My next tale in the New Earth series will start posting in the next few days. If you haven't read the previous six tales in the series to date, here are links: A New Beginning Justice Winter Encounter Rise of the Squirrels Squirrel Calls Fire Refugees New Earth Reference Guide through the end of Fi…
In case you missed the staff posting here, you can now change your username on your own, once every 30 days, unlike the old process that involved submitting your request to Weasyl staff and waiting. What a smart move. Thank you, staff!
A little late and a little lengthy... First some background. At the end of last year’s Pine Fur Con (PFC) a member of the registration staff, Spangler, asked me if I’d be willing to join staff for the 2019 con. I said I’d need to think about it. I have many irons in the fire. I’m a volunteer scout…
I announced this a month back on non-furry sites I'm active on 'cause it was more relevant to those groups and I thought my uni's official press release was going to take place prior to the event. It hasn't. So, here's my version. I received a phone call last month from alumni relations at my alma…
A bit slower, partially 'cause I have been busy and partially 'cause this tale hasn't flowed out as quickly or smoothly as the previous tale. I need to sit on it and give it another read or two before I start posting it. At the moment, 33 pages/13k words or about a third of the size of New Beginnin…
Not that active here/elsewhere. This is the busy time of the year for me at work and in scouting. Employer is contracted with our state government to provide support to one of their departments. Contract runs the fiscal year, July to the following June. As usual, most of the work requested in the c…
A good friend of mine, fellow Mainah, and one of the 2016 Guests of Honor at Midwest Fur Fest, Betsy the Beaver is in need of moving expenses for her husband's health and to enable them both to better pursue their career dreams. If you can help, go on over to their Go Fund Me page. Slip'em an Andre…
First for a few Thank You shout-outs: Thank you to those who offered to have one of their characters appear in the story: Tobias appeared courtesy of Kylinn (Deor on LJ) Young Ryan appeared courtesy of Seizethemoment on FA/Weasyl Betsy the Beaver appears courtesy of herself (Twitter) Betsy is a fel…
30 years ago, one of the worst natural disasters in Maine's history occurred. It was no joke, unless you were Mother Nature. I've jotted some memories about the April Fools Day Flood of '87 over on my Livejournal if you'd like to learn more.
Having posted Chapter 11, we are now about half-way through the tale. The story is complete and I could just keep posting away, but there's one part I could easily expand, but I'd need a little help from others. Possible Spoilers If you've read through Chapter 11, you know Aldin is now being questi…
A friend on another site pointed out that the text for Chap. 5 & Chap. 6 of my story, A New Beginning looked the same. Went in and DUH! I accidentally posted the text to Chap. 6 twice on other sites. You're lucky here, apparently, I copied/posted the right chapter. Wonder how I messed that up? Anyw…
A good friend of mine, fellow Mainah, and one of the 2016 Guests of Honor at Midwest Fur Fest, Betsy the Beaver is in need of moving expenses for her husband's health and to enable them both to better pursue their career dreams. If you can help, go on over to their Go Fund Me page. Slip'em an Andre…
In RL, I have two degrees in meteorology (Plymouth State and Texas Tech). While I don't get to use my knowledge in my work, I still dabble in it now and then. If you're not in Maine, sorry, as I'm not being paid to do this, that's all I concentrate on. Below has also been posted to my scouting/fami…
Set of Q’s others are referencing and repeated below with my answers: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C28-UUTXgAg2za2.jpg Been in the fandom for... On and off for 28 years (since 1989). Found the fandom how? Usenet: alt.fan.furry Chose your species cuz... Deep down, I am a squirrel trapped in a human b…
Aldin here, as in what you might refer to as my Evil Author’s fursona, hacking into his account. I’m doing this ‘cause people don’t understand why he hasn’t got a reference sheet for me, even though he’s had offers from a few artists (including one he sent Moxie to as a gift) to create a reference…
Mickey Mouse. :) Yes, Mickey just might get my vote. I dug out the original for this, which I posted on USENET way back prior to the '88 election and updated it a little here and there. VOTE FOR THE TOON PARTY! ‘cause we all need a good laugh President: Mickey Mouse Vice President: Roger Rabbit The…
Two more days of work, and then I can haz vacation. Yeah, I was on vacation earlier this month. I took the only two weeks available this summer. Due to the nature of my job, I can't take multiple weeks in a row, which is too bad 'cause I'd prefer that. Then again, I'd might be tempted to not go bac…
After a couple of absolutely insane weeks at work (end of Fiscal Year and part of my job is financial in nature), I am on vacation. Woot! Renting a camp on a lake for the week and will get some boating/fishing time in with my father. It'll be his first real summer vacation in many years. Not sure i…
Memorial Service is this evening and the "Celebration of Life" (PARTY) is tomorrow. Dad visited the business office of the local hospital on Tuesday with Mom's death certificate in hand. He met the income threshold to have the debt they owed wiped clean. They have a fund set-up to cover such expens…
Thank you for all your support.
