by far the worst Con I've ever been to and that's truly saying something. In my last journal I talked about how I didn't get the room(s) plural, and that I lost a friend *but he's an asshole anyways* as well as had to give out refunds and figure out how to get to the con on THURSDAY but honestly after what I tell you FE23 is a con I was better off not attending
So because we couldn't find anyone to drive us from Newark NJ to Toronto ONT on Thursday and the last of our crew dropped out last minute due to work or Passport issues; instead of drop $300+ on a rent-a-car we ended up leaving Wednesday with the one friend who wanted to play around with whom ever. This would mean sleeping on the con/lobby floor Wednesday night UNTIL check in the next day. Welp lucky for us a friend clocked in last minute with space in the Double Tree about 3-4 blocks down so we actually did have a place to stay and it's a good thing because it was brick a-f Wednesday night. So we stayed watched a Leafs game *in-which they lost in OT* and then went to bed
Thursday: Convention Thursday and we have to check out of the Double Tree and Migrate to the Westin where our con truly begins. Friend calls and uber and the Uber driver only has space for 2 people and there are 3 of us. Welp when we arrive for check in, my feet paws and Laptop of all things are missing not to be found *remember this for later in the journal* After all I've been thru I couldn't believe my things we're left in the UBer*or so I thought* so I packed everything back up and was about to fucking bounce because at this point fuck this con I'm going home I felt. But then a miracle, one of my friends found one of my bags near concierge. Ya know the same people who when I originally asked said they didn't see anything :/ So the day is saved and my con continued, I got my Super Sponsor badge after waiting in the wrong line and went to a friends room party, and with that Thursday comes to a close
Friday: Opening Ceremony Friday and we literally have 1 event of interest to me and that's the fursuit games. We played "don't drop the egg", and "collect the most balls", and "hot potato", and "cerades" among other games. And I'm unsure how but for my personal 3rd straight time 2018, 2019 and 2023 Team Red wins the Fursuit Games. and I don't mean just Team Red BUT the 3rd time I've ever participated at Furnal Equ Weve won. Every other con is close but no cigar but at FE the streak continues Let's Go 3-0
Saturday: This was the most stressful day because for some reason for the second year in the row scheduling did me dirty; only this year it was worse. They had me at 2:00 Dragon Tails & Scales, 3:00 Tour le Fursuit Walk (FE Fursuit Parade Equivalent) AND 4:00 Battle League World Cup. Now Dragon Tails & Scales was great and I loved it we have an audience of 31 ish furs show up which honestly might be a panel record for me personally, then I have to end things around 2:45 to run upstairs CHANGEinto Maxamilion Suit and jump in the fursuit Walk, all of this in a 15 min time span @_@ The walk itself was cut short-ish because of *clears throat* ITS FUCKIN WIMDY. Then my tournament at 4:00pm of which not alot of people showed up, but I did plan for 16 people to show up; HOWEVER we did make a mountain out of a mole hill and pressed on with those who showed up and how. Congratulation to Rodney Wolfzel and Ephraim of the "Koopa Wolves" Team on you victory and you free Sponsor level registration to Furnal Equinox 2024 Hope you enjoy next year's con as well as you did this year * I know I wish I did.
Sunday & Monday: I'm grouping Sunday and Monday together because this is where 'The Bullshit' rears it's ugly head once again. On Sunday we checked out, one of our roomates high off his ass stayed in bed til the 11th hour and 59th minute but we still pressed on to check out anyways. Remember I told you I thought I lost my laptop and my paws... well we held a few parties over the weekend and one person had to high tail back to my room because they lost their paws. We gave them back just as we closed out the room, bags packed and sent downstairs to baggage claim for the day. Why? Because I had no where to stay Sunday night, I found myself once again sleeping on the con/lobby floor just like 2018. I tried to stay awake by going to friends rooms and sunday night parties etc. BUT besides that I had no where to stay. "Max why did you sleep on the con floor, don't you have any friends you could've stayed with?" I guess the fuck not because everyone else either left the con already or was too full on room space. "So then why didn't you just go home" 2 reasons A I didn't book greyhound or Amtrack So I didn't have a scheduled time to leave B Even if I did all the extra luggage would've cost me extra money I wasn't willing to spend.
So as an American in the middle of downtown Toronto on a Sunday Night I slept on the confloor until Monday morning. Then finally with my friends fully awake we packed up the car and we left Furnal Equinox for the final time as we usher in a new year Under the Sea and guest of honor Sewing Stuff aka My F*king Fursuit Maker *Cheers x 1000* and an attendance record of 3339 making FE the 5th or 6th largest furcon in the world. However ! as we arrived home Monday Night I check all my bags and ... oopsie Fucking Koko is missing, eeyup I don't have my fursuit head; So we've contacted the hotel and the con but as it stands this is the great crecendo to cap off the worst week of my entire con going experience. We had some positives go down ngl but that, THAT right there for me was the dagger
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