I consider myself a furry, even though I'm not really deep in the fandom. While I'd like to one day own a well-made fursuit of my 'sona, I probably won't ever have the money for it >_>
Plus, my 'sona might not work well as a 'suit. He's skinny and has short fur. Plus I overheat really easy, so 10 minutes into wearing it, and I'd be passed out half dead from the heat.
I don't go to cons, partly because there isn't very many near to where I live, partly because of cost, and partly because, well, I'm not really a people person. At least not irl. Weirdly, while I'm still not a people person online, I'm more likely to talk to people >_>
I'd say I've probably been a furry for going on 14 years now, though when I first started prancin around with an anthro OC I had no idea of the existance of furries. It wasn't until that infamous CSI episode that I learned of their existance, and then when I returned to Furcadia after a long absence, I learned more about them (like the fact that they're not all the sex-crazed maniacs that CSI painted them up to be. In fact, most of them aren't.)
None of my family knows of my involvement in the furry fandom, but that is merely because I don't relish the idea of trying to explain it to them. It was difficult enough explaining asexuality to my mom. :|
Also, I'm an artist. I have done quite a bit of anthro art in the past. However, it's been a while since I've uploaded a current pic of my fursona.
So here's one of my favourite commissions that I had done (by hiena004 on deviantArt):
The name? Farren, of course. Full name is Farren Dustfur. (sorry about the large image size ;; )
When I use him in a roleplaying environment, he can shapeshift.
Dragon form:
Feral/housecat form (once again, sorry for the large picture size):
Phoenix form (based on a hoatzin):
Fox form:
Plushie form (because why not):
And the most recent form to finish being designed (just finished it yesterday, in fact!), his gryphon form (based on a rufous-crested coquette and a teacup cat):
Those pictures of his forms are all done by me. For a look at another style I've been experimenting with, here's some ports I did for my friends on Furcadia as christmas gifts last year:
I also have a few OCs that could be considered part of the furry fandom, but they aren't my fursona, so I'll leave them aside for another day.