I left a comment on luphinus' post about the fur dealer at Califur, which he saw fit to delete. I'm reposting it here, along with his (similarly deleted) response.

[As a quick side note, I automatically repost things like that on the theory that if someone gets upset enough to actually delete it, it obviously had enough of an impact to make it worth keeping around. Plus, I'm not a fan of censorship in general, particularly where it concerns civil discussion. I won't delete comments in my journal--unless they are patently abusive, or spam--for this reason.

I thought about not posting it, as I don't want to spread drama. But, (a) I feel pretty strongly about the censorship thing, and (b) it's funny in a tragic sort of way. >.> I trust those of you who read this to treat it for what it is -- silliness.]

( Cut for drama and general stupidity. Don't bother reading if you don't care about the discussion at hand. )

-- Des

JetBlue's policy on furries (from Twitter):

@xenijardin: @rstevens JetBlue will give ComicCon groups of 10 or more a discount, but that's offset by a 30% surcharge if theyre furries or cosplayers.
@JetBlue: @xenijardin no 30% surcharge for furries, but if in costume, they must be able to fit in a pet carrier under the seat!

I'm very glad I'm a smallkitty -- I could probably fit. >.>

-- Des

[hat-tip: shadowlab]

(09:29:27) Mike: LJ: and Andy is a furry now? O_o
(09:29:32) DesKitty: Apparently
(09:30:07) Mike: LJ: *eyes you warily* you're multiplying
(09:30:38) Mike: LJ: *doesn't know about teh gay, but teh furry is apparenly communicable*
(09:30:59) DesKitty: Only if you're not vaccinated ;P
(09:31:46) Mike: LJ: I caught a mild case of it a long time ago. it still shows occasional effects, but seems to have given me immunity?
(09:32:26) DesKitty: I don't know... it might be like Herpes, where it never really leaves your system. It may lay dormant for a while and then suddenly for no apparent reason it will flare up again ;P
(09:33:01) Mike: LJ: *looks down* oh dear good... not erupting claws and a tail again? time to buy another pack of razors at costco.
(09:33:07) DesKitty: haha
(09:34:07) Mike: LJ: better than trying to vaccinate with Christian conservatism
(09:34:16) DesKitty: srsly.
(09:34:22) DesKitty: That's worse than the disease.
(09:34:24) Mike: LJ: the side effects of that seem to be extremely random and unpredictable
(09:35:17) Mike: LJ: mostly involving restrooms, hookers, drugs, and being found dead in scuba gear

(09:33:40) WildDesKitty: On an unrelated note, Mike and I have apparently decided that furry is a form of the Herpes virus
(09:33:51) Andybear: bastards ;-)
...
(09:34:14) Andybear: Yep
(09:34:38) Andybear: I has teh furpes =(

-- Des

So... home safe from Further Confusion. I brought the Con Crud(tm) home with me, sadly. :-/

I had a good time. Met a few interesting new people, saw a lot of things I wanted to yiff (but didn't, for obvious reasons)... and took lots of pictures, which I will have to find some way of posting.

Didn't do too many panels, but did go to some parties, and saw some of the shows and things. Mostly used it as an opportunity to hang out with a few people (such as northing and WhitePaws) I don't usually see. I was more interested in FC for the people than the activities (though the shows certainly were funny).

Also spent some time in the dealer's room, and figured out that if I bring a camera with me to the dances and wander around with a look of intense concentration on my face, I can avoid being dragged onto the floor. ;)

It was a good vacation. I can't say I'm exactly ready to go back to work in the morning, but then ... would I ever be? ;)

If logistics are favorable, I think I will return next year. Of course ... who knows where I'll be by then. But I guess we'll see.

-- Des