Had a fun day today, managed to bring a couple pies through the rain to school a few miles away on my bike. We had a big potluck Thanksgiving Dinner replete with more than enough turkey, stuffing, potatoes, carrots, and pumpkin pie than we could ever eat. Sadly there were no doggie bags, but I met a few new faces at DigiPen, one or two living rather close to me.

Draylen stopped by afterwards and we went up to play the new Super Mario Bros. Wii game. Turns out that the game is excellently designed and wonderfully fresh as always. There's always something new in every Mario game that comes out every time. It amazes me how well Nintendo keeps their flagship franchise fresh. My only complaint? Multiplayer is HARD. You will spend half your time waiting for your friend to either catch up or respawn, because he got pushed offscreen, got bumped into a pit, mistakenly thought he was controlling your character, or wrestle with the somewhat stiff control scheme. We somehow managed to blunder our way through the first world and partway through the second before I just got fed up with the struggle and hassle. I'll just have to master it first in single player mode.

I also doodled a coyote.

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KIYARA'S (PITTSBURGH) SOUTH HILLS FURMEET!
When: Saturday, November 28, 2009
Where: Kiyara's House, Brentwood, PA
Time: 4pm - 2am
Contact Info: KiyaraSabel, aka The Furry1337Otaku. Message her here, on DA at http://kiyarasabel.deviantart.com/, on FA at http://www.furaffinity.net/user/kiyarasabel/, on Furspace at http://www.furspace.com/KiyaraSabel, on Furry4Life at http://furry4life.ning.com/profile/KimForrest.

Please RSVP. I only have small one bedroom apartment, and I estimate the maximum number of folks I can entertain comfortably is about twenty people. Full address and other contact information will be provided when you RSVP.

You can help by bringing a bag of snacks and a two liter bottle of soft drink. Failing that please toss in a few bucks to compensate the hostess. We may be ordering out for foodage so bring along some singles to chip in.

If anyone owns any good party games, please feel encouraged to bring them along. (Apples to Apples is one of my favorite party games.)

The meet is very fursuit friendly, and artists are welcome to share in the friendly vibe to feed their muse.

Some things you should know...
1.) I have taxidermied animals on my walls. If you have a problem with this don't come. I personally mounted each one of them myself, and literally put hundreds of hours into completing them. I am not responsible for their deaths, and I did my best to treat them with dignity. I ask you do the same.

2.) Personal Responsibility. You make a mess, clean it up, if you drink make sure to have a sober driver or have prearranged crash space (I offer a limited amount, but it is only a tiny one bedroom apartment), and if you bring alcohol, make sure that you aren't giving it to underage drinkers, I'm not a stickler about arbitrary laws like a drinking age, but I don't want the cops coming down on my head. The same goes for illegal drugs.

3.) Have fun, but be respectful of your fellow partiers and hostess. If you need something or have a problem, don't be afraid to ask the hostess.

This event coordinated and hosted by Kiyara.

I feel like I just snapped out of something...

Kind of like I woke up, after being asleep for quite a while. That I can think a bit more clearly.

Dr. Kathy Gerbasi, the Niagara County Community College (NY) social psychologist who has been conducting research about furry fandom, has been interviewed on an Irish radio station.
http://drg-kcgerbasi.livejournal.com/10761.html
http://drg-kcgerbasi.livejournal.com/11081.html

The interview is available online until next week, on
http://media.newstalk.ie/listenback/

Scroll down to "Moncrieff" and click on his picture. On the next menu, find the Friday November 20 line and click on Part 1 to start playing.

The player has a creative way to scroll to a particular point in the clip -- find the pause button on the lower left, and note the ring around it. Click on the ring (try at about the 10 o'clock position) to skip ahead and look at the digital readout next to the button to see where you are. The interview begins at about 49:00, but unfortunately the end gets cut off.

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Just a couple self-portraits done over a couple hours for my homework today. I liked them a lot. :)

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I have some pretty nice photos of Arlo now, which will be uploaded at .. er, some point!

I have a question.


What is a good amount of time for a cat to be closed in a "no play" room? In order to teach Arlo not to do certain things, I've been using the spray bottle. Other times I've been picking him up by the scruff of his neck (which seems to be the least successful out of all of the methods, 'cause he just always IMMEDIATELY goes back to doing whatever he was doing that was wrong once I put him back down O.o), and now he has also been getting "time outs" in a room with no fun. He seems to dislike that more than anything else.

What is the best amount of time for him to be in the room?


Arlo seems to have learned to not chew on cords. With every few new things he learns not to do, he seems to try to find other new things. He's been experimenting with how far he can jump, and where he can jump to that allows him to get away with it.

DAY AND TIME CHANGE FOR THIS MONTH ONLY!!

PITTSBURGH'S "NOT AT MFF" ROBINSON TWP. FURMEET!
DATE: Sunday, November 22, 2009
PLACE: Niko's Coffee House (http://nikoscoffee.com)

TIME: 4:00pm-6:30pm at Niko's; After that some eats at Denny's. (6408 Steubenville Pike, Pgh., PA 15205)

The meeting room was booked for Saturday evening so Suka is moving the meet to Sunday this month.

