In keeping with Halloween traditions, here's the obligatory "Rob Makes a Spoopy List" journal. This year, I've got some music and a few scary stories for everyone. List 1 (The Music): A) It's a Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UbGtjnluyY B) The Banana Song, as sung…
So, its been a while since I was active here. Figured I'd post some kind of update. Where to start? Well, as you might have gathered, I'm a lot less active in the fnadom than I used to be. This has more to do with life changes than anything else. I'm working a lot more hours than I used to. The lim…
I really need to use this more often. For whatever reason, when I signed up for a Twitter account, I forgot that I'm supposed to also use this. Oops. How has everyone been?
Hey, just wanted people to know that I'm still alive. I know that I haven't had much of a social media presence lately. I recently moved from Michigan to South Carolina, which has taken up a lot of my time and energy recently. I've been thinking about using Weasyl more often lately. I feel like I s…
Hey, just thought I'd share what's going on. Life has me pretty busy these days, so I haven't been as active in furry circles as I used to. There were plans for me to go visit my sister and nephew down in South Carolina, but that fell through. My dad needed an eye surgery (He's okay now) and I need…
I know that I don't update this page anywhere near as often as I should. Just thought I'd let people know that I'm still alive. Life's been crazy lately. Some of you might not be aware yet but I'm an uncle now. So, that's new. My sister gave birth last week Saturday (the 20th). The birth was a bit…
I just wanted to take the time to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Also, just in case I don't get online in time, Happy New Year to everyone as well. I hope that you get the opportunity to spend your holiday with family and friends.
Ask me anything, I am the wisest wizard.
Thoughts? https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8424958/
Instead of a TMI Tuesday we're doing a TMI today journal. Ask me anything.
just a quick heads up to whoever reads this. I've got an uncle visiting from Arizona and a few things planned with immediate family next week. (Parents rented a cabin.) As a result, I'm going to be spending a fair amount of time AFK and might be a bit tough to find. I'm not trying to disappear on p…
I know it's still Monday night here on the east coast, for another hour, but I figured I'd put this out a bit early. Also, does anybody remember these journals? I feel like they were all over the place a few years back. Anyways, it's an ask me anything journal, so have at it.
Hey, just thought I'd put this journal out real quick. People always seem to figure this out sooner or later, for some reason, but I turned 27 today. I don't know if it was Skype that kept telling people or what. Anywho, I got another year older today. PS: Fun fact, back in high school I knew two o…
This is a vent journal, please feel free to ignore this. Before anybody asks, no this isn't about you so don't worry. I looked at the list of people watching me. I can assure you that if this showed up in your notification feed THIS IS NOT ABOUT YOU. Also, yes I'm a little agitated right now. Okay,…
Incoming random nonsense, feel free to ignore. Okay, so recently I learned that Forensic Files is on Netflix. This is a problem, because I enjoy having a social life. It's kind of a well-kept secret that I used to watch this show all the time back before Court TV became TRU TV and the program migra…
It looks like I'll be absent longer than anticipated. There are some issues in my personal life that I need to address. I won't be around for a while and don't know when I'll be back. I just can't be here.
I'm going to step away for a while. There are some issues in my personal life that require attention. Suffice it to say that I am very upset right now and just need some time to take care of myself.
So, these are some mindless ramblings about groups within the furry fandom. Mostly about how community maintenance is important. A lot of it focuses on what happens when you don't maintain standards within social groups. Feel free to ignore this. If you're going to read it though, please make sure…
Just wanted to wish everybody a merry Christmas. Enjoy some time with family and friends (I know I will).
Those of you who have been reading know the routine. Here are some creepy stories to help celebrate Halloween. This is something of a tradition that I’ve been keeping up for a few years. If you enjoyed the stories, feel free to leave a comment. If not, feel free to comment as well. 1) “Chatroom 98”…
1) "The Contract”, written by Aaron Shotwell and narrated by David Cummings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IO0MdrQhmc&t=190s This is one of the better stories that I’ve found. While it’s a bit long, at a half-hour, I found it to be rather interesting to listen to. It follows the story of a hit-ma…
I haven’t forgotten about the spooky stories, they will resume very soon. Live got kinda crazy over the last two weeks with interviews and changing jobs. Starting tomorrow I’m going to make great efforts to post one journal a day to make up for that.