We thought she woudl go during the night, but Mom is still with us. We've learned how far in debt Dad is in and my sister-in-law has set-up one of those "Go Fund Me" sites. Whether or not you choose to donate is up to you. I'd appreciate you sharing it among your circle elsewhere on FB/Twitter. Tha…
As Mom isn't responding to treatment anymore, we ceased all medical assistance except what will make her comfortable. Now, it's sit and wait. I had the day shift. We had many, many relatives pass through today. Dad has the night vigil. Thank you to all who have provided their thoughts and prayers.…
It's not good. I won't go into details. Let's say that the only reason Dad isn't spending the night in her hospital room is because she refused to allow him to do so. I think it's only a matter of time. :(
Father just called. We're having a family meeting with the doctor in the morning. It's not looking good. Please keep our family in your prayers. I probably won't be around much for the next few days (stream chats, etc.).
Update on my mother, so skip if you don't want to read my RL issues. It's why I'm not very active on stream chats, etc. They had moved her to a rehab facility. Rehab facility sent her back to the hospital on Monday due to breathing issues, brought on by all the liquids she's been retaining in her b…
In my spare time over the past month or so, I've been building a replacement for the old rusted-out metal shed that came with The Squirrels Nest. Set of photos (reverse order) over on my Livejournal account.
Well the background premise anyway. There some new indie/art house film out called The Lobster, which I have no plans of going to see. After reading through a summary of the plot, I'm not interested. Except for the background premise. In this world, you are expected to have a partner/mate. If you d…
Drama, drama, drama If you don’t want to read about my RL issues, then skip the rest of this journal post. I’ve mentioned previously that I’ve been busy in RL, which has kept me away from chats in streams and in general. In some places I’ve mentioned a little about my mother. And she’s one of the r…
Not around on various furry sites much or even to chat during various art streams for a number of reasons. One of those is that I'm currently building a shed in my "spare time" to replace an old metal one that finally gave up the ghost earlier this year. Should you care and want to see photos of th…
From my understanding Huey, Louie, and Dewey are devastated, but McDuck's will gives them all equal shares in his fortune, at least the part not going to his charity foundation. (chuckle) Donald Duck might challenge the will. Voice actor, Alan Young, who did Scrooge McDuck in Ducktales has passed a…
I, personally, don't have a lot of followers, but with how Weasyl works, those of you browsing the journal entries will see this. For those of you who are new due to the latest "melt-down" on that other site, welcome. Every site is different, including this one. Please keep that in mind. Please be…
Many of those I follow here have moved on to other sites such as Twitter (of all places). I still log in and check nearly daily, but it's not like I'm an artist. And most of what I see being posted here is also posted elsewhere. That, and a moderator deleted several of my submissions. After reviewi…
I tend to slip into character (aka “roleplay”) in stream chat. I try not to. But it’s a bad habit of sorts. My squirrel fursona has been a part of me for a very long time. About a week ago, I let myself slip in a stream chat and some of the attendees went nuts in a negative sense. You’d think I had…
I took the time to inventory most of my squirrel collection today. I'm sure I missed something, but this should be most of it. Outdoor Statuary: Laughing squirrel holding 3 acorns Squirrel family on seesaw Squirrel on swing Squirrel perched on giant pinecone Gent squirrel with glasses and bunny wif…
For many years, I wrote for the Usenet newsgroup, alt.devilbunnies. In one story, a slave squirrel was ordered to do battle with a human. So, I had the squirrel leap and bite the human's jugular. Apparently, I wasn't very far from how a squirrel can defeat a larger creature. On the island of Borneo…
Where do I start with this without sounding whiney? No, I don’t commission a lot of work. I Very little in fact. It’s been about a year since I last ordered a commission and I’m still patiently waiting for results on that one. I won’t state who and if anyone does in the replies, I’ll delete said re…
I know I haven't a lot of followers here. If you are also a follower of babsiwuff, then you may have read this last night on her stream just before my connection went down. This tale for your Halloween, I swear is true to the best of my knowledge. It is about my maternal grandmother, or as we calle…
Character Questions Meme thing Yanked from elsewhere. RULES : 1. Pick a character you've created. 2. Fill in the questions/statements as if you were that character. 3. Tag at least four people to do this meme 4. Tell people that they been tagged with a link from your journal I don’t tag people, so…
I must be a glutton for punishment. I've been attending these way too long. First, we call it a camporee (camp-o-ree). It's an event for all the scout troops in a district (in this case 5 rural counties) to come together for fun and competition. That's fine. However, it doesn't matter what weekend…
