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Hey Furries the Water Is Fine Going Beyon the Fur Con

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I was at MewCon a cross genre during the New Years day Weekend. I had a great time; like many conventions, I spent the time meeting new people and going to panels and just sucking in the energy at fan conventions. What made it sweet was there were a few furry panels.

Still I was disappointed while Portland has 100 or more furs but only I and three local furs showed up at MewCon . I guess there are many reason. Perhaps the reason is bad treatment of the furry fandom by others. Other reason is furries, in my opinion’ live in a bubble in that even if a cross genre convention with a furry panel, if it not furry, they are not going. Finally, there simply no interested in what other conventions have to offer.

Still I want to encourage you all to put aside past bad experiences and look into attending you local Science fiction, Anime, or Cross Genre (mixture SF, Anime and what not) cons as a fur for three reasons.

Local conventions are a great way to have the fan convention experience on the cheap especially when one cannot afford go or the nearest fur con is far away. Going to fur con is quite expensive when I have to add the cost of travel, hotel, and food. Because of my unemployed situation until recently, there was no way I could attend Rainfurrest, yet I was doing odd computer jobs and was able to set aside money to attend Kumoricon the local Anime con, Orycon (SF) and Mewcon. I was able to keep expenses very low by staying at home and brown bagging lunch. All I need was $30.00 for fuel, dinner money for Friday and Saturday and registration fee. The best I still can be furry and do arts.

Second reason is to expand one’s fan horizons. I had a passive interest in Anime or science fiction fan. Both local Anime and Science fiction convention helped me have a greater appreciation of the respective genre weather finding new anime to watch of at a panel of a famous Author I like to read.

Finally to be a ambassador to the furry fandom. I like being a fur at any convention and contributing where I can to clear up misconceptions or just having fun like this go happy go lucky dog.. Another way was running a panel; I noted similar issues as a Greamuzzle, being an older fan in a young person fandom. The result was I ran an Otaku over 30 panel where was ably to draw from my furry experience and translate it into the Anime fandom. I expected 12 but I had 35 attendees to the panel is well received. This yea as wll as doing the Otaku over 3o panel I am looking into do an furry panel at Kumoricon and even Mewcon.
So there no excuse in moping there no convention to go, shake a tail and support your local Anime or SF convention and be furry .
Ps. I hope to see more furs at Kumoricon, Orycon and Mewcon this year

Meet my New Kitty Jane Jetset (now you can stop telling me BAB has Hello Kitty ;) )

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Jane Jetset

Many fellow furs were telling me at the meets about the availably of Hello Kitty at Build a Bear. Well fret no longer I finally bought one with the Christmas money I received. Her Name is Jan Jetset and will be my second Travel/Con kitty when I could not take my larger Hello Kitty with me to a fur con or one of the large SF or Anime conventions. One day I would like to attend out of state conventions like furry fiesta, where I have to fly rather than drive. I might keep her in my suitcase or even carry her aboard and use her as part of my trip reports. 

*perhaps If I get any extra money one day I may done of my fursona.

Christmas 2010

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I got the tree up a little early this year because I will be head home on the 24th.
other thing in may life is I got a two moth temp job starting in January, unlike other thias one id a direct temporary position and my lead to more work. Because of a bump in unemployment, I will be able to attend mewcon , a cross genre fan convention (SF anime and a bit of furry) over the New Years Holiday in Portland Oregon. This year there will be three furry panels.

On the subject cross genres fan conventions, I want to bring up is cross genre conventions and other fan conventions that are fur friendly. Here in Northwest we have a new one call MewCon. In addition, I think Radcon in the Tri Cities WA are fur friendly and furry panels pop up at RustyCon (SF) and sakura con (anime). I see this a great opportunity for furs to look beyond the fur con to be with other furs, preset the furry fandom to other fan communities and to expand ones geek horizons beyond furry.

http://http://www.mewcon.com/

Uniquness of Furry Fandom or Why no Na’Vi Fursuits

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One person on furtopia started a discussion about why there wan not many Avatar fursuits, my answer as follows:

I had seen pictures of Na’Vi costumes in other conventions like Comic Con. I would not expect many Avatar fursonas in the fandom for the reason there no Waking green fur Huskies in Hollywood or anime. 99% of furries look inward to themselves and other furs for their inspiration compare to Anime and Science fiction fans look to outside of themselves for inspiration for example Avatar, Star wars, Firefly, Naruto, etc.. As Uncle Kage puts it, we are fans of our own creation. . Take Kumoricon a local Oregon Anime convention; there were two costumers to every attendee but 99% are cosplaying an established anime character. (ps. you think model nazis are bad, meet a cosplayers they will tear into anybody’s who charter portrayal is not perfect.). Hetalia Axis Powers was the in thing and seen multiple cosplayers portraying the same charters.

Now take any fury convention. We may have 10 to hundreds fursuiting but 99% unique individual variations of characters. It will be very hard to find two of the same fursuit or artwork. This is not to say one will not run into a Stitch, Bolt, or a Br’er Fox at a fur con, but they are just one in a sea of many different creations. This variations and uniqueness in fursuiting, literature, and art is what drew me to the furry fandom

Con Report Orycon 32

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The Convention: 0rycon 32 Portland, Oregon’s Science Fiction convention
The Place: Lloyd’s Center Double Tree Inn
The Dates: 12 – 14 Nov 2010

Friday:
I went to the hotel after getting a much need haircut around 12:00pm. The was only a small line for registration it only too me 15 minutes to register at the door compared to the tow hour death march just to Pick up my pre-reg badge at Kumoricon . Panels of interest were a thin for me but no big problem. I approached Orycon as a relax-a-con: spending more time lounging around and talking to people than rushing panel to panel. My big Chococat had made his appearance and like other cons was a big hit. The first panel “Has the dream of MLK been realized?” was the fist on my list; the theme was about tolerance with in fandoms and social issues. The panelists where great not going into all to usual lets bash Christians and conservatives are racist mode of thinking. Next up was Guy’s How to create AMV panel, this was better than last year. Finally, was what’s on your nightstand? Panel the opening ceremony, which the skit was a bit to long. Dinner and catching up with old friends was the order of the evening before going home.

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