Yeah, JZ.

There's a crapload of politics behind why pain management is so mishandled, but the change needs to start somewhere...

Allyson, Burrell, Polgara and all: you are all possessed of fabulous hair. You have done so much, in such straits, it honors me to know you. And the obituary is fabulous, just perfect.

Yea.

Yea, big time.

I say Yea, JZ.

Oh, yes, this desperately needs doing.

So, attacking it practically - maybe threadsuck and scan for the appropriate posts, then copy 'em and send them in to one collector, or post to a Dropbox account so people can drop in and out and do a bit at a time as they have the spoons? We could divide up the Natters and everyone who wants to tackle the task do one or two threads to start and see how onerous or not it is?

gathering all her Natter updates about being bounced

JZ, if we go with this idea, I can at least help with the gathering. Finally, something I can help with.

t back to catching up

[Edit: no, wait. First: thank you, all of you, for all you've been doing. Especially the LA crew, Now, back to catching up.]

That is a very core sense of ita that I have from my interactions with her.

Which is exactly why you should have it.

I like many of the things posted, but I want them to go to someone for whom they have greater meaning than "something owned by someone I loved".

Thank you so much to Polgara for the beautiful brunch and memorial. It was so perfect, and jst flawlessly done. I know how hard this was and you made it look so warm and effortless.

Brunch was completely heartbreaking and utterly wonderful and perfect, and Polgara, Allyson, Burrell, Kristen and all the others involved in coordinating it outdid themselves. ita's family are amazing people; I'm so grateful for having been able to thank them for sharing her with us.

This isn't something we need to decide now, but I'd like to share something that I've been feeling a lot today. There's been talk of having a second memorial service so others could come into town and celebrate her life, especially Buffistas from afar, and initially mid-February had been tossed out. But I think the LAistas who have been immersed in this so deeply need some time. They have been endless sources of strength and love for ita and her family over the past two weeks while also dealing with their own grief, and I can see how difficult it has been for them. I wonder if perhaps we could have a gathering this summer -- maybe in July -- for Buffistas who want to come to LA to meet and celebrate ita's life. I know Polgara said she can't imagine coordinating anything else right now, and I'm happy to take it on if it would help. Not a F2F with all the requisite silliness and debauchery, but a weekend for people to gather to share stories and maybe light some candles on the beach. That might give people who want to come but can't swing travel on short notice a chance to plan and save.

Anyway, I wanted to throw that idea out there.