Nope, not going to do it. If I follow you it's because: 1. I like your art or 2. I have chatted with you/met you somewhere and consider you a friend. Trying to bribe me with the off chance that I might win your raffle isn't going to get me to follow you. You want me to do so, you need to meet one o…
Or is there? Spent a week volunteering at the Union Fair museum as previously reported. Told visitors all I could about the history of Moxie soft drink when in the Moxie wing or whatever I could point out in the rest of the museum such as the dog treadmill/engine (Link is from Antiques Roadshow, wh…
Not like I'm all that active to begin with. The 146th Annual Union Fair begins tomorrow. I'll be in the Moxie wing of the Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage all weekend and most weekday evenings and all day next Saturday. Then I'm renting a camp for a week which has no net access. So, if you're near…
It's two-for-one journal post night. Been too busy and burnt from my trip to ScotiaJamb. It sucked. Not the jamboree, but the misfit scouts I was stuck with. I'm posting a long series (one day of the trip per day) over on my Livejournal account, but it's friends-locked. It was that unpleasant a tri…
'Cause I'm seeing journal entries again while browsing of people changing user accounts. You don't need to do that to change your name. All you have to do is contact the admin staff as I posted back in December: https://www.weasyl.com/journal/74004/how-to-change-your-username
I don't know why I'm bothering to post this. With all the "Free Fursuit Head" spam journals, this will get buried quickly. And it's not like I have a lot of followers as I'm a lurker and not an artist. Anyway, someone might see it. For those of you going to AC, have a good time. Me, I'm off to SJ (…
Latest one is to post "Free Fursuit Head..." something or other and link back to the person's webpage hosting the contest. They probably require you to follow them too. Really? You think it's worth it to spam everyone you know (and on Weasyl, anyone who browses through the journals) with a journal…
What more do I need for the subject title. Others have covered his death. My first encounter with his art was back in the days of alt.binaries.furry.blahblahblah. Talented artist, though not my thing. My reaction, similar to others, but the WTF in my case was along the lines of "How could s/he be c…
Last week, I reported on how a woodchuck/gopher had devastated my tiny garden of winter squash. I was making a trip to the compost pile when, lo and behold, one of the plants has pulled through (not the one that was furthest along) and has leaves again. And, the mice missed one seed and I now have…
Unless I buy them. I haven't got much room in my yard to grow stuff. The Squirrels' Nest came with a swimming pool that takes up most of the backyard. I usually plant/transplant 3 or 4 winter squash plants, either buttercup or spaghetti. I started some indoors this year and also transplanted some c…
No, not recently. But a memory that was triggered last night while watching Betsy's art stream. She was doing a reference sheet for someone switching their fursona to a skunk. I won't mention names here as it's not up to me to make that announcement for them. That skunk encounter was 19 years back…
Haven't had much time to browse here (or FA) lately in any detail or to comment much. My RL job has kept me very, very busy these past few weeks. One of my occasional duties is training conference logistics. And they think I'm a miracle worker or something to expect me to find space in exactly one…
I see there's been more "drama" elsewhere, resulting in an influx of "new blood" here. Welcome. Note, things are not the same here as where you came from. One of the nice features here is if you change your mind on your user name, you don't have to abandon your account and start a new one. See "HEL…
Okay, I know I don't have many followers here, so it won't be much of a signal boost for this artist, but you need to go take a look at Rivalmit's work. Here is an example: Griffinn.
Okay, what rock have I been hiding under not to learn about this in the past couple of years. There's a group out there who have almost as little life as all those humans who fill-in US College Basketball Tourney brackets. Except this group pits mammals against each other. Though no mammals are sup…
Asked in a Journal entry posted by jonas: "How did you come up with your character's name?" Simply came to me a long time ago. I had seen "Alden Dr." on a street sign, liked the sound of Alden, but altered it slightly to Aldin. After some research and finding it's meaning, it fits. Alden (and its v…
I know I have very, very few followers here as I'm a lurker, not an artist. Late last week, I shared my wife's artwork, Snow Flowers. Well, it's gone viral on Facebook. Two different joke groups, Maine Memes and Massachusetts Memes have picked it up and added text. Between the two of them, it's alr…
This old Geezah Gray Squirrel is a bit grayer today. I look around and realize that the average age of participants here could be my son/daughter if I had kids. (arthritic-tailflick)
Those three weeks flew by rapidly. Need to go clear the yard of roughly 7 inches (18cm) of snow and get down to Portland Jetport for early afternoon when my wife should arrive home from her intensive face-to-face portion of the fall semester of her blended online/in-person seminary school. No delay…
https://www.weasyl.com/journal/76395/emergency-commissions-open Ed has opened commissions.
