Does anyone wanna host me in Chicago the weekend before AC?
I can do fursuit photoshoots in return. lol
Also I wanna go to Six Flags Great America and Mt. Olympus (if I’m brave enough…) or Indiana Beach while there.
Greet your friends with both hand and tail shakes!
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Night poses on the rooftop balcony of the DLCC at Anthrocon
Night poses on the rooftop balcony of the DLCC at Anthrocon
Night poses on the rooftop balcony of the DLCC at Anthrocon
Night poses on the rooftop balcony of the DLCC at Anthrocon
Golden hours vibing!
#fursuitfriday #fursuit #fursuiting
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After living in Germany for the last 3 months, I am back in Seattle! So much has happened, yet it feels like the time flew by!
I'm grateful for all of the friends I have in Germany for sharing their culture with me! I will remember this for the rest of my life! ♥️
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Is anything happening in Denver on the last weekend of may?
Going for a conference I could stay in the city the weekend before.
Goodness, I miss Sweden so much. NFC had such wonderful vibes. ❤️
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"I'm happy the sun's starting to show...☀️
...my fur just looks divine in its rays"🦊💯
🦊 Asha (That's me!)
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Lone woof on the prowl his new vicitm😈
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Don't just have a Good Friday, have a Great Friday! #FursuitFriday
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The Caracciola Karussell really was as fun as it looks!
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what a gooood boy on the moon - say CHEEESE
with @captainchaotika.bsky.social @furvaria.de
btw, the registration for Furvaria 2 is open now.
www.furvaria.de
First wip!
This is a fursuit portrait commission for @aphinion.bsky.social. The original photo was done by @captainchaotika.bsky.social.
As always the first paintlayer of the background looks not very good, but it will get better. :)
Oil on canvas, 60x40 cm
Always on the lookout for cuties like @cometpaka.bsky.social ! #FursuitFriday
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Professional Button Pusher
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Oh that far down the park. Dx
I stayed in IC once and it was OKish to suit (usually took a scooter to the CCH) but basically it’s as far as I would go.
From my experience immediately before the con has some of the best rates if the year. lol
Probably because ppl are cancelling their extra/backup rooms while it’s too short notice to attend EF.
Was it the Intercity hotel?
What the fuck. xD
I booked my backup room last week for 1000€ or so (Scandic), and that was closer to the Clarion than the Esplanade.
In my experience room prices during NFC are pretty normal a few weeks after reg closes.
Last year the cheapest moment to book was probably the weekend before the con when ppl cancelled their backup reservations and what not.
Some context, mostly started looking at this due to the room category I have booked the years before only becoming available a few days ago.
ATM no one else seems to have booked this room category so maybe the hotel gets of its high horse closer to the con. lol
Similar mechanisms exist here obv.
One thing to note tho is that the dates are released very early, before most of the hotels even allow booking.
TBF for when going to a research convention I usually also pick the closest hotel, with my colleagues also strongly prefering very close hotels. But yeah I guess it's less critical.
At EF if I'm not in the connected hotel I probably go from suiting four times to not at all.
While hotels in the area around CCH are a cheaper, the pattern holds pretty much.
EF seems to be the event with the highest buying pressure.
Maybe Europe is just a shitty place to host large furry conventions, I honestly don't know a place (in EU) that would be more suitable than CCH.
Maybe Messe Frankfurt H5 + Maritim..
There simply are none of those integrated hotel+convention centers with thousands of rooms like in the US.
At least to me it appears that EF is quite a special case when it comes to the hotel prices. lol
I'm not aware of any other con where hotels are this crazy, even e.g. MFF out of block is cheaper.
Oh and btw the cheapest flexible early+late rate for EF in the Radisson rn is 3684€ (3310€ with loyalty discount) for 2 person room. lol
Tho note that I would take this with a grain of salt as it is possible that the hotel simply has not made these rooms available during the specific EF week, for whatever reason.
Similarly when it comes to indicators in regards to how booked out the hotel is, no dates appear as busy as EF.
This especially applies to the high end categories such as the 7 Suites or the 2 Presidential suites (both unavailable) which I would estimate at 1000+€ per night.
With how the hotel prices for EF are looking like this year, I checked how much the Radisson is for other large Messe/CCH bussiness events like SMM (50K attendees), OMR (70K) or tourist events like Hafengeburtstag (1M+).
NO dates are more expensive than EF. lol
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Corgin (left) hugging blues (right). Photo taken by captainchaotika at AFC2025
What better way to start a weekend than a hug from a blue dog?!?
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