Looking back at my journals, it seems that I rarely post here unless there's something monumental going on. Sorry about that. But, I felt compelled to share my thoughts about how we weather things in the next four years. I believe that I will be taking a novel approach, and I would encourage you all to do the same: stop reading the news for a bit.

Before Trump and 2016, I read a lot less news. I voted, certainly. I was generally aware of what was going on. But, I wasn't glued to the news 24/7. Unfortunately, with Trump, that changed. And, for good reason - it is my opinion that he presents what is quite possibly the most significant danger to our current way of life.

However, keeping my eyes glued to the news 24/7 has taken a significant toll on me mentally. And, honestly, it's not giving me much benefit. I know that things could be very bad. I'll keep up with the top level news. Major headlines, that sort of thing. But, I'm not going to be reading it daily or going out of my way for it.

Until the midterms, there's not a lot that we can do politically on the federal level. There will be lots of reason for alarm. There will be some significantly dangerous developments. We have to let that wash past us. The assholes who put us in this situation want us to be scared. They want us to be cowed. I, for one, refuse to be either. I'm tired of it. Worst that they can do is shoot me, and if that happens, well, there's no real point in sacrificing all of my time until then anyway.

The best way to get back at them is to live your life joyfully. That's what they hate the most.

Edit: I forgot to add this. There *are* a few things that I will be doing to protect my interests moving forward. If you are worried, I would consider doing the same:

1. Setting up secure lines of communication with friends that cannot be intercepted.

2. Downloading anything off of the internet that you want to keep and making a local backup of it. Especially porn.

3. Saving money for the inevitable crash.

I am getting ready to go through some major life events starting Monday. If I seem irritable or am rude to you, please forgive me. I hope that this will be resolved quickly. Thanks in advance.

So, I'm taking trips to Chicago and NYC soon. If anybody wants to meet up for food, let me know!

Hi, folks. I've kept relatively quiet on here regarding the current issues. Regarding the recent protests, what happened to George Floyd is obviously a miscarriage of justice. Watching the protests and seeing everything play out has been both stressful and awe-inspiring. It has been stressful because, based upon my knowledge of history, I thought these protests would go badly for the people supporting them and might have allowed Trump a second term. They are awe-inspiring because, for the first time in my memory, white people are actually supporting police reforms en masse.

One of the ways that I deal with stress is trying to find solutions to problems. These protests are pointless unless genuine and durable reform takes place. Some of you may know that I work in criminal defense, so I do have some expertise on the subject.

First, I believe that communities should look to Camden, NJ for inspiration on how to deal with their police departments. Camden had an extremely high rate of violent crime and police complaints. After their reforms, both the crime and police complaint numbers were slashed. Camden essentially began by disbanding their police force and hiring a new chief of police to build a new force from the ground up. De-escalation training was prioritized and use of force standards were put in place that meant that officers could very easily be fired if they used force incorrectly. Officers patrolled the same areas, and when a new officer began working an area, they would go door-to-door and introduce themselves to the community. This has allowed the police to integrate into the community so well that when the protests began, the police were *invited* by community organizers to protest alongside them.

Second, if you are not familiar, I would encourage you to look at Campaign Zero. They propose a ten-point plan that is also aimed at general criminal justice reform. All of the reforms they propose are evidence-based and tested. If you want to know more about Campaign Zero, check out https://www.joincampaignzero.org/ .

I think that, moving forward, it is important to be clear about what change we want to see. It will be all too easy for mayors and police chiefs to point at symbolic reforms that do little to change the culture of police violence that has become entrenched in American society.

Friends,
I'm writing this to let you all know that I'm slowly rejoining the community. To make a long story short, I suffered from a severe depressive episode that is finally starting to end. I'm doing much better now, and hope to start getting back to sexy things. As an aside, if you ever find yourself in that position, please do get therapy. I was very hesitant to go into therapy myself at first, but it has helped me immensely.

In addition to getting back into writing, I plan on commissioning a few pieces. As many of you know, I really enjoy commissioning newer artists who haven't yet been exposed to the wider community yet. If any of you can recommend somebody who is willing to do some art of some of the wilder fetishes, please drop a comment and let me know to check them out.

