Word from Wokeville is, blanks aren't validating enough. One must tailor one's pronouns until they reach maximum metaphorical viscosity.

I too wish we could be present in the bodies we were born in, sipping tea and basking in the actual weather together!
In this sense, this conversation, the internet means something. There can be genuine connection facilitated by tech.

Love you, it is always beyond enriching to reconnect with you! One day. Yes, one fine day, I will trek up to Alaska to hug you in person <3