Sort of a last minute thing, BenBen and I are planning to attend Furlandia for the day! Most likely Saturday. We haven’t went since the first one. I’ve heard it’s improved a lot so I hope to have alittle bit of fun. I might go in partial but we will see how I’m feeling. Being prego has its limitations. Might also be shooting for Campfire Tails but we will see. Ive always wanted to camp so what better way to do it furry-style.

Where to begin? After about a year of trying we are finally pregnant. Had a fun trip to Disneyworld back in October. It was a blast and planning the next trip when our boy is alittle older. You heard that right, we are having a boy! I’ve been busy decorating the Lion King nursery and getting ready for him. I’m almost 20 weeks now, at the midway point and can feel him moving around inside me.

Some other big news is I quit my main job. We felt it was for the best. My client often was combative and I felt it wasn’t safe for the baby or me anymore. It feels good to be free. I can focus on other side work, do the house-wife thing and raise my child with as much love as I can possibly give.

Life is good <3

Recently watched all of Star Wars for the first time. I'm down the rabbit hole at this point and i'm more then alittle obsessed to say the least. I've also joined tumblr which kind of feeds my obsession lol. I will say that i have a porg and a Kylo Ren dakimakura on back order (Hah i'm such a nerd)

Its going to be a long countdown until the next movie comes out, but i'm sure i'll keep busy meanwhile. Be on the lookout for a new papercraft i'll be posting in the next few days. Super excited for this one.

Anyone else a Star Wars fan?

I've been slacking on this site for awhile. I have my craft room all set up, all it needs is a good computer. I'm working alot less now, which is a big relief. But now its time to stop lazying around and start up my projects! I've been working on some 3d-ish papercrafts lately. They've been turning out well so i hope to post some soon.

Since RF is now gone, and i dont like asking for time off.. i kind of just stopped going to cons. Hard when you work weekends. But! Cons are not everything, and i'm looking to watch more art streams and be more active on here.

Right now i'm looking for more inspiration, so if you have any animals or a theme in mind i'd love to hear it!

All is well :)

Feeling pretty dang good right now

My job is great
I have my house
All of the friends/family that support and love me

I'm so grateful for all of it. I haven't felt like this in a long time. In fact I don't think I've ever felt like this. For once, everything feels so complete

I still battle the social anxiety. it's a downer at times. But I truly believe that I can change. If I have the support, and enough courage, I can break through this once and for all. I can be the person that I've always wanted to be.

We are moved into the new house!

I can safely say *alot* of the stress has disappeared. It's amazing what a new job and a move can do for your life. For years I wasn't the person that I was. I didn't like who I had become.

I know I've made a lot of mistakes in my life. Usually revolving around selfishness and being inconsiderate. I can't change how people see me. And that's tough. I have to learn to live with that fact. But I can say that we all can learn from our mistakes. Just because someone has done something wrong, that doesn't necessarily mean they are a bad person. That's what is so great about life. We learn as we grow. Forgiveness is something that I strive for and believe is one of the best things you can possibly do. Holding anger does nothing.

I'm not perfect. And I am sorry for what I've done in the past. No, i haven't murdered anyone.. But I'm sure many of you have made the same mistakes of hurting someone with words or done actions you later realize were wrong. I want to learn from those mistakes and be a better person. We've been making mistakes since we were born. I can't keep bashing myself for my mistakes forever. Because bashing oneself does nothing. Learning from the experience is the key.

So please, I ask that you forgive. Not just forgive me, but for everyone that has done a wrong.

So if you couldn't tell, i've been uploading some older and new-ish artworks. Yay! I'm not going to spam you guys, so i'll post some every few days till its all caught up.

Whats been happening with me?

Well, i quit the post office. Yes. You heard me. I finally realized that i wasn't happy. I was never happy there, i was a workaholic. I was doing too much, and was going crazy due to it. Pulling doubles and even triples was overdoing it. I should have stopped a long, long time ago.

But thankfully, i really dear friend of mine finally pulled me out of this.

And that friend is  maxcoyote

He really helped me when i was breaking and i thank and love him for it <3

I'm currently only working a night shift as a caregiver. I get to take care of a girl that has angelmans syndrome. I love it. I get to sleep on my shift, so that leaves alot of time during the day for me to do what i want to do.

The best thing about this is, i have weekends off now! I get to visit friends and family finally. I'll be visiting Seattle more often to see friends i haven't seen in ages and possibly attend some meets up there.

So hooray!

P.S The house is on the land! It just needs to be put together and its moving time.

