We were just talking about how JAR is "one of ours", weren't we? He really sealed that deal.
Oh, at first it was confusing. Just the idea of computers was like — whoa! I'm eleven hundred years old! I had trouble adjusting to the idea of Lutherans.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
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.
-t - Jan 14, 2015 1:00:44 pm PST #405 of 3153
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Steph L. - Jan 14, 2015 1:26:24 pm PST #406 of 3153
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Oh, katefate! So happy to see your pixels!
Miracleman - Jan 14, 2015 1:31:27 pm PST #407 of 3153
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
What JAR tribute? I can't find it!
askye - Jan 14, 2015 1:32:32 pm PST #408 of 3153
Thrive to spite them
So because of ita's influence I started taking kickboxing classes. I had been interested and I read that Allyson was taking them and other Buffistas but I really wanted to be able to do Krav because of ita's love for it.
I had to stop because of health issues and I never started back when my health stuff got better. Now I can't find kickboxing classes around here and I'm terribly out of shape.
I loved doing it though. I loved kicking and punching and when an instructor would come by and correct my form. I liked kicking the pads and bracing myself when someone was kicking me when I was holding the pads.
I got to find a way to do it again.
Lyra Jane - Jan 14, 2015 1:33:08 pm PST #409 of 3153
Up with the sun
This is going to sound terribly stupid, but was ita at the dc F2F? I know I didn't talk to her much even if she was, but somehow it feels important to know whether we were ever in the same room.
((((buffistas))))
javachik - Jan 14, 2015 1:35:06 pm PST #410 of 3153
Our wings are not tired.
MM, upthread, Monique linked.
joe boucher - Jan 14, 2015 1:41:17 pm PST #411 of 3153
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
Such sad, unexpected news. The outpouring of love and grief is not unexpected, but it is great testament to her life. RIP, ita. Condolences to her family, her Buffista family definitely included.
Theresa W.. - Jan 14, 2015 2:06:20 pm PST #412 of 3153
Once upon a time, my life was in transition, and this was the only community I had.
It was enough. It was awesome.
In this community, ita was the heart, the mind, and the strong right arm.
She was enough. She was awesome.
My life is different now. I drive past ita's old Birmingham apartment after dropping my kids off at school, on my way to my own school, where I teach theatre. Like I always wanted. Like she told me I could. And as I drive by, I think "I wish ita was still here."
I wish ita was still here.
Jesse - Jan 14, 2015 2:09:06 pm PST #413 of 3153
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ah, that post from JAR is wonderful. As is the ita/Allyson exchange.
SuziQ - Jan 14, 2015 2:14:00 pm PST #414 of 3153
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I wish ita was still here.
This.