I have been all about the random too. Last night it occurred to me that I am going to have a hard time watching Criminal Minds.
Jayne: That's a good idea. Good idea. Tell us where the stuff's at so I can shoot you. Mal: Point of interest? Offering to shoot us might not work so well as an incentive as you might imagine.
'Out Of Gas'
ita's thread
A place where we can talk about ita, miss ita, and share information about memorials. The hugging started over here in Natter.
Lee - Jan 21, 2015 5:29:54 am PST #1003 of 3157
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Steph L. - Jan 21, 2015 5:34:34 am PST #1004 of 3157
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I don't know if any of you ever read io9's Observation Deck section, but I know that's where ita was a big contributor. They changed their page header to honor her (not on the top of the page, but up in the browser's title bar, above the address bar): [link]
Which did make me cry.
amyth - Jan 21, 2015 5:40:55 am PST #1005 of 3157
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
It took me a minute to see what you meant, Steph, but that's very touching.
JenP - Jan 21, 2015 5:47:10 am PST #1006 of 3157
Oh, my. That's so touching.
SailAweigh - Jan 21, 2015 5:59:38 am PST #1007 of 3157
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Oh, my. Damn it. I feel like it gets worse every time I see something like that.
P.M. Marc - Jan 21, 2015 6:15:02 am PST #1008 of 3157
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Oh, man.
Now I have sorrow and an earworm.
JZ - Jan 21, 2015 6:21:02 am PST #1009 of 3157
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Okay, now I'm sniffly.
And now I'm dreading the next time I watch Lilo & Stitch -- like that movie didn't have enough crypoints already, I'll now not be able to see Noni strong and exultant on her board without remembering that that is ita's crypoint.
Allyson - Jan 21, 2015 7:03:06 am PST #1010 of 3157
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
ita's family has arrived safely, and the phones are working. I think I forgot to send LAistas the phone #s, will do on my lunch break.
I haven't cried since last week, the night we found her. I'm in denial, mostly, which is ridiculous considering the circumstances. I watched the coroner take her away.
When not in denial, I am alternately furious and numb.
SailAweigh - Jan 21, 2015 7:09:22 am PST #1011 of 3157
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Allyson, you have the prettiest hair.
Ginger - Jan 21, 2015 7:14:55 am PST #1012 of 3157
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Your hair is lovely, Allyson. Also, you have great lips. (Is it weird to say that?)
Please let them know that if there's ever anything they need, anywhere, there will be a Buffista at their beck and call.