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

Taking the plunge!

So Saturday was the advent of my loss of Furginity!

I have not experienced such a euphoric and bonded feeling between a group of people in my entire life. Despite not fur suiting people wore their tails around the City centre, being the bashful creature I am I was naturally wary of being ridiculed and stared at by people... and though they did stare nothing was really said by anyone. The day went brilliantly and I am proud to be associated with these people who are now akin to family in my mind.

To meet with a group of strangfurs (hurr) and be accepted by so many friendly people, some of who I had not spoken to even online... The experience was amazing.

I took my non-Furry fiancé with me, and I will be asking him to add something to my next blog post, we’ll see if he will. After the meet we talked about how it went. I explained to him that I felt completely safe and sure that this is who I am. And while he respects me, he was still a little embarrassed at the glances and stares we attracted from others. He stayed and supported me and my choice to be myself.

A breaking moment occurred however...
A minority group of five or six young 'men' started shouting at a member of our group (no names mentioned) as we walked, based upon his image (which I will add was fairly normal to the standards of others walking around). They got closer intending to intimidate him and noticed him and a number of the group wearing tails and immediately stepped up their abuse. I and my fiancé were walking behind them, at the lead of the slower members of the group watching what they were doing. Ignorance is meant to be the best policy for these sorts of thugs, right?
Well, their verbal abuse wasn't good enough for them and one of their numbers decided to get right behind and attempt to grab the tail of the guy in our group. Despite my fiancés reservations about our image in public he and I stepped our pace up and shouldered the goon out of the way and stayed on the heels of our friend to keep them at bay. It worked and they soon hung back from us, and eventually distanced themselves.

I cannot understand how a minority group can't grasp the hypocrisy of them ridiculing someone for the way they look and how they felt it appropriate to harass someone based on something so trivial.

This sort of thing was what I was concerned about, the stigma of being 'odd' in a culture that breeds intolerance towards anything out of the ordinary. Whether that be dressing differently, wearing make-up or wearing a tail/partial fur suit.

So, will I do it again?
Of course I will.
Out of all the people in that City centre on a Saturday only one immature group of people chose to single any of us out and firstly it was not based on wearing a tail.
The group of 10-15 people I was with were more than friendly enough to make that minor blip in the day smooth out. And even the one girl who was interested in us all that came up and spoke to us about what we were doing. These things make it worth being true to yourself and being proud about it.

I may be a while before I have as much courage and pride as the people I met on Saturday but I admire them so much for it. And yes I am proud to be a Furry.

**As dear Finnigan said in her last post none of us would advocate meeting a group of people you haven’t met before under the age of 18, if you feel better take someone with you and get emergency contact numbers,

How to Entertain Furries?

How does one entertain the furry masses in their humble abode, you might ask?
Easy. Candy and good conversation. Mix in some techno and you've got a smashing good night.

As Windsor furs, me and Kei often have get-togethers with about 8 others in the area. These nights start out at a cute little Cafe and then usually migrate over to my apartment after I've "approved" who's there. I am not really one to let strangers into my apartment. Something tells me that is a terrible idea. Likely rooting back to my childhood along the lines of  "Don't talk to strangers."

Some really happy WAG furs. :D
Look at those happy faces. :3
(I blurred out faces for privacy reasons.)

Now, we are all 8+ completely different people. Most of us are college students. We are all going into different aspects. Really, our first common ground is only furries and an appreciation for animals. Some of us are in our 20's and some of us are in our teens. Trying to tend and cater to a wide demographic of people is hard when you don't know who's got what in common or what people don't like.
Our conversations really range. They could be about furry con expiriences, past meets, our new fursuits, our art, our commissions. And then you throw in real life talks about videogames, dancing, animals, food, school, home life. It's really not much different than your own group of friends, except a lot more accepting and open with eachother. While we don't really delve into eachothers secrets, we all still trust and know one another after a bit. If we come across an awkward spot, it doesn't hurt to bring up an internet meme or a viral video. Everybody loves Caturday/Lolcats.

:D Everybody loves Lolcats

If you've got a videogame system with come controllers, have a mini tourney or something along those lines. Nothing beats playing MarioKart 64! We've pulled out my SNES and played some oldschool Mariokart and had a blast doing it. We've also played bop-it. (Yes. I am a fiend for oldschool games.)

The best things about our get-togethers is the food. We eat SO much together. It's like we really do turn into a pack of wolves (with a ferret and a cat) and want to devour everything in sight.  It's a good thing we don't have these too often, otherwise I'm sure we'd all gain a few pounds.

Usually we order pizza or something along those lines to feed the pack. This time around Kei got the idea to make Candy Sushi and it turned out fantastically. We also made another attempt at mug brownies. The first attempt ended up in flames. Not quite true flames but there was definitely combustion in my microwave.

I really hope this has encouraged you to go out with a group of your Fur friends. We're really just a normal group of kids. If you're local, and you're interested in coming out to hang out, you are more than welcome to!
Windsor Furs have their own Fur affinity page. We are always welcoming new people. :)

If you're not local, have you ever thought of gathering up a few furs and going out on the town? You're likely not the only one in the city. Doesn't hurt to search! Websites like Pounced.org and FurAffinity.net and Furry4life.com are all great resources at our fingertips! if you're near an area with a Con, go to the con and try to find local furs there!

I hope this article has helped you in planning your own event. Go out and have fun with your friends! You don't know what you're missing until you try!

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For obvious safety reasons: I really don't advise anybody under that age of 18 to go out and just find people off of the internet, and never go out alone. Let other people know where you're going and when you'll be back. Have a public meeting place and always exercise proper caution when meeting new people.  And Remember: being safe and bringing a parent/friend/family member is much cooler than being kidnapped. ;)