Okay boys and girls, I've had my inkbunny account for quite awhile, a number of years in fact. But since I've recently decided to make my Inkbunny my primary home in the fuzz butt land of Furrydom, I think a formal introduction is in order. This way all of you will have an idea of who this chipmunk is and what I'm about.
Who I am
I am a grey muzzle that has been a furry since 1990 and active in the community since 2007. I am an artist and fursuiter who has seen allot and done allot. I've had my fair share of ups and downs. I've made friends and lost friends. I've been taken care of by good people and treated like scum by not so good people. I have accomplished allot and made my fair share of mistakes. In other words I have been around the block a few times and have earned my keep. Even at that I am not perfect. I am not an idol. I am not anybody else's idea of perfection, nor do I ever want to me. I am who I am and that's all that I am and I dance to the tune of my own fiddle, love it or lump it.
Even with my years as a furry shaping my life I do my best to be a caring person to those I keep close to me and generally work to keep my online and IRL fronts a relaxing place for those who keep tabs on me to enjoy. Am I a savant at achieving that end goal? I'd be an egotistical S of a B if I claimed perfection. So of course not. Just like the rest of all of you, I am not infallible. So how well that works, I don't know, other than what feed back is provided to me. So only you my friends and followers are able to feel the end results of how I go about things. But I do hope that when you are around me online or IRL that you can feel at ease, relaxed, and me being the reason you come away with a smile on your face instead of a frown. In simple terms I try to treat others as how I'd want to be treated.
Relationship Status
I am a bisexual currently in a same-sex relationship with my fiancee, Phloppy Bunny who can be found elsewhere here on the Bunny of Ink. I love my bunny with every last shred of my being. He is the reason I have not given up on myself and still marching on. He is the reason I am the happiest chipmunk on the face of the earth. He is the reason my life feels complete. So heaven help me, I will be spending the rest of my life with Phloppy and enjoying every last moment of our lives together. So what that means to you is even though I'm still open to RP with close friends, if you are hoping to be that lucky swooning, dream boat, lover boy that will sweep this chipmunk of his feet and make me all yours till death due us part. Sorry to be a kill joy. But a little blue lop eared bunny beat all of ya to the punch. So I'm currently off the market.
Background
I am an artist with a BFA in illustration and a BFA in digital media. I have drawn a wide variety subject matter in a wide variety of traditional and digital mediums. I also have an interest in 2-D animation and love the work of old school cartoons from the 90's on back. My favorite's from that wide pool is Classic Chip N Dale, Classic Looney Toons, SatAM from the 70's to roughly the mid 80's, and 90's shows like Animaniacs, Pink and the Brain, Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers, and Tiny Toon Adventures.
I am a big Masters of the Universe fan boy. I had just about all of the vintage toyline when I was a kid. I watched the orginal FIlmation He-Man and the Masters of the Universe religiously. In fact, allot of my moral code is shaped by that show. As corny as it sounds, that's the truth. I am also duly impressed with Master of the Universe Revelations. I know some of you seem to hate that show. But as I said in a previous journal, opinions are like tail holes. So there's that.
Recently I became a bit of a fan of the furry themed Visual Novel called Adastra. Do be honest that story is a stunningly beautiful masterpiece that moved me to tears. ...and besides Amicus the main character is the big and immensely strong but gentle sweetheart type that makes little chipmunks like me melt. So I have a bit of a crush on him. He he he he he *blushes* <3
Fursonas
Though I have several dozen characters I created populating my portfolio, two of them have rose above the rest to become my two primary fursona characters. Tamias the Chipmunk is of course who all of you who have been following me know about. The other is Brian Thomas Hunter or Bri the Raccoon for short. You can find descriptions of them on my gallery front page here on Inkbunny and Fur Affinity.
