Furry Conventions Update!

Finnigan Here:

Where in the world have I been? Around, doing furry things, going to conventions, planning a costume I'm gonna put to use this summer, and working, so I can go to more conventions, of course.





Well. My first convention I ever went to was a success and a blast. It sparked a love for the fandom that I didn't think I had. It was exciting and awesome and I didn't really want to go home! I just wanted to dance in suit.
Here's the fursuit parade for Furnal Equinox 2011


Here I am after the dancing at like 2 AM, I took off a lot of clothes and you can see my skin, but I didn't really care for dancing cause it's dark and it was hothothot in there.


And then I went to Furry Connection North, in Novi, MI. It wasn't too impressive, to be honest, needed a bit of work on the panels and stuff, but the dances were great and my friends were awesome! Here's a clip of Saturday's Dance. I'm in there somewhere.





I also have tons and tons of pictures, but I'll save them for another post.
Sadly, I am not going to Anthrocon, it's far far too expensive for me to do that. It's an idea for next year, but there's plenty of small cons I think I'd rather go to. The next Convention I will be attending will be Condition: Red in London, Ontario July 22ndish. :D

Have a good one, guys!

Dancing on Youtube!

Finnigan Here:

Today; I'm going to show you something we all like to watch;
Furries Dancing in fursuits.

Now, I couldn't tell you why I'm so attracted to watching them dance in their suits on youtube at cons. I love watching these videos and stuff, even before I really got into the fandom.
Now I have my own suit; and now I can start making these corny youtube videos of my fursona and make her dance.

FinniFurry is now on youtube!

This is my First recorded attempt at playing Dance Central for the xBox 360 Kinect. Let me tell you; Kinect HATES fursuit masks. If I wear my paws and my tail, it's fine, but the moment I throw on my mask, it can't see a human face so it doesn't like it. It thinks it's a hand with the infrared sensor.

I also bumped into trouble with the Windows Movie Maker. Ugh, I hate that program. I wish I could get a freeware video editing program that isn't so confusing. I was pampered with iMovie back in highschool when we had to make movies. The beat is off and some of the dance moves don't quite go with the song, but I don't care, I love dancing in suit.  It was made for fun and for practice.

Don't think I will ever be as good as the most awesome UK fursuiter named Kiyo. Who's now got a new dancing buddy named Zak. :)

I love watching his videos; check 'em out!

I'm sure other suiters love to dance in suit. There are some fallbacks though. You can't do it for very long because yous tart to get really hot and sweaty, which eventually ruins your suit after longterm use and mistreatment. I don't mind it, my arms overheat in the sweater but that's it so far. I suppose I'll find out what happens when I go to the Convention Furnal Equinox and dance for hours.

There will definitely be videos of that!

Anyways; I hope you enjoyed this post!

-Finni

How Your Fursona Relates to Your Personality...

Finnigan Posting;

Today, I'm polling the furry masses. I'm asking this question:
How does Your Fursona Species Reflect Your Personality?
It's the basic fundamental building block to becoming a "furry" and finding yourself as a person. Usually when a person picks a fursona, they choose animals that best reflect themselves or what they would like to be as a person.
(Ps; this is a super long blog post)



Here's my answer:
My fursona directly relates to who I am. Her actions are the actions I would make on my own. I'm a very proud and loyal person, while still maintaining self-preservation. I'm Finnigan, the arctic wolf.
Most of us all know wolf characteristic traits. They're commonly depicted as family/pack based animals, keen hunters, adaptable, persistent, a love for the night, and a love for fun. They're strong, graceful animals that can live in the harshest conditions. These canines are easily admired, but also quickly feared because their intelligence surpasses what we think they have. Wolves are also very shy creatures, contradicting the stereotype that these animals attack humans.

Finnigan and her IRL cousin,
Sylver, the fox.