So, I have a forthcoming story that explores some of these thoughts, but I've been dwelling a lot about trophies in vore scenes. As most who read my stories know, I generally write fatal and consensual vore, and I like it when the preds keep trophies and tease their prey about keeping trophies. Recently, though, I've realized that there are four distinct ways to play this:

1) Pred says the prey will be erased forever, no trophy, and is truthful.
This is the most common. Many guys get off on being completely destroyed without a trace. There may be some pudge or some post-vore scat or bones or what have you, but no sort of memorial.

2) Pred says that he'll keep a trophy of the prey (skull, mounted head, whatever) and does so.
This is also pretty common, and I've used it quite a bit. Many prey like knowing that they'll be joining a collection of trophies, and many preds really get off showing off their collections to prospective prey.

3) Pred says that they'll keep a trophy, but don't.
This is a nice way to emphasize the harsher pred, who seduces the prey but ultimately doesn't really care one way or another about them. I like this for the casualness, and because it implies the pred eats enough guys that he just can't keep trophies of all of them.

4) Pred says the prey will be erased forever, but secretly intends to keep a trophy.
I like this for sentimental reasons. Pred knows that prey gets off on being erased forever and uses that to tease prey. However, in the end, they keep a momento and cherish it. It paints a nice picture of the pred.

What are your thoughts? Which version do you find most interesting?

So,  jizzal and I were discussing at AC how there's just not been much in the way of vore writing lately.  wasdexdee brought up the idea of a vorish writing group, and I have to say, I'm becoming fixated on the idea. I'm currently gauging interest for such a group. If you're interested, please drop me a note.

So, gearing up to get ready for Anthrocon 2017! Anybody on here want to meet up for anything? I'll be bringing some board games for the mornings/afternoons and some drinks for the evenings. Drop me a line if you want to hang out.

As evidenced by my lack of stories lately, I've been in a bit of a rut, both in my writing and in my personal life. In an attempt to explore both myself and my writing abilities, and as a bit of thanks to some people I really like, I'm starting a new series called The Homage Project. The concept is fairly simple. I'm going to be writing a series of stories in the style of and featuring the ideas of a series of authors and artists whose work I've enjoyed over the years. I'll also be including a bit of biographical information and some commentary on the themes that each artist or author employs.

I have secured permission from each artist or author that I have contact with. The goal with this project is not to merely imitate these authors, but to find new ways to express their ideas and to expand my own writing, as well as to hopefully expose all of you to some great works that you hadn't read before.

The first story is going up in a few minutes. It doesn't really follow my normal themes, but I hope that you'll all enjoy it regardless. I have a list of 20 individuals that I'm going to start with, and only 1/2-3/4ths of them are furry artists or authors. Hopefully, some of you will find something exciting about at least one of them.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this project, please feel free to post.

Part 1: Introduction
So, like many of you, I have been rather distressed over the results of the Presidential Election. Luckily, I had about 4 hours yesterday to think about the issues as I was driving home from a hearing, and I did a lot of soul-searching. Here's what I decided. I really didn't believe we'd get here, but here we are. It's not something that should be that terribly surprising, to be honest. Generally speaking, power rotates between the parties roughly every 8 years, ant it's not uncommon to see a triple majority (Majorities in House, Senate and holding the Presidency) when a new President is elected.

I won't go into the full details of why I feel that this happened, but I do want to touch on something that I haven't seen anybody else talk about. I have long told people that the current choice in politics is one of evil versus incompetence, and I mean that. From 2008 to 2011, the Democrats had a triple majority and did very little with it. They allowed a Republican minority to block pretty much everything they wanted to do because they couldn't beat a cloture vote (supermajority to end debate) in the Senate. 2008-2011 was incompetence in government at it's finest. During that time, we saw Obamacare get gutted by the Republicans, we saw the financial bailout of the banks (which was a very Republican thing to do) and we saw very little else of substance. Meanwhile, the union workers and the minorities who voted in Obama on a theme of hope and change saw really no change for the positive. Instead, the economy crashed and, when it rebuilt, they didn't see a dime of it. Consider this article from FiveThirtyEight, which does a good job of explaining the situation: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features.....s-get-ignored/ . In short, Democrats have themselves to blame for picking an unpopular candidate and for completely failing to get any of their policies enacted while they had power.

