It's been 20 years since Masked Llama had debuted and I have had a lot of fun with the character, but am going in a new direction and with the help of a friend developed Poppy The Keaton. He loves retro video game quizzes and TF'img folks into keatons "until his magic wears off".

Masked Llama the fursona is currently in the safe care of a friend.

Parody of "The Unicorn Song"

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away....when Alderaan was green.
There were more kinds of animals then you'd ever seen.
They'd run around free while Alderaan was being born,
but the loveliest of all was the unicorn.

You've got some horned Kath Hounds and winged mynocks.
Some underground Sarlaccs and some Ewoks.
Tusk cats, Womp rats, and Rancors, but as sure as you're born,
the loveliest of all was the unicorn.

The Emperor saw rebellion and it chapped his hide,
he said "Stand back, I'm going to Genocide."
Yoda said "Hey Obi-Wan, I'll tell you what to do.
Build me a starship zoo."

"Bring me some horned Kath Hounds and winged mynocks.
Some underground Sarlaccs and some Ewoks.
Tusk cats, Womp rats, and Rancors, but as sure as you're born,
don't you forget my unicorns."

Kenobi took up the task so large.
He purchased the ship, just as the laser charged.
Then he marched in the creatures, two by two and called out as they went through...

"Yoda!

I've got your horned Kath Hounds and winged mynocks.
Some underground Sarlaccs and some Ewoks.
Tusk cats, Womp rats, and Rancors, but as sure as you're born,
the Force can't sense no unicorns."

Then Obi Won looked out, through the laser's glow.
Those unicorns were goofing, don't ya know?
Laughing and playing while the laser was formin'
Oh those silly unicorns!

I've got your horned Kath Hounds and winged mynocks.
Some underground Sarlaccs and some Ewoks.
Obi-Wan said "Leave the planet, cuz the laser's glowing
and we just can't wait on those unicorns."

The ship took off and drifted into space.
The unicorns looked up, shocked look on their face.
The laser came down and sorta blasted them away.
And that's why you'll never see a unicorn to this very day.

You'll see some horned Kath Hounds and winged mynocks.
Some underground Sarlaccs and some Ewoks.
Tusk cats, Womp rats, and Rancors, but as sure as you're born,
you just won't see any unicorns.

Now you might think, this is the ending to the song,
but, my friends, in fact you'd be wrong.
you see unicorns are mechanics and so when the laser started glowing,
They built themselves x-wings and they took to soaring.

You've got some horned Kath Hounds and winged mynocks.
Some underground Sarlaccs and some Ewoks.
Tusk cats, Womp rats, and Rancors, but if you're looking for unicorns,
you'll just have to wait, Walt Disney says they'll be in movie eight!

Well, it took a while, but I made it back safely from FWA!

Thanks to ALL the wonderful people who make this weekend one of my favorites of the year.

Here is where I promise a con report that I will never get around to writing.

Just an FYI that the 16th is National Dragon Appreciation Day!!

Be sure to show your dragon the appreciation they deserve!

Thank you, God, for a safe trip down, a wonderful con, and a safe trip back.

I've been saving up all this "Awake" all weekend and now I'm gonna cash it in for 43,000 sleep points!!!

This weekend I helped clean out a Hoarder's House that was about to be torn down. I stumbled across a collection of stuffed animals. Rather than see them thrown into a landfill, I salvaged about 100 of them, many of them Beanie Babies, but now I don't know what to do with them. They are currently taking up ALL the space in the back seat of the car.

Any idea for charities that take stuffed animals. I can't afford to keep them there until the toy drives start around Thanksgiving!

(Party has stumbled on the queen giving birth, the royal midwife is delivering, but their are some complications.)

Wizard: Can I cast a spell to aid the midwife and give her a +2 bonus?
GM: Possibly, depends on the spell...what do you want to cast?
Wizard: Grease.

GM: NO!

Parody of "The Unicorn Song"

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away....when Alderaan was green.
There were more kinds of animals then you'd ever seen.
They'd run around free while Alderaan was being born,
but the loveliest of all was the unicorn.

You've got some horned Kath Hounds and winged mynocks.
Some underground Sarlaccs and some Ewoks.
Tusk cats, Womp rats, and Rancors, but as sure as you're born,
the loveliest of all was the unicorn.

The Emperor saw rebellion and it chapped his hide,
he said "Stand back, I'm going to Genocide."
Yoda said "Hey Obi-Wan, I'll tell you what to do.
Build me a starship zoo."

