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IFC 2026 Waiting Sucks

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All I know that sometime this month IFC is going to open it’s hotel block, then I get my bus tickets and all is set for IFC 2026…. Or is it?

I have been checking out Google Maps a lot lately… Not to check locations, but restaurants.

I know the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis has a very expensive restaurant as well as 1 or 2 others. I am talking about up to $100 per plate at the most expensive 1.

Lets take Tony’s of Indianapolis, it’s listed as $100+, it’s directly across the street

I don’t know about you, I have NEVER spent that much for a meal in my life.

I am not saying all places are that expensive, the Embassy across the street. There menu isn’t terrible. A tad bit more than I like paying. But in a pinch. There are a few other options in the neighborhood. I would not say it is lacking in restaurants and you can grab a pizza slice at more than one.

Then there is the Subways option, I am still am unsure where it is exactly. Just in the same complex as far as I know.

I swear I am going to be the only furry reporter/ restaurant critic at IFC

Did find a rather reasonably priced Mexican place surprisingly near the hotel.

Got to keep my options open

Galaxy Driving School

Ahmar Wolf

From time to time I get to hear truly nice stories from the fandom. Face it, as good as most furries do we get buried by all the bad stuff that is out there. It’s wonderful to hear good news when it happens.

This is where Galaxy Driving School came in, a friend had a chance to get a car. Believe me it was a deal they couldn’t pass up. But the catch was they needed a Driver’s License. They did not have one at the time.

So they checked around, and found one that worked with them. Apparently Galaxy Driving School are cool, if say you have Special Needs or just happened to be a furry. ..or both.

I encourage everyone to share and if you need to learn to drive. Give Galaxy Driving School a chance as for Furry Times we give them 2 PAWS way up.

My friend has both the car and a brand new Drivers License in their wallet. Best of all there boss gave them a raise.

Other Conventions & Fan Sites…

Ahmar Wolf

Me traveling to various fur cons, it has also given me a chance to speak with actual board members of those conventions. Believe me 99.9999% of conventions don’t start making demands of sites that actually support them. Yes honestly support them. By talking about say a fur con or meet it might cause someone to actually go to a con they normally wouldn’t attend.

That was said to me by one of Fur Squared actual board members. No threat, no warning just actually being welcomed. This same story has been repeated multiple times. To one member of Furry Migration’s board who knew something about my own site. Actually saluted my work. Because I make thing simple, they weren’t surprised by my honest reaction. Mainly this is the real me at conventions.
In fact I was indirectly thanked for my suggestion about making guides to nearby restaurants. A real problem I had at Furry Migration.

Then there are those who literally praise smaller sites, even calling us the Backbone of The Furry Convention scene. I am not ungrateful for those who have helped me and the many members of staff I had such a marvelous time chatting… Even at MFF when possible.

Conventions for some can be confusing, location, extra and etc. Frankly the only way sometimes you can find out any details is by actually being there.

LOL IFC is going to be so different this year. Believe me The Hyatt Regency Indianapolis looks fantastic. I see dozens of opportunities to make videos. But here is the thing, how are things laid out, how many restaurants, and so many other things I know would bore you. These are legit questions and I know I am not the only one answering them.

I literally fill the gap.

Let me make this clear, I am not making threats, just stating facts. The way conventions and hotels treat con goers depends on it’s own survival . There are plenty of stories where a convention gets labeled a BAD CON. Which we all know is the Kiss of Death. Way too many examples. I hope that one
con continues, but we all know all it takes….

Snow @ MFF: Too Much of a Good Thing

Ahmar Wolf

Every year since 2015 when it snowed lightly at MFF. There is always someone wondering will it snow again at the next MFF?

If you were there that MFF 2025 you are already laughing for we faced a combo of up to 5 inches of snow and temps in the single digits.

Even during MFF I heard many say enough is enough already.

Believe me I would of rather had temps in the 40s rather than what we got. I think it is amazing I did not get frostbite. Man it was cold. I swear I hadn’t been that cold since my last Fur Squared.

What are we getting for MFF 2026? I think karma will decide depending on how we vote

GAMING WTF?!!!

Ahmar Wolf

I have been a gamer for a long time, before the days before Updates and fixing glitches. Back then the only way to fix something is reissue the entire game on another cartridge. Revenge of Shinobi Genesis/ Mega Drive has no less than 7 versions.

But I know that title drew you here. I watch Spawn Wave and a few other gaming sites I follow regularly to keep an eye out for what is going on. I say now more than ever. You can go to a store or some site and say to yourself WTF?!!!

I swear I see endless posts saying the Switch 2 is a total disaster and it will put Nintendo under. Which is a total lie, the Switch 2 is doing fine. Yes I do agree I think Nintendo is being a bit greedy, but it’s the same when DLC 1st appeared in gaming. My 1st encounter with it was with the PSP. The only thing back then was what other gamers posted. Was this DLC worth it?!!! In a few cases some got labeled as a rip off. While others blew my mind, the DLC for Mario Kart 7 and 8 comes to mind.

For a while as we waited for the gaming companies namely Microsoft and Sony to announce their new console. Rumors had it that the Playstation 3 was going to be the next big thing. I own a PS3 and still think it holds up well against any of the current consoles. Yes I know it hasn’t as many bells and whistles, but have a GTA fan play it on the PS3 they are happy.

But that isn’t what happened.

I might as well start with the T Rex in front of your screen.

That RAM shortage!!!

Which is so crazy it would literally double the price of a PS6 and this comes from Sony directly.

The cause AI, no wonder why I hate it

So if you haven’t already heard, what has literally taken over gaming?

The 3DS

Yes, The 3DS

Want to hear something even weirder?

The Streetpass feature are taking over some panel spots at conventions.