Its been awhile so i thought i'd update. Lifes been busy like usual. Still trying for a house. Still working like crazy.

I will be posting a bunch of backlog art soon. I've been slacking.

One thing that seems to have changed is stress. Thankfully i'm emotionally alot better then i was. Hopefully from here on out things can only get better. I plan to get more involved in the fandom. I was in the shadows for a while. I'd like to suit more, so i'm thinking i'd like to attend more meets. I'm trying to force myself to be more social. Its hard. I really want friends, but at the same time i'm too shy and frankly abit terrified.

The only thing i can do is just keep going and hope for the best.

The past two months have been hell.

Right before blfc, my tooth/gum started hurting. Found out i had infected gums due to my wisdom tooth. Decided to have them pulled after trip. Upon getting to BLFC i sadly got food poisoning right off the bat. I stayed in bed almost the entire con. Didn't really enjoy it. On sunday i got to do mini golf and that was basically the highlight of the con.

Get back to have 4 wisdom teeth pulled. While that was relatively a success, i ended up passing out in the kitchen while trying to make jello. From what i heard, i landed on the dog food/water dish and wall. After an extremely embarrassing visit from the paramedics (all of whom i know, plus our fire department) i was placed on the couch and my in law grudgingly (i'm pretty sure) made my jello for me. I experienced some awful side effects from antibiotics and pain meds. After a few days i made note of my tailbone hurting. Now i know what i actually landed on when i passed out.

After 2 days i was almost forced to deliver mail. My postmaster called and said the main couldn't work. *For the next week* Well guess what? I had just taken a pain pill. I told her i dont think i could drive atleast for today since i was already feeling sleepy. She literally told me she'd come pick me up, have me sort the mail, and she would drive and have me deliver mail still.

SERIOUSLY!? Isn't that.. against... some kind of rule? I mean.. come on..

She called back and said she found someone else thankfully. But sadly 1 day later i was on my own. No pain pills, and a hot hot car. My ac doesn't work in the jeep and i had to deliver mail in 90 degree weather, all the while trying to recover from 4 wisdom teeth being pulled.

I had to do this for 7 days, had a day off, then work another 3. Around this time my first order of chicks came in so while all this was going on i had to take care of my babies.

Before my trip to blfc, i heard a BIG BIG crack, and more cracking noises coming from the wall. I told Ben but he thought i was exaggerating and didn't pay much attention to it.

Fast forward a few weeks later, it cracked again while he was home, and this time he finally investigated. Ends up, multiple trusses had cracked and other places were falling apart. Called a family friend, the one who built this garage. Ends up the trusses that were used had been sitting outside for a year, and they were the wrong ones to use where they were.

We packed up a majority of our things, all clothes, all the heavy stuff, and took it out. We didn't want to risk caving in because of weight. We resorted to sleeping in our bed, which is right on the wall that had the damage. To sleep, sadly, i drank. I didn't want to abuse it.. but the only way to really calm me down to sleep was to drink. I was so paranoid that everything would collapse and we would drop to the garage (we live in a somewhat livable attic/studio/loft thing above the garage)

I moved to the trailer after a few days. I just couldn't do it anymore. I'm still paranoid, and try to stay up here but all i wish is for it to get fixed.

A few days ago my last order of chicks came. Sadly, one died after i had stayed up all night trying to save it. And now my other silkie, the roo, is doing the same thing. I'm assuming the trip was too much for them. I'll get my money back, but that doesn't stop the pain i see them going through as they die. I waited 6 months for these guys, i've had them ordered since January.

With everything happening we had to cancel RF, and really all cons for that matter. Its just getting to be too much, especially with whats happened with the garage.

After one of my friends heard, she offered to help pay/reserve a room for an insanely low price (around $55 a night just for ben and i) She said if we couldn't pay for it she could help o.O, i'm tempted to take up on her offer since that is so very cheap, considering thursday night would be $379 for us at the hilton. At this price this con might be doable.

My anxiety has skyrocketed because of all this. I'm unable to drive in town right now. One of my clients didn't need me anymore, so since i haven't drove into town in so long its made me fearful. I hate when that happens. I used to drive all around there going from client to client, but now.. i freak out. This was also one of the reasons i dont think i can do cons. The anxiety just isn't worth it. The drive that we will have to take for this con will drain me. It seems these vacations really dont do me much good, they waste money and all i think about is the drive. Bleh. Can transporters be invented yet?

I want human contact so badly. But at the same time.. it hurts.