FUCK YES I GOT THE JOB OFFER!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Some of you may be aware that I’m currently looking to change my line of work. The place that I currently work is kinda terrible. And by “kinda terrible” I mean “absolutely horrid”. There was a month long period where I saw at least one o…
1) "TRUE Story "The Man that WORKED For CICADA 3301" Anonymous Man's Eerie Story", Written by an anonymous author and narrated by “Fright Knight": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TaYZp-mEGI Ever wonder what would happen if someone actually got into a secretive organization and.... well..... got bo…
Gather round the campfire, it’s time for some stories. A few years ago, I started this tradition of sharing some scary stories that I found on youtube. When this tradition started I was going through a phase, trying to develop some skills as a writer. For some reason I convinced myself that I was g…
I freaking love October. All the good horror stuff comes out of the woodwork. There’s also an Octoberfest themed pub crawl I’m looking forward too in a few weeks. October is just a fun month for me personally. But aside from that, there’s a bit of a tradition that I’ve upheld the last few years. I…
Anybody remember that “How to Furry” guide I made, with the help of some other wonderful people, a while back? (There’s a link below. I know it’s been a while.) Would anybody be interested in me picking that project back up and working on it again? Linkage https://www.weasyl.com/submission/1007607/…
Journal is rated Moderate (13+) for language. Let me start by saying that I’m writing this to vent. I’m irritated to the point where I just feel the need to say something. This Journal is not meant to garner petty or attention. I’m just trying to vent my frustrations in a non-destructive manner. Th…
I'm posting this for a couple of reasons. Number one, I feel that people deserve an explanation as to why I have been so quiet these past few weeks. Second, I kind of want to have a record of my thoughts and feelings so I remember them. Finally, I really just want to vent at this point. So, some of…
Like the title says, it's Saturday night, ask me anything. I'll answer questions posed tonight or tomorrow.
New Icon and new fursona https://www.weasyl.com/character/64269
For anyone interested in a follow-up to my last journal. I'm still employed at the same place. I'm still looking for a new place to work. Things got worse somehow. Didn't think it could happen but it could. I really need a camera so I can make a fortune filming what goes on. I feel like this compan…
WARNING, RANT ABOUT MY JOB INCOMING Just thought I’d let everybody know what I’m up to lately. The big thing is that work is kicking my ass right now. Some of you might know that my current place of employment presents a rather frustrating set of struggles. These struggles include what you might ex…
As the title says, I don't think that I will be streaming tonight. Upon further review, it looks like setting up would be more work than I previously expected. Also, I wasn't able to get any interesting content planned. So, at the risk of boring people, I'm just not going to stream tonight. I might…
Just a heads up for anyone that might be interested, I’m going to try streaming this Friday (tomorrow). Hopefully I can get the computer to cooperate long enough to do something interesting. If Twitch isn’t too much of a bandwidth hog, I’ll be streaming some EVE Online. I expect to start tomorrow a…
Ask me anything
So, a journal over on furaffinity has come to my attention. A dear friend by the name of HollieHyena has had some medical expenses come up recently and could use some help to cover the bills that she is facing. She has been sharing her medical situation has been shared with some people, myself incl…
So, here's a question that I'm hoping will prompt some discussion. How did you come up with your fursona? Did it evolve over time or did it just kind of come to you one day? I'm curious as to what your story is. I suppose it's only fair to post up my own story to go with this. Some years ago, there…
With the year almost at an end, it seems like a good time to look back and reflect on how things have gone. On a personal level, I think that the last year has been pretty good. I picked up a new job, made some new friends, and have been successful in most of the things I have set out to do. I've p…
Merry Christmas everyone. I hope your day is filled with joy and that you get the opportunity to spend time with the ones you love.
