aiz's furvey
a*z
several years before that. so i thought i'd finally break out. haven't
done the online thing in a while as i'm really wary of friendships thru
MUDs and the like (did it too much in 6 years) but am definitely
interested in meeting furries and understanding more about furriness.
never met anyone face-to-face... anyone in VT/NY/MA?
~*aiz
Yourself
========
1. What is your name?
allli or aiz.
2. What is your email address?
[if you are concerned about spam, you can replace the @ with a *]
allliz*juno.com
3. Are you male or female?
female.
4. How old are you? / What is your date of birth?
21. July 21, 1980.
5. Where do you live?
Born in Norton, MA, went to high school in Amherst, NH, live and
college-educate in Bennington, VT.
6. What are your interests/hobbies?
Haven't heard that one in a long time. Socializing, committing
alternative fun (i.e. not passively entertaining- no tv, less movies),
walking, reading, doing watercolor, talking, researching, learning,
making things happen, being involved in communities (currently at
college), learning about where I'm living, exploring, getting lost,
talking to strangers, making good food, eating, listening to good music,
listening to good people…
7. What do you do for a living?
I'm still a college student. {: I'm at Bennington College (yes, on
financial aid) graduating with a B.A. in community studies this spring
and then getting my Masters in Teaching the following year. I know what
I'm doing. It's fun.
8. How would you describe your personality?
Haven't had to do this in a while either.
Okay, here's the standard rap. Open-minded, honest, passionate, curious,
irreverent, affectionately violent, fun.
9. Do you believe in ESP? Do you consider yourself to be psychic?
Why is this here? Yes, to some degree, though I don't think about it
very much anymore. No, not psychic, but I do believe in déjà vu and what
I call pre- déjà vu 'cause I've had it.
And the general karma/thinking thoughts kind of thing. Particularly
about health and wishcraft.
10. Are you a meat eater?
Not generally. When I'm living on my own or with my boyfriend, I'm
vegetarian 'cause it's cheaper and tastes good. Sometimes I eat chicken,
usually at restaurants. Drink soymilk. Haven't touched red meat in 2
years.
Furry media
===========
[more info: http://yiffle.cjb.net/fandom/]
11. Who are your favourite furry characters?
[e.g. Mickey Mouse, Chester Ringtail, Amy Squirrel, Sonic etc]
Swift the fox from David the Gnome. First crush. Other than him, I don't
really do the intake of mass-produced media anymore, but I did really
love TLK in '94 [mostly because I was 14 and it was my birthday and i
believed it was my movie].
12. What type of furry artwork do you enjoy viewing?
[erotic/romantic/pin-up, manga, goth, cyber/sci-fi, violent, action,
cutesy/toony, photomorphs/realistic, mythological, humorous etc]
Well-drawn things on the web. I've checked out the furotica stash but
more as an amusement. There's been some really well-done things on Yerf
lately.
13. What type of furry literature do you enjoy reading?
[erotic/romantic, adventure, cyber/sci-fi, violent, humorous/parody,
transformation/shapeshifting etc]
I don't, or at least I don't actively seek it out. I do own and have
read numerous times Williams' Tailchaser's Song and had a few of the
Chronicles of the Cheysuli but I've acdtually gotten away from
SF/fantasy. I read mostly nonfiction (never thought I'd say that) and
some fiction when I can find something good and strange enough. And YA,
which is the best genre ever. Phillip Putnam especially.
14. What types of furry media do you create?
[art, stories, music etc. Feel free to mention a URL here]
I've always doodled and drawn but never really thoght of it going beyond
the personal realm. Done some acrylic painting and watercolor painting
and enjoyed it immensely.
15. What types of animal/furry themed decorations adorn your living
space?
[posters, drawing, calenders etc]
Man. All kinds. Used to be more until I acquired some balance and
decorating sense. Self-done drawings/paintings, a few small paintings, a
calendar, postcards/photographs. I like self-done art. it's cheaper and
makes more sense.
16. Describe your ideal plushie.
Hehehe. Something with big soulful blue/violet eyes and a cackly grin
and reddish orange fur.
Costumes and collars
====================
17. Do you enjoy wearing fursuits and/or furry accessories?
[collars, tails, ears etc]
I never really have but I have no doubt I would. I'm too interested in
'normal' people [as an acquaintance put it] to separate myself out that
way.
I love tails. never had one, but thinking about it.
