OK, so update, it doesn't look like I can get the plushies to arrive at MAGFest until January 5th so let's just assume the timing isn't going to work out. Shipping is going to be the option for this year but it'll be okay.

Don't sell yourself too short there, you can absolutely get passionate about things you know and care about :)

The riskiest part is the "there myself" part. I can probably get TASBot plushies to folks who pre-requested them but given my current financial and health circumstances it's more likely I'll only be able to attend MAGFest in person. Still, let's assume I can at least get plushies to AGDQ somehow.

Yes. Pending me pulling the trigger on taking the risk to place the order and ensuring we can actually get them shipped in time, but yes. I'd take the plushies there myself. (TASBot has a big heart but short arms or he'd do it for me.)

Welcome here, and optics aside, welcome out of the darkness. I had a similar experience moving on from my deep fundamentalist conservative background growing up on a farm. I lost my entire social world and rebuilt. I'd like to chat with you about what it was like for me over the past decade. DM me.

Of all the crimes I committed, that's the one that will cause you to lose sleep? :)

Have they given any hints about what work they have to do? Will they need to make changes to the content to be let back on or is it other maneuvering?

I note how in 2015 I was diagnosed with a GI health issue that worsened over the last year. It impacted my mental health and I apologize for over-sharing before I felt I had to step away these past few months. I set up acbit.net/donate for medical costs but mostly I just want to get out there again.

That makes it seem like this is heretical somehow :)

Oh, I didn't attempt that at all, I just compiled it ;)