Trying to avoid my right hand (which still hasn't recovered from Anthrocon) when dropping off baggage, and I think I pulled my left hand instead... Must remember to lift with both hands, and warm up before check-in
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Boarding should have started by now, but the plane is not at the gate yet
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Super turbulent air on approach to Toronto Island (YTZ). The plane heaved visibly up and down, touched down on the runway briefly and took off again, turned around, and landed on the second try.
That was definitely stressful, but it's also my first time experiencing a go-around, and I wish I had recorded a video of the first approach. Kudos to the pilots for landing in such conditions.
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The plane left Ottawa late, too, so there ended up not much layover time before getting to the flight to Chicago.
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I wasn't expecting that purchasing the seat upgrade will put me on a row of seats all to myself, especially when the rest of the plane is packed
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Landed in Chicago! Though quite far from Furfest...
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Got on the 'L' trains to the Loop. It's a bit of a walk from the terminal, but the overpass gives a view of the train yard, so that's nice. Not sure why did I buy a 7 day pass, though.
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In Chicago, 500 street numbers is 1km (800 =1mi). That's interesting.
It means you can double the street number and get the distance in metres.
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Every other time I've been in Chicagoland, I either stayed in Rosemont (for Furfest) or was transiting through O'Hare. The one time I was sightseeing, I was with a group, so I never had to navigate by myself.
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I want to stop at the information center in Macy's to get my bearings, and maybe get some food. Unfortunately an elevator at Washington/Wabash (for clockwise trains) is out of service :(
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There are a lot of pigeons here.
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After another round in the Loop, managed to get off at the previous stop. From there it's 10 minutes walk. Took the opportunity to look at the buildings lining up the river.
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After getting the phone charged and a short visit to the Visitor Center in Macy's (which took longer than I'd like, ugh) time to get on the train to Rosemont! #mff #furfest
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Unfortunately, the station I went on was the one without an elevator...
After getting off the train, the bus came later than I expected, but I managed to settle in the hotel.
After getting dinner and grocery shopping with roommates, I picked up my badge at 9:30pm with only 10 minutes in line.
Then, I went around and met fursuiters. The heavy coat was quite the hassle, though.
Around midnight, my camera batteries ran out...
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Current temperature at #Furfest: -7°C / 20° F https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=41.8832&lon=-87.6324
[#]MFF
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Oh hey, Further Confusion hotel had just opened...
And of course I forgot to mark that down on the calendar, and had to leave Furfest and return to the hotel to do the booking. And it still took 30 minutes.
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Went to bed at 1am last night, but the hotel blankets are just too thin... Woke up after two hours, and decided to wear my fursuit to stay warm.
But it was kind of awkward due to the amount of static electricity the bodysuit was giving out.
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After unpacking and cleaning up in the morning, I decided to go to Dunkin' to get some donuts as I usually do on Fridays at Furfest.
Ended up running after a passing @HiMyNameIsBuddy.
One fursuiter after another, and suddenly it's been two hours. I have 150 photos, and no donuts.
[#]MFF #furfest
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As I was getting lunch, I got a notification that Further Confusion hotel booking is open.
I didn't get a room in the two lottery rounds, so I'm not sure how I forgot about the free-for-all round.
I didn't have my sign-in info on my phone, though, so I had to return to the hotel to join queue...
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Going on a tour of downtown Chicago! With furries!
[#]MFF #mwff #furfest
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Got off at the Rosemont CTA station. Thought I could save some time by taking the bus back to the hotel.
Ended up taking the 330 towards the airport ("O'Hare MMF") instead.
It does turn back at the airport, but not before a 10 minute stop.
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