Jerzei Collie's journal

I partially suited last night at the FoxTrot meet. The fursuit's case just barely fit in my car's back seat; I had to move the driver's seat forward and force the case in a bit. The case is 20 inches wide, so I will look for a case that's only 16-18 inches. I didn't see as many friends at the meet since some of them are in Reno at BLFC. I had a cheeseburger, a couple of rum-and-cokes and a few glasses of water before putting on the suit's head, hand paws and tail. There were no chairs in the headless lounge, so I skipped putting on the foot paws. My belt broke during the meet, but it was able to hold my tail for the 20-25 minutes I was in suit. It was slightly dark in the club and difficult to see without my glasses. I got a few hugs and at least one person took my picture. After getting out of suit, I realized I had forgotten to put on a fresh layer of deodorant before the meet. Also, the burger made me a bit farty for a while. I'll do a better job of pre-meet bathing from now on.

R.I.P. Bandit, the border collie belonging to Funday PawPet Show founder Yappyfox. 

UPDATE (8:35 AM): I found a couple of Rubbermaid containers that would fit my car: the Roughneck 66-quart tote (16.5 inches wide) and a large FlexTote (15.7 inches.) The latter has a zipper closure to make it more secure for flying. Both are clear.

I went to a couple of get-togethers on Saturday after work. The first was with a local Happy Hour Meetup group at the Wyndham Mining Exchange. This was the hotel where Donald Trump had gotten himself stuck in an elevator. The bar offered 2-for-1 appetizers, so I had popcorn chicken and green chili cheese fries along with two local beers. Later that night, I attended a friend's birthday party at a bar on the west side called Cerberus Brewing Company. I had a few rum-and-cokes and a dessert of "puppy chow" (granola coated with peanut butter, chocolate and powdered sugar.) After the party, I bought a couple of souvenirs from the bar: a collar/bottle opener and a plastic bowl.

Weekly calorie average: 1,775.7
Days above 2,000 calories: 1 (2,270)

My puppet "family" just added a new member. Meet "Ace":



I was browsing eBay for Folkmanis puppets a few nights ago and found a German shepherd puppet for sale. This is one of the discontinued puppets I had been hoping to get.

My New Year's dinner with vrghr was excellent. The dinner included shrimp for the appetizer, pork roast with sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, dumplings and black-eyed peas. We rounded out the evening watching various movies and animated specials. Vargr even gave me a few days worth of leftovers to take home. Many thanks for being a wonderful cook and host!

For New Year's Eve, I went up to Aurora for the "Danewood" party. I went to the wrong address at first, but I called the party and got the right address. The house contained a few Great Danes and one or two smaller dogs, hence the "Danewood" name. One of the Danes and a smaller dog had cuddled up next to me on the sofa for a while. I made the mistake of drinking on a nearly-empty stomach (only having a couple slices of pizza) so I became buzzed after only two drinks. I drank only water after midnight and felt clear-headed again around 1 AM. I stayed until 3:20 just to make sure I was completely sober.

My old job counselor e-mailed me to say she would resume working with me instead of the new counselor, who never returned my calls. She asked me to come to a job fair tomorrow for Service Source. She obviously forgot I already worked for this company for a month or so in 2011, had a horrible time with them and was laid off due to cutbacks at the Army dining hall where I worked. Much of the work also gave me back pain, so I always had to bring pain relievers along with my regular medication.

My new Folkmanis collie puppet arrived yesterday. I tried to upload the pics from my cell phone yesterday, but they took forever to reach my e-mail for some reason.



I had trouble falling asleep last night. That, coupled with an early morning doctor's appointment, have left me in need of a nap.

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That is all.

I can't wait to hang this up! I also can't wait until I have a similar-looking fursuit (and a full-time job to pay for it!) The calendar can act as a sort of motivational device for that.

Also, a very happy birthday to diegowolffox !

I called the Flamingo Hotel today and made my reservation for the singles cruise reunion. The vacation is now halfway paid for. The Flamingo only charged me about $60 for the first night plus a deposit, and my plane tickets are completely paid for. The rest will be paid when I arrive.

I finally downloaded a collie graphic off a website to go with my main fursona. I might wait until I lose more weight before getting a collie suit made. I still have my idea for Kukido Leopard, which would be better suited for a fat person.

This past Sunday, one of my co-workers threw a pre-Labor Day barbecue.  Here is Pepper, an Australian shepherd belonging to one the guests.

( Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oy Oy Oy! )

84 days until the cruise! I made the final payment earlier this week. Now I can work on bringing my credit card balance back down by paying $200-250 each pay day before the trip.

There's a cute little Westie on my calendar at work this month.