Henlo again! :3

Are you interested in some holiday cheer? Our house is doing Christmas cards this year!

I rhymed :3 Okay but on a real note, we are sending out cards internationally this year. If you want one send me a DM with your name and address so we can send you some love ♥

P.S. Totally didn't copy-paste this from last years journal

Hi y'all! Just wanted to submit another journal to let y'all know we are doing Christmas cards this year! Don't be shy! If you want one send me a message!

Henlo everyone :3

Are you interested in some holiday cheer? Our house is doing Christmas cards this year!

I rhymed :3 Okay but on a real note, we are sending out cards internationally this year. If you want one send me a DM with your name and address so we can send you some love ♥

Life gets busier as I get older. How are you all doing? I'm here, quieter than I've ever been on FA. Everybody holding up okay? Crazy times.

I'm not sure what to say. My job keeps me busy during the day and at night I can't motivate to interact with friends as much as I used to. I'm still here though. I'd love to hear about what y'all have been up to lately. :3

Wowza! It's been a while since I've posted up a journal on FA ^^;

and I just made it back from a California adventure theme park run! I just turned 30 a few days ago and I wanted to do something special since it was a big milestone for me. I figured Disneyland is my favorite place ever so why not spend my birthday there? We decided since we were already down there might as well make a big trip of it. Boy oh boy did I need a vacation. We hadn't left town since we moved into it January 2017 ^^; I'd lost touch with my little self, the Cody inside me full of adventure and joy. More on that later. Let's get into the deets :3

First off, here's an album of photos I took on the trip: https://sta.sh/277u910q1oa

We left on Saturday the 16th from Salt Lake. From there it was a 12 hour drive allllll the way down to Ventura county in California where we stayed the first few days. We stopped at Raising Cane's for some yummy chicken tenders in Vegas on the way down. By the time we arrived we were crazy bushed. We ended up taking an alternate backroad toward the end because of a nasty crash causing delays. We were on this road that was all windy and I decided it was called "Mom's Spaghetti" *nods!*

St. Patrick's Day was the first day we were in a park. We started with Six Flags Magic Mountain which was fun as ever. The water rides were closed and their food quality sucks now! Okay got the bad stuff out of the way now on to the fact that weeeeeeee rollercoasters :3 We got to re-ride some of my favorites including Goliath, Twisted Collosus, and Tatsuuuuu! I was getting a little nauseated at times but all in all it was a fun day. :) Something else to note is that the valley is so greeeeen now because of all the rain and it was beautiful! I've never seen Southern California so full of life. It was a nice change from when I used to live there.

Monday we went to Universal Studios which was pretty alright but the lines were longish for such a short day (the park was only open 8 hours that day) and Jurassic Park is STILL closed. For real, they closed that before we left California over a year ago XP That's my favorite ride but oh well *huffs* We did get to eat in the Three Broomsticks and check out all of Harry Potter land and we even got Chocolate Frogs as a souvenir. We did Waterworld and the Backlot Tour and all that fun jazz before cruising the City Walk. We ate at this super yummers pizza place called Blaze Pizza and Cody got a "rainbow cloud drink" which was a boba tea with a whole bunch of cotton candy draped over the straw and crushed up Fruit Loops on top of that. Great experience on City Walk :)

Tuesday was a rest day so we didn't get too tired walking and standing in all the parks. We went out to Ventura Harbor and ate at a familiar haunt called Andria's Fish House. They have great fish and chips and their onion rings are amazing. ♥ We got ice cream at a local shop and ate it around an outdoor fire pit because it was a little bit chilly. After that we went down the Pacific Coast Highway which goes right alongside the edge of the Pacific Ocean for miles. We always loved going that way to get to Disneyland :) I hit a toll road on the way down but it wasn't too bad and we avoided it for the rest of the trip. Our hotel was pretty dang nice and we got a sweet deal with Cody's discount.

Wednesday through Friday were all Disneyland/California Adventure days. That was alright I guess. Next.

.....LOL LOL. I had so much fun going back to the parks. I really mean it when I say Disney is my favorite place in the world to be. I forgot what it's like to go to the park for a 3 day ticket instead of just going for a day with an annual pass. You get to slow down, take your time, check out the shops...it's just a way better experience than going for a day. We spent most of the first day in Disneyland. They retroed Space Mountain back to the way it used to be instead of making it Star Wars themed. I ran into my old coworkers in the elevator for Haunted Mansion which was so super awesome. I got to see all my favorite coworkers and we caught up for a bit after the ride too. :) The entire first day was a blast. We got really lucky at the end; the fireworks started right as we got on Big Thunder Mountain so we got to watch them from the ride <3

This birthday was one of the best birthdays I've ever had. It started off a little bit crummy because it was raining all morning and we were kinda miserable with the rain, especially at lunch when the rain was pouring on us in the outdoors. The rain finally cleared in the afternoon and things got a whole lot better. I finally got to meet Nick Wilde and we took some pictures with him *blushes* Oh my god it was so embarrassing to meet him! I literally ran away after the photos and hid behind a wall! D: I wore a birthday pin all day and all the cast members kept wishing me happy birthday which was really nice. For dinner we ate inside the Blue Bayou because I made reservations before the trip. I had a delicious rack of lamb and the best mashed taters I've ever had in my life. For anybody who has never seen the Blue Bayou, the restaurant is inside Pirates of the Carribean all dark and lit with small lamps and lightning bugs. It's a really neat environment. :3 All in all this was a really great birthday.

