My FB memories hit me with the picture I posted of ita getting her custom action figure at the LA F2F, and that was a gut punch.
Also: how the FUCK has it been 5 years.
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
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.
Steph L. - Jan 13, 2020 5:06:34 pm PST #3007 of 3212
That which does not kill you should RUN
askye - Jan 13, 2020 5:26:07 pm PST #3008 of 3212
Thrive to spite them
I wasn't going to look at the memories today because I'm missing vermont and cold weather again and didn't want to feel that and then I thought "well I'll see what else happened"
And saw my post about ita. AND the first person who commented on it was my Mom's best friend who died last year.
-t - Jan 13, 2020 6:07:27 pm PST #3009 of 3212
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah. 5 years, how can that be?
meara - Jan 13, 2020 7:47:38 pm PST #3010 of 3212
Yes, my FB memories were saddening today.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 14, 2020 5:57:02 am PST #3011 of 3212
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.
Thanks for the warning gang, I avoided facebook last night. Sad memories + migraine would not have been a good combination.
Dana - Jan 14, 2020 6:48:20 am PST #3012 of 3212
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
sj - Jan 14, 2020 11:11:21 am PST #3013 of 3212
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
It doesn't seem possible that it was 5 years ago, but I was pregnant with ltc at the time. So, somehow the math works.
amyparker - Jan 28, 2020 7:46:16 am PST #3014 of 3212
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
In light of the most recent episode of Doctor Who and the mother of the actor in question being Jamaican, I thought "ita would be rampaging through the thread singing, and then looking for someone to make her a coat." And oh, the hunt for the right glasses . . . .
SailAweigh - Jan 31, 2020 7:55:03 am PST #3015 of 3212
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I avoid FB like the plague, except for my kids and the Buffistas, so I got missed by that. What I did get was an e-mail from the memorial archive for her. I did go look to reread some of the things people had posted about her. ita was such a strong personality, she could never be forgotten, but it's always nice to be reminded of just how remarkable she was to others besides us.
Pix - Nov 08, 2020 9:42:24 am PST #3016 of 3212
The status is NOT quo.
I just felt like I needed to post here to celebrate our new Jamaican VP. Miss you, ita!