A Year to Remember
How do ya even begin to describe your life? I suppose one word at a time. There have been so many things I have wanted to say here, but haven't found an excuse....no, rather I found excuses to not do it. I could give the usual pitch that I'm going to try to post most, but no...I can only do it when I have that urge, and it's a big one.
I guess what's been on my mind the most is Scruff_E_Coyote. We had many good years together...filled with good times and not-so-good times, but the experience overall was positive. I'm hoping he's living life as well as he can....and yes I do miss him, I am dealing with it better than I was. I feel very fortunate to have shared my time with him and am glad we are still very close friends. I worry about him, how he and his family are doing, but I know he's doing what needs to be done and is handling it the best way he knows how. He's always been very good about that. Love ya, Yote.
For those of you who don't know, yes I am living back in California. I spend a lot of time hanging out with a local friend Myrth and sometimes other locals when there's a controlled gathering. There's actually a pretty large number of furs in the area. Many good times, many normal times....good to break any mediocrity.
My time in Wisconsin was....a learn experience. I had warnings about the guy, but part of me was hoping they were exaggerated. Sadly they weren't and I felt the strong desire to come home. For a time I was talking myself into staying, try to start a new life, but the place was wrong. I had made some furry friends, and they're great folks....I regret leaving the way I did, but I had to get out. I pretty much just up and left. I tried to say goodbye before, but they kept trying to get me to stay a little longer. I'm a little bit of a pushover so I caved and said I would, but as the day I /wanted/ to leave came closer, I just left. I said my goodbyes already (or tried to). I didn't want to deal with them asking me to stay longer...as selfish as that may sound. I don't keep up with them much....I wonder how the feelings are, but I do keep up when they post on twitter or FB or FA.
The trip was worth the money spent and lost. I made some new friends, I discovered the true face of others, and for some, feel so much closer to them. Two specific individuals: One, being Arid Wolf....a Wolf/Raccoon from Idaho. Very sweet guy, very hard working. I roomed with him at Rainfurrest and I have to say, it was a lot more fun of a con than I expected! Perhaps it was also the company I kept, which mainly included him and my roommates, namely Hunter Wusky. Other roommates weren't around so much, but when they were it was good times. But yes...I don't know, Arid was just fun to hang around with. I stopped by his place in Idaho on my way home too, so I got to see his family and doggies.
delphinios is the other along with those we hung out with, namely Solus, Pups and Elliott the Bunny. This small group really made my trip (to and from Wisconsin) very much worth it. I enjoy the talks I have the Delph, normal, philosophical, or just ruffing and barking around. We shared stories and experiences and hopes for the future, and I just felt comfortable and happy the entire time since we seem to see eye-to-eye on many subjects. It's not something I really get to talk to many people about since, let's face it, most furs are all about random discussion. I enjoy randomness now and then, but not all the time. But yes....he really made me feel very special.
Thinking of these guys just makes me wag all over. There are also some people I have yet to meet, but I feel they are good people. It helps they are friends with people I already trust and call friends. Just thinking about the people I know, and the people I have yet to meet....it makes me feel very fortunate. Growing up, I never could have imagined feeling the way I do for you guys.
All I can say is....good times and bad, I'm looking forward to everything coming. Take what happens to you, learn from it. If it costs ya a couple hundred bucks to learn someone you trusts is actually the opposite, that's a small price to pay, in my opinion. I can't say I'm looking forward to the bad times, but I'll do my best to be ready for em. Shouldn't be that hard to get through em with friends like you.
Thanks for being a part of my life.
I guess what's been on my mind the most is Scruff_E_Coyote. We had many good years together...filled with good times and not-so-good times, but the experience overall was positive. I'm hoping he's living life as well as he can....and yes I do miss him, I am dealing with it better than I was. I feel very fortunate to have shared my time with him and am glad we are still very close friends. I worry about him, how he and his family are doing, but I know he's doing what needs to be done and is handling it the best way he knows how. He's always been very good about that. Love ya, Yote.
For those of you who don't know, yes I am living back in California. I spend a lot of time hanging out with a local friend Myrth and sometimes other locals when there's a controlled gathering. There's actually a pretty large number of furs in the area. Many good times, many normal times....good to break any mediocrity.
My time in Wisconsin was....a learn experience. I had warnings about the guy, but part of me was hoping they were exaggerated. Sadly they weren't and I felt the strong desire to come home. For a time I was talking myself into staying, try to start a new life, but the place was wrong. I had made some furry friends, and they're great folks....I regret leaving the way I did, but I had to get out. I pretty much just up and left. I tried to say goodbye before, but they kept trying to get me to stay a little longer. I'm a little bit of a pushover so I caved and said I would, but as the day I /wanted/ to leave came closer, I just left. I said my goodbyes already (or tried to). I didn't want to deal with them asking me to stay longer...as selfish as that may sound. I don't keep up with them much....I wonder how the feelings are, but I do keep up when they post on twitter or FB or FA.
The trip was worth the money spent and lost. I made some new friends, I discovered the true face of others, and for some, feel so much closer to them. Two specific individuals: One, being Arid Wolf....a Wolf/Raccoon from Idaho. Very sweet guy, very hard working. I roomed with him at Rainfurrest and I have to say, it was a lot more fun of a con than I expected! Perhaps it was also the company I kept, which mainly included him and my roommates, namely Hunter Wusky. Other roommates weren't around so much, but when they were it was good times. But yes...I don't know, Arid was just fun to hang around with. I stopped by his place in Idaho on my way home too, so I got to see his family and doggies.
delphinios is the other along with those we hung out with, namely Solus, Pups and Elliott the Bunny. This small group really made my trip (to and from Wisconsin) very much worth it. I enjoy the talks I have the Delph, normal, philosophical, or just ruffing and barking around. We shared stories and experiences and hopes for the future, and I just felt comfortable and happy the entire time since we seem to see eye-to-eye on many subjects. It's not something I really get to talk to many people about since, let's face it, most furs are all about random discussion. I enjoy randomness now and then, but not all the time. But yes....he really made me feel very special.
Thinking of these guys just makes me wag all over. There are also some people I have yet to meet, but I feel they are good people. It helps they are friends with people I already trust and call friends. Just thinking about the people I know, and the people I have yet to meet....it makes me feel very fortunate. Growing up, I never could have imagined feeling the way I do for you guys.
All I can say is....good times and bad, I'm looking forward to everything coming. Take what happens to you, learn from it. If it costs ya a couple hundred bucks to learn someone you trusts is actually the opposite, that's a small price to pay, in my opinion. I can't say I'm looking forward to the bad times, but I'll do my best to be ready for em. Shouldn't be that hard to get through em with friends like you.
Thanks for being a part of my life.