I am Zubeneschamali, the Northern Claw, brightest of the stars in Libra, Hero of the Fourteen Billionth Age, Youngest Supreme Drinker of Stardust, Interstellar War Games Victor, and of course: next in line to the throne.
My brother got jealous. 2/9
When you grow up anxious and creative in a family with many implicit norms and unwritten expectations about who/how you should be,
This. Is. Freedom.
Huge thanks to miles_saber (on Insta) for capturing the joyousness of suiting, i.e., of being myself!
OKAY SAPPINESS OVER
Life update: it took 5 years and >200 apps, but I got my dream job. Professor Chipper is gonna be returning to New England!
I couldn't be happier. Also, I can't forget 5 years of miserable apps, interviews, and debilitating anxiety. I worked my tail off *and* got lucky.
#FursuitFriday
Throwback to that time I wolfed out on a cross-country train! Highly recommend, if you ever get the opportunity...both the train and the wolfing out. XP
I know they say spicy food puts hair on your chest, but I didn't expect THIS!
...Not that I'm displeased. ;)
Me and my mate's favorite
#veganuary
dish, vegan koreanBBQ-style chickpeas, causing a wolf-out. Art by the equally talented and kind
@sammyharlan
. Thank you so much! ^^
Ever get that feeling that something's a little...off?
...Yes, something's definitely off!
_Don't fight it. Accept it._
Easy for you to say! Where did you even come from?
_From the stars. I am the Northern Claw and I WILL get home, come heaven or hell._
Fursuiters: Why do you suit?
For me, it's about escape and fun, the freedom of being a totally different self with different wants/needs and priorities.
What about you? Question also applies to those who don't suit but think they might someday.
📷:
@SvenFennec
Tomorrow my mate and I will bike 100 miles as part of the Prouty Cancer Fundraiser for the Norris Cotton Cancer Center. All this training's got me feeling pretty thiccc...hope I don't go feral! ^^
Thanks for all the support, and for helping us reach our fundraising goal of $2K.
I realize it's not
#FursuitFriday
yet, but neither have I reached the top of these stairs and you don't see that stopping me now do you?
(📷: thanks and awoo
@storm_wx
!)
Dear citizens,
I am Zubeneschamali, I've been cast out of my rightful place in the heavens, and I WILL get back.
Greetings.
Thank you
@Roofur
for providing me with this exquisite form.
Life update:
I was awarded an academic fellowship and am gonna be moving to the Bay Area for awhile starting later this summer!
Gonna miss my local friends SO much, but I'll be back, and in the meantime I hope to romp around w/you cool cats (and dogs, foxes, etc) out West soon!
Home now from
#Furfest
and just wanted to give a huge shout-out and thanks to everyone who helped put on this incredible con. To be back out there was...well, beyond!
#MFF2021
#MFF21
📸: Thx
@RandyRingtail
!
Happy
#FursuitFriday
! This is an image from the very first time I TF'd,
@Anthro_NE
2015. Other suiters: Do you have any images from your first time TFing?
Oh my goodness! It would seem my transformation has *itself* changed a tad, though I can't quite put my...finger on it.
New AMAZING feet-🐾 courtesy of
@WaggeryCos
--thank you!
(And with a shoutout to
@yellow_fr3ak
for the hand-🐾 and
@Onefurallstudio
for my fuzzified person!)
For my next
@FangFeatherFin
article, I wrote on the incomparable Wiggle Fox and interviewed their creator/performer,
@TheHearthFox
! Learn the history behind the little guy who stole our hearts at AC 2023.
Anthrocon is where I learned to be an animal, where I go to be the animalest.
Although not being able to go makes my soul feel like it's missing something, I'm doing my best to keep on smiling. Things will get better, and in the meantime pumped for virtual AC!
📸: thx
@LoboLoc0
Now officially Dr Chipper! I am so pleased to be able to celebrate this accomplishment with a very supportive and powerful hug around the neck from
@NexusFolf
. ^^
#FursuitFriday
How To Survive a
#Snowday
: With our thick winter coats and our (hot, caffeinated) water seeking instincts, we wolves are well prepared for any blizzard.
Can I interest you in some beans? (N.B. No guarantees that you won't be smooshed, crushed, squeezed b/t toe-beans, or otherwise flattened/tattooed onto one of my pads.)
(Footpaws by
@WaggeryCos
; handpaws by
@yellow_fr3ak
; fursuit by
@Onefurallstudio
!)
Do I miss
#Anthrocon2018
like whoa? Yes, yes I do. Will there be bubbles to bat at another time? Definitely.
Thanks for another amazing time,
@anthrocon
. I can think of no more welcoming place for a werewolf to romp, snoof, and awoo at. Already looking forward to next year! ^^
@dogbomb1
"A story has a sense of a whole, and its arc is determined by the significant moments, the ones where something happens."
Dogbomb has taught me that we must make the most of our every moment: laughing, supporting each other, aiming for what we don't yet know we're capable of.
Dressing up as an 18th century American Patriot is one way I express myself. Another? Going out there and VOTING. Yes, I have felt disillusioned by politics a lot these days, too, but the best response isn't shying away but getting involved, making my howl (so to speak) heard. ^^
I decided to go full vegan, for health, the environment, and the animals. I've transitioned over the course of eight months; so far, I feel chipperier than ever (and there's a new lustre to my fur)! Happy to field any questions about plant-based diets, for the curious. ^^
#WERE
Hopping on the fursuit maker appreciation train.
@Onefurallstudio
didn't just make me a suit, they enabled a second self. I've put many miles--on twos and fours--into him, and he's held up great. Thanks for making one of my dreams a reality! (And thanks
@LoboLoc0
for the photo!)