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!

Hey, I'm Keioko, call me Kei (pronounced KAY, like the letter).

I'm 22 years old, taken, and an avid motorhead.

I am Canadian. Eh.

I've been a furry since I was a child. I didn't know it then, and I didn't really realize the love of animals and imitating them was "furry" behavior. A couple years ago I find out what it really was and also how taboo the entire subculture seemed, so I hid it. I was a closet furry for a couple years. I only really came out as a furry last year. With no shame and a perfect explaination and justification.

Disney may as well be furry animators. Practically every movie of theirs has some kind of talking and/or anthropomorphic animal character. So if you were a fan of Disney movies and oftentimes pretended to be an animal character from that universe, you were a furry, whether you liked it, realized it, or not.

While I do get the big deal about why the fandom is taboo, I don't understand how hard it is for people to believe someone when they say they're not in it for the eroticism. It's kind of like the difference between artists who draw tasteful, artistic nudity, and the artists who draw erotic pornography. While they're both drawing nudes, it's the content and intention of their creation/interest.

That being said,

I am the artistic nudity-artist. I draw because I love the beauty and diversity of the animal form, and like to push the limits of character design by means of colours, patterns, and type of coats (fur). I thoroughly enjoy tasteful art, and oftentimes some erotic art for the artistry and linework, not the content. And let's be honest with ourselves, you've looked at animated/cartoon erotic art and liked it.

Now that we're past the art portion of this, let's get to the BIG deal. Fursuits. It's the same concept as art. You can create them for sexual pleasure, or you can create them for the sheer joy of being creative and performing. It's not very different from sports-team mascots. They're basically the mascot for the artist, where the artist themselves is the mascot... I think that made sense.

I've always loved costume, whether it be animal-related or not. I loved to dress up as Lord of the Rings characters, or Harry Potter characters, or pirates, or video game characters. It's not a matter of what you dress up as, it's a matter of what you do while dressed up. You can start banging people dressed as a playboy bunny or cat and people will think it's cute or sexy. But if it's someone in a fursuit, its disgusting and gross.

I hate double standards. I most of all hate ignorance.

So this is a small peek into my opinions and values regarding the subject matter, and we'll delve deeper as more questions and issues pop up. So for now I'm done writing, done introducing myself and done pushing my ideals down your throat. Not really. :P

So if you've got any questions for me, let me know by commenting below.

Introductory Post

Every blog needs them; complete with promises to update often and about themselves.

I'm Finnigan but some folks call me Diffi.
I'm 18.
I'm a wolf at heart, and have always known this.
Although most furries are different, they've all still kept that want or wish to be an animal from their childhood.

If you're new to the fandom, I welcome you. You've probably been one for a long time and never realized it. Just because you don't have a tail or ears hiding in your closet doesn't mean you aren't one.
I thought that too.

I recently realized how the fandom has overrun my life.

We all played "animals" as kids. Don't deny it.
We all loved Lion King and Robin Hood.

I started poking my nose into Furcadia when I was eleven. Boy oh boy, I was in heaven! Animals that walked and talked!? Just like I always played as a kid! Awesome! And that was my addiction. For years.
Years and years there was nothing but School and Furcadia. When I didn't have internet, I found a way to talk to my friends.
Oddly enough Furcadia and Real Life Fandomers, don't really mix. I couldn't possibly tell you why. The furries I know RL will not get involved with Furcadia and the Furcadia people I know rarely ever want anything to do with Furries in their real life.
To each their own, I suppose.

Do I own a Fursuit?
I'm picking it up next week. It's made by Kitty. It's extremely afforadble. I only ordered a partial for my Finnigan suit, So there's the mask.

What am I gonna do in said fursuit?
Dance. Play. But mainly Dance. And hang about with friends. Run around town.
I hope to go more into the perfromance aspect of suiting.

Don't you know what some furries do in their suits?
I'm sorry, but that seems like a really dirty waste of $400+ to do the dirty in a suit. I mean, you get sweaty enough.

You gonna post pictures?
Yeah.

You gonna go to Furry Conventions?
Got my room booked for Furnal Equinox 2011. I waited till I moved out and got a suit, pretty much.
Also, I'm going to try to get co-authors for this blog. Guest speakers and the likes. Artists, fans, suitmakers, videos, ect, ect.
I totally intend on going to as many as my budget can handle.

I intend on getting some co-authors. Just to mix things up a bit.
Get some guest posts, statements, ect, ect.

Well That's my intro post.
Hope you enjoy!