Men may travel light, but some pack teddy bears
“A recent study by British hotel chain Travelodge has found that 25 percent of men take teddy bears on the road with them when they travel for business. These men report that their stuffed animals remind them of home and the significant others they have to leave behind. ”
The study been going on for a while, I first heard about it in 2007.
Another art jam for the Funday Paw-pet Show
Yapp Fox Get it
For the first time I wore my tail outside the usual convention scene. Ok I was starting a new furmeet. I wanted to tail up so other furs can find us. Instead of bothering putting my foxtail on in the mall parking lot, I decided to wear my tail the entire day while out visiting garage sales before and after the furrmeet. I got many laughs. This not unusual for me. I am known to go out in public sporting a Hello Kitty Backpack.
Speaking of furrmets, I took the intuitive to start a Westside Metro Furmeet at Washington Square mall. I only get one or two furs but it is a start. My reasons are some furs cannot make to the cross-town meets and the Local group PDX Furs is dying a slow death. The problem with PDX furs was drama caused by a lack of leadership and displine when dealing it instigators with in the fandom. The local furs seen splits with many younger aligning with the PDX snark group and older furs attending the Tuesday afternoon lunch every week. While unemployed, I attend the Tuesday group as a way to get away for a few hours. The problem with Snark group is it a bit too young for me and tend to be more in you face and immature when dealing with the public. The next meet tentatively set for 14 Aug and may look at a bring you own food picnic.
A few furs are asking on different forums how one became a furry. I think I never posted on any forum my detail history so here it goes.
Unlike some furs, I never had an early interest in anthropomorphic animals. To me something like Disney’s Robin Hood was a neat cartoon, I like Bugs Bunny and the whole Lonny tunes crowd better.
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All you have to do is post why you are not at Anthrocon.
My reasons are
1. With $20,000 in bad debt, have no business going to a con
2, Furries have champagne taste; I do not.
3. Unemployed I need a job firsts.
This dovetail to Two Problematic F Words in the Fandom Other Than Fetish Part two: The word is Finances. (Part One here) With $2000.00 fursuits and four-star hotels, Furries have a champagne taste that bothers the hell out of me. Beside we are probably the one fandom that revolves around going to convention It is almost as if one cannot go to a convention one is not a furry.
Listening to Dave Ramsey and the calls form bill collects have changed how I look at debt and the fandom. If others and I finance con going with debt, we have no business gong to conventions. Another issue is furry conventions is not my normal mode of travel. I know the ways of the backpack, youth hostel, and the Lonely Planet. I would normal never pay more than 30 to 50 dollars a night for a room. Heck I heard that Further Confusion, one was pay around $199.0 a night when factoring in parking and other charges. Anthrocon is a better, but why the Westin. $199.00 can by me four days of lodging and food in Thailand and two day in the US with money to spare.
Yes there is some sacrifices, include not having a quite space to go to.
I wish furry fandom change its focus from working itself up for the next big furry convention to cultivating local meets and participation local conventions including anime and science fiction. For me, I will be sticking to local con and meet scene.