Hey there! I first stumbled into the furry fandom in the late 90s–attending my first furry convention in 1999 and staffing my first furry convention in 2000.
I did not realize just how much of a long-term role it would play in my life.
In nearly 3 decades, I’ve since attended more than 130 conventions and have staffed over 90 of them across a wide range of roles. I’ve done everything from volunteering and staffing to taking on leadership roles such as Department Head and Division Lead, and have spent a total of 17 years serving on the Boards of Directors of two separate furry conventions.
In addition to staffing conventions, I also moderate a number of furry Telegram groups and help run the Anthrocon and Pennsylvania Furries Discord servers, and am the webmaster of the Pennsylvania Furries website.
In 2021, I felt the time was right to get a fursuit, and began fursuiting as Asriel Dreemurr (pictured on this page).
Here are some additional web pages that highlight my involvement in the furry community:
- Furry Telegram Groups I Recommend – What the title says. 🙂 These are Telegram groups I can endorse.
- Conventions I’ve Attended – Conventions I’ve attended since 1999.
- Conventions I’ve Staffed – Conventions I’ve staffed since 2000.
- How To Start A Furry Convention – I give a talk on this topic at conventions, and figured it would make a good blog post as well.
- Furry Artwork and Commissions of Giza – My primary leopard character, who also happens to be a white mage.
- Furry Artwork and Commissions of Giza as a Goat – I also have a goat character, heavily inspired by Undertale.
- …and an offsite link: Pictures of me in fursuit over on Furtrack!
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do you do it?
Because it’s fun. I get to chat and hang out with people who have similar interests.
Does your family know?
Yep. My parents even staffed Anthrocon in the 2010s–here a picture of us at the staff dinner from that year..
What is your day job?
I am a cybersecurity engineer. Please consider reading my cybersecurity guide.
Does your employer know?
Yep.
In Closing
Feel free to look around the content above, and if you have any questions or wanna chat, do reach out!
