Conventions are strange temporary villages that blip into existence for a weekend and disappear for a year. Kind of like Brigadoon.
Corollary:
Being a famous furry author is like being a celebrity in Brigadoon — if you can get to the city/con before it disappears into the mists again, you can have a really awesome day.
Most of the time, though? It’s just a memory of a feeling wafting through the internet.