Welcome to my trip diaries page! Whenever I go on a trip, usually an Animania or con, I keep a diary of it in cartoon form.
What's an Animania? It's an informal gathering of me and my friends on IRC! It's called that because it started out for the purpose of watching as many episodes of the TV show "Animaniacs" as possible.
Okay, so what's a CON? A convention, of course! I've recently started going to furry cons and keeping cartoon diaries of those, too, drawing people as their furry characters.
Errrr, so what's a furry con? Oh, for... honestly, you people! It's a convention of people who are fans of anthropomorphic animal characters in cartoons and books, such as Bugs Bunny, Watership Down, etc. The term "furry" refers either to animal characters or fans thereof, which makes sense because most furry fans also roleplay furry characters online.
Sadly, I did not keep cartoon diaries of the first two animanias I went to, Animania IV and V, because the brilliant idea of doing so had not yet occurred to me! However, in the future, I will be putting up some photos from those two trips on this page.
Here are two convenient lists of links to my diaries and photo pages: sorted by date and alphabetically. Scroll further down for the alphabetic list.
1996 Feb. 6 - Feb. 20: Oregon I ----------------- Diary - Photos - personal trip Mar. 21 - Mar. 27: Animania VII ------------- Diary - animania Jun. 2 - Jun. 7: Animania IX -------------- Diary - Photos - animania Jun. 16 - Jun. 24: Animania X --------------- Diary - Photos - animania Sep. 11 - Sep. 13: spotmania in St. Louis --- Diary - Photos - animania 1997 June 27 - July 2: CafeMania I -------------- Diary - Photos - animania Aug. 12 - Aug. 20: Canamania ---------------- Diary - Photos - animania 1998 June 22 - June 29: Oregon II ---------------- Diary - Photos - personal trip 1999 Jan. 15 - Jan. 18: Pluckmania --------------- Diary - Photos - animania Aug. 9 - Aug. 16: SIGGRAPH 99 & Taurmania -- Diary - Photos - personal trip/animania 2000 June 30 - July 2: Anthrocon 2000 ----------- Diary - Photos - animania/furry con Aug. 18 - Aug. 22: Taurmania II ------------- Diary - Photos - animania Nov. 2 - Nov. 6: ConiFur NorthWest 2000 --- Diary - Photos - furry con Dec. 29 - Jan. 2: New Year's With Mr. Fu --- Diary - Photos - personal trip 2001 Jan. 23 - Jan. 29: Further Confusion 2001 --- Diary - Photos - furry con Apr. 19 - Apr. 25: ConFurence 12 ------------ Diary - Photos - furry con/personal trip Jul. 25 - Jul. 31: Seattlemania ------------- Diary - Photos - animania Aug. 9 - Aug. 13: Sprendanwedding ---------- Diary - Photos - personal trip/animania Oct. 25 - Oct. 29: ConiFur NorthWest 2001 --- Diary - furry con Nov. 15 - Nov. 19: Midwest FurFest 2001 ----- Diary - Photos - furry con Dec. 30 - Jan. 6: The Nakko Trip ----------- Diary - personal trip 2002 Jan. 23 - Jan. 27: Further Confusion 2002 --- Diary - Photos - furry con Jun. 15: ConSortium ----------------------- Photos - sci-fi con Jul. 11 - Jul. 15: Anthrocon 2002 ----------- Diary - furry con Aug. 30 - Sep. 2: Mephit Furmeet 2002 ------ Diary - Photos - furry con Oct. 3 - Oct. 7: Conifur NorthWest 2002 --- Diary - furry con Oct. 16 - Oct. 23: DiegoMania --------------- Diary - animania Nov. 19 - Nov. 27: Midwest FurFest 2002 ----- Diary - furry con 2003 Jan. 22 - Jan. 28: Further Confusion 2003 --- Diary - furry con Mar. 19 - Mar. 25: Pawpet Megaplex 2003 ----- Diary - furry con (under construction) May 21 - May 27: Rocket City FurMeet 1 ---- Diary - furry con Jul. 17 - Jul. 21: Anthrocon 2003 ----------- Diary - furry con (under construction) Aug. 27 - Sep. 3: Mephit Furmeet 2003 ------ Diary - furry con Nov. 13 - ???. ??: Midwest Tour 2003 -------- Diary - personal trip/furry con (under construction) 2004 Jan. 21 - Jan. 27: Further Confusion 2004 --- Diary - furry con (under construction) May 27 - May 31: Rocket City FurMeet 2.0 -- Diary - Photos - furry con Jun. 22 - Jun. 29: Ohio Morphicon 1 --------- Diary - furry con (under construction) Jul. 7 - Jul. 12: Anthrocon 2004 ----------- Diary - furry con (under construction) Sep. 2 - Sep. 7: Mephit Furmeet 8 --------- Diary - furry con (under construction) Oct. 7 - Oct. 11: Linucon ------------------ Diary - NON-FURRY con Oct. 26 - Nov. 2: Oklacon 2004-------------- Diary - furry con (under construction) Nov. 16 - Nov. 22: Midwest Furfest 2004 ----- Diary - furry con (under construction) 2005 Jan. 11 - Jan. 18: Further Confusion 2005 --- Diary - Photos - furry con Mar. 8 - Mar. 19: Megaplex 4 --------------- Diary - furry con (under construction) May 3 - May 12: Morphicon 2 -------------- Diary - Photos - furry con (under construction) May 26 - May 31: Rocket City FurMeet 3.14 - Diary - furry con (under construction) Jul. 6 - Jul. 14: Anthrocon 2005 ----------- Diary - furry con (under construction) Jul. 25 - Aug. 1: Seattlemania 2 ----------- Diary - Photos - animania Aug. 31 - Sep. 6: Mephit Furmeet 9 --------- Diary - furry con Nov. 15 - Nov. 23: Midwest Furfest 2005 ----- Diary - Photos - furry con Dec. 4 - Dec. 9: Furry Cruise 2005 -------- Diary - Photos - furry con 2006 Jan. 18 - Jan. 24: Further Confusion 2006 --- Diary - Photos - furry con May 3 - May 10: Morphicon 2006 ----------- Diary - furry con (under construction) May 24 - May 31: Rocket City FurMeet 4 ---- Diary - furry con (under construction) Jun. 10 - Jun. 23: Anthrocon 2006 ----------- Diary - Photos - furry con (under construction) Jun. 27 - Jul. 6: Matrimania --------------- Diary - Photos - animania (under construction) Aug. 29 - Sep. 6: Mephit Furmeet 10 -------- Diary - Photos - furry con (under construction) Nov. 13 - Nov. 22: Midwest Furfest 2006 ----- Diary - Photos - furry con (under construction) Dec. 2 - Dec. 9: Furry Cruise 2006 -------- Diary - Photos - furry con (under construction) 2007 Jan. ?? - Jan. ??: Further Confusion 2007 -------------------- furry con (under construction) May 17 - May 22: Morphicon 2007 ----------- Diary - furry con Sep. 3 - Sep. 9: New Mexico --------------- Diary - personal trip Nov. 12 - Nov. 21: Midwest Furfest 2007 ----- Diary - furry con (under construction) 2008 Jan. 22 - Jan. 29: Further Confusion 2008 --- Diary ---------- furry con Mar. 5 - Mar. 11: Curmudgeon Get-Together -- Diary - Photos - personal trip May 13 - May 20: Morphicon 2008 ----------- Diary - Photos - personal trip/furry con (under construction) Nov. 18 - Nov. 27: Midwest Furfest 2008 ----- Diary - furry con (under construction) 2009 May 10 - May 22: Morphicon 2009 ----------- Diary - furry con (under construction) Jul. 1 - Jul. 6: Anthrocon 2009 ----------- Diary - furry con (under construction) Sep. 17 - Sep. 21: Rainfurrest 2009 --------- Diary - furry con 2010 Jun. 16 - Jul. 1: Anthrocon 2010 ----------- Diary - furry con (under construction) Jul. 16 - Jul. 22: Seattlemania 4 ------------------- Photos - animania Jul. 30 - Aug. 10: Alaska Cruise -------------------- Photos - personal trip