I haven't posted anything in a while. So, how about a update on where I've been? About six weeks ago I started a new job at a flooring company doing some technical staff related to supply chain management. Determining material costs for installations is actually more fun than it sounds. The office…
I wish you all well. May you all be surrounded by those you care about the most on this day of thanks. Also, I hope you all enjoy the good food.
Today I'm starting work at a new job. I got a position at a flooring company with better hours and more pay than my old job. I'm kind of excited to start.
I'm not sure why, but I felt like posting something, a follow-up of sorts. This really isn't directed at anyone or due to any specific incident. With that being said, maybe someone will have some interest in my thoughts. It has been a while sense I left Furaffinity. By and large the transition has…
I meant to clear that last journal sooner. Unfortunately things kept happening every time I wanted to sit down to do it. So, here we go with part 2. As always, these stories are meant to be entertaining and lead up to Halloween. 1: http://youtu.be/pySDIX_rIIg Gateway of the mind Detecting and commu…
Over the last few years, I've made a habit of sharing some spooky stories during the month of October. I thought I would continue that trend this year. This year, there's a twist though. Every Friday night / Saturday morning, I'll upload a journal. 24 hours later, the journal will disappear. 1: The…
Some of you may remember the journal I posted a few weeks ago announcing that I was going to be away for a while. I finally got a few moments to sit down and put an update. This is meant to be more of an "I'm alive" journal than a deep look at what I'm up to. So, I apologize for the lack of depth.…
Hey, I just wanted to put a journal out to let people know I'll be difficult to reach online for a while. There are some private matters, in real life, that I need to be sorting out. It's nothing worth being concerned over, I assure you. Without going into detail, I'll just say that it's mostly jus…
Don't do this unless you're of legal drinking age. I do not endorse underage drinking. One "Drink" is defined as "One second drinking from a beer or other comparable liquid." One "Shot" is defined as "One ounce of anything harder than beer." RULES: 1. Every time the "Two is a letter" meme is brough…
https://www.reddit.com/r/furry/comments/3hrda1/we_are_kalmor_uraptros_and_renashe/ Oh, okay then. Apparently most, if not all, of the furaffinity forum staff quit when administration asked for copies of everybody's ID and signatures on a non-disclosure agreement. If the postings are to be believed,…
Please read this for context if you haven't already. https://www.reddit.com/r/furry/comments/3h7tjm/my_experiences_as_a_member_of_fur_affinity_staff/ TL:DR A furaffinity admin got the boot for speaking out, as a member, against the pornographic ad fiasco, among other things. Most of the "other thin…
This guy is doing an iron artist challenge. He's cool and you should go check him out. http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6957040/
I think that I'll finally have some time tonight to start working on version 3.0 of the "How to Furry" guide. As always, I'm looking to see if anyone is interested in contributing as an author. I won't claim to know everything about the furry fandom, so that's why i'm looking for people to add thei…
TL:DR It has been released, I need to see if my ancient laptop will run it and then see about getting my hands on a copy. Long version: I've been a fan of this franchise. It's one of the better horror games released in a while. That's not to say it's without its faults, but it's a really good serie…
I'll have a more complete "update" journal tomorrow, but I just wanted to put a message out that "Yes, I'm still alive". I'll probably also start on the How to Furry 3.0 guide soon as well.
