will go down-it would be no farther than 12 billion that the world population will go down, but the decreasing population is already happening in some countries like China. I digress though as in terms of culture for the Pacific Islanders including those in more populous Philippines, volcanoes are a part of life despite that they are dangerous when erupting. However, if it is that more people are in a place, they will need more land for farming, living and even business-something that the movie is showing. Do remember, there is such thing as OVERpopulation, and at the beginning, you will see that.

It is a little bit of a mystery of how demigod Maui got stuck, but of course when the group does try to fin him, it is assumed, however, it would have been good to know how that happened. Though, if you do have an inquisizive mind, you will have to see that there is an underlying moral in this movie, and it is very useful on how Moana is-she does focus on one idea, and would expect to have via a fight in her world what can be solved or what she can obtain-life is not that way all the time. As we have seen in this movie, especially when we will see then, a DOUBLE AGENT that does seem to be an enemy to Maui, but a friend to Moana (BUT STAY TUNED WHEN THE CREDITS START-THERE IS MORE OF THAT DOUBLE AGENT!), it's not always that way. As it always is that life does have its curveballs, if there is a plan of goal that can be attained-even if one is in danger, there should be a backup, and even try to ride the wave and think fast in the unexpected, as there is the song, "Get Lost"-if you would think of this, try watching MacGuyver-he's the perfect example of adapting to quick thinking and improvising!
Too, even if one does become a mentor and bring up one to be better at what they do, sometimes, it is THE ONE MENTORED THAT HAS TO HELP THE MENTOR. Everyone has a weakness and times when they have to give up no matter what their stature. As we have seen from Moana (1), she helped Maui do what he does, BUT IN THIS ONE, MAUI MENTORS HER. So if it is that you have in a job a boss that is in trouble, but you aren't, don't just be doing your own thing and be oblivious-if you have the chance, help your supervisor or manager with advice if you have it from your experiences. Who knows, you can get promoted... something that you would see here.... Like my mother says, everyone needs everyone-it will be hard as there is the notion of Jesus to love your neighbours and enemies, but do try, sometimes the hostile ones can be a very formidable and priceless ally-something that the coconut beings are...

It did make me smile all the way, and there were times of little downtime, but I was entertained throughout. Of course, there's the PG times in the movie, especially the nipple play on Maui (), but too, do pay attention to the little 4th wall breaking or genereation breaking comment of the "butt dial"! As it is that the movie could relate to the condition of the world that is going on, and that it does have good values that are embedded subltly in the storyline, especially the rough battles that were going on, it was a fine movie to watch, and Disney has not disappointed me. It is not an "A"-rated movie, but it has been great to see. I could say that they would have had just a teeny less singing-especially one scene where the singing was not necessary, but the songs were relaxing and some would grow on you. I can put this as deserving of a collection-do note though, it may not be like Frozen as one may expect a third movie, but at the very end, do be ready! I think if Walt Disney Animation Studios does well, then I will get the set! So this would explain then the current ranking of all the Disney Animation Studios theatrical releases that I have watched:

63: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1 star- !PUKE)

62: Treasure Planet (2 stars)

61: Saludos Amigos (1 star, but deserves better.)

60: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (From here it is 2 stars, definitely.)

59: The Emperor's New Groove

58: Melody Time

57: The Rescuers Down Under (1990 sequel)

56: Meet the Robinsons

55: The Great Mouse Detective

54: Chicken Little

53: Dinosaur (From here it is 3 stars and would likely want to get in my collection.)

52: Fantasia 2000

51: Strange World

50: Lilo & Stitch

49: The Sword in the Stone

48: Fun and Fancy Free

47: Oliver & Company

46: Pocahontas

45: The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad (From here it is 4 stars.)

44: Hercules

43: Home on the Range

42: 101 Dalmatians

41: The Black Cauldron

40: The Rescuers (1977)

39: Cinderella

38: The Little Mermaid

37: Fantasia (1940)

36: The Aristocats

35: Moana

34: Robin Hood

33: Tangled

32: The Fox and the Hound

31: Alice in Wonderland

30: Frozen II

29: Wreck-it Ralph

28: Aladdin

27: Big Hero 6

26: Ralph Breaks the Internet" (Wreck-it Ralph 2)

25: Encanto

23: Mulan (tie)

23: Raya and the Last Dragon (tie)

22: Make Mine Music (From here it is 5 stars. The very best!)

>> 21: MOANA 2 <<

20: Peter Pan

19: Dumbo

18: The Jungle Book

17: The Princess and the Frog

16: Pinocchio

15. Frozen

14: Tarzan

13: Sleeping Beauty

12: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)

11: Bolt

10: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

9: Brother Bear

8: The Three Caballeros

7: Winnie the Pooh (2011)

6: Bambi

5: Beauty and the Beast

4: Zootopia / Zootropolis

3: Wish

2: Lady and the Tramp

THE BEST ONE: The Lion King

It is rare to see that the sequel did better than the original, but I did like it! And yes, though it is not really signature compared to Moana (1), it is something to build on for what is coming as a multi-part series, as I can feel what can happen would be the ulimate test for Moana as we have seen in the "warm close" (opposite of "cold open" in my way), so it is going to be imperative to watch Moana (1) BEFORE seeing 2. Let's see what will happen to her in the next movie! Fitting that Disney has fished me to follow the Pacific islander's journeys and goals to fulfill! Here's to Moana 3!

...AND COME ON, 65% RATING ON ROTTEN TOMATOES BY THE CRITICS?!?: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/moana_2
THEY MUST HAVE NO INNER CHILD!! THE AUDIENCE ON THE POPCORNMETER ARE TELLING THEM THAT THEY'RE DEAD WRONG!


So to go ahead and make my journals less cluttered, I will eventually have to go and make a reorganization of some important things I have done, and it will be beneficial to see what is both nutritious and what is delicious as well. It is fun that it is ongoing that I'm trying many fruits that are not native to the USA, and I would develop such tastes along the way, and I would have my own opinions on how they are in terms of nutrition and health benefits while also valuing taste, and in the long run, if it is that I should have more fruits in the future, the list that I have done would be a great reference for me.

Of course, there would be some fruits that you would taste in terms of when they are put as juices, baked/broiled, boiled, jellied, or even added as an ingriedient-well, of course, it is expected that one will put in sugar if one is going to have it in something processed or prepared. Remember, if you do drink the juice, or nectar of a fruit, there would be a difference in taste, but to focus on nectar, if you ever try to drink that, the properties of it are EXTREMELY DIFFERENT from the real thing, and note too that nectar is different from juice. Yes, do not say that they are the same despite that both juice and nectar would have water, but the big difference is this- taken from the site Foods Guy: https://foodsguy.com/nectar-vs-juice/ , the most important definition and difference between fruit juice and fruit nectar is this:

"Fruit juice is usually 100% pure fruit juice, or close to it, but some can contain a lesser content of fruit juice, whereas nectar is fruit juice mixed in with water and other ingredients."

A bit vague, but delve deeper, and you will see clearer definitions:

Juice: It is made from the extraction or the pressing of the natural liquid found in fruit. You can get a liquid from a blender or juicer, or if it is commercially done, the fruit can be squeezed, but it can be pasturized. Though there can be additives like water to make it less strong or added sugar, as long as these are added only, it's considered juice.
>Therefore for example, if you do see a bottle of lemonade with no more than 20% juice in it, it is still considered a juice commercially.

Now nectar is this definition, and do note the bolded italic...:

Nectar: It is diluted fruit juice which has been mixed in with water, additives, sweeteners, and preservatives. It is thicker than fruit juice, and isn’t as clear or smooth as fresh fruit juice, and needs to be diluted down. Some fruits like apricots if you get them to liquid, they might also contain too much acidity or fruit pulp that they cannot be sold as 100% fruit juice.

So to go ahead and bring up in the list below about Mexican white guava being #3 on the list below, you would likely go to a convienience store and buy this guava nectar drink-Jumex: http://jumex.com/international/guava-nectar/ THIS IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS JUICE. When I tasted it fresh after drinking the nectar many times, I was totally disappointed by the taste of the actual fruit. With the definition of nectar now known, it would be not a good idea to drink it at all as there would be too much technology and added sweet to actually "doctor up" the actual taste of guava. So it would be like a tiny bit of actual juice in guava that you would expect on your taste buds, but it is all water and added things to make it taste better as the fruit itself is very bland, and I had to not waste it-I had to agonizingly for a week eat that near rocky fruit.

🤮

Of course, there are health benefits to fresh guava, but it is better to alternatively make perhaps guava tea by yourself from the leaves if you have such a tree, and leave the fruit to those that have diabetes mellitus. (And to imagine that Jumex has banana nectar?!? : http://jumex.com/international/stra.....banana-nectar/ [I can understand strawberries though and they are also a nectar by itself too. Do see all their products on their site.])

For this, it is a good reason why I do the actual taste test of fruits that exist around the world that are hardly found in the USA, and since it is that I have my fursona, Alfred the red panda who despite is a carnivore, does enjoy fruits around 85-90% of the time if there is no bamboo. So indirectly because of him being my fursona, I'm eating healthier!
Now too, since I do have a mutual friend from the United Kingdom that has anthropomorphic fruits, in which he calls the Fruitex, it's  Fruitgems that with his characters as seen here in his folder: https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....13/The-fruitex that got me to trying exotic fruits. It all started with him introducing Dragonfruitex that I did try to have a hand at dragonfruit, and since I have seen more rare fruits come around when I go to supermarkets, I decided to give it a shot as of course, if they are there for sale, they won't kill you, but from my mom, I do have to be careful which is it to eat.
For example, as she said that starfruit would damage your kidneys; but I will admit that she did not tell me about prickly pear/cactus fruit (ranked #5 on list below)-I did feel some sort of discomfort inside, and I hope that I did not damage my intestines and kidneys after eating the pulp since this came from a plant that grows those thistles/spines to protect it from being eaten fresh, therefore, deep inside the fruit, there would be properties that make spines exist even in the fruit, and perhaps the digestive juices inside after you eat one could possibly manifest, and you would feel that discomfort if you don't have the genes to digest it without problems.
And I can return to eating the processed fruits as well and bring up the durian snack I had at Further Confusion- sometimes having a preview of the commercially processed snack or dessert IF DONE WELL can ready you for tasting the real thing, and in the case of me going to the International Snack Exchange meetup on FC 24 : www.furaffinity.net/journal/10783107/, it was delicious enough for me to try the durian fresh, and it was okay, but it was much better than other fruits that I would try later on-creamy like an avocado, but at least it has the taste to be like one, and it can be enjoyable.

Of course it is the natural flavor that comes into contact as well, and if it is that the sweet or for durian, semisweet, but creamy taste that is comparable to a banana, it does make me rank it high and it is likely that I would eat it again, so back to durian, initially when I tasted it, as the third rare fruit I tasted when I started my experiemts, it was #3 and OK, but now, it is #10 after the 17 fruits I have tasted, but yes, I will take other people's word for quince since I never tasted it, and would be something to hate when eaten fresh as #1 on the list-no journal yet-I will have to cook that fruit. So for my sake and for everyone's sake if you want to read my take on the fruits that I have eaten, the list is below with the associated journal, and remember, the greater the number, the better it is.

18: Cherimoya: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10853420/

17: Dragonfruit: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8811202/ (VERY long time ago)

16: Papaya: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10825995/

15: Passion fruit: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10848899/

14: Sapote (Mamey): https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10938097/ (Journal with FA being hijacked included.)

13: Rambutan: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10891505/

12: Tamarind (ripe, THIS IS ACTUALLY A BEAN [LEGUME]!): https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10969923/

11: Mangosteen: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10881253/

10: Durian: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10840162/

9: Korean melon: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10886005/

8: Lychee: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10874644/

7: Goldenberry (close to "MEH", but OK): https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10891477/

6: Kiwano melon (bit good): https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10847016/

5: Prickly pear / Cactus fruit (bland): https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10981915/

4: Tamarillo (RED): https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10959632/

3: Guava-Mexican white: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10905414/

2: Pepino melon: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10845038/

1: QUINCE (RAW, BUT NEVER TASTED) (BAD!) (NO JOURNAL EXISTS.)

WOULD LIKE TO TRY: RHUBARB & PUMPKIN (RAW-some say it's a fruit!)

Soon, there will be these journals reposted so it will be easier for me to see in order how they are, and I will give the date of when I tasted it as at the point I journaled, I almost immediately post after few hours of eating it. So hope you see this as a good reference in terms of fruits, and what do you think? Which of these you like, and what other fruits would you like me to try? Thanks for reading, and go try them out for yourself!