Feel free to bring sketchbooks, laptops, table games, card games, and other little entertaining things you think will help liven the evening. Any and all furs are welcome. Feel free to bring friends or anyone else that may be interested in experiencing this fun and social gathering.

Ears and tails are welcome. Fursuits are alright so long as they are kept to the meeting room and do not venture into the general seating area.

Look forward to seeing you at the furmeet! <3

Event Coordinated and Hosted by Suka Husky.

Last year I noticed there was a panel (I only caught the last half because I thought it was at 2 and it was really at 1, oops!) about a vote for the top cartoon characters, and it featured a gentleman from the Toonseum in Pittsbugh.

I didn't have a chance to visit it, but it was part of the Children's Museum on the North Side of town...and I made a mental note to visit it next year. Guess what: it's moved...
and is right next to the Con. Jerry Beck's cartoon brew blog says the Toonseum just had its grand opening at 945 Liberty Ave.

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/events/toonseum.html

Jerry writes:
>>A new museum of animation, cartoon and comic art has opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It’s called ToonSeum and it just had its grand opening last weekend. Reportedly its not a huge space, but is nicely done. Their first exhibit focuses on animation art: “Enchanted Drawings: A Century of Animation.” The exhibit will feature original art from Gertie the Dinosaur to Spongebob and more. On display will be rare artifacts, including an original Disney animation director’s desk from the early Hyperion studio.

>>It’s quite an achievement to establish a cartoon museum in such a sports oriented city — I wish it luck. The ToonSeum is located on the first floor of the Bruno Building at 945 Liberty Avenue. The Enchanted Drawings exhibit runs through Jan. 3, 2010.

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How close is it? How about a tenth of a mile? From the convention center, walk
down 10th street and turn left onto Liberty Ave. Near FURnando's and the late lamented Steel City Diner

Video mentioning the move...which has now happened.
http://www.post-gazette.com/multimedia/?videoid=102215

PITTSBURGH'S "NOT AT MFF" ROBINSON TWP. FURMEET!
DATE: Saturday, November 21, 2009
PLACE: Niko's Coffee House (http://nikoscoffee.com)

TIME: 6:30pm-9:30pm at Niko's; then 9:45-whenever for some late night eats at Denny's. (6408 Steubenville Pike, Pgh., PA 15205)

Feel free to bring sketchbooks, laptops, table games, card games, and other little entertaining things you think will help liven the evening. Any and all furs are welcome. Feel free to bring friends or anyone else that may be interested in experiencing this fun and social gathering.

Ears and tails are welcome. Fursuits are alright so long as they are kept to the meeting room and do not venture into the general seating area.

Look forward to seeing you at the furmeet! <3

Event Coordinated and Hosted by Suka Husky.

Things are okay..

As okay as they can be.

The visitation was put together wonderfully, everything looked amazing.

Uncle Ray looked amazing, too. I kept thinking he would just.. be able to wake up, be able to look around and be okay.


It is still very difficult for me to believe that he won't be with us anymore.

I'm having serious doubts about this.

How can they even go to the visitation, in the state that they're in? Especially grandpa.

Don't think most realize how bad off he is.

My uncle's visitation is today, and the funeral is tomorrow.


I hope that I am strong enough.

Worried about my grandparents, cousins and aunt more than anything.

I have been speaking with a few people about this but plans have either fallen through or I have not received further confirmation of plans. I know this is really last minute, but if anyone has an extra seat, I am more than willing to pay my share, and I will be traveling fairly light, a back pack and one suitcase that can if necessary fit in my lap and at my feet. I also have a valid PA driver's license, and can take a turn at the wheel if necessary, and as I work nights I could even take graftyard hour shift. I'm okay to leave anytime after Wednesday morning, and need to get back monday before midnight (at which point it would be tuesday).

And, I also still don't have crash space arranged, but again, I'm willing to pay my share and I'm perfectly willing to take the floor.

Please call/txt/leave a voicemail asap my number is 661 644 9155

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The Anthrocon Board will soon be deciding on the Charity to support for 2010. If you know of a charitable organization that you would like to recommend be added to the current candidate list, please suggest it here or on the Anthrocon website forums by December 31st.

Criteria for candidacy:
- Must be animal-related (exceptions possible)
- Must be 501(c)3
- Must be within approximately 60 miles of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area
- Must be incorporated in Pennsylvania (can't be in Ohio or West Virginia)

No fear yet, no dread, haven't even been able to cry.

Just the empty feeling.


I cannot believe that he will no longer be here. I cannot accept that he is just .. gone.



He was in a coma for over ten months.

My grandparents are "mom" and "dad". Ray was my older brother. Legally, that's what he really was.


Feeling so sick.

When I woke up today, my grandfather told me that my uncle had died.


I feel so empty.

We have been asked to participat in there annual christmas parade on December 5th, we will ride on the new beaver fire trucks , or walk beside the trucks if there isn't enough room on the truck.
They want us there buy 11:00, there will be a place to change at the municipal building or the school gym
the parade starts at 1pm
the parade will last around 4 city blocks, afterword there will be the childrens time with Santa
They will provide snacks and drinks
The address for the municipal building is, 355 Main St Wampum Pa
please contact me if you are planning to attend so i can give them an idea of how many to expect, or if tyou have any questions

Thank you, Noob the mutt