Midwest FurFest 2011 Con Report and Pictures

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Well, this year's MFF came and went. And man, did it ever go well. This was one of those conventions for me where everything seemed to go right and fall into place. It was a rare moment at the con when I didn't have something to do or someone to chat with.

As is my tradition with attending conventions, I tend to work them too. This year, I worked in Operations for Puma and his staff. It was a different experience, and overall I enjoyed being in more of an attendee-facing role at this year's MFF.

As I mentioned in a previous comment, Raptor Red was there, in a new version of his fursuit. He was rather expressive, which is normal for him:

Raptor Red Raptor Red Raptor Red

The fursuit parade had 574 fursuiters this year:

Fursuit Parade Fursuit Parade

On Friday evening, Duncan da Husky and Takaza J. Wolf had a proper civil union done, as those are now legal in Chicago. This was most excellent!

The Cake Kane borrows my White Mage hoodie So I borrowed Kane's fursuit...

DSC_5422 So I borrowed Kane's fursuit...

Somewhere in there, Kane Husky thought he would be clever and borrow my White Mage hoodie and tail. So I promptly borrow his fursuit head and paws. Then we spent the evening confusing a whole lot of people! We need to do this again sometime.

Then it was back to work, followed by taking even more pictures of fursuiters.

Midwest FurFest Operations Staff Fursuiters at 4 AM on Monday

Fursuiter Kojac and Finnish A purple cheetah Kane Husky Fursuit Parade

The con ended wherein I had a few drinks on Sunday evening and was followed around by a couple of Germans for a bit:

Big Blue Fox and Tillikum

The rest of my pictures, as usual, can be found on Flickr.

The verdict? A++, would totally back up the con chair in a knife fight.

Next con for me is Furry Connection North in the spring. I hope I'll see all of you there!

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Location: Coudersport, PA
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the civil union part is making me so soft and squishy inside XD

totally gonna check out the pictures later

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doug, you should come to setsucon just so i can meet you Shinies!/Oooooo/love

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Live, love, die

 

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I have no specific objection to Setsucon itself, but the problems are logistical:

1) Since I don't own a car, I'd either have a hitch a ride with someone (who?) or rent a car (costs money).  I don't think flying to State College is such a hot idea, either.

2) I don't know anyone else who is going well enough to share a room with, so I'd have to pay for 100% of my room that weekend.

I suppose I can ask on Twitter if anyone else is going, though.

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I intend to be driving to Setsucon, and know of quite a few people in the philly area who will be going (one is actually from ardmore!) I'm certainly willing to help wrangle up a ride. I'm just not certain exactly how full my own car will be just yet, though.

 

Can't help with the rooming situation. I don't know if I will end up having a hotel room, or sleeping on a dorm room floor.

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Waaaait a minute.  Who's the other person from Ardmore?  (If you feel comfortable sharing that, that is.  Feel free to PM me the name if you are.)

 

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