Part 2: Policy Outlook
We do need to deal with a Trump presidency. In order to do that, we need to look at his policies and figure out what it is likely that he will try to do. I honestly don't believe that things will be as bad as we think, in no small part because I feel that he will be incapable of enacting most of his policies. I don't think that things are going to be great, but I don't think that they're going to be terrible. Let's look at each of the issues:

1) LGBT Rights: I'll address this issue first, as it's the one that I most identify with and the one that I believe most of my readers are concerned about. After I started digging into it, I was honestly unable to find many instances of Donald Trump being anti-LGBT. He has insulted a number of other minority groups, but he has not said much about LGBT rights. His only pertinent remark was that the bathroom issue and the question of marriage equality should be left to the States. That's not a great position, but it could be worse. Liberal states, where most LGBT individuals live, will still create these protections. Conservative states are warming up to the idea, honestly. Most people think gay marriage should exist, and the culture is shifting, this election aside. Undoing marriage equality is a sticky issue legally for the simple fact that people are already married, and because the Full Faith and Credit clause of the Constitution requires states to recognize other states' marriage licenses. Worst case scenario, gays have to get married in Vegas.

Furthermore, I don't believe that Donald Trump himself is that anti-LGBT. Watch this often-forgotten comment from the Republican National Convention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cilXJk2qfCE . In short, in this video Trump promises to protect LGBT individuals and gets applause for it. His off-the-cuff comment thereafter makes me think that the sentiment is genuine.

I'm not saying that Trump is pro-LGBT rights or anything. Far from it. But I also don't believe that trampling on our rights is really one of his priorities. It is more of a priority for his advisors and for his congress...but we've seen how little regard Trump has for the Republican establishment. I don't think we're going to see a massive deevolution here.

2) Immigration: This is where things start to hurt. It is unquestionable that undocumented workers are going to get deported. I am very disappointed about this fact, and families are going to be torn apart. It's not going to be pretty. Still, I feel like they knew that they were taking this risk when they came here, and at the very least, they got to stay here for some time. I think that deportation will probably be short-lived, as food prices go up and farmers have difficulty finding workers for harvests. Americans don't want those jobs, and they have to be paid the minimum wage regardless.

3) Ethnic Minority Rights: I don't believe that the civil rights of African-Americans will be affected much by the Trump presidency. The idea that racism is bad has become a bedrock to our thinking, and while the vote may have been partially predicated on racism, I don't believe that Trump will go for policies that are overtly racist. Muslim-Americans will have difficulty, but I thoroughly believe that any actions against Muslim-Americans will be struck down as unconstitutional by a unanimous or near-unanimous Supreme Court. (More on the Supreme Court later.) It is inarguable that religious tests for entering the country are in violation of the First Amendment's religious protections.

4) Crime Control and the Police State: Trump comes from a long line of politicians wanting to be “tough on crime.” This is very unfortunate, as locking people up for minor offenses generally doesn't do much to stop crime. It has been proven repeatedly by psychologists that criminals do not weigh the cost of going to prison versus the immediate need for gratification. Luckily, the cost of maintaining our prisons has made some Republicans push for criminal justice reform. I think that progress on this front will be slow, but I still believe that at least some criminal justice reform will occur. As evidence of this, I point to the fact that Republicans have not thrown a fit about the fact that marijuana legalization is well on the rise. In order to appease their base, they must talk about being tough on crime, but I really don't think it will be reflected in actually-enacted policy.

5) The Economy: This is a tough one. Trump ran in part on a platform that espoused the fact that income inequality was a bad thing. His congress will be adverse to his policies. It's honestly questionable how much impact politics has on economics, and for those two reasons, I don't really expect much change in the economy.

6) The Supreme Court: This is where things get really rough. During the next 4 years, we will likely have 2 openings on the Supreme Court, with a possible third. I am less concerned with the first appointment, which will simply to be to replace Justice Scalia. Justice Scalia was already a supremely conservative justice, so I do not anticipate a significant change by replacing him with another supremely conservative justice. The second appointment would replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, which would be a significant change. Unfortunately, Justice Ginsburg is not in good health, and I do not expect her to live another 4 years. However, should this occur, I believe that we will simply see a change in which justice is the swing vote.

Right now, Justice Kennedy is the swing vote on the court. However, he has been somewhat liberal-leaning in many of his decisions, as evidenced by recent victories in the Supreme Court. If another conservative justice is added to the court, I would anticipate Kennedy siding with the liberal wing of the Court and Chief Justice Roberts moving to the swing vote position that he has wanted for so long. Chief Justice Roberts has often voted with the liberal side of the Court and I feel that he wants to wield the power of the swing vote combined with the authority to decide which Justice writes the opinions. Chief Justice Roberts is a superb legal scholar, even if I do not agree with all of his positions, and I feel that all of his decisions will be firmly rooted in the law. He is not the sort of Justice that is eager to erase decades of precedent. As such, the Supreme Court's march towards progress will slow down, but I do not believe that it will stop.