Tamias the Chipmunk, who began life as Norman Lee, the brother of my previous chipmunk fursona Jerry Lee, is my second oldest of all my characters. Rather as Norman Lee or as Tamias, this chipmunk has been with me for 30 years and counting. Maybe even longer since I found among all of my sketchbooks, a drawing of a "proto-Tamias" character I did back in Junior High School which would date Tamias to times before I created his brother.
Currently Tamias is my main online avatar, my vehicle to dive inward to explore aspects of my inner self , and my escape. Tamias is the main character of the Chipmunk Kingdom the world Tamias exists in. I love Tamias who has been with me through all of my ups and down and he is so well developed as a character that I regard him as an entity all his own and I treat him as such. Sometime, I wonder if Tamias is a spirit that his been with me all of my life. I know he has never left my side, nor have I ever feel the need to move on away from him to something else. What ever the case with him, Tamias is very special to me.
That in mind, the day I picked up my fursuit of Tamias made by B3 Mascots, was one of the happiest days in my life. When I put Tamias on, and look into the mirror, and see him looking back at me....my god what unadulterated joy that is. To bring Tamias to life for others to enjoy has been pure magic to me. I don't need to out any effort into dropping into character. When the fursuit goes on, my IRL self automatically steps to the side and Tamias takes the helm and who you see and interact with is Tamias. That's a huge thrill to me and fulfilling beyond what mere words can describe.
Moving on to Bri the Raccoon, he is perhaps the third oldest character in my portfolio. I originally created him and a companion named Todd to be sort of the Beavis and Butthead types that cause trouble and mayhem. But as time went along Todd kind of was side lined leaving Bri the remaining active character of the duo. I'm not sure why Bri persisted. But just like Tamies, Bri stuck around refusing to fade away I guess. So as a bit of a reward to Bri, I decided to revamp him and develop him as a more complex character and give him a solid back story. Even though Bri, being the raccoon he is, still has a mischievous streak in him, he grew and evolved into a solid and fun loving character that is full of charm and southern hospitality. One that is near him feel good all over just by the positive yet relaxing energies he seems to radiate. Speaking of Bri the Raccoon, when I am able to, I do want to commission a fursuit of him. I think Bri would be a blast to fursuit as. His mischief, his charm, and his off the chart cuddle factor would make Bri irresistible to those who interact with him.
How I handle other furries
As far as how I formed my handling of other furries, that's a long story for another time. But suffice to say that it was a rough start. Long story short, from 2007-2010 there was tons of drama that haunted me up until recent years. Most of it is because I made allot of wrong choices in who I placed in my social sphere and my own naivety. The lesson learned is that the "Love, acceptance, and tolerance" sales pitch incumbent furries always give to prospective furries is a giant pile of bovine excrement. The Furry Fandom is not this all accepting, all loving, goody goody gum drops, fairy tail land of cookies and lollipops. Furry, like any other community, has its fair share good people and all out vile toxicity. As a result I am very careful in my participation in the furry community. I don't just go around friending people left and right nor accept friend invites from others willy nilly. I tend to look over any online presence of the person in question to look for any tell tale signs of drama before accepting or declining the person. In other words you NEED to earn this chipmunk's trust. I don't just extend my arms to welcome you in out of the blue. Not to say that I'm a hermit. I'm far from that. But I need to trust you before taking you in because this chipmunk prefers not to fight dramas. Leave the dramas to the youngin's that have yet to be slapped around by life and have long roads to travel before wising up and maturing at least a little. I much prefer to have fun being a furry. But I will say that if you manage to make it into my social sphere and earn a sufficient level of trust out of me, I will do my best to treat you as how I want to be treated.
Anyway I know this is TL:DR material. But if you read all of this so far, thank you and I much appreciate it. Thing is, I wanted to lay my cards on the table so all of you have have at least a clear idea of how I work and who I am. I know this chipmunk does not like mixed signals from anybody and I'd imagine you feel the same as well. So bottom line is courtesy where courtesy is due.
Now that we got things squared away and you know who I am and what I'm about. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the Chipmunk express.
