As I said earlier another con has come and gone. Each year AC keeps on growing. This year they broke the 3700 mark and there were also 640 fursuiters in the parade. So if the numbers are as good for next year as they currently are, I'm figuring that they'll easily break the 4000 mark and probably have around 750 fursuiters in the parade. Again that's just my guess for next year.

AC for this year was a little different for me. I had a great time but also my first time away from home to celebrate my birthday. For anyone who had sent me birthday wishes and greetings, thank you very much. For the fursuit parade I was carrying the provincial flag of Ontario which was pretty cool. If you want some information on it, just check out this link -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Ontario

Also this year I participated in the mentor program. It wasn't a very big crowd, but with about seven of us as mentors and having groups of either four or five it worked out pretty good. I figured that I would do it in suit and it worked out to be a very good idea. Those that I were mentoring had an interest in fursuiting and hopefully I managed to answer their questions. If AC is going to be having the mentor program next year, for sure I'll be doing it again.

As with any on I've been to I've met a lot of new friends and reunited with old friends. Not to mention a good number of people at the con who recognized me off of YouTube. Here's some words for a few of them:

codexrau I know I've mentioned it before but it was great to have you crashing with us for the night. If we come early again you're more than welcome to crash with us. I know some things that we wanted to do didn't fall through. That's the trouble with big cons. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of Didge. Hopefully I'll get a few at Megaplex next year.

spats_bear It was great seeing you again and I enjoyed going our for dinner with you, Baccala and Rukario. The burgers were great! Though next time I'll leave Dougal back in our room. It was a little awkward trying to hold onto him and eating the burger. I was thinking for AC next year that we should try and get adjoining rooms which would be pretty cool.

emerson_collie It was great to see you too at AC. I know I didn't catch much of you in suit but fortunately you got some good video footage. Hope to see you again!

drakien1 I know with a comment that I posted to one of your LJ entries may have raised an eyebrow or two and I wasn't sure what you'd think of me. The moment I saw you at AC I had to stop and say "hi" to you. I know it wasn't till the end of the con that we had a few good moments to chat in the headless lounge. Super Jay did a great job on your suit and I'm happy to have him working on a new suit for me. Overall it was great to see you and I hope to see you again next year.

Bryagh - I don't know if you have an account here at LJ, but you were a very nice surprise to see. As with a number of others at the con, I was blown away with your suit. Silver did a great job on it. I hope to see you again and maybe have some time to chat a little. Oh yeah, Dougal sends you some more cuddles.

wildwolf4paws It's been a while since Megaplex of 2008 but it was great to see you at AC again. I'm sorry that I missed your panels that you had because I wanted to go to them. I know for sure that I'll be seeing you again at Megaplex in 2010.

tilt_longtail I don't want to sound like a broken record but it was great to see you again. I should have dropped in to see you when I had a number of free moments. Hope to see you next year and at Megaplex.

manitou52 As always, it's great to see you again. Although I haven't said it to you in person, you remind me of a fellow coworker of mine. There are slight differences between you and him but it's fairly close. Oddly enough he used to work for who you're working for.

johnnyblanco You're always a pleasure to have around whether in or out of suit. I can't think of anything more to say but I'll be seeing you again next year.

I know there are many others who I have to thank for seeing them again. Hope to see you all again next year!

Another year and another con has come and gone. AC was great! Met up with some old friends and met up with some new friends. Even Dougal made a few new friends. I'll post a more detailed report in a few days.

We've made it! Stryker, DJ and I made it to Pittsburgh at around 9:30am yesterday morning and managed to check in early at the hotel which is nice. If anyone wants to stop by for a visit we're up in room 1113 at the Westin. I've seen a lot of familiar faces so far and had Codex room with us for the night which was pretty cool. The weather, aside from the rain, has been pretty cool outside. Hopefully it'll be just as cool for the rest of the convention.

Due to a special circumstance I'm up again in the fursuit tourney. Remember head to this link, http://community.livejournal.com/fursuittourney/56829.html, and vote dragons!

Due to some recent events it looks like that I might be soloing it to AC. The drive down shouldn't be that bad and I could do it at my own pace. I'll be leaving at the end of the month right after work to hopefully avoid any heavy congestion at the border. I'll be checking in at the Westin on July 1st and checking out on July 6th. If I should happen to be on my own I might offer to share the room to help absorb the cost for it. The cost of the room on my own will set me back $655.50 USD plus the exchange rate so the more who rooms with me the better. If three others room with me then it'll be about $164 USD for each of us! I won't officially know until the end of the month which is very last minute. If I should happen to be the only one going and offering to share the room then here's the conditions that I'm looking for:

Do's
Showering at least once a day or every second day.
Common courtesy towards me and others in the room.
Keeping the room neat and tidy as to not overwork the cleaning staff.
Sharing room space equally with others in the room.
You may invite others into the room. (suiters are welcome too)

Don'ts
No sexual or any other inappropriate activity in the room whether I'm in the room or not.
No hosting of room parties.
No smoking and/or drugs activities in the room.
No trying on my fursuit(s) unless if you ask me and under my supervision.
No excessive noise if I'm in the room sleeping unless if I give the "OK".
No setup of gaming consoles so no X-Box, Wii, Playstation, etc...
No rummaging through my or anyone elses stuff without permission of the respective owner.
No using my laptop without asking me first.
No molesting of my plushies if I bring any.
No use of substances with a heavy scent to it.

Wishing a very happy birthday to Daisuke Miles and a belated birthday to Steelclaw Fox. *Dougal cuddles*

It's about eight more days before I start to head down to Pittsburgh to attend AC. However, I'm very worried about a friend of mine who's been under more stress than he can handle. He's once again been accused of something that he didn't do and it's taking a toll on him. He and his mate along with one other are supposed to be traveling down and rooming with me for the con. I don't know why stuff like this usually has to happen before each con we go to. I almost feel like canceling the whole thing altogether but there's a few friends going that I haven't seen in a long while and there's a few who've been wanting to see me. I hope he breaks out of it, but if I have to cancel I will.

I've been alerted by a very good friend of mine that there seems to be a few furs in the fandom who are questioning me behind my back. One has been about my sexual orientation and now I hear that I'm being questioned about Dougal. I am furious over this! So to those who are asking these questions, stand forward and ask me and not someone behind my back.

I know there's been quite a few birthdays that I haven't been keeping tabs on. Just that I've been having limited computer time due to work and other past events. Hopefully I should be on the ball again for when future birthdays come around. To all of those whom I've missed, happy belated birthday! *hugs to all*

1) Who are you?
2) Would you consider me a good acquaintance? Would you like to know me better?
3) When and how did we meet?
4) Would you buy me a drink? What kind?
5) Give me a nickname and explain why.
6) Describe me in three words or less
7) What was your first impression of me?
8) Do you still think the same?
9) What reminds you of me? What do I remind you of?
10) If you could give me anything, what would it be?
11) How well do you know me?
12) Would you like to know all this if I were to fill out this questionnaire about you?
13) Would you meet up with me?