Additionally, we must remember that, although the Supreme Court has been crucial to our success thus far, it is by no means the only institution that can help us. The Supreme Court's power is mainly to stop a state actor from doing something. However, if we can manage to convince our States to support our causes to begin with, the Supreme Court is not a significant issue. For this reason, we must focus on our state and local elections if we do not have the protection of the Supreme Court.

Part 3: Forecasting the Future
The next two years are crucial for a Trump presidency because, in 2 years, another election will be held and he could lose his congressional majorities. Without those majorities, Trump is dead in the water. While it is true that the map for the 2018 election does not favor the Democrats, if Trump screws up enough that there is a backlash against him, I would anticipate that we would see a sea change. If Democrats retain all of their Senate seats and win Arizona and Nevada, they suddenly have a majority. That's no small feat, but in the event of a failed Trump presidency, it is not entirely outside the realm of possibility. Essentially, we need to deal with three possibilities:

1) The failed Trump presidency: In this scenario, Trump is an absolutely awful leader. Wracked with scandal and constantly at war with his congress, he is unable to get much of what he wants. What he does do by executive order is disastrous. In this scenario, I would anticipate a massive shift in power towards the Democrats.

2) The ineffectual Trump presidency: In this scenario, Trump either backs off from most of his policies or is kept in check by other institutions. Nothing really changes, despite his bold promises. I would anticipate that we would be in a holding pattern, but I would also anticipate that Trump's base would hold him accountable if his policies aren't enacted by 2020.

3) The successful Trump presidency: We also have to be prepared for Trump somehow managing to do the things that he says that he will do and it not being a total disaster. While I think this is unlikely, it is a theoretical possibility. Should this happen, I would anticipate 4 more years of Trump and not much really progressing as far as civil rights go. If the Trump presidency is successful, however, it also means that most of our doom-and-gloom predictions are not going to come true.

In each of the 3 scenarios, we must remember that a Trump presidency will be kept in check by the Judiciary, which is made up of lifetime appointments. 4 years is, by design, not enough time to completely change the judiciary. Many Presidents greater than Trump have tried, and all have failed to do so. Thus, I think that we won't see much in the way of change.

Part 4: What We Do
Now we come to the final and most important question: What are we going to do about this? The answer is simple. We need to give Trump enough rope to hang himself, metaphorically speaking. If we try to stop Trump from the beginning, we get the blame for his failed policies. If he can't achieve what he wants to, though, it's on him. We cannot put ourselves in a position where we're to blame for Trump not getting what he wants.

Instead, we need to be selective of when we roar. Liberals have long had a tendency to roar about everything that they see wrong in America. That's not sustainable. It means that people don't pay attention when things are really wrong. I'm not saying to not be a full-throated advocate for liberty, I'm just saying that it's time that Liberals started using discretion in deciding which battles we want to go all-in for.

We also need to increase participation and concern for state and local governments. State governments wield much, much more power to enact social change than the federal government does. The federal government can say no to civil rights abuses, but they can't say yes to forward change that often. We need to sway public opinion to the idea that our freedoms are good things. We need to focus on connecting with those Trump voters that have just voted against their own interest.

When we connect with those voters, we also need to not talk down to them. There is a liberal tendency to make statements and to assume that those who disagree with you are idiots. Some of them are. Others are just not reaching the same conclusion. We need to calmly, politely and courteously demonstrate why we're right, and we need to do so with humility and dignity. We cannot allow ourselves to be bombastic and acerbic. Throwing egg on an enemy's face is amusing, but it does little to make that enemy a friend.

Part 5: Conclusion
The Trump presidency actually presents a unique opportunity for liberals. Should Trump fail, which I think is likely, we will see a massive shift towards liberal leaders. More importantly, the failure of Clinton's campaign has shown Democrats that we will not accept sub-par candidates for office, and that we demand actual liberal leaders who will push for what we want. Clinton, frankly, wouldn't have done much on that front. Bill Clinton put us into this mess, in part, with his signing of the Defense of Marriage Act and his enacting of punishing criminal laws that largely put black people in jail. The American people were not wrong to reject another Clinton presidency, and the Democratic leadership needs to understand that.