So, again, i dont wish this hell on anyone. If you've been going through hell recently, please, type away. After typing this i feel so much better, you have no idea.

Its with sad news that Benben and i simply cant be going to cons anymore. Unexpected expenses (The trusses in the garage/studio we are living in is cracking being a major factor in this) Combine land payment, food, electricity, etc.

We just cant do it anymore. I'm a bit sad, because i was really looking forward to suiting in Kirin. But responsibilities come first.

Most likely BLFC was our last con. We have to save up for a house and we cant do that by going to one every few months. Not to mention, Benben might be getting a new job soon working nights. If he gets it, he gets paid $40 more a day but has to work on holidays and cant really take time off. Its the break we need to tip us over to get the loan for the house.

I'm back to working Saturday and Sundays now.. so really its impossible at this point.

Maybe instead of focusing on cons, i should focus on the furry fandom as a hole. Furry isn't about raves and panels. Its artwork, its suiting, its about making friends. And i can do that just as well online or at local furmeets then at an actual gathering!

I might try out second life, i never have and have always wanted to. Maybe focus on more video games and other hobbies (papercraft, puzzles, my animals etc)

So thanks for the happy times everyone! We've had a blast throughout the years making friends and doing silly things.

You can still find me online, so i'm not disappearing completely :)

I finally have my chicks! I've been waiting over 5 months and i got my first batch a few days ago. Silly cute little poof balls. I have two silkies who i think will turn out white and 2 random bantams. My friend whom i shared the order with gave me her sumatra so i gained one extra.

Because the past week i've been working non-stop, i decided to setup a stream so that i can check on them periodically.

This means you guys can check them out as well! Heres the link: http://ustre.am/1oGcx

What hotel are you staying at?
The Grand Sierra Resort and Casino

Arrival/Departure
Flying in Wednesday and leaving Monday

Means of transportation?
Driving, flying and a short bus ride from the airport

Are you sharing a room with someone?
Max, Anpumes, Kytara & my hubby, Benben

Who do you hang out with?
Mostly my roommates but i'm sure many others as well

How old are you?
25

How tall are you?
5 '4

Are you an Artist?
Just papercraft

Do you have an artist table?
Nah

Do you take commissions?
Rarely

Do you do trades?
If you'd like some delicate figures made of paper.. sure..

Are you a Fursuiter?
Ya!

Attending parties?
I hope so

Do you drink?
Rarely but at cons i often do!

Can I buy you a drink?
If i can buy you one *wink*

Do you smoke?
Eww

Are you attending any panels?
Yes i look forward to the usual parade, games etc, and also interested in some of the more.. adult ones *giggles*

Stage or public performance?
*hides under a rock*

How do I identify my self to you?
Just say Kirin :) No seriously, come up and say hi!

Rules of engagement (physical contact)?
Lots of hugs i hope

How can I find you?
I'll have a Kirinafa badge on

How can I get in touch with you?
I am on da twitters: kirinafa & My afterdark: kirinaftermew

Can I talk to you?
Yes! Even if its a random conversation i'm always looking to meet new friends

Can I give you lots of money?
Not sure what i could give you in return.. but it would help with building our house and i would be forever grateful!

Can I give you stuff?
What kind of stuff o.O

Can I hug or snuggle with you?
Of coarse! But please ask first :)

Can I come to dinner with you?
Just ask and we can see :D

Can I hang out with you?
Sure! Just dont be a creeper

Can I take your picture?
Yup just ask first

How do I know if you're not looking to socialize (angry, busy or upset)?
If i'm emotional, which happens rarely, you'd know. And usually if im upset i'd like to talk to someone about it lol

Personality Type?
Crazy silly and ready to go have fun!

What's your goal for the con this year?
Win big! J/k
Goals include:
Be more outgoing in fursuit
Meet friends that i've known online for years
Make *new* friends
...and most importantly, HAVE FUN.

Sorry for the oncoming art/photos. I have stuff i was suppose to post years and years ago! Enjoy :)

Also, i cannot wait for BLFC! I need this vacation more then ever.

And the good news is, i'm slowly getting used to living where i'm at. I did alittle bit of changing and the thing is, a house isn't everything. I dont need to have a brand new house to live. Heck i could live on the streets and i can still live. I'm tired of being upset about it. SO! Time to move on and be happy, wherever life takes me.

Its been pretty crazy here.

I think the last 5 months has been just as crazy, if not more then the 5 months before that.

