Once it's set up, I'll donate myself and help spread the word on this to fandom and to the Women in Tech community.

Same here.

You're still smart and resourceful, like all have said. This is the kind of thing that takes every single brain cell and resource to deal with.

You wouldn't be normal if that didn't upset you, Allyson. Hi, ODeck! Besides my contribution, which is always gonna be smaller than I would wish, I'll diary about ita and the scholarship fund on Daily Kos...won't quite be an Olbermann tribute, but I have learned from the best.

Allyson, you have the most beautiful hair in the history of ever. Also I send all kinds of strength~ma to you.

I have an Odeck account, Alllyson, though I mostly lurk, but I can and will write up info once the scholarship fund is set up. I love the idea of a scholarship.

Jesus, I had a psychiatrist appt yesterday right before an F2F interview for a corporate gig, and I talked to my psych about ita for a good fifteen minutes and keep saying "I can't cry because I have this interview." And then about my FIL, and the same thing.

I am not in denial, but I AM angry still, and will be for a long time. And I keep forgetting and then I remember at some weird geeky thing I read or see, and it hits me again.

Is there an address to which we may send sympathy cards or such to ita's family? I understand that it should not be publicly disseminated, but I feel deeply that I wish to send a note.

Scholarship fund? Yay!

Scholarship fund for girls in STEM? Extra Yay!

(Maybe not HoYay. Depends on the girl. YYMV.)

My education pompoms and I are ready to donate.

Continuing to be amazed by the beauty of Allyson's hair? Also Yay!

She is passing into legend.

This is so lovely. It's exactly how I think of her, except I didn't know it until I read it.

The Ballad of ita: crowdsourced across multiple platforms.

I'm unsure how to get in touch with Odeck with scholarship info once they set it up. Hec or PolterCow have accounts, yes?

Once I give Annalee the information about where to send donations, she'll post it to Odeck.

Your hair is lovely.

The Ballad of ita: crowdsourced across multiple platforms.

Oh. That is what's happening.

I have thoughts about using the anger to do something practical (among other things, there's an upcoming event at my campus that touches on a lot of the issues ita faced), but I'm not sure what thread they'd belong in - this is a remembering and loving thread

I don't think that would be inappropriate here, JZ. If you are thinking of starting a business (including a non-profit as part of it) than, yeah the business thread. And you can always bring up anything in Natter. But if I had a vague idea that somebody was doing something practical and went looking for information, I would start with this thread. FWTW.