Hi.
I didn't write/read here for a few days, so my brackets and ~mas to those who need it.
On Sunday night (my time) I got the terrible news that a dear friend from another board passed away. She was in her 30s, and it was very unexpected (no severe health problems). I mourned, and still am mourning the loss of her as a "real life" friend. She was very present in my everyday online life in the past years, and I still can't imagine or grasp that I won't talk with her again. The sense of missing for never come to the States to meet her F2F is depressing. I think I'm now over the initial shock, but the first three days were a hectic storm of shock and grief. We (her friends) are trying to fill the void she left behind, but it seems impossible.
She is greatly missed.