Is it really post-con depression if you weren't able to go to the convention yourself?
Well, that's been my thought for the past weekend. Although I was able to catch the Main Events stream and try out the Furality Gateway instance for one day, the matter of fact is that I was originally going to be at the convention this year. It all started back in March, when the room block for Megaplex '23 opened this year. I was about to head into work at the time when I got the notification in the Telegram Channel, so I hurriedly reserved my room in hopes of securing it in time, eager to attend after a 1-year hiatus. Then, I went on my merry way.
Fast-forward to the 14th of this month, when I got everything packed and ready to go. Well, I was ready to go. Not really wanting to elaborate on it further for personal reasons, but my family had a health emergency pop up at the last minute which required me to be around the house to take care of some chores, therefore I had to cancel the trip at the very last minute. This also meant cancelling the reservation I had at the hotel, which really felt like a punch in the gut, even being compensated for 1st-night fees.
I'm really hoping I don't come off as selfish about this because, quite frankly, I'm glad that the emergency has been resolved. Family health takes precedence, after all. It's just that feeling of that one opportunity to be myself and have some fun with other like-minded people this year, all of the sudden out of my grasp. I've already had a day cut short for similar reasons during 2021's Megaplex, but this is worse. I'll be back at work in a day as of now and everything will be back the way it always has been; even the Holidays will feel like any other day. I can't reasonably do any more vacations this year either, as much as I'd like to go out-of-state at some point. Holiday rush and all.
So I'm just going to say this in advance: if on any day I don't seem like myself as much as I usually do, I apologize. I've just been feeling a little bitter and depressed about it, although I've managed to partake in some of the festivities from home. Doesn't quite feel the same here as it does there, though.
Thanks for reading and hope you all are having a good day today.