18. Do you feel 'furrier' when wearing a fursuit/collar/tail etc?
yes. quite.
19. Describe your favourite/ideal 'furry' appearance.
[e.g. wearing animal-themed clothes, fursuit, tail, collars...]
painted or lightly furred catsuit of brown/red/orange color, tail…
Furriness
=========
['phenotype' - the species of animal(s) that influence your feelings,
emotions and thoughts]
20. What are your phenotype(s)?
cats. when I was little, cheetahs, then as a teen, lions. now it's just
plain cats. I had a character on a MUD for several years that was a
firecat. I have many descriptions of her. definitely the best
descriptor.
21. How/when did you discover the identity/species of your phenotype?
pfft. 80 milllion years ago, you know, when I was born maybe?
22. What conditions help you to enjoy/express your furriness?
I don't really pay much attention to it until I go to a zoo or watch an
animal movie or read an animal book or see something about a segment of
the population and I remember that I've always been really attracted but
sort of secretive about furriness. but I would say that it's always been
all around and in me, as many of you would probably say. it's in my
movements and my personality and my tastes and my senses. you
understand. tactile. proprioceptive. spatial.
23. How and when was your furriness first evident?
refer to #21. when I was maybe 6 or 8.
24. How much of your furriness is 'instinct' vs 'learnt'?
Err.. I would say mostly instinct, with the learnt part just being
information from environment. I grew up with cats and my family loves
cats and I always had cat books and things.. yes, I taught myself all
the cat lore and cat facts but that hasn't really informed my furriness
as added a factual dimension to it.
25. How does your furriness influence your thoughts and emotions?
when I remember to let it, it grounds me and makes me sensual and
pleased.
26. Has your furriness improved the quality of your life?
it's given me a connection to an animal that I love. made me believe I'm
special. added some grace and fluidity to my movements. it's just that
dimension.
27. What do you think caused your furriness?
some natural inborn tendency towards felines, maybe, or being surrounded
with them while I was little. perhaps the past-life-as-a-cat deal. it's
instinctual.
Acting furry
============
28. How does your furriness manifest itself externally?
[conciously or subconciously; howling, walking digitigrade etc]
hee, I did walk digitigrade for a couple years as a pre-teenager and
thought I was really smart for doing so. get back into it occassionally.
other than that, it makes me more tactile and light on my feet. and
fast.
29. Do you act furry in public?
not intentionally or outspokenly- if yes, by accident.
30. How does your furriness influence the way you interact with people?
I don't think it really does. I've always thought about the people I
relate to in terms of the animal that they would be.
31. How much control do you have over your furriness?;
[does it have negative side effects; has it ever manifested itself
involuntarily]
hmmm. I feel like I have most control until someone goes and says
something about me being feline and then I get embarassed and wonder
what else they might have seen {;
Furry thoughts
==============
32. Would you become an animal/furry, if you -couldn't- change back?
Hmmm.
Not right now. Too much I can do as a human. Maybe next time.
33. Describe your ideal physical form.
A firecat, small and singe-y, with violet alive eyes. But able to
communicate.
34. What kind of furry, non-sexual fantasies do you have?
talking to cats. {: growing a tail. being undeniably catlike in my every
movement.
Religion/Spirituality
=====================
35. Is your furriness compatible with your religion?
sure. don't got none. certified, anyay.
36. Has your furriness led you to reconsider your religious beliefs?
nope. never an issue.
37. Have you ever communicated with an animal spirit?
[animal guardian, the spirit of a living animal, the spirit of a
deceased pet etc]
I want to think I have.. but nothing lenghty or especially meaningful
other than an attempt at sharing of thoughts/feelings.
38. Do you believe that you were an animal in a former life?
yes, I think so.
39. Do you believe that you have an animal soul?
what does that mean? hmm. No. maybe partly. just an influenced one.
Animals
=======
40. What animals are you most/least comfortable with?
cats. least, dogs, but I'm working on that. I had some experiences with
snakes, I like them. rats to some extent too.
41. Do you believe that animals have ESP?
not esp necessarily but that they can communicate on an
unspoken/invisible level, yes.
42. Do you think it is acceptable to hunt/raise animals for food?
Raise, not really, mammals at least. poultry I feel differently. hunt,
yes, okay.