Alaska Cruise --------------- (Jul. 30 - Aug. 10, 2010) ----------------- Photos - personal trip Animania VII ---------------- (Mar. 21 - Mar. 27, 1996) --------- Diary - animania Animania IX ----------------- (Jun. 2 - Jun. 7, 1996) --------- Diary - Photos - animania Animania X ------------------ (Jun. 16 - Jun. 24, 1996) --------- Diary - Photos - animania. Anthrocon 2000 -------------- (Jun. 30 - Jul. 2, 2000) --------- Diary - Photos - animania/furry con Anthrocon 2002 -------------- (Jul. 11 - Jul. 15, 2002) --------- Diary - furry con Anthrocon 2003 -------------- (Jul. 17 - Jul. 21, 2003) --------- Diary - furry con Anthrocon 2004 -------------- (Jul. 7 - Jul. 12, 2004) --------- Diary - furry con Anthrocon 2005 -------------- (Jul. 6 - Jul. 14, 2005) --------- Diary - furry con Anthrocon 2006 -------------- (Jun. 10 - Jun. 23, 2006) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con Anthrocon 2007 -------------- no diary Anthrocon 2008 -------------- no diary Anthrocon 2009 -------------- (Jul. 1 - Jul. 6, 2009) --------- Diary - furry con Anthrocon 2010 -------------- (Jun. 16 - Jul. 1, 2010) --------- Diary - furry con CafeMania I ----------------- (Jun. 27 - Jul. 2, 1997) --------- Diary - Photos - animania Canamania ------------------- (Aug. 12 - Aug. 20, 1997) --------- Diary - Photos - animania ConFurence 12 --------------- (Apr. 19 - Apr. 25, 2001) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con/personal trip ConiFur NorthWest 2000 ------ (Nov. 2 - Nov. 6, 2000) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con ConiFur NorthWest 2001 ------ (Oct. 25 - Oct. 29, 2001) --------- Diary - furry con ConiFur NorthWest 2002 ------ (Oct. 3 - Oct. 7, 2002) --------- Diary - furry con ConSortium ------------------ ( Jun. 15, 2001) ----------------- Photos - sci-fi con Curmudgeon Get-Together ----- (Mar. 5 - Mar. 11, 2008) --------- Diary - Photos - personal trip DiegoMania ------------------ (Oct. 16 - Oct. 23, 2002) --------- Diary - animania Furry Cruise 2005 ----------- (Dec. 4 - Dec. 9, 2005) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con Furry Cruise 2006 ----------- (Dec. 2 - Dec. 9, 2006) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con Further Confusion 2001 ------ (Jan. 23 - Jan. 29, 2001) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con Further Confusion 2002 ------ (Jan. 23 - Jan. 27, 2002) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con Further Confusion 2003 ------ (Jan. 22 - Jan. 28, 2003) --------- Diary - furry con Further Confusion 2004 ------ (Jan. 21 - Jan. 27, 2004) --------- Diary - furry con Further Confusion 2005 ------ (Jan. 11 - Jan. 18, 2005) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con Further Confusion 2006 ------ (Jan. 18 - Jan. 24, 2006) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con Further Confusion 2007 ------ no diary Further Confusion 2008 ------ (Jan. 22 - Jan. 29, 2008) --------- Diary ---------- furry con Linucon --------------------- (Oct. 7 - Oct. 11, 2004) --------- Diary - NON-FURRY con Matrimania ------------------ (Jun. 27 - Jul. 6, 2006) --------- Diary - Photos - animania Megaplex 2 ------------------ (Mar. 19 - Mar. 25, 2003) --------- Diary - furry con Megaplex 4 ------------------ (Mar. 8 - Mar. 19, 2005) --------- Diary - furry con Mephit FurMeet 2002 --------- (Aug. 30 - Sep. 2, 2002) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con Mephit FurMeet 2003 --------- (Aug. 27 - Sep. 3, 