Every year I spend at least a weekend up north. This is, almost always, over the 4th of July weekend. it's a event where I see a lot of friends and family. Needless to say this is something that I look forward to. Anyway, in a couple hours I'm heading out for Traverse City. As a result I won't have…
The "How To Furry 2.0" submission just hit 110 views, making it the most viewed thing that I've ever uploaded. Most of the stuff I've put up over the years never really climbed past 30-40. As an aside, these numbers aren't really all that surprising. I'm not exactly a content creator like an artist…
Every now and then I take a look at some of the view counts that my uploads have. Usually it's just idle curiosity driving me to wonder what people like to see. Sometimes the counts surprise me. Today was one of those days. The How To Furry guide is already in my top three for most views. Apparentl…
Lets try making a meme. Post a journal, or a response to this journal with a playlist of your favorite songs. "Take to the Sky" by Van Canto "Hector's Hymn" by Hammerfall "Night Air" by Jamie Woon "The Quest" by Alestorm "Caribbean Blue" by Enya Lets see what you guys come up with. :)
So, as you might have guessed from the title, the "How To Furry 2.0" guide is getting finished up tomorrow. I'm going to sit down tomorrow night and fill in the sections that I feel qualified to. After that, some formatting and grammar fixes. Once that's done I'll see about publishing it somewhere.…
As you might have guessed from the title, the "How To Furry" project is alive again. Currently version 2.0 is being produced. Version 1.0 had a fair number of blank spaces and production stopped due to a number of outside factors. In any case, version 2.0 has begun production. So, what is this thin…
A few of you may remember that I had a project, many moons ago, entitled "How To Furry". This project was as an encyclopedia or reference guide of sorts on how to interact with the furry fandom. Topics ranged from fursona creation to etiquette for commissioning art. Well, there were a few blank spa…
This might be over-share but tonight's going to be a hell of a shift at work. 10:30pm to 7am with a super heavy workload, short a few people on staff, and a trainee to take care of. Please someone just shoot me.
So, I was taken to a brewery for my birthday and feel like doing an Ask Me Anything session later. You all know what to do.
I was intending to post this journal tomorrow, but it seems that I may have mis-clicked on Skype and entered my birthday as May 14th instead of May 15th. But, sense people have already wished me well it seems appropriate that I should post this early. Anyways, yes I am turning 25. Not really sure h…
It's late, so please excuse the brevity of this journal. I just thought that I should post a few updates about what's going on with me and why I've been so inactive lately. This past week I have been visiting family out in Arizona. The trip itself was great and it was good to see my grandparents ag…
for those of you that remember the last journal I posted, I was hoping to do some furry stuff this week. Unfortunately, life has this funny way of getting super busy at rather inconvenient times. I spent this past week working, doing family stuff, and just generally being much busier than I planned…
Some of you may remember this journal from many moons ago. https://www.weasyl.com/journal/71926/how-to-furry-version-1-0 I am working on producing version 2.0 and am looking for people who wish to collaborate on this. So if you wish to participate in making a encyclopedia of sorts about the furry f…
Hey, its been a while sense I last posted a journal and said stuff. How's about I change that today? On The Hobby/Sports Front: So, the last of the welts are gone. (The ones I got playing paintball on the 11th.) Because they're gone I think that it's time for some new ones. I'm rounding up some peo…
If you're going to be attending Anthrocon this year then do me a favor. Go poke XiaoMao and ask about the tails she makes. http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6662303/
Ask me anything and I will answer. These journals are always fun. Ps: Looks like I won't be streaming tonight. Did some additional testing and it looks.like I don't have enough bandwidth to stream reliably.
So, the stream didn't go on as long as expected. I swear that I used to be better at talking to crowds and keeping a monolog going. To everyone who came, thanks for coming. Sorry I wasn't more interesting. I guess that's what I get for not having anything planned out or any ideas for topics of conv…
http://original.livestream.com/Robsgamingandstories?t=896169
It has been a long time, but I sh get back to streaming. So, barring any unforeseen circumstances, I'll be streaming around 10pm eastern tonight. Look for an update around then with links and other info.
I am trying to get a furmeet set up, so please go check this link out if you live near Detroit. http://www.reddit.com/r/furry/comments/31jjma/furmeet_metro_detroit/.compact
Ok, so I thought a TMI journal might be fun. But then I thought how could this be more fun? The answer that I arrived at is that for every question I'm asked I will take a shot. So let's see what you've got. Ask me things!
