The DC F2F was my first and only one so far, but this board has given me places to go and people to see for 10 years. Some of those trips saved my sanity. I am so grateful that I have people to visit when I have a work trip to take. My favorite memories are of the people, not the places. I think I've met a good number of buffistas over the years. And I'm not done yet. Thank you, ita.

The DC F2F was also my first one, and it was life-changing for me in multitudinous ways. As I said elsewhere, ita's work on making this board is directly responsible for so much happiness in my life. I would not have moved 3000 miles without knowing I had a community of people here ready to welcome me. I would not have gotten out of an unhappy marriage. I would not have fallen in love with Drew and figured out what a marriage was supposed to be. I would not have found my perfect school. I would not have met so many people I now count among my very closest friends, both online and in meatspace. This board and the people on it literally transformed nearly every aspect of my life. And I can never thank everyone involved, especially ita, enough for giving me this life I love so much.

Hey Buffistae, can you convene with me in the music thread and help me put some music together for ita?

Of course I know to include Bob Marley and "Carry On My Wayward Son" and some 80s New Wave and some Brazilian music.

But if you remember particular fanvids that she liked or songs you shared, come share them with me and I'll work on getting it together.

Meet me in the Music thread, por favor!

Not that ita was always right...

ita - Aug 14, 2001 11:59 am (#277 of 2895)

I can't see us having much more than say 15 threads at a generous maxiumum.

Still not processing, and I can't think of anything to say that hasn't been said better already here or in natter (at least as far as I've gotten to catching up there).

Like many I never met ita IRL, but she has such a vivid presence in my mind. I would have liked to have found out if the voice of hers I heard in my head was anything like how she sounded in person.

Nicole, is your profile addy still good?

More from the Roll Your Own Board thread...

DXMachina: I agree with Sophia on the naming issue. The whole enterprise should be buffistas.org. The board is just one part of it (albeit the most important part).

Here's another try at the logo, all kerned, t's & a's checked, smaller org, and a slightly less evil dot: [img:"Buffistas.org Logo"]

Betsy: You can still kern the fs closer together, ditto the i to the s and the s to the t. </backseat driver>

ita: Okay. I wonder if I'm the only one hearing this with a beatbox in the background and seeing Betsy rapping with a backwards baseball cap, Adidas logos, and lots of gold jewelry?

Quite probably.

Oh, these are all such lovely memories!! I'm back home now, so will probably post some more photos on FB, now that I have access.

I started seeing a shrink after joining this board (by which I mean after mostly lurking at TableTalk and delurking at WX and then recloaking and then full-on delurking) and she said "support communities are going to be much more helpful for you than other treatments. We can do the other treatments but a good community will always be there for you even after these issues have passed.

Me: Oh I know.

And I went back to my first delurk and it was to say something to ita, and I remember being so thrilled that she responded. And, you know, tore me a new one.

Raq, that is awesome. Good shrink.