Doubling up, I know: 1) Where do you think we (pick a group, be it The Fandom, “normal” people, America, whatever) are going? 2) Because I asked, does this mean I have to set up one of these question thingies? by Anonymous

Well, to answer your first question, I can’t begin to imagine where the world is going, but I can make some guesses about furry fandom. I think it will continue on a track similar to science fiction fandom. Over the coming decades it will become more mainstream, and I think as it does the more outre’ or narrowly-focused subgroups will spin off into their own fandoms and begin the process anew. A side-effect of that mainstreaming is dilution, though, so I suspect that eventually (and I’m talking many years from now) there won’t really be a furry fandom, per se, but rather it will be subsumed into popular culture.

Then again, as a cultural anthropologist, I make a pretty good chemical engineer 🙂

Oh, and as for question 2? “Do as thou wilt, an it harm none.”

A simple one: What was an extrodinarily low point in your life, and what was an extrodinarily high point? by chancehusky

An extraordinarily low point in my life was, without a doubt, when I lost my job in 2002 and was unemployed until September 2004. Being unemployed that long, going through countless interviews, recruiters, job application forms, rejection after rejection – that does something to your self-esteem and feelings of self-worth. I would not have made it through without the support of my dear husband, who not only kept us afloat with his job but also kept my spirits up.

The high point? That’s easy. At the end of Midwest FurFest 2001, Dan and I celebrated our love for each other with a commitment ceremony. I have never been happier than on that day. Thinking back on it even now makes me smile at my good fortune to have Dan in my life.

Keep the questions coming! Ask me about anything.