The Trump presidency will not be a great one, but I believe that it will reform both parties and the electorate in a way that will mean that we can do great things once we finally do away with him.

So, for quite some time, I've teased that I may make Gurglr into a real app/site. I'm pleased to announce that the day has come! Join us over at www.gurglrvore.com! We're still growing and adding features, but we'd love to see you there.

One of the things I'm trying to implement with it is VoreScore, which I've used in a few of my Gurglr stories. Basically, it's a way for preds to keep score and see who can devour more. I've always enjoyed trophy hunting stuff like that, and I hope it catches on. See you there!

Leaving tomorrow for Fangcon. Anybody I know who will be there?

So, my inbox is filled with notifications regarding the merger of FA and IMVU. Certainly, IMVU is not a company that I have ever wanted to have much to do with. However, I feel that leaving the site now is not yet warranted. To my mind, there are two possible outcomes:

Outcome 1, IMVU ruins FurAffinity: We all move on to a new, better site. There are already several great alternatives out there, but there's not been a single, unifying action to force us all over there. This could be just what we needed.

Outcome 2, IMVU improves FurAffinity: Great. There's a lot of room for improvement, and I think that changing this from a sole proprietorship to some sort of corporation is probably a positive move. We've long needed work done by professional coders, and this will let that happen. At the very least, there isn't a single person calling the shots any more.

In the end, I encourage everybody to back up the things that you like on FA. I encourage people to do that anyway, 'cause it's pretty common that some of the more petulant artists delete their gallery without warning. I also encourage everybody to go ahead and build a presence on another site. All I'm saying is that we shouldn't yet assume that FA is dead. We also should not assume that it will improve. Prepare for either eventuality.

So, turns out that several of you were interested in my thoughts on Pokemon as I play Y for the first time. So, I figured I would start writing some journals here to keep those of you who are interested updated. I'll be doing this very train-of-thought, so my apologies for any ramblings. Also, I'd like to keep spoilers to a minimum, since I'm going to try to make minimal use of strategy guides, wikis or FAQs. I'll learn all the complex strategies and stuff later.

First, a bit of background. I got Pokemon Red on release date all the way back in...1998. I was 11. I remember getting really excited at the prospect when I first read about it in Nintendo Power. Seemed like a game that would be right up my alley - even as a kid, I loved RPGs with interesting character options. We started playing the game, and I was hooked. My brother and I played for hours and hours. We watched the anime. We started playing the cards when they came out - we played at a local Pokemon league. It was a lot of fun! I still fondly remember when I finally caught that 150th Pokemon without the use of game sharks or Missingno. My brother and I had a race during a vacation when I was 13 - we each started out with all 3 starter Pokemon in the first city, and agreed to trade any version-specific Pokemon to each other upon finding them. I beat him by about 45 minutes. It was great fun.

Unfortunately, as time waned on, I became increasingly frustrated at the anime - specifically, at Ash's incompetence. It always astounded me that he could be so completely clueless, yet still waltz through the more difficult gyms with Pokemon that really shouldn't be able to work there. I also didn't understand the infatuation with Pikachu - he was a second-rate Pokemon and not nearly as cute as most of the others. (Looking back, I liked a lot more of the more butch Pokemon - I wonder what that says about my sexuality.) I tried playing Yellow, but that just made me even more disappointed.

As the Pokemon craze reached its fever pitch, where you'd find merchandise completely flooding practically any store you walk into, I just sort of started to get sick of it. I wanted to play the *game*; I didn't care as much about branding. It's also true that there was some pressure from my peers and parents to "grow out" of Pokemon and move on to something a bit more adult. My brother ended up getting Gold and Silver several years after it came out, but by that time, I had moved on. I still enjoyed some of the characters and artwork, but hadn't picked up an actual game of Pokemon until yesterday.

The reactions from people that I've mentioned this to have been varied - most have told me that the game has changed an awful lot since when I played it before. Many said that I'd love a lot of the nostalgic references in the game.

I started playing a bit yesterday, but played mostly today. The opening was fairly standard-stock, although I was surprised at the change of professor. The new one's kinda cute. Got to the meeting area with my "friends", where I picked up a Chespin. I'm surprised to see so many companion NPCs, and even more surprised to see what I assume to be the "rival" painted in a positive light. One of the things that I always liked about the old Pokemon games was the friendly-ish rivalry between Red and Gary. Perhaps that will pick up a bit.

