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Anthrocon Info Meme
This is mostly for the like three other people on my friendslist/readinglist/whatever who are going to Anthrocon, random furries webstalking me, and anyone else who is morbidly curious and reads all the content I put out even if it's irrelevant to them. If I have time before work I'll write something more general.
• Where are you staying?
The Doubletree.
• What day are you getting there and when are you leaving?
I'll arrive Thursday afternoon and leave Sunday afternoon. It's sort of dependent on the schedules of the Ridiculous Midwest Furry Caravan I appear to be driving. :)
• Who will you be rooming with?
Diane!
• What is your gender?
Awesome.
• How old are you?
We have always been at war with 27.
• Can I talk to you?
Unless I'm sleeping. Although last year someone did that anyway and we gave him cookies, so apparently even then. (There was someone in a room with a connecting door who really wanted some combination of conversation and/or sex? He was really drunk. Conveniently for making the situation hilarious and not super awkward, he was totally gay, and when we were of no use to him because we were tired and women, we gave him the not-vegan cookies that came with the hotel room and he decided we were awesome and let us sleep. Or something.) In general I'm a big fan of talking to people but not always sure how the social interactions work at Anthrocon. Just talk to me, it's fine.
• Can I touch you?
Ask first. The answer is usually yes, but I appreciate the chance to make sure. If I say no, it's probably weather in my head, not anything to do with you. Unless you asked to give me a dental exam or something, in which case that's creepy, and it was something to do with you. Namely, that you are creepy.
• Are you friendly?
I consider myself very friendly but coming from a very different set of social expectations, such that sometimes I can look less friendly. Postrodent insists I'm reserved; I can't tell if he's insightful or just screwing with me. ;)
• Can I hang out with you?
I mean technically speaking it depends who you are but I didn't meet anyone last year I wouldn't want to hang out with, so I would expect so, yes. And I encourage this.
• Are you taken?
What are you really trying to ask here? I'm a survey, I'm divorced from my original context, I don't know. Well, you're no help then. I have a beautiful and brilliant fiancee and am blessed with a number of wonderful people in my life in various ways. None of them have "taken" anything from me that I don't still have.
• Do you do free art?
I can't draw to save my life (never developed the skill & my hands shake). I can prove this if you really insist. If I'm intoxicated enough to forget I'm embarrassed about it, I'll probably improvise poetry on your shoes or something. (The last time this happened I was in New Orleans, so I've gotta warn you, that's pretty intoxicated.) If you want glittery catgirl face makeup, I'm happy to do that; I'm far from professional level but people tell me it looks cute. I already mentioned the hands shaking thing, right? Right.
• Do you do trades?
I'm comfortable in barter-based economies but Anthrocon is the sort of economy where probably the most valuable thing I have is money.
• Will you take commissions?
If you really wanted me to write you a short story I probably would. I will definitely accept commissions for academic papers! However no one has ever taken me up on one of those. :) I guess I also make cat ears, though there are really much better people to buy those from at Anthrocon and I'm not planning on bringing extras.
• How can I find you?
Tall broad white chick, pink and black hair, pink and black glasses, pretty much pink and black thematic everything, either russet fox or snow leopard accessories. Also, face makeup, which practically no one else did last year, and so I felt weird and stopped doing it, but this year I'm just gonna rock it because it's what I like to do. Unless you mean contact information, in which case rachel@akrasiac.org, 6178204954, AIM account on my phone raxmobile. I have a ridiculous phone of ridiculous and so I'll be very accessible unless I'm ignoring my phone, in which case try the board game room.
• Can I buy you drinks?
If you want, sure! Keep in mind I'm vegan. I will probably try to buy you drinks in return. If it ends up like the one time at the Burren with the Jaegerbombs, we may have to sign some sort of anti-aggression non-drink-buying pact lest I start feeling like a robot.
• Can I buy you food?
If you really want, I guess. Keep in mind I'm vegan. I will probably try to buy you food in return. Feeding people is a way I express that I like them, but I won't have access to a kitchen, so I may try to randomly foist trail mix or something off on you. If I have time beforehand I'll be making tons of food to bring around; especially as conventions wind down, people respond very positively to "You seem kinda down! Here, have a cookie."
• Can I give you money?
For the purposes of Anthrocon I am best considered a money source, not a money sink. (Unless I'm giving you a ride, in which case I'm asking for gas money, but at a very reasonable level; all the gas money's just going to go into buying art anyway, but it helps my budget a lot.) Give your money to one of the people making awesome art, or one of the people who still isn't sure how they're going to afford the ride home but this is just that important to them and they don't care that they are making questionable financial decisions because this is their chance to express themself in a supportive environment this year. Even if they buy a badge with it and not a Greyhound ticket, you'll still have made them really happy.