Sadly very recently my father in law passed away while he was in rehab. This has devastated the family. So much death has been going on lately that it really brought me down. Grandfather in law passed away not a few months before, one of our firefighter friends passed in a tragic accident, and the fear of my clients from my caregiving job dying was just too much for me. It brought on a lot of emotions from when my mom passed away. I decided to leave the caregiving job. It was for the best, as there was just too much conflict between the post office job and it. Stress i really didn't need.

Things are looking up. I absolutely love my new job as a rural route carrier, as apposed to a postmaster. I just wish it was full time. The issue is i cant get a normal job during the week, because the regular can call at a moments notice and need me. This is what brought on so much stress because the caregiving was conflicting with it. But the problem is i still need a regular job during the week. The only thing i can think of is to find night shifts somewhere.

I just have to wait 9 years and the route will be mine full time, after the regular retires. Its great pay and government benefits.

After the big blow out with my sister in law, i haven't spoken with her or much of my side of the family because of her. Its sad.. but i cant deal with people like her. I still talk to my dad from time to time.. but recently hes spoken his mind about our issues with getting a house built and i fear i will stop talking with him as well.

Its been a major struggle trying to get a house. We've looked at all our options the past few years and i think we've tried most of them too. The loan we were trying to get fell through, it wasn't enough. My dad is frustrated because we are stuck and have been stuck for a long, long time.

We are going to have to pay for the land first before trying for the house. Thats 53k.

5 years, 3 years if i can find another full time job at night.

I'm trying not to lose hope, but it seems pretty hopeless. I try not to obsess over having a house but its hard not to. If its going to take that long i need to stop worrying about it. I will go insane if i think about it everyday.

I just need to focus on what actually makes me happy. A house isn't everything. It really isn't. Many people dont have one and they can still live happily. I've been honestly selfish to think about it all the time. Instead i need to focus on making others happy. Thats what life is about, right?

I have a day off! Yay!!! I'm sitting here drinking some coffee and thought i'd vent. I know a few of you have been wondering whats going on.

The past few months have been very stressful. The most stress i've ever had to experience in my life.

Dealing with social anxiety while you have countless jobs is a feat in itself. I honestly do not know how i'm doing it. At the start i was working every single day, i would go weeks without having a day off. Driving from client to client (which i didn't get reimbursed for) was tiring and i hate to mention im terrified of driving. While the caregiving was alright, the post office is what sucked my life energy.

I stopped talking to friends. I ate, slept, and worked. I dont think i even had the time to do things i liked.

Things started looking up, my Sunday client was gone and i decided to tell them i needed Sundays off. I was being reimbursed for my gas which was great because that helped when i was having to fill twice a week. Then things went crazy again. I had to work a full month at the post office, compared to working only Saturdays. I hated it.

After things returned to normal, the caregiving company changed owners. They removed many of my clients, because they didn't want to reimburse me for gas. The post office was going downhill and gladly a new boss was in charge. She offered me a job as a rural route carrier instead of being a PMR. I had to redo my entire application, including fingerprints, drug test, and i'd say over 50 pages of paperwork. Included was a test i had to travel to White City for. This was going on AT Rainfurrest, so for Fri-Sat i was struggling to get the paperwork done and schedule a drug test in Seattle because i had to take it within a 3 day period.

Then another fingerprint, TB test and food handlers license for the new caregiving company was needed. Tests tests tests.

Then things really went downhill the past few weeks. My mates grandfather passed away, then sadly, a local firefighter that we knew had tragically died in a plane crash. I started my EMR class on sundays and thursdays. Something i've been waiting years and years for. This made it simply impossible to attend my sister-in-laws baby shower, as i had class and a funeral on the same day. Not to mention i worked the next day.

She was so upset, saying i didn't care about her or my family. After fighting i blocked her, because at this point she was actually making me feel suicidal. Everything was adding up and how i was feeling was really scaring me. The day before the firefighters funeral i found out my emr class was rescheduled.

I was fighting to do the right thing, and at a half hours notice at 6pm i was on the road to Longview to attend the baby shower. Once i hit Roseburg i knew i couldn't do it, heck when i was leaving i actually scratched my car going out because i was so tired from working all day. That day i had been pulling up carpet/staples/nails for my husbands boss. Aka hard labor that i wasn't used to. I confided to my best friend, and i stayed the night at her house. We decided we'd go to Longview together first thing in the morning. So! We drove 4 hours, attended the party, and drove another 4 hours home in one day. And i couldn't have done it without  shadow0witch (Seriously, thank you so much we love you guys!)