I buy extra Pokeballs and Potions, because you can never have enough of either, and head off to the first few routes. First thing I encounter is a Pidgey. Really? Huh. Not sure how I feel about that - I always felt that Pidgey was one of the more boring early Pokemon. Then, I get what I presume to be this version's new Pidgey - Fletchling. He's cute, and I like the robin design a bit better, but he also feels a bit boring. Bunnelby is also extremely cute, but seems rather ineffective. I like the monkeys.

It feels like this game is extremely easy. I remember having a hard time of the game up through Brock and Misty when I played Red/Blue, but I have yet to be seriously challenged by any fight. I wonder if that's due to my age or due to the game being easier.

As I emerge from the forest, I assemble the following team:
Metapod (Obviously, headed for Butterfree) 7
Fletchling 7
Chespin 10
Pansage 5
Panpour 4
Bunnelby 4

I may head back into the forest to see if I can score a fire type. Out of curiosity, though, I go ahead and enter the first gym. Photography and bugs? They don't seem that complimentary. Still, the web maze is a really nice touch, and I find the gym itself to be quite interesting.

The fight with the gym leader was somewhat difficult due to my grass-heavy team. Fletchling was extremely useful, but fell prey to Infestation. Chespin's Rollout was also quite useful. I like the fact that he has a wide variety of typed attacks to use - that makes it a bit easier. That being said, there are SO many types now, I don't know if I'll ever be able to keep them all straight. It was bad enough when there were only 15, but now there's a Dark type? I've also heard that there's a Fairy type? That seems a bit unnecessary, especially given that several of the types (Dragon, Ice, Rock) were so underused. Perhaps there were more Pokemon in those categories than I'm aware of since then.

Regardless, I end up beating the gym leader. Nice puns. Glad to see those are still a thing. Panpour goes to 8, Metapod to 9, Fletchling to 9, Chespin to 11.

My party desperately needs some type proliferation. Bunnelby and Pansage likely will have to go, even though I like both of their designs.

Overall thoughts:
I'm enjoying the game. There's some really nice attention to detail in the artwork, and it seems to be very well done. I'm liking the 3D better than I thought I would. Overall, it doesn't feel like the system's really changed that much since Red. The game is still the same, for the most part. (Although I am noticing some odd text in reaction to certain things - are there some sort of hidden moves that can be activated on Pokemon?) One change that really did surprise me was the fact that TMs can now apparently be reused. That makes the choice of which Pokemon to use it on much, much less agonizing. I remember that I'd always have huge numbers of TMs lying around, just in case I found something better to use. Also, Kakuna can use something other than Harden now? That was a shocker.

*blows the dust off his FA*

So, it's been nearly a year since I posted anything, and that was just an AC meme. Egad. I've decided that this year, I'm going to try to reconnect with the community a bit more - write more stories, make more friends, that sort of thing. We'll see what happens! Things have been going really well for me this year, and I look forward to seeing where it takes me.

Also: I've started playing Pokemon lately! Picked up Y. It's the first Pokemon game that I've played since Red, back when I was a kid. I must say, I'm enjoying it. It's nice to see how far the series has come. Would there be interest in me posting my observations after such a long hiatus from the series?

Finally, I'm going to be getting some commissions soon, but I'm not sure of what. It'll probably involve snuff and/or vore. Any suggestions?

Where are you staying?
I'll be in the Westin.

What day are you getting there?
Thursday evening, assuming nothing else goes wrong.

Who will you be rooming with?
:mooglepower:, :groggyfox:, :kyu_rhoshan:, and :vivaldithearcticfox: (That Oxford comma? Pure class.)

Who will you hang out with during the convention?
Oh gosh, I have so many people I know going. There are a ton of vore furs, there's the crew I'm staying with, some of my friends from Georgia, and who knows who I'll meet. Maybe you?

What is the best way to find you?
Either in or out of suit, I wear the same outfit: Red shirt, black slacks, black pinstriped vest. Usually, a tail with it.

Are there any panels you might be attending?
Probably not, but we'll see!

What do you look like?
Chubby, black hair, glasses. Not much else to say, really. :P

Will you be suiting?
I plan on it!

