From 00b59f9eb384fd67979b6b3f89d12398b65f8834 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: uvok cheetah Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:24:06 +0100 Subject: GLC con report published --- _drafts/glc-2025-con-report.md | 74 ----------------- _posts/2025-12-18-glc-2025-con-report.md | 133 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 133 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 _drafts/glc-2025-con-report.md create mode 100644 _posts/2025-12-18-glc-2025-con-report.md diff --git a/_drafts/glc-2025-con-report.md b/_drafts/glc-2025-con-report.md deleted file mode 100644 index b04bf41..0000000 --- a/_drafts/glc-2025-con-report.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: post -title: GLC 2025 Con report -categories: furry -lang: en ---- - -One month late. Let's see how much I remember. - -## Tuesday, 2025-10-28 - -The trip from Würzburg in one go is too long for me. Also, -the best train connection from Frankfurt starts at like 8 a.m. -I'd have to start from Würzburg about one hour before that. -Since that's too early in thr morning for me, I started one day early. -A fellow furry, F1fth, offered to let me stay the night on the couch :D. - -## Wednesday, 2025-10-29 - -Train to Switzerland. Traveling is so much nicer in company! - -With F1fth, Leso, schMA, H3xe and Jonas, the time went by quickly. -The first view of the alps was as beautiful as ever. - -Registration at the con went smoothly and relatively quickly, -already did the first tasks for the scavenger hunt. - -Also on the first day, I already met so many people I either haven't met in -a long time, or only knew from the internet: -FoxbrushTailwag, Ookami, LabWolf, Nerkitt, Neirin, CJ, StripeyYena and Takiwuff. -That makes me happy. - -## Thursday, 2025-10-30 - -Took a small walk in the morning. The climb made it quite exhausting. - -So, what else were the events that day? The snack exchange! The whole day ended in a -food coma. - -Also, I bought some furry artwork in the Dealers Den, and then watched the -dance competition in the evening. Everyone did a great performance. - -## Friday, 2025-10-31 - -Helped cutting bread for breakfast in the kitchen - with an industrial machine. -And I even managed to keep all my fingers :D. -Also, I helped drying the dishes the day before. Helping in the kitchen is -important for a furry-only managed convention. - -Also, that day was the Maid Cafe, which was pretty popular. - -Also, I got a massage from a fellow furry :D. - -## Saturday, 2025-11-01 - -Did a night time walk at 2 a.m. because I woke up in the middle of the night -and couldn't go back to sleep. After that, I could sleep some more. -The sleep problems continued the other days, though. I blame the mattress. -Or my back in general. - -That day: group photo, went down to Meiringen via the gondola with schMA, -jam session in which I participated. - -In the evening, I go to to some mixing at the video table for the live stream! -A whole new experience for me. - -## Sunday, 2025-11-02 - -After breakfast, packing, helping cleaning the tables in the dining room, I returned -to my room to find the con cat on the bedding :o - -Travel back to Frankfurt. Nice travel with the same group as the way to Switzerland. - -The last part back to Würzburg was a catastrophe, though. Train was running late, *and* had to be re-routed. diff --git a/_posts/2025-12-18-glc-2025-con-report.md b/_posts/2025-12-18-glc-2025-con-report.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8936fb2 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2025-12-18-glc-2025-con-report.md @@ -0,0 +1,133 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: GLC 2025 Con report +categories: furry +lang: en +date: 2025-12-18 18:23 +0100 +--- +A very late con report. There's not that much memories left of it. This report is +stitched together from notes I made. I probably forgot some things. Oh well :D. +It must still be mentioned! + +## Tuesday, 2025-10-28 + +The trip from Würzburg in one go is too long for me. Also, +the best train connection from Frankfurt starts at like 8 a.m. +I'd have to start from Würzburg about one hour before that. + +Since that's too early in the morning for me, I started one day early. +A fellow furry, F1fth, offered to let me stay the night on the couch :D. +Warm thanks for that. + +## Wednesday, 2025-10-29 + +In the train to Switzerland. Traveling is so much nicer in company! + +With F1fth, Leso, schMA, H3xe and Jonas, the time went by quickly. +The first view of the alps was as beautiful as ever. + +{% image + img="https://pics.uvokchee.de/i.php?