Dan Skunk wrote:
> This is mostly inspired from a thread on alt.lifestyle.furry that Snow
> Leopard would start called, "What did you do furry this week." I'm also
> drawing on a number of old television stories on furries from the late
> 90's and early 2000's.
>
>
> How do you express your furriness? What do you do to enjoy being furry?
>
> Are you an artist or writer, make costumes or perform in them? Do you
> enjoy furry art and stories, like to watch fursuiters performing,
> collect plu****es or other animal themed items?
I'm a writer and a poet, I have a small number of plu****es, and I have a
lot of items based around cetaceans (whales and dolphins).
>
> Do you dress more furry such as s****ting ****rts with furry characters or
> animals on them that you like?
I have a couple of t-****rts with dolphins or orcas on them. I have a
dolphin pendant too.
>
> Is there anything you do in your daily life you might consider furry?
> Any behaviour or mannerisms you might consider more like your fursona
> that something a non furry might do?
I swim a lot. :D My diet is also pretty seafood-based, just like an
orca's.
>
> Fur example, know a few furries who, when they're alone or with other
> furries will act a little more animalistic like walking on all fours or
> on their insteps, making animal noises to communicate, paying more
> attention to sounds and smells than others, have a greater affinity for
> physical contact with each other or have different feelings and emotions
> they consider a little more animalistic or furry.
>
>
> For me, I've written some philosophy and poetry on the relation****p
> between humans and animals and the idea of being a furry and what that
> represents.
I've written similar things, nothing special yet, but I'm considering
re-drafting some of them soon.
>
> I have a great openness for showing physical affection more than others
> and like to greet people with hugs and like to snuggle. I tend to pay a
> lot of attention to senses other than my eyes like tracking sounds and
> smells when I find them and tend to stop to look at things I find when
> I'm walking.
>
> I like to work really hard with the local furry community helping other
> furs find each other and be able to share their furriness with each
> other and matching up furs that can help each other with things. I like
> helping organize furry events where furries are able to share ideas and
> art with each other and have fun together getting to know each other. I
> also really love working at conventions. It makes me feel really good
> knowing I'm helping other furries to enjoy being furry and I work really
> really hard at it trying to be really enthusiastic, encouraging other
> furs to feel comfortable and have fun.
>
> Art is not actually one of my main interests in furry, but I have come
> to really enjoy furry art and get a lot of inspiration for my own ideas
> and projects from it. I find furry are to be exceptionally passionate
> and expressive and really admire how much work and skill goes into a lot
> of furry art.
>
> I have a particular appreciation for fursuiters who go through a lot of
> effort to bring furry to life for those around them. It makes me feel
> good seeing fursuiters having fun and entertaining other furs.
I want a fursuit myself. Maybe in a couple of years, but not quite yet
unfortunately.
>
> I also really like going to discussion panels at conventions and talking
> to other furries about being furry, sharing our unique experiences and
> ideas with each other.
You're lucky enough to have been to conventions. :P
Well, I go to local furmeets quite often, and the topic comes up a lot,
obviously, so I talk to them about it. I often talk about it online over
IM with people I know, too.
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