Do you do free art?
...if you really want a drawing from me, I wouldn't dare charge you for it.

Do you do trades?
Right now, my story list is so backed up, I don't feel comfortable taking on trades.

Do you do badges/commissions?
No.

What is your gender?
Male, very gay.

How tall are you?
5'11"

Are you in a relationship?
Dating, open relationship.

Can I talk to you?
Sure! I always love meeting new people.

Can I touch you?
Why not? Just let me know who's doing the touching. ;)

Can I visit your room?
If invited, yes. If drinking, even better.

Can I buy you drinks?
Absolutely! I really enjoy trying new ones.

Can I give you stuff?
If you feel compelled to, I guess?

Can I hug or snuggle with you?
Sure. I'm a cuddleslut.

Are you nice?
I try to be, despite the fact that I'm a lawyer!

How long are you going?
I'll be there until mid-day Monday.

Do you have an artist table?
What would I do with it, lug it around the con and not draw on it?

Will you be going to parties?
Of course. Lots and lots of parties. Already planning on going to a vore meetup, and Bucker and Groggy's rooms end up being a nightly party.

Will you be performing?
Maybe?

Do you have prints/CDs?
I have fingerprints. No CDs, though; I find that the IRA has a better return on investment.

(In other words, no. :P )

Will you have art in the Art Show?
I can't art.

If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Be creative. I tend to respond well to that. ;)

Can I look in your sketchbook?
Sure, if I have it on me and it's not empty.

Can I draw in your sketchbook?
That'd be nice!

Can I come with you for food/fun/etc?
Sure, I love meeting new people.

Can I take your picture?
Only in suit. Rather picky about out-of-suit pics.

What's your goal(s) for the con this year?
Survive? Also, burn off some stress. Those of you who know me well know that the last few weeks have been absolute hell, and the next few will probably not improve matters. I need to get away from that. :P

So, I have a new game that I'm rather excited about. Spy Party - I have a copy of the beta! I was contemplating doing a Let's Play. Would there be interest? Would there be other games you'd be interested in watching me play? Does anybody else have the game and want to be my opponent?

Also, going to AC. Will do the meme later.     

Wow, that was a great con! I had an excellent time. In no particular order, I enjoyed seeing:

 lunostophiles,  snowhusky,  tirk,  mooglepower,  krigulv  groggyfox,  ceralor,  ashtongreymane,  barkwv,  midekai,  curlyfryhusky,  masonthehorse, and a bunch of new people that I met at the BLFC party. Good grief, so many people, so little time. It was a lot of fun, and, as always, I look forward to next year.

So, yeah. I'll be at FWA! See you folks there! If you want to find me, look for the guy in the red shirt and black pinstriped vest.

Further Confusion 2013 Con Report

Wow.  Just...wow.  What a crazy convention.  I had a great time, I have to say, and while I made a few mistakes, I'm actually happy that I did.  I feel like this con was sort of a coming of age for me - it helped me understand better who I am.  Since I graduated and started my new job, that's something I've sort of struggled with - figuring out exactly what sort of person I am now that I am no longer a student.  I guess you could say that this con sort of served as the crazy college experience that I never had.

First of all, shout-out to some of the most awesome roommates in the world -  groggyfox,  masonthehorse, and  malowolf.  You guys were awesome, and thank you for putting up with someone who isn't used to partying quite this hard.  Also, big shout out to  mooglepower who I hung out a lot with at the con.  He introduced me to a TON of people, and I am convinced that he is one of those rare individuals who could fly to a foreign country and instantly make friends.  He also introduced me to his mate,  krigulv, and to his friends from middle school who aren't (yet) furries, but who were brave enough to visit a fur con.  Great time all around.

Met a lot of people that I had previously only known online -  summercat was a lot of fun to hang out with, and I both surprised and excited to see  urban-coyote there.  Urban recognized me from my suit and we struck up a conversation - I'm glad to see that he's getting back into the furry art world.  

I made a lot of new friends.   lemonsqu33z is an awesome guy, and we share a lot of the same interests.  I was really surprised to meet both him and  triac, who had apparently read my stories but didn't know me!  Triac is also an awesome guy, who I sadly only really got to know towards the end of the con, along with his mate  ceithen.  I met  panthesurfingotter and  jacethearcticwolf through Bucker and had a great time doing a skit with them at FC:Unleashed.  I also had fun at airport con with  feartree, who I never really had gotten to chat with much before this con (or, really, during this con), but who is somebody I'd really like to get to know better.  Also, I met  skyan, and I have to say, the idea of fursuit Parkour intrigues me.