2003) --------- Diary - furry con Mephit FurMeet 8 ------------ (Sep. 2 - Sep. 7, 2004) --------- Diary - furry con Mephit FurMeet 9 ------------ (Aug. 31 - Sep. 6, 2005) --------- Diary - furry con Mephit FurMeet 10 ----------- (Aug. 29 - Sep. 6, 2006) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con Midwest FurFest 2001 -------- (Nov. 15 - Nov. 19, 2001) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con Midwest FurFest 2002 -------- (Nov. 19 - Nov. 27, 2002) --------- Diary - furry con Midwest FurFest 2003 -------- (Nov. 13 - ???. ??, 2003) --------- Diary - furry con Midwest Furfest 2004 -------- (Nov. 16 - Nov. 22, 2004) --------- Diary - furry con Midwest Furfest 2005 -------- (Nov. 15 - Nov. 23, 2005) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con Midwest Furfest 2006 -------- (Nov. 13 - Nov. 22, 2006) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con Midwest Furfest 2007 -------- (Nov. 12 - Nov. 21, 2007) --------- Diary - furry con Midwest Furfest 2008 -------- (Nov. 18 - Nov. 27, 2008) --------- Diary - furry con Morphicon #1 ---------------- see Ohio Morphicon #1 Morphicon #2 ---------------- (May 3 - May 12, 2005) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con Morphicon 2006 -------------- (May 3 - May 10, 2006) --------- Diary - - furry con Morphicon 2007 -------------- (May 17 - May 22, 2007) --------- Diary - - furry con Morphicon 2008 -------------- (May 13 - May 20, 2008) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con Morphicon 2009 -------------- (May 10 - May 22, 2009) --------- Diary - furry con Nakko Trip ------------------ (Dec. 30, 2001 - Jan. 6, 2002) --- Diary - personal trip New Year's With Mr. Fu ------ (Dec. 29, 2000 - Jan. 2, 2001) --- Diary - Photos - personal trip New Mexico ------------------ (Sep. 3 - Sep. 9, 2007) --------- Diary - personal trip Ohio Morphicon #1 ----------- (Jun. 22 - Jun. 29, 2004) --------- Diary - furry con Oklacon 2004 ---------------- (Oct. 26 - Nov. 2, 2004) --------- Diary - furry con Oregon I -------------------- (Feb. 6 - Feb. 20, 1996) --------- Diary - Photos - personal trip Oregon II ------------------- (Jun. 22 - Jun. 29, 1998) --------- Diary - Photos - personal trip Pawpet Megaplex 2003 -------- see Megaplex 2 Pluckmania ------------------ (Jan. 15 - Jan. 18, 1999) --------- Diary - Photos - animania Rainfurrest 2009 ------------ (Sep. 17 - Sep. 21, 2009) --------- Diary - furry con Rocket City FurMeet 1 ------- (May 21 - May 27, 2003) --------- Diary - furry con Rocket City FurMeet 2.0 ----- (May 27 - May 31, 2004) --------- Diary - Photos - furry con Rocket City FurMeet 3.14 ---- (May 26 - May 31, 2005) --------- Diary - furry con Rocket City FurMeet 4 ------- (May 24 - May 31, 2006) --------- Diary - furry con Seattlemania ---------------- (Jul. 25 - Jul. 31, 2001) --------- Diary - Photos - animania Seattlemania 2 -------------- (Jul. 25 - Aug. 1, 2005) --------- Diary - Photos - animania Seattlemania 4 -------------- (Jul. 16 - Jul. 22, 2010) ----------------- Photos - animania SIGGRAPH 99 ----------------- see Taurmania I - personal trip spotmania in St. Louis ------ (Sep. 11 - Sep. 13, 1996) --------- Diary - Photos - animania Sprendanwedding ------------- (Aug. 9 - Aug. 13, 2001) --------- Diary - Photos - personal trip/animania Taurmania I ----------------- (Aug. 9 - Aug. 16, 1999) --------- Diary - Photos - animania Taurmania II ---------------- (Aug. 18 - Aug. 22, 2000) --------- Diary - Photos - animania