Furry Cons

[slycat]

I'm quite jealous of all these people in my friends list who live in America and have been to so many conventions as mentioned in the recent meme posts. Since 2002, I've only been able to get to 8 in total -

* Anthrocon: 2002, 2007
* ConFuzzled: 2009
* Eurofurence: 12 (2006), 14 (2008)
* Further Confusion: 2006, 2008, 2009

In terms of future cons, I'm having to drastically cut down on my spending to pay off debts which means no US conventions next year. The most I can hope for in 2010 is ConFuzzled and Eurofurence will be a stretch but I really want to at least get to EF. Missing FC will be tough as I really enjoy visiting California and also seeing folk who attend.

Hopefully some of my American friends will be able to make it over for ConFuzzled or Eurofurence next year so I can see them again! I really hope to be able to do FC again in 2011 however :)

Comments

[slycat.livejournal.com]

Any plans on what you're going to use to lose your con virginity? :P

[jessie-pup.livejournal.com]

I wrote this last year so there are more to add but I wanted to point out this entry (http://wruf.livejournal.com/247215.html) to show just how great cons are :)

[slycat.livejournal.com]

I could have sworn that only this weekend you said how you prefer to visit places without the convention :P

Cons are really handy for getting bunches of people you rarely get to see all in one place tho :)

[jessie-pup.livejournal.com]

No, not prefer, in addition to. I do two trips to the US a year, one con and one non-con.

[durandal2uk.livejournal.com]

Since 2002, I've been to...

EF12
EF13
EF14
FC 2009

I can't do FC next year, nor can I do CF. Not because of money, but because of commitments. I should be able to do EF, if I can get excited about it that is...

[slycat.livejournal.com]

I know your feelings about Germany but the con should be a good one. I'm very curious about the new hotel and it's a heck of a lot easier for me to get to.

[hrrunka]

Yeah, attending overseas conventions is expensive, especially when they're held during peak holiday season when the air fares are hideously expensive. Hotel-based UK cons don't exactly work out cheap, but at least there's less travel cost...

[slycat.livejournal.com]

This is one good thing about FC as it's off peak and it's still hot in California in Jan :)

[hrrunka]

I guess. It collides with regular holidays and other cons I attend, though.

[kytheraen.livejournal.com]

Not RBWing this year?

[slycat.livejournal.com]

Not this year, no.

[dagbyot.livejournal.com]

You should prrrrobably not base your opinion of yourself off how many furry conventions you have attended.

;)

[slycat.livejournal.com]

Who said I was doing that? I'm just jealous of the good times I've missed out on!

[tktiger.livejournal.com]

My one and only con so far was EF7 (2001), and it was a blast!

[slycat.livejournal.com]

Blimey, oldskool :P