43. Do you think it is acceptable to hunt/raise animals for fur/leather?
Raise, definitely no. Hunt, not really unless you are already using the
animal for something else and it's not rare/endangered. I still can't
imagine doing it myself though.
44. Do you think it is acceptable to hunt/raise animals for sport?
No.
Internet
========
45. What are your favourite websites?
[furry or nonfurry]
http://www.alternet.org, http://www.poems.com, http://www.nytimes.com.
My own senior project organization site:
http://www.geocities.com/aizfyr/sphome.html and a pet project [mostly
forgotten abou] http://www.geocities.com/aizfyr.
46. What are your favourite furry mailing lists?
don't got none. 'cept for you guys, now, apparently.
47. How did you discover alt.lifestyle.furry?
have been reading about furry for a copule years, always knew a.l.f
existed, never got up the guts to join it.
48. What were your very first impressions of alt.lifestyle.furry?
friendliness, openness, a listening ear-people were actually replying to
the furvey posts!
49. What do you like the most/least about alt.lifestyle.furry?
I barely know it, but I think it needs some interesting, multi-layered
topics/threads.
50. What would you like to see more/less of in alt.lifestyle.furry?
I don't know. I hardly know it.
Sexuality/Relationships
=======================
[Remember, feel free to omit any questions which you would prefer not
to answer]
51. Describe your ideal partner.
[species, appearance, personality etc]
I've already got one. {:
53. Has your gender preference changed since discovering the furry
community?
nope.
54. What species of animal do you find the sexiest?
[with regards to furry cartoon characters, pin-ups, real
animals etc]
cats.
56. What cartoon characters are/were you attracted to?
Swift the Fox, extremely. There's been others but none stick in my mind
as much. He impressed me at an early age. {;
Thanks for reading this, guys… looking forward to meeting you. [standard
turn of phrase, but honest sentiment]
~*aiz
Billy Coyote
mouth*
"Glad to meet ya Aiz, im Billy Coyote. i hope you like cini minis, i bought
them from burger king, they're my favorite! help yourself."
*the shy coyote trounces back off into the woods*
Mephit, Floyd
news:3C47B598...@bennington.edu...
> 3. Are you male or female?
>
> female.
Getting closer to that quota..
> 8. How would you describe your personality?
> Haven't had to do this in a while either.
> Okay, here's the standard rap. Open-minded, honest, passionate, curious,
> irreverent, affectionately violent, fun.
Affectionately violent. ... 'I love you to death'?
> Thanks for reading this, guys. looking forward to meeting you. [standard
> turn of phrase, but honest sentiment]
> ~*aiz
Oh, good, I'm not late on this'n. Please enjoy this bright and easy-to-hold
plate of etouffee, Aiz! Welcome to here! I hope you have fun in the
Homestead.
-Floyd
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email: floyd...@hotmail.com, ICQ# 100483312, ph# 225-205-4295
Nimbus Rogue
have here.
Nimbus Rogue (tigon)
MSN: Nimbu...@hotmail.com
AIM: InEdensGarden
ICQ: 74547517
CirrusKain: "Tigon. Ya know, it's like a tiger... only shorter."
Woggle
(in message <3C47B598...@bennington.edu>):
> hey y'all. i've been lurking for a few days (a few hours, maybe) and
> several years before that. so i thought i'd finally break out. haven't
> done the online thing in a while as i'm really wary of friendships thru
> MUDs and the like (did it too much in 6 years) but am definitely
> interested in meeting furries and understanding more about furriness.
> never met anyone face-to-face... anyone in VT/NY/MA?
Plenty in NY, go to www.hudsonfur.org
>
>> *aiz
>
> Yourself
> ========
>
> 1. What is your name?
>
> allli or aiz.
Hullo aiz
>
>
> Thanks for reading this, guys… looking forward to meeting you. [standard
> turn of phrase, but honest sentiment]
>> *aiz
Welcome aboard, -=offers you a little black tin=- have some MYNTZ! and enjoy
yourself.
--
-=scritches=-
Woggle greyscale foxtaur and hack writer ta...@furworld.org
ICQ #106685215 Y! redtaur AIM W0ggle
"Live people usually ignore the strange and unusual, I my self am strange and
unusual."-- Lydia, Beetlejuice
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Bob
>hey y'all. i've been lurking for a few days (a few hours, maybe) and
>several years before that. so i thought i'd finally break out.
Well, nice to see you show up.