"Bring me some horned Kath Hounds and winged mynocks.
Some underground Sarlaccs and some Ewoks.
Tusk cats, Womp rats, and Rancors, but as sure as you're born,
don't you forget my unicorns."

Kenobi took up the task so large.
He purchased the ship, just as the laser charged.
Then he marched in the creatures, two by two and called out as they went through...

"Yoda!

I've got your horned Kath Hounds and winged mynocks.
Some underground Sarlaccs and some Ewoks.
Tusk cats, Womp rats, and Rancors, but as sure as you're born,
the Force can't sense no unicorns."

Then Noah looked out, through the laser's glow.
Those unicorns were goofing, don't ya know?
Laughing and playing while the laser was formin'
Oh those silly unicorns!

I've got your horned Kath Hounds and winged mynocks.
Some underground Sarlaccs and some Ewoks.
Obi-Wan said "Leave the planet, cuz the laser's glowing
and we just can't wait on those unicorns."

The ship took off and drifted into space.
The unicorns looked up, shocked look on their face.
The laser came down and sorta blasted them away.
And that's why you'll never see a unicorn to this very day.

You'll see some horned Kath Hounds and winged mynocks.
Some underground Sarlaccs and some Ewoks.
Tusk cats, Womp rats, and Rancors, but as sure as you're born,
you just won't see any unicorns.

Now you might think, this is the ending to the song,
but, my friends, in fact you'd be wrong.
you see unicorns are mechanics and so when the laser started glowing,
They built themselves x-wings and they took to soaring.

You've got some horned Kath Hounds and winged mynocks.
Some underground Sarlaccs and some Ewoks.
Tusk cats, Womp rats, and Rancors, but if you're looking for unicorns,
you'll just have to wait, Walt Disney says they'll be in movie eight!

Hiya

Just a heads up that it looks like the Walking Dead game by Tell-Tale is giving away Episode 1 for free and selling episodes 2-5 for 200 points a piece.

However, as this is April First, I suspect a chance that when I do finish downloading Episode 1 I'll load it and find out that its secretly Barbie's Dream Adventure or something like that.

I'll start posting pics soon, but just wanted everyone to know that I made it back safely!

I'll be in the board game room A LOT! I'll generally have my camera out or nearby. If you suit and want a picture of you suiting at FWA, be sure to find me!

I love my new job, but its still pretty tiring, hence why I've been too tired to really do anything that requires thinking when I get home. I know its been like 3 weeks since I posted a new picture and I'm sorry to my subscribers. I'll get back to it when things calm down some.

If Chris Hansen is so tough on "To Catch a Predator" how come he never tried catching a cheetah or a lion?

I'm not attending, but I know an awesome group who is and they have some spare room that they are looking to fill. I'll just copy what they said.

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So we're going to MFF! We are arriving very early on Friday, November 16th and leaving on Sunday, November 18th. We have room for one (or two if you have an inflatable mattress) in a room at the con hotel. If interested we are only asking for a quarter (or fifth) of the two night room cost. Just reply to this journal and we'll chat! Must be a cub and/or cub friendly.
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http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3971377/ is the link to the journal if you're interested.

"Finish every day and be done with it.
You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in
Forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is a new day.
You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

I wrote this up earlier when someone on Facebook posted a "I'm unfriending people, do you want to stay" status and I'll probably use it again, so I need a place to put it, so I can find it quickly.

From now on, I am responding to all "I'm unfriending people, do you want to stay?" posts the same way.

"Son, we live in a world that has (Facebook) walls, and those walls have to be entertained by men with jokes. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Myspace, and you curse the Social Networks. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That MySpace's death, while tragic, probably entertained lives. And my existence, while absurd and incomprehensible to you, entertains lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about in Tumbler blogs, you want me on that (Facebook) wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like joke, pun, limerick. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent parodying something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very humor that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and updated your status, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a book of elephant jokes, and make a post. Either way, I don't give a rat's tail holder if you want to unfriend me". -Paraphrasing Colonel Nathaniel Jessep, USMC, A Few Good Men

Oh yeah, I did!

Sorry everyone, between vacation, then getting sick after vacation, I'm failed in my photographer duties of putting up a pic everyday for you all. Let's get back on track!

Right now, about 1 in every 5 journals that pop up seem to be someone needing money, if not for themselves, then for a friend. I also see some good people trying to raise money via commissions and sales for their art and those poor friends getting discouraged because no one is ordering anything.

