That was the craziest weekend ever. It was crazy, creepy and cute, all rolled into one.


The only things I regret about the experience were missing the fursuit performance panel on the first day, and trying to cram two conventions at once. I tried to keep things fluid, rather than stick rigidly to my schedule (I would have had to have taken the bus eight times to see everything I had planned! Luckily, I ended up only using it four times), but that still had me missing a LOT from both cons. Hopefully, future RainFurrests and PAXs won't fall on the same dates again. All in all though, I had a great time, and I can't wait until my next con!

Wow, it's been nearly a month since my last entry! Time's going by so fast, and I've just been too busy to sit down and write out an entry until now. What usually happens is that I'll do stuff in the evening, and by the time I get back I'm too tired to post anything. Then I'll forget to do it the next morning, and by the time I remember, I figure it's too late to post about it. I want to keep this journal up though, so I've just gotta force myself to write!

So what follows is a general update on what I'm doing this summer:

Mostly, I've been spending time with my friends from high school, since I won't be able to come back next year due to the summer co-op session I'll be doing for my university next summer. It's been pretty good for the most part: just chilling out and relaxing, with really only one bad night, which wasn't as bad as it was worrying. I don't want to go into it right now, but it was basically something stupid that a friend of mine did, and it requires some background info.

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I still haven't been to any furmeets. There are parties in SF every other Friday: I missed the July 20th one because I didn't think my friend was free that night and I didn't want to go alone, and the August 3rd one was canceled because everyone was going to be at the FC campout/picnic, which I also didn't attend because I thought it would be awkward to go when I'm not attending FC 2008. There are supposed to be weekly meets in Fremont and Sunnyvale, but I don't know who organizes them or if they even still happen. Essentially, there are loads of furries in the area, but they're not that organized, so if I want to meet some I guess I have to curb my shyness, stick my head out and actively look for them, but I'm still nervous about it. That, and driving forty minutes to Fremont at night, only to find that whatever group that used to meet there no longer does isn't exactly my idea of fun...

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My friend who was going with me to RainFurrest, then unable to, then able to again, is now, once again, unsure if he will be able to make it. The problem seems to come from the fact that his classes start on the 27th, and RainFurrest is the 24th-26th. He should be able to make them on time if he takes the plane back, but his mother still has reservations about it. She's also worried about how "safe" the trip will be (he tells me she wanted to make sure the hotel had locks on the doors and windows...). I'm going to have to sit down with her and discuss our plans. I mean, not only is he going with a friend, but my sister and even my mom will be with us!

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Tomorrow, our family leaves for a short trip to Santa Cruz (there will be lots of pics!). It's got redwoods, streams, and all that good out-of-the-way foresty stuff like Yosemite, but is a lot closer and not actually out of the way (if we get bored, the boardwalk* is less than 30 minutes away). Gotta love the coastal ranges. :)

We should be back on the 16th, and then on the 20th we leave for Seattle, won't be back 'till the 28th, and on the 1st of September I leave for Saudi Arabia. These last few weeks of summer are going to be awesome, but the sooner they happen, the sooner it's over. :(


*No pun intended. Seriously. My intended puns are much more painful.