FWA update
After working 40 of 48 hours a few times in the past 2 weeks and numerous other long days due to stuff at work breaking and me being the guy they look for the fixes, I was able to take last Wednesday and fly to Atlanta to Jay Naylor’s place and FWA.
I got to meet Markhale, Jay’s GF and their roommate, Chibi-Morrow. Other guests at the house include Sparky, known in LJ as ClickClackCat.
Funny thing, I was watching and commenting to Sparky as CCC. I figured out Sparky and CCC were the same person as we were chatting Thursday at Jay’s house. I made the connections as I was like, “Wow you wouldn’t happen to be CCC, would you?’ Not the first time I’ve decoded who was who like this, I guess in the conversation I found the ‘key’ of data that put the puzzle together and revealed the identities were connected. Funny! Last person I did that to got really freaked out, though. Heh.
At any rate Jay, Sparky and I went to Waffle House for Breakfast while Markhale and Morrow were at work Thursday. The waitress mixed up my chocolate chip waffle with Sparky’s pecan waffle. Sparky got halfway through it and declared she ate a chip and it was a mix up. I offered the untouched waffle I had but she refused. I proceeded to nom and declare how good and ‘Pecan flavoured it was’ and oh how good it is!! Sparky proceeded to threaten me with things I have no doubt she would do so I ate the waffle in silence but smiling.
The ladies made it home, we packed and headed for the hotel.
Play by play con report:
Wednesday at 18:00 - Discover the president of my company is on the same plane for business. Small world! He’s a cool guy and jokes about needing me to fix his laptop on the plane.
Thursday - 20:00 We get 4 people’s con stuff (3 fursuits included) from across the street in the public lot to the hotel in one trip. Jay, Markhale, Morrow and Sparky are in the room. I’m going home in Jay’s truck every night to feed Mr. Fang and Leon, the other cat.
Jay and I end up in Trader Vic’s, the tiki bar restaurant. Sparky joins us and we eat some really good food and have many tropical drinks.
We cruise around the con some but it’s 11 or so after dinner so I head home and shut down for the night.
Friday - up at 9:00 - Pet Fang, no sign of other cat. Out to the hotel. Atlanta traffic sucks at any hour so I take a long time to get to the hotel. I park and head up to aquire Jay and we get some food and hang out in the Dealer’s room. We get some chairs to sit behind Bonk, Marhale and Chibi-Morrow so that we can comment and offer helpful advice on the art they make (Read: drive crazy with comments). I have to hand it to Bonk, he has a force of will that just doesn’t stop even in the face of the most lewd, humorous and crazy comment about what art he’s making.
I met Scappo and we hit it off. Scappo, Jay and I are soon in the hotel bar drinking like fish. It’s 14:00. The waiteress keeps getting double orders from the bar so we have a lot to Drink. Jay drinks Gin with an olive and is hammered by the time the dealer’s room closes and Markhale shows up to collect him. Markhale takes off for dinner plans sans-Jay and I tell her I’ll hang with Jay. Jay declares he’s sleeping so I hook up at the Hard Rock Café with the others for a decent dinner.
Get back to the hotel at around 23:30 and drive LizardBeth and Scappo to Bonk’s. hang out there a while, meet Victor, Bonk’s super nice cat. Head home for cat feeding.
Saturday - Up at 10:00 - Pet and feed Fang - head to con. Take up position of ‘peanut gallery’ behind Bonk and relax. Friends from Cleveland (non furry) had time to drive down for the hell of it, to see some stuff in ATL so they call me to see if we can do dinner. I hook up with them and we go to Choko-something a Brazilian restaurant where they bring a lot of meat constantly. It was neat but honestly I cook better meat than they do so it was neat but not inspiring a culinary experience goes.
Get back to the hotel by 20:00 and wow I forget.. stuff happens. Fun stuff! I remember home at like 00:00.
Sunday - To hotel at 9:00. Have a nice day, meet J3T and we talk for a few hours. The day goes on and I get dropped off by Jay at the airport. At the Airport I discover a friend from Madison, Wisconsin is to be seated next to me on the plane. Wow, small world!
After Thoughts:
I need to go to ATL more.
I need to video tape like I used to all the time! Big Blue Fox inspired me!
Kip Fox is an odd fellow and I bet I can take him in a fight! (Joking!)
Too few people know I am the Shogun of Furry Fandom in America or what that implies!