Our last day was just as fun as the first two. We rode the remaining rides we hadn't yet, went on Indiana Jones because it had been closed till Friday (they had a little explorer theme thing going in the meantime with the line) and rerode a bunch of rides too. :) The big highlight of Friday was definitely the Fantasmic show. Holy. Cow. That show is sooooooo good! Bleu always talked it up but now I definitely see why he wanted to see it so bad. I can't really describe it; you just have to see it. We also got monte cristos from the Cafe Orleans on the last day as well. Mmmm mmm! We got souvenirs and I am a little ashamed how much I spent on pins but...they're for my desk to give me smiles! It was a good decision! Hehehe

Saturday was spent driving back to Vegas and staying the night. We cruised the strip and checked out all the shops there, got some yummy Hawaiian cookies, Cody got a daquiri slushie and walked around with it, then we headed back to the hotel after we all got tired. So much walking adds up on your feet after time. On Sunday we went to a huge swap meet and looked around. I was tempted to buy a few things while we were there but I resisted. We ate at a place called Pepe's Tacos twice (don't judge; super yummy foods!) and then we finished the drive home.

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All in all this was so incredibly needed. I lost my little self and going back to Disney helped bring that back. I know Disney is big and evil but they make great products, great productions, and amazing experiences. They also help remind adults that it's okay to be a kid and to never lose that joyful part of yourself. I'm forever a Disney kid and, though I'm glad to be back, I already look forward to going back again.

All the Christmas cards are now in the mail! We'd love to hear when you get them so we know they made their way to you safely ^^ There are still a small handful left if anybody missed out and would still like one. Shoot us a message :) Otherwise, have a wonderful holiday everybody <3

Yaaaay! They look really good in person. As of right now we still have about 20 more unclaimed Christmas cards if anybody is interested! If you want one (they're free and we do send anywhere in the world btw) send me a DM with the following info:

1) Real name (for the envelope)
2) Address
3) Name for the card (furry or real name depending on whether you need to be discrete)
4) Anything else we need to know about sending you a card!

That being said we're gonna start working on cards for the folks that've already contacted us and we'll try to get the international cards out this week so they have time to reach you before Christmas.....which is scarily just over 3 weeks away. Whoa!

Just in case you wanna see what it looks like before having it sent C:

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/29480995/

We are going to send out Christmas cards in the mail again this year! Woo hooo! If you want a card in the mail here's what ya gotta do. Send me a DM with the following info:

1) Real name (for the envelope)
2) Address
3) Name for the card (furry or real name depending on whether you need to be discrete)
4) Anything else we need to know about sending you a card!

That's it! Easy peasy. As a reminder we do send cards internationally so it doesn't matter how far away you live; we will send you one if you want it. I may still have your address if we've sent you a card in previous years but please send me your address just in case!

Hey all!

Long time no talk. Sorry about that. It's been a very busy year for us. Like, verrrrrrrrry busy busy! Anywho that's neither here nor there because I have an announcement to make!

We are going to send out Christmas cards in the mail again this year! Woo hooo! I have our card design all drawn up already and I'll be posting it here the day after Thanksgiving. We skipped last year because we were getting ready to move but we're back at it! SO! If you want a card in the mail here's what ya gotta do. Send me a DM with the following info:

1) Real name (for the envelope)
2) Address
3) Name for the card (furry or real name depending on whether you need to be discrete)
4) Anything else we need to know about sending you a card!

That's it! Easy peasy. As a reminder we do send cards internationally so it doesn't matter how far away you live; we will send you one if you want it. I may still have your address if we've sent you a card in previous years but please send me your address just in case!

Hello all,

For everybody that has talked to me recently this shouldn't be news by any means. On Sunday I am beginning a big life transition after many months of planning. This Sunday I begin the journey to unite my ohana forever. Bleu and I have packed up our lives and are only one day away from striking out to pick up Cody so we can finally make our move to Utah.

To say that I'm excited feels like a vast understatement. I won't even try to do justice to the way I feel. I will suffice by saying that I cannot think of anything I've wanted more in my entire life and it's finally coming to pass. Starting next week we begin a clean slate: Our brand new life together.

Because of this I will be going black on most venues while we make the move and get settled in. We will be without internet for a while, which is fine because we're going to be too busy to use it. I expect to be online again sometime around January 28th, depending on how things go. I can be reached via Telegram and Twitter quite easily if anything urgent comes up since I get both on my phone.

Farewell for now. See you all on the other side

Hey hey, gonna be away for this weekend and all of next week. Y'all be good now. See you when we return.

Today is 's birthday so you should go wish a sweet cute folfy a good one :3

Time for the final spoopy story stream!

