Played with Kaylee. Sun came out, and I walked on my feet and heard with my ears. I ate the bits, the bits stayed down, and I work. I function like I'm a girl. I hate it because I know it'll go away. The sun goes dark and chaos has come again. Bits. Fluids. What am I?!

River ,'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.


javachik - Jan 23, 2015 1:42:53 pm PST #1172 of 3157
Our wings are not tired.

Just tried to like Allyson's post.


javachik - Jan 23, 2015 1:45:11 pm PST #1173 of 3157
Our wings are not tired.

New tag, for ita.


Aims - Jan 23, 2015 1:57:36 pm PST #1174 of 3157
Shit's all sorts of different now.

hope someone will make good use of her beautiful clothes. That's another weird thought I keep having.

Yeah. Me, too. Also about her and I searching for the perfect lace-up boots for what seemed like HOURS. I still have a couple of pairs of shoes she gave me.


SailAweigh - Jan 23, 2015 2:00:29 pm PST #1175 of 3157
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Aw, geeze. My chin keeps going all wibbly when I come in this thread.


Allyson - Jan 23, 2015 2:00:39 pm PST #1176 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

The combined education of the people in her apartment should be enough to power the large hadron collider for a year.


Katerina Bee - Jan 23, 2015 2:03:51 pm PST #1177 of 3157
Herding cats for fun

We had so many conversations about Octavia Butler, and she was the only person I'd met that really dug the hell out of her.

Oh dear. I'd been thinking ita has reminded me of OEB: a brilliant and fierce black woman with head trauma passing far too soon, leaving me bereft of so many words I wanted to read... Of course she'd read those books.

Wish I could bring boxes and help pack. I am sure everyone will so appreciate getting mementos from her estate.


sj - Jan 23, 2015 2:07:53 pm PST #1178 of 3157
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I love the idea of some of ita's more valuable items going toward the charity.


javachik - Jan 23, 2015 2:08:15 pm PST #1179 of 3157
Our wings are not tired.

I keep going over to where WtVPPLtL sits on my shelf, and opening it up to random pages, ita hunting. Sometimes I cry, but mostly I am so grateful that Allyson took the time to document the growth of this place, and its builders.


Lee - Jan 23, 2015 2:13:02 pm PST #1180 of 3157
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Um, so my boss just sent me this [link]

(she had asked ita's name earlier)


javachik - Jan 23, 2015 2:15:48 pm PST #1181 of 3157
Our wings are not tired.

WOW!