Sparky, Markhale and Chibi-Morrow rock. So does J3t and Scappo and all the other people I hung out with.
I got to meet Markhale, Jay’s GF and their roommate, Chibi-Morrow. Other guests at the house include Sparky, known in LJ as ClickClackCat.
Funny thing, I was watching and commenting to Sparky as CCC. I figured out Sparky and CCC were the same person as we were chatting Thursday at Jay’s house. I made the connections as I was like, “Wow you wouldn’t happen to be CCC, would you?’ Not the first time I’ve decoded who was who like this, I guess in the conversation I found the ‘key’ of data that put the puzzle together and revealed the identities were connected. Funny! Last person I did that to got really freaked out, though. Heh.
At any rate Jay, Sparky and I went to Waffle House for Breakfast while Markhale and Morrow were at work Thursday. The waitress mixed up my chocolate chip waffle with Sparky’s pecan waffle. Sparky got halfway through it and declared she ate a chip and it was a mix up. I offered the untouched waffle I had but she refused. I proceeded to nom and declare how good and ‘Pecan flavoured it was’ and oh how good it is!! Sparky proceeded to threaten me with things I have no doubt she would do so I ate the waffle in silence but smiling.
The ladies made it home, we packed and headed for the hotel.
Play by play con report:
Wednesday at 18:00 - Discover the president of my company is on the same plane for business. Small world! He’s a cool guy and jokes about needing me to fix his laptop on the plane.
Thursday - 20:00 We get 4 people’s con stuff (3 fursuits included) from across the street in the public lot to the hotel in one trip. Jay, Markhale, Morrow and Sparky are in the room. I’m going home in Jay’s truck every night to feed Mr. Fang and Leon, the other cat.
Jay and I end up in Trader Vic’s, the tiki bar restaurant. Sparky joins us and we eat some really good food and have many tropical drinks.
We cruise around the con some but it’s 11 or so after dinner so I head home and shut down for the night.
Friday - up at 9:00 - Pet Fang, no sign of other cat. Out to the hotel. Atlanta traffic sucks at any hour so I take a long time to get to the hotel. I park and head up to aquire Jay and we get some food and hang out in the Dealer’s room. We get some chairs to sit behind Bonk, Marhale and Chibi-Morrow so that we can comment and offer helpful advice on the art they make (Read: drive crazy with comments). I have to hand it to Bonk, he has a force of will that just doesn’t stop even in the face of the most lewd, humorous and crazy comment about what art he’s making.
I met Scappo and we hit it off. Scappo, Jay and I are soon in the hotel bar drinking like fish. It’s 14:00. The waiteress keeps getting double orders from the bar so we have a lot to Drink. Jay drinks Gin with an olive and is hammered by the time the dealer’s room closes and Markhale shows up to collect him. Markhale takes off for dinner plans sans-Jay and I tell her I’ll hang with Jay. Jay declares he’s sleeping so I hook up at the Hard Rock Café with the others for a decent dinner.
Get back to the hotel at around 23:30 and drive LizardBeth and Scappo to Bonk’s. hang out there a while, meet Victor, Bonk’s super nice cat. Head home for cat feeding.
Saturday - Up at 10:00 - Pet and feed Fang - head to con. Take up position of ‘peanut gallery’ behind Bonk and relax. Friends from Cleveland (non furry) had time to drive down for the hell of it, to see some stuff in ATL so they call me to see if we can do dinner. I hook up with them and we go to Choko-something a Brazilian restaurant where they bring a lot of meat constantly. It was neat but honestly I cook better meat than they do so it was neat but not inspiring a culinary experience goes.
Get back to the hotel by 20:00 and wow I forget.. stuff happens. Fun stuff! I remember home at like 00:00.
Sunday - To hotel at 9:00. Have a nice day, meet J3T and we talk for a few hours. The day goes on and I get dropped off by Jay at the airport. At the Airport I discover a friend from Madison, Wisconsin is to be seated next to me on the plane. Wow, small world!
After Thoughts:
I need to go to ATL more.
I need to video tape like I used to all the time! Big Blue Fox inspired me!
Kip Fox is an odd fellow and I bet I can take him in a fight! (Joking!)
Too few people know I am the Shogun of Furry Fandom in America or what that implies!
Sparky, Markhale and Chibi-Morrow rock. So does J3t and Scappo and all the other people I hung out with.