Well, I finally did it.  I registered for TFF.  I'll be honest, I'm still not sure I even want to go, but I know I'll be sorry if I don't.  I'll work on reserving the room tomorrow.  Not sure what nights I want to stay yet.  Maybe I'll get more excited as it gets closer to time to go.
 

Been sick on and off this week, so that's been fun.  Tonight I did manage to work on foaming some feetpaws.  They're far from perfect, but they're decent enough.  I can't decide if they are going to be for the pastel kitty or my newest char Dixie.  I'm hoping to make a red white and blue puppy for the July 4 parade.  Just need the fur...  and to finish the character design.  I got the head figured out.  I've been saying for months that I was going to start making fursuit stuff, and I finally started.  GO ME!

Things around here have been interesting lately.  Every time I do something good/cool/fun, it seems something bad comes round to knock me off whatever happiness I was having.  It's one thing to have a bad week, but it's an entirely different thing to have a bad month and a half.  I keep thinking things will change soon.  They have to. 

Anyways, less than a month until Disney, then a little bit longer until going back to St. Louis.  We are driving so Zeke gets to come along.  I hope to take pictures of him at the Arch.  I know for sure my dad wants to take pictures of him fishing at the Lake of the Ozarks. 

...........Well crap.  My dad and I took some pictures of Zeke this weekend, but now I can't get the images to link right.  Story of my life lately.  It's bedtime anyway.

 

Okay, I was going to write a bigger con report, but I just don't have the energy.  Here's the almost copy paste from FA:

I had tons of fun at TFF... at least when I wasn't asleep.  Going to a con right when you're trying to recover from illness isn't the best idea in the world.  I went to all the suit panels and met a few people before running back to my room to sleep.  I suited once each day for a little bit and got lots of hugs.  You can tell in the parade videos how dead I was.  I'm still glad that I went even if I wasn't very active.  I was surprised how many people were there ( I think everyone was ).

The funniest thing was when I yanked my head off after the parade and people were like OMG girl!  Course that also caused me to lose my badge AND my room key.  Thankfully my human went down to the hotel desk and they gave me another until I could get mine back.  The next day, I stuck the key in my shoe just in case.  Two is better than one.  ;)  I'm going to see if my step mom can sew me a pocket into one of the feetpaws for future use.  I also need to have her shorten the arms just a smidge.

I have quite a few pictures from the musical chairs and other games from Sunday Morning, so if you are looking for a specific suit, let me know and I'll send you a copy.

See y'all next year!

PS feel free to take/use any pictures that I upload of TFF, just please credit me. Thanks!

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This weekend, I'm supposed to suit at my niece's 3rd birthday party.  That is if I can find a handler.  I thought my dad was going to be there, but seems he and my step mom are going to some kind of deacon training.  I'd really like them to see me as Zeke so they don't think I'm crazy.  They don't know what to think of the suit at this point.  Perhaps someday.

My mom also somehow found out about the convention and what it really was.  (I think my sister said something) She was asking all kinds of questions, but I think that is good because she can see my part in furry and understand without just reading random stuff on the internet.  She said she wants to see Zeke.  I might take him to Disney in April or maybe my sister's graduation in May.  Depends on how much room we have in the car or how much I want to pay to check him on the airline.

It bothers me to no end when people make up characters that are albino.  I know everyone thinks it's cool and that's fine, cuz I know I'm partial to it.  The part that bothers me is that either they don't read about it or know anything about albinism.  They think if the char is white with red eyes then they qualify.  Unfortunately, then they start adding crazy colored paw pads or feathers or markings or whatever, which negates the whole thing.  Part of albinism is LACK OF PIGMENT.  Sure, there are degrees of it in humans.  For example, some can have blue eyes, blonde hair, and some freckles.  Another thing is that people think they have some sort of mystical powers, too.  (Thanks Hollywood.)  :(  I know furry is about being whatever the hell you want, but it still bothers me.  I feel I can rant about this because my sister has albinism, so I know a thing or two about it.  If you're going to use characteristics from something at least learn about it instead of using it because it's cool, ok?

I'll shut up now.