I would love to think of myself as a loyal, loving person. Family means everything to me, no matter what. Nothing was better than running as a "pack" of young children with my cousins growing up. I did have the "pack", and the dynamics that came with it, that most people wished for. Some of my best memories were from romping around with my best friends and family through the bush. Living in the country in Canada we get that option of having a whole forest/bush to ourselves, and we took full advantage of it.
Although I am proud, loud and sometimes annoying with my "ALL CAPS" talk on MSN and online. I am a very shy person if I am in a very small group, with a lot of people I don't know. I often hide behind my mate if the option is there. If there is a need for me to step up to the plate and come out of my shell, I most certainly will. Let me note, me being shy, only lasts for 20 minutes or so. Tops. I guess I'm a leader by nature. I'm able to take the lead when need be. But I'm lazy as heck, so if somebody else that was responsible wanted to take the ropes, I would be more than willing to hand over the lead.
So, uhm... That's pretty much my personality and my fursona species in a nutshell. - Finnigan, 18, Canada

Now here's what some other furs have to say:

Tundru, Dire Wolf

I'd say my fursona's personality is similar to mine though there's a lot that's different. For example, Tundru is more self confidant then I am and more dominant. So there are parts of my fursona that reflect me (such as my kind, down to earth side) but at the same time there are parts that are very different. I'd say my fursona is a combination of me and the person I want to be. Though that's the appeal isn't it? Being someone you're not?

I chose a Dire Wolf because I wanted to feel more unique. In a fandom full of grey wolves and foxes I wanted to stand out. Very few people had used Dire Wolves so I jumped on it. 

- Tundru, 22, Canada

Gallifreyan, Wolf

My Fursona best represents me because I'm a naturally social person. But only social within the family and friend circle I have. It takes me a while to trust people but when I do they become a life long friend. I'm curious and inquistive and very possessive.

- Gallifreyan, 23, England

Kei, Japanese Bobtail

When I became part of the fandom, i decided that, to chose my fursona, I'd examine the different aspects of my life, including personality, habits, likes and dislikes, etc... I chose a to be a domestic cat. More specifically, a Japanese Bobtail. My reasoning is thus: I tend to share many personality aspects with a cat, such as laziness, love of food, love of sleep, cuddling, can work well with others, but mostly independent. I also love to lay in the sun a nap. :P I chose the specific breed because of my love for Japan, which is fairly obvious, and wanted something a little more unique than a typical cat. Not many furries with cat 'sonas have a bobbed tail (like Japanese bobtails and Manx's do). I also think they're adorable.
-Kei, 21, Canada.

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Fursuiting With A Beginner;

Well; I went on a furry road trip to Oshawa, Ontario. So many lols were had and great memories were made, but something was really special about this road trip!

I came home with...

THIS!

A fursuit partial! Made by Kitty!

Instead of shipping it, we went and picked it up.

I know I am supposed to wear something baggier but I didn't pack anything of that sort so these pictures will have to do until I get a proper outfit for her. Most of my clothes are super tight so I need to actually go out and buy some larger shirts.

You can't see the tail, but it's Massive! I could likely use it as a pillow if I really wanted. But it'd ruin the fur.

Riding in the car home with two other furries was amusing, we talked about various things in the fandom. The ride home involved me in suit some of the way home waving a cars passing by. It was especially amusing when we were stuck in traffic. I hope it made people's rides a little better while we were stopped or going like 30 clicks.

 My friend Tundru just got his suit made. It's beautiful! Just look at it!

Photograph taken by/ Suit made by Stormfire Studios

He just picked his up this weekend, after a crazy weekend of furry partying with the Toronto furs for some birthdays and just to party.

We're both new to fursuiting so we'll be learning as we go along. Probably suiting together in partials around the city of Windsor, Ont! If you see us! Give us a hug! We're super friendly!

Thanks for reading this, I really appreciate the time you're taking!

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Edit: Here's another photo dump of pictures:

And then Kei hopped in my suit. :D