As of when I am typing this, the 3DS was going for $400 on average.

I suggest you check out current prices.

WHY?

I own one and haven’t a clue

The 3DS is a good solid portable, lots of excellent games. Easy to mod, getting games are super easy. Except for a few titles even physical copies aren’t too bad. It also plays DS games. Mario Kart DS is so underrated.

You know what I still haven’t a clue. While playing Mario Kart 7.

I haven’t forgot the Switch 1 and yes I own one. Lots of great games and I love Arcade Archives. Getting games you rarely see these days. Is truly wonderful.

Still am unsure what Nintendo is going to do

Games are still being quietly released to the Switch and yes I agree a lot of it is shovelware. But yet the Switch 1 version of that Sonic racing game is incredible. I didn’t know that it was even capable. In fact in my opinion the best looking Switch 1 game ever.

No wonder a lot of us, including myself are confused.

Will this get any better?

Like a lot of us, it comes down to wait and see.

YouTube RAW Numbers

Ahmar Wolf

Originally I thought I had the current state of Furry YouTube figured out.

I fully admit I post videos when I want and not according to any algorithm. But still despite this, my videos use to get good numbers. My MFF Skybridge videos have average between roughly 600 to 2.7k… in the past. But 186 currently

Then there is the YouTube shorts up until this year they use to hover around 150. But this year 1.3k to 2k

Oh sure it is true what others have said of what furry videos use to get to now. But still some videos like music Infurnity 2025 : Furtopia a musical video by Polar Lion Studio has gotten 3.8k+

Then there are the non furry videos like ones by Steven Colbert some getting as high as a million views.

One explanation is the audience has changed. The YouTube numbers are real and I invite anyone who doubts this to check for themselves.

I think it has gotten to a point where do many have made the same video, or have recorded a boring videos. That the audience has shifted.

It’s not that furries have left YouTube, they are just demanding better videos.

Boring ones = low numbers.

Exciting or entertaining videos = over 1k

As to the shorts. People want to see what you can fit in YouTube’s current short limit of 3 minutes. Frankly if MFF was still open. I wound do a Skybridge video broken up until as many parts as it would fit and safely record it… without getting run over by the crowd. You seen my videos.

It’s not that they have lost interest. They just want it in short form

The numbers I see tell me I need to make some changes. Be more selective. Think of the entertainment value. That maybe a harsh way of looking at things. But that is what the numbers say.

Also posting on other platforms? It comes down to how well they know you. My short videos frankly have done well on YouTube. Meanwhile on Instagram less than 10 views.

My next convention is Indy Fur Con, I am going to make some changes and we both will see.

Is It Just Me?!!!

Ahmar Wolf

MFF it as of this very date is a little over 2 weeks from today. For me all it means packing both my backpack and suitcase and I can leave anytime. In fact my suitcase is 10 feet away, and already has some stuff.

Here I am waiting to see what MFF does…

You know by this date last year, we knew who was going to be in Dealers and had our QR codes so we couple fly through Reg. But so far nothing… OK MFF finalized Dealers at 11:59pm on Friday. But still nothing from Reg. I know I will be there on Dec 4th as there is a panel I want to see. Ok I said it already having panels on Thursday kinda threw everyone off. Especially with 49 of them.

I have gone over my personal list of panels and events multiple times. Enough so I know I will be spending most of my time at the convention center, and not just at the Dealers or Artists. Although they are apart of my plans, main focus panels.

But as we all know more than 2 weeks away

Scammer Warning: Flippa

Ahmar Wolf

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Thinking it’s a scam I did some digging. 1st of all they are the only so called company buy and selling online businesses. The other is they only had their domain for the last 7 months. Not 13 years as claimed

Their building

Which as it turns out is one of those places where anyone can rent out office space.

You might have noticed I delinked there site. To be honest there is nothing there, no web site period the last time I checked.

By the way that is the only email I ever got from them. I think someone realized that attempting to a small biz domain is dumb. There are way too many options.

Besides if anyone actually wanted to buy my domain. I have 1 question for them “WHY?!!!”

I shared this as a warning for those who have domains, if it’s too good to be true. It usually is.

Minus The Airlines

Ahmar Wolf

With the 10% cut in airline travel starting this week, and with the threat of a total shutdown of all airline travel. I felt it was time I address the issue. I am fully aware a lot of furries count on the airlines. Mainly due to work schedules. As in they can sneak a fur con in when they got the time off.

I am fairly lucky where I live, MFF is not that far away. I take the local public transportation, CTA and PACE. Then Uber back and forth from my hotel. Unfortunately I am not on any of those handy buses routes.

I know many of you can, and do.

Which only leaves getting to the con. I call this article “Minus the Airlines”, because that is a good possibility. By the time MFF rolls around in just a few weeks. There might be nothing flying. Let me make that clear, I am not saying it’s going to happen… but it might.

Then what to do?

I have made it no secret that I love trains. I think train travel is the best, wide seats, food options and if your inclined you can get an adult drink. Are all great.

But I am also fully aware that this is not an option for some, neither are the buses. For all 6′ 2 of me I don’t exactly sit comfortable on a bus. But I do take them when there are no other option. You see I don’t drive, that is a choice, too many aggressive drivers.

So that only lives the final option… DRIVING

Is driving halfway across the country a real option?!!!

For some this maybe the only option.

Look I am not saying change your actual travel plans. But be aware of what is going on in that Looney Bin we call the White House.

I would also advise everyone “Know what your options are”.

If that includes cutting back what cons you see that maybe is another choice.

I was contacted by more than one, telling me they have already cutback. Limiting to cons they can actually drive.

Because we don’t know what those nuts in DC are planning to make our lives worse.