• Who else is going?
Other than Keyoki, who I stole this survey from? Well gee, I don't know! Maybe my comments section will tell me. <3
• Where are you staying?
The Doubletree.
• What day are you getting there and when are you leaving?
I'll arrive Thursday afternoon and leave Sunday afternoon. It's sort of dependent on the schedules of the Ridiculous Midwest Furry Caravan I appear to be driving. :)
• Who will you be rooming with?
Diane!
• What is your gender?
Awesome.
• How old are you?
We have always been at war with 27.
• Can I talk to you?
Unless I'm sleeping. Although last year someone did that anyway and we gave him cookies, so apparently even then. (There was someone in a room with a connecting door who really wanted some combination of conversation and/or sex? He was really drunk. Conveniently for making the situation hilarious and not super awkward, he was totally gay, and when we were of no use to him because we were tired and women, we gave him the not-vegan cookies that came with the hotel room and he decided we were awesome and let us sleep. Or something.) In general I'm a big fan of talking to people but not always sure how the social interactions work at Anthrocon. Just talk to me, it's fine.
• Can I touch you?
Ask first. The answer is usually yes, but I appreciate the chance to make sure. If I say no, it's probably weather in my head, not anything to do with you. Unless you asked to give me a dental exam or something, in which case that's creepy, and it was something to do with you. Namely, that you are creepy.
• Are you friendly?
I consider myself very friendly but coming from a very different set of social expectations, such that sometimes I can look less friendly. Postrodent insists I'm reserved; I can't tell if he's insightful or just screwing with me. ;)
• Can I hang out with you?
I mean technically speaking it depends who you are but I didn't meet anyone last year I wouldn't want to hang out with, so I would expect so, yes. And I encourage this.
• Are you taken?
What are you really trying to ask here? I'm a survey, I'm divorced from my original context, I don't know. Well, you're no help then. I have a beautiful and brilliant fiancee and am blessed with a number of wonderful people in my life in various ways. None of them have "taken" anything from me that I don't still have.
• Do you do free art?
I can't draw to save my life (never developed the skill & my hands shake). I can prove this if you really insist. If I'm intoxicated enough to forget I'm embarrassed about it, I'll probably improvise poetry on your shoes or something. (The last time this happened I was in New Orleans, so I've gotta warn you, that's pretty intoxicated.) If you want glittery catgirl face makeup, I'm happy to do that; I'm far from professional level but people tell me it looks cute. I already mentioned the hands shaking thing, right? Right.
• Do you do trades?
I'm comfortable in barter-based economies but Anthrocon is the sort of economy where probably the most valuable thing I have is money.
• Will you take commissions?
If you really wanted me to write you a short story I probably would. I will definitely accept commissions for academic papers! However no one has ever taken me up on one of those. :) I guess I also make cat ears, though there are really much better people to buy those from at Anthrocon and I'm not planning on bringing extras.
• How can I find you?
Tall broad white chick, pink and black hair, pink and black glasses, pretty much pink and black thematic everything, either russet fox or snow leopard accessories. Also, face makeup, which practically no one else did last year, and so I felt weird and stopped doing it, but this year I'm just gonna rock it because it's what I like to do. Unless you mean contact information, in which case rachel@akrasiac.org, 6178204954, AIM account on my phone raxmobile. I have a ridiculous phone of ridiculous and so I'll be very accessible unless I'm ignoring my phone, in which case try the board game room.
• Can I buy you drinks?
If you want, sure! Keep in mind I'm vegan. I will probably try to buy you drinks in return. If it ends up like the one time at the Burren with the Jaegerbombs, we may have to sign some sort of anti-aggression non-drink-buying pact lest I start feeling like a robot.
• Can I buy you food?
If you really want, I guess. Keep in mind I'm vegan. I will probably try to buy you food in return. Feeding people is a way I express that I like them, but I won't have access to a kitchen, so I may try to randomly foist trail mix or something off on you. If I have time beforehand I'll be making tons of food to bring around; especially as conventions wind down, people respond very positively to "You seem kinda down! Here, have a cookie."
• Can I give you money?
For the purposes of Anthrocon I am best considered a money source, not a money sink. (Unless I'm giving you a ride, in which case I'm asking for gas money, but at a very reasonable level; all the gas money's just going to go into buying art anyway, but it helps my budget a lot.) Give your money to one of the people making awesome art, or one of the people who still isn't sure how they're going to afford the ride home but this is just that important to them and they don't care that they are making questionable financial decisions because this is their chance to express themself in a supportive environment this year. Even if they buy a badge with it and not a Greyhound ticket, you'll still have made them really happy.
• Who else is going?
Other than Keyoki, who I stole this survey from? Well gee, I don't know! Maybe my comments section will tell me. <3
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