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I signed up for Escapade at the last minute, because I could. I missed a bunch of it because of Shabbos and work, but it was still a really good time. I went to about two panels, particularly enjoying the panel on transcultural vidding modded by bonibaru and lola, and I spent a bunch of time chatting with people in discord voice/video rooms.

I saw faces I hadn't seen since the last Vividcon! It was really nice to reconnect with people, and to meet new people with shared interests, and to just be able to babble geekishly about my obsessions and let other people babble geekishly. It's unlikely I'll ever go to an in person Escapade, so it was cool to get a window into some fraction of what the con is like.

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I matched with someone in a virtual speed dating a month ago. Since then we've managed one video date, plus a bunch of emails back and forth of me trying to schedule another and her telling me she's not sure what her schedule is and will get back to me.

What's a polite way to say "Hey, I can't tell if you're interested and busy or trying to awkwardly blow me off, but it's gotten to the point where I'm annoyed. If you're not interested, tell me so I can stop wasting time. And if you're busy, the ball's now in your court to figure out when you're available and try to set another date." ?