There won't be much content in this journal today, so my apologies to those who come for a good read. I just thought that I would mention that I've started to reach out and try and meet furries a bit more. Recently I realized that the closest furry that i sepeak with lives a bit over five hundred m…
( I am cross-posting this from reddit. The origional posting can be found at http://www.reddit.com/r/furry/comments/30mvdv/mcfc_experience/ ) Hey, Rob Swanson here, just thought I'd post about my experiences at the Motor City Furry Convention. I was only able to attend yesterday (Friday the 27th) b…
Check here for updates. https://www.weasyl.com/submission/924687/come-find-me
Where are you staying? Home, the.commute is only about a half hour. What day are you getting there? Friday, about 11am if all goes to plan. How are you traveling? I'll be driving. Who will you be rooming with? I'm going solo on this one. What is the best way to find you? I will be in the lobby or w…
I'm planning to pick up a commission either tomorrow or Friday because that's just a thing that I would love to do. I need ideas though because I'm not the most creative person in the world.
Let me preface this by saying that I'm not one to fuss over stats here on Weasyl. Total views and faves don't mean all that much to me sense I'm not an artist or trying to sell anything. With that being said I found something interest today. In the two years I was on FA, the stuff I uploaded receiv…
Hi all, just thought I would post some general updates on what's going on with me. So, here we go with no particular order in mind. I have decided to go to Motor City Fur Con this coming Friday. I'll just be there that one day though. If anyone reading this has any interest in meeting me then I'll…
Sense the series is complete, or at least presumably complete, I thought I would share my thoughts on the series. I think that the series is good but has some room for improvement. The games required that you pay attention to the little details in the background so that the story can be understood.…
Just curious if anyone has any plans this weekend or early next week to celebrate St. Patty's day.
I'm thinking tha an ask me anything journal might be a fun change of pace. You guys know what to do, bring on the questions.
So, following up on the latest trend of journals, I've come to a decision about being a furry. More on that in a bit though. First, I'd like to address a few things that came up in comments in the last journal. I feel that I may have communicated some things poorly and caused some undo concern amon…
The three or four of you that read these journals on a regular basis probably know what this is about already. A while back I quit being a furry because the idea of anthropomorphic characters had lost a lot of appeal. This ran parallel to some issues I had with the behaviors of certain people I was…
I haven't done one of these in a while. You guys know what to do. Ask me anything you want.
So, I guess the tax season is upon us, at least here in the U.S.. So, I just filed my tax return the other day and was happy to discover that there is about $1,350 worth of refunds coming my way. Anyways, for those of you working on filing your taxes, I hope you guys are successful in getting a lar…
Following up on the last journal that I posted there has been some time to reflect on why I stopped being a furry and what the factors were that drove me away. There is something that keeps coming up. One of the contributing factors was how a few people that I had regular contact with were........…
So, it has been two weeks sense I stopped being a Furry. I just thought that I should post an update for that. Having been removed from the fandom for a few weeks there are a few things that became more evident as time has gone by. Most importantly being removed from the fandom has allowed me to be…
This isn't targeted at anyone specific, just something I need to get off my chest. I went and checked FA earlier today and looked at the journals people had posted. I must admit to a feeling of disappointment after reading some of them. The idea of Singles Awareness Day is not particularly new or s…
If you haven't read it already please read this journal entitled "Ending a Chapter" https://www.weasyl.com/journal/77175/ending-a-chapter It will provide context for the journal that you're reading now. I just wanted to clarify a few things that may have been left unclear in my previous journal. I…
There comes a time when a chapter in life needs to come to an end. For me, that time has come today. Those of you that know me well know that I view being a furry as a hobby. Hobbies tend to come and go throughout life. Because of my lack of enthusiasm for this hobby over the last few months or so,…
Is it just me or have things been quiet lately? I feel like I haven't heard from a lot of people in a while. What's with everyone going dark lately?