Sadly i wasn't out of the clear yet, as a day after all that went on, my mates father almost died. We are not sure if he had a seizure while eating or he simply choked on food. But my mother-in-law found him and he wasn't breathing. She got him to vomit. The ambulance couldn't even find a pulse when he came to. He was rushed to the hospital. Hes alright now but it was pretty scary.

Now, i have a week of training for usps starting on the 2nd. Since i'm terrified of driving (Portland is a NO when it comes to driving)  shadow0witch will be coming with me and we will have a week to unwind and do some things after my classes end :) I'm sure we will find some fun things to do in Portland. In other good news, the land is pretty much ours! We bought some fencing so in the coming weekends Ben and i will be working on getting the dog fence up so that they can be with us as we build the house.

So! Thats whats been happening with me. I just hope things look up from here.

I know most of you will not read this but i do feel better writing all this out. Thanks if you've survived to the end!

Arrival and Departure:
Wed evening to Mon morning

Staying at:
Main Hotel

Mode of Transportation:
Car

Room Share:
Lots-o-fuzzies

Major Plans at the Con:
None! Just looking to have a good time and relieve stress

Who Will I be with:
Old friends and hopefully new ones!

Fursuit(s):
Kirinafa

Attending Parties:
Any and all

How best to find me:
Watch my twitter, i use it often at cons: Kirinafa

Stage Performance:
*hides under a chair*

Drink:
Rum please! We are making lots of crazy things this year.

Smoke:
Nope

Hugs:
ALL THE SNUGS ARE BELONG TO ME

Talk:
Yup

Art:
Plan to commission a few

What is your gender?
I has boobs!

How old are you?
25

Can I touch you?
Depends.. if your a girl go for it! XD

Can I buy you lots of drinks?
I come well prepared :)

Can I give you lots of money?
I like money!

How tall are you?
5'4

You look pissed off out of suit can I come up to you?
Come say hi! I'm rarely upset, i'm most likely sad 'cause i'm lonely.

Are you nice?
*nods*

Can I stalk you?
Please no stalkery

Do you like parties?
YES!

If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Kirin always gets my attention

Are you fursuiting?
Mhm

Can I ask ya to dance with me during the dances?
Sure

Can I buy breakfast, lunch, or dinner sometime?
If you'd like!

Can I take a picture of ya?
Yep please send them my way after con!

Would ya like to get a commission done of ya?
Oh yes.. Hopefully with others

Goals for this con:
Suiting, dancing, drinking and crazy furry madness

Well, 6k submissions later and my inbox is finally empty. Thats what i get for not logging on in forever!

I'm alive, just working. I'm a caregiver now, also a postmaster for usps. Count in the countless houses i clean on the side, i'm one tired kitty. Looking forward to RF more then ever. But dont worry, i'll be coming on more often then i have. Just trying to get used to this crazy schedule.

I have a few months backlog of art to post. I'll post them periodically so that i dont spam.

I've missed all of you!

Arrival and Departure:
Thursday evening-ish, till Monday

Staying at:
Main Hotel

Mode of Transportation:
Car and Airplane plus Bus

Room Share:
 M_V_Hybrid

Major Plans at the Con:
Doing the usual! This'll be my first time here and cant wait.

Who Will I be with:
Everyone

Fursuit(s):
Kirinafa

Attending Parties:
Any and all

How best to find me:
Watch my twitter, i use it often at cons: Kirinafa

Stage Performance:
*hides under a chair*

Drink:
Rum please!

Smoke:
Nope

Hugs:
ALL THE SNUGS ARE BELONG TO ME

Talk:
Yup

Art:
Plan to commission a few

What is your gender?
I has boobs!

How old are you?
24

Can I touch you?
Depends.. if your a girl go for it! XD

Can I buy you lots of drinks?
One drink will get me giggling, but yes! I would be forever grateful

Can I give you lots of money?
I like money!

How tall are you?
5'4

You look pissed off out of suit can I come up to you?
Come say hi! I'm rarely upset, i'm most likely sad 'cause i'm lonely.

Are you nice?
*nods*

Can I stalk you?
Can i smack you?

Do you like parties?
YES!

If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Kirin works, or yell boobs XD

Are you fursuiting?
Yup

Can I ask ya to dance with me during the dances?
Sure

Can I buy breakfast, lunch, or dinner sometime?
Daww that would be super sweet.

Can I take a picture of ya?
Yep please send them my way after con!