Well, I know I haven't got many followers as I'm just a follower myself and not an artist. But today, 1/21 is "National Squirrel Appreciation Day". It's probably just some silly thing someone in the USA made-up at some point, but hey, at least we squirrels get our own day...even if it's in the midd…
So in roughly 13 hours, I drop my wife off at the jetport and she'll be gone for the rest of the month attending the "intensive" face-to-face portion of her current semester of classes. This'll leave me all alone with the two cats until her return. It could be a long three weeks as the cats whine a…
Update to process as of Feb. 21, 2020: Go to: This post for directions on how to change your username. ORIGINAL POST 12-28-14: I know I don't have a lot of followers, but maybe this will help someone else who browses through Journal Posts as I do. I've seen a LOT of people posting lately who have s…
Back in September (Warning: Moderate rating), I posted about my mother's ills. Well, the wound has reopened and become infected. She's going under the knife again day after Christmas. They wanted to do it tomorrow, but she insisted on being home for Christmas. She'll be in the hospital at least a w…
We have very little snow on the ground here in Disgusta, Maine, and the long range forecast is for heavy rain on Christmas eve. (drooptail) At the rate things are going this winter, I won't be dusting off either my snowshoes or cross country skis. Growing up here in Maine, as a youth, there was ALW…
In a past journal on another site, I've described tail emotes. One of those videos going viral on various sites right now shows a squirrel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada investigating a camera attached to a piece of bread. Watch its tail as it investigates this weird thing attached to food (it'll even…
Not my video, but shot by a fellow Mainah, who went hiking out to Sears Island, Maine this past weekend and was followed by a weasel for over 30 minutes. He dug out his smart phone and filmed it playing peek-a-boo with him. http://youtu.be/pWxVCRI2P5k?list=UUUz9YOB67muUjlLU9WI14OQ Could it be this…
Aldin here, as in what you might refer to as my Evil Author’s fursona, hacking into his account. I’m doing this ‘cause people don’t understand why he hasn’t got a reference sheet for me, even though he’s had offers from a few artists (including one he sent Moxie to as a gift) to create a reference…
My weakness...seeing blood. I've seen too much blood today. I'm now simply waiting for the phone call stating she's being sent to the hospital for the night...more like several nights whether she likes it or not. If you don't want the literally bloody details, I suggest you stop reading now. Who? M…
A relative is having day surgery this coming Monday. I get "first watch" at the relative's house that day. I'm out of reading material. So, off to local "big box" book store in the hopes of finding something that I would be interested in reading and will not have a hard time explaining to said rela…
Title kind of says it all. Due to being way too busy in RL, summer has flown by without getting to enjoy it much. There was a "vacation" week back in July. And a week in late August. Most of the July one was spent doing little things around the house and one day with wife playing tourist in Portlan…
Three days of volunteering at Matthews Museum (see previous journal) done. Tomorrow, the wife and I leave for 5 days of camping in far DownEast Maine. Maybe I'll get some pics of the TidyCoon sign, the basis for my scout district's mascot, KeVy (see under Characters--raccoon before raccoons suddenl…
After today, I'm on vacation. But it's going to be a very busy week. It's Union Fair week, which means, you'll find me volunteering in the Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage within the Moxie wing for part of the week. If you're up here in the Maine Wilderness on Saturday, Monday or Tuesday, drop in…
First, Weasyl is a bit sluggish this morning. I hope that clears-up quickly. Saw subject film with kid bro last night at theater closest to kid bro. I don't like that particular theater. They either don't know how to clean or need a better HVAC system. Every time I've gone to see a movie there, whi…
My '02 Impala has served me well for five years. It had 113K miles when I bought it. I recently past 185K. Standard maintenance until now. On Monday I'll sink a bit more into it in a single repair than I like, but it's safety related, cracked sway bay, bushings and can't recall what else. Much to m…
Guess it's my turn to add something here. I hope all my "local" furry friends (local as in New England) who are down to the Maltese Furcon in Boston are enjoying themselves. Me? I was busy at the local scout camp, that was a little short of help this week. I drove down after work on Friday, washed…
So, 3 days and 2 nights with: No Power No Running Water No Internet Probably little if any cellphone reception if I owned one. Where was I? Destressing...major destressing at the Troop 160 Memorial Scout Camp on the east shore (facing west) of Spectacle Pond in Osborn, Maine, 6 miles down a logging…
What? The Evil Author (tm) behind the squirrel is finally allowed his first week-long vacation since last July?!?! How did his employer mess up and allow that to happen?! Plans? A couple days at a lakeside cabin 5 miles into the Maine woods from the nearest state road. Hopefully, the woods road rem…
Those of you going, enjoy. Me? I did the con thing in a different fandom (Trek) 20 some-odd-years back. Got to hold a door open once for George Takei at a con in Maryland. Got his autograph and that of Grace Lee Whitney at a con the following year in Texas. I donated both autographs to a charity au…
Took "kid" bro (I'm 12 yrs older then him) to the Skowhegan Drive-in last night for How to Train Your Dragon 2 and the latest X-Men film. No spoilers here. However, in my not so humble opinion, HTYD2 is one of those rare sequels that is actual better than the original film. I need to go see it agai…
'cause everyone else seems to rant in journal, so maybe I can too. I can't wait for this month to be over with. For the past six months, my employer has been preparing to move into a smaller office space on the other side of the city. In the past two years, we lost several state contracts causing u…
They've caused trouble on other sites to the point of users being banned. Even on "that" site. Unlike "that" site, this one makes it easy to "ignore" such people, like the one that just attempted to follow me using such a script. If you follow me using an auto-script, you'll be ignored. 'nuf said.