I bought some art from the art show. Two of them, both prints, are on FA:  http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3979851/ is going in my bedroom and http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8877356/ in my gaming area.  The other two items are originals and aren't on FA - I may scan those and share them around later.  Got a great badge from an artist who sadly isn't on FA - I may try to convince him to join up at some point, but I'm sure he has his reasons.  I also picked up a copy of the Nordguard card game, signed by both the artist and the creator.  I'll probably do a review of it at some point, maybe in a fursuit video.  Would anybody watch a guy in fursuit reviewing board games?  

As I mentioned, though, I did make some mistakes. On a couple of nights, I really overindulged myself in alcohol - I need to pace myself better and learn my limits.  I feel like I missed far too much of FC as a result.  I feel like I was a bit of a burden on my roommates, and that I really should have gotten out more and done more things.  Also, I met several people not listed here who are watching me, but I can't seem to place who's who. XD.  That's the trouble with meeting people in person and not taking notes about who they are on FA. I should have also thought a bit more ahead with my packing - I probably could have packed less and still been fine.  Conversely, there's some stuff that I wish I had packed and didn't. Finally, I wish that I had commissioned more art - I'll probably be fixing that in the next few weeks.  

On the whole, FC 2013 was a great con, and I really enjoyed myself.  I learned a lot, met some truly amazing people and am looking forward to the next one. I also felt like I gained a lot of confidence socially and learned a lot about myself, especially to let the past stay in the past and to keep moving forward, even after a really, really tough time. I feel energized and excited about the fandom and am hoping to get involved again after a hiatus from writing and heavy involvement. As a final note, if you ever want to hang out with me at a con, don't be shy!  Drop me a note - I'm going to try to update my journal before the cons that I do in the future.

As of today, I am officially a lawyer, fully licensed in one state!

(Not going to try to get the other 49.)

WANT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw9jA7VWqw4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4qy2OAKF4k

Joking aside, I have been hired! I'll be starting work soon! Woo!

Hey, everybody, I just thought I'd update you all on where my life is right now.

On July 24-25, I took the bar exam in Charleston, WV. I think it went really, really well. There were some tough questions, and I don't feel like I knew everything, but I feel confident that I did well enough to get by. The bar exam is a test of "minimum competency", and I believe and hope that I am at least minimally competent to practice law.

I interviewed for a job in Charleston on Tuesday. I think it went extremely well, and I was very happy with how it turned out. I should find out on Monday whether I got it. In the meantime, I'm on pins and needles, and I feel sort of in -between, like I can't really do much without knowing more. :P If I don't get that job, it's on to another position in a much, much smaller and more rural city.

After taking several days off after the bar exam, I'm currently trying to get my life back in order and to hopefully get back to my health regimen as well. It's hard to do, though, since I don't know where I'll be living by this time next week.

As a side note, do any of my gaming friends out there have experience painting minis and would they be willing to help me out? I started on a mini-painting project and feel like I got in over my head. Give me a buzz if you would! I'd greatly appreciate it.

So, that's me in a nutshell. Waiting and not doing much else. :P

Hey, everybody, I just thought I'd update you all on where my life is right now.

On July 24-25, I took the bar exam in Charleston, WV. I think it went really, really well. There were some tough questions, and I don't feel like I knew everything, but I feel confident that I did well enough to get by. The bar exam is a test of "minimum competency", and I believe and hope that I am at least minimally competent to practice law.

I interviewed for a job in Charleston on Tuesday. I think it went extremely well, and I was very happy with how it turned out. I should find out on Monday whether I got it. In the meantime, I'm on pins and needles, and I feel sort of in -between, like I can't really do much without knowing more. :P If I don't get that job, it's on to another position in a much, much smaller and more rural city.

After taking several days off after the bar exam, I'm currently trying to get my life back in order and to hopefully get back to my health regimen as well. It's hard to do, though, since I don't know where I'll be living by this time next week.

As a side note, do any of my gaming friends out there have experience painting minis and would they be willing to help me out? I started on a mini-painting project and feel like I got in over my head. Give me a buzz if you would! I'd greatly appreciate it.

So, that's me in a nutshell. Waiting and not doing much else. :P