Would ya like to get a commission done of ya?
Lots and lots! But not of just me >:)

Goals for this con:
Suiting, dancing, drinking, going broke

*UPDATE* Here is a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmMy.....ature=youtu.be

My tv was on TLC, i heard furry and looked up. What i saw disgusted me.

It was a segment in which a father was taking his daughter to a cheerleading event. Just so happens Furry Fiesta was taking place at the same convention. I remember reading about this awhile ago:

http://gawker.com/5986711/furry-con.....ldren-for-life

They showed some stock video from the con, (I saw what i think was Aphinity and afew others) then they reenacted the "events" that happened. The reenactments included sexual acts in the hallway, in the rooms with the door open, and a father shielding his little daughter. They then put on a women by the name of "Omega X Rae" who summarizes the furry fandom. She goes on to explain the word yiff.

Pretty awful i must say, and i feel really sorry for the furs that were shown. I cant seem to find any news about this within the fandom and thought i'd share. Sadly i cant find a actual video of it.

Arrival and Departure:
Sept 25th to October 2nd

Staying at:
Hilton Poolside Room :D

How are you traveling?
Driving 6 in a half hours from Southern Oregon XD

Who are you rooming with?
Just with my mate <3 Yay honeymoon!  wolfblaze1

Where will you be?
Everywhere! Literally, we have the VIP and SLIP passes. It includes several tickets to many different areas of Seattle, not to mention all the goodies at RF. Really looking forward to the private Foxamoore show.

Who will you be with?
My mate, Inkpawz, Caffran, MaxCoyote, Kollsvein and many others :)

Which suit(s) will you be bringing?
Kirinafa! And a surprise partial :)

Do you do free art?
Yes but you wouldn't want it :P Bringing some sketchbooks to commission others though.

What is your gender?
Girl

How tall are you?
5'4"

Can I talk to you?
Yep, please do!

Can I hug and/or snuggle you?
Sure!

Are you nice?
I try to be, but i'm more shy then anything

Are you cliquey?
Nope

If I see you, how should I get your attention?
"Kirin" Does the trick

Are you fursuiting?
Mmhm!

Can I ask ya to dance with me during the dances?
Not good with dancing, but sure

Can I buy you drinks?
Yes, but we are pretty much bringing a bar. Would you like a drink? Swing by!

Do you attend parties?
We will be having some in our room, would love to see others as well.

Can I take your picture?
Sure? I blink if you have flash on though. Fursuit pictures are always welcome.

What's your goal(s) for the con this year?
Really get out there and make friends. Have some great fun on my honeymoon.

So! I'm sure some of you are wondering what the heck happened.

First, sadly none of my close friends could make it. I ended up going with my brothers sister and her friends. I was abit bummed, but later on i started having fun. We first went to the portland mall to pick out a sexy corset, skinny jeans and a belt. I also had to put them on IN the store:

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho.....29173279_n.jpg

Which was pretty funny, considering thats when Lisa and i found out we were wearing the same mismatched socks:
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho.....32683865_n.jpg

So we first went to a comedy club. It was funny, but the comedians kept poking fun at my get up. Lisa made me wear it!
Here it is: https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd......26769452_n.jpg

Next up was the drag show. We didn't know we needed reservations, so.. sadly we had to leave and wait to see if any extra chairs come up. Took this time to go and get a shot from applebees. Yum! Went back to the drag show, and the guy was really nice.. he got us in! It was pretty funny, but at the end they wanted all the brides to get up on stage (I had no idea so many normally come to this show) I was too shy, but it was fun to watch. They also gave us free tickets to the male strip show at midnight. https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho.....81978854_o.jpg

We then made our way to the girly strip club.. which was.. interesting. It turns out the females surrounded me, even when i didn't have any dollar bills on me! I quickly found out they were doing this for the male customers. I didn't mind, although they did take everything off. It was strange having a snatch up close and personal. Also having one motorboat you O.O At this point my lesbian friend which was enjoying this probably more then me (lol) got me a drink. I sucked it up, and well.. lets just say i gave a female stripper and quick peck on her butt cheek. After i turned to Lisa and whispered that i kissed her butt. She looked at me with big eyes so i asked her if that was bad. Her face about dropped, and told me that she didn't think that was allowed. So for about a half hour in the car i was worried sick that i wasn't suppose to lol. I felt so bad.

Then we went to burger king, which i had the most orgasmic bacon burger ever. Funny, since the day before i had a burger from them and it *sucked*. Alcohol yay!