Bob
"I have never let my schooling interfere
with my education" -Mark Twain
ICQ: 132963938
AIM: LordBobIAGNB
www.geocities.com/lordbobpmf
lordbob@do jaguars eat spam?.alltel.net
FFJ4 A- C- D+>m++ H M++ P+ R? T+++ W Z- Sm?
RLCT a19 cdn++ d-- e+$>++ f-->++++ h+ iwf+ j* p* sm-
Lonely Cheetah
> cats. when I was little, cheetahs, then as a teen, lions. now it's just
> plain cats. I had a character on a MUD for several years that was a
> firecat. I have many descriptions of her. definitely the best
> descriptor.
Cheetah!! woo hoo. I'm a cheetah... just thought you'd like to know. HEHE
> 47. How did you discover alt.lifestyle.furry?
> have been reading about furry for a copule years, always knew a.l.f
> existed, never got up the guts to join it.
why not??
> 51. Describe your ideal partner.
> [species, appearance, personality etc]
> I've already got one. {:
>
> 53. Has your gender preference changed since discovering the furry
> community?
> nope.
>
> 54. What species of animal do you find the sexiest?
> [with regards to furry cartoon characters, pin-ups, real
> animals etc]
> cats.
>
> 56. What cartoon characters are/were you attracted to?
> Swift the Fox, extremely. There's been others but none stick in my mind
> as much. He impressed me at an early age. {;
awww, ya skipped all the interesting ones. That was a joke, they're all interesting.
welcome to the community, glad you could make it. Relax and have something to eat.
cat
to see another "plain cat" sort on here being one myself. Have some
pizza and fries while you settle in as the rest of the buffet comes
by.
cat
a*z
think i'll do with a little stir-fried snow peas and tempeh on brown
rice myself....
Whoolf
>14. What types of furry media do you create?
> [art, stories, music etc. Feel free to mention a URL here]
>I've always doodled and drawn but never really thoght of it going beyond
>the personal realm. Done some acrylic painting and watercolor painting
>and enjoyed it immensely.
Somewhere to see?
>20. What are your phenotype(s)?
>cats. when I was little, cheetahs, then as a teen, lions. now it's just
>plain cats. I had a character on a MUD for several years that was a
>firecat. I have many descriptions of her. definitely the best
>descriptor.
Shakes paws with the new feline.
Welcome to Homestead, aiz.
My name is Whoolf and I am a cheetah. (Yep, another one!)
Here, receive a Welcome-wool-wad.
Enjoy it here.
Whoolf
--
The lion may be the king
but the cheetah is the prince
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rid of:
<snip>
A big "welcome to Homestead" here. This time I'm bringing out a super
dessert: Chocolate ice cream in chocolate milk with vanilla extract,
whipped cream and Oreo bits mixed in. Enjoy. The others are welcome to
some, too... :)
-Rey
NëoMaxx Pollare
> <sniped, spliced, diced ... Oh, and saved>
>
> 1. What is your name?
> allli or aiz.
>
> female.
>
> Not generally. When I'm living on my own or with my boyfriend,
> I'm vegetarian 'cause it's cheaper and tastes good. Sometimes I
> eat chicken, usually at restaurants. Drink soymilk. Haven't touched
> red meat in 2 years.
>
> just plain cats. I had a character on a MUD for several years that
> descriptor.
*Neo walks up to the newfur* Welcome miss Aiz, It's always nice to meet a
new arrival. Hmm ... a cat. *he smiles* Well we do have a slight cat
shortage right now, but whatever you decide on is good enough for us.
*Neo pulls a mason jar out of his 'bulky' pack* There is nothing like
sandwiches made with homemade canned salmon *he hands the large jar to
Aiz* He you go, eat in good health ...
--
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
NëoMaxx the TigerBear {Animus ursi et anima tigris}
Email: maxxp...@telusplanet.net
WebPage: *coming soon ... really*
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Skytech
> several years before that. so i thought i'd finally break out. haven't
> done the online thing in a while as i'm really wary of friendships
thru
> MUDs and the like (did it too much in 6 years) but am definitely
> interested in meeting furries and understanding more about furriness.
> never met anyone face-to-face... anyone in VT/NY/MA?
>
At the same time?!
Hello aiz and welcome to Homestead! We have a blustery snowstorm at the
minute so the soup and warm bread should take the chill off. Find a seat
and converse!
>
> 8. How would you describe your personality?