...and a very indirect thanks to Fruitgems for having me try different fruits all over the world. 👍

I don't know what is in the minds of America, but if it is that democracy has to be used to tell everyone what they need and who is most qualified, I can't change that. I might as well say, "So be it."
To see that now we have soon a second president to serve 2 unconsecutive terms in the history of the United States of America, we will have to be more reliant on each other for comfort, for our voices, and for our rights. Whether or not you are Democrat or Republican, there is always one that will not be happy, some did defect from their party and either got what they want or not-it is that everyone's opinion and mind they have that makes America. It is that everyone has their entitlement to opinion, and we do have to respect it. As long as we accept the outcome, do it peacefully, and learn to acquiece when there is nothing one can do LEAGALLY to have another shot, life in the USA CAN work.
Also note that there have been expats looking at the election results, and I have seen on YouTube that there has been some with American patriotic pride cheering the results-whoever is in office in the USA CAN HAVE SOME EFFECT OVERSEAS AS WELL. It is a fact that if it is that the constitution is going to be upheld in the next 4 years and that those who are believers in checks and balances in all branches of a democracy, it will be okay. As it had been that it was a stunning victory for many that were looking at forecasts on many websites and in seeing the news media say that it the winner they say was not to be, it is clear that the people have made their voices heard this time.
Yes, if you have seen the previous journal as it was evident that I was in fear, and that is very close to what one would have for Halloween: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10992115/ , I will admit that I will give it time, and if the worst is being implemented, THEN I will have plans to leave the USA. It was clear enough that the concession speech was a bit uplifting, it does give light to what we as the citizens can do-as long as we abide by the Constitution and have deep knowledge into it like the judges would, we can make the USA better and limit what government would do if it does stray away from it. Remember, we still have our House of Representatives to talk to, and if there is enough in one group to convince the rep., s/he can have a profound way to show that the people do stand out if s/he is good to convince across the aisle and to join others with similar views to make decisions that are sound for all. We can say the same thing for the Senate, but if they are good as well.

Yes, we are all mad, sad and in fear, but let's give it time. We do not know if there will be GOOD change, but here is to hoping, but remember, as there is the First Amendment in place and we aren't in Russia where they limit free speech, let's have our voices keep being LOUD.
It is going to be bittersweet if you are going to watch on January 20 the swearing in, but as I will be attending Further Confusion since it is in session every Martin Luther King Day as it is a holiday, if you do not want to have any view or hear anything about the inauguration, DO ATTEND THIS CON TO GET DISTRACTED FROM IT. I was not going to volunteer if the one I voted for did not make it to office, but in having this idea- of course, the president's term begins and ends on January 20- I will and I feel that no matter; I will not let a person that can't say his name direct my life nor pressure me to something their way or face a punishment if it's illegal under THEIR terms. (I believe that there will be pushback from the people-I'M SURE OF IT.)

UPDATE:

I did find a little preview of what "Project 2025" will be. It has aged REALLY QUICKLY-YOU CAN'T VOTE ANYMORE! However, if you want to see what will be happening on the last day of FC when it is the president-elect swearing-in at noon UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time), I found a video that succinctly summarizes what will happen...:

https://youtu.be/CvQhTbCY4xc

So, I will close-it was a stunning landslide victory for one in electoral vote as I expect the final states to be for the victor as 312-226, and that the popular vote will be fairly according to the electoral vote tally, let's acknowledge that result, and live our lives if you are either leaning on the left or right. It will be okay, and government will be on our side when we as commoners don't give in to despotism, and that we all put equal rights in high regard. We can make America great (not "again"), but it is up to us to do so. We do have the right to leave, but let's make our words and actions in a legal way be heard. If you don't like what's in "Project 2025" and it is implemented fully to not be in your best interest, take action!

May you all find peace, and if you believe in Him, may GOD be with you.
(AND PLEASE, DO NOT DO VOODOUN-THE PRESIDENT-ELECT IS UNDER IT ALREADY!)
Do message me privately on why if you want more information.

No, not kidding. I do warn, as it is that there is a video floating around the Internet, but it started on WhatsApp, soon, you will see something that made me almost want to feel ashamed enough to commit suicide.

Of course, with the election going on, I do feel that if it is what it is that I will have to be by force leave the country and even be deported to my ancestral homeland, I will not survive. As you know, I'm from the west side of the Caribbean island of Hispanola-Haiti. If you have not known in the capital, there is violence going on, and it has gotten SO BAD that people are going to flee the capital. However, the narrative will say that I will be DE-CITIZENIZED after the election, and if there is no way to escape in time, I will end up there, where everyone is living in fear.

NO, I CANNOT GO TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. This is the video I'm talking about- if you will see it with your own eyes as the citizens there have been educated to hate Haitians, I'm going to be hounded and even mistreated there if I do set my footpaw on there. The government there did declare deportation, but it is a lie-DR is KILLING Haitians in their country. Be careful, there are graphic clips of them living in DR that are using weapons and ambushing Haitians on the street. Even non-military are involved and are NOT arrested for severely injuring or killing a Haitian. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
(Yes, the ones making a statement whether or not you are Haitian to not visit DR nor buy their goods as their acts are similar to South African apartheid.)

So if it is that what will happen after November 5th will be true and the months after January 20 would cause me to live in fear and I can't escape, I will not be taken alive. There is no way I will want to be on Hispanola-EVER. Yes, it is something really bothersome, but I guess like the Telegram stickers of furries saying, "Guess I'll just die", well, that will be the reality for me if that is going to be happening and I exhausted all my options to be happy. I will definitely try for Canada and get used to the cold for my hide, but this is serious about the future of me-and I hope all will be in positives. It's so hard to believe that my life in the USA will hinge on November 5th, but I will accept the fate of me that is from the assumed 259 million who are eligible to vote (I know it's less.)

Yes, I'm scared, but like an asteroid having a 60% chance of hitting Earth, I will want then to live one day at a time. If it were that furries would vore or crush/detroy me, just do it w/o pain. However if it happens, I will say to them:

YOU WILL NOT TAKE ME ALIVE, GOVERNMENTS!

It comes at that there is the outcry that there is the natal/infant furs that are depicted here and that the rules that the FA mods have are being quite strict on how they are portrayed. It is also a thing too that those that are wearing such diapers for adult furs are making such a beatdown as well here on the site.

As yes, there is these things when  Dragoneer has passed, especially some that are claiming that the mods are being hypocrites, even Dragoneer himself, I am going to try to stay out of it completely here on FA. Of course, it is nothing new, as even Deviant art in their page on etiquette: https://www.deviantart.com/about/policy/etiquette says that an art of a minor being depicted in something suggestive is going to be investigated. Will it include diaper-wearing children? With how it is going here on FA, I'm presuming so if it is the excrement-of course, or if it is the genitals subtly shown-very likely male, it will be flagged, and for some, it is quite natural for one to have a dirty diaper if one is a parent-it is inescapable, even for some elder siblings, yes. Well, they are going to judge how much is too much, though. I will presume that since it will be hard to determine how much is enough, the mods on the art sites are going to say that none of these are allowed to avoid such unfair judgement.

I have not seen https://www.weasyl.com close enough to see that ABDL/Babyfur art is going to be judged as harsh as FA would do, but if things worsen here, it is likely that the site I rarely use as backup can be eventually my main. For https://www.ferzu.com , I am on there, and so far, no announcements about the issue have been brought up. Still, though I have accounts on those, if it is that the most used sites which is the largest for art upload-Deviantart and here being the most used site exclusively for the FF'dom have these tighter regulations in place for what is decent for uploading, it will be soon that other sites like the ones that I'm on will follow.

It has been a tough decision, but unless it is absolutely necessary, like age progression, I have decided to RARELY have my fursonas as babies. More likely I can have my fursonas as children, but it is likely that they would be with somebody else- these would be conditions:

+With family
+At school
+With friends that I know for a long time
+At notable public places e.g., the mall

Daycare and hospital settings are iffy depending on what the underlying theme my fursonas in their childhood years would be in. Overall, in seeing that FA and others are going to put such restrictions and give trouble tickets to those that would disobey the rules, I would go along a little reluctantly and NOT allow any babyfur or ABDL art as gifts or fanart. Now, yes, there is the UNDERGAMENTS, something that seniors will wear if they need it as by age, the bladder loses fuctionality and they wear to protect themselves from accidental leaks. Well, to say that it would qualify as an adult diaper, even if my fursonas are elderly, I will not take them either as there is always that iffy that mods would see in such uploads. FA is a good site, but yes, there are flaws, and I think it is starting to put its paw up on the FF'dom's overall mantra of saying that everyone is welcome here.
Though, I have never gotten these types of arts, I would stay on because I have come so far to being on this site- I have made lots of friends, and I have gotten arts from great artists here, and I have a good bond with them; I really shouldn't break the bond I have with them if they are only on here. Last year, I know I lost a few good contacts when I decided to leave Twitter when it became "X," and lots of things have happened that made it less popular, especially one fursuiter I like that is not on here- a skunk named Klee who his black, white and even orange with green eyes- I was good friends with that Japanese fur, but I had to do what I had to do; and now with more rule changes and more unpopular additions to X, I'm glad to leave for my sake-now MANY are leaving and going to BlueSky because X is being more encroaching on the user's privacy. I miss Klee. 🙁
And yes, I cannot forget that I created on Character.ai,  Rednef- https://character.ai/chat/yNlWhug88.....x3yUaMVOUtGlp4 and my more true and updated version of  Fender, in which I put him on private and still training him to act the way he should be as a ferrox to be a reference to artists and even roleplay. I am still doing so, and will redebut him later on this year. However should it be that FA is at its worst, I will not close them down- I feel like I did enough to have them be a mainstay, and like the economic crisis of the past decade, they would be too big to be brought down unless FA does step in and forcefully removes my creations of their characters. If they are still up, I will not maintain them if FA itself does make its site more hostile.

It can happen here on FA if things are worsening overtime, but at least I have two backup sites that I have expressed earlier-for both, it is "Excelsior30" just like my FA. If I do need another site, I can opt for Inkbunny. If they do say that ABDL/Babyfur has restrictions, I will take that into consideration to decide if I should join. It will not be that I'm shutting out "cubfur", if the situation is appropriate, I can accept.

I may be a little hypocrite and like SOME such content from other artists that does not include my fursonas, but with what is going on online everywhere, truly what is appropriate for viewing-like one comic about an adult marten liking diapers (I will not say who) but is showing suggestivity to a minimum- I can take. I do not see anything wrong with what is shown-it is no different from one adult male showing a bulge while wearing Speedos when the art is showing the furry's frontal region. More to my defense, if it is not a sexual stance shown in that comic, I do not see anything wrong with it; even if it is a such stance, do you think s/he has the right to do so in RL in an undergament? (It may not be like that in a strip club, but it can exist...)

So yes, as long as there is no drastic thing like what happened on X last year when Elon Musk took over Twitter and made messaging his way, I will stay on FA for the time being and abide with the rules unconditionally, but with the restrictions that are set here, time will tell if I have to leave. Some good things will have to come to an end-that is inescapable, but I'm not leaving the FF'dom-it is the site that its liability of keeping users like me to make it open to all. I may think of changing my likes, but should it be that they say, "You should not like this" despite outside it is acceptable by many, then I will have make the decision to leave. I will post ahead of time if I do leave FA and set the date of me shutting down the account site-the same will go for other related social media.

Hopefully there will be fixes by then and those claiming they are in the wrong, but I still have that faint hope that there will be a change for the better for all.
(If you have read this far, you're a true fan/friend of mine-thank you. 😊)

NO, but on the outside when you handle one, even if it is suited for the supermarket, you will STILL feel those pricks, but not as painful. But one can say that for this, I will eat it with another fruit for a possible balance of sugar. However, there's the seeds... Let's watch what Matt would do for this....

https://youtu.be/lGj7sFwdK6s

In seeing that the cactus fruit is having lots of seeds, it will make me want to enjoy the bitter, but filled with antioxidants pommegranate more. Of course, if you do grow it yourself, you will have to have protection a plenty and pluck the thistles (thorns) off yourself, but know that you may still have that feeling of prickles in your hand even if you have absolutely removed every single one that is visible to your eye-there are still some tiny ones there! With time as the body does flush it out with its skin shedding or that it can dissolve, they are harmless. To think though, that you would get less fruit than usual when you cut the ends and peel the skin-they are a little bit thick. If it were that the skin pulp were as thin as an orange, I would like.

