Oh my god! And the gun in that cabinet at the house in Catalina.
Dawn: I feel safe with you. Spike: Take that back!
'First Date'
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.
Kat - Jan 13, 2015 4:11:20 pm PST #202 of 3153
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Burrell - Jan 13, 2015 4:17:13 pm PST #203 of 3153
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Loved that glass room. It was such a set piece.
She made me sorrel once, or rather she let me take home a jug of sorrel to taste. It was delicious.
She took photos of me once when I was pregnant, with Franny. Known as Buffistina at that time.
Sean K - Jan 13, 2015 4:22:02 pm PST #204 of 3153
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'm glad I got to eat her delicious baked goods a couple of times.
bon bon - Jan 13, 2015 4:22:35 pm PST #205 of 3153
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I just hate that this is replacing her in my brain. This "tragedy" which just feels so stupid to say.
Susan W. - Jan 13, 2015 4:22:55 pm PST #206 of 3153
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Another long-absentee checking in. I saw the news on Facebook this morning, and all day this community has been at the very forefront of my thoughts. Such a shock. Such a loss.
Cashmere - Jan 13, 2015 4:25:08 pm PST #207 of 3153
Now tagless for your comfort.
I am not angry. There is just a big hole. An empty space where she should be. And that gaping hole keeps making me sad all over again.
Zenkitty - Jan 13, 2015 4:26:14 pm PST #208 of 3153
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
And her sleeping with a stuffed moose.
Oh, man, I'd forgotten about the moose. I imagine it being enormous, almost as big as her.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 13, 2015 4:27:31 pm PST #209 of 3153
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I won't know what to not click on.
Oh Raq, thank you for providing a much-needed laugh.
I first crossed paths with ita on Table Talk, making fun of phony psychics with phony Jamaican accents in the "Miss Cleo, Call Me Now!" thread. I don't recall whether she pointed me to the Buffy thread or if I found my way on my own shortly thereafter, but she's figured prominently in my experience of the community ever since. It's been a great privilege to have know her for the past 14 years (too few!).
I've been looking for my photos from the Wolfram & Hart Annual Review from ten years ago this evening, and finally turned up a couple. Here are shots of ita with her team of security guards and bonus Allyson:
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DavidS - Jan 13, 2015 4:55:26 pm PST #210 of 3153
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I've talked to Gudanov, so he knows.
TomW - Jan 13, 2015 5:00:39 pm PST #211 of 3153
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be."
I have started a post and failed to finish many times. Five beers and I'm almost brave enough to say things, but not quite.
I had not interacted with ita for a long time, but she has always loomed large in my mental landscape. She always will.