Hello fellow does and gentle bucks, coming around to give a con report, lessons learned, a kernel of wisdom, and a small amount of news.

(Self-advertising the video of Califur 2014 right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn3rH__9cqI )

But to better fill in the gaps, I'll explain the "further" details.

-Arrived during the afternoon of Friday, nearly exploded from the excitement.
-Had a near disaster with the zipper, fortunately a random fur helped with fixing it.
-Commissioned a work in my sketchbook from Teskine and TribalWolfFurry, and bought some works from Spikie and J.T.C.
-Met up with Kiva Roo and Zarafa, both of them being a great help and providing me with a wonderful time.
-Did both raves on Friday (which nearly wiped me out) and Saturday (where I knew when to quit.)
-Had an insane amount of food, fun, and the works~

Overall, had a wunderballe tiem, and will likely be attending the next. (^^) But for my first con, I did learn and have to offer some valuable lessons, some of them the same monotonous facts and others that came as a surprise.

-Bring a better camera and equipment, take more pictures.
-Transport the suit in a large plastic bin.
-Hydrate and eat solid meals.
-Have a separate room.
-Plan on meeting or suiting with someone, never do it alone.
-Be active and dynamic, especially when in suit.
-Be chill, meet and talk with many furs, be there to have fun.

Now for a kernel of wisdom I have to offer after attending; this first con did change my perspective of the fandom for the better, and if you're someone who's been having consistent "qualms" with it, get out there and attend one, it's worth the money and will either make or break your outlook~

News wise, gonna start jumping on the requests, will be opening a "suggestions" thread afterwards, and returning to FA (only to actively comment and fave works/watch individuals that pertain to my fursona/fursuiting activities, won't be posting any artwork though.)

Anydoe, if you survived through the entirety of this journal, gotta get to granting a bunch of courtesies, mhmhmhmmmmm~