Just got new phone, lost previous contacts, private text me if you want me to have your contact info.

If anyone has got a room for Califur and needs another roommate, I am still looking.

If you are a user of the bcfurries.com forum, come and vote on the direction that the forum should take.

http://www.bcfurries.com/forum/inde.....79355#msg79355

I notice a lot of artist furs are offering to create art badges.

If you want to do a badge for me, I automatically accept one, at the price other people are paying.

Only first 5 will be accepted. One slot already taken.

Now that FC is over, I can turn my attention to VancouFUR. I want to make it awesome.

March 9-11
http://vancoufur.com/

Here's the plan for FC:

Early Thursday morning: Bus to Seattle
Thursday morning: Fly to SJC
Tuesday morning: Fly to Seattle
Until Sunday (the 22nd): Hang out in Seattle, bus back.

So, which suits do you think I should bring?

Here is a list:

http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Rainrat

I started giving out my Christmas cards at Gizmo's potluck, but I ran out. If you still want a Christmas card from me(whether or not you made it to Gizmo's), let me know.

I will mail it out if I have to(let me know your address privately). I will also be there in person at Tuesday's sushi night.

If you want to send me one, Yes Please. PM me if you need my address.

1. Still looking for a room for Further Confusion.

2. Increased the minimum payment in my offer to artists from $15 to $20: http://bogglerat.livejournal.com/76835.html

I'm planning on going to FC. I don't have a room, but I'm checking if anyone else is offering space.

1. Will you be attending?
Yeppers

2. Staying at:
Main hotel

3. Arrival and Departure:
Arrive Thursday, Leave Sunday or Monday

4. Mode of transportation:
Probably Quick Shuttle

5. Rooming with:
Qmick, and whoever qmick rooms with

6. Con Plans:
Fursuiting, catching up with my friends, maybe volunteer for the convention a bit

7. How can I find you?
Tweet me I suppose. I'll also wear all my rat stuff.

8. Do you do free art?
Not the greatest but I might sketch you something if I know you

9. Do you have prints/CDs?
Nope

10. Will you be fursuiting? If so, what suit(s)?
Gonna bring Bandit for sure. Love that suit. Any others are surprise

11. Will you be going to parties?
Possibly. I don't stay long at the crazy loud party.

12. Will you be performing?
Suiting yeah. On stage, I don't think so.

13. Smoke?
Ugh. no.

14. Drink?
I may partake in some

15. Gender?
Male

16. Can I hug you?
Yeah, want hugs. No surprise hugs though.

17. Can I talk to you?
Sure. I admit I'm a bit quiet with people I don't know, but I'm not disliking you or anything.

18. Will you be at any panels?
Yeah, haven't worked out a schedule though.

19. Can I touch you?
Yeah, want hugs, and other friendly proper interaction. No surprises.

20. Can I buy you drinks?
Sure.

21. How old are you?
32

22. Can I snuggle with you?
If we know each other well enough that it was a possibility, I'll give you a sign

23. If you're pissed off, should I approach you?
Yes. I am not pissed off. I'm just a bit quiet or unsure with people I don't know.

24. Are you nice?
Yeah, I'd say I am. If you're nice to me, I'm nice to you.

25. Cliquey?
No, although like I've said, I'm unsure around new people but I do want to get to know them, so you may have to make the first move.

26. How tall?
6ft

27. Can I take pictures of you?
Especially if I'm in suit, please do.

28. Will you get anything commissioned?
Maybe some art. If you want to offer to make me some art, see(It's an old post, but still valid):
http://bogglerat.livejournal.com/76835.html
-or-
http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Rat.....ifur_art_drive

29. How can I get your attention?
Just say hi.

30. Can I ask you to dance at the raves?
Ok, just be aware I may not have to stamina to go a long time at it.

I want to enter in the Fursuit Tourney http://community.livejournal.com/fursuittourney/ this year, and I'd like to get your opinion, which of my suits should I enter. Only self-nominations are accepted this year so what you'd do, is suggest in a comment here which suits I should self-nominate.

A list of which suits I have is listed here http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/RainRat -- Additional pictures of my suits can be found in the Favorites section of my FA.

Since only four fursuits can be entered per person, please suggest up to four. Also, if you know of a picture or video that captures the suit well, include a link to that too.

Any furs in Edmonton want to hang out tonight? (Friday)

 babycheetah just posted a video made from my footage of Anthrocon 2010:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-9pjKegnSc

Thanks, BabyCheetah.

Some people were curious about my FC 2011 plans. I am flying from Seattle to FC on Thursday. Then flying from FC to Seattle on Monday afternoon.

PS. I notice that some people have nice FA icons. If you're an artist, maybe you could do one for me? I'm willing to pay, like $10 for a good one.

Arrival and Departure:
Dunno

Staying at:
Main Hotel - Fairmont

Mode of Transportation:
Flight

Room Share:
 emboof

Major Plans at the Con:
Fursuiting, take lots of pics and video, socialize

Who Will I be with:
 emboof

Fursuit(s):
Dunno yet. If you want to borrow one and I know you, PM me as far ahead as you can.

Attending Parties:
If I'm invited to one to my liking. I hope there's a rodent party.

How best to find me:
Text me. If it's not urgent, my usual communication contacts will work.

Stage Performance:
Wasn't planning on it, but if someone has something that needs a suit, let me know.

Drink:
Not a big drinker, but maybe I'll do a bit.

Hugs:
Love them

Talk:
Sure.

Art:
Not good at it, but maybe I'll do some. But looking to get some.

Do you do trades?
If you think my art is good enough that you want to trade, sure.

