#10-BECAUSE FURRIES

Furry Siesta is a summer event held by the happy shiny fuzzy people that host Furry Fiesta; it offers an opportunity for furry fun in the middle of the insanely hot Texas summer.  I have always wanted to go but kept missing the opportunity until this year.

1. This isn’t a con, but I’m going to blab about it anyway.
2. This will be my last nerd thing before my forced vacation layoff on the 18th.
3. Pre-game podcast turned into Furry Crossfire, one for, one against, and me in the middle.
4. Since this is the summer and it’s hot as balls, it’s a lot easier to pack for than Furry Fiesta.
5. Going to hit up The National Videogame Museum in Frisco, they’re supposed to have an 80’s arcade, looking forward to seeing how authentic it is.
6. Nearly forgot to post my Fursuit Friday picture on Twitter, luckily my passengers were running late.
7. Of course they showed up just after I typed that.
8. Drive up wasn’t bad, typical downtown Dallas traffic notwithstanding.
9. The National Videogame Museum is awesome! They have loads of cool stuff to look at, the arcade is legit, and they even have their own tokens!  I kept one and got a T-shirt.
10. Left a high score on their Mappy machine BECAUSE FURRIES.
11. Some guy at Hooters left their H3 window open in the rain and didn’t realize it until WAY too late despite the waitresses asking if it was his vehicle.  D’oh!
12. Holy cats, getting around the DFW Airport was bonkers.
13. We’re sharing the hotel with a Freemasons gathering, this should be fun.
14. I love it when my hotel room has a refrigerator, time for a trip to the store for soda!
15. Printed out my preregistration only to discover that it wasn’t necessary. PLANET KILLERS!
16. Furry Siesta is exactly what it says on the tin: A furmeet in a big hotel room.
17. The Hyatt Regency DFW seems to be embracing the fun.
18. Maybe not too much, though, there is no signage to be found in the lobby.
19. No mention of Siesta on the schedule boards, either, so disregard #17 after all.
20. There were dog bowls put under the water coolers spigots as spill guards.  What I want to know is: Did they already have dog bowls and why?
21. Megaplex was also taking place the same weekend, leading some folks to refer to Siesta as: “I can’t afford to go to Megaplex”-con.
22. Put all relevant info on the website, guys. I know updating it is a pain, but not everyone uses social media or has access to it during your event.
23. Portable Bluetooth speakers, how I hate you. I have bad taste in music too, but I keep it to myself.
24. Overall, it was a pleasant place to hang out, though a few more tables might have been nice.
25. It also got a little warm in there but not terribly so as I’ve been told happened in years past.
26. Note to self: When on the road and you have to choose between “North” and “South” ALWAYS PICK NORTH.
27. Dear friends that use the word ‘ghetto’ to describe locations you think are unpleasant: I have now been to a truly ‘ghetto’ place and y’all need to calm the fluff down.
28. Wow this hotel is nice, think I’ll plug my lappy into the TV so I can watch a mov…Oh. It doesn’t have a HDMI port. >.<
29. I forgot my HDMI cable so it’s just as well.
    

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30. I need to stop trying to guess what species people are.  Luckily, the lizard frog was very understanding.
31. Wrote down two story outlines on Saturday morning, so the trip is now TOTALLY WORTH IT.
32. Found Maskimals at a local Wal-Mart and was disappointed to find they had no brown bear heads…at least not one I’d want to wear.
33. Nothing says furries like seeing “Disney mixes” on the music schedule.
34. Except for a few fuzzies on the dance floor, the party was over at 830…in the main room, anyway 😉
35. It cost nearly $30 to fill up my CR-V for the trip home. 0_0
36. The party came back to life later in the evening, though.
37. Can you get PCD if isn’t really a con? Guess we’ll see.
38. Sunday morning and the party’s over, not a single fuzzer to be found.
39. Waiter at Waffle House sees my San Antonio Spurs hat, proceeds to say “I used to live there and I hate San Antonio.” Way to endear yourself to your customers.
40. Given that he screwed up our (and other folks’) orders, didn’t ask if I wanted cream, didn’t refill my coffee, screwed up our checks, and pretty much sucked at his job, DFW can have him.
41. If you are wearing a fursuit maker’s shirt be sure to have a prepared answer for the inevitable “what is that?” question.
42. Stopped at the Buc-ee’s near Temple on the way down, and it was NUTS.
43. Fursuit tails apparently make good travelling pillows.
44. WE WENT TO YOUR THINGS DALLAS FURS, NOW YOU HAVE TO COME TO OURS!  That’s Alamo City Furry Invasion on October 6-8 at the El Tropicano Hotel in San Antonio!  See you there!