Logged in this morning and browsing newly posted characters and there's a lot of duplicate posts. Was there a glitch in the system yesterday evening?
About 2 hours ago, my younger brother was informed that he has been chosen to receive the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America. This is the highest recognition that can be bestowed upon a volunteer leader for their service to youth within a council (in our case, the western third of t…
Well, since winter is over (knock on wood) here in the Maine wilderness, it's time to update the avatar to reflect it. The current avatar is a shot of Lady, a semi-tame wild squirrel through whom I learned a lot about her species. This was taken back around '96 or so. She's long gone as I've mentio…
Got a "shiny" new PC running Win7 Pro 64 bit edition. I've now got several programs and a scanner that are not compatible with the new version of Windows. One of the victims is my 20 year old shareware copy of Paint Shop Pro. (chuckle) Yes, I've kept that thing cobbled together and running for 20 y…
Pt. 4: How has your “fursona” evolved over time? Last part, I hope! Well, as mentioned way back in part one, I’ve always found an attraction to squirrels. But I didn’t create my own squirrel character until junior high school through Dungeons & Dragons (both basic and First Edition Advanced). At on…
Pt. 3: How did you come across/into the furry fandom? Which needs to be answered before we can discuss Aldin. I could take the easy route and just say, it was around 1989 or so, while attending Plymouth State College (now University) and browsing through various groups on Usenet where I soon came a…
For immediate release: Though rumors blame Buzzy (of alt.devilbunnies) about a recent skyjacking at a western airport as reported on youtube and making the rounds on social media: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IANwb_qT1gg (Thanks to "Jenny Bell", who I don't think has an account here, for the orig…
Pt. 2: What kind of research have I done into squirrels? Again, I’m going to be a bit long winded in this. Need to start with my college background. I had majored in meteorology in college, earning both a BS and MS in that field. When I started my BS program in 1988, meteorology was the fifth most…
At one of betsy's recent sketch stream sessions, one of regulars, ehh123 asked in the chat in general (Paraphrased, going by memory, so hopefully, I’ve got this correct.): Why did you choose the fursona you did and did what kind of research did you do into it? Well I tend to be wordy and this may t…
Though I'm no artist, I figured I should still provide some sort of content once in a while. I work in a satellite office of a university with contracts with state government. We're about 55 miles (90km) from the main campus. As such, we follow the cancellation policy of the local commuter college…
That is one thing I really like over to FA: No spam/pimp this other person's journal and you might win something posts. Just saw my first one here (sigh). Should be interesting to see how long those last before they get banned.
What's your real name? Scott. You want more than that, you can look it up through links I’ve provided in the past. How tall are you? 6ft (183cm) What's your natural hair color? Brown What's your eye color? Brown. What's your orientation? Straight. Are you single, taken or undecided? Taken. What do…
Well, (amusedflick) Evil Author™ is too timid to fill all this out right now, so I’m hacking into his account and will answer for myself. What's your real name? Aldin Busheytail Where do you live? (added so that some of these other answers make a little more sense) I live in a maple tree on the sou…
Repeat of yesterday's journal from my FA account. As I've mentioned in my profile, I'm a "refugee" from the defunct alt.devilbunnies usenet newsgroup. It was a creative writing group where the mythos was a "shared reality"--take the world as we know it with one minor change: rabbits are intelligent…