> Haven't had to do this in a while either.
> Okay, here's the standard rap. Open-minded, honest, passionate,
curious,
> irreverent, affectionately violent, fun.
>
Oooo, rough sex!
SKY!! Watch it! *thwap!*
Eep!
>
> 10. Are you a meat eater?
> Not generally. When I'm living on my own or with my boyfriend, I'm
> vegetarian 'cause it's cheaper and tastes good. Sometimes I eat
chicken,
> usually at restaurants. Drink soymilk. Haven't touched red meat in 2
> years.
>
Cheaper? Really? Maybe it's the Pennsylvania area but I thought fruits
and veggies always seemed higher priced for what you get. I don't get
nuts with meat and prefer chicken myself. Maybe it's this drought down
this way.
--
La gvatantaj vulpoj (The vigilant foxes)
Skytech Lana
^^ ^^
<@@> <~~>
.] .]
Nightwind
> 5. Where do you live?
>
> Born in Norton, MA, went to high school in Amherst, NH, live and
> college-educate in Bennington, VT.
Ihave a cousn in that neck of the woods (litterally), that's rather
cool...
> 56. What cartoon characters are/were you attracted to?
> Swift the Fox, extremely. There's been others but none stick in my mind
> as much. He impressed me at an early age. {;
that was allways one of my favorite shows as a kid...
i even watched a few of the eppiodes that came out in the new age days..
*shrugs* just not the same with the gnew gnomes....
*grins*
anyway, fellow feline, i presentto you this tasty little fruit tart....
tis jsut covered in tasty wildberries and a few tidbits of exotic
fruits...
Nightwind
'the wind has no destination'
Nightwind
> > 10. Are you a meat eater?
> > Not generally. When I'm living on my own or with my boyfriend, I'm
> > vegetarian 'cause it's cheaper and tastes good. Sometimes I eat
> chicken,
> > usually at restaurants. Drink soymilk. Haven't touched red meat in 2
> > years.
> >
>
> Cheaper? Really? Maybe it's the Pennsylvania area but I thought fruits
> and veggies always seemed higher priced for what you get. I don't get
> nuts with meat and prefer chicken myself. Maybe it's this drought down
> this way.
i don't kow sky, where you are precicely,
but i live nearish to allentown,
and i can make a big salid cheeper thena good chicken sitfry, and that
cheeper then a roast chicken, and that much heper then county back
ribs.... then again, i do wok in astore and i know when and how to
shop for value...
Nightwind
'the wind has no destionation'
Kamau
> several years before that. so i thought i'd finally break out. haven't
> done the online thing in a while as i'm really wary of friendships thru
> MUDs and the like (did it too much in 6 years) but am definitely
> interested in meeting furries and understanding more about furriness.
> never met anyone face-to-face... anyone in VT/NY/MA?
>
Hi there aiz.
There's a few of us furs upstate and as you can see from other replies a
number in MA and VT. I'm in NY myself just off I-90 by the MA border. I
get up to Bennington a few times a year (not much during snow season) and
know the college you're talking about. Nice place over all.
Welcome to the Homestead. Belle's fixed some nice buffalo steaks for you
and I've got a tray of brownies to go with it.
*Belle taps Kamau on shoulder and point to furvey.*
> 10. Are you a meat eater?
> Not generally. When I'm living on my own or with my boyfriend, I'm
> vegetarian 'cause it's cheaper and tastes good. Sometimes I eat chicken,
> usually at restaurants. Drink soymilk. Haven't touched red meat in 2
> years.
>
Belle: Silly lion. I read it better then you did. I've got a nice
vegetarian lasagna for aiz. Wouldn't want to give her something she
wouldn't eat you know.
Kamau: Oops, It's good to have a mate who spots these things.
--
Kamau }{For a Lion Pride is a strength not a weakness}{
& Belle -:(Without a Lioness a lion has no pride):-
http://www.chameleon.net/kamau/index.htm
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Basil
Welcome to the homesead
*The fox then produces a cup of tea and gives it to the cat*
Please enjoy
--
- Basil
AIM: RedFox86
ICQ: 142361088
"a*z" <apo...@bennington.edu> wrote in message
news:3C47B598...@bennington.edu...
> listening to good people.
> painted or lightly furred catsuit of brown/red/orange color, tail.
> Thanks for reading this, guys. looking forward to meeting you. [standard