Onward to the male stripper show! Lisa and company kept putting money in my chest so the guys had to go venture in to get it O.o. Here are some pics! Warning half naked guy ahead: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4.....2/IMG_1571.jpg

And Lisa's friends, you'll notice who the lesbian is right away: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4.....2/IMG_1572.jpg

It wasn't that.. thrilling. Sure i like guys, but having sweaty balls all over you? No thank you! I had more fun seeing all the other brides/bridesmaids being drunk.

So after that oddball experience we went home. Left at 2pm, and i didn't get home until 1:45am. Had to take a shower to wash away all the nastiness lol. Then went to sleep at 2:30ish am.

So TADA. 12 hours of party and i'm pretty sure it will never happen again. Benben is more amused then me XD

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So instead of giving you a play-by-play i'm just going to number off a few things i had to deal with.

The Hotel

The room...
1. It was still very cramped for being a deluxe double. I'm afraid to think what the normal rooms looked like.

2. The bathroom was so strange. They had this big mirror on one side, completely blank above the toilet, and the towel rack was IN the shower. Aka if you turn that shower on all those towels are going to get wet. The bathroom didn't have any ledges so you literally couldn't put anything in there. Also the sink was outside the bathroom. I really do not understand the reason behind this. I've seen this at other hotels, which was ok.. but i was rooming with three other guys and being a women.. that just wasn't ideal. Also when we were having a shower the showerhead broke o.O. We had to screw it back on.

3. The AC didn't work until Saturday night. It was *extremely* stuffy and hot.The tv had really bad static, it sucked. The lamp/table was broke. Behind some curtains was a brick wall.. with a bunch of paint chipping off. The balcony door lock was broke so they did a quick fix with a bolt instead. The balcony was caving in, i could feel my feet sink somehow.

Our fellow members from our furgroup had their AC catch on fire! They had to change rooms, i'm glad that wasn't us. I do feel sorry for them.

Halls/Rooms
1. The place was really dark. Like creepy dark. Not enough lighting at all in the hallways. The hallways to our rooms looked like a alleyway. No joke.

2. So many stairs! Not good at all for fursuiters.

3. We had exposed wire on all the lights, exposed wire IN the elevator (we could unplug it and it would stop working), holes IN the ceiling and railing coming apart.

Service
1. The workers did not look happy at all to see us. We did not feel welcomed.

2. Apparently they switch the AC to a different setting during winter months so that it doesn't get really cold in the rooms. So they have to have a mechanic to come in and manually switch to summer mode. They apparently haven't switched that yet because some of the rooms have not been used. So finally it was fixed Saturday night, but by that time most of the con was over. Why they dont switch them all at the same time, i have no idea!

3. They also closed down the pool due to a "chemical imbalance" I call bullshit on this, they didn't want us in the pool. Simple as that.

4. The worst would have to be the con rate. We were charged way over what they quoted us on the website. They also did not honor the con rate, which we tried to have changed for several weeks. It never did, and Benben and i had to eat up the cost and pay extra since we already told our roommates how much it would be.

4. Breakfast was lackluster, it felt very cheap. We had a good variety of selection but the hot food just didn't taste good.

Overall, this has to be the WORST hotel i've ever stayed at. Hands down.


The Con Itself

1. Registration was two hours late opening, and it felt like four hours waiting in line. I can understand this, its a first con after all.. i heard this was due to another event taking place with football coaches.

2. Opening ceremonies. I heard something about a film crew and that if we went to the left side we would be filmed. Excited, we went over there. I really thought this would be a news segment, much like what happened at Vancoufur. No, it was MTV. Yes. You heard me right. Had i known this was MTV, i wouldn't have went over. So yay my head is going to be on a reality tv show. I'm scared for how they are going to show us. They even filmed a few first time fursuiters from our furgroup. This makes me glad i wasn't in fursuit, for fear he would have talked to me and I would have been filmed. This is not the direction any convention should take. Many are saying they sold us out.

3. Fursuit Parade was a disaster. They had no fans in the room we were in. It was so very hot. The parade had ALOT of stairs. Rainfurrest was atleast considerate of this and worked around with not having to use stairs much. Half of the suiters got lost, and didn't know where to go. We broke off and went in a different direction. Not sure still if we missed alot of people. No one seemed to know where to go for this event. It was so very disorganized. Not only this, after the parade they took us for a long walk, in very high tempatures, to a fountain. We then had to walk/hop from stone to stone with water everywhere. One wrong step and you'd have a very wet and most likely hurt fursuiter. The fursuit parade was not a parade, it was a darn obstacle course! It seemed like they either didn't care about this, or they really have no idea how hot we get or our vision problems. This literally burned me out fursuit wise, not to mention many seams popped in my fursuit. :( I'm afraid i am going to have to put Kirinafa away until i can either fix her or find a new body/footpaws for her.