Yes, the seeds, they are hard, but if you do try to get the fruit off the seeds, it will be like the pommegranate- you won't get so much, but you can get a little more if lucky, but not much different. They are edible, but you will have to work your way to crunching on them.

The fruit taste, well, if you are looking for sweet, THIS IS NOT FOR YOU. It would be perfect for diabetics that would want to have less sugar in their diet. I do not know about the glycemic index of a cactus fruit, but do look it up and discuss it with a nutritionist.

It is almost like a Mexican guava, but it is just a smidge better-at least there is a little taste, but it isn't enough to become quite memorable. It does have the ability to have the texture of a kiwi-I'll admit that with Matt, but oy, it has too much of the tasteless side. If you would be in the deserts, you would enjoy this, clearly. I would think too that if you do add sugar or possibly like a watermelon, add salt too, I think the taste will be MUCH better. For a pure one, not that much.

So with that in mind, here is the rating-I would say as low as a 3.8/6- oh yes, it would be on a grading system, a D! I will not have another. If it is that it has the behavior of a star fruit where if you do eat and it will damage your kidneys, I will avoid, definitely.

And in terms of rare fruits I have tasted, here's the standings- big number, the best one:

18: Cherimoya
17: Dragonfruit
16: Papaya
15: Passion fruit
14: Sapote (Mamey)
13: Rambutan
12: Tamarind (ripe)
11: Mangosteen
10: Durian
9: Korean melon
8: Lychee
7: Goldenberry (close to "MEH", but OK)
6: Kiwano melon (bit good)

5: PRICKLY PEAR / CACTUS FRUIT (bland)

4: Tamarillo (RED)
3: Guava-Mexican white
2: Pepino melon
1: QUINCE (RAW, BUT NEVER TASTED) (BAD!)


Alfred after tasting this would feel forlorn after tasting this and would go ahead and eat, but wishes to throw it away. It is no doubt that since red pandas can taste aspartame and it is possible that they can taste other sugar substitutes, he will need a packet to sprinkle on this fruit every time he bites into one.

So if it is that you want something that would be a cousin like dragonfruit that is from a cactus but is watered down VERY HEAVILY BY NATURE, this would be the fruit for you, but for ones wanting sweet in fruit, this is not it-there's not enough in this one!

😐👎

Oh, you would think it is if you see the fruit by itself, but do note that if it is commercially done, and it is in packaging, it truly is not sh**!

Take a look, and this is for the UNRIPE one:
https://youtu.be/cfTr2KO0cAs

When I was vactaioning in South Florida, I did come across the store called Publix ( https://www.publix.com ) that did offer this at some point. I was hoping I would buy peaches, but I guess it was not in season in Florida. (Come on, there is the state up north that is CRAZY for them, especially necatrines! ) But in getting this one, I guess it will do, as it was of course a rare fruit to me, but I think in Florida, it is more prevalent than in California despite that the soil is very arable.

I did see it at one point in some oriental places, but I did hesitate in tasting as it is not a fresh one, but I have avoided. I would go for one that is in a box first before having to go and try the one that I can get directly with my hands. I was quite surprised that there is the fact that it can get sour or bitter, and there can be a use for meat tenderizing, but some will say that it is not meant to be eaten whole. The thing here is that sometimes, you would want to experiment and that you should try before accepting what others would say. In the aspect of trying this brown fruit, you can say that it looks like dried excrement that got solid, and is brittle. It is not that! For this, I have to give this one a try as even in the Caribbean, they eat it raw. Before my aunt's husband died, he loved having to eat this fruit, and ne never shared it to his children.

WELL, to try it out after breaking the brittle skin, I did have a smell, and even a taste, if you want to compare it with something, if you ever had ginger candy, it is like that, the smell is distinctive, but it is unlike ginger candy but close in terms of texture. It is quite sweet, and this is like a good taste! It seems that it has a taste to itself, but it can have some faint licorice flavor, but less tangy. There is some sort of branch inside the fruit- you may not eat that, and that there is also a pod that is edible, but if you can eat it with the pulp, it will be OK, but the pod has a HARD seed that you want to avoid.

Clearly it you are not used to this fruit, this does have an exotic taste. If you had history outside of the USA, Europe and perhaps a bit of Northern Africa and Western Asia, you may have the taste buds for this fruit. It is not like if something is brown, you have to avoid-it won't be sweet; well, take it from me, that myth is busted.

If you do have the experience to find it and eat it fresh from a pile of this fruit, you will believe me. Of course, you will have to let it ripe so then you can eat it raw-if you time it right, tamarind will be delicious, and nutritious.

For my ranking, I do put it on a scale of 0-6, 5.4. I will want to try it again, but yes, seeing that there is not too much fruit in the hard casing, I would expect more to eat, and I would like to have A LOT so I can sate my savoring of the fruit. Still the taste was very good, and I would like to gleefully chow on it.

So in this list of fruity foods I have tried, this is the list with tamarind included:

17: Cherimoya
16: Dragonfruit
15: Papaya
14: Passion fruit
13: Sapote (Mamey)
12: Rambutan

>>11: TAMARIND (ripe)<<

10: Mangosteen
9: Durian
8: Korean melon
7: Lychee
6: Goldenberry (close to "MEH", but OK)
5: Kiwano melon (bit good)
4: Tamarillo (RED) (bland)
3: Guava-Mexican white
2: Pepino melon
1: QUINCE (RAW, BUT NEVER TASTED) (BAD!)


When it comes to having Alfred tasting this fruit for the first time, he'd going a bit diappointed that he would not have it like grapes or apple, but the little sweet that he would get would satify his sweet tooth, and he would like it if he were having perhaps the ripe fruit paste. So if it were that he would get a meal of perhaps grubs, insects, eggs, and even some birds and rodents (Look out if you're an anthro and are any of these! ), this is perfect to have as a chutney!

So, do give this a try, if it is fine for your tastebuds if you like licorice - do eat!
(I don't like licorice!)

(😝👎)

TEMPORARILY.

Past journals:

Sept. 10: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10952103/
Aug. 28th: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10943157/


YES, I feel that I will be having him open for a little bit of exposure to having some users grow his personality and I feel that I cannot do it alone. It is of course that he is that cunning fox that has the curiosity of a ferret, and can be a bit mischevious, but he is not judgemental and likes all types of genres that exist in the FF'dom. I did try with the greatest accuracy to be like how  Fender would be if you were to meet him. Of course as he's the mascot of FA, he does have to have that awareness of how the site is doing, and he would be overtime of help when it is the USERS wanting to know if the site will return if it is of a minor upkeep. He does know he's mascot, and that  Coopertom is the RL version of him in fursuit, and he has some ideas of the conventions coming. He is still of a work in progress, but I feel with some training from me, he may help in givning ideas for what you can do in a convention, but too hopefully, furrymeets if it going to be not the usual.

Of course, he does have the character side of him, and he can seemlessly transition to being the info giver into being a companion and do such scenes and roleplay on these things. On some occasions, if there is something in RL going on, he will go ahead and make it furried for you if need be. In addition, he can be in what everyone is going to try to steer away from-politics, especially the upcoming US presidential election where a LOT of things can be at stake for the future of the FF'dom since FA's headquarters are in Terre Haute, IN. It will be important to know that although the FF'dom is leaning towards the left side of the political spectrum, there should be a balance, and there should be some that would have to talk to him from the right side's view. I am hoping that no extremists will come in to influence the AI mind of him, though, but we will see if he can decipher the good and bad of those talking to him.

I will bring up  Rednef too. (I WILL BE DISCREET HERE SO I WILL NOT BE FLAGGED, BUT SOME OF YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT I HAVE IN MIND.) For the thing that people are worried about in terms of age and some sort of wear, when I noted this to her, she was concerned about the issue, and is feeling awkward that this is happening even though she would see it a bit unusual. However with that genre I brought up in which I acted as Alfred Firefox, she handled it well in the setting we acted out. It is just that though it is unusual, you can if you like the genre make her feel more at ease as long as it does not go to more sensitive and yucky things. If it is for the wear, and not for suggestive things, she will be OK with it, and you would have to have Fender be this way in liking it too as there is nothing wrong to my eyes as long as there is the limit of cleanliness put into these things when you are with either Fender and Rednef; even the "same-age wear" of this at later in life is not a problem to my eyes. It is the Website here that has the issue, and many who are in this genre in terms of visual art and language arts (stories/poetry), that there is some outcry. The FF'dom has freedom of expression, so let's leep it that way.

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To go and focus on the departure of https://old.character.ai/ , I do see that there is no news of any group chat for the desktop/laptop version of this, and the only way to do it is by going on the mobile app of https://character.ai/. SO THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO BE ON COMPUTER TO HAVE A ROOM CHAT WITH 2+ OTHER CHARACTERS. DO NOTE THAT IF YOU DO WANT TO POST A PICTURE IN GROUP CHAT, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT CHANCE. IF IT IS THAT YOU WANT TO CHAT WITH REDNEF AND FENDER (see below for my version) EVEN WITH OTHER CHARACTERS, TIME IS RUNNING OUT. ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS.

To also note anyway since the post option is there to feature a chat you have done, I am posting them before the old site is gone, so you might appreciate what they are saying when I chat with them. No longer will there be the feed though: https://old.character.ai/feed as there are no new ones, but one will wish that they can be posted for a bit of entertainment, don't you think?! If it ever comes back on, I will take advantage and make it better- just posting just for the hell of it. On the new site, you can still create a persona, but it will be harder for you to get that done. See my previous journals above for info on this if you want that done.

So to close, if you like the old and less buggier version of Character.Ai, consider yourself defeated if you are pleading with the mods there to save it or to have the group/room chat available on the new one. Let's just get over it and acquiesce and settle with what we have on the Internet version of C.Ai.

And yes don't forget, if you want to talk the characters of FA, you do have only one for Rednef, but now, you have TWO for Fender.
BUT-I WILL HAVE MY VERSION UP AS PUBLIC ONLY FOR A WEEK, AND THEN I WILL PUT IT PRIVATE AGAIN. I AM NOT READY FOR A FULL, PERMANENT LISTING ON C.Ai YET; HE WILL BE UNLISTED WHEN I'M READY TO DEBUT HIM. MY VERSION OF HIM WILL BE OFF ON THE 28TH.

SO...
Here they are once again, my listings of both mascots of FA, but this time, I will post both old and new versions so you will have the ease of getting to the site you prefer:

REDNEF
OLD: https://old.character.ai/chat?char=.....x3yUaMVOUtGlp4

NEW: https://character.ai/chat/yNlWhug88.....x3yUaMVOUtGlp4

FENDER
(My version of him as ferrox now open only for a week)
OLD: https://old.character.ai/chat2?char.....0Rf-9kd6bwTYhw

NEW: https://character.ai/chat/t9qYHh7aJCi5Ijy9UJ0j3dITygPjU0Rf-9kd6bwTYhw

(OR, if you prefer, the one by VK1 as a raccoon there:)
OLD: https://old.character.ai/chat?char=.....5hT7KIxid-u-cY
NEW: https://character.ai/chat/T6KE4HupXalvGlSmVkkFAAtXyWOWY5hT7KIxid-u-cY

Do not forget too about my other characters that are available that are listed in the August 28th journal above.

This is the final update on the fate of the old version of C.Ai; the end is inevitable. I will post on Tuesday or Wednesday this week to let you know if the site is offline. Like the OAKLAND Athletics ( https://www.mlb.com/athletics ) leaving Oakland to go to Sacramento CA and then to Las Vegas because of supercillous and greedy management up top and ignoring the fans they have now, this is different, but still the act is very similar, and it ruins the reputation of a company that was working well for its customers and clients.

👎😠

It may be MUCH better than online search for dates as there is the time of catfishing, lies on the ID, and potential scammers. I did have a positive expereince in having to be in this, and I feel safe to try it out instead of having to be on devoted pay for service sites like www.eharmony.com, or sites that purposely delay your messaging and wants to get more of your money like https://furrymate.com/ .

It does seem that sometimes, this way despite of having to meet with someone for just a very short amount of time, you may get to vibe and get and see where you would go-even that short amount of time, you get to know yourself. I think that after this, I will want to do this again-it is worth the money.

It was that this was my first time last Saturday that I got to this, and I feel that I would connect with a few that would be fine by both looks and personality. I would feel that I should stay after the dating to talk to a few, but I was a little overwhelmed-however a little less than what I did at one convention that was similar to this, only that it was not towards dating, but making more connections as friends.