So, I've been doing a little bit of drafting for a sci-fi story lately. I"ve tried to get into writing in the past and never really had anything come to fruition. Various things caused this, however it usually came down to the finished product not being good enough to publicize. This time i'm attem…
An artist that I follow is doing a raffle, go check it out. Linkage: https://www.weasyl.com/journal/74613#cid183169
AMA journals are fun and I haven't done one in a while. So let's do one for the fun of it. Ask me anything and I'll answer the questions later tonight.
For anyone still holding any concern over my last journal I'd like to make an update. The issue has been resolved, for the most part, and I am able to return to normal. The long update is that I had a family member admitted to the hospital Thursday night due to psychiatric issues related to an anxi…
Apologies in advance if I'm short with anyone for the next few days. Some family stuff has happened and it will have me in a less than social mood for a while. Before anyone asks, no I don't wish to share specifics at this time. Due to this being a family affair I would appreciate some privacy on t…
Here we go for another year. 2014 was great but I'm looking forward to 2015. This past year brought far more ups than downs and I'm glad to say that 2014 was one heck of a good year for me. So I'm looking to continue to another amazing year. Here are some New Year's resolutions for anyone who might…
As another holiday comes to a close it is a good time to remember what makes the holiday season so special. After spending time with family and friends I'm glad to say that Christmas was a success again this year. To be fair though, we have things down to a science. Things have gotten to the point…
I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. I hope that your holiday is spent among family and friends. May your holiday season be merry and spent among those you care about the most. Sincerely Rob Swanson
You can probably guess what this is going to be based off of the title. Lets see if this one catches on, shall we? This meme is for the upcoming holiday season. While I'll be celebrating Christmas myself, the questions are purposefully asked in such a way that you can have your holiday of choice in…
Seems like people are quiet here on Weasyl. So here's a good conversation starter. Has anybody had a good nostalgia moment recently? Personally I had a good one where I was talking to a friend about Jumanjie. Great '90s movie by the way. I'm curious what kind of stuff people nostalgia over.
Just doing a quick public service announcement for an MMO that I play called EVE. They are doing a 75% off sale for new players. You can get an account with a months subscription and some extra little stuff for five dollars. If you were interested check it out at. http://www.themittani.com/news/eve…
Those of you who have been following me may have noticed that recently I've changed the icon I'm using. The current icon was done by an artist by the name of Starknights, who generously held a raffle a few days ago during one of his livestreams. As of a few hours ago, he posted over on Furaffinity…
A while back I was playing with ideas for a group project relating to the furry fandom. Because being a furry means so many things to so many people there don't seem to be many things that are universally agreed upon, I wanted to do something about norms within the fandom. The purpose of this proje…
I know its been a few days sense Thanksgiving but I still think this is worth posting. On a related note, I think it is too easy to focus on the negative things, especially on the internet. That's why I think it's particularly important to make an effort to remember the good stuff. So, what am I th…
I thought this might be a fun idea. What is something cool that happened to you this week? Personally I was working yesterday and had a customer ask to see my manager. They wanted to tell him how good the service I provided was.
EDIT: Sorry for the multi-post. Due to having a filter set wrong on my profile, Weasyl would not permit me to post anything above a general rating. I received an error message. After correcting this in a separate tab, somehow the journal posted itself multiple times. takes drink Well, here we go. I…
Best dish I had today was deep fried Oreos. What was your favorite?
I just wanted to post a journal wishing everyone a happy thanksgiving. It has been a great year so far. I hope you all enjoy yourselves tomorrow with family and friends.
So, I'm watching the news right now. Like many people I am interested in knowing weather there will be an indictment in the Ferguson shooting case. As the prosecutor has just announced about a minute ago there will be no indictment. This means that there will be no trial at all. As I understand, th…
The TL;DR is that I'm Rob_Swanson from Furaffinity Link http://www.furaffinity.net/user/robswanson/ The long version is about what you would expect. The recent round of drama over on Furaffinity has made me uncomfortable with the idea of continuing to use that website. To be honest, I've been meani…
