Thank you Paula and Kristen and Allyson. You did the very hardest thing.
Question: Will hiding in a cavern with stockpiled chocolate goods be any part of this plan?
Xander ,'Get It Done'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Scrappy - Jan 13, 2015 8:48:01 am PST #14670 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
askye - Jan 13, 2015 8:48:18 am PST #14671 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Allyson you did the best anyone could do. I've been worried about you and thank you for the update.
flea - Jan 13, 2015 8:49:24 am PST #14672 of 30000
information libertarian
Oh, bless you, Allyson, and Kristen and Polgara and Burrell. Thank you for posting that, Allyson. I am sure it was hard to post but it helps.
And thank you Maria for posting that email. God damn it.
Consuela - Jan 13, 2015 8:52:34 am PST #14673 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'm sitting in the sun in front of the federal building, sobbing.
Thank you, Allyson, Kristen, Burrell, Polgara, Drew, Kat, and everyone who was there for ita.
I cannot fathom it.
Laura - Jan 13, 2015 8:55:39 am PST #14674 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Thank you, Maria. So much.
WindSparrow - Jan 13, 2015 8:58:17 am PST #14675 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Allyson, thank you for writing, for answering questions I had but did not ask. Thank you for all you did for ita and her family. Thank you, Polgara, Burrell, Kristen. I'm so sorry for all of us, and so amazed at the love here. Not amazed that it exists, just amazed at the power to lift up.
juliana - Jan 13, 2015 8:59:48 am PST #14676 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Allyson, thank you.
And, as I'm currently unemployed & have a car, I can be down in LA in less than 6 hours, if anyone needs anything for any reason.
esse - Jan 13, 2015 9:00:26 am PST #14677 of 30000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
What a horrible reason to come back to the board after too long away, but I am so grateful to see all your pixels. I am so very sad to lose ita. It feels like some innocence I had left has been lost.
This is a silly but true thing--I've been deep into the Hobbit, the films, the books, the fandom, and was gearing up to rewatch LOTR, and far before this news came to me, I've only ever associated LOTR as a whole with ita. When we bought her Legolas' knives, and gave them to her, and saw the joy on her face. It was our gesture of love, friendship, and admiration, all those years ago, and it remains one of my fondest memories.
I am so grateful for you all.
le nubian - Jan 13, 2015 9:02:23 am PST #14678 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Yes, thank you Allyson. Thank you.
god damn.
Nora Deirdre - Jan 13, 2015 9:02:27 am PST #14679 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Oh, Paula, Kristen, and Allyson. Much love to you all. I'm sorry. Allyson, thank you so much for posting. I appreciate it so much. Also, Maria, thanks for sharing her words with us.
I've been ugly crying all day, and transposed my sorrow and rage on to a work related slight. Fantastic. Every time I talk to someone I start crying, with the exception of the Popeye's drive thru window. Ellen called me and I started breaking down.