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!