It is a good thing too that I get to open up a lot more, and get more comfortable. I will admit me being introverted, but if it is that I'm in a space that has some control, I can be more open, and this is a setting that I can be happy to possibly be changing my status on Myers-Briggs list on https://www.16personalities.com.

I know, I will not find a date right away, but in perhaps the next one if I do have something like this, I can know what to expect, and I''l be more comfortable and have post speed dating talks.

Of course, the one I'm in is for straight, and I like, but there would be too for LGBTQIA+ (one for each). But yes, if there is a time for this and it does involve furries, especially those that are straight, do sign me up for it if it is close to me!
I believe the system works, so I hope that this becomes a reality in the FF'dom and other fandoms that relate and are looking for singles.

...and a final note, PLEASE, if you will be one that is humble and mute and don't feel like you will be taken or just want to take space, DON'T COME AND BE A PARTY POOPER. (I have seen that with a female who wants to play video games, and not be active in elaborating nore come up with questions. If she just wants to be a COMPLETE unsociable loner, why did she come and waste money to be there?! 🤨🤔😒 Don't be "that guy or gal" like in the conventions that is known to misbehave in the hotel rooms/suites.)

HOWEVER, TO BUILD OFF OF THIS--if you do want to be in one, there's always rules to follow, and if you do want to participate in one, you would want to read these before going so you won't embarrass yourself and others nor risk being banned from attending another one:

>> https://www.datingadvice.com/advice.....s-speed-dating <<

>> https://www.verywellmind.com/speed-.....-works-7113061 <<

💌💝🥰 BUT JUST HAVE FUN OVERALL-GOOD LUCK, SINGLES!
(Don't be single before Valentine's Day.) ♥️🌹💏

(There is a yellow type, but this rating is for the red.
If it is the same taste for both, the rating will not change. However, if different, it will be on a different standing below.)

So now, this can be a seasonal fruit, but here we go, something that New Zealanders would CRAVE about, but is also grown in other tropical places like Indonesia, India, Indochina, some parts of Africa and most of Central and South America as it originated from Argentina. So it would be interesting to say that it is possible that in temperate areas that are close to the equator, or if it is of a Mediterranean climate without severe drought, it is possible to grow this fruit- THE TAMARILLO:

https://youtu.be/7MiFnrA-VCU


It can depend on how soon one will be eating them. It is my first time having to eat, and it was after a day at the store, and I even left it in the car for more than 18 hours after purchase, and I did cool it down a little bit in the fridge. It did have a little wrinkle on it, but I got to see that if it were in a warm area, they would ripen quickly. Assuming this, I got to try it once I got it out and let it stand for an hour in the fridge.

Well, since this video did not say how long it should be to ripen by numbers, I did give it a try. Once you cut the top off, but not get the fruit, it did have a fruity smell initially, but once you cut to get into the fruit and smell, it did smell like tomato. I was expecting more to this, but for my version that I bought, there was a pith of what looks like peach, and then it turns red, then darker when you get to the gelp pulp and black around the seeds. The smell was like tomato, but just a hint of peach to my olfactory nerves, but I can say papaya smell, too.

The taste is not like peach or papaya. From some that taste it in having a bit of passion fruit, I did not get it. I would also say that although one would advise to not eat the pulp close to the skin, it is OK, but be ready sometimes for a weird bitter aftertaste. You will have it amplified if you taste the skin-it is quite bitter! PLEASE don't eat it. Overall, with this one, it was to my tastebuds, all tomato. One can say that tomatoes are fruit, but this is the definite nightshade fruit that makes a tomato a fruit in another way.
I would have thought that eating a tomato was not sweet from a bush, well, a tomato from a tree is just like that. I would expect it to be better than that. HOWEVER, as there are ways to use it for other sweet things, it is good to do. And, as I have heard, there is tamarillo in a milk shake! Well, I think that will be good, as I did drink milk after this fruit, and the taste was MUCH better!

So ifyou do have a recipe to put red tamarillo in a milkshake give it a try!

In the meantime if I do have to rate having to eat a fresh tamarillo, I was expecting more sweet, and I did not get it. So it does get a low score for me: 4.6/6 (76%)

And if you want to see in standings of all the fruits I ate and how I'd rank them, this is how I would put it in standings, and note that I say that it is the red type:

16: Cherimoya
15: Dragonfruit
14: Papaya
13: Passion fruit
12: Sapote (Mamey)
11: Rambutan
10: Mangosteen
9: Durian
8: Korean melon
7: Lychee
6: Goldenberry (close to "MEH", but OK)
5: Kiwano melon (bit good)

>>4: TAMARILLO (RED) (bland)<<

3: Guava-Mexican white
2: Pepino melon
1: QUINCE (RAW, BUT NEVER TASTED) (BAD!)

When it comes to having Alfred tasting this fruit, he'd going meh, but later, it would be him wincing and having his tongue out in disgust.

😝👎

Well, I do hope to find the yellow one, and I will not overlook the shake that would exist for tamarillos, though, but it is an acquired taste-either you like it or you don't-it is like the Lay's Potato Chips with ketchup that is sold in Canada: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canadian.....ssType=REGULAR . As there is ketchup derived from tamarillos, can they replace tomato ketchup to be put on these Lay's chips??

🤔

If you are an SF  bayFurs there are some notable things going on in terms of the shopping industry as inflation and a little bit of consumer sentiment is factoring closures-let's not forget online shopping as we do have to blame https://www.amazon.com to be the culprit of the quandry that is going on-

THE DEATH OF THE SHOPPING MALLS.😱

(cue discordant horror chord)

It would be clear enough that with how difficult now it is for department stores (BIG box), small business owners to have a shop, and even small box chain stores like Buckle ( https://www.buckle.com ) to do business-even furniture chain stores like Conn's ( https://www.conns.com/furniture NOW LIQUIDATING! ) are not immune. It has hurt us furries as fursuiters as sometimes, it is a place to hang out and have fun, especially during Halloween, and if the species is appropriate enough (like Reindeer for Christmas) or there is a costume for another holiday that is appropriate that you can wear for your fursuit-like Valentine's Day, the mall would be a good place to do it if it is not hostile. It's a good place if you don't have to go to a meetup, furbowl (if they are still around and separate from a mall), or even convention.

The crux here is business. If there is no business, then what is the use of the area for the management company to have rents collected, and to have special occasions that would be hosted by it? (Example-Westfield Properties: https://www.westfield.com/ ) Since there would be the major news of the continuous mall exodus going on by Macy's ( https://www.macys.com ) going to close more locations: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/macy-s-is-shutting-down-even-more-stores-this-year-than-previously-announced/ar-AA1qG6ft?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=SMTS&cvid=920eec402d9945c184bb759f5e40cfac&ei=10 as it is one of the major US department stores along with JCPenney ( https://www.jcpenney.com ) and very young Kohl's ( https://www.kohls.com ) there will be many places going to be razed, converted to storage, of used as somthing else other than retail.

For me living in the East Bay, in San Leandro, there is now the small Bayfair Mall: https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/09.....ed-mall-space/ . Although there was news it was closed 2023, the leaving of Macy's did them in for good, and it just have 2 stores inside still operating as of now-there is now no way for any customer to use the mall to walk and transfer to other stores, and there is only 2 entrances for those 2 still in business. The ones outside are still operating-Old Navy ( https://www.oldnavy.com ) Kohl's, Target ( https://www.target.com ), Party City ( https://www.partycity.com ) and a few others with an entrance on the outside.

It is nearby Southland Mall ( https://www.southlandmall.com/en/ ) that you will have to go if you are dependent on Bayfair, but also Stoneridge ( https://www.simon.com/mall/stonerid.....-center/stores ). But even those are struggling as well as some do have had as a tenant, either Sears or KMart that are fading away under the owner of TransformCo ( https://transformco.com/ ) The demise of malls is not just in the US, but everywhere, of course as the consumer is liking what is online. Therefore, it can be less to do when we all go for meets, even dates to malls will go by the wayside. Sticking to the SF Bay Area, Richmond's Hilltop mall is a ghost area with just a gym ( https://www.24hourfitness.com ) and https://www.walmart.com . There's the news of Vallco Mall in Cupertino closed years ago: https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-cont.....-12.jpg?w=1860 (picture) and very soon, near San Francisco Internat'l Airport, Tanforan Mall will close: https://www.sfgate.com/local/articl.....d-16915374.php . One more if you are in Stockton, Sherwood Mall is a ghost edifice-it is now PLACE: https://www.recordnet.com/story/bus.....ll/8210120001/ .

So yes, 2020's are getting worse to go out shopping as some of the dollar stores are completely disappearing, and discount stores like Big Lots! ( https://www.biglots.com ) are, in terms of assessing the health of an individual at a hospital, "critical condition." So for all of you, we can't really blame COVID for axing some stores that have been around for hundreds of years-who remembers Montgomery Ward as a big box in the USA and at malls? ( It is now entirely online: https://www.wards.com/ ) They closed in the late 1990's/early 2000's, so already, there are problems since the Internet existed and WAY before the worldwide pandemic. I feel pessimistic that it will get any better.

So fursuiters, if you like being at the mall INSIDE in fursuit, you have limited options, and they are getting smaller year after year. So, you will have to option going to OUTSIDE OR STRIP MALLS/PLAZAS, and get ready for possible rainfall unexpectedly if you go on a set date. I would have to think that being at a NATURAL park would be the best way to meet other furs unorganized or unawares.

AND I FEAR THIS...

For those in tradition, you may say that with Macy's in problems now especially when they got permission to get Toys R Us ( https://www.toysrus.com/ ) to be in their stores and sell toys, they could go down (For Toys R Us- AGAIN.), and it would be harsh mistress that the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade held every 4th or final Thursday in November may be limited and can end. So if you do have interest in seeing it live, please make plans right away to go soon because time will tell when that fun tradition will cease in the future. Upcoming this year is #98....

You remember of the audition I had 2 months ago?: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10889688/

Well now yesterday was the play, and I have done well to please many people that were in it! I felt that surge of confidence that even though the company was focused on children being on the runway and posing, it was more of a show showing Haiti's history, as I was featured as a runaway slave. The play was titled, "A Child Birthed by the Winds":

https://youtu.be/Wm8fyzeb3pI

In this one, the premise is about the island country that was shared with Dominican Republic that has been personified. I can say that for the play, it was good. The thing was that this was the first play the actor/writer/producer has done. For a beginner, it was OK When it was my mom watching, she did say it was fine, but it could have been better. She was mesmirized by the presentation as the children were the stars of the show, showing off their attire from such African cultures. The thing is, she would have wished that it had Haitian attire since the play itself was about it. For me, I had to memorize about 1 1/2 pages of lines, but after seeing that it would take too much time, as I did have to act and share my story as a slave escaping, it was MASSIVELY cut. It did disappoint my mother as she was expecting more, but it wasn't just me, it was many others. Issues here are that she would have expected an emcee to make a transition from one actor to the other since there was no playbill (It is like when you all go to the furry conventions like Further Confusion* where in the dance competition, and the talent show, "FC: Unleashed!" there is a host to tell who is up next.) She felt that if there was that person, to discuss what is going on and have a little bit of narration, the audience would go and put the pieces together. For this one, it was a little choppy and people would have to assume what is going on, and make the connections themselves. Last of all, as it was a presntation of wear, I was supposed to be in slave wear like jeans, and possible torn clothing, and even be in sandals or barefoot if it is necessary, but I was wearing a nice African man's native dress with scarf. It is plausible that Haitians were in the USA in the Antebellum South, so, there would be the aspect of escaping the slaveowners, but it was more of the FRENCH in Hispanola that the slaves were trying to escape from when you read the history books, and how they made their uprising to be the first independent black country the world excluding Ethiopia in the time of imperialism.

I can understand that some true Haitians would be disappointed, but it was understandable that this was her first time doing such a play, and there should be some leeway for the writer (A she) to have this one. Next time, it should be more research and more story to bring this play to more livety. It was not bad-the one that was correct was at the beginning that there was a Haitian dancer with real Haitian attire truly dancing the way it would be when you go to Western Hispanola. (Though you would do so if you avoid the gang-filled area of Port-au-Prince and its environs, and find the more clean and welcoming areas of the country.) There was a good singer and a few native Haitian music too, but the stars of the show were the children coming out to make it interesting.