4. They literally had *nothing* going on all Saturday. This is suppose to be the highlight of the con. We sat in our rooms all day, watching a crappy tv and eating dominos. This is when many furs started ditching the con. We stuck with it, we had the room already paid for after all. I did have a blast playing cards against humanity with  maxcoyote for almost three hours.

5. I heard a TON of drama about this one individual that was allowed into the con, and not only that, was allowed to host a panel and be filmed by MTV. If those facts are true about this individual... i just cant fathom why they did this.

Onward to our patron memberships perks.. or lack thereof.

6. Ice cream social was.. lackluster. We quickly grabbed our ice cream and went back to playing cards with max instead! From what the con is saying, they wasted $1000 on ice cream because no one bought tickets. I can see why.

7. The guest of honor "breakfast".. didn't happen. Or at least for us it didn't. When 10am rolled around we went to the room to find.. people with empty plates. And no guest of honor. Apparently they started two hours earlier, without contacting anyone.. including the guest of honor themselves! And whats worse.. the food they had was the SAME lackluster breakfast foods that we get at the hotel for free anyway! I couldn't believe that!

8. The sponsors mixer.. didn't happen. Atleast we never found it. Seriously? They failed to put it in the schedule and no one seemed to know what we were talking about. Did this happen anyone?! We were not provided tickets for ANYTHING. I'm sure this is why they had so much confusion.

9. We really had to beg, and bug, the con staff about getting our t-shirts and free badge from the dealers den. Some of us didn't even get a shirt, and we got a commission last minute on Sunday for a badge. Lets see if we ever get that badge...

10. Checkout for the hotel was at 11. Fursuit games is at 2. Um.. problem? How are we going to get in and out of our suits or take a shower unless we spent Sunday night there? Besides the variety show.. i didn't see anything interesting.. so.. we just left around noon. We pretty much gave up on it.

And so...
I dont think i'll be returning to this con. This was the worst experience i've had at a con before. We drowned our sorrows in alcohol to make up for it.

Where are you staying?
Main hotel, is anyone else having problems getting the room rate? We've been trying for weeks to get it changed...

What day are you getting there?
Friday night

Who will you be with?
Driving up with  wolfblaze1 drayk and  rhys They are my rooming buddies!~
Will most likely hang out with them and other Seattle/Portland furries like my big brother  maxcoyote

Do you do commissions/badges?
I love to do papercraft but at the moment i'm really busy making ponies for Everfree NW

Do you have art in the art show?
Nope

Can I dance with you?
Sure! Get a few drinks in me and i'll dance

What is your gender?
Female

How old are you?
23

How tall are you?
5'4"

Are you mated? in a relationship?
Mated <3

Can I talk to you?
Yep! I'd love to make new friends.

Can I hug you?
Of course!

Can I take photos of you/with you?
Yep

Will you be fursuiting?
Mhm!

What fursuits will you wear?
Kirinafa

Can I buy you lots of drinks?
Sure!

Do you drink Alcohol/Smoke?
No smoking, and some light drinking. Drinking tends to make me sad o.O

Can I give you lots of money?
Why is this always asked in every meme?! Not everyone is a stripper!

Can we hang out?
Mhm!

Are you nice?
I would think so :P

Where will you be most of the time during the con?
Not sure what all will be going on.. most likely pouncing about in fursuit.

Attending any events?
Will try.. hopefully a schedule is posted soon.

How can I find you at the con?
Look for this badge: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8993184/
Or just the big teal and purple snow mew.

Cant wait!

So i was thinking, what the heck would Kirin look like as a male? Or maybe a herm?

I'm by no means wanting to be a male, i love my female-ness thank you! But the thought has crossed my mind for Kirin, and if by chance in the future i get a picture done of a Male/herm Kirin would that be odd? I doubt i would change her, this would be a one-time thing.

Or maybe i'd just like to do it for laughs :P

And i've also been thinking of a transformation comic of my human self turning into Kirin. Once again it would be for laughs, as i've found transformation sort of odd (I still dont get it as a fetish!) But it sounds pretty funny, so why not?

Oh, and the ych comic is finished and has been posted! Yay! Now i can start posting some other artwork from ages ago, and some fursuit pics from Easter.