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.
Zoe: We're getting him back. Jayne: What are we gonna do, clone him?
'War Stories'
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.
erikaj - Jan 22, 2015 9:55:08 am PST #1081 of 3157
Always Anti-fascist!
Glamcookie - Jan 22, 2015 10:09:01 am PST #1082 of 3157
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Allyson, you have the most beautiful hair in the history of ever. Also I send all kinds of strength~ma to you.
Strix - Jan 22, 2015 10:34:26 am PST #1083 of 3157
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
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.
Una - Jan 22, 2015 10:34:33 am PST #1084 of 3157
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
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!
Burrell - Jan 22, 2015 10:45:13 am PST #1085 of 3157
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
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.
Maria - Jan 22, 2015 10:47:09 am PST #1086 of 3157
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
The Ballad of ita: crowdsourced across multiple platforms.
Polter-Cow - Jan 22, 2015 10:48:00 am PST #1087 of 3157
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
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.
-t - Jan 22, 2015 10:50:54 am PST #1088 of 3157
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The Ballad of ita: crowdsourced across multiple platforms.
Oh. That is what's happening.
-t - Jan 22, 2015 10:54:05 am PST #1089 of 3157
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
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.
Katerina Bee - Jan 22, 2015 12:28:24 pm PST #1090 of 3157
Herding cats for fun
Oh you guys. Now I am crying again.
At least I am not a little drunk, like I was last night.
I had this wonderful post that referenced what I'd been reading bla bla bla... and then the words went away into the aether instead of the board. So I had to go away and process it all for awhile.
Hugs to you all.
Idea: use the energy to create the book. Make it sharp and funny like the Vampire People one, only with way more pictures. Edit until there is one personal version for her family and another for the world. Then use any resulting $$$ to fund a scholarship in her name. That sounds perfect for an entity living in the computer...