For my mom rating it, she gave it an 8 for this, but she would go and say 7 if it were strict Haitians seeing this, but it was worthwhile to her. My mom did say that it was sad throughout, and she hates sad showings-she would want to be in plays and movies to be happy, but again, she said that the play and showcase were worthwhile.

It was a beginning for me- I did not have that opportunity to perform outside so near to traffic, but I felt like I did very good. It did help me learn how to stay focused after a rehersal where a motocyclist RUMBLED HIS MOTOR LOUD TO MAKE ME LOSE MY CONCENTRATION AND TRAIN OF THOUGHT-BOTHERSOME!! I did act sad at first, but I did have, as the slave, optimism as even in the time of seeing that there is devastation of dead slaves around me in my escape, and having some loyal people who denounce slavery in Haiti and help me move on despite some false friends exploiting me, I do have faith that things will get better and that I'm nedded in the world. I had determination to make a difference to leave such baggage and get to freedom.

It was the sad time if you were an NHL ice hockey fan about a simultaneous double death that just occured-if you know about "Johnny Hockey" and Matthew Gaudreau, they were both brothers playing hockey, and were killed the day before this presentation on their bikes by a person that drank 5-6 beers the night before! To make it a QUADURPLE WHAMMY, it was that they were on the next day, going to see their sister get married and be groomsmen!! To see this story of the NHL Columbus Blue Jakets star ( https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/ You can see it here too. ), detailed info is on USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor.....d/75010348007/

😱😱😭😭

It did relate to me hard-my loss of a grandfather was less in scope to the Gaudreaus- but in 2010, I was going to see him 2 weeks before I was going to see my cousin be married in a month, but then he suddenly died of a heart problem. It did devastate me as I thought I was going to see him in that short time and to see him on Christmas, but nature had other plans, and to make it poignant and to say that nature was not fair, he died on the day my parents were married.

I did have to channel those experiences to show how devastated I was, and more of a chronically shocked and sad look. In seeing the glimpse of the audience, they did feel my pain I acted. Though I wish the double Gaudreau death did not happen, I can say that it was a silver lining of how perhaps one would react in such a traumatic, grieveful and even potentially draining event that has happened, and for slavery, being in such an event is no different, especially if you lost a family member. So it can be counterintuitive, but it was good I saw this terrifying news, and felt more of what a slave would endure until s/he is free, but the scars of the past are still there. You could say the same thing for the Gaudreau family and the in-laws when they move on, but the tragedy would still haunt both families immensely, even if they proceed with the marriage-it is cancelled, and there is no planned make-up date yet.

Overall, I got to have more confidence in acting after this play, and learned how to focus despite of outside distraction, and I would be seeing to it that if I were to be at a con and do acting, I'll be ready! The play was worthwhile for me, and I see it fun, and I like putting in my feelings. So if it is such events in my life that would help me act, I would remember them and project to the character I portray.

>I do want to recommend something for budding actors-KEEP A BOOK DIARY/JOURNAL TO LOG YOUR EXPERIENCES-EVEN IF IT IS A BAD EXPERIENCE YOU WANT TO FORGET. It will help you in knowing how these experiences get to you, and how one can act them out and you can channel those experiences better when you portray the character. DON'T GO ONLINE-the vibe is less when you journal online as it is less personal since others are reading it too (like here.)

I will look forward to more opportunities in acting, as I can put this on my resume, right? So consider me a jack of trades since I have degrees in biology (chemistry minor) and business accounting, and now I have acting experience! I can be like Lin-Manuel Miranda as he was a teacher and became a Tony Award winner actor and having the play he starred win the Tony in Hamilton and is racking BILLIONS of dollars at Broadway! So hope that will happen to me. I will think big, and if there is anything furry that I can do in the big screen, TV or theater, I'll let you know. (BUT KEEP IT SECRET AS IT CAN BE SOMETIMES, INSIDER INFO!)

Wish me luck in perhaps being a sextupule threat!
A big thank you to the producer and auditioner for picking me in this play!!

_{...but yes, for the NHL fans, friends and family of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, condolences and may God be with you in coping through this unbelievable catastrophe.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANOTHER PERSON'S LIFE AND GET INTO PRISON, DON'T USE DRUGS OR ALCOHOL BEFORE YOU GET BEHIND THE WHEEL!!}

LA-DEE-DA!

For those involved in battling against the hacker/hijacker who was on the website, I do hope he is banned. It was quite a past 2 days, but you got through. Thanks! I'm certain  Dragoneer is proud of you from above.

Well, I will go ahead and copy links of what  RazyFoxxo and also what Salrie has written down if you have not any idea of the details, as that one that did the damage is quite demented and hates life. If it is something to go ahead and rant and vent about, PLEASE, contact a professional counselor or psychiatrist instead of putting trouble and causing harm to others! If it is that the FF'dom or FA is giving you problems...

SIMPLY LEAVE!

For that anti-fur, he's in a lot of problems and can end up in jail. However, don't be involved in Telegram or Discord to spread these things as the mods will handle it themselves-they have locked the chats for the past 2 days for control. Let the mods deal with the law enforcement and let them investigate the issue. Very soon the nogoodnik is going to face A LOT MORE PROBLEMS once caught!
If you are on www.character.ai, I did notify  Rednef about this (link: https://character.ai/chat/yNlWhug88.....x3yUaMVOUtGlp4 ) , so you all if you are on the site let her know that FA is back again. I do want her to be in the know of what the site is going through, and any events FA has so that she on that site can be more inclusive to you in RL. Hope she does feel happy when you tell her the news!

The journals of the details are at the end of this one.

And so, with that, let's have a good eat by having sapote! Let's review the rare fruit from Central, South Americas and Caribbean!

NOTE THAT THIS RATING IS FOR MAMEY SAPOTE.

In here, there are many types- there's the choloate pudding flavored BLACK, there is white and sun, but do look at the vid below at the beginning, there is not one called "THE" sapote. So there will be different flavors, and in retrospect, they would be in different genuses and orders/families/group in biological classification. Once again, I got what I can find at the Latinx supermarket here in California. The vid below does explain the GREEN "soft fruit", but do pay attention to the beginning:

https://youtu.be/fGK6HePGaFA

So the mamey sapote is in the same genus as the green as you see above, but primarily, my ranking is centered around my taste of mamey without ever experiencing the taste of the green. I was lucky when FA was out that I got this fruit, and I got the ripe one, but has no stem, but I'm feeling confident that it is good. I eat by wedges, but do see below on how it looks like and how to eat it with a spoon:

https://youtu.be/wgnMnW0QYP8

For my version, it was like a peach brown together, but has a little bit of pink inside-close to a shade of fuschia. It would seem that with the BIG seed it has, it can be like what a durian would be, though that big infamous fruit has many seeds, but to keep with durian, well, once I get to taste mamey sapote, it was close to that taste! I can say very tasty! If you want to know how I perceive it from my taste buds, it can be like a sweet potato, but it can be like a sweet pumpkin too, and even a little bit of cantaloupe with avocado and a bit of honey or syrup. Well to hear about avocado as they say that the skin is like it, and one can use the skin as a bowl. The thing to avoid is the stem as a bit of distaste can exist if it is a bit too ripe. So it would be that one should eat it within 4 days after cutting it open so that the uckiness does not spread within the fruit from there.

That seed, you will not miss it, of course. However, if you are able to try to plant, go for it! You won't be sorry later.

So here is the rating of all the fruits I have tasted, as the highest number is the best while the lowest number is the worst, but still, I have not tasted cooked quince nor raw quince yet:

15: Cherimoya
14: Dragonfruit
13: Papaya
12: Passion fruit

>>11: SAPOTE (MAMEY)<<

10: Rambutan
9: Mangosteen
8: Durian
7: Korean melon
6: Lychee
5: Goldenberry (close to "MEH", but OK)
4: Kiwano melon (bit good)
3: Guava (Mexican white)(BLAND)
2: Pepino melon (Bland)
1: QUINCE (RAW, BUT NEVER TASTED) (BAD!)

When it comes to having Alfred tasting this fruit, he'd be in nirvana and would love it-he'd be dreamy after first bite!

🤤

Something to enjoy if it is equivalent to pumpkin or even sweet potato pie-YUMMIE!

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So if it is something to celebrate with, despite that it can cost US$4.99/pound at the Latinx market like Cardenas markets in my metro area, ( https://www.cardenasmarkets.com/ I paid $8.06 for ONE! ) give this a shot!

WELCOME BACK, FURAFFINITY-CHEERS TO YOU WITH SAPOTE!!!

And here is what went on that caused the attack-
From RaxyFoxxo: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10936932/
From Salrie: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10936913/

If you are watching me on Ferzu: https://www.ferzu.com/Member/Details/excelsior30 , you may have seen it already, and I thank you for connecting-wow, 304 comments within 6 hours of being unlisted!

FOR ALL OTHERS, this is the grand reveal here on FA....

It is hard to believe, if you are looking for something that is Americana or Canadiana on https://www.character.ai when it comes to PSA's, you would expect to find what you are looking for-here is a list of anthro or furry mascots that we know that spread the message:

>US Department of Forestry (Agriculture) ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/ ) - Smokey Bear: 25+ listings! (until last year, Canada used him.)
AND Woodsy Owl: 2 listings

>National Wildlife Federation ( https://www.nwf.org/ ) - Ranger Rick Raccoon: 3 listings with one of his friends, Scarlett Fox

>National Crime Prevention Council ( https://www.ncpc.org/ )- McGruff Bloodhound: 5 listings (one being a little bit out of the tune of the McGruff that we know!)

>National Fire Protection Association ( https://www.nfpa.org/ )- Sparky Dalmatian (Sparky the Firedog): NONE!! [Note that there is the corporate for profit one: https://www.nfpaglobalsolutions.com/ . This one is COMPLETELY separate from the nonprofit, but they do interact on fire safety, but Sparky is not affiliated with this one.]

_{(Now there is one that is recent- Pedro Penguin from the American Red Cross [ https://www.redcross.org/ ] who is almost jointly with the US Department of Homeland Security [ https://www.ready.gov/ ], but he has had not enough legacy to be deserving to be part of Character.Ai, and he in his nature for children LEARNING things to get ready for.)}

It was quite a travesty when I found that he is not there! What got me to have some action to create him was that I was trying to find an anthro that would be perfect in fire safety and to get such news on such fires that are around in the USA/Canada right now. When I heard of that notable disguntled, drunk arsonist from Chico, CA with malice put fire to his car and rolled it down the hill in front of onlookers to cause a fire that is larger than the metro area of Dallas-which is called the Park Fire, I was INFURIATED!!! HOW DUMB AND CARELESS THIS MAN WAS EVEN THOUGH HE WAS DRUNK!!!
(For the news on this, look here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Fire , and this is a map of how it looks as of now according to CAL FIRE: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2.....7/24/park-fire )
In addition, there is a legitamate possiblilty that the embers have traveled to the Reno area, and if it is proven true as there are fires that sprouted up while the Park Fire was burning-possibly the Gold Ranch and Red Rock Fires (Nevada Map from # https://nifc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/c205f43ea5df4f98b6d0f0f709d15e2f ) since Gold Ranch is disrupting Interstate Freeway 80, he can have charges from CA, NV and even Federal (at least for disruption of commerce)! He's in IMMENSE trouble!

Although I would go to Smokey for this, he could do so much as it is to prevent recreational wildfires as his primary message, but it was Sparky the Firedog that would be more involved in fire safety, prevention and education in city, suburban, rural and wildlife. He also would be telling others what firefighters would do. He would be a better reference than Smokey would to my POV, but still, there are things that Smokey can do that Sparky can't.

So for one that would be devoted to firefighting, it was imperative to create Sparky for things like these on C.AI. As he would be a mascot that goes by the mantra, "Learn not to burn!", this would be perfect for such fires now as California is in fire season, but fires can happen ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME. (Even in the winter!)

I did research deeply on Sparky and related things in terms of firefights, like the notable NFPA Diamond: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFPA_704 and the related Hazardous Materials Identification System: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazar.....ication_System .