What is your gender?
Male

How old are you?
32

Can I touch you?
Sure. Above the belt only

Can I buy you lots of drinks?
Not a big drinker. Dunno if I could do even one. But appreciate the thought.

Can I give you lots of money?
Just give? Sure.

Can I hug or snuggle with you?
Hug yes, snuggles are reserved.

How tall are you?
6'

You look pissed off out of suit can I come up to you?
Dunno why I'd be pissed, but it's probably not you. So it'd probably cheer me up.

Are you nice?
Yes

Are you cliquey?
Not at all

Can I stalk you?
No. Dunno why you'd want to though.

Do you like parties?
Some of the. I hope there's a rodent party

If I see you, how should i get your attention?
Just say hi. Or Rat or RainRat or the fursuit name.

Are you fursuiting?
Yes

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

Can I buy breakfast, lunch, or dinner sometime?
OK

Can I take a picture of ya?
If I'm in fursuit, sure. Otherwise, if I know you're not media or something.

Can I steal ya away for *censored*?
Nope, taken.

Would ya like to get a commission done of ya?
Sure.

Wanna cuddle at the con?
Taken.

You like Shiney's?
Sure.

During the Fursuit Games what team ya being on?
Dunno if i'll be in the fursuit games.

Wanna play some Xbox games?
I don't really play games at a con

Wanna take a photo of me too if I'm suiting?
Yeah, glad to take pictures. Please pose for me.

Well Happy New Year everyone!

This was a big year for me, with some big changes, all for the better. My lesson learned, is if your situation isn't where you want to be, change it. Be ready to jump on opportunities. Improve yourself.

Those are my resolutions for this New Year as well.

Specifically I want to:

1. Maintain a healthy weight. I know I'm not fair off and I can do it easily if I make it a goal.

2. Avoid unhealthy addictions. While I'm not into alcohol or drugs I need to avoid websites and games that don't have redeeming qualities. Even D&D can be good for socialization and logical thinking.

3. Organize things and shake things up for the better.

Hi, I'd just like to thank all the people who wished me a happy birthday.

To those people who wanted to meet up, I'm in Seattle right now so it'll have to wait until I get back. If you are in Seattle and want to meet up while I'm down here, let me know and I'll make some time.

I'm going to downtown Vancouver tomorrow to do fursuiting just for the fun of it. It's open invite; the details are at http://www.bcfurries.com/forum/inde.....p?topic=2099.0

It's late and I'm reading journal from furries and it seems a common theme that they're having some life problem that they're trying to overcome. I wish I could come up with some helpful response. Perhaps just "*hug*". Or maybe "Struggle makes you stronger and appreciate success more." (Of course I know that if it's a serious problem and you're in danger of harming yourself or others that the correct answer is to call 911.) But for more day-to-day problems, I'm not sure what advice to give to people who write in their journals. My own personal experience is limited and I can't get inside your head.

I do think that each of you is capable of success beyond your wildest dreams; financial success, relationship success, and self-fulfillment.

Have you thought about the steps you'll take in order to achieve success? Sometimes there's luck, but you've got to have a plan for jumping on that luck when it turns your way.

Maybe we don't know how to remove to roadblocks to your success, but maybe we can point you in the right direction. Over on the BC Furries forum, we have created a new board, called "Help and Advice", ( http://www.bcfurries.com/forum/inde.....php?board=64.0 ) where we hope everyone can share from their knowledge and experience. *

* Not a substitute for medical or legal advice. Consult a professional for help with these problems.

To the people from British Columbia who watch this:

Would you be interested in getting a shirt to show that you are a BC Furry, like what we're talking about here?

http://www.bcfurries.com/forum/inde.....p?topic=2576.0

If you're an artist, do you have any ideas on what could be on the shirt? I posted some ideas here to get creative, but it doesn't have to be one of these:

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4656185/

Just removed every furry from my Facebook profile. I will make a separate profile for my furry persona.

First name Rain, last name Rat. I'm not going to proactively add friends to this account. If you friend it, it'll friend you back. It's going to be blatantly furry, so I'll give you the choice whether to add it or not.

Where are you staying?
The Hilton

Who will you be with?
 emboof and the BC Furries

How long are you going?
Arriving Friday morning and leaving Sunday evening

Do you have a fursuit?
Yes, several, though it's a surprise what I'm bringing.

Do you do free art?
If my doodles pass for art, then sure.

Do you do trades?
If you'll take my art in trade, sure.

Do you do commissions?
If you want to pay for my doodling, sure.

Do you have prints/CDs?
Nope

Do you do badges?
Nope

Will you have art in the Art Show? General or Adult sections?
Nope

What is your gender?
Male

How old are you?
31

Can I touch/hug you?
Sure. Ask first.

Can I talk about/do drugs in front of you?
Nope, don't even want smokers near me

Can I buy you a beer?
Not a big beer drinker, but if you want to buy me something, sure

Do you like parties?
Some kinds.

Can I invite you out for food/fun/etc?
Yes.

Can I talk to you?
Sure.

Can I take your picture?
In suit, yes

May I ask you for a Dance?
Yes

If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Just come right up.

Well, been a while since i made a video, so here you go.

Washington Furries at Bothell Riverfest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDSHaLm5jZE

Well I am back from Anthrocon, had a good time.

A couple weeks after that, some of us fursuiters went to a local wild animal rescue to entertain as volunteers.

I've still be playing D&D with Charmy's group. I'm still hoping I can get a colour group artwork. Maybe I didn't offer enough last time for the number of characters? How about $70?

Well, still at Anthrocon. Suited, played some games, had lots of fun.

Does anyone want me to get them something at AC? (offer depends on how well i know them, size/cost of item, time investment to get, etc)