Dr. Yubsie
Well Toronto Comicon has now been cancelled two years running
Dr. Yubsie
I really miss having things to look forward to
Dr. Yubsie
blah blah right thing blah blah
I'mAHealer,But
Sometimes the right thing just sucks
Dr. Yubsie
doesn't make it suck any less to spend all my time in a very small apartment
Dr. Yubsie
I really miss living in Toronto
Dr. Yubsie
this is a really long two weeks to flatten the curve
Dr. Yubsie
I'm so bad at not being busy I need that momentum back
c_for_characters
We've gotten a little of the old flavor by watching GalaxyCon's free panels, but it's definitely not the same.
Cerise ♢
too true. 
too true.
Dr. Yubsie
yeah I've found the only cons that really work online are the kinds where I would take notes
successfail
It's not the same thing, but the original Con-G organizers are planning a virtual return this year. I can slide along info as things develop, if you like.
Dr. Yubsie
I've done a few online cons... I find the fan ones leave me missing the lines of all things
successfail
There's definitely an experience in the lines, though. I get that..
Cerise ♢
It's all the buzz and the hype and the chatter and the atmosphere, yeah...
Dr. Yubsie
the casual conversations and just the energy of the room
Dr. Yubsie
when it's just the panels I might as well just watch the old ones that are already on YouTube
Cerise ♢
Yeah. The spontaneous stuff... 
Dr. Yubsie
almost every random line conversation was fun and the one dude who wasn't is a small price to pay
Cerise ♢
Online cons might be interesting enough shows, but they don't end the evening with the big guests doing jump rope outside the venue. ... I'm probably making this worse.
Dr. Yubsie
I have never wound up singing the national anthem with Jeff Goldblum online
Cerise ♢
XD Oh, man.
Cerise ♢
But that's it, yeah.
Cerise ♢
Ironic to be talking about this online across the Atlantic, but... online cons/meetups are great for people you know! But it's different for people you don't. Or something.
WingsOfCover
AGDQ just finished its second online thing.
Dr. Yubsie
he just started singing O Canada while talking about his wife and the audience kinda went "well this is happening"and stood up and joined in
Cerise ♢
WingsOfCover
and while the in person is great, we never would have wound up getting a lamp emote or having chat crying and wailing over the missing lamp when it wasn't in the living room the prizes were being shown off in
WingsOfCover
so. some nice things too.
Cerise ♢
True, true.
Cerise ♢
Apologies if I'm sounding dismissive; as noted, this conversation is happening online, so it'd be hypocritical to say that online moments and feels aren't a thing because they obviously are! Just ... things. /slinks off.
Dr. Yubsie
there are nice things online and I hope some new online things continue
Dr. Yubsie
but after this long I'm really missing the stuff that can only happen in the same room