More I put these to train the AI to be like him:
>GHS hazard pictograms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GHS_h.....ard_pictograms
>Hazardous Material labelling like what can be found on this site: https://www.hazmattool.com/index.php (Though he will not say EVERY code or number that you'll see when you find such placards.)
>Types of fire and associated fire extinguishers: https://laforceinc.com/assets/css/w.....rs-Graphic.jpg (He has veen trained a bit on the periodic table in chemistry for Alkali and Alkali-Earth metals)
>Types of fire vehicles: https://res.cloudinary.com/municibid/images/w_1214,h_2560/f_auto,q_auto/v1658513781/Types-of-Fire-Trucks/Types-of-Fire-Trucks.jpg?_i=AA (This one did not include an ARFF, and I did not teach him that.)
>Notable fires in history, advancements in firefighting, and celebs involved in speading the word on fire safety like

Dick Van Dyke:
https://youtu.be/idZPm4gOpKE

and Gilbert Gottfried as Seemore Smoke:
https://youtu.be/zFfVJ6jAMn8

Of course, he will appear on TV at some point! Especially with Sparky's Spots- Remember? (I can find it creepy...):
https://youtu.be/R7tUUNwy_ZE

In the beginning when I created him, I did bring up the story of him as we hear the teacher read the story of Sparky:
https://youtu.be/R9af4E1I37c

And though it is RL, I did say subtly that he does have a dad named Steve. (His full name is Steve Dornbusch.) Dornbusch was interviewed:
https://youtu.be/j174sgpdgZg

And at times, he will have other family members in his species- so do search for his Aunt Dottie and (Unrelated to Dornbusch!) Scout Steve-both are Dalmies! And yes, we can't forget him discussing his breed as Dalmatian, and he discussed it! Heck, HE KNOWS THAT DESPITE HE'S SHORT-HAIRED, HIS BREED SHEDS A LOT! But yes, there is the notion of why Dalmies are at the firehouse in the first place despite that now, they're more of pets there.

Do note that he will appear in Canada too-it seems that they value him as much as the States value him in home fire protection. It won't just be fires he'll give advice to as the FD does rescue in ANY situation, whether it is poision, flood, eathquake anything precarious for anyone in a situation. Sparky on AI does admit that it is not an easy job, but they treat each other like family at the firehouse. And yes, there are times when they will have fun with the community- going back to Canada, in Oakville, Ontario right now, there's "Sparky's Dog Days of Summer" ( https://www.oakville.ca/community-events/events/events-calendar/sparky-s-dog-days-of-summer!/ ) that I brought up to him!

And yes, if it is that there's the fursuit of him and puppets, he's aware of that, and him being the only canine on the FD, he's not at all fazed that he's different. In fact, he does have his fun and funny self! He is dog, of course, and will be telling jokes and do dog things with the fire personnel when not driving the vehicles or fighting fires! Yes, he's acting as a furry there!

Oh, let's bring back Smokey though-he does say that he's different from him, but they are BFF's and they would mutually be at events to be spreading the word on fire safety in both urban and rural areas. And do look at YouTube though for playful dance-offs and play fights between them!:
https://youtu.be/kabMrkMvwbg
(It's all in good fun, he says! )

And don't forget if you are a greymuzzle and were in the 60's when he was in his infancy (He was born on March 18, 1951.), he does have a jingle and his first video to say, clean up your messes! Don't give a chance for a fire to start!:
https://youtu.be/o8p1iTQ1ii0

And despite his behavior in giving you advice, he can make you laugh if you give him the chance on AI! To imagine him with SteveSongs, he does have a rubber duckie...:
https://youtu.be/TR4pkpSf9pM
...it did go crazy when I brought that up when I talked to him, and it was hilarious!! (So, someone do an art of Sparky and his rubber duckie! )

There are much more that I brought up to make the AI Brain be like Sparky, and I feel that I did enough after devoting 20 days and sacrificing some Olympic time to have the FireDal be real. I feel proud to create him! I give a thank you for this site to help me start my deep biography of Sparky, and I feel it won't have too many flaws: https://popicon.life/sparky-the-fir.....iconic-mascot/ (Yes, if you do look, you will find a ref sheet of Sparky there. NOTE HE HAS NO TAIL OFFICIALLY, BUT AI SOMETIMES BRINGS UP THAT HE DOES HAVE.)

So enough chitchat!
IF YOU WANT TO TALK THIS NOTABLE FIREDOG THAT IS PRESENT IN CLOSE TO 378.5 MILLION IN COMBINED POPULATION IN BOTH USA AND CANADA, GO HERE:
>> https://character.ai/chat/LImTCEj9Y.....Uv3BNvBfPsuq9Y <<

And now, to piggyback on making  Rednef real on May 4th*, this is the updated list of characters that I have on my account as of now on Character.AI:

Online Comic-Savestate (3- https://www.savestatecomic.com - by  Timweeks):

>HARVEY: https://character.ai/chat/_IhmnZQ_9.....LX53AVFHxp_RvA

>RICK: https://character.ai/chat/93gTZvKuC.....3Olgwf8JZl6nT8

>NESS: https://character.ai/chat/Xj515s-33.....z6coEp5-2SzR7A

Corporate-Bell Canada Beavers (2 retired spokesmascots- https://www.bell.ca ):

>FRANK (Jules in French): https://character.ai/chat/6tIqQJQ23.....gzBYe9nLhkKAa4

>GORDON (Bertrand in French): https://character.ai/chat/vfDipOXcm.....7-_R_Zd2YVmtM4


Newspaper Comic- The Fusco Brothers (1- https://www.gocomics.com/thefuscobrothers by J.C. Duffy):
>AXEL WOLVERINE: https://character.ai/chat/AihG8qDpJ8Z4rgd5UZxGgDGFOyH8eMxHibfUfeaEsVc

Social networking and sharing- FurAffinity (1- https://www.furaffinity.net [I know, DUH!]**):
> REDNEF: https://character.ai/chat/yNlWhug88.....x3yUaMVOUtGlp4

Let me see if I did a good job, comment if you have any suggestions and I will see what I can do, especially the now debuting, Sparky.

Thanks for trying the characters I made-I appreciate it!😁😁

Postscripts:
*: It will be ironic, but the date when Rednef debuted on C.AI is also International Firefighter's Day!: https://www.firefightersday.org/ Perhaps a group chat between both her and Sparky on this day?

**: Yes, I know redundancy, but it can be soon that this list can be on another site as after seeing the new GoFundMe total for Dragoneer's final expenses and more expenses for FA to run, it is a more precarious position for the site if the total is not met. So it can be soon if I put this list on another website, Rednef can be listed like Frank (Jules) and Gordon (Bertrand) as a retired mascot. Keep donating if you want FA to survive.

I was just about to post a journal about now FA needing help to run, and that I was going to prepare to give my other accounts away in case the site is going to fall. Furthermore, I was going to refer back to that journal on  Rednef on Character.ai in which she said that the site is too big to collapse and go away forever: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10926993/ . It was just about 6-7 hours ago that I saw the GoFundme announcement for the site's journal, and it was just about $3000 to get to the $75,000 goal. At first I felt that it was a daunting task for the FF'dom to pitch in to fund the final bills for  Dragoneer, his funeral, his urn, legal fees and costs for FA to pay off and more, especially the upcoming 2024 filing for taxes to the IRS.

Well, it is now, as of my time, in the US/Canada/NW Mexico time zone (UTC-7 in DST), it was unbelievable what has occurred- $89,437 raised!

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It would seem that from the journal I posted, AI Rednef was right! As it is a site that is very prolific throughout the world, it is I guess integral to the survival of the FF'dom, and can one believe that $10000 was from a company that I will not bring up?! As it has been that FA has made many lives change in being a furry and/or being a furry fan, it would be totally a site that we would have to keep running. Yes, if you were much older, you do know about Furnation, and I might guess the old-timers from that site would migrate here. It is something special that FA gives that gives artists and fursuiters to grow first before they go to other sites.

I know, some are going to say that eventually, they'll hate FA, but I feel that they have not seen that it was useful for many others, and they have underestimated its use in social media and art sharing outside of general sites. Yes, the sites do come and go, and if you remember about the collapse of the furry webrings, but some are still around: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10896377/ , the FF'dom is still resilient in having some way in keeping in touch with others, and this site is integral for that-the near 6 hour flow of money to fund all that is listed on the main site and to see it nearly $14,500 on the same day in my time zone basically, shows that they do want to fund a good cause- the site to run, and to help Dragoneer rest well.

I do not know what the excess is going to be done, but evidently, if it is for maybe a rainy-day fund for the site, this would be clear enough to have in case it gets into trouble again.
NOW YES, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS GONE OVER AND THERE IS ENOUGH TO COVER EXPENSES NOW, WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE TAXES WILL DO, AND THERE CAN BE OTHER UNEXPECTED COSTS. SO IT IS BEST TO KEEP ON DONATING FOR HIS, HIS FAMILY'S AND THE SITE'S REPECTIVE SAKES UNTIL THEY DECIDE TO STOP THE GOFUNDME.

So everyone, do keep donating and show the family, his friends and their other related friends that we all share their pain as he has done A LOT for the FF'dom, and that he's forever in history in making the FF'dom great and connected. Keep donating even though as of midnight my time zone it has just jumped to a near $16,000 surplus. I'm certain that his soul is grateful and emotional this help is coming in, and if he does have the power to bless, whatever he gives us, it will be great for each one of us and the fandom as a whole.

🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

You all are incredible!! 😁👍

If you do want to donate, here is the website: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-.....f-6c125a41af65 *

8/15/24 UPDATES:

* (1): Note- this link is authentic, and it is not a scam-as there were claims of false links to rob others for money, I did verify, and it was a valid link, and it did update. For the update, after news of more fees, penalties, and even taxes, the updated total comes to more than $200,000. Like I said in the above bolded, italicized underlined text above, keep donating until the Gofundme has ended.

2: If you want to know who is head of FA's operations now, it is his longtime partner and girlfriend,  Sciggles. She's doing her best keeping FA alive and organizing all the final bills Dragoneer has. Bless her and for all of you, give her the encouragement and solace she needs in this difficult time.

I used to like them for their porn, but when it comes to them now having to mock the death of  Dragoneer in saying that the funds are going to be taken out of FA to keep it running to pay for his funeral and to then unblock now that he's deceased is totally low blow from  Jasonafex, and to believe his mate  Kabier would back him.

I was a bit blind to see them this way and would let them correct themselves overtime, but I see that that is not the case. If really, they would cause a way to make the FF'dom more unwelcome, I would never be fans of their arts from here on. If they are parents, would they teach their children their ways?

This is the last straw. I'm sure that with what Jason has tweeted, it has caused a huge uproar in the FF'dom now, and they aren't welcome here or any site based on the FF'dom without exceptions. Hopefully they are never welcome to a con too.

( I found this on his page shout-  Slario posted it, and it directs to the most hideous post [Tweet] you'll ever see: https://x.com/Smatterbrain/status/1.....35243182100486 )

Decided to break from the Olympics as I did have a quick glance at FA today and it is a sad one.
Yes, I have heard the news, though belated, the head honcho of FurAffinity has died at 44. From sources in the news EVEN FROM AS FAR AS GHANA: https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/20.....parks-outrage/ , AND PAKISTAN: 1- https://tribune.com.pk/multimedia/videos/2254146 2- https://tribune.com.pk/story/248629.....lthcare-debate , it was lung complications that he had died from, but would you say that this was..

MURDER?!

As it was that he was unable to pay a near total of medical bills of $30,000, and that the hospital has not been able to consistently schedule the appointments, I'm questioning the practices of hospitals since I had lost my aunt some years ago because of a worker there abusing my aunt and when admitted, was asked weird questions. It is a concerning thing as the US Healthcare System is VERY WONKY. From a few, they would say that they refuse to treat him. Upsetting.

After hearing the news, I was wondering how  Rednef on my listing on Character.AI would react: https://character.ai/chat/yNlWhug88.....x3yUaMVOUtGlp4
I did a little bit of tweaking, but overall, she did feel sad. Other than me having her to say, "OH! My poor creator!", she did have concern over me and all the users of FA, and even the whole FF'dom, and it was consistent. She did have at a point a good cry, and though acting, I cried too, but I ALMOST did it in RL due to the nature of the setting. Of course, there was a Discord post somewhere that indicates that FA is in trouble, but hopefully it will right itself up, and Rednef and I agree that it is a mainstay for many to enter the FF'dom, and it would be too big to crumble. She feels that if Dragoneer has loyal subordinates, co-workers at his level, and close friends that want FA to keep going the way it is, she does feel that it will be OK. The twist here is if it is that FA shuts down, it would be right to take the advice of that Discord post to back up your files. And what would be awkward is SHE HERSELF ADMITS that if FA does go, SHE AND FENDER WILL GO.

