Back From RainFurrest!

My first time at RainFurrest went well overall!  I roomed with my friends Vantid, Xyk, and Wintersoul, who were excellent roomies (YOU GUYS GON GET PRESENTS), saw old friends from afar and made some wonderful new friends!  I was even greeted by GIFTS at this con, wow!  I got some delicious zingy herbal loose leaf tea from Draphilius, an ENORMOUS tea gift pack from Syng Stripetail (oolongs, puerhs, tea mints, and ancient coins, wow!), and a gorgeous full color badge from Zardis! I feel so loved, thank you all so much. <3

The four day con was actually much more relaxing than I expected.  Instead of feeling like I had more work to do with the extra day of dealing, I was afforded extra time to complete commissions at the con.  This helped me get enough sleep at the con and go at a relaxed pace with badges and sketchbook work.  I even had time to go to the dance one night, it was so much fun!  I also very nearly SOLD OUT of prints!  This is pretty amazing to me actually, I thought I was bringing too many.  I want to thank each and every person who has bought a print from me recently.  Because of you, I don't have to loose sleep at conventions, doing dozens of commissions to try to break even.  This makes a tremendous impact on my well being.  So, shout-out to those who essentially are making it easier for me to take good care of myself at conventions with your purchase!  <3

There were a few down-sides to my trip, including the fact that I caught the con crud.  I haven't been sick in many years, I forgot how much it sucks, lol!  But the real awful thing about this is that it could jeopardize Preston's opportunity to see his grandfather before he passes away...  Our trip to Montana is in just a week, and if either of us is sick we won't be able to see him (he is immune-compromised from his illness).  Right now it's pretty mild, and I'm doing my best not to give the crud to Preston.  Maybe we can both work through it before we go and not be contagious by the time we get there. Let this be a MAJOR lesson to those of you who are sick (and know it) at cons!  Having a cold is more than just feeling cruddy for a while for some people!  If you are knowingly in public and sick (making contact with others), you are risking people whose bodies are immune compromised!  I know that being sick at a con is sad, because you miss out on all the fun by sequestering yourself.  However you risk the health of others in a big way by ignoring that simple courtesy; stay away from others when you're sick!  I could have picked this up anywhere, but I did come in contact with a few people who told me they were sick AFTER giving hugs, shaking hands, or otherwise coming into contact with them.  Not cool.

I want to end on a good note here, so I'll say this about the food in Seattle; Good god damn, you guys have some tasty foods!  I got to eat at 13 coins and Mango Thai, had some of the best food I've had in a long while.  I am really hoping I can come back in 2016 as a dealer, so I can see all you wonderful people again and eat at 13 coins for breakfast every day.  XD  

I'm going to rest up for a few days and hope this con crud blows over quickly.  You might not see much of me for a while as a result.  Hope you all are well!