/upload/2025/12/18/20251218170031-9a2277a1-la.jpg" + alt="Photo taken from inside the bus, showing the mountains." +%} + +There was "Schienenersatzverkehr" because of construction work, so part +of the trip was by bus instead of by train. It went pretty well, though. +For the last part of the trip, we saw a cow pissing (from inside the bus +while driving by). That was pretty funny. Situationskomik. + +Registration at the con went smoothly and relatively quickly, +and I already did the first tasks for the scavenger hunt. + +{% image + img="https://pics.uvokchee.de/_data/i/upload/2025/12/18/20251218170032-8b05b7ec-me.jpg" + alt="Photo of the con book listing the scavenger hunt tasks." +%} + +Also on the first day, I already met so many people I either haven't met in +a long time, or only knew from the internet: +FoxbrushTailwag, Ookami, LabWolf, Nerkitt, Neirin, CJ, StripeyYena and Takiwuff. +That makes me happy, especially since I struggle with that mentally +("I know nobody" / "Nobody knows me anyway…"). + +## Thursday, 2025-10-30 + +Took a small walk in the morning. The climb made it quite exhausting. +But the view was worth it! + +{% image + img="https://pics.uvokchee.de/i.php?/upload/2025/12/18/20251218170032-1383a7f7-la.jpg" + alt="Photo of a mountain path/street, going downhill, showing some houses of the village, + the mountains, and the valleys filled with clouds." +%} + +So, what else were the events that day? The snack exchange! +There were many nice snacks, and I even tried some of the licorice liqueur. +The whole day ended in a food coma. + +The place around the campfire was popular as well. +It was down by the hostel, where you had a superb view on the mountains, +and also where the pool was located. + +{% image + img="https://pics.uvokchee.de/i.php?/upload/2025/12/18/20251218170033-bafa9166-me.jpg" + alt="Photo of Kazookie, the dinosaur-lynx, wearing armor, a sword, and a shield. + The green fur blends well with the green grass." +%} + + + +Also, I bought some furry artwork in the Dealers Den, and then watched the +dance competition in the evening. Everyone performed really well. + +## Friday, 2025-10-31 + +I helped cutting bread for breakfast in the kitchen - with an industrial machine. +And I even managed to keep all my fingers :D. +Also, I helped drying the dishes the day before. Helping in the kitchen is +important for a furry-only managed convention. + +Also, that day was the Maid Cafe, which was pretty popular. +And I also got a massage from a fellow furry, which was really nice, +since I had some shoulder problems during the con. + +## Saturday, 2025-11-01 + +I did a night-time walk at 2 a.m. because I woke up in the middle of the night (again) +and couldn't go back to sleep. After the walk, I could sleep some more, though. +The sleep problems continued the other days, though. I blame the mattress. +Or my back in general. + +That day, there was the group photo, I went down to Meiringen with schMA via the gondola, +and in the afternoon, there was the jam session, in which I even played some guitar. + +{% image + img="https://pics.uvokchee.de/i.php?/upload/2025/12/18/20251218170034-606a0dba-la.jpg" + alt="photo taken from inside a gondola going downwards. A village and the mountains can be seen." +%} + +In the evening, I go to do some mixing at the video table for the live stream! +A whole new experience for me. + +{% image + img="https://pics.uvokchee.de/_data/i/upload/2025/12/18/20251218170035-8242bc98-me.jpg" + alt="Photo of a video mix table." +%} + +## Sunday, 2025-11-02 + +After breakfast, packing, helping cleaning the tables in the dining room, I returned +to my room to find the con cat on the bedding :o. I left the window to the room tiled open, +so he or she must've slipped in. + +{% image + img="https://pics.uvokchee.de/i.php?/upload/2025/12/18/20251218170035-f6e9cb34-me.jpg" + alt="Photo of a cat (black-brown striped) on bedding, looking smug." +%} + +Then it was already time to travel back to Frankfurt. +It was a nice journey, with the same group as the way to Switzerland. + +The last part back to Würzburg was a catastrophe, though. +The train was running late, *and* had to be re-routed around Aschaffenburg. +I arrived sometime around 11 or shortly before midnight back at home. -- cgit v1.2.3