Balto

[lupestripe]

I saw the movie for the first time last night and it's fantastic. Balto is such a cool dude - in many ways he's the kinda dog-wolf I've always wanted to be. And Jenna is just so darn cute too. Amazing film, strong characters with whom you could empathise and it also made me cry (not that that's that  hard). Indeed I was also sobbing in the shower this morning thinking about it, it affected me that much.

Comments

Re: WOOF and HOWL/WHY WE ARE FURS?

[mefurry.livejournal.com]

I have always "related" better to animals than to people in general. Please don't get me wrong, I am human, at least this time around, I do not mean that in an offensive way. But, again, I know my heart. I never, ever grew out of my love for cartoon characters. Most of my video collection (75% probably) are animation shows and movies. If you could see the "lair", my one bedroom apartment. You'd either be amazed at what all I have, with a "how the hell do you fit all of them in? remark. Or, you'd rush to the phone to call for the nice young men in the clean white coats from the insane asylum to come and get me.

I can tell you that this past January when I was at "Further Confusion" in San Jose, I was finally at home, in furry heaven. What I was, am, and always will be, was finally able to flower and bloom for those five wonderful and glorious days. If I only had the financial ability to get to all of the cons, AC, MFM, Fur Fright and so on. Dreams and drools....

--Me/Henry

Re: WOOF and HOWL/WHY WE ARE FURS?

[lupestripe.livejournal.com]

There are advantages to being human certainly but for me a lot of the complex emotions that life throws at you are not inherent in animals and it is this why I submerge myself into anthropomorphism. Animals are always honest, you always know what they're thinking and they also help you discover a lot more about yourself. In many ways their lives are less hassled and there is a purer form of love in the animal world.

My first con is Eurofurence in Germany next month and I can't wait. I've been really lucky in getting tickets to it and I am sure I will feel similar to feelings to the ones you felt at Further Confusion. It's a shame that we live in a society where we cannot be more openly furry but I try my best to live the way I want to under such constraints.

Most of my DVD collection is animal related too - either cartoons or werewolf movies. As I say it is empathy that drives my spirit and I tend to have more empathy with the animal kingdom than I do with most humans.