I added to my collection as well as cashed in a few loyalty cards for a Paperclip holder and a CD case; a new program started this month. I addition, I added a Hello Kitty and Kuromi one to my work cubicle collection. Thanks to this guy I am using my Hello Kitty back pack every day even at work. Now one can ask how I get away with having Sanrio items without major ridicule; my answer, I work in tech, engineers and we technicians are weird enough as it is. We do not put up Christmas lights, that would be too normal, no we hook them up to a few Phidget Relays and develop an application to synchronize them to music.

While at the store I notice a Kuromi and Chococat as big as my big kitty; this is going to be an after Christmas dilemma.

I checked the Blog of the Week post and was pleasantly surprised to find I was selected. Thanks. I join a list of male bloggers who were given this honor. Thank you.

Anyway a little about me:

I am a late 40ish male out of
Portland Oregon. As well as all thing Sanrio and Furry fandom, I am interested in Republican Politics, Anime, Science Fiction  and Classical Music as will at technology. I took up drawing because I wanted a hobby that doesn’t involve computers.

Why Hello Kitty, first she is 100% Antro and I am fascinated by the large assortment of plushies and collectables and Hello Kitty Online. Secondly, I was looking for items and memorabilia as a way to express my furriness in public, at home or at work. At issue is the dearth of anthropomorphic collectables and home furnishings and decorations In addition I am fascinated with Japanese culture being stationed in
Japan in the 1980’s. Finally, in joining the furry fandom I became more comfortable as a guy in collecting stuffed animals, many furries have an interest and hobby of collecting stuff animals. I know some who have created their own plushies, and some do for commissions. In addition, I am a sucker for pink and cute. One day I was looking at a Hello Kitty Plush left over from a long ago eBay campaign selling closeouts and thought why not. The rest was history.

This is the second part of my convention reports. The convention was Rainfurrest, an anthropomorphic fandom (Furry) convention held at the SeaTac Marriot Hotel form 18 through 20 September of this year.  Like Kumoicon, I decided to by Big kitty everywhere and had taken pictures with various attendees. One other reason I took pictures with my Big Hello Kitty plush, was to avoid the clichéd “stop and pose” shots.

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The first one concerns Kumoricon The Anime convention in
Portland Oregon over the Memorial day Weekend.  

Con Report Kumoricon

 Kumoricon Con Report
The  Con: KumoriconThe Place: Hilton Portland andExecutive
Tower
 Kumoricon is the anime convention held in
Portland over the Labor Day weekend. It has become a Labor Day tradition. Kumoricon beats a trip to Sprit Mountain to donate to the Native American welfare fund. (at the slots or Blackjack table). Read more »