Holy woah, that was freakin' awesome...
Hey guys! I'm back from Anthro Con O: And woooooooooooah, that was amazing. I'm not quite sure, but possibly one of the best, if not the best, convention experiences I've ever had. I kind of wish I could have seen more of the convention instead of sitting behind Artist Alley for most of it, but alas, business needs to be done.
I also pretty much made back what I spent too :D on travel, hotel, and badge costs, give or take twenty dollars.
Oh my God, I usually like going in sequential order when it comes to the retelling of events, but I just have to tell you about the MOST SURREAL THING I EVER SAW.
Fursuit dance competition.
No, for serious.
Like, fursuits are already surreal enough. I'm not sure what it is, but I feel like when compared with the cosplay you find at anime cons, fursuits have more of a... suspension of disbelief, at least for me. I think it has to do with how as kids we're taught that the mascot costumes aren't "so-and-so in a giant red dog outfit" no it's Clifford, the big red dog, or what have you. And like, you'd think something like seeing someone dance in a fursuit would be incredibly silly looking (and it kind of is) but wooooooooooah, there are fursuiters who know how to damn dance! Like, professional moves, and flips, and break dancing, and krumping, and it's sooooooo weird!!!
And those fursuit things are hot, heavy, and with compromised vision o_O sometimes, they even turn the head backwards so they can't see just to show off!
It was so worth missing those two hours at the Alley just to see it *__* Them furries can dance.
There wasn't really much else of the con that I saw aside from the Artist Alley... WAIT, there was the Fursuit Parade! That was intense... it went on for like... thirty minutes of fursuits O_O It is the biggest furry convention in North America so I suppose that's not a surprise. I got to see some of the fursuits that I had seen earlier in the con and thought were awesome. Like, a lombax, a Toothless, a Winnie the Pooh Rabbit (who later entered the dance contest), lots of wolves/foxes, some pretty cool dragons. I think I'll provide photos later!
Gah, there's just so much to talk about and it's late so I better snooze xD;; I hope I'll remember to tell you all later. Toodles!
I also pretty much made back what I spent too :D on travel, hotel, and badge costs, give or take twenty dollars.
Oh my God, I usually like going in sequential order when it comes to the retelling of events, but I just have to tell you about the MOST SURREAL THING I EVER SAW.
Fursuit dance competition.
No, for serious.
Like, fursuits are already surreal enough. I'm not sure what it is, but I feel like when compared with the cosplay you find at anime cons, fursuits have more of a... suspension of disbelief, at least for me. I think it has to do with how as kids we're taught that the mascot costumes aren't "so-and-so in a giant red dog outfit" no it's Clifford, the big red dog, or what have you. And like, you'd think something like seeing someone dance in a fursuit would be incredibly silly looking (and it kind of is) but wooooooooooah, there are fursuiters who know how to damn dance! Like, professional moves, and flips, and break dancing, and krumping, and it's sooooooo weird!!!
And those fursuit things are hot, heavy, and with compromised vision o_O sometimes, they even turn the head backwards so they can't see just to show off!
It was so worth missing those two hours at the Alley just to see it *__* Them furries can dance.
There wasn't really much else of the con that I saw aside from the Artist Alley... WAIT, there was the Fursuit Parade! That was intense... it went on for like... thirty minutes of fursuits O_O It is the biggest furry convention in North America so I suppose that's not a surprise. I got to see some of the fursuits that I had seen earlier in the con and thought were awesome. Like, a lombax, a Toothless, a Winnie the Pooh Rabbit (who later entered the dance contest), lots of wolves/foxes, some pretty cool dragons. I think I'll provide photos later!
Gah, there's just so much to talk about and it's late so I better snooze xD;; I hope I'll remember to tell you all later. Toodles!