Astra Moonstone

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33 ✧ He/Him ✧ Taken♥ ✧ Noodly and Fluffy Celestial Dragon-Wulf ✧ King Astraeus Jün'Mani, known as by most as Astra

I'm about at my fucking limit. This cross-country move has pushed me to my breaking point, both physically and mentally. The moving company we used was completely incompetent, broke multiple pieces of furniture including my nice sit/stand desk, and packed things so poorly we can't find *anything*.

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Today we would like to recognize Ken Sample aka Ken Cougar. A Black man who is credited with creating and coining the term "Fursona". While drawing one of his "Exotics" Ken drew a Cougar character that looked strikingly like himself. Attendees of this conference also wanted their own characters!

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Back hurts like hell, feet and knees feel like pins and needles, I'm exhausted and my whole body aches. Been up all night long packing and prepping. Finally lay down in bed to rest. Look at the time... the movers will be arriving in about 30 minutes or so for phase one. No sleep for me I guess. ×--×

I am just really *struggling* right now, in every possible meaning of the word. Struggling mentally, emotionally, and physically. Stress is taking a major toll on my body and on my mind, and restful sleep is nearly nonexistent these days. Just feels like I'm slowly drowning.. I need a break...

One surefire way to make sure I *never* listen to a DJ perform ever again is when they put a sudden ear-piercing scream at the beginning of their set as a high-volume jumpscare. Not only did it literally hurt my ears, it spiked my anxiety to 100 immediately, and is an accessibility issue for others.

I don't want AI in my email I don't want AI in my search engine I don't want AI in my house I won't click AI with a mouse I don't want AI in a box I don't want AI in firefox

While it's always good to get to see friends in person, enjoy the raves, and all the entertainment a con has to offer... I think I'm gonna be taking a long break before I consider going back to another convention. FWA had it's good moments, but it was filled with more disappointment than enjoyment.

Nothing like getting food poisoning on the *first day* of the convention you've been looking forward to for months... this is absolutely miserable. I've been up all night long and feel like death now.