So I had a very complicated grieving process last year and I channeled my feelings into a piece of flash fiction about how difficult it can be to mourn someone who's really important as a presence in your life and as a part of a community you love but whom you didn't really know personally. I finally sold it, and as a tribute to ita, I'd like to donate my payment to a charity she supported. Wasn't there one about girls who code?
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
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.
Polter-Cow - Oct 12, 2016 9:35:42 am PDT #2590 of 3164
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Jesse - Oct 12, 2016 11:19:23 am PDT #2591 of 3164
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I mean, there's an organization literally called Girls Who Code, but I couldn't say if ita supported it or not.
Dana - Oct 12, 2016 11:21:21 am PDT #2592 of 3164
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Maybe hurricane relief in the Caribbean?
Polter-Cow - Oct 12, 2016 12:05:46 pm PDT #2593 of 3164
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I mean, there's an organization literally called Girls Who Code, but I couldn't say if ita supported it or not.
I know about that one, and I thought someone here had mentioned donating to it in her name before, but I might be mistaken.
Maybe hurricane relief in the Caribbean?
A possibility. Any recommended organization?
Steph L. - Oct 12, 2016 12:06:39 pm PDT #2594 of 3164
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Partners in Health.
Dana - Oct 12, 2016 12:08:11 pm PDT #2595 of 3164
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yeah, that or MSF.
amych - Oct 12, 2016 12:40:20 pm PDT #2596 of 3164
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
PC: if you're looking for a code org in particular, Black Girls Code ( [link] ) is the one that we sent a bunch of our collective donations to, and I can vouch for them being an amazing and genuinely beneficial org. But I'd also agree that relief in the Caribbean is especially timely.
Polter-Cow - Oct 12, 2016 1:20:20 pm PDT #2597 of 3164
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
if you're looking for a code org in particular, Black Girls Code ( [link] ) is the one that we sent a bunch of our collective donations to
Ah, that's the one I was thinking of, thanks!
But I'd also agree that relief in the Caribbean is especially timely.
Yeah, I like that Partners in Health can both allow me to donate directly to Haiti relief and mark it as "In memory of..."
Maybe I'll do half and half.
Scrappy - Oct 12, 2016 1:22:11 pm PDT #2598 of 3164
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
It's a lovely, generous gesture, P-C.
Laura - Oct 12, 2016 1:23:24 pm PDT #2599 of 3164
Our wings are not tired.
Thank you, P-C.