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08:44 pm
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Season's Greetings, Everyone!
This is our holiday e-card for all you awesome furries out there! (Though some of you may have seen it before.)
Have a good time whatever you may celebrate; enjoy gifts, food, and good company; and all the best for 2012!
...now excuse me while I go unwrap that silly, clumsy jackal. XD
Best,
Ethan and Jake
PS: Thanks, mom, for taking such a great picture! :)
[Semi X-posted to my FA account]
Current Mood:  festive
Tags: card, christmas, fursuit, greeting, jake
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09:56 pm
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Fursuit video goes deep
Having followed the fandom for quite some time, I've seen many mascot and fursuit videos. Along the way, I've come across some great ones: videos that were funny, adorable, exciting, spectacular, cool, unusual, or otherwise entertaining.
Very rarely, however, would I use the phrase "thought-provoking" to describe a costumed character video. This clip is the brilliant, shining exception:
Pro Infirmis Get closer
I realize this is quite old and that many of you probably have seen it already, but if you haven't, you really should—even my non-furry friends like it!
Enjoy! And if you have any other deep or thought-provoking fursuit videos, feel free to share! ^^
- Ethan
[X-posted to my FA journal]
Current Mood: touched
Current Music: Band of Horses - The Funeral
Tags: deep, disability, fursuit, fursuiting, touching, video
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11:49 pm
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9/11 + 10
I'm surprised I haven't seen more of these, but this is my recollection:
Ten years ago today I went into a movie theater, and came back out to a different world. It was eerily palpable how everything had somehow shifted. Everyone felt it. The now had turned into a perpetual after, in which we still live.
This world has lost its innocence more times than anyone can count. Ten years ago, it did so again. Thousands of lives were lost on that day, but the casualties extend far beyond that: this place has never been the same since.
What's your story?
[X-posted to my FA journal]
Current Mood:  pensive
Current Music: Silence
Tags: decade, requiem, retrospective, rip
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09:57 am
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Anthrocon 2011
Yes; it's official: I'll be at AC again this year. I had a total blast previous years, and wouldn't miss it for the world!
This time I'm also bringing my local furry friend ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) physicsfox (more active as Joel_Fox on FA). He's an MSc student at the same university where I'm currently working, and an all around nice guy.
In keeping with tradition, I'm still trying to figure out accommodation at the con. XP I'm currently in negotiations for a room on the nights between Thursday and Sunday, but will definitely need some other place to stay on the final night Sunday–Monday. If you're interested in two well-behaved roommates (absolutely no alcohol, drugs, smoking, or sex), look no further! Instead, simply drop me a line on my regular GMail address. Edit: Room found; thanks for reading everyone!
Also, if you specifically would like to meet up at the con, e-mail me as above, and I'm sure something can be arranged. ^^ (Phillyfurs will have the option of catching up before or after the con too.)
I hope to see you all there! Raise a paw if you're going! :)
Cheers,
-Ethan
[X-posted to my FA journal]
Current Location: My cold (now warm) flat, New Zealand
Current Mood: stoked
Tags: anthrocon, convention, room
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07:39 pm
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My 2011 adventure begins here
2011 promises to be an exciting year indeed. Well, at least it does for me. :) In fact, the exciting part started already last week, when I moved to Wellington, New Zealand, where I will be living and working until early June!
Yes, you read that right. Yes, it is very far away, unless you are an NZFurry. (If you are, brace yourself, since it is not unlikely that we will meet in the coming months! :) However, it is just three time zones away from my buddies on the US/Canadian West Coast, and six hours' time difference from EST.
Of course, those of you left at home shouldn't feel safe just because I'm not around. :P I'm coming back shortly after AC, which is a mere six months from now.
Apart from all the new people I will meet and the new places I will see, I'm particularly looking forward to the work I will do here in Wellington. I've gotten more freedom to work on my own research ideas now than ever before, which is very stimulating. With a little luck, I will both gain interesting friends and produce exciting research while I'm here! And by "interesting friends," I really mean furries. ^^
Stay fluffy everyone!
-Ethan
[X-posted to my FA journal]
Current Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Current Mood: pumped
Tags: abroad, adventure, new zealand
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09:28 am
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Weather report
Oh no.
It's snowing out. In fact, it's closer to a blizzard.
Hello winter... T.T
[X-posted to my FA journal]
Edit 09:11 UTC: At least it stopped snowing now.
Edit 14:52 UTC: Whaddya Know, the foul weather passed, and it turned into a really nice winter's day in the end. :D
Current Mood: good
Tags: emo, snow, weather, winter
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10:45 pm
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Furr: a song for you and me
One or two autumns ago, I caught a song on Radio Paradise called "Furr" by Blitzen Trapper, and it really struck a chord with me. While I much enjoyed the melody and instrumentation, what truly drew me in were the lyrics—a well-crafted and positive tale of lycanthropy and animalistic yearnings. I felt, and feel, that this song should resonate with a lot of other hearts and minds in the furry community as well.
Being an avid consumer of on-line furry content and discourse, I am surprised to say that I have not seen any references to the piece within the community either before or since. Doubly so, given that the song has won quite some acclaim in music circles. This post is my attempt to rectify the disparity.
Why don't you give it a listen?
If you would like some commentary to complement the lyrics, several pieces of thoughtful analysis may be found on songmeanings.net. Regrettably, that site has devolved into a hive of pop-ups and web villainy in recent years—a shame on such great content. It is therefore recommended you arm your pop-up blockers and inoculate yourselves with some competent virus and malware protection before delving into the discussion.
I hope you like this as much as I do. Stay furry, my friends, and don't be afraid of what you've learned! :)
[X-posted to my FA journal]
Current Mood: relaxed
Current Music: Blitzen Trapper - Furr
Tags: folk, furry, music, song
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11:26 pm
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AC sketchbook commissions uploaded to FA
I'm done cleaning up and uploading all the commissions I got at Anthrocon 2010 for my brand new music sketchbook, where each art piece illustrates a song lyric. Come look, and come listen! :)
Natalie Merchant - Motherland
Matthew Ryan - Dulce et Decorum est
Elliott Smith - Angeles
[X-posted to my FA journal]
Current Location: Nowhere Forest
Current Mood: content
Current Music: Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand in Mine
Tags: anthrocon, art, commission, furry art, music, sketchbook
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09:39 am
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Tweetin'
In order to post inane 140 character quips into the ether, and to keep up with the latest in IT-induced ADD, I am now @staghorne on Twitter. Come follow me there as well!
[X-posted to my FA journal]
Current Mood:  awake
Tags: twitter, web
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09:36 pm
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Brief public announcement
Hello LJ-land. Here are two announcements for your information:
- I am back in Europe safe and sound. Actually, I came back two weeks ago or so.
- I can now definitely confirm I will not be at EF this year. As I suspected, the clash with my work meeting cannot be worked around. Have fun without me and hope to see you next year!
That is all for now! Take care, everyfur!
[Semi-x-posted to my FA journal]
Current Mood:  okay
Tags: convention, eurofurence, travel
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