Unfortunately my own finances aren't great. They aren't BAD, but they are much lower than I'd like them to be. I had some unexpected expenses and some rather expensive acts of charity lately. I'm cutting my own spending and with a little hypno-therapy help, its going pretty well so far.

The point is, I'm sorry. I can't help you right now. I'd like to commission you. You're a good artist and have fun drawings. I'd love to help you with your meds. I know its important. I'd love to help feed you. Going hungry SUCKS! Sadly, I need to hunker down right now and save, save, save.

I'm sorry. I really wish I could help.

Hiya everyone,

Next week, I'll be in the Orlando/Daytona Florida area, and I was curious if I had any friends in the area.

Let me know and there is a slim chance I may get to say hi in person.

I know its Sunday and its a 6 hour drive and I don't have the money, but I still wanna just drive up to Anthrocon and hang out.

Hiya,

Kuro is wanting more watchers for his birthday, so I'm linking to him to get him so attention. He's a good artist with a great style for drawing fur. As a note, a lot of his art is adult, so I'll let that info affect your decision however you want.

 kurourufu He drew this awesome Masked LLama pic at FWA for me one year.

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3640579/

I'm headed to Illinois for a wedding this weekend.

I'll see you all when I get back.

PCC, try to stay out of trouble. :P

Why is the Fursuit-Tame option right next to the Watersports-Tame option? I'm so afraid I'm gonna accidentally mark (hehe) my picture with the wrong tag.

Just updated my first Wikifur entry. It was for  Sesamebun and I updated the cons he's attended.

Well, one of my major purposes of FWA is to play a great many boardgames. This year was no exception and while my staffly duties prevented me from playing many of them, it did allow me to 'GM' some and to see some others in action. In no particular order, is my review of most of the games I can remember.

Jenga: I played half a game with Lucca, then accidentally gave it to some suiters who did a fantastic job of it, given their giant paws. Also, it was fun. They weren't the only suiters to try "normal" Jenga and all those who tried seemed to have a good time.

Giant Fursuiter Jenga: This was a hit and I hope we bring it back next year. All the suiters seemed to have a good time and no one was hurt. We even managed to save  char's camera!

Betrayal at the House on the Hill: This co-op/competitive game seemed very popular and the tournament was a huge success with 12 people showing up, and at least 4 more having to be turned away. If we do it again next year, I think we should probably limit it to a few scenario's or everyone using the same scenario. I wonder if we could do some furry based scenarios, hmmmm...you've been turned into a giant balloonie dragon and have balloonify all your friends before they flee the house. :) I only got to play once, but did 2 or 3 teaching games where I "GM'ed" by reading the cards to the players which I think really helps build the suspense because you don't know may happen to you when you make your roll. Apparently, my effort was appreciated because I heard someone saying how cool it was that I did that for them. *wags* always nice to be appreciated.

Battlestar Galatica: I hate this game. Its not the game's fault, I'm just rarely a cylon and the game is much funner when you're a cylon. Its not a bad game, in fact, its pretty good thematically, I just never watched BSG and space isn't really my favorite theme. I did enjoy playing it with Dante, Peach Hunter, and Reinholdt, though.

Aye Dark Overlord: I'd heard of this game, but to see it played was outstanding. I knew I had to have it for our OOTSCON group. Everyone playing was hysterical and having a blast. Sadly, I didn't get to experience it myself.

Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot: Another one I taught twice, but never got to play. I did used to play it quite a bit and it is a fun game, but its unique play style makes it difficult to learn, so I was happy to help teach it. Hehe. "A moment of silence for the bunny." Now that I think about it, Sesame still owes Lucca a game because he made her play........

Kittens in a Blender: What a horrible theme to go with such a fun game. Its light, easy to learn, quick to play, and morbidly fun. I played it once and saw it played two other times, so I'd call that a hit. Its a little hard to get a good strategy going, but its not supposed to be a complex game. Just try to get your kitties in the box and keep them out of a blender.

We didn't playtest this at all: This is the ultimate "what am I gonna do for 5 minutes" game. I convinced many groups to play it while waiting for the game they wanted to play to open up. It does greatly enhance the experience when added with "We Didn't Playtest This Either"

Resident Evil; DBG: You know what would make Dominion better? Zombies and shotguns! This was a game I brought to the con and was thrilled to see it hit the table at least 4 times!


Arkham Horror: Another game I GM'ed but didn't get to/have to play. I didn't need to teach it so much as help set it up and refresh the memories of a few of the players. I do love the game, but it takes up too much time for a con game.