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I went to ConClave over the weekend. As a sci-fi con, I had the usual amount of fun. I went to a panel, dropped in on some filking, saw many folks I know (and drank with them), and generally had a good time.

As a furry con... not so much. There wasn't too much in the way of turnout from some local folks, and a SNAFU in the programming caused there to be even less furry programming than usual. I hope that some of these issues can be fixed for next year's ConClave.

I actually arrived a day early and visited some of the Michigan furries. I had much fun visiting with them, and taking the extra day off from work was definitely worth it.

( The spoils of upgrading to First Class )

( Gir likes his booze )

( A fox, a gryphon, and a tiger walk into a bar... )

( The Chocolate Ritual )
It's a shame they didn't do a Holy Communion with Chocolate. That would have been like, totally wrong!

( Derek Long will kick your ass! )
Yes, those are my sunglasses he's wearing.

( Drunk dialing Furp )

( GreenReaper is a total camera geek! )

( Dorsai Irregulars )

( Deer-flavored tequila )

( Got Mouth Cancer? )
I saw this sign in the Philadelphia International Airport on the way back. It struck me as being excessively snarky. I rather liked it. :-)

If anyone wants the full set of pictures, they can be found here. Enjoy!

So, who's going to ConClave and FurFright this year? Both cons are just around the corner!

The first con, ConClave, is a science fiction/furry/goth convention held in Detroit, Michigan from October 12th to the 14th. It is considered the "home convention" of the Dorsai Irregulars, many of whom live in that area and will be in attendance. Many of the Michigan area furries will also be attending. Their website is at http://www.conclavesf.org/. The few pictures I took last year can be found here.

The next con, FurFright, is a Halloween-themed furry convention held in Connecticut from the 19th to the 21st. This will be their fifth year as a convention. Some of the Dorsai Irregulars will be attending this convention too, as they will be providing convention security services for FurFright this coming year. Of course, since the convention is purely a furry convention, the security roster will consist mostly of furries, with

golum,

toracub,

unclekage, and myself among them. Their website is at http://www.furfright.org/ and pictures from last year's FurFright can be found here.

Finally, since this will be FurFright's first year at its new venue, I figured I would include some pictures of the place from a site visit we made last spring:

The front entrance of the hotel: