Effinjay Music Room - 10/26/09

Effinjay Music Room - 10/26/09
Originally uploaded by Jaycatt

Here's a current picture of the music room Frogg and I use for shows.

Fall is here and other ruminations by a siamese :D

Yes, it's fall around Oregon, and that means the leaves are changing and the weather's getting colder. I love the cold weather, and I can't wait to be bundled up in wear sweaters and such (as I think I look good in sweaters).

So what's been going on with me? Let's see...

Hunter and I had a great time up at the convention in Seattle. Got to finally see a medium-sized convention, and it was a lot of fun. It's so rare you run into other furs, that it's quiet a treat to see so many in one place. Sort of liberating, really, because you realize you're not the minority you think you are the rest of the year. Got to see quite a few of the local Eugene furs there, and that was awesome too. Also got to meet some of Hunter's friends, and we even did a little port and cheese and chocolate thing in the hotel room with two of them, which was really nice.

The local weekly, the Eugene Weekly, did an article on fetishes recently (seen here). Although they did a good job of mentioning that furries exist, they only focused on the sexual aspects some have. I wrote my first letter to the editor ever (seen here) so I could remind folks that just because someone labels themselves a furry, doesn't necessarily mean they are into the whole sex furvert part. I mean, yes, I've got my own kinks like everyone, but they're not furry related :D

On a similar topic, I'm really interested to see the new Where The Wild Things Are movie, partly because I grew up with the book, but also partly for the description of the movie. I've heard that it's a tribute to childhood for adults, which intrigues me. Also, part of my attraction to the furry fandom is my desire for simple joys unfettered by the intellectual trappings that tend to bog down the real emotion behind what people enjoy doing. No, not sex, but more a feeling of belonging and safety, or a feeling of closeness and comfort. I really hope the movie delivers, but I'm sure I'm setting myself up for being railroaded again by Hollywood ;)

There's a new trip on the horizon that I didn't mention below. I finally get to see Las Vegas! Here's the story of how it came to be: Hunter's folks really want to treat us to a trip, and they've been trying to take us on a cruise to Mexico for some time. There are a few problems with this, the major of which is that I'd need to take 6 days off work in a row, which I really can't do and still have time leftover for being sick or other emergencies, and also that we just don't like Carnival's cruises, and would be pretty bored just trying not to spend money on the trip. Sure, people think cruises are pretty exciting and wonderful, but they don't tell you that everything costs money except the food and regular coffee. So, even though his folks would be paying for the airfare and cruise room and everything, we'd still need a good portion of money just to not be sitting in the room watching movies (which we can do here in town). So, Hunter suggested instead that we meet for a few days in Vegas, which would be cheaper and take less time. They said yes! So, I'm very excited :D Hunter's an old hand in Vegas, and knows the town pretty well, having grown up in LA and driving there off and on. It'll be taking place over the Christmas holiday, so it's not too long now even! And afterwards, less than a week later, we go to the Umpqua yurt for New Years! Talk about a change of scene :D I'm also looking forward to the relaxing time we'll have there, as we've been planning it for months!

Time really flies, and at the end of this month, Hunter and I will be celebrating our two year anniversary. I am still so ecstatic to be with him, and he makes a joy of my life every day we are together. We're planning on exchanging some light gifts during the brunch at Valley River Inn, which is a bit spendy but absolutely the best brunch I've had (until I get to Vegas, Hunter tells me!)

Well, that's about all the time I have for now, and news too! Have a good fall everyone, post to you later!

Another month, another update

And still not much going on! Hunter was out for a couple of weeks this month, but we got through that okay. Remington and Samantha are doing okay, Frogg is doing his own thing, he and I are playing shows, and Hunter and I are planning our trips and lives :)

Hunter and I are going to be up attending the RainFurrest convention in September up in Seattle, which should be a blast! We've been saving a little money each month for it, so it's basically all covered, woo hoo! I'm not big on the zombie theme, but I'll get to meet a whole bunch of furs for the first time, and a lot of Hunter's friends too :)

Our next little trip will be over the New Year's holiday, renting one of the yurts at Umpqua Lighthouse State Park. It'll be a great place to ring in the new year.

Then, our other planned trip is to Further Confusion, a huge furry convention in the Bay area in California. That's all the way out in January, 2010 though. It's so huge, you have to schedule stuff this far back, and I think most of the hotel rooms are already taken!

Anyway, that's all from me, catch you all later!

Update

Not a whole lot going on with me, just work, home, the usual stuff. Thought I'd drop a note and say as much.

The Comfy Chair

We all love that feeling of your favorite comfy chair, and I've recently discovered that's how I feel about my relationship, too! Let me explain with a little story...

About six years ago, I was asked with my coworker and friend Nancy to look for a recliner to use in our work's break room. We went that afternoon to a number of furniture stores, trying out recliners. I think we must have sat in over 40 of them, total. But finally, we arrived at an oversized blue/green recliner (picture is above). I remember when I sat in it, I had a feeling of peace; a sort of instant relaxation, like slipping into a hot shower. Nancy agreed, and we ended up getting the chair.

Since then, the office space has moved around, but the chair has kept with us, and I often sneak up during lunch for a quick nap. I am not generally known to nap sitting up, but there's something about the comfort of this chair that does it for me. Also, it reclines into an almost flat bed-like position; ideal for sleeping.

Anyway, I've recently noticed that the moment I even enter the room the chair is in, just the thought of being able to sit in it brings a wave of relaxation to me. Then, as I sit down, I just about sigh with relief and have a tough time not sleeping right then.

The point of this story leads me to last night. Hunter wanted to leave the TV on, when it was time for me to go to bed, because he wasn't yet tired, and the TV helps him sleep. I mentioned that I would have trouble falling asleep, since I focus on the dialog, and can't tune it out as white noise. He responded back by saying, "But hon, you fall asleep all the time when we're watching TV together." I realized he was right, but there was a difference. In the times that has happened, we've been snuggling. And then it hit me: Snuggling with my partner provides the exact same feeling as the office chair I love, back at work. All the cares, worries, and tension just drains away, allowing me to make any outside annoyance become white noise.

If someone had told me about this when I started this blog, I wouldn't have believed them. "That's stuff for the romance books," I would have said, "That doesn't actually happen... I can think of plenty of things a person would worry about snuggling: 'Am I crushing their arm', 'What if I want to get up', 'Am I squeezing too hard', et cetera." I'm very happy to find out that's completely untrue.

I hope you all have someone special in your lives that provides the same result!

Post? Yeah, okay...

I don't post here much anymore. But then again, I don't think anyone reads these anyway... Lately I've been offline most all the time except for when I'm at work, when I need to be using a PC all day anyway. Having a partner as a companion makes RL that much more interesting, so we've been off sharing it together.

This weekend, we have helped organize a furmeet/picnic/bbq thingy out at Fern Ridge Lake, and quite a few furs said they would come! Yay! Finally, a chance to meet folks in the area. I've been wanting to meet some more like-minded furs in quite a while from the Eugene area, and this year there are lots of meets going on. I am excited!

Jaycatt and the Harvest Moon

jaycat and the harvest moon
Originally uploaded by isfullofcrap

Crap Mariner took this picture of me accompanying Frogg on the Neil Young song "Harvest Moon" as we played it at the Luskwood Amphitheater. How cool!