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!
Monty: Whaddya mean she ain't my wife? Mal: She ain't your wife... cause she's married to me.
'Trash'
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.
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.
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...
DavidS - Jan 22, 2015 2:32:01 pm PST #1091 of 3157
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm unsure how to get in touch with Odeck with scholarship info once they set it up. Hec or PolterCow have accounts, yes?
Yes, I'll follow it up with her as well so we'll get the word out.
beekaytee - Jan 22, 2015 2:46:06 pm PST #1092 of 3157
Compassionately intolerant
My education pompoms and I are ready to donate.
Una is me in this. I love beyond measure the idea of a STEM scholarship...or any other kind, in ita's name.
My friend Liz has a scholarship at UConn.
I'm not against flowers as a memorial, but I'd so much rather that dosh went to smart girls/kids in the name of smart girls/kids.
Volans - Jan 22, 2015 3:13:29 pm PST #1093 of 3157
move out and draw fire
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, although less fandom and more on the women in tech and women of color startups stuff.