Well, hell froze over and giza  finally got Comcast. Oh its a beautiful thing to actually have fast internet.

Firstly, AC was absolutely fantastic. Perhaps too fantastic, because I can hear fate cocking its "fuck with me" gun. More on that later.

The trip down was interesting, to say the least. Had some fun riding with Keapano and Raff. Made fun of people, got stuck in traffic, etc. Wednesday has no AC programming, so I was left to fend for myself, with not easy access to the room I was in. Managed to meet a new fur, and we spend most of Wednesday and much of Thursday hanging out, trying to find people we knew and things like that. Was a really great time. Without him, Wed and Thurs probably would've sucked.

Almost the entire con was spent hanging with Keapano, Raff, Kojac, Finnish, Kiric, Turtyl, Fauxie, Whitefeet, Drykath and a few of the regular Philly furs *HI SASHA! FRANTIC WAVE*. My only regret may be not meeting more new furs, but I had such a great time with the people I did hang out with, it didn't matter.

I'm sorry to hear that some people had to deal with unfortunate drama that dampened their con, but I hope my silliness helped! Special notes / Inside jokes that proliferated through the con:

Winthorp!
OMG DRAGON COMMISSION
I haz a tail!
Spilled 3 drinks at once! (and nearly broke 2 liquor bottles)
Oatmeal Breath

...and thats about it I think.

Oh, a wise man once told me:

If you're looking for pics of your suit, and were in the Fursuit Parade, look no farther! I got a picture of nearly every fursuiter that was in the parade, and I'd say most of them turned out very well, since I was one of the few photographers actually outside, and not in the crappy indoor lighting.

You can start by trying this link: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v143/omnibahumut/ac2009/parade/?albumview=grid (FLASH)
If you have an especially fast connection and a lot of ram, try this link: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v143/omnibahumut/ac2009/parade/?start=all warning: this loads all 617 images!
Basic Link: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v143/omnibahumut/ac2009/parade/

If you need the picture to be color corrected or adjusted for brightness (a lot of the black suits did not come out as well), let me know and I can give you a better version.

High Resolution pics available upon request.

Thanks!

After I get images uploaded and eat and such, I'll make a real con report.

Been feeling a little depressed lately, but there have been some cool things happening!

-- I plan on calling back the headhunting place to get an interview and learn a little more about my options
-- Got my camera lens back just in time for a trip to an abandoned warehouse this past weekend. Pictures are here!
-- Got phone call from another recruiter about a contract job opening... have to send an email for more information, but having job opportunities is really cool!
-- Was able to score a commission with one of my favorite dragon artists of all time, neondragon . Was able to get one of two slots for a fairly cheap price. The drawing will also be published in a "how to draw dragons" book :D You can see some of her art in her LJ and here: http://neondragonart.com/Art/galleries.html

I recently got an email from the "Creative Group" which is basically a head hunting / job placement company specializing in creative work. It mentioned that there were some openings within a certain pay range. I sent an email back saying I was interested if there was more permanent work available.

I got a call back this morning from someone, and got to talk about it a little. Basically have Contract and Contract to Hire positions with various clients. I could go in to the creative group and build a profile with them so they can start looking for jobs for me, but I may miss some opportunities because of the 2 week notice I'd have to give the TV station when a job came up.

So basically it comes down to this: Stay at the TV station with this low-pay, steady, but temporary job; or go to the Creative Group for higher pay, benefits for contract work (which may not be so consistent).

I figure I might go in for an interview and find out what happens between jobs, and see if this is something I could do. Depending on how it works out, it could be a safer solution than what I have at the TV station, but I'm really not sure what I want to do. I could really use some advice here.

"It'll be a long time before you have a screen thats as small and light as a book."

A few questions come out of this...

Don't get me wrong, I love Firefox to death, but I've begun to wonder if its gotten too big for its own good.

Uses more CPU than any other program I would have running full-time (adium, itunes, even photoshop). Safari uses less RAM and CPU with identical tabs open (even when I open them near the same time). Now, my computer is plenty fast enough that the differences with RAM and CPU between Safari and FF doesn't matter so much. However, having FF lock up while it searches for things I typed in the "awesome bar" is really annoying. It also seems to get stuck loading flash more often than I'm comfortable with. Also, Flash locking up when going into full screen seems to be more of a FF thing than a Flash thing.

I plan on taking some measures to see if I can alleviate some of the problems... I want FF to work, I really do. The extensions, live bookmarks, and things like that make it very hard for me to get used to Safari, but on FF's "bad days", I'll switch to safari for a little bit.

Anyone else feel like FF isn't all it used to be?