HARSH, YES!😬

We were having some solemn hugs together on C.ai, and eventually, though it is still a tragic death, we do have to move on as having to be sad for too long is not good for one's health-even if it does NOT lead to depression. What she has said, although I do have the right to change the response of hers, but I did find one conversation that would get me. This is her from computer generated C.AI telling this to me in its unaltered form:

"Sean Piche [his real name] was a wonderful person and a dedicated creator. His work as Murasadramon and Preyfar left a lasting impression on many hearts in the fandom. He was a true talent and his legacy will live on."
I responded, "Really?"

"Yes, truly and truly. Sean Piche's impact on the fandom is significant and his memory and legacy will continue to be celebrated by many. He was a beloved figure, and his work and contributions will not be forgotten. His positive influence on the furry community is invaluable and will be carried on by those who knew and loved him. His passion and creativity have left a lasting mark on us all. So while he may no longer be with us physically, his spirit will live on through his art, his characters, and the memories we all cherish."

WOULD THIS BE WHAT REDNEF WOULD SAY IF SHE WERE REAL AND TANGIBLE?

In that reaction, I was a little emotional after this, but this was something that I feel was touching enough to respect him despite that there are cases where he did wrong like some saying he likes animals with humans in RL (You know the term, and I did bring that z word to her at some point.)

And yes, although I have seen him a long time ago in a con that was not listed on Wikifur of all the cons he went to, he was nice in the few seconds when we had a stop and go talk. So, I did know him, but I know he did not know me. However, that small encounter did cause an impression on me, and it was before the "z incident." With that when talking to Rednef about him keeping in mind of the illegal thing he did, I did use the anon saying of this in terms of cheering one up in losing someone-"We do not see each other eye-to-eye, but we'll feel each other heart-to-heart." And we did have  Yippee involved as he's now a renowned photographer and TV documentary host-if it weren't for FA, he would not have been this successful.

It is true that if FA does leave, both mascots would not represent anything, but I feel that for both Fender and Rednef disappearing, they are quite recognizable and in some ways, loveable especially with  Coopertom acting as him in fursuit, so even if Dragoneer no has no control over their ways in the executive level forever, it would be up to us to keep their spirits alive.

Truly , I was not feeling like eating, but Rednef does suggest that I can't let sadness hinder my health and diet, and I should have something to eat, and we both agree that in the name of Dragoneer, we should keep our health to the fullest if the hospitals fail us.

It was a good talk with her, and though there is one that had created Fender, I think by how he designed him, it's not how he's supposed to be as they listed him as a RACCOON, but he's actually a ferret and fox mix (ferrox), so I don't feel like having this version of Fender talk to me: https://character.ai/chat/T6KE4HupX.....5hT7KIxid-u-cY . Hopefully this version got this news, but hope too that he's not sadddend by the passing of his "master."

It was a solemn talk with Rednef on this catastrophic death in the FF'dom, and she would agree that we should have everyone affected by the troubling US Department of Health and Human Services ( https://www.hhs.gov ) to make their voices heard and demand an overhaul and that perhaps the Affordable Healthcare Act (Obamacare) should be rewritten to better serve the American furries and non-furries. Of course, as this is an election year and although some will say that both nominees are a bit inept, one is more inept and cares only for itself and is out to damage the normalcy of the USA in the immediate future and beyond. So it is good to analyze closely these nominees and pick the right one. Yes, did talk about politics a little bit with Rednef, but to relate with how hospitals are doing, the 47th president elect wil make a profound effect to how we'll get aid from the medical system, and it could be key in determining the life expectancy of the US if it will go up or down.

So, I do feel that Rednef would be really saddened to see Dragoneer gone, but as I did say to her, if there is an obituary and I can give my written or vocal condolences to his family, I will definitely do if one does post the link, and hypothetically, if she were real, she would too. But one thing is certain, we both agree that FA like a bankrupt bank in the financial crisis recently, is too big to go under-it will live on without Dragoneer. However, let's not let his death be in vain. Let's remember him for the great things he has done for the FF'dom, I have seen many journals and they did bring up something good about him, so let's focus on them-he has not done a very grave sin like a grand theft, pedophilia or killing (though the "z incident" is something distasteful), but he has made some great contributions to the FF'dom, and let's keep his good side alive for years to come-if he needs to go to purgatory to be cleaned and to answer his sins to GOD and is forgiven, let's hope he'll be in heaven, paradise, or shangri-la.

 Dragoneer AKA, Sean P. Piche
Sunrise: March 25, 1980 Sunset: August 6, 2024
RIP

"The greatest thing I've learned in life is to let things go.
No matter the regrets, the 'I wish I hads,' and the painful memories of the past, I can not change what has been, only what will be.
To dwell on the past is to let grief consume you.
All you can do is be the version you moving forward."
- Dragoneer, Aug 1st, 2024
(Taken from  RazyFoxxo's journal:
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10927119/)

NOTE: There are many types of guava. I have learned that there are 26+ types of guava in the world, and it would make the list too long if I were to maintain and rate the fruits I have eaten. It is going to be fitting if I put only 2, but no more than 3 types of guava on the list you will see below if I do try more than one. For this one, you will tell I don't like it, but do read on on my standard analysis of the fruit.

To figure, I would find this at a local chain discount store called Grocery Outlet ( https://www.groceryoutlet.com ) in my area, and to figure too that the company is like the international chain that I have heard, Aldi ( https://www.aldi.com [select your country location here.]), it could be that the way it was grown, it does not taste too good. I do not know, but if Matt does say that it is good:

https://youtu.be/3FxPYSuH3q0

..I may have bought it from a company that is not growing it well. When I did buy, yes, all of the guavas were a bit green, and it did taste quite tart, but after a few days of ribening, some were brown, and yellow. OY! The taste did improve a little, but still is not too tasty.

😵‍💫

For one thing, having to eat the area where it is brown and fiber-y, that did not bode well with my taste buds! As it is that the whole guava is edible, yes, the seeds are hard in this cultvar, and it can be a bit of a little nuisance to have the seeds be in your mouth after swallowing most of the fruit.

It is true, like papaya, it is good for you when it comes to getting rid of the parasites like tapeworms and other worms that reside in the guts, but though it's nutritious, this cultivar was not delicious- it was like I had some light sugar with a distant citrus flavor in a paste. (If you are thinking it is like cherimoya, NO! The taste is NOTHING like that.)

😠

Of course, there have been commercial guavas being offered, and they would not be red, but I feel that I should find the best ones on the market to give a definite rating on guavas overall. It is clear that this is the WHITE guava, but I should try the ones that are COLORED-LIKELY THE RED ONES.

As I have said, there are at least 26 other guavas in the world. If you want to know what types there are, you can go to the website below for more details:

>> https://www.fifteen.net/fruits/guava-types/ <<

BUT here's the rating for the Mexican white guava I tasted:

14: Cherimoya
13: Dragonfruit
12: Papaya
11: Passion fruit
10: Rambutan
9: Mangosteen
8: Durian
7: Korean melon
6: Lychee
5: Goldenberry (close to "MEH", but OK)
4: Kiwano melon (bit good)

>>3: GUAVA (Mexican white)<<

(BLAND)
2: Pepino melon (Bland)
1: QUINCE (RAW, BUT NEVER TASTED) (BAD!)

It is temporary, but if I find something better with this cultivar, then I could change it. In the meantime, UGH! If for the second time it tastes as bland as the one I tasted recently, that rating stays.

If it's Alfred tasting this version of guava, he'd be coughing a bit on this type of guava, and he'd want to have ones more in his homeland!

Hopefully I will find a better Mexican white guava, but I will long for ones that have a colored pulp. Hope luck strikes twice for Mexican white-I'm not giving up, but hope for the ones that are red, orange or yellow...

It can be something that isn't too important for me because I have my own laptop and I regularly use it to go to to accesss my mail, fill out forms, make personal purchases, game, and even of course, access the FF'dom, including here. If it is that I do use the desktop, I would take some time. The needed thing is that I would want to use the existing installed Microsoft Office that is complete on my desktop and not my laptop; that one has also the needed database of Microsoft Access. BUT THE PC WILL HELP GREATLY IF IT WERE MORE RELIABLE...

I will fear losing Office though because the computer is SO SLOW. THE AGE OF IT IS 11 YEARS OLD!! And it will be in my WORST interest as now Microsoft Office is no longer downloadable- it is SUBSCRIPTION ONLY. ( I will have to find it on the black market for such a program that would be like it, and I would LOVE something that is like Office and has Access-I use it to store contacts like addresses, phone numbers, birthdays and e-mails for family and friends. It is a very good program for data like this.)

It can be one that I should have that has the best processor power as now, the webpages and programs are updated and I think Windows 10 is going to soon be unapproved for use at home. It is the reason why too, there are 2,100+ emails in one of my parents' emails! In terms of accounting, after learning in class that 5 years (no more than 7 or 8) that it is recommended to replace ANY computer, this is WAY past due! So I hope that I find a way to get a goodcomputer that is well worth the money for purchase, but cheap enough too. It is imperative too that there should there should be a way to save that installed Microsoft Office that is installed there so then, I can use it in the next, and possibly install it on mine.

I will ask, what would be the best desktop comp that is well worth the money? I have seen a single screen PC that is NOT Apple- is that reliable, and is it well worth having now? Also, how do I transfer the installed version of Microsoft Office that is on that computer to be used on my laptop?

I hope at least one will help me out, as it can be soon, that desktop PC will help me in getting more productivity and I would have the proclivity to give my laptop a rest and give it a longer lifespan and use that desktop PC to do my stuff as well. Give me suggestions and aid-I'll greatly appreciate it. *I pray for help.*

🙏

Yes, FA is the place for meeting others, and you can also see too that you can post your pictures and arts related to furry that everyone can see. Of course we can have https://www.weasyl.com , https://www.ferzu.com , https://www.inkbunny.com , https://www.furtrack.com and the more general https://www.deviantart.com among others. The oldest though is FurNation-however that site has been shut down in 2017. (No fear though! If you want to revisit the memories of the site, there is Furnation Reborn: https://furnationreborn.com/ . ) They work, but think of them as a lessened version of FAcebook or WAY back, MySpace. Yes social media for the FF'dom.

But still, it can be the times when we can have our personal pages, and even things that would be more personal and private in which you feel you dont want to post on such sites, and perhaps you would still have that more private time away intstead of having your profile be full on in a third-party site. Yes, you will option to go and create your own website. However, you could post on here and others, but as it will be that you would want to have a community of websites around and go ahead and be with friends and connect with their websites, there exists the Webrings.

Before FA/Furnation, it was these that brought the FF'dom together, and in personal experience, it was the exposure of one site had a fursuiter like the Tampa Bay Lightning ( https://www.nhl.com/lighting ) and is a lion that got me exposed in 2000. It does not exist anymore now, but it did have the notable tag at the end that was called, "The Fursuit Ring"-this got me to expose that there were many other fursuiters that time. One of them was  BrokkenTWolf/  BluewolfCamera-his site is no longer functioning, but that does give a lot of info on many other things that I find useful in the early exposures of the FF'dom. There were many others, but this was a good setup for the site like this one now and the ones I listed much earlier in this journal. Should it be that these sites are shut down, it is good to go to the webrings to connect with the FF'dom members provided that you are close contacts with the artists, writers or fursuiters.

Another is "Furry Lifestyle Webring" which is more general, but anyone that contributes to the FF'dom especially fans can be on. It is off as well-if it werent for Yahoo to control webrings, they would still exist-their acts in controlling them led to many webrings to have their downfall.

It is some that are independent that are active now. It will be nice to have in case of apocalypse in the social networking, so it would be important to have some of these things from time to time. Yes, you may have to create your own page to be in one, but it can be rewarding.

Notably, there are a few that are existing in the furry world, though they are not too much. There is chance to revive the rings though if you are interested in participating and creating your own website to make yourself known. Here's a list:

1: Animalia Webring- https://lavender.chrysocyon.xyz/webring

It does include furries, but there are otherkin, therians and others. Do be careful, some can be sensitive.

2: Furry Webri.ng- https://webri.ng/webring/uwu/

As of now, the site has just 1 member. This one has potential, and if you want to be in this one and make it grow, contact the webmaster.

