I never thought I'd go to one but I have a friend who works security for Further Confusion in San Jose, CA and he told me that they were low on people - apparently the turnout of attendees was much higher than normal, so I went down on Saturday evening to help out.

I have to admit I had a blast people/fur watching.

The costumes were quite incredible and I was always amazed at how well people operated in them. In fact, there was a new ice rink next to the Fairmont Hotel and I saw over a dozen different furs tooling around just as competent as those without costumes.

I'd have to say my favorite though wasn't even a full fur costume. Some small girl had a white mouse's head on and a white tail and that was it. Well i mean she had tattered jeans, a sweater on and apparently had a knee brace due to a bum leg but she was still dancing and having as much fun as anyone else. The sad thing is that as I was leaving around midnight, a report came over the radio that she had put down her 'head' for a minute and someone walked off with it.

I didn't attend any of the seminars or anything but some of them sounded interesting (Horse Musicianship) and some were a bit scary (Adult anatomy fitting within the fur world).

But all in all, I saw a bunch of people (and quite a few cute gals) enjoying themselves - and that's what it is all about, eh?