Tomorrow night I'll be reading The Great Pumpkin. Hope to see you tomorrow night ^^

Yeah yeah yeah! Time for another story :)

Wooooo it's Friday again yeah yeah yeah! That means it's time for another spoopy stream! Since tomorrow is Friday the 13th I'm going to do a special stream with a book retelling of my favorite Magic School Bus episode. Toward the end of the stream I may or may not be hosting something similarly related, but who knows ^_^ Hope to see y'all tomorrow at 7pm PDT

Same tim (7pm PDT) and same place ^_^

See you there I hope :3

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It's that time of year again. I'm going to have to dust off my microphone in order to prepare for this upcoming stream. It's nearly October so it's time for me to bust out the (not so) spooky stories again! Hopefully I'll see you guys this Friday :3

Current stream schedule:
Friday 29 Sept 7:00pm PDT
Friday 6 Oct 7:00pm PDT
Friday 13 Oct 7:00pm PDT

More streams to come later in the month after I have a work schedule :3

Yaaaaaaay! Hope to see you :)

Hey hey :) The title says it all. I'm going to be doing a stream this Sunday and I'll be reading a book I picked up last month. I'm looking forward to doing a stream again since it's been forever. Hope to see you there ^^

Soooooooooooo Bleu and I went to Barnes and Noble today to look around and I ended up buying Rainbow Fish

So like

This story has been requested to have me stream it for years so let's do that on Friday.

I'll be streaming this Friday at 7pm PDT

Hope to see you there :3

I'm off for a week to go see

I'll be reachable on Telegram and Twitter if needed until then. Be good y'all. Keep an eye on the cute dragon for me.

O: It's time agaaaaain omg

was pretty quiet, unfortunately.

As a long-time Califur attendee I've come to know what to expect from the convention. It's a relatively smaller convention with a turnout of all the usual suspects plus a few more. I've been really happy to see the convention continue to grow in attendance since I first started attending back at CF8 in 2012. This year...well, we all stumble eventually. Turnout this year was significantly smaller than any other year I've attended. This fact gets amplified by the cavernous hall that the convention is hosted in. The Dealer's Den was laughably empty and every single event that required volunteers was significantly shorter than last year. The convention schedule was.....well, Califur has always had a sparse schedule but this year the only two panels that I was really looking forward to attending got cancelled due to threats against the venue (and yes, I totally understand the need to cancel the panels for the safety of attendees. I will include a rant with my thoughts on this panel at the bottom.) I know that I was not alone in feeling this way because it was addressed at the talkback today and received a fair response. Califur did have to change dates for this year due to a scheduling conflict with this year's BLFC. Being two weeks early meant some were not out of college yet and they also had to compete with BLFC attendance which will be happening in two weeks. Final attendance was not announced at talkback this year (something they usually do) which leads me to believe turnout really was as bad as it felt all weekend long.

Apart from lower turnout, I also got the impression that the convention was a lot more disorganized this year than in previous years. I need to note here that the deaths of major staff members likely played a significant role in that and their losses were deeply felt at multiple times during the convention. I was sad to see this affecting the Califur staff so deeply and I did get a sense of despair for the lost members throughout the weekend. I am hopeful that their memories can continue to live on and the staff can work to make the convention they've built together greater in the years to come. Unfortunately, this year will be my last Califur because we are moving away near the beginning of next year. CF8 was my first convention and I have been a patron for 5 years and a sponser this year. Despite my experience with my last year at CF, I really do hope that they can keep growing and doing better every year. I love the staff so very much and I'm going to miss seeing them, but I do hope the best for them moving forward.

NOW! That's not to say that I didn't have any fun this weekend. There were several pockets of fun sprinkled throughout the weekend, from fursuiting again for the first time since RF15 to playing a board game called Secret Hitler with some new friends to wandering around with my Rocket Raccoon plush in the fursuit parade waving at all the nice people and occasionally making Rocket blast off into space. ^_^ I got to read stories to some cubs on Saturday night including a Little Golden Book of Star Wars: A New Hope and we all hung out in the room and got to know each other and hear each others' stories. One cub was attending her very first littles meetup being with us which was an honor to be a part of. I got to meet some fantastic new people this weekend as well as see plenty of old friends. Thank you all for helping to make the weekend great.

If you don't like rants, feel free to skip the end of this. This last bit is just a rant on naming the Littles panel as they did. Feel free to skip it and thanks for reading if you did ^_^

On the subject of the cancelled Littles panel: I strongly feel that labeling cub panels under BDSM is a really bad idea. Although the BDSM community is about so much more than sexuality and cub/caretaker relationships fall under the D/S part of the community, when you say 'BDSM' 98% of people will immediately jump to thoughts about kinky sex acts. When you throw BDSM in front of anything involving the cub community, people will immediately start screaming "PEDO" without taking the time to fully understand what the panel or the community being represented is about. Yes, there is sexuality in the community and no it should not be swept under the rug but I feel it sets a bad precedent to immediately and unintentionally put sex in peoples' mind first. I was opposed to the BDSM tag when I ran a similar panel last year and I was opposed to it this year too. I also get that they wanted to keep it 18+ but other conventions have successfully pulled off family-friendly cub panels before so why not Califur?

Haven't done one of these in a while have I?