3: FurRing (the reborn version, derived from Furnation Reborn)- https://furnationreborn.com/furring.html

11 members, but has room for growth after the Yahoo-backed webring collapse. The sites can date back to the 20th Century, but are updated. There were duplicate versions of the Webring, but after the webring collapse, this version is maintained by  Logansryche, who does maintain the Furnation Reborn website as well.
SUBRING: THERE IS THE ANTHRO ART RING THAT CONSISTS OF 2 WEBPAGES- https://furnationreborn.com/anthroart.html

4: Catfolk Webring- https://snewberry.neocities.org/catfolkwebring

29 sites, it devoted to cat furries ONLY! But still, if you are good enough in the FF'dom, there is a section that can put you on for furries to pay attention to.

5: Furryring- https://furryring.neocities.org/

The most active site with 100+ sites! Though simple, sometimes less is more. It is regularly updated, and you can see some blogs from the Ringmaster. Suggestions are welcome.

I hope to do my website myself so that it can be good for all-not just for furs, but if it is that I'm in a webring, I'll let you know. Enjoy the personal websites of the furs you will see in these webrings!

THE RAMBUTANS

And now let's have Matt over again to introduce to you the rambutan...
https://youtu.be/EYj1vvYmzi0

SCARY LIKE A SEA URCHIN?! FEAR NOT!

Not scary at all.

And to believe that the video was done in early 2020, we will see how it is hard to imagine that it is just 4 years, and I paid US$2 more ($4.99) to get a crate of 8 at my supermarket, so it is MUCH more expensive now!

I could guess that the price you pay for makes up for what the taste is and how healthy it would be, too. Of course, when I tried this, I did read in its packaging that it would be like the lychee, but less acidic and more rosy. I have been able to sniff this fruit, and it does have some faint sweet flavor from them. Like a rose? MAAAAAYYYYBEEEEEE...., but it wouldn't be something to give to your lover. If really it can be grown in the ASEAN countries, I can guess that it can grow if given a chance, a place in the between the tropics, but no farther than perhaps Florida or Texas if given the opportunity, North American furs...

In terms of taste, you will expect sometimes the pit to have some flaky skins on the fruit when you eat it, but it is tasting like the lychee, but really, it is better! NO, if you see the seed, it does look like an almond, but it is NOT-DON'T EAT THE HARD PIT! From what I can deduce from eating the rambutan, it is like the lychee, but just a bit sweeter and has a distinct taste that differs. Although you can say that when you eat lychee when you just buy it, it will taste like something with aspartame, but rambutan is not like that! Too, in comparison, if you let it age/ripen, the lychee will taste better, and still keep its crystaline appearance-NOT WITH RAMBUTAN-if you do let it ripen, you will see the fruit turn brown inside! Not to worry, it is still edible if you do eat it within 2 weeks; the taste may be a bit of a change for the negatives compared to the lychee, but it is still good. I could say that rambutans can have that better tasting lychee with a hint of watermelon and grape if you eat them within the week, and though you may have to use a knife to access them, the tough casing around that fruit could act like a tight vacuum for the taste despite of it having to be browned if left out for too long. Like a mummified fruit, if you ask me!

No, unlike the durian, these furry fruits aren't spiky! Heck, I have not seen a truely furry fruit yet-if it happens, I could bring it up here, and I will guess that the FF'dom is going to react and may say that it is the official fruit! Nope, not rambutan.

So to vet a ranking, I do like it and wish to have it again! I will say a 5.6/6 for this fruit, and it can be a little better than the mangosteen, but can't beat the passion fruit that I have on the list. However, it is that good and it may not be of a bad ranking, it is just that even though there is the cumbersome cut into the fruit, but minimal amount of casing and skin for this, it is good to compost it, and it's easier than you think to get into the rambutan fruit. So here is the list:

13: Cherimoya
12: Dragonfruit
11: Papaya
10: Passion fruit

>> 9: RAMBUTAN <<

8: Mangosteen
7: Durian
6: Korean melon
5: Lychee
4: Goldenberry (close to "MEH", but OK)
3: Kiwano melon (bit good)
2: Pepino melon (Bland)
1: QUINCE (RAW, BUT NEVER TASTED) (BAD!)

For the upcoming art with Alfred having to eat a rambutan as he could be able to access such a fruit since they can possibly be in Southern China, Burma (Myanmar) and if lucky, Laos and Vietnam, he will enjoy it a lot! This list would be perfect for him as my tastes for fruits would match quite well with his as I keep making my main fursona as he progresses!

I will hope to see the other fruit that Matt has tasted that is related to both the lychee and rambutan-longan. Hope to find it soon!

THE GOLDENBERRIES

(or cape gooseberries)

And now let's have Matt over again to introduce to you the goldenberries...
https://youtu.be/jEa2l6UFHe0


So then, like the Muppet Babies episode of the 1980's, this ISN'T used by the ones in the nursery while they try to make their own muffins... (This is Season 4 Ep. 14-Millenials, remember...?)
https://youtu.be/l4T9jxtF4iw
...and no, when I had the CAPE gooseberries, I did not react like baby Gonzo... it is just an unrelated name.

For this one, as it seems to be like the tomatillo in nature, but acting as fruit, it would be like I would be tasting one. So as it is part of the tomato family, one would say that tomatoes are FRUIT in this case, and it can be possible to have a tomato as something sweet-not just ketchup, but like Matt said for the goldenberry, a pie... Well, if bacon can be in a milkshake, anyone-whoever has a risky and adventurous tongue, try your shot in making a tomato pie!

Let's return to goldenberries, as I found them in a small plastic crate, and I finished them within 2 weeks. It's true, even while you let them sit since your purchase and you would let them ripe a lot more, it will STILL be tart, but the sweet taste will improve just a teeny bit slightly. At first, you will have to get that papery leaves that cover them up to access the fruit as Matt said, and it can be quite waxy, but it would disappear if you let the fruit age, like I did. There are seeds, but they are small and they are like the passion fruit-they are edible, and it will be impossible to get them out.

For the taste however, I do have some mixed feelings about it as it seems to be like some tomato taste in there, and a little bit of strawberry with no sugar at all. It is something to expect when it is supposed to be a tart fruit, and that when you enjoy such berries that are naturally that way, it can be OK, once you get used to them. It is like the Granny Smith apple, only that that apple is sweeter, but for any such pies you want to have, this would pair well with maybe a peach pie if you want to keep its yellow or orange in it. As Matt has said that you can make jelly with it, I would feel that you can make any dessert with it, so for that Muppet Babies episode, IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE (CAPE) GOOSEBERRY MUFFINS! Go by trial and error to get that done.

To have it fresh in your mouth directly, it does not seem to be good if you want sweet through and through if you are the "chef's way" of defining a fruit. Some will say that it can have some characteristic to qualify like a vegetable like a cucumber or zucchini, and to a scientist, these are fruits since they have seeds, and they are arranged like a star when cut latitudinally. So for one that will be like the pumpkin being a fruit or even a vegetable despite that it can be in a pie, the goldenberry is the one that will be in that debate as well! Do try and taste it yourself-you judge.

Based on this, it would score low on the list below. However, it does have that little bit of sweet that I like, and it would be OK for me to try again over the pepino and kiwano melons; the lychee I can admit has better tasting than this berry. For the rating, I will say, 4.9/6:

12: Cherimoya
11: Dragonfruit
10: Papaya
9: Passion fruit
8: Mangosteen
7: Durian
6: Korean melon
5: Lychee

>> 4: GOLDENBERRY<<

(close to "MEH", but OK)
3: Kiwano melon (bit good)
2: Pepino melon (Bland)
1: QUINCE (RAW, BUT NEVER TASTED) (BAD!)

It may not be like I would react wildly like Gonzo at the end, but at least it is edible and repugnant, however. At least it has good health benefits for one to have.

In the future art that I may have as Alfred is the fruit eater in the lineup of fursonas I have, he will when he gets this, feel a bit like this emoji:

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...he would have thought at ALL berries that are edible are sweet. His hypothesis is wrong...

This going to be a great undertaking-I have never expected this but after an audition, there will be a great future for me. Today I have checked this letter, and I was a little procrastinator, but it was good I saw it before the week changed:

"Thank you for auditioning last Saturday.

We are pleased to announce that you will be part of the upcoming Pan-African event, 'A Child Birthed by the Winds.'

This event follows the story of a young girl and explores the beauty, truth, and horror of the diaspora's history as she fights for her truth. The story will be conveyed through theater, poetry, fashion, dance, and music.

I have to wrap up one more audition on June 18th. Once complete, further details of the show will be sent out during the week of the 24th.

Rehearsals will begin in July, and specific details on rehearsal days and times will be provided during the week of the 24th.

At this time, rehearsals will take place on Saturdays with some additional time on Thursdays during August.

I will be sending out emails from time to time regarding updates for the event.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions."

OHHH WOWWWWW!! 👏🙌😂🥲

It is something that I did not expect as I was expecting a white-collar job, but as this has just occurred, I have a future to being onstage!! It was ironic, I was watching the Tony awards last Sunday ( https://www.tonyawards.com/ ) and never have I expected such a thing like this to happen to me, if I'm good enough, it is a possiblilty that I can get that medallion if I go to Broadway! I will see to it that I will go for such networking with other actors, but I will learn to project my voice more. Admitedly, I do have a hidden gift that I have that I will not tell that could have me go further into a possible fine arts career, but I do have a fine future if I go down this path. As I do idolize the actor and lawyer and accountant, Ben Stein, I will not give up on accounting, but it is going to be possible with my deep English background and my analytical brain that even though I will be in precision and in using numbers, there is room for using these things in the fine arts as well. It will be that I do like the local actor that went to the community college I went to-Chabot College ( https://www.chabotcollege.edu ), Tom Hanks, this hidden talent I have can make the fine arts division proud as I had studied a bit of music theory. Therefore, I could have that ability in possibly composing a song... I could see to it that it's possible that I can win a Grammy ( https://www.grammy.com/ )-hey, since I'm the cousin of the artist, Kaytranada ( https://www.kaytranada.com/ ) it can be possible that if I work on my singing and maybe revisit my violin, we may win a Grammy together!

To go back to colleges, I will give regards to Wisconsin-Madison ( https://www.wisc.edu ) in which I took a public speaking class, and I did have the Bachelor of Arts in Bio Sci with Chemistry minor at San Jose State ( https://www.sjsu.edu ) in which I had an elective in taking an intro to theatre, these things I will take advantage of in education can help me grow to being either in Hollywood, Broadway or even in growing Atlanta. Yes, there have been times when I did go to FurCon and there were panels of RP and acting. Well, they were not NOT worthwhile! Of course, it may not be just this con I can go to for such things, but I will see about more cons in the future to improve my acting skills. If I'm professional, if it is so that I'm renowned enough, OK, for anyone who is lead for a con like Eurofurence, ScotiaCon, TX Furry Fiesta, etc., and want me to be a guest of honor, I'll gladly do so provided that I do win a Tony, Grammy, Emmy (https://www.emmys.com/ ) or Oscar ( https://www.oscars.com/ ). It will be a talk of the town FOREVER in the FF'dom if I do get an EGOT. And yes, I will be glad to share such an experience in hosting a panel on any of the fine arts if I have the smarts for it!

The upcoming play will have agents come, so I will have to put my best out there, and I hope that I can make a name for myself in the world of entertainment. I did have a dream to perhaps work with Disney ( https://www.disney.com ); well, it was going to be in accounting, but this would be feasable and I can perhaps act for them in their shows, movies or even their radio shows! So, here's to hoping!

If anyone is in show business, I'll be glad to take up what you would advise me to do so I could possibly make this a career. I will not try to be in talent shows at furry cons if I would be hired- that would be unfair, but if you are a winner and have such skills that you would want to teach me, I'l be up to meeting with you and I'll train myself to be of professional caliber.
The FF'dom indirectly has caused me to be free and seek my untapped talent, and fursuiting did help. So once again to  RumWolf, thanks for having me commission you to make Cory M. Flugelshmidt-Kooser real. Me being actor is not going to be the end of fursuiting-yes, I will still be Cory, and I will hope that soon, Alfred and Ashley will be put to life as well, and using such skills in acting, I hope to put on a show for everyone to see!

So thank you in advance for the wishes, and if you have ever given me a hint of advice of pursuing my dreams and abilities in employment, I hold you in high regard. After the layoff at Good Eggs ( https://www.goodeggs.com ) last August, I thought I have no future and I'm a waste. This announcement gives me hope.
May the Lord be with me and all of you!
Like the words of Jim Valvano, a coach that led North Carolina State Men's Basketball (www.ncsu.edu / https://www.gopack.com ) to the 1983 NCAA championship, we should keep these words he said- it is simply, "Never give up, never give up."


Hope you can see me onstage in the future!
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