If life imitated art - as it should - ita's spirit would have passed into her laptop and then into the internet. I'd like to think of her whooshing through the tubes and pipes, maybe correcting some errant code. And taking joy in killing malware with her pinky.
You never know if a girl's gonna say 'yes', or if she's gonna laugh in your face and pull out your still-beating heart and crush it into the ground with her heel.
Xander ,'Help'
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.
Toddson - Jan 15, 2015 6:15:07 am PST #526 of 3156
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
SailAweigh - Jan 15, 2015 6:23:22 am PST #527 of 3156
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
The last therapy session I had I got a bit defensive because my therapist was talking about online relationships not being the same as real-life friendships.
I keep running into that with my shrinks, too. I think they need to do a little more internet research.
Jon B. - Jan 15, 2015 6:24:48 am PST #528 of 3156
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Going with Emily S. and Jon B. to get the PA system in Chicago.
And then Tommyrot(?) saving the day when we discovered at the last minute that the PA guys had forgotten to gave us a power cord for the amp.
Stirring up lots of great memories here.
SailAweigh - Jan 15, 2015 6:26:29 am PST #529 of 3156
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
The DC F2F is the one I regret missing the most, unfortunately money issues got in the way of fun.
tommyrot - Jan 15, 2015 6:35:00 am PST #530 of 3156
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
And then Tommyrot(?) saving the day when we discovered at the last minute that the PA guys had forgotten to gave us a power cord for the amp.
Yep, that was me. One of the advantages of having our F2F hotel two blocks from where I worked then.
DavidS - Jan 15, 2015 6:39:07 am PST #531 of 3156
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The DC F2F is the one I regret missing the most, unfortunately money issues got in the way of fun.
Yeah, I met a lot people at the DC F2F for the first time. JohnSweden, Rebecca Lizard, Raq, Maria, Holli, Toddson...
Anne W. - Jan 15, 2015 6:44:04 am PST #532 of 3156
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Yeah, I met a lot people at the DC F2F for the first time. JohnSweden, Rebecca Lizard, Raq, Maria, Holli, Toddson...
Yes! That was a huge amount of fun!
Nicole - Jan 15, 2015 6:52:01 am PST #533 of 3156
I'm getting the pig!
LA was my first F2F but I refuse to believe it was that long ago. Hec and JZ, were we toasting your engagement in the hospitality room? I have such a crap memory.
Kate P. - Jan 15, 2015 7:00:23 am PST #534 of 3156
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
The DC F2F was my first one, and SO fun! I have great memories of that weekend. I really regret that I wasn't able to go to the LA F2F the year before; I was just out of college and just home from, well, traveling the world, and I'm sure I had just started a job that I couldn't really take the time off from. Plus, I probably didn't have the money for the plane ticket. But still... I wish I had tried harder.
SA and Kate P. always seeming to be landing on my doorstep after world travels and hanging out for a week.
Yes! I also remember so clearly that you guys took me in when I got sick after the SF2F. I felt so loved and cared for. It meant a lot.
amyth - Jan 15, 2015 7:05:47 am PST #535 of 3156
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
The DC F2F was my first as well. I am so grateful to smonster for breaking me out of my shell and talking me into going! I was so nervous. I really wish I had had the money and the courage to make it LA as well.