This year at TFF, I decided to room for the first time in three years. Why? Well, those closest to me know the deal already, but I've been both psychically and mentally stressed by matters including but not limited to work using me up like a machine they forgot to oil, and some personal things leaving a stain on my psyche. Couldn't room at the con site directly since no rooms were left, so we roomed offsite, but it led to an interesting gag that lasted throughout the con, and honestly, I was happy to have done it. So how did it go? Well...

Day -1: Fashionably Late - Okay, technically this day doesn't count. I was scheduled for work on the night right before I scheduled off time because my workplace loves wringing me out like a wet rag. All that happened was after work I showered and immediately went out to the hotel to spend that night, because I was so ready to get away. Anyhoo, arrived at the hotel where , , , and newcomer GravitySecretAgent (I don't now their FA yet. Will edit later) were already settling in. However, it turns out it was a good thing I got there when I did, because we had to go and pick up our sixth member from the bus station. Who? , who I hadn't seen in two years, and I had the pleasure of driving him to the hotel. Me, as well as Necrolli, driving the others around would become the gag since we were the only ones with cars. After arriving back at the hotel with the blobwuffie, we settled back in for the night.

Day 0: Pre-Con Hangout - With one day before the actual start of the con, we decided to check out some venues. We grabbed breakfast at Denny's (which was right next to the hotel), then afterwards headed to the con site early, with me driving Kaze and GSA up there, which I was so thrilled to have done. I've always wanted to drive my friends around during a con weekend! Once there, we met , who hadn't been to the TFF in four years and this time showed up to sell some merch. While we were at it, we went ahead and got in line to register early so we wouldn't have to deal with it the next day. Afterwards, we then headed to a theater to see Goat (which I recommend. It ain't no Zootopia 2, but it's well worth it if you're info size-difference). Following the movie and quick store stop, we got some burgers (and I ate a breakfast burger at 7:00 pm or whatever, but I don't care. It was delicious), then went back to the hotel, where we watched John Wick.

Day 1: Fat Furs, Meetups, Missing Phones, and the WORST TRAIN DRIVER EVER - This day is when I pretty much became GL's driver for the weekend, with Necrolli driving the others (sans Kaze, who took the bus). I guess it takes a macro dino to carry a macro wolf blob, right? After some breakfast, we got to the con and once we were together, we of course set up Kaze's game, Crushing Force, in the game room. Speaking of which, the game's been getting a lot of traction (especially after WoolieVersus livestream'd it earlier this month), and today the game featured the surprise new addition of (she made a fully-working fighter within a span of a few weeks and I have no idea how, and it wasn't a rushed job either). We played a few matches, other curious con goers played it too, all great fun. Today, though, we had a treat. For the first time in two years, TFF had an official Fat Fur meet-n-greet (or rather, meet-n-eat. Hahaha-*snort*). On top of that, we came across and . I hadn't seen Hydra since 2022, and while I did meet Yoshils last year, this time he and I got to talk more (I also accomplished my mission to pass a greeting from to the Yoshi-Fox). Of course, we simply had to check the artist's den for the first day too, and found not only NekoCrispy's booth, but also , who drew me a sweet new sketch badge featuring my big Alxa gal Abequa. Afterwards, though, we had a temporary scare after Toby's lost his phone, but Necrolli later found it in the Fat Fur room (someone had found it on the floor and apparently put it on the stage in that room, so whoever you are, thanks for that!). After that was settled, we rode out on the metro (which kept starting and stopping too abruptly, causing me to get swung around because I wasn't able to sit down immediately) to get some asian food (spicy shrimp rice and wine for me), but on the way back, probably the worst moment of the weekend occurred. We were getting on the train, with me and GL being the last two in that order. As I had only barely gotten on, the train driver, for some God-forsaken reason, started closing the doors before GL could even get on. I reflexively stuck my hand into the door to stop it, and the thing clamped my fingers!! Fortunately, it immediately opened back up, so the train didn't leave yet, and I was able to motion GL to run back onto the train fast before the driver could pull out. Crisis averted, but seriously, why would you close the doors while people are still boarding? Who DOES that?!! (Also if you're wondering, my hand is okay. I'm lucky it worked like an elevator door, but uh... yeah, point of advice, maybe don't stick your hand into a train's door when it's closing, even if the train driver is being stupid. Only saying that because it'd be irresponsible if I didn't). Anyway, after that we hung out in the game room until it was time to head back to the room (me driving Kaze and GL once again)

Sammich Count (getting hug sammiched between two big suiters) - 4

Day 2: Conflicting Events, the Most Unethical Purchase Ever, and BIMBO~ - So most of this morning was just spent in the game room, as the panels we wanted to see were mostly in the evening and night. One big thing I didn't mention yet is that there was actually a second fat fur meet, an unofficial one. However, it was scheduled at the same time as the Macro/Micro meet, which was unfortunate because I had committed to the macro meet because I wanted to try to meet more macro furs. I got a stroke of luck when they moved the location of this fat meet into the hallway right outside the room where the macro meet was, so it worked out, because not only could I jump back and forth between the two meets, it also allowed me to meet . He and I kept missing each other all con, but we finally were in the same place at the same time. He's a cool mook. Anyhoo, I went into the artist gallery again to look for more goodies, and... well... I brought six large Pokemon keychains... for $110. I don't care, it was worth it! (Charizard, Nidoking, Aggron, Flygon, Garchomp, and Lugia, if you were curious.) After more gaming though, it was time for the big one, the late-night BIMBO contest, hosted by non other than AKA Fiona (I know she doesn't use her FA anymore but I'm just being consistent), only this time it was really late, but absolutely worth it). We were tired after that so we headed back to the room, grabbing some Jack-In-The-Box on the way (and me driving GL again).

Sammich Count - 5

Day 3: Pizza, Sketches, and More Driving - We spent most of the morning cleaning up the hotel room since it was our last night. After meeting up, we struggled to think of something to eat since we had to consider when GL needed to catch the bus. We settled for Italian (and I ate a whole large pizza, which I'm satisfied with because I consider it compensation for last year's pink chicken incident (thank you, Popeyes...). After eating, we went up to take down Crushing Force since the game room was closing, then relaxed in the artist's lounge for a little bit and sketched a few things (GL drew me a sweet sketch of Abequa. Thank you, Wuffie!) After that, it was time to get GL to the bus station, and so I once more got to carry the blobwuffie to catch the bus. After returned to the con site, I chatted with Kaze, Toby, and a passerby Hydra for a bit until it was time to go. I was beat

Sammich Count - 1

Total Sammich Count - 10 (NEW RECORD!)

I'd call this TFF even better than last year if not at least for having more than one Fat Fur Meet. I'll give it a nine on a scale of one to ten. I must say though... I saw a lot of dinosaur suiters during this one! I came across at least three Raptors, two Rexes, a Pachy (which I wasn't expecting, but I appreciate the unique pick!), a Trike, and a... Corytho, I think it was.

Ahhh... I needed that so much. It's great to be able to just get away from work, get away from psychological prisons, and just be myself. I feel so much better now. What a great way to cap off Macro March!

Artwise, I still need a breather after that story, so gimme some time!